The evening times., 1898-10-27
RESTING ON THEIR OARS
Brief Respites VOuchSafed the
Political Managers.
CALM BEFORE THE STORM
An Era of 0ratOry Being Arranged
for the Prediction Week of the
CampaEin-PrOmine Republicans
Not Disposed to Waste Their Pow
ers for u Military Governor.

New York, Oct. 27.-Managers on both
sides are beginning TO feel the effects OF
the strain Of the canvas. Outside of this
city there is much work to be done in the
way of arranging for meetings within the
coming week, the engagement OF orators
and keeping in line the voters, but ii
seems TO be the impression that the issues
are sufficiently We'll defined, and SO far as
argument is concerned up to date the re-
spectiye cases may rest upon their merits.
Summing up the situation from the
standpoint Of today it can be truly stated
In the fact that the Democrats are san
guine and the Republicans hopeful One
Will see, Of course that there is no dis
position on either side to allow the other
to outdo il in work beneath the surface.
That is to keep the voters in line. TO over
come any appearance of Indifference. and.
in brief, TO hold intact the grain of con-
fdence in the cause that doubters at the
outstart may have demonstrated.
Speechmaking will continue until the
Saturday before the Tuesday of election
day. The whole State will be aglow with
orations. The shining lights Of Repubh-
canism will blaze upon the stereopticons OF
their panoramas throughout the State, to
be followed by the searchlshts OF their
opponents. An enthusiastic and promi-
nent Tammany man said this morning TO
a coterie in the Hoffman House that the
whole State would bristle with oratory
next week We have won the fight al
ready" he said. but we want to make
good Old Hickory Democrats out Of the
converts We have on hand. Those who
have gone astray will attend the revival
meetings. and the mourners' bench viii
be overcrowded with penitenys.'
The Republican managers are equally
as active. but they are crying FOR foreign
help. Stump orators from outside the
State are averse to wasting their silyery
tones in a doubtful cause in the Empire
state. II is no secret that the leaders
regard ex-President Harrison's indis2o-
sition TO help Cot Roosevelt TO a step
piug-stone TO the high office that Gen.
Harrison himself occupied with such dig
nifty and respect as a decided and deiib-
crate snub Mr.. Reed has been invited
TO take part in the struggle. but Mr.
Reed had business elsewhere. Mr.. Ding
ley would have been a mistake. and any
prominent politician who would be like
ly TO discourse national issues would do
more harm than good. with the one ex-
cepti0n. That exception is the President
OF the United States Of America His
appearance in the hustings would be a
Godsend TO the Republicans. Democrats,
even would shudder AT the apparition of
the President shaking off the ermine Of
his exalted station. and giving his pres
ence at a gathering here or elsewhere
TO aid the declining power Of Senator
Plat. But, strangely enough. such an
incident is not without the limit OF Re
publican aspiration, and before the Sth
day Of November every effort viii be
made 10 have Mr.. Mckinley visit New
York, and make a speech at the Union
League Club.