El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-20
Ell PASO. TEXAS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1900.
POLITICS IN THE EAST

State by the Herald's Special
Correspondence CampAi ign
Very Late In Beginning. Apathy
Most Marked.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
NEW YORK, September 15.-Now
that the battle at Saratoga is over the
political effect Of Coler's defeat is
being discussed everywhere that poll
tics are talked. Republicans are sure
than Coler's defeat makes it easier
to carry the state for Mckinley and
Odell. This is undoubtedly true. Col
er's candidacy would have given the
democrats q chance to win. Now their
prospects OF victory are very remote,
indeed. Moreover, it is difficult to see
wherein Croker has gained anything,
expect the qualification of his personal
animosity again those who had attack
ed his character. He has indeed, de-
monstrated his power over
the state, IS we'll as in the
city democratic organization. But
how great is the advantage of this, If
he must also accept the responsibility
for party defeat? He has beaten ex-|
Senator Hill. but has not crushed him.
Hill IL still factor in politics. He
seems to have actu ally gained more
than he lost by his losing fight with
Croker. Mr.. Croker has also beaten
Coler, but the latter obtained a vote
in the convention 80 big as to be truly
remarkable under the circumstances.
He, like Hill, emerges from the con-
test 10 better shape, politically, than II
he had made no fight at all. Now,
many regard him as the logical anti
Tsmmany candidate for mayor next
year.
| The republicans have already elected
three governors In succession, and
promise to elect fourth, thus break
ing all records since the civil war.
One of the most settled political tradi-
tions in New York is that no party can
carry the state in two successive pre-
sidentisl elections. The republicans
carried New York In 1864, 1872, 1880,
1888 and 1896, and the democrats in
1868, 1875, 1884 and in 1892. But
owing to Msynsrdism and Bryanism,
to which should be added Crokerism.
| IL is believed that this time honored
rule will be broken by a republican
majority In 1900. Democratic blunders
| have put the republican party in the
strongest position, in spite of the
feeling that exists among anti-mach-
| fpa
1t took forty two Wagner parlor cars
divided into three special trains, to car
~ the Tsmmany delegates and their
16O0 associates to Saratoga for the ct, u
convention. Moreover, the cars were
loaded with champagne and good things
TO eat. 1.-The Brooklyn delegation was
composed of 245 men, and travelled in .
special train Of nine coaches.
| The Chicago platform democrats are
adding to the troubles of Richard Gro
ker. They announce that they will
not support any machine candidate for
governor. nor any man, like John B.
Stsnch field, whose record in 1896 would
need explaining. They claim that q
machine candidate will cost the demo-
cratic party 40, 900 to 80, 600 votes.
| With election day only seven weeks
distant, active campaign work vss
only begun Friday night, when the
republicans held five large mass meet
ings in different parts of the city with
speakers OF national reputation, includ-
ing Senators Foraker and Lodge,
Postmaster General Smith. Congress
man Serene E. Payne, General Wood
| ford and President Schurmsp, of
Cornell university. One of the meetings
| was held iu what is called "Camp Nc
Kinley," in One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street, where big tent has been
erecte1 for use throug hout the cam
psign.
This is fully five weeks later than
the presidential! campaign began four
years age. The apathy display ed now
compared with the excitement and en-
thusiasm that existed then Is very
marked, indeed. As early as August
18th, in 1896, Bryan had held that re-
markable meeting in Madison Square
Garden, which has become historic.
He followed this by q stumpinR tour
through the state. On August Is an
other great meeting was held 10 Madi-
con Square Garden, at which Bourke
Cochran made an eloquent reply to
BryRn's speech of the prece6in0 uoak