Evening star., 1900-10-08
FAFELY REPUBLICAN
[cKinley's Majority in New York
Estimated at 100000.
IPATHY AMONG dem OCRATS
Pew in Their Ranks in Two Con-
gressionaI Districts.
WILL BE BEATEN
...i.f corresf.ondencc If The Evening Star.

pcciaf CORRESPONDENCE "f The Evening Star.
NEW YORK October =, 1900.
Oulv one month remains until the presi-
ential election. and to all appearances the
anlpaign is Just starting here in the east.
Az the political headquarters in this city
dv.ces received make it apparent that the
Eanlpaign is well under way in the middle
hes: and the far west. But here in New
Sark and I'm fact here in the east up to
how while the republicans have been plod-
hing along quietly the democrats have evil
hentlv adopted a Mica wber-like policy or
waiting for something to turn up. 1t Is ex-
pected however aside from Crokers prom
ses that the campaign will be we'll under
way here in the state on both sides before
the week is over. John Z. Stanchneid the
democratic candidate for governor VIII
reach the city early in the week. aitu ne Is
Expected to infuse little ginger into the
democratic gubeTnaturial campaign he VIII
speak at Prohibition Park. on Staten Island
and at other towns in this VlcinltE- thaiI
man and Candidate b B. Odell Is not ex-
pected to take the stump. He is a business
man rather than an orator and IL ls hoI
housht that ne Will do more than attend
sou. of the big meetings which will be heid
upon the return uf Gov. Roosevelt 10 TINS
state.
New York state can be counted as safely
republican. II = merely question OF ma,
iorities OF course. il i not To be expected
that the state viii give the phenomenal
pIuraIitv Of nearly }pHm. recorded for Nc
KinIey four years ago. but the state Is
safely republican 10y al least lp.H'
Apathy Among the Democrats.
Remarkable a il may seem. and. in
marked contrast with the republican hean-
quarters. the democratic headquarters up to
today have been closed more than half the
Governor Stone and Representative Rich
| ardson hold sway these gentlemen are
more conspicuous hy their absence than
their presence. Fer instance. the other
evening an attempt was made by a-ptrty
of ueSspaper me-! - find some democrat OF
prominence. TH- headquarters AT the HON
man House were closed. Stone ana ftlcn-
arISon having gone Ia a theatef, Al lne
state headquarterS- no one 'oulu pe iOuliu'
except delegation pf cpioreu men WHO
called on the I'VE C0lored men and brethren
who pose as clicks Ia the committee and
who informed the Culured visitors That theN
had better call earlier III the day II they
wanted to see Mr.. Croker on highly inn
rurtant business. And strange as II may
seem Tammany Hall. which X supposed 10
be open for political business at the old
stand the year round. was. on that ocCa-
sion. deserted-aIl IF The offices being closed
early IN the evening II was Impossible TO
find a demOcra: az prominence short OF
CrOker'S Democratic Club. which Is open.
of course. 10 all aristocratic visitors any
hour of the day OF night But il would re-
quire the wideSt stretch of IMAGINATION
To- change A social club like tire democratic
club into effective campaign organization
for the distribution ot literature and for the
assignment of speakers.
As showing the apathy that has prevailed
ON the democratic side here in New York
Il j. worth while - mention that not sin
gle democratic rally has been held in
Greater New York with its millions of in
habitants There was a rally advertised
for Newtowu or Long Island, but il turned
out To be a mistake. The meeting was held
merely for the purpose of selecting a o-.n-
didate for the assembly al Albany ami the
national ticket ana William j. Bryan were
not even IndtrSe3, ON this Very same
night large republican meetings We're held
in many sections II he city The logical
Inference is that either Tammany Hall j.
di>IpyaI 10 Mr.. BIZ an that The braves
are waiting The advent Of the Nebraskan
before doning their war paint and starting
the political warpath. This latter.
Cookers promise would indicate To be the
solution.
Row Over tOngressmen.
The Tammany congressional nominations
will no- down, and there is the biggest
kind of a row on because OF their charac-
ter The row started when Perry Belmont.
who resides cu Long Island. refused the
congressional nomination for the territory
of Long Island City and vicinity. Perry
Belmont wrOt. Il long letter. in which
Bryan and Mckinley We're criticised, ana
no one could understand why he was not
willing To run. t. the newspaper men who
Interviewed him he said that he had per-
sunal reasons for declining. 1t was denied
that Belmoni's famous quarrel with Bryan
at the time of tn dollar dinner had any
thing To do Win fhe matter of Perry Bel
mnnts refusing 20 re-enter public life. The
district IL democratic by good majority.
50 that Belmont could not even plead that
he feared the free silver men would cut
him on accOunt IF his gold standard record.
A Be- de-
ClinedsfJr domestic reasons but IL now
trdusp'rcs that Perry Belmont really with
drew 50 as 10 he II better shape To fight
his own brother. .. II. +. Belmont. VINO
was nominated for Congress the day after
Perry declined IN honor in the LDnd Island
district Unlike Perry. o. II. +. Belmont
l. not certain pf reelection. In the first
place. n IS trying "a break into Congress
III district which is naturally republican
on the Issues l. = one Of the most excIu-
sive districts in the city and contains more
broWnStCle Mansions than any other here
The Belmonts weTe formerly popular in So
cie'y. but that cannot now be counted on
as a favorable political influence.
JEFFERSON NJ Levy, The present reDresAn-
tdttve, the owner of Monticello the conn
try seat Of Thomas jefferson succecded II,
carrying The district TWO years ago hrcarse
ne was gold man and because ne was well
city. " '-
The situation in his district is interesting
Tor the reason thar il means that the re-
4 n
congressman In the place of Lew for
u II. i. Be.n"u, must nghJ in a iistrfcr
which X naturally republican on uer.onaI
Issues. In addition 10 fighting his political
enemies
The republicans also count ,Ipon redeap,-
ing another democratic district This is a
west side district at present represented by
Captain Chanler.
t'ormnn Taking Little Interest
The campaign leaders at republican ma
ti"Ral headquarters have learned from
reliable authority thar ex-senator Arthur
i German Of Maryland repudiated a re-
cent interview III which he was quoted as
saying that Bryan would be elected II is
SAID that Mr.. German admitted that Presi-
dent Mckinley would. in all probability re-
celT" majority ot the votes in the elec-
tpTal college and that he intended 10 de-
vote his personal energies 70 carrying Mary
land for he democratic ticket The above
Information was obtained in private inter
view with the ex-senator. but the repub-
ic9n~ have The utmost confidence In their
authority, and believe that German looks
upon his leaders cause as lost. They point
10 his continued absence from the councils
OF the democratic rational committee is