The age-herald., 1900-09-30
NED BRACE WRITES ABOUT WHAT HE
 HEARD AND OBSERVED IN NEW YORK

both Illinois and Ohio. He does not claim these States but he thinks our fighting chances in all of them are good. In Ohio there is much disaffection among the Re- publicans, and you know Ohio has gone Democratic several times in recent years. Indiana is always a doubtful State. It is a State of office seekers, and many office seekers who have heretofore been Repub- licans are much dissatisfied and are seri- ously inclined against Mckinley.
 In New York Richard Croker, the Tam many leader is making the fight of his life David B. Hill and Senator Edward Murphy are likewise making big fight in the State. Croker expects to roll up a Democratic majority of more than one hundred thousand in Greater New York, and he does not expect the Republican majority in the State to be more than sev- enty-five or eighty thousand, if that. Tam many has perfect control of the machinery of Greater New York, and it's influence is tremendous. It will be difficult for Re- publican money to offset Tammany organi- zation. Croker is betting heavily on New York Of course, he can hedge his bets later on, but his friends say that he is betting honestly and is confident of his power to roll up city Democratic majori- ty which will offset the prospective up-the- State Republican majority.
 However true the Croker predictions may be- it was manifest to me that the great trusts and business interests of New York, which are always Republican, are seriously alarmed over the outlook. Where a month ago they refused to contribute to the campaign fund when Hanna called up- on them, during the last week they have given voluminously. Money has simply flowed into Hannas pouch.
 Yet, with it all, the national Democratic leaders, as well as the leaders in New York, are hopeful of the election of the Democratic ticket, headed by MT. Bryan.
 I talked with Chairman Richardson of .Ae Democratic Congressional Committee, and with MT. Kerr, secretary of the same committee. Both expressed themselves as practically confident that the next House would be Democratic by a small majority, whether or not the national Democratic ticket was successful. They say that the reports from New York, Illinois and In- dana are favorable, and that the results in Connecticut and New Jersey may be very surprising to the Republicans. Indeed, they claim to have the campaign well in hand; but like the National Committee, they are short of funds for necessary campaign ex- penses.
 It is, indeed, hard fight for the Demo- crats to go into a national campaign with one or two hundred thousand dollars against the Republicans with from ten to fifteen millions of dollars and the political machinery in most of the so-called doubtful States.
 Speaking of the campaign funds I was told that the Democrats of the State of Iowa alone (and that is Republican State) have contributed more money to the Dem ocratic campaign fund than all of the Southern Democratic States combined. It does appear to me that more money ought to be contributed to the National Democratic campaign fund by Southern Democrats who are so intensely interested in the outcome of the election, and partic- ularly by those who expect to be rewarded 1 with office. You can't run campaign without money any more than you can a
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