Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-25
DEMOCRATIC EFFORTS
EX-SENATOR JAMES K. JONES
LOOKING INTO THINGS.
Was Sent There by Judge Parker,
Who is Dissatisfied With Con-
duct of Campaign.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CHICAGO, October "a, 1904.
Local republican leaders are jubilant, an
| nouncing their belief today that Roosevelt
| and Fairbanks will carry this city by $4,000
| and Cook county by 10000. This belief is
| based, they say, on a comparison OF the
names upon the registration books with the
| republican canvass books, which was finish
| ed last night by the county central commit
| tee. Chairman Reddick Of the committee
| also said the registration lists showed
| greater rate of increase in the republican
wards than in the democratic strongholds.
Mr.. Reddck says the republican canvass
! books show total of 412, 1854 electors in the
| city proper, of whom 2O9,354 indicate their
I intention of voting for Roosevelt and
/ Deneen. This would leave 202,925 electors.
| who, it is presumed, If registered would
vote for the democratic. populist, socialist,
social democratic, prohibitionist and other
| tickets, and gives a republican majority or
| 6429 in the CITY, Republican county man
ayers also claim that a comparison OF the
| registration this year with that OF 1917
| shows a net increase of 10 per cent In re-
publican wards and IL per cent In demo-
| cratic wards. The first days registration,
| 1t is claimed, showed an increase or 90 per
cent over 1902 in republican wards and an
| Increase of SO per cent in democratic wards.
| Real 1uCT6dSS tcI
| On the basis of the police returns it was
| figured that the registration of the two
| days has exceeded that of four years ago
| by 2424. The discrepancy between that
| and the official count shows the increase
was only 253 This slight excess probably
| will he more than wiped out by revision.
| II Is likely that $500 or more names will
come off the list before election day, leaV-
| ing the registration considerably less than
| that of four years ago. Chairman Hanoers
| of the republican county executive commit
| tee estimates that 10000 voters failed 10
| register, a majority of whom he AYERS are
| democrats
Democrats say that large gains in repub-
| lican outlying wards is due to emlgratlon
| from the downtown and river democratic
| districts. National Committeeman Roger
G. Sullivan declares that great many
democrats have moved into the SUBURBS III
| the last two years, and that the mere fact
| that a large registration has been recoroeo
| in republican wards ought not 10 De soii,
| strued as meaning that the oehocIa.lo
| narty has suffered any great loss In regis
| tration. c~,,o,rron
"This is the old story" replied Chairman
| paddick .'but 1t Is well known that more
| republicans than democrats are moving ou'
| of democratic wards. 40, -. l..
In 1898 the socialists polled 1881 votes IN
| Chicago, the social labor party 6oo4, IN. t',
| prohibitionists 1858 and the peopIe par.s
439. making a total of p, l62. IL rs PRE- I.ot
olcle s,, ny ond nrohibition vote will be I'M
| usually heavy this year and that the oeiho-
| crats will be the chief sufferers.
| Ex-senator James K. Jones on Hand.
| Ex-senator James K. Jones, representing
| Judge Parker and the democratic nationai
committee. has come to Chicago 10 see "h''
can he done toward carrying ILLINOIS LOT the
democratic ticket. At the same time ). ".
Johnson Is making tour of the OUTSIDE
counties 1t Is reported that the democratic
| candidate for President is dlssatisneo WIN
| the way the campaign is being conducted IN
| this state and has determined 10 nave
money from the party treasury sent mere 70
| aid in the fight II Senator Jones and MT.
| Johnson report that theIe - d '"'A ~
| of CARRYING the state.
| Mayor Harrison spent an hour at senator
| Jones room in the Auditorium hoteI yes
| terday, and Chairman Carey ana Secre,aIy
| Iahiff of the county committee nao iolls
| talks with him. Carey and Lahin went
| into the details of their organization ana
| the campaign work already zone ny AZ nc
| county committee. A NUMBER Oh leaueis
| will he called in from the outlying counties
| and the situation discussed. In the mean.
| time Mr. Johnson Is conferrlng WIN iocal
| leaders in various districts where the
Hearst following was greatest last spt ,l,t 8
| with view, 1t is said, OF gettlne theHi ih'o
| line for the national ticket l.,
| The action of the national committee Is
| regarded by the Harrison leaders as an ex-
| nreSEiOn OF a lack Oh COilliocHSO AZ eiiS 'N-~
committees efforts in behalf of the national
| ticket. They say it indicates, also, that
Chairman Taggart Is not to have controi
of the Illinois campaign, but Will devote All
his time to Indiana.
Why Jones Was Sent.
| ".Judge Parker sent Jones out here be-
cause he and the national committee were
not satisfied with the campaign being car
ried on by the state committee said
city hall democrat THE judge thinks the
committee is not doing anything to elect the
| national ticket and Senator Jones has been
sent here to find out just what Is being
done If the national committee Is convinced
there is a fighting chance to carry Illinois,
money will be sent here. John T. Hopkins
will not be allowed to spend it. Jones Will
do that himself. Hopkins did not know
that Jones was coming until he reached
Chicago. Jones trip was arranged while
| Harrison was in New York, and on his
suggestion
| Senator William F. Villas, Mayor Rose OF
! Milwaukee and Timothy E. Ryan, national
committeeman for Wisconsin and Will dis
cuss with them the political situation In
the Badger state.
| Some of the gold democrats see in this
| visit of Senator Jones and Mr.. johnson to
Illinois evidence of plot of the Bryan men
to regain control of the party and put the
| Nebraskan at the head of the ticket In
1905 They assert that Bryan's friends now
are recognizing the party by election pre-
cincts through the national democratic
headouarters These local Parker leaders
are sending confidential reports to Judge
Parker's managers in New York and are
asking what has become OF the preclnct
list of democrats compiled by the national
committee in 1900.
The Anti-Parker League.
Circumstantial evidence, they declare. is
so strong that there is a pipe line" between
the democratic national headquarters and
the Anti-Parker Democratic National League
which was organized several weeks age
and which has general headquarters In the
Majestic Hotel. this city. The league is
| sending out thousands of letters daily &c
Bryan and Hearst democrats In doubtful
states calling upon democratic democrats
to knife the Parker and Davis ticket and "tC
aid in snatching the democratic party from
the clutches of Wall street" 1t is charged
by the gold men that the league Is using
the precinct list Of 1900 for the purpose OF
Identifying Bryan democrats of four years
ago.
! This precinct list of 1900 was compiled
| under the SUPERVISION of Charles A. Walsh