Evening star., 1898-10-27
An Unusual Confusion Of Opinion in
Political Circles.
some ANXIETY AMONG REPUBLICANS
Expectation of a Roosevelt Walk
over No Longer Held.
IGNORING NATIONAL ISSUES

There is an unusual confusion of opinion
in political circles as to the situation in the
New York campaign. Without the reason
being apparent there is an undercurrent of
anxiety among republicans as to the result.
This is probably because there is not the
same prospect of a walk-over for Roose-
Welt that was at first anticipated. The
democrats in New York, as elsewhere are
making quiet canvass according to the
most approved gum shoe" methods. They
are apparently meeting with some success
in obscuring national issues, and are max
ing the most of the unpopularity of
the Raines law and of the so-call-
ed canal scandal. Roosevelts greatest
strength, it is said, lies in his PERSONAL
ity and the fact that it is believed that if
he is elected he will give an honest gov
ernment, ignore the machine wherein it's
methods do not accord with his upright no
tions of things, and will not permit the
fostering of any rings under his admins
traton. In other words, his strength lies
along lines of antagonism to the influences
which present the local issues which the
democrats fighting
In Roc hester, where Roosevelt was mani
fest, Woodruff the candidate for lieutenant
governor on the ticket with him. was com
PEELED to break off speech in which II,
Undertook to make a defense of the canal
work done under the present republican
state regime. This incda ant IS REGARDED as
Indicating that Roosevelt'S lack Of sympa-
thy with the machine is assumed by thosa
VINO oppose the machine, and the question
arises whether the machine supporters.
acting on similar assumption, may not
cut him.
Democrats for Roosevelt.
one of the most astute political observers
IN the country, who returned from New
YORK yesterday, told a Star reporter that
ne mad talked with some of the most con-
servative and best informed republicans
and they discussed the situation On the as
sumption that the republican ticket might
De cut In some localities, but asserted that
foosevelts prospects We're improving from
'h5 TACT mat II appeared now that ne would
get very considerable democratic vote.
one man asserted that he knew forty
seven democrats in his own ward who
would vote for Roosevelt and he thonght
from the element represented bv these
votes that many democrats throughout the
state would vote for Roosevelt. On the
olher hand, the course of the INDEPENDENTS
VINO recognized Roosevelt's fitness by Of
ferlnS him their nomination. but are op-
posing him because he is on the regular
republican ticket, will, it is believed. de-
pfiNe nm o1 many votes which, in all con-
slstency and common sense, he should re-
ceiVe.
Ignoring National issues.
1t is said that the democratic ticket is not
being hurt as much as might naturally be
expected 1t would by the efforts of the re-
pubIcans to direct attention to national is
sues The material consequence of the
election on national issues relates to the
congressional election. ard the state tick
ct and the congressional ticket oper-
ate upon each other. but the people
IN Ne" York often have a peculiar way of
looking at things, ard 1t is said that they
are not much disturbed by the warning
that by voting the democratic ticket they
are running the risk of giving the House
OF Representatives to the silverites 1t is
S&ld that they are satisfied thai tue silver
ties cannot by any possibility hold con1roI
OF the Senate, and therefore they have no
Tear of silver Legislation resulting from
democrats getting the House. This short
sighted view is charac teristic of New York
politics.