Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-23
CAMPAIGN SIDE LIGHTS
PERFECT ORGANIZATION OF THE
REPUBLICANS IN NEW YORK.
A Cosby Chat About the Great Lead
ers, Tammany, Croker and
Others.

A Cosby Chat About the Great Lead
ers, Tammany, Croker and
Others.
"While In New York few days ago."
said an observing republican to Star re-
porter, "a few of the side lights OF the
campaign were flashed before me and
caught one or two points on the fly.
do you know why the republican leaders
on Madison avenue are so certain OF the
Presidents victory in that state? There
are many cardinal reasons. but one OF the
chief is their absolute knowledge OF the
perfect organization Of their party In the
city and state. Upon this knowledge is
their confidence based, and 1t Is not cam
paign talk when 1 say to you that they
are morally certain that the results they
promise will be fulfilled. There never las
been a campaign-for 1 have been resi-
dent of the state all my life-when the or
ganization was more perfect and the ad-
ministration of the campaign more com
plete than this year. 1t exciteS the ad-
mration of the party in general and has
kept the democrats guessing from the
start.
The Big Republican Leaders.
Every detail of this great work has
the precision and order of regular troops
on parade by the party workers, under the
mastery generalship of Senator Plat, Col
j. H. Manley, Senator N. B. Scott and
others in control The public, of course,
views the situation from the exterior only
and notes the results of the untiring efforts
of these sagacious leaders. But those on
the inside know and understand that the
successful results are the outcome OF the
hardest kind of work and the most skilful
maneuvering on the part of the men whose
word is decisive and upon whose shoulders
the trying responsibilities rest. 1t is a
labor of love entirely with these states
men, and their reward will be simply a
consciousness of winning one Of the great
est of political battles. 1t is a beautiful
| fight.
lone gentleman connected with the re-
publican national headquarters is well
known in Washington where he has a
host of warm friends Mr.. George W.
Rouzer, in charge of the press bureau, was
one of the best-known correspondents of
| will be pleased to learn of his great sue
cess in his new field of usefulness. Mr..
Rouzer has scored an unqualified hit.
why Croker is So Bitterly Hated.
This splendid organization I refer to
among the great leaders of the party ex-
tends to the humblest worker in every as
sembly district in the state l have per-
sonal knowledge this point, as I am a
member Of the republican organization in
my own assembly district, and the way the
boys are working is a revelation. General
apathy has been ANONYMOUSLY routed.
There are so many reasons why Croker
Is cordially hated. except by his own fol-
| lowers, that they wouldn't go in column
of The Star. One of the chief reasons IS
shown by the purpose Of the people of the
| upper part of the state of republican and
| ip6eDen1eDf faith TO the of
| the Tammany tiger into the political jun
| giles of the state north Of the Bronx, and
| to emphasize their determination that this
| fierce striped feline shall prowl only in its
| own lair in Greater New York. It's paw
has already scratched the faces Of the good
| folk up state, and blood flows. Croker 8
sphere of influence is not to be extended,
and the republican leaders all over the
state realize this golden opportunity to
| beat him back in his own bailiwick. The
| upstate people look upon Tammany and
Croker as some sort Of indefinable dread
| full political creatures who are to be feared
| and avoided. If you say "Tammany' to an
| upstate man he turns pale with wrath
mumurs words which are too imponte to
| be printed and wants to fght-the tiger
| not you. The feeling Is as intense as
| NORWOOD is bitter So they are going
| to amputate the tigers tail close to its
vertebra on November 6 by a tremendous
majority for Mckinney and send the beast
bowling back to the south side of the river
to nurse it's wounded member
This sentiment and fixed determine ion
accounts to very large extent for the
equanimity with which the big men in the
| Madison avenue marble palace viewed the
| tour Of Bryan and his speeches in the state
stdelight Flashes
1.-THE democratic campaign as compared
with that Of Cleveland is as to 100 Then
1t was that party which was the aR-
gressor, and the best citizens Joined with
Tammany in whoopng 1t up for their can
didate. The converse is true now. The
best element of the democracy is largely
for Mckinley as gold democrats
1.-The democrats fly dozens of hfe kites
! over the city from the Battery to Harlem
to the strings Of which are attached white
banners with the name Bryan painted in
black letters. and others with various
democratic notices which one can't read
because of their inclination in the air and
their height from the ground. They don't
win any votes.
facing the Dewey arch the democrats have
| a searchlight machine which throws upon
the top Of the arch at night steropticon-
like pictures and short phrases of democratic
arguments, such as "Down with the trusts
Up with Bryan, No standing army etc
The operators Of this light flashed it upon
the white marble walls of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel and the Metropolitan building across
the square, in which the republican national
committee has It's headquarters. This was
rubbing 1t in as well as a trespass upon
ordered
stopped. 1 observed tthat the people took
| languid interest in this form of democratic
booming and scarcely looked at it.
THE booth acEs of the metropolis have all
been told at the tbehest of Tammany that If
Mckinley is electedy they will be driven out
Of business by reason Of an imposition of a
| high license for their fchairs Most of them
are Italians and they believe it. I fancy
| that the President will be astonished to
| learn that his reelection will blight the
budding bootblask industry of the big CITY.
"On one of the large banners the demo-
| Gratis have strung across Broadway above
the Hoffman House there are painted sew
eral catch phrases which fit existing con-
| ditions in this country about as well as a
number hat fits number head. I
jotted down a sentence ON my cuff because
the residents of the District know how
| democratic and approachable the President
| is In real life, and they will appreciate the
humor of it. 1t read: I'VE want no Presi-
dent emperor nor emperor President
| 1.-The man whose brain conceived that
epigram never saw the President serenely
walking through the streets of Washington
unattended, admired by most of its resi-
| dents and respected by ALL"
Departure of the Kentucky