The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-04
TACCART'S VIEW
Chairman Of the National
Democratic Committee
Sums Up the P0liti-
cal Situation.
CONFIDENT or INDIANA AND NEH Ye1K
Prospects in New Jersey I'm
proving and Party senti-
ment Growing in the
West.
CONFIDENT or INDIANA AND NEW Yo5 <

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 19O4:-Chair-
man of the National Democratic Commit
tee Thomas Taggart entered upon the
work of managing the last month of the
campaign eminently pleased with the pro-
gress which has already been made and
more confident than ever that Parker
and DAYS. will be- elected on the eighth
of November. Before he began con-
sulting with the other party leaders at
National Headquarters on Monday Mr.,
Taggart said, anent the prospects Of
Democratic success
During the past week have received
the most encouraging reports from nearly
every section Of the country where any
fight is on, especially from the so-called
doubtful states. We have gained great
deal of ground last week. We all feel
confident of New York, just as confident
as We do about any safely Democratic
State. That is, we regard it as certainly
ours, with the sustained effort we are
making now / am not relying upon
hearsay in what I state about the EN-
pire. State. I have employed my own
means of finding true conditions. The
minute reports which / have received
show astonishing gains. We are certain
" going to get the independent vote and
a good percentage of the Republican vote,
on account of the antipafhy of many Re-
publicans for Governor Odell. NO mat
ter which way Higgins turns he is bound
to offend many Of the Republican voters
of the State.
Judge Herrick intends to make
whirlwind campaign of the State. He
possesses a personality which win do in
calcula Bile good to the ticket by his going
on the stump, as he has decided to do,
from one end of the State to the other
from now continuously until election
day.
''While the situation in New Jersey is
not so good as in New York, it is con-
stantly getting better. Our reports from
the State leaders are daily improving.
About the same conditions prevail in
Connecticut; in fact, l may say they are
somewhat better in the Nutmeg State.
than even in New Jersey. We are very
well pleased with what has been done
and is being accomplished daily in both
of these so-called doubtful States. I
have just had talk with National Com
mitteeman Cummings, of Connecticut.
He is a very conservative man, but he
regards the outlook as of the very best.
'sAs for Indiana, have no doubt about
it. We are going to win there sure. ]
would not undertakefto predict the ma
iority, but the Hoosier State will deliver
the electoral vote to the Democrats this
year. That can be depended upon. /
am thoroughly in touch with the situa-
ton there and will be even more so from
6dential secretary, goes there this week.
The most encouraging reports have been
received from the mountain States of the
West during the last two or three days.
The managers now believe there is an ex-
eellent chance of carrying Nevada, Mon
tana, Colorado, Utah, and possibly Wy
oming. AT: first we had very little hope
Of any of these States except Nevada
and Montana. Now the leaders in the
West are practically counting on Colora
do, where the labor issue hns been noised
very strongly, and in the past few days
highly satisfactory reports have been re-
ceived from Wyoming They are count
ing upon Senator Dubois to pull Idaho
through for Parker and Davis,
1T may seem astonishing but we even
now consider that we have a good fight
ing chance for Minnesota Two years
ago Republican Governor was elected
in Minnesota by fftytsix thousand major
ityity, getting many votes because Of the
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