Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-06
NO HOPE FOR GOTHAM
Dr.. Parkhurst's Gloomy View of
Political Situation There.
CROKER MAKES HIS USUAL CLAIMS
Men Who Would Like to Be Next
Vice President.
OTHER NEW YORK GOSSIP
Snccfa1 C,rresnondence Of The Evening S.ar.

Special Correspondence of The Evening S'ar
NEW YORK, November 8, 1899
The Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst sums
up the coming election thus:
Father Knickerbocker Is just now walk
ing between two gentlemen who for many
years have been actively engaged in the
political sawdust industry, and who are
practically without peers in that branch of
their art. Whichever way this election
turns the future has hope for New
York Nothing but a blank is before us.
And there are a good many people who
think with the celebrated reformer.
However. in accordance with the usual
custom. the dual prologue that precedes
the political drama in this city on election
day has been spoken. Richard Crokers
district leaders have reported to him, and
he makes the statement that the Tam
many majority in New York county will
approximate 5000. Privately, and ostensi-
bly, not for publication. he places the fig
ures at $1,000. Lemuel Ely QuIgg estimates
that 2iS.'o0 votes will be cast of which
1o0uo will go to the socialists, the prohibt-
ttonists. the column of blank and detective
votes, and other erratic columns.
IF, therefore" says Qu,gg, the voting
conditions were precisely those of last year
Tammany would have vote of 10000 and
We should have a vote of 1o2ooo. But the
voting conditions are disturbed by the in
dependent labor party, which has made
splendid campaign in It's own way and di-
reCuy to its own people.
Mr.. WoodruT's Ambition.
Just at present the state election some
what eClipses the alleged national aspira-
lions of three New Workers. 1t is stated
on good authority that Timothy l.. Wood
ruff is serious candidate for the vice pres
idency. Woodruff is not known in the west
and south. and it is asserted some way
serious obstacle before the republican ma
tiCnal convention. This, il is said, will be
left to Senators Piatt and Depew. 1t Will
be their duty to advertise Woodruff in Con
greSs i'll case it is decided to put him up
as MCkinley's running mate. Then. with
solid New York delegation for Timothy l..
Woodruff for Vice President of the United
States on the republican ticket. the Brook
lyn mans adherents would enter the con-
ventiOn with at least good chance of sue
cess.
But already candidates for second place
on the republican ticket are coming to the
front as rapidly American soldiers in
the Philippines. Gen. f. D. Grant is an
nounced, and Senator Depew is quoted as
saying: We may need a soldier on the
ticket"
Gen. Grant is known to be the personal
favorfte of Senator Platt 1t is said that
II Genera. Grant had mad an opportunity
10 distinguish himself in the Spa nish war
and had improved it Senator Platt would
have put him up for the governorship. 1t is
urged that General Grant will give to the
ticket the proper war flavor and thereby
offset any similar move that might be made
by the democrats.
The third candidate for the vice presi-
deHcy Is said to be Whitelaw Reid 1t Is
known that Mr.. Reds ambition is to go
10 Washington in an official capacity, and
II l. said tnat he has expressed his prefer
euce for life in the national capital rather
than four years abroad as an ambassador
Eiihu Root, Secretary of War, is also