Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-25
But the Democrats Are Scarcely
Earnest in Doing So.
TREND Is TOWARD M'KINL
Crokers Novel Methods of Adver-
Using His Candidates.
VAST SUMS EXPEN D ED
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

Greater New York will be reduced by the
| vote of Brooklyn. While both parties are
claiming Kings county, and neither very
confidently, the stronger surface indications
| point to it's being carried for Mckinley by
| small majority. OF course there is no prob
ability Of McKinleys carrying it by such
| majority as he had in 1896 but there seems
as little probability of its swinging back to
| the normal democratic majority. 1t is con-
fessed by democrats who claim the county
that at this time there is evident lack
of enthusiasm. This they counting on
overcoming after Bryan makes his speech
| there. Their trouble, however, seems
| to lie even deeper than the disappointment
| felt in Brooklyn at the defeat of Coler for
| the nomination. for governor. There ap
| pears to be a deeply grounded antagonism
toward Bryan among the conservative peo-
! pie who largely compose the population of
| that borough of Greater New York. The
| lack of interest in the democratic canvass,
| which at this time seems ma anifeSt, renders
significant the increased registration in that
particular locality. An increased registra-
| ton where there is a recognized democratic
apathy bears d Significance not borne by
similar increases where there is activity in
| both parties. Mclaughlin and Van Wyck
who are the chief authorities of the demo-
Gratis on Brooklyn figures, insist that Bryan
will carry Kings county by several thou
sand, naming figures ranging from 5000 to
| 12,Goo. but it is evident that these assur-
of the ifs that even Croker makes use OF,
confesses uncertainty as to this borough.
Van Wycil is Confident.
| When Van Wyck visits the national head
| quarters here he brings fresh encourage
| ment to the democratic faithful, but it does
! not stick well after his departure. One of
| the best Informed democrats Brooklyn
matters told me today that it seemed to be
accepted among business men in that city
a a tnrgpnn,l h1 x nj
would give a majority for Mckinley. This
man is not supporter of Bryan, but is one
who is apt to form an impartial judgment
influenced only by his business surround
| ings He said that he did not think Nc
| kinley would get much of majority-in
| fact, he thought it might be very small, in
deed. but he would carry the county. There
appeared to be concurrence of purpose
! among the leading democrats in the COM
| munity to turn Bryan down account OF
| the manner in which he had snubbed the
! eastern leaders of the party al the kansas
! City convention, and among the Kings
! county people generally there was, he said,
much OF the New England sentiment, which
was antagonistic to BryanS general atti-
| tude on public questions. The fact that the
democrats expect to lose one or two con-
gressional districts in Brooklyn shows that
they recognize the existence of this senti-
ment there.
The theory upon which the democrats
explain their hopes of Bryans success in
this state and in several others is that there
is great undercurrent in favor of the
| democratic candidate that republican can
vases does not take account of. 1t is
claimed that their reports from various
sections bear out this theory. From nearly
every quarter it is claimed, they get re-
ports of men who intend to vote for Bryan
this year for the first time. These reports
and the fact that Bryan still draws crowds
when he talks furnish grounds for their en-
courasement. 1t is probable that many OF
the reports of gains for Bryan reliable,
but the trouble with the calculation appears
to be that changes the other way are not
taken into account. Democratic managers
declare to me that they get no reports OF
voters changing from Bryan to Mckinley.
While admitting that many former demo-
Gratis will vote the republican ticket this
year, they insist that these only sucn
as did not vote for Bryan in '36. The fact
that they get no reports of direct changes
in McKineys favor Indicates a lack of in
formation on their part rather than that
the changes are not occurring, for the re-
publican managers know of changes of this
character, not only from reports by their
canvasSers but through direct communica-
tions from democrats themselves.
Democrats Change to Mckinley.
Senator Scott says that they get many
communications from democrats who say
that they voted for Bryan in '96 and will
vote for Mckinley this time on account Of
the improvement of business conditions
under the present administration. The fact
that the republican managers do hear of
these changes, while the democrats insist
that they do not, may account in part for
the silent vote, which is so much 'in evil
dence and so much in doubt 1t is plain
that each party is more familiar with the
other party's losses than it is with it's own.
Mr.. Croker, who is spending good deal
of money in a way to attract attention to
his activity in the campaign has adopted
the most advanced business theory of abun-
dant advertising. Not only are the Bryan
banners in New York extremely numerous,
but elaborate and expensive, we'll Meth
DDS of advertising in vogue with venders of
proprietary articles of public want also
resorted to to fix attention upon the can
d!dates. The following appears in the pro-
gram of the knickerbocker Theater, where
Maude Adams appears in "L'Aiglon," with
youthful imperial ambition: ~
Page of the Program.
mo mlitarism, no trusts, no Imperialism.
Imperialism and miitarism menace liberty,
and make subjects, not citizens.
TRUSTS stife competition, raise the prices
of necessaries of life, and imperil the fu-
ture of the young man.
Sustain the. Declaration of Independence
by voting for:
President William Jennings Bryan.
"Vice President, Adlai E. Stevenson
Governor, John B. Stanchfield.
Lieutenant governor, William F. Mackey.
"State controller, e. S. Atwater.
Attorney general, Thomas f. Conway
Secretary of state, John T. Norton.
state treasurer, John B. Judson.
Estate engineer Russell R. Stuart
For justices of the supreme court, Ed
ward Patterson and P. Henry Dugro.
For judge Of the city court, Francis B. |
Delehanty.
"Our unholy war against the Filipinos /
cost the country $200,G00,0OO, and 5000 |
young American lives. |
I'VE want no colonies under the Ameri- |
can flag"
On other pages appear advertisements of |
hair OIL tooth powder, corsets, brands of |
whisky and other things usually found in |
theater programs.
A high green board fence surrounds the |
old reservoir on 42d street. where a library |
Is going to be built. This fence is being /
painted all over in the highest grade of /
sign painters art. at great expense, with
portraits of Bryan and Stevenson, illustra-
tions Of the terrible effect of trusts warn
ing the laboring men against the Hanna |
full dinner pail and the trusts tyranny |
and warnings to the population in general |
against imperialism and militarism. There
oil cans marked trust" sugar barrels
marked 'tfdst," milk cans and coal hods |.