The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-10
COWHERD RETURNS ID HEADQUARTERS John Sharp Williams Discusses
 the Situation NEW YORK GOOD EXAMPLE Democrats In That State Are Working Like Beavers-Indiana Republi-
 lcans Running Short
 of Funds.
NEW YORK GOOD EXAMPLE

Washington, September 9.-(Special.)- Chairman Cowherd of the democratic con- gressional committee, returned from New York today, where for over week he has been with the national committee managers talking over plans for the cam paign. The democratic handbook is now with the printer and will be issued short ly. It is said to be an excellent piece of work.
 John Sharp Williams, the minority house leader; Senator Martin of Virginia, a member of the national democratic exec utive committee; Representative MeDer- mott of New Jersey, Representative Elm ley of South Carolina, Representative Randall of Texas and George F. Parker of the democratic literature committee were among Chairman Cowherd's visitors to- day. All of them expressed confidence in the result of the election. MT. Williams has been In Mississippi since the vice presidential notification.
 q came east" said he, Ito talk over the situation with the leaders and see how matters stand. I can speak with more certainty about Mississippi than any other part of the country. have been there practically all of the year. l will say however, that my talks with Chair man Cowherd and the democratic polti- clans here have convinced me that there is the best of feeling prevailing among all classes of democrats the party Is united, and our case before the people Is one that on its merits deserves to win
 Williams Goes on Stump.
 MT. Williams will be on the stump dur ing practically the whole of next month. Chairman Cowherd says the feeling among the New York democrats is en- couraging in the extreme.
 ..frhere are doing hard work over there, said Mir Cowherd, ''and the example or the democratic managers in the empire state deserves the highest praise. All or them seem confident of putting New Yorlx's electoral vote in the democratic column, and it Is difficult to see why a sentiment which will swing New York to Parker should confine itself to that state alone.
 q do not think it will. If New York goes democratic-and the New York poli- ticians say that will be the result-I have every confidence that it will carry with it the remaining votes necessary to elect.
 "As for the house, the situation is very bright. We today have more certain dis tIiets than the republicans, and we be- lieye that the doubtful districts will af- ford us ample gains to carry the house. Representative McDermott of New Jer- sey while admitting that there is hard fight in his state, says there Is every pros srect that the election wiil result favor ably. The return to the party of demo erats who have been voting the repub- lican ticket for the last eight years causes 1 him to take a very hopeful view Of the situation.
 Hungry lndianlans Angry.
 And now there Is talk in New York to the effect that Cortelyou and the hungry Indiana republican politicians are hav- Ing a row over campaign funds. Chairman Goodrich of the Indiana state committee recently visited Chair man Cortelyou in quest of funds and went back home empty handed. It is declared that Cortelyou declined to fur nish even few paltry thousand dollars at the present time, referring the 1ndi- ana chairman to Vice Presidential Cam didate Fairbanks, who, 1t is reported, is expected to finance the Indiana cam paign, at least during the preliminary work of organization.
 The Lincoln Republican National league, the negro organization with head quarters in this city, will hold It's nation- al convention in Charleston, W. Va, Oc- tober 10 to arrange for An active, az. gressive canvass of colored voters in all doubtful states" Senator Fairbanks has been invited to address the convention.
 Former Senator Butler of North Caro- lima, until recently chairman of the pop- ulist national committee, is out in an interview stating that Tom Watson has no chance to win and that fully one-hah the populists will vote for Roosevelt.