The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-11-05
will resent any attempt to blacken the
character of candidates by inuendo
TREND TO PARKER.

| TREND TO PARKER.
There is no doubt but that the de-
velopments Of the last ten days have
been distinctly in favor of Judge Park
err The tremendous demonstration
that took place in Madison Square Gar
den on last Monday night was the
greatest ovation ever given Il
candidate in the city of New
York. The meeting was largely
composed of business men and lacked
the organized applause that usually
attends meetings in which political
organizations and clubs attend.
The cheering nevertheless continued
for Il period of twenty-siX minutes. 1t
is evident that the apathy which seems
to characterize this campaign is at
least not present in the city of New
York. Postal card polls made by news
papers indicate tremendous plurality
for the Democratic ticket. The New
York Herald's poll shows Parker will
carry the Greater City by 147,747
votes. While the poll made by the
Brooklyn Eagle indicates Il plurality in
the Greater City of $4,000 for Judge
Parker. The Herald's poll of the up
state districts shows that Roosevelt
will come down to the Harlem river
with a plurality of 145,150. This poll
therefore shows that the state of New
York is hanging in the balance.
While newspaper polls are very
often misleading yet there are other
facts which indicate that the great
city of New York will turn up Il record
breaking Democratic plurality. The
question which interests people at the
present time is, do the conditions
which are causing such Il drift towards
Parker in the city of New York exist
in other cities of the country? If they
do, Judge Parker will be elected. The
canvass made by these two metropoli-
tan newspapers are no doubt made in
perfect good faith, and the returns show
such a large number Of voters who
voted four years ago for Mckinley
who now intend to vote for Judge
Parker that the result is alarming to
the managers Of the Republican CAM
paign. Whatever may he said of Pres
ident RooSevelt's popularity through
out the country it is evident that he is
not now and never was popular in the
city of New York.
That the figures Of the Herald and
even those of the Eagle may not be
absurd it is only necessary to recall to
mind that in 1902 the gubernatorial
vote of the city Of New York in Il
greatly reduced vote gave the Demo-
cratic candidate IL plurality of more
than l22,O0O. The managers of the
Republican campaign have succeeded
in creating the impression that Parker
will not carry anything but the solid
South. They have claimed Mr.. ROose-
velt's election not only us assured but
as overwhelming. They are now try
ing to convince the party workers III
the doubtful states that things are not
as sure as they might be. Judge Park
er'S speeches in New York. New Jer-
sey and Connecticut have given an I'M
petuS to the campaign that has alarm
ell the friends of the president and has
resulted in sending upon the stump
every member of the cabinet able to
make Il campaign speech.
The one thing sure about this cam
paign is that nobody knows who is go
ing to be elected. The betting in Wall
street is all in favor of Roosevelt and
indicates the feeling of that portion of
the electorate. At this same time in
1858 the betting was ten to seven in
favor of Grover Clevcland's reelection,
yet he was defeated. In the last week
before election in 1892 the betting was
five to four in favor Of the reelection
of President Harrison. and he was de-
feated. In 1884 the Republican man
ayers and the press Of the country
were convinced that james G. Blaine
would be triunphantly elected, and it
took weeks after the election was over
to convince them that Blaine was de-
feated. 1t is only safe to say that the
trend of things the last week of the
campaign is so strongly in favor of
Judge Parker that the final result may
he as surprising as was the campaign
of 1892.
PARKER OR Observation-Disclosures
In Il forecast given out by the Re
publican national committee early in