The sun., 1917-11-05
CAMPAIGN ENDS
WITH.RACE FOR
MAYOR CLOSE
Although Hylan Is Betting
F'avOrite Mitchell Men
Are Confident.
BrCKNER CLAIMS GAINS
Vote for Hillquit Expected to
Land Socialist in Third
Place.
BrCKNER CLAIMS GAINS

Candidates and campaign managers
wound up their campaign last night and
consigned their fate to the electorate.
Although John F. Hylan. the Tammany
candida te. .'Yemains a favorite in the bet
ting. the air Of confidence in the Mitchell.
Hylan and IIiliauit headquarters ia
about evenly distributed. Veteran po-
iitical leaders frankly admit that they
arc unable to gauge the situation ac-
curstely enough to stake their reputa-
tions OH a prediction.
There appears to bc no question that
Mayor Mitchell and John F. Hylan are
running a close race for first place and
that Morris Hillquit. the Socialist cam
dida,c. will poll an enormous vote in
comparison to the previous Socialist
fsures william NJ. Bennett has lost
strength rapidly in the last week and
the leaders do not give him better than
fourth place.
Emory X. Buckner. Mitchell manager,
last night said
Mayor Mitchell will win by a large
plurality. Predictions based upon the
are not reliable because ordinary bo-
ltical Affiliations have been broken in
every direction.
Factors Against HyIan.
a large number OF Democrats will
vote for Mayor Mitchell because the dis
closures concerning Judge Hylan's per-
sona untitness for Office have aroused
their Indignation. because the exposures
81 the scheme to gather In secretly the
pro-German and dtsloyal vote for Hylan
have provoked their patriotic resent
ment and because the fight on Murphy
in Tammany Hall itself has never been
IS strong and bitter as now. The Nc
Gail vote of 233,000 in 1913 will be
heavily cut into by these elements, al
though Hylan will receive votes from
some quarters where Mccall did not.
The Republicans are voting for
Mayor Mitchell because they realize \
vote for Bennett 10 worse than vote
thrown thrown, away and is half = .... vote for
The Republican desertion Of Bennett
has been proved by events. Tn Man.
haitian the Rapa6llcan organisations in
ell but two Assembly districts have de-
clared for Mitchell. In the Bronx the
entire Republican County organization
has declared for Mitchell. In Queens
our latest advice shows that the whole
Republican orga nization Is working hard
for Mitchell.
In Brooklyn nearly all of the Repuh-
icsn district club houses are officially
neutral between Bennett and Mitchell.
hu within the last four days the bulk
Of the Republican party has swung to
ri,"he and strong organizations for
Mitchell have been perfected in every
'tict
H,liquit Drive Checked.
llilioui' reached his height week
go. The hectic enthusiasm with which
u Socialists at first supported his can
diary has suffered chill This has
l8er brought about by vigorous activi-
On the part Of many Socialists who
'a.' attacked Hllauit's platform and
't',u:;ts candidacy and have pointed
=" their fellow Socialists that he Is
'.rud Of Socialism, Mitchell has Gu,
'..1 his vote.
powerful current sweeping toward
N'.h"l is the independent. unorganized
sent vote This vote is between 5000
snl 10000. II became aroused durinA
''!stratlon week and made itself fel,
'he heavy registration. This vote
''rs with abhorren.s the turning over
- Nu'phy of th, city government will
&. '?Ad,o0o,o0o budget. it views witt
'ame the possibility OF placing ir
iii heap and tarnished reputation; Il
views with patriot, anger the attemp
~ the Hy,an combination secretly 4
secure the support Of the disloyal Gle
'Gents in the city. This independen
''srt vote will support Mitchell almos
s.'dy and OF itself will he sufficient Il
d''4at the plans to eject from City Hal
~" best Mayor New York ever bad"
Tne Democratic readers rest on tn
.-T ~
s'.-c Democratic ticket from top to bo,
IN, Throughout the greater city will b
''ao'ed. They hazard no figures al
|, though James r. MacBride, one of tn
hHnoHratic MANAGERS. insists that Judg
liy'an will win by more than 100. 900.
Nr MacBride is the most optimistic o
'oe Democrats.
The Socialists ray it Is all over an
lat their candidate will win easil,
They don't believe 1t, but they are en-
'Ausiastic over the prospect OF polling
'arse vote and the possibility OF elect
Ing number Of Aldermen and Assem-
5'ymen from the East Side and Browns
vile districts.
Joint Statement Issued.
Mayor Mitchell. Comptroller Prende,
sast and George McAneny. former Pres
dent ~ the Board Of Aldermen. issue
jo'n' statement last night dealing wit
"" court House site. The statemer
'o''s out that the Court House Boar,
Which acquired the site. was created i
1898 hv legislative act. and that th
".Acton Of the site was made in o,
'oatr, lali when Gaynor was Mayor.
Mayor Mitchell and his associates vif
''ons!y deny the statements OF the Tan
any speakers that the sl2.000.O00 sit
a. been abandoned and the value los
This is not true. according to the Mayo
:. the work OF building tho new Coul
reuse will begin AZ soon as possible. VI
- the Legislature interferes.
IN response to questions from the cit
Of staten Island. Mayor Mitch
'>pla'ned last night the reason a ga
's' dIsposal plant was erected in thi
'"uzh. lie pointed out that the cit
5cars lost millions because of ga
Aie contracts and that the present 81
vas selected with 4 view to avoiding Il
''"a'ion Of a public nuisance"
'''rr.aint has been made that the plal
10 S'a'cn Island IL such. said the Mayo
''' m" Grand Jury last June raport'
''' Z was not
" any public nuisance results in II
'H'" from the operation OF th!s ,iaui
.s Nsvor pY0mised "I a. Ntavor "a