The sun., 1900-08-28
STATE rs ALL RIGHT.
Republicans VIII Poll a Biz Vote, Says Chair
man William Rarnes. JT.

William Barnes, Jr., chairman of the Re-
publican State Executive Committee. left
town yesterday TO 20 10 his home In Albany
where he will remain until after the primaries
to-day Mr.. Barnes has been NJ his desk In
the State Headquarters at tho Fhth Avenue
Hotel continuously since July !, WORKING on
tho preparations for the Republican campaign
in this State. He hasn't had an opportunity
to take many days on and his excursion tolAlbany
will be the first vacation he has had since he
went TO work During the past two months
MIR Barnes has canvassed fully one-half of the
counties In the State and has communicated
with thousands OF Gold Democratic to find
out how they intend 10 vote this year. Most
Of them intend 10 vote for Mckinley. 1t was
said yesterday. Mr.. BaTnes's work at Repub-
ncan State Headquarters has been Of char
acter TO make him thoroughly conversant with
the situation In all parts Of the state. and be-
fore he went TO Albany yesterday he was asked
what his opinion OF the outlook was MT.
Barnes said:
The first stage OF the campaign has come
"a n close and. although statements have been
made that the Republicans are apathetlc., and
that little work has been done Ia arouse the In
that, In spite OF the noise which our friends.
the enemy. have INDUCED In. the kepubican
campaign in this State is to-day thoroughly
the next few weeks 1t has not been the prac-
tice Of the Republican organization in this State
to tell what IL Ia doing. nor ls
It's record one which makes that necessary. The
Republican party OF New York B prepared,
through a system Of organization which has
taken years to perfect TO bring It's vote 70
the polls, Careful unprel eludlced reports, made
by men instructed to look upon the dark SIDE.
have failed to indicate any Republican de-
fection from the national ticket worthy OF the
name. With the sentiment right. and the
organization competent TO get IL into the ballot
box our friends can ask for nothing more.
A number OF dark clouds have been discovered.
but upon investigation they proved TO De
composed of wind not rain.
I'VE are not giving out any figures or making
any predictions regarding the result In this
State at this premature time, but the effective
organization Of Tammany Hall, combined with
the power which IL Possesses because OF its hold
upon the city's administration, will make q
result in Greater New York similar 70 that Of
1909. when Mr. Strong was Mayor, absolutely
impossible. In the interior Of the State, where
the Democracy represents more OF principle
than IL does pure bread winning through poll
tics there is large class of Democrats who are
saying nothing but who are as much opposed
to Mr. Bryan as they were In 1898. To his revo-
lutonary tenets, to them seemingly unchanged
since ls9a, he has added the policy OF surrender
and national dlshonor which. TO this class OF
Democrats is as offensive as copperheadism
was 10 the war Democrat during The days or
the Rebellion. 80
From the bi-headquarters Of the opposition
a great many things are announced. We Will
confne our announcements 70 the wires on
elect night"