The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-07

quarters Today Dut the managers
were alert and watching the close of
the campaign with great interest. The
Democratic National Committee issued
a statement claiming with confidence
the election of Judge Parker and also
making assertions about the cam
paign funds of the Republican party.
Chairman Cortelyou. although shown
copy of the statement. would make
claim made last night that Mr.. Roose-
welt would have 314 votes in the
electoral college.
The Democrats claim 270 votes.
About the hotels. where politicians
usually gather and where great in
terest is shown on the eve of an cleo
tion, there was the same quiet that
has marked the progress of the can
vass. A few groups in cafes discuss
ed the situation and expressed opinions
on the result, but there was no excite
ment, nor offers to wager any large
sums, which has been a feature Of
previous elections.
Reports from Lieutenants.
Both committees received reports
during the day from lieutenants in
the field, and both claimed that the
reports bore out their predictions of
success and caused their respective
partisans to declare with increased con-
fidence their belief in the election of
the candidate they supported.
Judge Parker, who closed his. tour
of speeches at Brooklyn last evening,
remained in New York, until 6 O'clock
when he left for Esopus.
No special plans have been made
by either committee for tomorrow, but
they will be in close communication
with party managers in the debatable
states and the last final suggestions for
Tuesdays work will be made.
Democratic Statement.
The Democratic National Committee
to-day gave out for publication for
NAL and final statement. 1t is address
ed to Democratic and Independent
voters" and reads as follows:
This committee has conducted ma
tional canvass in a manner, it believes.
betting the dignity and integrity of
the American people. 1t has advanced
no Imaginative claims respecting re-
suits, and has not accepted for use in
the campaign single dollar from the
tariff-bred trusts, whose exactions have
so greatly increased the cost of every
necessity of life and which are now
contributing from their gains enormous
sums of money to perpetuate Republic
can rule.
"The Democratic candidate, If elect
ed, will be absolutely free from obli-
CATION, direct and implied, to any per-
son or group of persons other than the
whole people who shall have entrusted
to him the maintenance of the welfare
of the republic.
This committee asks for itself only
so much credit as such conduct of a
canvass may merit, but 1t does feel
that both the party and the country
are to be congratulated upon the fact
that out of discordance of weakness
has been wrought union of strength.
The difficulties attendant upon this
achievement are we'll understood. At
every turn, by every conceivable
method. in every doubtful district Of
every doubtful state, the efforts which
we maintain to have been at least pa
triotic and know have been creditable
to both the candidate and this commit
tee. have been met by an avalanche
of money.
Money from the Trusts.
"rhe source of supply Of this great
Republican campaign fund is no lon-
ger a matter of suspicion. The Re-
p,hlican candidate asserted with great
vehemence that he had promised moth
ing more than what he may be pleas
ed to consider a square dear IN re-
turn for campaign contributions. The
RepublTcan chairman, he vigorously as
serted. had assured him more than
once that there had been no necessity
for making direct pledges-that IL had
been found possible to obtain all the
money needed, up to that time, at any
rate, without doing so.
'Neither he nor his chairman denied
that contributions had been accepted
that the fact was undeniable and all
know Il was susceptible Of overwhelm-
inp proof. The payments were vol
untary.' not forced; such, and such
alone. was the burden OF denialS which
were virtual admissions.
'The only question remaining was
how much had been considered neces-
sarv. Fortunately even this informa-
tion was forthcoming. Stimuli
tancously with the preparation of the
most extraordinary temperamental
document, indicative of the keenest
desperation, which has ever emana-
ted from the White House, the candi-
dates most intimate and trusted
adviser. the former secretary OF war
iust returned from Washington, was ut
sering another and more detailed de-
fence of his chief In this city. The
mere fact OF contribution he held "a
be inoffenslye. His chief pride was In
the great work accomplished for "a
small an expenditure. The fact is he
proudly declared. that Il is the small
eat found we have had for twelve
years-about one-half the Republican
fund when Mckinley was elected IN
| 1885, That fund, II Is well known
was approximately si0000,0O0.
Accepting these figures as correct
therefore. Republican chairman has
had only about s5,OooO0O az HIS dis
posal -
The chain is compieted-the trust
contributions not denied by either the