The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17

That the press of the country, with
out regard to politics, has been pro-
foundly impressed by.t the circumstances
of Judge Parker's nomination to the
presidency and the message he sent
to the convention that nominated him
has been shown by the comment in
-dulged by the great papers of the
United States during the past week.
There has been an instantaneous and
complete lineup of the influential
Democratic and independent dailies for
Parker. Every shade of opinion is re-
fiected in the newspapers that have
been compelled to the support of the
man who had the courage to refuse
presidential nomination if it involved
the violation of his personal convic-
tions. From the Hearst newspapers on
the one extreme to the conservative
Brooklyn Eagle at the other the Dem
ocratic and independent Democratic
press is for Parker.
The following excerpts from the edi-
torial columns of representative news
papers show the high regard the can
d1date has won for himself by his his
toric message and impressive person
ality:
Uneasiness over the political outlook
Is being displayed by the Republicans
1t is the first scare they have had, and
1t is a big one.
President Roosevelt and his campaign
managers admit the changed conditions
existing in the national campaign since
saturday, when Judge Parker sent his
now. famous gold telegram to the Dem
ocratic convention at St Louis and
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the president. Senator Fairbanks
George b. Cortelyou, chairman of the
national committee; C. N.Bliss. treas
urer of the national committee and
others of prominence during the last
rev days are frank recognition of the
probability that instead of having a
Walkover they may have a desperate
fight.
Senator Fairbanks is to have COM
plete charge of his campaign in In
diana, and he hurried home yester-
day for the purpose of giving the per-
sonal attention which is required by
these changed conditions. Mr.. Cortel-
you also left Oyster Bay and came
10 this city, where a meeting had been
arranged between himself, Gov B. B.
Odell Jr., William Barnes, chairman of
the Republican state executive COM
mittee, and w. L. Ward, the new
member of the national committee for
this state. There will be more con-
ferences between Gov Odell and his
lieutenants and Mr.. Cortelyou.
1t will interest many to know that
there had been a plan that Mr.. Cor
telyou should not consult with Gov
Odell about this state for at least
month yet. Mr.. Cortelyou felt that
the governor was amply able to handle
conditions here, and he did not want
TO appear anxious about the state
The president had been feeling really
conndent of carrying New York, but
Judge Parker's action has given the
Eastern Democrats such encourage
'ment that the Republicans are going
ato, take nothing for granted, and both
anxious to get together.
Gov. Odell has already gone to work
on his New York task, which is to car
ry the state not only for the national
ticket, but for an organization candi-
date for governor. The Republican
leaders make no secret of their fear
that since Judge Parker took the bit
save even the legislature out of the
wreck that is predicted for the state
machinery in November.
Ihe governor yesterday began max
Ing plans for his demands on the va.
rlous county leaders in the state He
has been carefully over the Brooklyn
situation by election districts. Kings
difficult counties in the state, especial
ly since its big vote against Odell in
1SO2, and its equally heavy vote for
Mcclellan last fall, even in the face
OF the open opposition of Hugh Nc
Laughlin. The governor has made an
estimate by election districts of the
Republican vote which each must pro-
duce in order to elect a Republican
governor and give the electoral vote
to Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
There has been an entirely new
alignment of the states since Judge
Parker leaped to the front as a popu-
lar and positive figure. This was dis +.
cussed at length during the confer
ences which the president had at
Sycamore Hill.
After the Democrats left gold out of
the platform the Republican leaders
felt confident that they could safely
count on 304 votes in the electoral col
lege. There are 476 members of the
electoral college, and the candidate
that wins must have at least 239. The
Republicans conceded to their oppo-
nents who had lodged the question of
sound money only the solid South and
possibly Wisconsin and Maryland. They
coolly appropriated all the rest, to-
wit: California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware Idaho, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts
Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Ne
braska, Nevada, New York. New Jer-
.sey. New Hampshire Ohio, Oregon,
PENNSYLVANIA, Rhode Island, South Da-
kota, North Dakota, Utah, Vermont,
Wyoming, Washington and West Viz
ginia. These states would give the
Republicans a majority in the electoral
college of SIS.
But now Democratic courage takes
the place of despair in several of the
states which the Republicans had ap-
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.all along the line. The president is
nightly interested in the effect of the
gold stand of Judge Parker in the
states of New York, New Jersey, Con-
necticut, Indiana and. Illinois, He Is
also interested in the effect of the NOM
ination of Henry G. Davis in West vir-