Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-29
AS TO"SPl|T TICKETS"
Program Talked Of in Wis
consin and New York.
PROBABLE CONFUSION
AND NATIONAL TICKET MAY SUF-
FER LOSS.
Democratic Hopes Have Risen Lately,
but Republican Manager Looks
for a Reaction.
PROBABLE CONFUSION

The split ticket program in the states
of New York and Wisconsin is certain to
cause considerable confusion on election
day, and possibly may lead to some unex-
pected results. In both states the PROPOSE
tion Is for republicans to vote the repub-
lican electoral ticket and the democratic
state ticket. The program has not been
definitely framed in Wisconsin yet, but
latest information from that state is to the
effect that it is tending that way.
If the state supreme court should decline
to take jurisdiction of the Wisconsin cleo
tion muddle there is no question. it is said,
that the secretary of state, who is La
Toilette man, would direct the LaFollette
ticket to be put under the republican en-
blem on the ballot. and the "stalwart" gu
bernatorial ticket would be taken out Of
the field,
In that event, 1t is said the "stalwart'
republicans would vote for the democratic
candidate for governor in order to clear out
the LaFollette faction. Ex-Gov Peck the
democratic candidate for governor, is a
reputable man and far preferable to the
rank and file of the stalwart faction, it is
declared, than Gov. LaFollette.
To Be Cutting in New York.
In New York the situation is well under
stood. There is certain to be considerable
cutting of the state ticket by those repuhs
licans who are opposed to Gov. Odell, al
though no talk is heard of any cutting of
the electoral ticket. The New York Sun,
which is appealing to the Independent vote
Of the state to cut Odell and support
Roosevelt, prints from time to time instruc-
tions and diagrams for successfully split
ting the ticket.
Politicians realize. however, that there is
always danger of mishaps in these split
tickets and they are not altogether at ease
over the prospect in New York. They think
that voters may cay when they get to the
polls, oh WELL I'm going to vote the
democratic state ticket and I'll just go the
whole thing; too big hurry to try to di-
vide it, Roosevelt won't need my vote, any
how, for he will have enough"
One of the republican national managers
in town the early part of the week remark
ed to friend that he was not obliyious to
the recent rise in democratic stock, and
freely admitted that within week the
democratic campaign had seemed to brace
up noticeably. He said 1t was one of those
ebbings and makings of the tide that occur
throughout campaign and in this instance
was readily accounted for by events.
The action of the democrats of New York
In state convention gave the first impetus.
There is no question that the state con-
vention harmonized the democratic factions
and frightened the prospects for the demo-
cratic ticket in New York Any increase of
favorable symptoms in New York affects
the whole democratic body polite for the
reason that not only Is New York absolute
ly essential to the democratic ticket, but
democrats all over the country regard the
empire state constantly, and 1t in a meas
ure sets the pace for democratic hopes
throughout the northern states.
Following the state convention came
Judge Parker's letter, which seemed to
tickle the democratic palate nightly and
caused an immediate expansion of the
democratic chest. That was item number
two In the events accountable for the high
tide of democratic hopes.
A Reaction Looked For.
But this manager went on to say to his
friends that he looked for a reaction in
a week or so. The independent and repub-
lican press will begin to turn their bat
teries on the Parker letter, contrasting
Of acceptance, and he ventured the prophecy
that the democrats would soon find them
selves on the defensive, their tide fast
ebbing out and leaving them under a rak-
ing fire.
The national managers of the republican
party are not at all sorry that this little
squirt of democratic hopes occurred 1t
is known to those who keep in touch
with the managers that there has been
complaint on their part recently that the
republicans throughout the country were
getting altogether too "cocky;:" they were
too disdainful of the opposition and too
boastful of their own position, prowess
and ability to run campaign successfully.
In such spirit they were liable to over
look some bets" as Senator Scott put It in
his West Virginia way. On the whole 1t
was regarded as good thing to have this
rise of the democratic tide come at this
time.