The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-02
NEW YORK STATE VERY MUCH IN DOUBT;
+ REPUBLICANS DO NOT CONCEAL FEARS.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
SEew York. Nov. bird s. Coler will
carry the city by u2.Ooo plurality" says
SSharles r. Murphy, leader of Tammany
sFsll
Benjamin 3. Odell. Jr., will carry the
State by $500 says Colonel George W.
Dunn chairman of the Republican State
Committee.
These are the claims of professional poll
ticians, given out as the polls are about to
open for what promises to be the most
closely contested election that has ever
taken place in the Empire State.
Some enthusiastic Democrats claim that
this Is to be regular old-time Cleveland
year, and that Coler will roll up vote ap-
proaching that of 1852, when Cleveland car
f4ed the State by the unprecedented plural
itY Of 192. .Sa over Foger.
xWhat seems like a fair comparison would
~ the campaign of 1895. when Augustus
Van Wyck was defeated by Theodore
Roosevelt by the narrow margin of 1856
votes. Colonel Roosevelt had just arrived
from Cuba, and, with all the glamour OF
war and return of a victorious soldier to
his home State. made a spectacular cam
psign. aided by a delegation of Rough
Riders. yet his elect.on was by the small
est margin given any candidate. with one
exception, in thirty years.
In that contest Van Wyck carried Greater
New York by 1880 votes. Roosevelt car
ried the State north Of the Bronx by l02, ,3l6
;sud 1t is in this territory that Odell hopes
fe secure a plurality of at least 115.000.
TRAITORS IN BOTH PARTIES"
Republican, known throughout the
country for his sound reasoning, and who
is high in the councils of his party, but
does not and never has, held office. on con-
dition that his name be not mentioned.
made this statement to The Republic:
Il feel confident that Odell viii be elected,
but not by the plurality claimed by Co:onel
Dunn. II he gets 1900. 1t will be all We can
hope for"
Asked why he figured SO closely, the gem
tleman referred to replied:
Each party has traitors in its own camp.
senator Platt is Jealous Of odelI, and the
Democratic leaders fear Murphy. Plat
knows that IL Odell should carry the State
by large majority. he would become q
rival for State leader. and to eliminate
him Platt sought to cut down the vote to
barely enough to carry the ticket through.
oas Wednesday last he realized that he had;
carried matters too far: that the State was
slipping away from him. Since then he has
been working strenuously to undo the dam
age wrought Whether he will be success
ful remairs to be seen. We hope ne will
he. but are not overconfdent.
Zone thing Is certain, and that is IL the
Democrats had nominated Judge Parker
there would be absolutely no hope for the
Republican ticket. But Coler is not as strong
a man. and this is grain of comfort SEN
ator Platt realizes now that he has jeop-
hedized the ticket, and is leaving nothing
lindone to recover the lost ground.
s't.Almost similar condition corfronts the
Democracy. The leaders fear that II Coler
carries Greater New York by a vote heavy
enough 90 overcome the Republican up-
state plurality. It will intrench Murphy, the
Tammany leader. who will naturally claim
credit for le victory. Murphy has many
enemies 30 side and outside of Tam.
many u are willing to sacrifice
Geler H.. -ng. the power of Murphy
can be hey see in him another
Hichard once his star Is in the as
;cendency.'
BATTLE ROYAL AHEAD.
n This Is the sentiment of a conservative