New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-13
ROOSEVELT SURE-PAYNE.
Money Issue Not Eliminated by
EIeUenth Hour Telegram, He Says.
EFFECT ON WESTERN STATES.

Postmaster General Henry c. Payne was at
the Waldorf yesterday. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Payne and they start to-day for two
weeks vacation in New England. Most OF nv
time" said Mr.. Payne, will be spent on the
water. where I always get the largest meas
ure OF recuperation."
Speaking Of political conditions and the Re
publican outlook Mr.. Payne said: The exhibit
ton given in the convention at St Louis DEM
onstrated the disorganzed condition of the Dem
ocratic party. OF course, the eleventh hour
declaration of the Presidential candidate will APP
peal to a certain element of the party that would
have been disgruntled by the elimination Of the
gold plank, but it places safely in the Repub-
lican column every State west of the Allegheny
Mountains OF course. the Democrats will put
up a semblance of fight in that section but
the electoral votes are lost to them, and the
leaders will concede the fact among them
selves. Judge Parkers pronounCement will
transfer the principal activities of the campaign
to NeW-YOrk and the States that affected
by the same conditions such w-Jersey.
Rhode Island and Connecticut Conceding to
Judge Parker. however. everything claimed for
him on personal grounds by his most devoted
partisans. and the fact is irrefutabe that if he
were elected he would be handicapped the
leader of party that has made record on the
the free silver heresy has not yet been uprooted
recanted by majority of the party is at
tested by the vote of 81 to Il in the committee
on resolutions at St Louis. by which the gold
plank eliminated from the platform 1t is
rather inconsistent after such contest to assert
that the financial issue has been entirely elm
mated.
The tariff question Is certain to be an impor-
tant issue in the campaign. The Democratic
party is committed, should 1t come into power
a radical revision of the schedules. and l ex-
pect TO see the manufacturing interests OF the
country more thoroughly aroused than they were
in 1900.
7 have no misgivngs as to the ultimate re-
suit of the campaign. The unprecedented pref
erence in the selection OF a candidate for the
second place on the Democratic ticket OF a man
who has passed fourscore was dictated by
political expediency Ex-senator Davis is an
estimable gentleman but II would seem rather
unkind lure him from his self-sought retire
ment after twenty years, and TO impose the
actions of the campaign, to say nothing OF the
responsibilities that success would bring to him
His nomination was not the result OF any de-
liberation on the part of the convention. but the
act of a few of the leaders who believed that
his nomination would make IL possible to carry
West Virginia, and make Maryland more Ger
tainly Democratic, If that would be possible
uilieI the COIOllIONS lIdL no" OBTAIN MI DdNlS
has extensive interests in both West Virginia
and Maryland and being a man of large wealth
his availability as a candidate who would
strengthen the ticket and who could contribute
material assistance TO the campaign. doubtless
Influenced the leaders in his favor
Under the most favorable conditions I fail.
however, To see any hope for the success of the
Democratic ticket. Claiming only the States that
are certainly safely Republican. and conceding
to the Democrats every State they may fairly
claim, the totalling of electoral votes assures
the election OF Roosevelt and Fairbanks. There
is rational grouping Of the electoral vote that
makes any other result possible"
Replying to a question Mr. Payne said: while
do not expect TO be at either the New-York or
Chicago headquarters, l shall take q deep inter
est in the campaign and shall do all | by
participation in its activities to make certain
the success of the Republican ticket"