Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-08

'"N'S - any ahNietN dt HtauVuhrters
concerning the outcome next Novem.
ber. The Republican managers are
not disturbed by allegedly inspired
announcements from Washington that
the Democrats consider their chances
OF carrying New York state for Par
! ker are as good as three to two be.
cause conservative men OF the prop
erty-owning class have been impressed
| by the argument that Mr.. Roosevelt
is unsafe and will expend money and
influence to compass his defeat.
Talk of this sort was heavily dis
counted six weeks ago. Every new
day of the campaign helps to explode
the fallacy of "unsafeness". The at
tempt to make Mr. Roosevelt's tenn
perament an issue is welcomed by the
Eastern Republican orators and Jour
nalists and efforts to divide the elec.
tors upon the issue of the judicial yer.
sus the military spirit cause Mr.. Cor
telyou more amusement than alarm.
| In Republican circles of the rank
and file there is quite determine.
ton that Mr., Roosevelt shall be the
winner. This is very noticeable
among younger voters. Seth Low
says The campaign will he not a
walkover but runover. and the ESQ
pus statesman will be the victim"
| The Republican organization, ma
| tional and state. Is concededly an i'm
provement of any previous showing
at similar stage MIR. Cortelyou is
vindicatlng the faith reposed in him
by the President and the party leaders
The whole national committee and the
entire stan of assistants are working
In unison. There is no vain boasting
there is no lethargy; while among the
| Democrats all is not well At points
of utmost danger TO Parker his lieu
tenants are quarrelng fiercely or
maintaining n semblance of accord
that breeds Ill for his canvass. The
appointment of Victor j Bowling. of
Tammany Han, conndant of Charles
F Murphy. to manage Parker's cam
| paign in the metropolis, led the mogul
OF the organization to promise Tam
many's full support. but the end of the
Nurphy-McCarren fight is not yet. No
one knows how the underground hos.
unity of the two men may effect the
outcome, but their feud Is standing
menace to Parker.
Even worse from the viewpoint of
decent Democrats Is the recrudes-
nence of Crooked Dave" UnmIstak-
ably he is the real head OF the Parker
campaign. and the New York World
cries out again at his famous blund-
ertng," Hllrs pronouncement concern.
ing his political future-his swan song
before he dies--is regarded as rank
PecksnlfIlanlsm.
AS Mr.. Cortelyou appralses the
states, New York will go for Roose.
welt and Fairbank by nothing less
than $4,000 votes Illinois and Wiscop-
sin are regarded by Mr.. Cortelyou as
well inland and not calling for spec
lal assistance from the exchequer of
the national committee New Jersey
once classed as doubtful. has gone in
TO the list of the probably safe. In
states normally Republican, like Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Massa-
1husetts, the national committee will
not eXpend dollar.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Sept. G.
Chairman Cortelyou left town early
oday after promising correspondents
he would have something important
10 say. Attorney Cereal Moody,
5isitor, believes Vermont will be
twenty-five thousand Republican to-
lay.
CHEYENNE. Wyn.. Sept. 6.-Judge
Kelsey, district Judge OF Chase coun-
~, Nebraska was arrested here on
he charge of abduction In the elop-
nent of Maud Miller and f. b. Mar.
in, of Colorado. has been released
md the Nebraska authorities have
lropped the case.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-While on his
way from Columbus Ohio to the Past
'ur institute here, Albert Strickland,
lged five, died on the train with con
1ulsions from hydrophobla His IA
her was with him.
Strickland was bitten nine weeks
,go by tramp dog which was killed.
fhe lad become III Thursday. A ply
Sician was called Sunday, but the dis
'ase was in an advanced stage then.
WASHINGTON Sept. 3,-The Amer
can Minister TO Panama, John Barrett
has just made special report to the
tate department relative TO the con.
litions on the Isthmus. as effected by
he building of the canal. He says
Panama is not an Eldorado. and that
americans expecting employment
should not go down there. for there Is
nothing doing for anybody but labor
srs and only the negroes can stand
the climate. The cost of living he
says has Increased three hundred per
'ent in six months. He says there are
openings for merchants and oone for
clerks.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y, Sept. G.
After consultation with the President
today Secretary Loeb gave out
typewriter statement denying a story
printed in the New York World today
10 the effect that J. Pierpont Morgan
had recently held conferences with
Mr. Roosevelt concerning the cam.
paign. 1t Is remarkable for the extra.
ordinary emphatic language employed
o convey the Presidents denial of the
story. 1t Is as follows: