The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-20
|THE EMPIRE STATE.
Republican by 10000 at tho Loweat
Estimate.
BUSINESS MEN SOLID in LINE
Labor and Agricultural Vote Abso-
lutoly secure-Results Of Eegistra-
tons = All tho business Men
Awake to Their interests
WASHINGTON. D. 6. Oct ,ls.-rhe

II A Gentleman In the government SER
,.,cs a resident OF New York City, who
To we'll known In Washington, and
whose views as.to the political situation
IN New York. state may be accepted as
/ heIng absolutely reliable, returned to
Il ,bIs city to-day from q trip to the me-
trUpol!s for the purpose Of registering,
IN order that he may vote in November.
4 In discussing the situation us he OBJ
served 1t with a reporter Of the Star
This morning, he said:'e 5. K Z.
New York City being my native
! heath and having been raised In the
twelfth and Eighth congressional dis
i tr,c,s, which are on the east side. north
md south OF Twenty-third street, and
embrace the Tenderloin and hotel Sec
I lions, know something about the town.
I made It point to talk politics with
4 every man I met, and being q mem
her Of the Republican organization OF
my assembly district and also frequent
" yigitlng the national Republican
headquarters. had peculiarly favorable
opportunities of observing the intensely
interesting political! battle which is
now being fought.
ut Is my judgment and my conclu-.
s!ons are largely based on inside infor-
nation which resolved at national Re-
publican headquarters, that the Demo-
4 cratic majority south Of the Bronx will
not certainly be over. $1,000. Mr.. Gro
ker's Atc-soaring figures ard claims
to the contrary. Notwithstanding. In
fact Mr.. Croker is prince OF buffers.
! His alleged heavy bets are simply part
OF the desperate game he is playing. He
4 is however, right up against the push.
Senator Plat. Col. ]. H. Marley. Sem
ator Scott and the other Republican
leaders can give him cards and spades
at his own game and beat him. and not
: only have the7 thus far forestalled the
Tammany saci=a in many Of his most
important plays on the political chess
board. but they have ag1in checkmated
4 and discounted him time and again.
! This fact llls New York Republicans
with unalloycd and uncomfortable Joy.
and Tammany's chief and the Demo-
cratic leaders at their national head
quarters with corresponding chagrin.
Large Majority for Mckinley.
/ "At this stage 1t is confidently be-
lleved by the Republican managers on
Mad!soa avenue that the upstate ma
jority will be at least 10000. and that
lMcKinley's majority In the state will
be from 5000 to 10000. The heavy In
* crease In registration in Republican
districts and failing OF in Democratic
adlstricts substantlates this Wow, The
Democrats stand no more chance OF
carrying my state than they do OF car
ryns Maine. These figures are exceed
ingly conservative. and II the tide of
Republican sentiment which begins to
flow strongly about the LIST Of October.
md which was running with Increased
and irresistible volume and force dur
ins the time I was In the state and
which It is believed will increase at a
corresponding high pressure and ratio.
the President majority Will be over
10000. In fact, Committeeman Gibbs
bet with National Committeeman Nor
man Mack. OF Buffalo, $500 even money
that the state would go over 100000 for
Mckinley, so you see my figures are
very conservative, as I am not permit
ting myself to be uwayed by sentiment
You see. there has been tremcn-
dous change OF sentiment in New York
City and state within the last fort
night. The astounding bluiIlns claims OF
Mr. Bryan and Chairman Jones as to
their ability to carry the state para
lyzed, as It were, New York Republic
cans for the moment because OF their
monumental cffrontery. When they re-
covered their breath they started in to
give the party for which Mr.. Bryan
stands as the supreme boss series after
series OF solar plcIus blows right where
1t lives. and by election day It will be
rs limp In my state as the proverbial
rag.
The Business Interests Solid.
II wish to lay particular stress upon
the strength OF the business movement
for Mckinley which is now In full swing
both In the city and In the state. The
business men constitute the backbone of
the Republican party In New York
state. 1t Is revelation to ride down
town In the Broadway cars and see the
countless huge American flags with the
words. Mckinley and Roosevelt In
laFge letters on the pole end OF the flag.
The regulation campaign banner has
Teen abandoned by the Republicans for
MS emblem, though It is still retained
oY The Democrats. and the only Demo-
c'auc banner saw In all this great
G!s'r!ct Is the one ut the head OF Wall
street and Broadway.
The meetings OF the Dry Goods Mems
Cub. n $50 broadway. are packed
daily. All the great industries. includ.
Ing the hardware, the jewelers.. paper
a"l associated trades. leather. oil. cloth
ing. cloaks and suits. tobacco and the
different exchanges are represented by
CLUBS. the membership OF which runs up
mo the thousands, respectively. The
onsineSs mcn's parade IN November .,
III which every marchcr. will carry
Small American flag, promises to be the
must siupendous outpouilus on any ono
particular day OF business men that the
great metropolis has ever seen. and they
are used to big paradcs up there. too. 1t
Is expected that over 10000 business
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