The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-17
JOHNSON FULL OF HOPE
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN RECK-
ONs on DEMOCRATS CARRYING
NEW YORK AND OHIO
PUTS INDIANA IN AS WELL
Richard Croker Has Promised His
State-Gov. Roosevelt Has an
Interesting Trip Acrass
Dakota.

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-J. G. Johnson,
chairman of the Democratic national
executive committee, yesterday told some
of the reasons why he and his fellow
campaign managers are counting on
Democratic victories in three states most
frequently mentioned in current political
discussion-New York, Indiana and Ohio
For New York the Democrats have Rich
ard Croker's promise, and seem to set
much store by it.
Mr. Croker tod me at Kansas City,
said Mr.. Johnson, that Mr.. Bryan's
chance Of carrying New York depended
on how much more than 10000 majority
could be got for him in the city-Greater
New York, l suppose he meant-or, in
other words, that the Republicans were
likely to come down to Harlem bridge
with about 10000. He said this, mind
you, In July, before the campaign was
opened and before anything had been
done to ascertain public feeling in New
York or elsewhere.
ga few days ago Mr. Croker told a rep
| resentative of our national committee
that he could promise Mr. Bryan ma
jority below Harlem bridge of not less
than $1,000 or 10000 His estimate of what
the Republicans would do above Harlem
bridge had not been raised and probably
would be lowered. His estimate is con-
frmed by our advices from other
sources"
INDIANA ALREADY POLLED.
Mr. johnson has just returned from Of
fetal conferences with the leading Dem
ocratic politicians in Indiana and Ohio
OF them he said:
eve had LIS men in our conference at
indianapolis, embracing county chair
men, state committeeman and candida tes
From their reports [ gathered that Ma
tionaI Committeeman Taggart and State
Chairman Martin had perfected the best
organization Democrats had had in years
Their polls show that the state is Demo
cratic now. The Republicans cannot get
it except by wholesale purchase. 1t has
been estimated in other years that In
diana has a large purchasable vote The
Republicans will buy it this year If they
can. Chairman Hernly, of their state
committee, has already virtually served
notice to that effect on the purchasab be
contingent by having himself interviewed
by newspaper which reaches the pur-
chasable districts and saying three times
in that interview that the Republican
party does business on business princi-
pies anu VIII Go business THIS year Wn6n
the time comes. That business is the
only thing we have to fear in Indiana.
FREE GIVING IN OHIO.
"At Columbus, O., yesterday, we had
similar conference, with more men pres
ent. I was particularly struck by this
incident: When the question of campaign
funds arose, man after man in that meet
ing got up and pledged himself for 500
and $500 and 81 900. When politicians who
are not candidates do that without urg-
ing, they think they are going to win,
and mean to work to win. And Ohio pol
iticians are not rainbow chasers.
''Ohio men tell me that the stand taken
by Mayor Jones, Of Toledo, will swing a
large body of his supporters of last year
to Bryan. The Prohibition movement,
which is very strong in Ohio against Pres
ident Mckinley, will take from the Re-
publicans at least 25,06O votes The pres
than offset by the popular aversion to
MIR. Hanna
FATHER MALONE FOR M'KINLI9Y.
Rev. Father Malone, CT Denver. who
supported Bryan In 1896, IS now for Nc
Kfnley and Roosevelt. While in Chicago
yesterday he based his change of political
faith on information received at first hand
from friend in the Philippines. Presf-
dent McKinfey's policy towards the ISL
ands, he says. is immeasurably better
than that advocated by Bryan.
Thomas A. Moran, the lawyer and for
mer judge, has announced that he will
support Bryan and Stevenson and the
entire Democratic ticket. In 1896 he was
one OF the organizers of the sound money