The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-06
JUDGE PARKER'S
CONFIDENCE
A FEATURE OF THE CAMPAIGN.
FEELS ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN
THAT zn - GOING To EA
PRESISENT.


Upon His own state-T'he Demo-
cratic WhirIwind Finish Had n
Telling Eject in the Republican
strOngholds-Murphy Estimate OF
10000 Parker Majority in Great
er New York.
New York, Nov. 5.-By his contin-
ued iteration and reiteratiou OF his
confidence in a Democratic victory next
Tuesday, Judge Parker has impaired
more assurance among Democratic
leaders throughout the state than any
other feature of the campaign. He
may, of course, be wrong in his opin-
ion. but there is not the least doubt
that the Democratic presidential cam
didate really feels certain that the
American people are going to make
him President.
Speaking at Rosemount to a delega-
ton of his neighbors and friends. he
said that his fight could be won il
every shoulder should be put to the
wheel from that time forth. Later he
declared more positively his confidence
in the success of the national ticket.
Judge Parker told very close friend
more than a week ago that he consid-
cred the battle as good as won. and
that he had consented to speak in New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut
solely with the purpose OF clinching a
victory he felt to be already well as
sured.
Confident of His own state.
His hopes rest first of all upon his
own state. The last weeks work has
had great effect in the canvass
throughout the state. The Democrats
began the climax to their whirlwind
nnlsh, the best orators In the cause
as we'll as the candidates, were on the
stump, and every available wire was
pelng pulled. Both sides declared that
their organization was never more per-
| rect; that the people were fully alive
10 the issues, and while neither claim
ed landslide, both appear sanguine
Of large majorities.
Postal card polls have, as usual, been
feature of the campaign. Many
| politicians pin their faith to them:
others say rot" Republican leaders
| say that they are not at all alarmed
by the result of the various polls
when nave made it appear that New
york state was Democratic or doubt
Iui, Ihey say that voters no longer
@N~DNNA SoA0 CdUNdSSeS SERIOUSLY.
and that they play all sorts of Jokes
with them.
Inc results Of such canvasses, thew
asserted, are unreliable. They point to
the fact that the Brooklyn Eagles
canvass made it appear that Parker
would run ahead of Herrick, as show
ing that that canvass was untrust-
worthy.
Murphy's Estimate,
The biggest factor In the situation
was Charles f. Murphy of Tamrnanv
nan upon the work of whose organ
ization depended in greater degree
than upon any other the result in the
| commonwealth. Mr.. Murphy is SAID
to be confident that he will be able
70 give Parker a majority in Greater
| new York of 125,00 in which event
the success of both the state and ma
tional tickets in the Commonwealth
could reasonably be expected, as II Is
very doubtful If the Republican vote
up state will be of sufficient prepond-
| erance to Offset the METROPOLITAN Dem
ocratic majority. That this danger
is realized is seen in the herculean ef-
forts Gov. Odell has put forth to re-
| duce that Democratic majority in New
York city. Practically all his labors
Of the last few weeks have been CEN
tered in the greater city
No great amount of interest or en-
thuslasm has made itself manifest
outside the firing line. It should not
be said that apathy is prevalent, but,
apparently, the people in New York
either feel certain Of the result or are
troubling themselves with no fear
that the country is going to the dogs
in the event of the success of either
ticket.
w. l.. Wards sixe-Up.
William L. Ward. national commit
teeman, made a canvass of the situa-
ton in this state on his own account.
but he declined to give estimates, and
merely said in a general way, though
confidently, that the Republican natin-
al and state tickets would carry this
State, and that Higgins would not
run very far behind Roosevelt When
asked what he thought of the postal
card canvasses, he said:
They are jokes. People do not take
such canvasses seriously now. They
answer them in the spirit of mischief,
and the results are worthless as an in
dication Of real sentiment Some years
ago, when postal card canvasses were
first attempted. people took them
seriously and they had some value.
They have none to-day. The Eagle
canvass shows that Parker will run
ahead of Herrick. That is manifestly
absurd, and proves how little reliance
may be placed on the Eagles figures.
Higgins will. of course, run behind
Roosevelt. though not very far be-
hind"
The Brooklyn Eagles canvass indi-
Gates a plurality of 1s2,022 for Parker
and a plurality of 1902 for Harrick
I'm Greater New York. The Herald's
canvass indicates a plurality OF 147,747
for Parker and 19O,97o for Herrick In
the greater city.
A Republican estimate, reported to
be official. shows majority Of 91.500
for Parker below the Bronx, and a
majority of ITO, 900 for Roosevelt up the
state. indicating that Roosevelt will
carry the state by about rs, 900.
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