The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-13

and the republicans are again looking
straight down their noses when 1t comes
to carrying New York.
Il is said here on good authority that
a prominent republican has admitted that
the republican party Will have to over
come a Bryan majority OF 100000 IN
Greater New York this fall
Many Of the best men in the party
do not believe that it can be
done and it is safe to say
that the State of New York now
presents as good fighting ground for the
democrats as any of the central western
States.
This is a remarkable change OF public
sentiment when 1t Is remembered that
Mckinley had in 90 a plurality in Great
er New York, or In what now constitutes
Greater New York. OF 61, 420 1t looks
very much like a land slide for the democ.
racy.
The German vote is causing the repub-
lican lenders to experience a bad case Of
insomnia these days and it promises to get
worse instead of better There are about
six hundred German newspapers daily,
weekly semi-weekly. and monthly in the
United States. They reach about 3 900 coo
readers and of that number there are
about 100000 voters. In the past the
managers of the republican party have
never had to trouble themselves about
these papers. They were all in line for
the republican national ticket ma all Of
them gladly accepted and printed ali the
republican campaign literature sent to
them
The Germans needed no nursing" tor
his paper was stnlight for the ticket and
the average German voter paid heed to
his favorte paper This year 1t IS diff
ferent.
After a careful investigation of the mat
ter, made by u gentleman in this city
who possesses the necessary resources
IT is found that a vast majority of the
German press in this country Is vigorously
opposing the reelection of Mckinley and
all working as hard for the election Of
Bryan. They have followed the lead of
Mr.. Habercom and have accepted the is
sue Of Imperialism as the paramount is
sue of the campaign
This menas much for the democrats for
there are thousands of voters in The States
OF Ohio. Indiana, Illinois Minnesota and
Michigan who read nothing but German
papers and are therefore confined to the n
Tor their political psbulum II Is obvioua
mat the democrats have the republicans
on the run so far as the Germans are
concerned.
Mark Hanna has at last come 10 the
conclusion that the State of New York
is in danger and he has commenced live.
iy light against the Tom Platt machine.
The evident intention of Plat to nominate
ms henehman odell for governor of New
York on the republican ticket has thrown
u scare into Hanna as big as an Iowa
parn. 1t is well known that odell has
been for years the chief lobbyist for Plati
at Albany and his record as su,h +; -
rotten that 1t will cost the renublicsn
o,ate ticket thousands of votes and thus
add to the danger to Mckinley.
slatt knows this as we'll as any man
ana 1t Is believed here that he is PLAYING
a game to compel Mckinley, from whom
me can expect no favors after he is re-
eleete9. 10 come to terms, II Hanna cue
Seeds IN slde-trackng Odell ii NAV no in :
terred that Platt has all the promises he
wants from him concerning New YorI
l rtrohage safely sewed up in his under
shlrt. II he doesn't then New York M a
PES De sateiy claimed by the democrats. Plat
WI sell out his party in the nomin.tion