Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
At. THE White HOUSE
Not Disconnected by the
Democratic Wave.
NEW YORK MEN CALL
BILLET THAT ROOSEVELT WILL
CARRY STATE BY 6O,OOO
West Virginia Declared to Be as Safely
Republican as Ohio-Some Of
Today's Callers.


the White House or caused the slightest
diminution of the confidence that has pre-
vailed there for so long a time. Some of
the less experienced friends of the Presi-
dent have been disposed to view with a
little uneasiness the prospects as to New
York, but this is attributed solely to the
fact that, not being experienced in the
game, they have been carried off their
feet for a day or two. Even these few
men, however, have no fear as to the gen.
eral outcome. Their pride is in carrying
New York for the republican national ticket
and they dislike to see any change in con-
ditions. which to this time have promised
an overwhelming majority in that state
for the President.
There were several New York men at the
White House during the day These in
cluded John S. Wise, formerly of Virginia,
who is on his way to West Virginia to make
some republican speeches, and David Stew
ard lgleheart. who was a captain on the
staff of the President when he was gov
ernor of New York. DR.. H. Allen Tupper.
pastor of the Fifteenth Street Baptist
Church of Brooklyn. was also a caller but
not on a political mission Mr.. Wise when
asked as to the outlook in New York, said:
I'VE will carry the state on the national
ticket beyond question but 1 will admit
that the governorship is in doubt. There
is every reason to believe that the republi-
can majority for electors will be large
New York by 10000.
The inside republican estimate as to New
York is G0,0OO. and the feeling among those
close to the President and who know the
polls of the state is that the plurality will
reach that figure. The majority from up
the state is expected to be nearly up to
1909, and there is not thought to be any
chance that the plurality in Greater New
YORK will go high enough, no matter how
large 1t may be, to overcome the tremen-
dous vote down to the Bronx. There is no
material reason, it is declared, for any i'm
portant change In prospects now. The
democratic rejuvenation is due to several
reasons, it is argued. One is the natural
excitement of a before-election week. The
other is the effort of the gamblers to re-
duce the odds so to enable them to win
in any event.
1t is known by the friends of the Presi-
dent that the democrats hope to win in
any other state. The influences that
brought about the nomination of Judge
Parker want to carry the state for him
this year so as to insure his nomination
four years from now, if possible. The loss |
of New York would be severe blow to |
Parkers ambitions in 1908, and so every |
dollar that can be spared and every worker
that can be put in the field will be used in |
New York 1t is a pretty well-known fact |
in both democratic and republican circles
that the money the democratic national |
committee did have has been spent in two
states.
These are New York and Indiana. Tom
Taggart wanted the prestige of carrying |
his state. if possible while Parker's friends |
did not want him to lose In New York: AS
to Connecticut. New Jersey and West Vir- |
ginia, not dollar has been spent by the
national committee except in unimportant
matters. An agreement was reached by
the democratic national committee with
Mr.. Davis the vice presidential nominee,
that he would furnish the money to carry
West Virginia, and it is an open secret
that Mr.. Davis contribution. to be used on
election day in West Virginia, is to be
$1OO,00O. Mr.. Davis is to be made to carry
his own state, if possible. without help
from the national committee; Parker's |
friends are to make desperate personal eff
forts for New York; Tom Taggart is to
exert his energies and make use of all the
money he can get in Indiana, and hope will |
be the only capital put into the other
states. The thought is that If New Jersey
and Connecticut can be made to believe
New York is for Parker those states will |
fall in line, too.
As to West Virginia.
Every scrap of information that has
reached the President as to West Virginia
is that the state will give republican plur-
ality for electors. The governorship is ad-
mitted to be not much of a certainty for
the republicans. The republicans know there
is a normal republican majority in that
state of fully 25,000 and the reports receiv-
ed by the republican state committee have
been to the effect that there is absolutely no
defections from Roosevelt among the rank
and file of the party: on the other hand
there is a tendency to democratic accession
to the Roosevelt ranks.
George M Bowers, commissioner of fish
and fisheries, called at the White House to-
day and, on leaving. said that West Vir-
ginia was as safely republican as Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
Arthur Raikes. first secretary of the En-
glish embassy, called on the President to
pay his respects after an absence.
President Talks in French
Mr.. T. st. John Gaffney of New York pre-
sented to the President Signor Calico VAN
nutelli, a nephew of the two famous Italian
of the Catholic Church, one of
whom was a strong candidate for pope
after the death of Pope Leo. Signor Van
nutelli has been the guest of Mr.. Gaffney
in New York for some time, but he is now |
visiting Monsignor OConnell rector of the |
Catholic University. Signor Vannutelii |
talked with the President in French and |
was delighted~to find the President such |
fine French scholar and linguist. The Ital-
ian told the President that his two uncles |
the highest opinion of him and |
desired to convey their best wishes. The |
President expressed pleasure at receiving |
this message.
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