Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-23
OUTLOOK IN new YORK
Preliminary Canvasses En-
courage Republican Managers
WILL CARRY THE STATE
PARTY is REPORTED TO BE FAC
ING A UNITED DEMOCRACY.
Special Effort to Secure the Soldier
Veteran Vote-Taggart Really
Superseded by German.

Special from STAFF Correspondent.
NEW YORK, September 23.-Preliminary
canvasses, reports and estimates made to
the republican national managers encour-
age the managers to say that the present
indications are that Roosevelt will have
greater majority above the Harlem river
than McKin.eyS.
They have not shadow of doubt that the
republicans will carry the state on the cleo
tora1 ticket. It is still question, and 1t
may be said a very grave question whether
the expected heavy vote on the national
ticket will be sufficient to pull the repub-
1ican state ticket through.
The way it comes to me, if the election
were to be held tomorrow, the democratic
state ticket would win; but there are some
weeks Intervening in which the republicans
will make fight, which they conservatively
believe will carry the state ticket along with
the national.
Help From National Committee.
The national organization has already
started in to hel, the republican state or
ganization. Mr.. Frank Wayland Higgins
the republican candidate for governor, has
within da.- or two personally invoked the
aid of the national managers. He will be
given all the help possible. 1t is known to
be fact that the state committee is reas-
onaply well supplied with funds. 1t is not
money, however, that the state managers
are asking OF the national committee but
the prestige of Roosevelt and the co-opera-
tion along practical lines of the national
managers.
slonai committee will both hitch up their
pest Wheelhorses to the state machine now
somewhat begged down.
IL was said at Saratoga last week that
would lend his personal Endorsement to Mr..
Higgins. The Presidents letter, published
this morning, is fulfillment of the prom
Use.
Presidents Certificate of Character.
The fact that it was deemed necessary
for the President of the United States and
the head of the party to give a certificate
of character to the candidate for governor
Is sufficient commentary upon the desper-
ate condition of affairs in regard to the
state ticket. Every republican leader in
this state knows that 1t was necessary,
however, for some one to go on the bond of
the state ticket, not because Mr.. Higgins
personally needed the surety, but because
criticism of the state administration had
rendered such Endorsement essential.
The two most salient features in the
democratic prospects are that there is abso-
lutte unity among all democratic factions.
and that the democratic state committee
the display of harmony in the recent demo-
cratic convention l made point to as
certain whether that harmony was real or
assumed. I put in the hardest and most
careful work of the whole trip In that un-
dertaking.
Democratic Unity.
It can be stated with absolute certainty
that the democratic factions are sincerely
united for this fight, Bryanites. Hillites,
Tammanyites, Clevelandites and all. Mr..
McCarren, in the course of long and earn
est conversation with the writer after the
convention, said: II am convinced that Mr..
Murphy will support the ticket to the ut
| most My friends also will do so. What-
ever differences may exist between Mr..
Murphy and myself will not be given any
attention until after election"
| Since reaching this city yesterday the re-
suits of all my inquiries have borne out
the conviction that the democrats are unit
ed, pulling together on the state ticket.
Down in their hearts the democratic man
ayers do not believe they can beat Roose-
welt, however.
The republicans intend to make whirl-
wind campaign in New York from now on.
After the Soldier Vote.
In the line of what might be called spe-
cialzed efforts, the old soldier vote is to
be sought assiduously. October special
train will pull out bearing a delegation CT
veterans of the civil war, who will address
the voters throughout this state, and ttaen
whirl into Indiana, West Virginia and Wis
consin.
Gen. Daniel Sickles, the hero of Gettys-
burg and formerly democratic repre-
sentative in Congress from this city, will
head the. party. which will include Gen. o.
o. Howard. Gen. King and other Union Of
| f1cers of distinction. They will urge the
Union veterans to vote the republican tick
ct.
1t is the understanding here that Senator
German has practically superseded Mr..
Thomas Taggart in the conduct of the DEM
ocratic national campaign. The senator
and Judge Parker will direct affairs md will
campaign. N. o. NJ.
WINNIPEGS WELCOME TO MIMIC.