Evening star., 1898-10-17
SHAKING UPfTHE DRY BONES
Col. Roosevelt Infgsss New Life at Republi-
can Headquarters
He Was Angry AZ the Failure to Pre-
page f"FaIim at Troy
Last Week.
Special Correspondence Of rho Evening Sta.


When Colonel Theodore Roosevelt re-
| turned from his fruitless trip to Troy 1t
is said that 1t was with the determine
tion to put life into somebody around
republican headquarters in fashion that
only Roosevelt can. 1t was even hinted
by a close friend OF the republican
nominee that he would take his campaign
in his own hands unls ss assured that there
would be no more apathy and no more mis-
takes on his side of the fence from now
until election day.. There was a conference
between Chairman Odell and the colonel.
What occurred during that conference Will
never be known, but If indications go for
anything there was such an understanding
arrived at as will preclude the possibility
of any more doing during this political
campaign.
Sunday, usually a quiet day at headquar-
ters, presents more animated appearance
than on several week days in the week
past. number of republicans have asked
at headquarters why Colonel Roosevelt was
shipped to Sand Lake like so much freight.
unannounced and unexpected. Chairman
Odells excuse is that he was fooled. 81
was fooled. he says, by young man OF
good business standing in Troy masquer-
aiding in clothes that did not belong to
him nor fit him.. This youth telegraphed
me, using the name Of Governor Black and
his friends. and then after he had secured
the coloneis consent to come he simply sat
down and did nothing more 1t was a
mean. contemplate way of boosting up a
failing project at the expense of Colonel
Roosevelt. l am only devoutly thankful
that it occurred this week instead of next.
L believe. however. that this will be a good
thing for u.s. Our people have shown de-
cided tendency to apathy, growing out of
overcontidence. and l am glad this thing
occurred to shake them up bit. They
have no right to think that we can sit still
and win a great victory in this state SIM
ply because we have things our own way.
If [ could have my way | would throw a
general scare into them all along the
line. From this time on we are going to
make things fairly hum. We have ar
ranged for 800 meetings throughout the
state, and there will be no let up on this
line until the night before election AS to
Richard Croker's assertion that Van Wyck
will have 100000 plurality, why, that's all
moonshine and bluff No living man can
sit down now and begin to figure out a
plurality for either candidate. There has
been no change in Colonel Roosevelt's up
state trips as scheduled. He will leave
on Monday for GlenS Falls, speak at Og-
densburg on Friday and in Brooklyn on
Wednesday, just as arranged. The rest of
the arrangements remain just as given
out"
Some Explanations Needed.
There are some Things about this trip of
Roosevelts that. are abothering those repub-
licans who believe the republican canvass
is being mismanaged. Why they say. the
republican managers, should have arranged
their plans so as to, make the colonel take
TINS long jump across the state and back
in two days and half is not fully under
stood. Then there is another source of per-
plexity in the fact that the only places that
Colonel Roosevelt is scheduled to make
long talks on this trip are Glens Fails
in Warren county, and .Ugdensburg, in St.
Lawrence county 1T is claimed that to
send republican candidate into Warren
and st. Lawrence counties to look for or
to make votes is like sending Goals to New
castle. They are both strong republican
counties. SO strong" that the democratic
party does not count them in theifo sched-
uies. Republican politicians who are really
campaign are, therefore, criticizing the tour
that has been arranged for him on which
TO begin his campaign up state. They ask
why 1t is that he Is being sent to places
where he and his party do not need votes,
instead of to places where he does need
votes and might win them.
The first two days registration indicates
a heavy vote in the republican districts In
the majority of these the full number of
voters were registered, and in some cases
there was an excess over the totals of last
year. Your correspondent made a round
OF the registration booths to see how the
new election law was working. Everything
was orderly and quiet. There was only one
thing to be remarked: Out of the nine
booths visited, eight were located in Ger
man cigar stores or barber shops an indi-
cation that Tammany has an eye to the
German vote. AS to the upstate registra-
ton, Chairman Barnes express ;es himself
as entirely satisfied. Said i,e:
Danger Point Passed
The one danger point in the republican
campaign has been safely passed. Our le-
ports from the state indicates very large
registration in the cities and towns. ana
our canvasses, which being received
now complete by counties, show in the
towns republican strength equal to the
vote of 1896, while in the cities the vote of
1870 is equaied or exceiled. This canvass
coupled with the large registration. indi-
Gates such a republican plurality as was
obt aimed in 1895. In New York and Kings
counties cur examinations to date show a
strong Roosevelt leaning among the masses
of the people, who recognize the intrinsic
personal worth of the republican candi-
date, and compare it with the arrogance of
the Tammany inner circle. The greater
city, despite all the hope of personal re-
v ard held out in individual instances can
not produce for Van Wyck the plurality
given in 1895. when the democratic ticket
lest the state by pluralities ranging from
10000 to 100000
day and Saturday. All the republican
county chairmen UP state have been warm
ed to work day and night to get out the
vote
Amorg the recent callers at state head
quarters was Frederick w. Hollis, Ger
nan-American. Mr.. Hols is arranging f,r
big meeting of German-An ericans N
Cooper Union later in the month, at which
Paul Goepel, member last year of Cit
izens' Union, will preside. 1T Is all non
sense" says Mr.. Hollis this talk that all
German-Americans are going to oppose
Roosevelt this fall. The old Tamma1y
crowd of Germans who were with us IN
1894 have all gone back to Ta1nmany. as
they went back last year, but the intelli-
gent Germans of this city and state, who
are in great majority, are " tn the re-
publicans supporting the national admin
istration and Cpl, Roosevelt. Tie ATTEMPT
of Tammany politicians to make polit cal
capital out of the Sunday enforo ement law
" Won't work with ttse Germans, who don't
lose their heads.'' m
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