The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-25
Confident OF Success in New
York and Maryland. and
Expect 10 Win in Ohio
and Massachusetts.
May Beat Hanna
in Race for the
United States
Senate.
The Times-Dispatch Bureau.
No. 14l7 G Street, n. W.,

Washington, p. c., Oct. "a.
Democrats at the national capital be-
lleve that the State elections on Novem-
Der Sd will be more cling to the
party generally than any since 1892, the
year In which Grover Cleveland Was elect
ed to the presidency for second term.
The Democrats are absolutely confident
of electing George B. Mcclellan to the
mayoralty OF New York by a large ma
jority. They believe that Hon. Edwin
Warfield will be elected Governor Of
Maryland by small majority. Republl-
cans themselves concedc that the Mary
land Legislature will be Democratic by
fe majority.
Two we'll informed Ohoans. one from
Columbus, and one from the extreme
western portion OF the State, have told
me within the past week that while Tom
johnson, the Democratic candidate for
the governorship, would be defeated by
Colonel Myron T. Herrick. there were
grave doubts as to teh complexion OF the
legislature. One Of them-both are Re-
publicans-went so far as to say the
chances were that ajorlty OF the Leg
islature would be Democratic. Thiss would
mean that Clark, a Democrat, would sue
coed Senator Hanna in the United States
Senate A Cincinnati man said here last
night that the railroads In Ohio were
greatly wrought up at the prospect or
Senator Hanna's being defeated. Perhaps
the people Of Ohio think that with Colo
mel Herrick, bank president and rail-
road mngnate. In the gubernatorial office,
~trr1,k ~ al nNH
the common run of the people OF the
State to have u representative IN the
United States Senate
IN MASSACHUSETTS
It is said that affairs in Massachusetts
are in far worse shape for the Republi.
cans than was thought two weeks ago
Ex-Governor Crane had lengthy con-
ference with President Roosevelt at the
White House this week. The nature of The
conversation is not known, OF course, but
soon after Governor Crane went home 1t
was announced that Secretary Moody
would take part in the Massachuscr's
campaign, and there came from low the
announcement that nearly all tho dates
made by Secretary Shaw for speeches In
that State had been Cancelled, owing TO mis-
determination to devote such large por-
ton of his time to the Massachusetts
campaign.
The campaign In the Bay State is said
to be the warmest known IN many years.
Nearly every man In tho State of any
note as campaign speaker has gone on
the stump. Your Uncle George Frlsble
Hoar Is prominent exception, All urg-
ings to lift UP his voice In behalf OF the
Republican nominees have failed Sena-
tor Hoar nearly broke with his party
when the imperialistic policy of the Re
DubliCanS was announced.
The bloody shirt, moth eaten and musty,
has been dragged forth In Massachusetts,
and is futtering bravely at the van of
the Republican column. 1t was recently
discovered that Hon. Ezekiel NJ. Ezekiel,
the Democratic nominee to the office OF
Secretary of State, was Southern man
and Confederate veteran. When the
war ended he went North and entered
business In the State OF Massachusetts,.
He has prospered, and is now man OF
considerable wealth and influence, But
his defeat Is now admitted as being al
most a certainty. Massachusetts was per-
fectly willing to have the South ruled by
carpetbaggcrs from the North as soon
as the war ended, hut thrty-eight years
afterwards Is unwilling to have an ex-
Confederate llling one single Bay State
Office. greatly surprised Il Northern
nan last night by telling him that one
OF the hest municipal offices In Richmond,
the capital of the Confederacy. was filled
by man from the North and probably
a veteran Of the Union army There was
considerable talk Of making General Nell
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