Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-01
HOPE FOR LANDSLIDE
Democrats Are EcStatic Over
Favorable Conditions
FOR WINNING NEW YORK
CONFIDENCE OF REPUBLICAN
MANAGERS IS UNSHAKEN.
Much Surprise Felt Over the Demo"
cratic Ebullition - Catholics
FOR WINNING NEW YORK
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

|
| cratic managers are in an ecstacy of hope
over the prospect for the state and elec-
toral tickets in New York. They have not
| the shadow of a doubt that Parker and
| Herrick will carry the state. They are
| looking forward with feverish anxiety to
the developments of the next few days,
| hoping. yet hardly daring, to believe that
the favorable conditions existing i'm Man.
| haitian may extend like prairie fire to
the neighboring states of New Jersey and
Connecticut.
They are holding their breath to see il
| the landslide, which only could elect Par
| ker has really set in. The outburst OF
democratic enthusiasm in this state is re-
| ported in all doubtful states, with the exc
pectation that the cheering news will
| arouse the faithful in other states to re-
| newed efforts The word has gone forth
| from democratic national headquarters to
| Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland and
West Virginia and the doubtful western
states, We will get New York.
Up to last Saturday the experienced pol
ticians at democratic headquarters felt
that Parker could only he elected by a
political revolution. a landslide. the term
goes. They did not know that it was in
prospect, but it was their only hope for
lorn as it appeared. They not certain
ably and wonderfully encouraged.
Republican Managers Surprised.
| The present ebullition of democratic hope
has not shaken the republican managers.
| 1t is within the bounds of truth to state
that at republican headquarters some sur
| prise is felt at the seeming increase in
democratic sentiment in this city. The ef-
feet might be likened to. the sensations of
| a man who turns a corner and faces a
sudden gust of chill air-he braces him
self against the blast and buttons his over
coat around him.
| There is not ..se' slightest diminution OF
| confidence among the republican managers.
! They do not waver moment over Roose-
| velt's election. They do not concede New
| York to Parker. but simply scale down their
| estimate of Roosevelt's prospective plural
/ fly to fit the apparent growth of democratic
sentiment in Manhattan. When thus scaled
| down 1t still shows in their estimation a
| sufficient margin to promise victory.
| AS to the state ticket the republican
| managers have at no time felt more than
reasonably hopeful of victory. That hope Is
| diminished, but not extinguished by tho
| present democratic outburst. The task 10
made a little harder for the republicans.
| but, in their cold judgment, still practi-
cable.
The foregoing may be accepted as a cau-
| tious, fair and conservative statement OF
the mental attitude of the respective man
| agements today.
Both Parties Stimulated.
Events will move rapidly in the next few
| days This situation cannot remain passive
| 1t will show development one way or tho
other before Saturday night. The first
noticeable effect is tremendous stimulation
tr
longer apathy in the campaign Having
thus summarized the status of affairs for
the moment, the only thing that can bs
| done until the pendulum swings again r. to
| catch at straWs and note the little things
| of the day Here are few little incidents
| to be thrown upon the scene while waiting
| for the curtain to rise on the next act OF
| the big show:
One of the prominent men at democratic
| headquarters is a heavy dealer IN STOCKS
| 1t is only fair to say, lest misapprehension
| arise. that this incident does not relate to
| Mr.. Belmont. A few days ago this person
| was discussing stocks with a friend who
| wanted some advice. The friend, wanted ~
| know whether this was an auspieious tfma
| to get into the >rnarket.sstcs
| well" remarked the democratic cnieI-
| tain my friends and myself have oeen
/ unloading. We figured after RooseSeIts
| election there would be a reactloi' tehPo
| rarily, and we all got out
Catholics for Roosevelt.
A republican politician of large acquaint-
| ance who is a Catholic and keeps in toueh
both with the church and with politics' tens
| me this story:
A short time ago two democratic man.
| ayers who are Catholics went to the Ro-
man Catholic archbishop and said:
| ..Your grace we understand that the
Catholic clergy of this diocese have been
instructed to vote for Roosevelt. and we
| would like to ask If that is true
@Since YOU approach me in this way" the
archbishop is reported to have said, Il can
tell you that no ecclesiastical superior OF
| this diocese would dare to instruct the
| Catholic clergy how to vote. may ado
| for your information, however, that 20 per
cent of the Catholic clergy VIII vote ior
Roosevelt" -,
an election district on the West Side, a
community of middle-class people, nobody
very rich and nobody very poor, nnaae aa d
| 693 He succeeded in getting 200 voters 10
| commit themselves. The 493 were number
ed in the silent vote that IS keeping polh
| party arrangements wake o nights.
| Reports from lower East Side say that
the recent visit of Judge Parker to a Jew
ish theater where performance was peing
| given In Yiddish turned out, as to effect
| contrary to his expectations. The jewish
| patrons Of the theater have been taking
| it over and are resentfni OF MS appearance
| there and his appIauding of a play which
| he could not understand They charge
| that he came down to look them over ana
patronize them and that If he were not
| candidate he would never have come to
Yiddish play in thousand years.
Managers Claim Everything.
1t is Improbable to quote the views of
the campaign managers they are given
out for publication. They are stilted and
stereotyred; nothing else is to be expected.
Up at the democratic headquarters this
| afternoon Secretary Urey Woodson gave
out an interview in which he claimed every
thing. Down at republican headquarters
Governor Odell gave out interview in
| which he took away all of Mr.. Woodson'a
LsGandy and appropriated 1t to the republi-