The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

"NAN A@-Nt ~ ~ GoAsNAA
New York. Oct. 2s.-There Is apparently
but little Republican disanectIon ~throushoui
the State. so far as Governor Odell Is con
cerned. The Republicans are united and
the troubles that existed in half a dozen
.locRlities at the opening. OF the campaign
a week ago have elthPrsbesu adt1sted OF
are IN process Of adjustment.
To put the situation briefly. unless tbs
farmers should absolutely refuse TO vote on
election day. and unless cities Ike Buffalo,
Rochester. Syracuse. Utica. Albany and
Troy should furnish an almost Sold Labor
vote against the Republican ticket, Odeil
should be able to come ito the Harlem
bridge with a plurality approNimatiug
1900 This would mean that in order 10
win Coler would have TO poll enoug votes
in the city OF Greater New York 10 over
CONE that plurality. That is the situation
In q nutshell.
BegInning al Erie County. the Demo-
Gratis hope to make large gains In the city
OF Buffalo. This county was carried BY Nc
Kinley in 1900 by about S,oo plurality. There
nave been local dissensions in both parties,
and while the Republicans expect to cauy
the county by a majority Of several thou
county TO Coler by $500. Van Wyck car
RED IL in 1895 by 2-242. The defeat OF the
constitutional amendment providing for tbs
enlargement OF the Erie Cana by The Re
publican Legislature last spring. the coal
strike and the consequent coal famine IN
the cities. the abolition OF the local state
Hospital Board and the diversion OF excise
moneys for State expenses have added 20
Democratic strength. on the other hand.
the low SAdNE NaN Is EUllE 10 neln O1Ell IN
all the country districts. and the fact that
practically nobody Is out OF work win tend
20 onset gains the Democrats expect 20 re-
esive. and there VIII be a very large vote
for Odel amonk the farmers OF Erie
County.
In Monroe County. in which the city Of
Rochester Is situated. 4 very lively Interest
is being taken by the voters. The Republic
an organization Is now united. TIT organi-
zation Of Republicans aud the ant.ma-
chine Republicans are apparently wing
with each other In their efforts 20 see which
VIII do the most work II was largely
through the efforts OF George W. Aldrfdse
that the city OF Rochester came within less
than 30 Of as many voters as IL had n year
ago. when there was n red-hot mayoralty
what complicated by the appearance Of
former Mayor Warner as an independent
and Democratic candidate for the Senate.
All the rural counties in the western end
Of the State ere confident OF giving the u.s.
ual Republican msioTities. In some In
stances the matorities OF former years will
De increased; IN others they will be slightly
lowered. and II appears to be a safe pre-
dictiOn that IN this end OF the State the In
dinerence OF the farmers will be Overcome
by the efforts OF the Republican county
MANAGERS and by Indignation at the attacks
Of Hill on Odell and that they VIII come TO
the polls on election day.
Unless there Is an upheaval akin TO that
which made Grover Cleveland Governor 10
lS2 and carried the State for him In Nz
twenty-five Representatives and the Demo-
Gratis twelve. II Mr. Coler should carry
Greater New York by a majority similar 10
thst which Mr.. Cleveland received in 1sz-
about rl.0W In what afterwards became the
greater lty-the Republicans viii probably
elect twenty Representatives in the State.
OF the congressional vote give the
Democrats four IN Brooklyn and the Re
publicans three. In New York County,
which has eleven Representatives, the Re
puhllcans. unleS9ir. Coler's vote goes be-
rond al bounds. viii elect three-MessrS
Perry. Douglas and Andrews
North OF the city line. beginning with the
Nineteenth District. the Republicans will
have an unhroken succession OF victories
throughout the State until the TnIrtv-ffth
District. which Is a part of Erie County. Is
reached There Mr.. Farquhar. the Repuh-
iacan candidate. VIII be defeated by VIII
linn H Ryan. the present Representative.
AessrS Alexander and Xreeiand VIII be
elected in the Thirty-Sxth and Thirty-sev-
-enth districts.