The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-08
New York His by Seven
ty-five thousand.
A WHIRLWIND FINISH
No More Dramatic Close to an Election
Has Been Seen Than This With
Its Startling Exchange Of
Charges Between Presi-
dental Candidates.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Nov with sensa-
tlonal and dramatic exchange oil
charges and replies between the candi-
dates one of the most remarkable
presidential campaigns of recent times
was practically brought to a close TO-
night II was not expected that much
more Of Importance will take place
before the election, though few be-
lated meetings will be held and some
statements and claims may be issued.
The whirlwind finish 'predicte9 :"o
months ago has been realized. The
unusual features of the candidate at
lacking his opponent in office and
forcing him into making direct reply
followed by Il rejonder from the can
didate is a novelty and furnished the
main topic OF conversation where poi
tiles was discussed today.
Got the Ginger They Asked For.
Judge Parker upon the public pat
form marked an epoch in the polltlcal
campaign of 1904, for up to that time
il had been apathetic and uninterest-
ing From his first speech to the last
NE has been growing more anu more
vigorous and mere direct in his as
sertions, to the alat;On Of the Demo
Gratis who have clamored for more HE
and ginger in the canvas.
The Republican canvass also iacked
interest until the Cabinet officers, SEN
ators and men close to the President
began making replies to Judge Par
ker's charges, but their part IN III was
insignificant compared to the DonD
exploded by Mr.. Roosevelt in his state
Inenl printed this morning.
Up to within three weeks Oh tne
election the campaign was remarkable
l,A ~
interest which the voters were taxing
i'm the canvass. There were many
meetings but as a rule they were not
largely attended ncr did the people
show the intense interest that mas
marked other campaigns. There mas
been also an absence OF monster meet
ings. all day paraGcS theatrlcal d'S-
play, noise and red fire that have char-
acterized the closing days OF former
campaigns.
interviewer closely with the presi-
DENTAL canvass has been the campaign
Of New York State. For many yea RS
tle pivotaI state. the arhiter Of presi-
dental elections. the Empire state
this year has been regarded as aDSo-
Iutely essential to the success OF one
marty and has been believed To be
recesary to the other because OF the
impressicn that a public sentiment
which will carry New York Will carry
The country In some Localities the
state fight OvershadOws that OF the
national contest and the latter is re-
earded as The auxiliary instead Oh the
principal ir the campaign.
State issues have been put forward
most prominently in New York. New
Jersey, West Virginia and Wisconsin,
which were classed as doubtful for
the Presidency.
The Change of Issues.
The issues upon which the cam
paign has been fought have changed.
The personality of the President and
his public acts, the policy of the Re-
publican party on the several queS-
lions before the people formed the
basis of Democratic attack and Re-
publican defense. The money issue
Of 1896 and 1900 did not appear, the
tariff has figured to some extent, but
the all absorbing question and the one
which made a whirl-wind finish pos
sible was the attitude of the Demo-
cratic candidate regarding the trusts
and corporations and his continued as
SaultS upon the chairman of the Ite-
publican National Committee. Judge
Parker made this issue the issue of his
party and forced the letter of defense
from his opponent.
What others have said or may say
and what managers may claim or
DENY. all goes for nothing in the face
of the remarkable spectacle of the two
presidential candidates closing con-
test with public utterances of such
Vigor and directness that no one can
mistake the meaning.
Eagle and Herald Forecasts.
The Brooklyn Eagle last Sunday
published a poll which indicated Park
VnrlZ a
1S2.O22 aud Herrick's in the same dis
trict as 1SO,072. These figures also
give Parker 97,S63 plurality i'm the
State.
Tomorrow the Eagle will issue the
figures from it's final poll. The paper
will say.
The results given today are based
upon data gathered from returned
cards sent indiscriminately to about
sixty thousand voters who registered
or the four days of registration.
The Eagles New York figures give
a total indicated Parker plurality in
Greater New York of 1S0,071 and an
indicated Herrick plurality III Greater
New York of E33, 9l9
The Eagle will also print a fore
cast of the vote in New York State
outside of the city, biased upon fig
ures not gathered by the Eagle nor
s,ccoT ding 10 its methods but obtained
from trustworthy sources. These in
dictate a Roosevelt plurality of 1922
1877 above the Bronx, a Parker plu-
rality of 177,54S below the Bronx. q
Parker plurality of 1921 in The
State
The New York Herald tomorrow
will say that the results of its poll in
dictate that Roosevelt will have 264
votes and Parker 159 in the electoral
college, with Colorado. Delaware and
Montana uncertain, but probably Re-
publican, and Nevada uncertain, but
probably Democratic. New York
State is assigned TO neither party, but
is classed simply as uncertain. Con-
necticut New Jersey, West Virginia