The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-04
Would Cause No Surprise,

] know that no human being can Tore
tell the result OF a national election. A
few months ago., though. 1t did look pos
slble to forctell the. election OF Mr.. Roose-
Welt. A month agx two weeks ago, ten
days ago, or even Ms, there were many
more chances favoring his election than
could be counted for Judge Parker.
It Is simply noting a development of the
campaign to assert that there Is now
grave doubt OF {; Republican victory In
this country this fall. Less than two
weeks ago the betting odds In this city
were as high as Ito In favor of Roose-f
Welt. To-day all the Parker money cam
not be covered at odds of 3h to l on
Roosevelt. "A large wager was made to-
day that the betting would be az to In
favor OF Roosevelt before Monday night,
Still, I cannot predict the election Of
Judge Parker. But IL the people should
wake on next "Wednesday morning and
slearnthat the lawyer dnd Judge instead of
the cowboy and Rough Rider would oc-.
clpy the White House for four years
from next March. should not be sur
prised IN the slightest degree.
Makes. Them Hopeful.
The large crowds which greeted Judge
Parker in Connecticut to-day and their
enthusiasm were chief topics at Demo-
cratic national headquarters The nomi-
nee demonstrates every time he appears
before an audience that he'll capable Of
delivering as hard blows as any man
who had appeared on the hustings In
& long period. There Is no room to doubt
that he has already made thousands of
votes for the Democratic national ticket
Democrats atqheadquarters were greatly
Interested to-day in the statement made
in Golfers Weekly that Mr.. Roosevelt
was taking a hand in the Missouri cam
:paign and endeavoring to compass the
defeat Of Folk, the Democratic guber-t
Material nominee. @ l5f
Must be True.
Republicans outside of Missouri have
been proclaiming that Mr.. Roosevelt
wanted to see Folk elected. because he
had been Instrumental In unearthing so
,nuc Interruption in the Missouri State
government. 1t has even been asserted
that the President desired the Republi-
cans to endorse Folks candidacy. Folk
was the guestsof the President at lunch
con in the White House not long ago.
Golfers is uncompromising in its sup!
port Of Mr.. Roosevelt, SO that the as
sertion that he is against the Missouri
candidate, who stands for law, honesty
and decency, may be regarded as true.
History Sometimes Repeats.
"a st. Louis Republican, whom met
while en- route to this city from Wash
ington yesterday said that many Repub-
licans OF Missouri would vote for Roose-
welt and Folk. remarking incidentally
that Mr.. Roosevelt wanted to see Folk
elected. when these Missouri Republic
cans, who will vote for Folk learn that
their national candidate-the great apos-
tie OF .decency' and civic righteous
ness" Is working to accomplish the de-
feat Of a. man, who has made the most
courageous fight against official corrup-
ton that has been made in this country
since the overthrow of the Tweed ring In
this city, thirty years ago. It is hard
to see how they can keep from voting
for Parker. Twenty years ago tomorrow
night. almost to a day, Grover. Cleve-
land, then candidate for the presidency,
addressed a great mass meeting in New
ark. The tremendous outpouring Of the
voters and their enthusiasm, convinced
the Democrats that 3& the Republicans
would lose the electoral vote of the
State, New Jersey went Democratic.
Mr.. Cleveland is to speak in Newark to-
morrow night. Democrats and others
are wondering If history will repeat It
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