The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-28
Leaders Profess to See Quickened
Interest in Parker Since
Letter.
BELMONT POURING OUT
CAMPAIGN MONEY
Warning Factions at Headquar-
tiers Agree to Postpone
Differences.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Sept. 28.-The demo
Gratis are now more encouraged than
gold telegram to the st. Louis conven-
ton. The cause for this encourage
ment is two-fold First, the fact, now
generally conceded that the warning fac
tions in the party in New York have
agreed to postpone the final settlement
of their differences until after the cleo
tlon, and second, the general favor with
which Judge Parker's letter Of accept
ance has been greeted by the party at
large.
They now purpose making whirl-
wind campaign i'll Indiana, West Vir:
ginia, New Jersey, .Connecticut and
their biggest guns. Candidate Davis is
to make several trips thru West Vir-
ginia in company with the best-known
democratic orators, and the program is
to be repeated in the other states
named.
The return of Thomas Taggart to In
diana is for the express purpose of per
hitting him to assume personal charge
of the coming campaign tho, it is said
in the announcement of his going, that
he will direct affairs also in Illinois,
Wisconsin and other western states, but
this may be set down as an enlargement
that he could carry Indiana, and the
national committee is to give him an
opportunity to make good. At the same
time, it will get rid of him at national
headquarters, and the general campaign
will be directed by Senator German, in
accordance with plans prOmul gated
some time ago.
Flutter in the East.
There is really little that is new in
the statement that the democrats are
to focus their campaign in the states
above named. That has been their plan
from, the beginning, as The Journal
readers we'll know But the formal an
nouncement of the plan coming on the
heels of the Parker letter Of accept
aance, has caused something of futter
in the east.
AS was suggested in the correspond
ence on Monday, the Parker letter has
given the democratic campaign an up
grade movement which is a welcome re-
lief at their headquarters, for the down
grade tendency had been marked since
the St. Louis convention and the tell
ing Of the true story of the gold tele-
gram. Once more the democrats are
trying to believe that they see a chance
for victory. 1t is not big chance, as
they, admit, but is better than seemed
possible up to Monday, and they pur-
pose improving it.
The republicans concede that the Par
ker letter has for the moment improved
the democratic alton, but they laugh
when asked if this improvement will. be
permanent, or of character to bring
democratic voters.
There will probably be several of
these waves Of. reaction between now
and Nov. 8. There never was a national
campaign without them. They are com
mon to both parties, and the seasoned
politicians are careful about attaching
too much Importance to them.
Chairman Cortelyou spent Monday
night, until after midnight, with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, going over the situation
terday with the president and members
Of the cabinet. All agree that the re-
publican campaign could not possibly be
in better condition. Everything is 60
ing, forward smoothly and satisfac-
torily.
Cleveland Saw Letter.
:, It is learned today on good authority
addition to being looked over by SEN
ator German, W. F. Sheehan, August
Belmont and the others, at democratic
national headquarters, was also re-
viewed by Grover Cleveland and John
G. Carlisle. No pains were spared to
demand, It was reviewed by Cleve-
land and Carlisle in way similar to
that in which President Roosevelt's let
ter was reviewed by Senator Lodge and
former Secretary Root. If the letter
is better than the address which pre-
coded it, it is because of this careful
scrutiny.
Word from West Virginia and In
diana is to the effect that democratic
campaign money is exceedingly plenti-
full August Belmont has now made up
his mind that he will finance the cam
paign in those states as literally as
he will finance things in the east. On
the surface the democrats seem to be
more plentifully supplied with funds
than the republicans, and yet nobody at
republican headquarters has suggested
that money is scarce. The whirlwind
campaign above referred to will be
started at once. From now until cleo
ton day the fur will fly in all the states
in which fights are to be made.