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Show GREATER NEW YORK ELECTION CEOSE Betting Favors MoClellan and Jerome by Substantial Odds. NOTABLE WAGERS PLACED ON THE GOTHAM CONTEST Campaign Marks an Epoch of independence of Action in Politics. NEW TnRK. m 4 -.No municipal campaign in recent years v.xr ar-nined greater interest throtjkhout th- countrj than that whleh will be concluded In Greater NeW v,-,rk on Tuesday of next week. The fct that party line- ,.v!rent-ly ,.v!rent-ly have been broken down and that each f the candidates v. Ill draw nini e or l ?s largely upon the strength which logically belongs to his opponent makes the canvass can-vass which Is now drawing to : close at once unique and exciting. The countrywide country-wide possibilities Involved In the issues have made an Hernent Of national In teres ter-es I such as has not marked am prei d-InK d-InK local election. Betting Favors HcClellan. One feature Is the interest Wall street brokers have manifested In the b.'.ti ng, which today favored McCleUan rot Mayor May-or nd Jerome for District Attorney. The odds on McCleUan varied from S to I t 2 to 1 On Jerome in to 7 und 10 to S Was ..fTered one firm r.f brokers n Is aid has placed 1160,000 agalhsl M. i llel an since ih.- opening of the campaign and Hlunds lu win .V,i'i"' Large Wagers Laid. It was estimated Uial all of S5o,msi w.'K- red In Wall -tr- t tods I Ini bl I was made by T Buchanan todaj oi U000 even with j .i .i,jdKf thai Hears! would not get lTo.iXw vote- Among the largo bets was one of ftWu t,, ...., thai M. ' lellan would win. and $5.r'i w.i wagered by .ne frn, ,,,, m, , euan :il 3 and 3Vi to l in small amounti Odds for Jerome. In the Jerome betting one broker plat e j 16000 to iivio that Jerome would win. On the Ivlns side was placed against $1000 that Ivlns would lose Two t" live was offered on Hearst against Ui- 11 lid Candidates All Sangune. The party candidates publish, d atate-menta atate-menta todaj William t 1 hi declared he gaining votes L" thousands each day. Mayor McCkllan said he w.i never o confident as now. and Mr Hearst's managers said he would be elected Tammany Tam-many Hall's executive committee met this afternoon, but M - Murphj declined l" out ilptur-'s on 1 tlon tonight. Result Will Be Close The estimates are at wide variance but the wholi ;i. iter x, w v,,rk situation tonight, to-night, winding up is it .iocs ,,. ..n.-Kreat whirlwind of political me.-tliigs In ever' section of the city, makes the predict!. 111 fair that the result will be close he sf.eef hmakinp r.nd of the campaign closed f"i tin candidates tonight, all addressing big meetings. Break Down Party Lines. The distinctive features of the campaign cam-paign have been the lndepend. ni canvass for re-election to the office of District Attorney conducted by William Travers Jerome, and the entrance into the arena of local politics as a separate organization, organiza-tion, supporting practical!) u full ticket nf the Municipal Ownership league Hotli of these events stand forth aceordlnir to observers of things political, as epoch making Incidents In that the .-ir. accepted ac-cepted as marking Independence of action even to the disregard of patty limitations limita-tions which heretofore have bound men who figure prominent!) in politics. |