New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-04
SHIFT TOWARD HIGGINS.
CUT WILL BE SMALL.
Early Disaf lection en- Southern Tier
Noz0 Wholly OUeroogle.
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Owego Nov 3.-Toga County will give fresi-
dent Roosevelt a record breaking plurality TINS
fall. and a result of the work of the me
long friends OF Senator Plat the vote Tor the
State ticket WIN be larger than that given Gov
ernor Oden in, 1902 Tioga County gave Presl-
dent Mckinley a plurality Of LOO in 1917. II
gave Governor Odell over 800 in 1907 ana
these are the conservative estimates OF the
votes for President Roosevelt and Lieutenant
Governor Higgins this fall. These figures raii
far short OF the official Republican estimates
made by those who carrying on the cam
paign in this county They estimate that PTesi-
dent Roosevelt will have 1000 and Higgins
1900. AS a reason for the belief that Roosevelt
VII run ahead of Mckinley, the county leaders
repeat the story TO be heard all over me state
that scores OF Democrats viii vote with the
Republicans on national issues. This is true IN
every upstate county. and it goes far TO e1-
plain the difference between the estimates on
the national and State tickets.
TIoga County furnishes an admirable refuta-
ton OF the Democratic assertion that hepup-
licans in the Southern Tier will cut the state
ticket Here if anywhere, there should De
sweeping cut and yet Democrats OF poil'IcaI
experience declared to The Tribune correspond
ent unhesitatingly to-day that two or three nun
dred was the outside limit Of the cut in total
OF more than eight thousand votes. Democratic
newspapers have made estimates of a cut in this
county Of five hundred and even the local Dem
ocrats have disowned the figures The Demo-
cratic campaign has ''azzled out the meetings
in the country towns have been sparsely attend
ed and few in number. Moreover. the vilfca-
lion INDUCED in by the speakers has disguised
the audiences and completed the establishment
OF Democratic honesty o. purpose
LIQUOR MEN FOR HERRICK
The failure Of the local campaign managers
stimulated the State committee to new efforts
BY some means they obtained list Of voters
in Owego ans began 10 send in Democratic
newspapers. Unfortunately. their list was OF
ancient date. and half dozen Democrats who
have been dead for several years, have still
these Democratic documents in keeping of the
local postoffice. one element of the community
alone has shown active intention of attacking
the State ticket and that is the liquor element
Through the saloons and lounging places the
word has been passed 10 cut the State ticket
that the election Of Herrick means the repeal OF
the Raines law, and the result is the SOLID OPP
position Of the liquor vote and the solid sup
port Of the anti-iquor vote.
The situation in Tioga County is interesting,
as it reveals the conditions along the whole
southern tier. and particularly in Chemung'
Broome and three or four contiguous counties
Directly after the Saratoga convention there
cutting the State ticket most of ii preceding the
nomination OF Judge HeTrick. number Of
well known Republicans in the larger places
talked of revolt, and the situation caused COM
inent. But six weeks ago the change began
one after another, these same Republicans came
out in statements that they would support the
State ticket and then went TO work TO secure
It's election. The attacks on Lieutenant Gov
ernor Higgins fell fiat. and were abandoned by
several Democratic newspapers his record was
studied and to-day, at the close of the cam
paign. the enthusiasm for Higgins is notable.
Dozens Of Republicans in Elmira, Bingham
ton and Owego who were claimed by the Demo-
Gratis declared the Tribune correspondent
that whatever doubt there had been in the early
part of the campaign about their attitude was
now definitely settled.
You viii find" said one business man Of FL
mira that the opposition to Higgins vanished
Just as soon the people began TO know his
record or met him. His visit here was great
success. Moreover. the more they learned about
Herrick the less reason they for voting for
him as a remedy for evils they saw, or mag
ined they saw in the existing situation. You
will find the Republicans OF the southern tier all
in line for the whole ticket Election Day"
TIDE SETS TOWARD REPUBLICANS.
There IS another interesting index Of the sit
uation along the southern tier. Three weeks