The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
CAMP PAIGN FUNDS
 NOT POURING IN Passing the Hat Not What Ii
 Used to Be NEW YORK BATTLE GROUND Political Gossip and Speculation From Republican and Democratic View points--BIshop Potter and
 the Subway Tavern.
 
NEW YORK BATTLE GROUND
BY JOHN MARTHoL.

New York, August 20.-By reason of the fact that the headquarters of the two great parties are established in this city. special interest centers here in the oper- ation of campaign managers. To the organizations of both parties these head- quarters are as the heart to the human body
 The blood of political parties Is mo- ney and the special province of head quarters Is to pump the golden blood through the arteries and veins to dis tant members. Leaders, whether republi- can or democratic, are now seated on the fences watching chairmen cortelyou and Taggart engaged in fillig their respective dough bags. They wait the day when those bags will be opened and they may go their respective ways rejoicing. From what I can learn it does not seem that the contributors are falling over one another in hot haste to deposit their mites
 What the democrats Intend to do I cam not imagine; what the republicans are doing I am informed. Treasurer Bliss finds that passing the hat Is not what 1t was some years ago. With the gold standard eliminated from the controver- sy financiers are not contributing dol- lars for defence or dollars for tribute. This Is the contributors year to wish both parties well and by masterly inactivity reduce the average for contribution. It will be a campaign with very little mo- ney on either side.
 The Battle-Ground. Both parties by common consent have 1esolved upon New York as their partlc- uar battle-ground. This state stands po- litically in the column of doubtful states. It Is not pivotal. If won or lost by either party 1t does not determine results; that Is the loss of New York by the republi- cans does not necessarily mean the loss of the election. Or the gain of 1t by the democrats the election of the demo- cratic candidate. Nevertheless her S9 electoral votes will be of the greatest im- portanee in determining the result
 The democrats are sure of 150 electoral votes. so additional votes will give the required 239. These 80 votes can be fur nished as follows: New York 39 Indiana 15; New Jersey 12; Connecticut T; West Virginia I. If the democratic mana gers depend upon these five states for their eighty votes and should lose either West Virginia or Connecticut, they will, by the loss of the seven votes lose the election if they are not fortunate enough to. secure seven votes lsewhere
 The loss of New York state to the democrats would be loss of 39 electoral votes or one-half of what they now re- quire to make up the desired 239. In view of this the state ticket in New York state becomes of paramount importance, and therefore 1t is not to be wondered at that the country at large Is awaiting with keen interest the nominations to be made at the respective state conven- tions.
 Roosevelt In New York. It Is conceded that President Roose- welt is not strong with the republican state organization. If Mir Roosevelt in- stead of running for the presidency should this year be the candidate for governor he would have to be elected by the nat ional ticket; that Is. he could not carry the state for governor on his own popu- arity
 The republican managers seek, there fore, a candidate who will bring greater strength to the ticket than MT. Roosevelt Ex-secretary of war, Root, is named as the strongest man in the state. They be- lieve that if MT Root can be nominated he will strengthen the organization vote behind MT. Roosevelt not only by heal ing the wounds of the disaffected but hy bringing out the independents in sup port of the state and national ticket. It is plain that the democrats will be guided in their selection of a gubernato- rial candidate by the action of the repub- lican convention For some reason or other MT. Clevelands secretary Of war, Daniel Lamont. is considered the strong est man the democratic party can name to offset Mr. Root.
 Dan Lamont.
 MT. Lamont las not been actively en-