The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-28
Especial to Courier JournalD

New York October 76--The trouble with a
democratic newspaper OF late years has been
that no matter how rosy conditions looked for
his party during the campaign, the elections have
always resulted in republican victories, Frequent
and regular knockdowns have tendency to take
the courage out of the most enthusiastic political
fighter. Now, if the democrats as party had
won victory in the past ten years news
paper man might have great hopes this year,
but they haven't This is the rub. A CORE
spondent who tries his level best TO get at the
facts as to the political situation should not be
alarmed il the thing does not 80 the way he
says it will
Now, il the democrats here and throughout
the country had not been playing in such mean
luck for the last ten years, | would have no
hestaney in predicting the election of Mr.. Coler,
the democratic candidate for governor. The
conditions certainly in his favor, and it looks
like he had mighty good chance to win, not
withstanding the tremendous odds against him,
but | am afraid to say so, for the reason ad-
vanced in the foregoing that the democrats have
been playing in such hard luck for so long
time that it is almost hopeless to predict
change.
a republican organ this afternoon prints the
following
After the week or more Of careful and con-
sentative figuring on thorough canvasses through
out the State, the republican campaign man
ayers came to the conclusion today that odsil
would win by a majority Of not less than that
given Roosevelt in 1893. Both below and above
the Harlem river they have reason to believe
the conditions are favorable, if not much more
So to republican victory they were one week
before election four years ago. The Roosevelt
campaign is believed to be the only fair basis
for comparison this year"
Colonel Dunn. the republican State chairman,
made it very plain that his figuring could not by
any chance be twisted into democratic victory
will the odel majority this year be up to
that of Roosevelt in 1882 he was asked.
AT this moment, l can not ses how it can
tail TO equal it, responded Colonel Dunn, de-
berately
Workers at republican State headquarters who
have been in close touch with the deliberations
OF the State leaders, OF which the statement of
Colonel Dunn is the outcome, were inclined TO
be even more optimistic than the State chair
man. They we're morally certain that in this citv
the democrats could not by any chance approach
or equal the big majority of Van Wyck below the
hsrlem river m 1903, and we're perhaps even
more certain that the big upstate majority of
Roosevelt IN that year would be equaled If not
exceeded, by Odell.
II the above prediction proves true the demo-
Gratis would not be IN it. but from all the infor
nation that obtain it will fall far gbors
OF the actual result There is absolutely no ;s
sue mere 10 arouse the voters in the interior If
the State to cast large enough vote 10 over
come the democratic vote to the extent of 10,
ooo nor do / believe that the renublicsrs ~
peet anything of this kind
Governor Odell and his party have received
positive assurance from the local leaders i, ~.
eiues which he has thus far visited h his tour
that conditions are favorable for republ;esn
victory and yet despite these assurances tb.r.
has come to them information which rn,.t ~
somewhat disturbing TO their confidence
In syracuse they learned the details &c 81.
great republican bolt against the non,r,.;s.. '-s ~
mr: Dawes for supreme court in the Fif,h l.;
aieiai district. In Auburn thew Iearnsd ~,
ne fepuoneans were badly split over the mavor.
atty and IN Rochester they heard eontr,,ed ~.
statement that the democrats Of tba, cit, sne
'9getner again for the FIRST time since no,
inc republican dsafection over the no,,;,,
ton OF Mr. Davies in the Fifth ;,d;c;ai Sil.i
- CONSIDERED 50 serious that the renpbl;car S,a,
organization IS hardly lifting hand Co. NJ N.
bsVies tor fear OF the harm 4 m;gh, a. -
o,ae ticket II IS said that in Jefferson Court,
Mhere tne bolt has assumed the most formidsbis
- the county organization has informed
'He s'ale organization that il must keen 49,
o. inc nEht or else the nominees on ,hs Co.
ucket VIII be futhlcssly cut. N'a'e
~ auburn the republicans nomin,,.a r.
mayer William B Barnes. = pror,,..,,. 80 Tor
soI. me nomination was not ssns,ol,v si.;.
'.S'''s " Republicans and convention o. 81,