The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-07
POLITICAL
SITUATION
AS VIEWED BY THE INDIANA
POLLS STAR
EVERY DEBATABLE STATE
Placed in the Republican Column
The Whirlwind Finish-General
Notes.
EVERY DEBATABLE STATE

The indianapolis Star, yesterday,
in summing up the political situation
at the end of the campaign, has the
following to say:
With sensational and dramatic
exchange of charges and replies be-
tween the candidates one Of the most
remarkable presidential campaigns of
recent times, was practically brought
to close Saturday night. 1t is not
expected that much more of import
ance will take place before the cleo
ito, though a few belated meetings
will be held and some statements and
claims may be issued.
The whirlwind finish predicted two
months ago has been realized. The
unusual features Of a candidate at
| tacking his opponent in office and
forcing him into making a direct re-
| ply followed by a rejoinder from the
candidate, is novelty ana furnish
ed the main topic of conversation
where politics was discussed today.
The appearance of Judge Parker
on the public platform marked an
epoch in the political campaign Of
1904, for up tossthis time it had
been apathetic andl uninteresting.
From his first speech to his last
| he has been growing more and more
vigorous and more direct i'll his as
sertions. to the elation of the Demo-
Gratis, who have clamored for more
( life and ginger in the canvass.
The Republican canvass lacked in
terest until cabinet officers, senators
and men close to the president be-
gan making replies to Judge Park
er's charges, but their part in it was
insignificant compared to the bomb
exploded by Roosevelt in his state
ment printed yesterday morning.
Silence has marked the manage
ment of the Republican campaign.
But one pronouncement or claim has
been made by an official of the Re-
publican national committee, and in
that nearly every debatable state was
placed in the Republican column.
This was promptly answered by
the Democratic managers with a
claim Of the same debatable states
and sure majority in the electoral
college. Today there is the promise
Of summing up by the two commit
tees and final estimate as to the
results. The wide difference in the
claims has furnished sufficient doubt
! to give followers of both candidates
confident hopes of success and to
keep interest of partisans keen until
| the result is known
! Up to within three weeks of the
election the campaign was remarka-
BILE for its apathy and the seeming
! lack Of interest which the voters
were taking in the canvass.
/ The campaign started late. 1t was
weeks after the national conventions
had made their choice of candidates
before the committees charged with
the conduct Of the political cam
paign began active work. More than
this. the early work of the commit
tees consisted largely in distribut-
ING literature and efforts to ascer-
tain the drift of public sentiment.
The fact that neither candidate
one because he was in the presiden-
tial chair. and the other because his
IJudlcal temDeran,ent was antagonis-
tic to the idea, made Il great speech
making tour of the country. account,
ed to some extent for the apathy
apparent in the earlier stages of the
campaign