The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-24


 such as to prevent him from making speeches, but he has written a letter expressing his views upon the leading issues of the campaign, which is, per- haps. the one great masterpiece in the political literature of the time. This letter has been translated into half a dozen languages and many hundred thousand copies of it have been placed In the hands of German Americans. It cannot fail to affect public sentiment in a marked degree and in particular to exert strong influence among Ger American voters.
 Where German-American Voters are
 Most Active.
 The parent organization of the Ger man-American Parker Union in New York City has established branch organizations in all of the five boroughs composing the municipality. and these are doing splendid work for the Demo- cratic candidates. Mass meetings are being held nightly addressed by able speakersg including Emil Hoechster, an eminent lawyer of Chicago; Herman Ridder Charles G. F. Wahle, George von Skal. Judge George F. Roesch, r. O. Dettmann and many others. Through the efforts of the New York organfza- tions a Parker and Davis movement has beon set on foot in Chicago, which already has a large membership and exerts much influence in the western metropolis and the surrounding coun- try. Similar movements are in full swing in Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Louisville, St. Louis. Indianapolis, La fayette, Terre Haute, Fort Wayne. Milwaukee. Detroit. Wheeling. and other cities of the west and southwest. In the upstate cities of New York State the German-American support of Parker and Davis promises to be great CT than was given to Cleveland because of GermanAmerican dislike of Roose- velt's narrow minded views of the per sonal liberty question, as shown when he was police commissioner of New York City, and because of German American antagonism to Roosevelts imperialistic tendencies.
 Wide Awake all over Empire State.
 Buffalo, German-Americans are as en- thusiastic for the Democratic National and State ticket as are their brethren in New York City The German American Parker Union in Buffalo is hard at work in every assembly dis trict. Numerous ward meetings have been held and many more are scheduled. great union mass meeting will be held October 27 in SchwabFs Hall, under the chairmanship of ex-Mayor Bishop. In Niagara Falls the German American movement in favor of the Democracy has already assumed such proportions as to make it practically certain that the city will be swung back into the Democratic column. Prominent in the movement in that bustling little city are Hermann c. Fuchs, Edward Alderman. George Seippel ex-Mayor Conrad Fink and Henry c. Ochs October aS a mass meeting will be held in Convention Hall at which Emil Hoechster of Chicago and other German American orators will be heard. Rochester. a Republi- can stronghold, will show large Demo- cratic gains this year. The factionaI fights in the party have been settled and the party is united. There are several thousand German voters in Rochester and the outlying districts of Monroe County and among them the Parker and Davis sentiment is strong. The first great German-American mass meeting in Rochester will take place October 26. Ex-Secretary of State Frederick Cook, George w. Flecken- stein, Isaac M. Brickner. A. B. Wolff and other leading business and pro- fessional men of the city and county compose the committee of arrange ments.
 Syracuse, Utica. Kingston and Other
 Places.
 "Auf mach Esopus!" Con to Esopus) is the cry in half score of upstate cities where Germap-American senti- ment Is influential. Club committees and larger bodies of voters are plan ming to visit Judge Parker before election. Syracuse feels particularly partial toward the Democratic ticket because one its most popular German American citizens, William Muench. Is the partV's candidate for State Treas- urer. MT. Muench returned a few days since from a business trip to Mexico and was given a great ovation by his fellow-citizens. A meeting was held, presided over by Professor White of the Franklin School One hundred and fifty of the leading citizens of Syra- cuse. Irrespective of party affiliations, were the vice presidents of the meet ing. The 'Liederkranz" rendered Ger man songs of welcome. and speeches were made by Professor White, Ed ward Ryan, Rev. George Marschroth, William Mirback and MT. Muench. The German Americans of Syracuse are thoroughly organized and Parker and Davis, as we'll as Judge Herrick, will get larger proportion of their votes than any Democratic candidate for President has ever received. Novem per a huge mass meeting will be held Tn syracuse. arrangements for which are being made by August Steinbicker, S. Walter Ackermann. Charles Blust. simon G. Schlachter. Edward L. stetnprobe and others.
 Iwo-thirds of the German Ameri- 1 ances, will vote the Democratic ticket this year. The Standardization Farker Union is doing fine work. The