Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-04
REPUBLICAN PARADE
CLOSED THE CAMPAIGN.
BOTH SIDES IN NEW YORK WILL
TAKE A BREATHING SPELL
TILL TUESDAY.
ESTIMATES ARE HARD TO MAKE.
THE SILENT VOTE AND THE NEW
VOTE ARE CAUSING LEAD
ERS WORRIMENT.

NEW YORK, November 3.-The Re-
publicans practically brought the cam
paign of 1900 to close tonight with a
large parade conducted under the aus
pices of the Business Mems Republi-
can and Sound Money Association.
ALI the Tammany Hall clubs in the
city held a final rally, but these meet
lngs were arranged for members only,
and as far as the general public is con-
cerned interest eentered in the spectac-
ular events furnished by the Republi-
cans.
The cold rain and the damp streets
interfered with the presence of large
crowds as had been expected at the
Republican parade, and to some extent
probably dissrranged the plans for the
local parades and yuass meetings sched-
uled in the various Tammany Hall dis
tricts in the borough of Manhattan.
Generally speaking, however, the
Democratic campaign here may be said
to have brought TO a. close last Mon
day night, when William j. Bryan,
after making thirty speeches up the
State during the day, addressed a large
mass meeting held under the auspices
of the Hebrew Democratic organiza-
tons on the east side of the city, after
wards speaking to seven mass, meetings
in Brooklyn and leaving for the West
on the midnight train
Since that time there have been the
usual prediction gatherings, at which
Democratic speakers of State and ma
tional prominence have addressed rep
resentative audiences, but public IN
terest has centered more nDon Mr.. Bry-
ans movements IN the West than upon
any Democratic gathering held in this
State since Mr.. Bryan closed his cam
paign here.
On the Republican side, the two men
most in the public eye have been Cover
nor Theodore Roosevelt and Senator
Chauncey NJ Depew. These two lead
ing Republicans have visited nearly all
of the large cities and towns of the
State. Fairly good weather has pre-
vailed as a general thing until to-day,
and the interest in the campaign and
the attendance upon the rallies may be
said TO equal. if they do not exceed. the
attendance and interest in the campaign
OF four years ago. The campaign has
been
Conducted with Unusual Viror
on both sides and rarely. if ever. has
more hard work been done in this city
and State by the leaders of the Repub-
lican and Democratic organizations. As
indicating the rivalry that has existed,
il may be mentioned that after Mr.
Bryan's first speech at Madison Square
Garden. the Republicans strained every
nerve to give Governor Roosevelt. IL
possible. a more hatering reception
upon the occasion of his return from
his tour through the West. The Dem
ocrats retaliated by trying to outdo the
Republicans upon the occasion of Mr..
Bryan's second visit to the city. when
he again spoke at Madison Square Gar
den under the auspices of the National
Association of Democratic Clubs. Since
then the Republicans have been doing
all in their power TO make the parade
or the business men and sound money
association a great success and to make
the occasion more of an ovation for
Governor Roosevelt than the Democrats
gave their standard bearer when he was
in the city
Both sides will indulge in a breath
ing spell from now until next Tues
day.
Leaders on Both Sides
are greatly excited as to what is term
ed the silent vote, that is, the politi-
cal view Of the first voters and he new
voters. Estimates concerning the pos
sible political action of the silent vot-
ers are valueless. So far as first voters
and naturalized voters are concerned
1t may be said that the increase in reg
istration in this city this year has been
remarkable. The total registration for
the five boroughs of Greater New York
this year amounts to 640.06s as against
571,129, a gain of nearly 10000 as COM
pared with the registration of four
years ago.
1t is the new vote and the silent vote
that has puzzled the Republican and
the Democratic leaders,
Consolidation in Greater New York
did not go into effect until January LIST.