Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-29
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The Meaning of the Crowds That Gree,
the Candidates.

The Meaning of the Crowds That Greet
| the Candidates.
From the New York Herald Croday).
Only one week remains Of the presidential
campaign. New York state has been the
battlefield for two weeks. and will continue
to be until the end. The democrats are
playing for the thirty-six electoral votes of
| the empire state, and unless they get them
William ]. Bryan has no chance Of being
elected President of the United States.
| From outward signs the Herald sees NO
reason to change its estimate Of probabili-
ties already printed The Herald on Octo-
Der 1 printed an electoral table, made up
from reports received from correspondents
who had been in the doubtful states. This
| table showed the following: For Mckinley,
26S; for Bryan, 1853: doubtful, q.
The week that has elapsed since the Her
| aid made its forecast has been filled with
campaigning Of a very stirring character.
and several events have occurred which
might be expected to have an effect on the
general result if it was doubtful close.
The democrats have made their desperate
effort to shake the grip Of the republicans
on New York state. The republicans have
been doing their best to retain their hold on
the state. The two special trains, one bear
ing Gov. Roosevelt and the other Senator
Depew, have been in half the counties
reception to Gov. Roosevelt has been held
in the city that has eclipsed every republi-
can demonstration held here. 1t even sur
passed the meeting to Blaine in 1884 and
the sound money parade Of 1896. Following
on the heels Of this has come the counter
Bryan demonstration of Saturday night,
which In many ways capped the climax Of
spectacular campaigning. 1t was a great
outpouring of the public. 1t was better ad-
vertised than the Roosevelt show, and In
some respects was more enthusiastic, be-
cause Mr.. Bryan came within view Of more
persons. His welcome IN I'd avenue was
certainly without parallel.
AS political weather gauges. one display
offsets the other. If the Bryan reception
meant that a majority of the male specta-
the Roosevelt affair meant that a majority
Of the male spectators intend to vote
against Mckinley. then Bryan is going to
have a vote in Greater New York that will
make the state doubtful. 1t Is only on such
assumption that New York state can be
considered doubtful. If there Is an under
current that is concealed by crowds that
greet republican candidates and made
known only by crowds that greet demo-
cratic candidates. then Mr.. Bryan has a
chance Of election.
This Is Richard Croker's theory. 1t Is also
Mr.. Bryan's. They claim that there Is
tremendous vote, swayed by a deep under
current, that will not make known its in
tention until election day. The hope of This
Vote being cast for Bryan is based on the
demonstrations in this city and In New Jer-
sey and Maryland and not upon the greet
ing extended to the democratic candidate
during his first tour Of rural New York
His further journey of the state, beginning
today, will be watched with close interest.
II he has welcome much more genial than
was accorded him before the republicans
may well look out But, all other condi-
lions remaining equal. the republicans rest
easy regarding the outcome In New York.