Evening star., 1900-10-05
Democrats in New York Are Making
a Great Show.
LITTLE REAL WORK BEING DONE
All Their Money Being Spent
Around Headquarters.
BOY ORATORS EMPLOY ED
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


NEW YORK October 4, 1900.
There is one peculiar thing about the cam
paign here In New York. The democrats
claim that there is not the slightest trace
of general apathy on that side of the
political fence. They claim that the voters
are all in line for Bryan and for Stanch-
field, the democratic candidate for govern
or of the state of New York They inti-
mate that they expect to carry the state by
q large-sized, old-time, old-fashioned demo-
cratic majority To this end the city has
been covered with Bryan banners frcm end
to end. 1t is probable that there are more
Bryan banners flying in the city and
stretched across Broadway than McKin-
ley banners. And this. too, in a town
where four years ago the only large-szed
Bryan banners were in front of Tammany
Hall and the Bartholdi Hotel, the head
quarters of William P ST. John, the de-
posed Mercantile National Bank president.
whose voice like that of one crying in
the wilderness.
Instead of the great gold-standard pa
rade on Broadway of four years ago the
republicans are holding rallies in the differ
ent election districts. That great gold
standard parade, in which hundred thou
sand men marched from early in the morn
ing until late at night, undoubtedly had
great deal to do with turning the tide in
favor of Mckinley four years ago. The re-
pUDlcdDS explain TIE IdliuIt 10 uupllcSttt
this success of four years ago by the as
sertion that they are sure of New York. and
that they prefer to concentrate their ener-
gies in the west. Yet it was this gold
standard parade that convinced the demo-
Gratis of the impossibility of electing Bryan.
Od-time democrats shed tears or gnashed
their teeth in rage when they saw Tam
many Hall leaders and grand sachems from
Recorder Smyth down marching In this pa
rade under the stars and stripes and wear
ing badges of gold.
Today these same Tammany Hall leaders
are supporting Bryan and Stevenson and
shouting against imperialism" and trusts
just as though there was no reference to
16 to l in the Kansas City platform and
Just as though Olney or Whitney had been
named as the standard bearer instead of
Bry an.
Largely "a Matter of Bluff.
The campaign of the democrats here in
New York is nevertheless largely a matter
of bluff and buster. Outside of banners
and badges and fireworks no real work is
being accomplished for Bryan in this state.
1t is the knowledge of this fact that has
made Hanna of the national committee and
OdeT the republican candidate for gov
error and chairman of the state committee,
50 cocksure of their position in this state.
The democratic campaign is superficial and
snowy nothing more, nothing less Even
the men in charge of Bryan's canvass have
not the slightest hope that he will win in
the state and nation. This Will explain
why there is no apprehension in republican
circles over the fact that the party up TO
this time has had rallies similar to the
gold-standard parade of four years ago.
The men in control of the republican cam
paign know that not pound of literature Is
being purchased or sent out from the head
quarters of the national or state democracy
here in this city. They know that though
ex-Gov. Stone and Representative Richard
son of Tennessee are keeping up magnifi-
cen+ headquarters at the Hoffman House
this is all in the nature of gigantic bluH
They are well aware of the fact that
Chairman Campbell of the state democratic
committee is going from democrat to demo-
crat inploring them to give up 500 apiece
and telling them. what Is undoubtedly true,
that he has not even money to pay for
postage TO democrats up the state. one
democrat TO whom he appealed the other
day was unkind enough to suggest that II
might be a good idea to blow in little
money now expended In maintaining the
Hoffman House headquarters on campaign
literature and postage.
One fact alone that will show the bluff"
character of the campaign now being con-
Quoted by Stone and Richardson is the fact
that all of the assignments for campaign
speakers are made through the national
headquarters at Chicago. Four years ago
when the democrats were conducting a
campaign far more substantial, though less
shCwy. they had headquarters for speak
ers here in the east, and their campaign
orators, though volunteers, really did some
good work for the cause of Bryan and 16
to l. This year nothing of the sort can be
secured this side of Chicago. What money
is in the possession of the national COM
mittee to be used for expenses for speakers
is being expended in special trains for high
priced men like Bryan and Bourke Cochran.
The little fellows cannot even get money Tor
their expenses, and they lack the fire and
the enthusiasm of four years ago, when
they supposed that they had driven men
like Hill and Olney out of the democratic
party for all time to come
Bryan's Expected Visit.
In few days now that Bryan IS headed
toward the ''enemy's country" will be en-
acted the last chapter of this bluff cam
paign. Bryan will be given a reception that
will eclipse his wild reception of four years
ago 1t will be the noisiest and in some
respects the most impressive demonstra
ton ever witnessed in a popular election.
Those who are best informed say that a
hundred thousand bowling, shouting Tam
manyites will surround Madison Square
Garden the night when Bryan speaks
here. Arrangements have already been
made for immense overflow meetings. at
which II is expected that Bryan will ex-
hibit himself to the great unwashed. 1t
need not surprise any one If the crowds
that will throng the streets that night,
provided the evening is al all pleasant will
number nearer a quarter of a million than
a hundred thousand.
But after IL is all over. after the shout
ing has died away-after Bryan has COM
menced a swing around the circle in COM
pany with the golden rule socialist, Mayor
Jones OF Ohio-practical politicians will re-
member that II is impossible to reap where
there has been no sowing, and that no syS-
tematic work has been done anywhere in
the state; that literature has been cir
cuIated; that the democrats have held and
will hold far less number of rallies than
four years ago, and that the entire Bryan
ite campaign in the nation is one of wind
Tammany claims to have mapped out a
big plan OF campaign to follow the Bryan
meeting, to continue every night until cleo
ton day in every part OF the city. The
present quiet is to be followed by a great
deal of noise, fireworks, fash lights and
display Of banners. On every street corner
in every available hail. the Bryan orators
are TO spout. CrOker's idea of young men
In politics is to be carried out by the en-
ployment OF boys speakers. They can
not vote themselves. but they will give their
reasons why those who have votes should
cast them for Bryan. In one assembly dis
trict the fifteenth, corps of boy orators
is already ir training, talking nightly to
amused audiences. The kindergarten fea-
ture will not be the only one, however.
Bryan's face and epigrams from Bryan's
speeches will be displayed at night on can
vaSea by the stereODticon method on everv