The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-26
Parker's Popularity and Roosevelt's s
Lack Of 1t Make the State
Almost Certain for the
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own from this time on they will stay
beaten.
The Republicans base their hopes Of
capturing the electoral vote OF New
York upon Roosevelt's alleged extra
ordinary popularity, upon their fine
organization, and upon their great
corruption fund. Carrying so big a
stick, it is true they may 90 far. But
the New York Democracy is not
frightened. 1t has faced adverse
conditions in the past and won great
victories. It believes the conditions
favorable now, hence, with good rea.
son, expects to win another. To begin
with, Roosevelt's extraordinary
popularity" in New York has yet to
be demonstrated. He has been before
the people but tiwce, once when he
ran for the assembly in strong Be-
publican district and got fair ma
jority, again when he ran for Cover
nor and was elected by 1900 ma.
jority. Neither Of these achieve
ments stamped him as a very popular
man. Judge Parker on the other
hand, has run for Office number OF
times and has yet to be defeated. He
ran in every instance but one IN a
Republican community.
Under normal conditions New York
is Democratic State, and this year
the po!itica! conditions are about nor
nal. II there are any abnormal con-
diuions they favor the Democrats, not
the Republicans. For instance, the
Independent vote is believed to be
with the Democrats to the extent Of
Is per cent. or more. -Four years ago
at least so per cent. Of this vote was
Republican, and eight years ago prac'
ticany all OF it went the same way.
The Watson vote will not amount to
much in New York. TIE discovery
that Odell is running the Populist
sideshow has opened the eyes OF de-
luded democrats in the northern part
of the State and the bottom has fallen
/ out OF the movement there. In some
counties it has been shown that three
fourths Of the signers Of the Watson
nomination papers are Odell bench
men, and in one county the names OF
seventeen Of Oiell's oficeholders were
on the papers.
It seems to be the general opinion
that New York is the pivotal State
now, as formerly, and the belief is
growing that as New York goes, 50
TIE country will go. The labor vote
is evidently going to be divided, but
the trend OF organized labor is toward
the Democracy. It is easy to figure
out q Republican victory in the ccun-
try at large without New York, but
signs multiply that the party which
gets the electoral votes Of the Empire
State will have a majority in the elec-
toral college. This carries with it
the implication that the majority in
New York will be large enough to
set the pace for Connecticut and New
jersey, West Virginia and Indiana
are believed by the best-posted men
at Democratic headquarters to be IN
sympathy with New York. Mary
land is safe beyond peradrenture.
There is chance for the Democrats
in Rhode Island, Nevada, Colorado
and Montana continue to send cheer
ing news. All three Of these noun
tain States, it is believed, will cut
loose from Republicanism. Wiscon-
sin is the greatest puzzle in the whole
lot of States. One thing only seems
certain, and that is that the Demo-
Gratis will gain three or four Congress
sio1al district, including Babcock's.
II the Democrats are true to Peck he
will be the next Governor Of the
State. The State is claimed for
Roosevelt by a large majority, but
the Republican factional fight has
become so bitter that no one can fore
tell to what length one faction or the
other may 90 in an effort to carry it's
point. That there is not much en-
thusiasm for Roosevelt Was shown the
other day when Uncle Joe" Cannon,
Senator Fairbanks, Congressman Bah
cock, and other Republican orators
addressed an audience Of twenty-five
persons at Plattsmouth, in the heart
Of the zinc region, in Congressional
district that has given as high as TO-
900 Republican majority.
In conclusion it may be vel. to say
a word about the betting in New
York, which the newspapers over the
country have advertised extensively.
There has been very little genuine
betting on the general result ct the
election. The New York World, af-
ter making an Investigation, expresses
its belief that not more than s25, 600
has been wagered in this city since
the Presidential nominations were
made. The Evening Post places the
amount at not to exceed 100000.
The Republican national CON-
mittee, in conjunction with GER
tain Wall Street sharks is be-
lieved to have conceived the
scheme Of fake betting, at big oGds
OF Roosevelt, hoping to create an iDn-
preston which would be Of great help
TO to the committee in it's attempt to
carry the country. There is nothing
in the political situation to warrant
large odds on either candidate. The
professional bookmakers Who wager
hundreds OF thousands of dollars fc1
themselves and others on Pre>iden tia
elections, have not begun business
: yet, nor will they for ten days or two
weeks. The big sports who have theii
own ways Of getting line on po'
!itical situation, will be heard from
J after e,istration in this city has beer
completed and analyzed, and what
they consider reliable pointers have