The sun., 1902-10-17
REPUBLICANS GLAD, But FRET
coal STRIKE IS ENDED. REGIS
TRATION rs PRETTY room
And Erie Is Growlins About the Canal
Piank-Repubiican Campaisners IT'S.
Ing 20 Overcome the Apathy and
Oct the Vote Out How VIII Kings go:


Senator Pla,t bubbled with good humor
yesterday. He said the coal strike situ-
alton had materially benefited the Repub-
lican campaign in the State. The Sena-
tor and other Republicans received official
notice of the detection OF Rowland Blen-
nerhasset Mahany in Buffalo. Mr.. Mahany
was two terms Republican Congressman
and began public life when Mr.. Blaine was
Secretary of State for President Harrison
Mr.. Blaine selected Mr.. Mahany for South
American mission and seemed to like the
young man very much. But the Repub-
licaDs said yesterday that they were not
surprised at Mr., Mahany'. attitude, as
for several years he had been some what
dsgr,ntled
The detection of Mr. Mahanv follow cd
the bet of John " Scatchord. also of Blf-
faio. that Gov. Odell would lose in tho
presen, campaign. Mr.. Scstcherd has been
a member of the Republican State Com
mittee for a number Of years, and was the
Republican candidate for Mayor of Buff
falo several years ago, but met with defeat.
Since then he has believed hat the Re-
publican organization of Buffalo did not
give him i,s hear,iest support in that Mayor
atty fight.
Besides Mr.. Scacherd. other Republican.
III Erie county have not been in accord
with Gov. Odelr- canal policies during
the last year and a half. The canal plank
Of the Republican State Convention was
not, in the os' s'imston of Republicans from
the western part of the State and others
Interested in the canal business in the Mo-
hawk Valley and tho chanplain districts.
very pronounced in their behalf, and 80
II TcDnrtpI ypsfprdaN that tho
men do not feel very pleasant. notwith-
standing the fact that Gov. Odell AZ the
notification ceromones in the ENecui i've
chamber AZ Albany a littlo over week ago
spoke up for n stronger canal plank than
that which hnd been adopted a. Saratoga.
Any number of Republicans from the
upstate districts were in town and NJ
the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday II
was their testimony that very little interest
has been aroused III the campaign and
that some Republicans apparently intend
10 stay away from the polls. Chairman
Dunn and all of the calnpaigner- at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel are working day and
night to overcome this apa, hv not only
In the country districts but In Greater
New York. Col, Dunn L. very anxious
that the registration to-day and Tomorrow
shall be greatly improved all over the State.
" has been rather hard campaign TO get
started. Republicans say that the cam
paign has been overshadowed by the coal
strike. that now only two weeks remain
for the fight and in that time very much
| labor must be put in.
lake Tor irsta. 60 the registration il some
| Of the districts in New York and Kings
| counties. In some hailiwickS the Repub-
licans are 40 per cent behind IN the regis
t-ation, while the Democrats are only 20
| per cent. behind President Morris of the
| New York County Committee aud Lieut.
| Gov Woodruff Of the Kings county machine
| were az III, Fifth Avenue Yesterday discuss
| ing ways and means 10 pull up the registra-
| ton to-day and to-morrow. Col. Dunn was
| verv insistent that this should be dove.
All sorts Of opinions can he obtained
| az to the vote in New York county on cleo
tion day. II is better to take Republican
| opinion ON a subject Of this kind, because
| Republicans have no object in telling any
| thing but the truth Al this time. One Re-
publican said that the Democrats would
| carry the county bv 10000 TO 1900.
| Another Republican said that the Demo-
| Gratis would get IL by 200 and another
said that the Democrats would capture il
| by 5000 plurality. OF Kings county.
Gratis would capture !, by anywhere from
| I? 600 10 10000, bur Mr. Woodruff was dis
inclined TO accept these fguree He shook
his head and said: we are going to sur
prise the Democrats in Kings county"
Coler must now be considered the champion
straddler of the age. ! always knew him
to be a s'raddler and ! recall last year when
| he wanted TO he a candidate for Mayor of
Greater New York and would have ac-
| cepted either the Tammany nomination or
| the Fusionists' nomination. II was with
| Mr.. Coler then anything to get the nomina-
| tion for Mayor. He ~ straddlcd then and he
is straddling now on the Democratic coal
| plank
President, Morris Of the Republican County
| Committee said Mr.. Coler took plenty
| of time 10 figure out a straddle and then he
straddled as gracefully as he could Since