The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
Democratic National Committee to
Open Branch Head
quarters There.
CROKER GIVES OUT ESTIMATE.
Greater New York Will Give
Bryan at Least 10000 Plu-
rality - Encouraging Re
ports From Up State.

| REF UBIIC SPECIAL.
Chicago Aug 25.-The Democratic Ma
| tional Committee will establish branch
| headquarters in New York next Wednes-
| day. W. J. Stone, former Governor of
| Missouri and vice chairman of the Ma
| tional Committee. will he in charge. His
| associates in campaign management there
will be Arthur P. German of Maryland, D.
]. Campau of Michigan. Representative
Richardson of Tennessee. Colonel J. M.
Guffey of Pennsylvania and Norman T..
Mack Of New York.
This is the first step by the Democrats
toward contesting the Eastern field which
they practically abandoned in 1896. 1t
| means real fight this time. Campaigning
in all the territory east of the Allegheny
Mountains will be under the direction of
the Eastern headquarters with the posi-
BILE addition of Ohio. The hardest work
will be confined to West Virginia. Mary
land, Delaware. New York and Connecti-
cut.
Plans for this Eastern campaign have
been under way ever since Chairman Jones
returned from New York. although the Sen
ator would never admit 1t.
Chairman Jones is in Minnesota Tonight
hut the statement about the establishment
of Eastern headquarters In New York comes
from good authority al headquarters here.
AT first 1t was proposed to take rooms in
the ST. James building in New York near
those occupied by the Democratic State
Committee. but 1t is probable that separate
headquarters will be engaged elsewhere. in
order to avoid any friction between the
rival factions in New York.
The movement is not New York move
ment but is intended to divide the work OF
the National Committee after the plan fol-
lowed by the committee in the campaign
in 1892
CROKER SANGUINE.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Aug 25-Reports have been
submitted to Daniel j. Campau of Michi-
gan. who is in the city. which show
that the outlook In New York State is
most encouraging. The local leaders. from
Richard Croker down. figure that Greater
New York will give Mr.. Bryan plurality
of from SOON0 to 100000 votes. The mini
S0,00G-is Mr.. Crokers estimate. He says
that Mr.. Bryan will not receive less than
that in the metropolitan district and he
would not be surprised If his plurality ex-
ceeds that given to Mr.. Cleveland In the
election of 1892.
situation in the State.
The leaders in the interior of the State
are equally confident. They have reported
to Mr.. Campau that the prospects are
Frightening from day to day.
THE Republicans of New York this
year. said one country leader. ARE either
apathetic or they are Democrats"
This idea runs through all the reports
from the rural districts. 1t appears that
the voters up the State stand on that plat
FORM The Democrats are hopeful and as-.
gressive. while the Republicans are out Of
sympathy with the revolutionary policies of
President Mckinley and regard Mr.. Bryan
as the real conservative in the present
crisis.
No complication is expected to grow out
of the factional fight in the Democratic or
ganization here. The Hill and Croker fac
tions are fighting hard to control the State
Convention. but 1t is an open fight and both
sides have agreed to abide by the result.