The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-17
PARKER IS
SURE TO WIN.
Representative Clayton, of Ala
baina is Sangliine ofeHis
/, Election.
NEW YoRK's5 BRIGHT OUTLOOK.
Election.

4 Good News Coming to Head
quarters from, All Quarters.
A Virgiriians as Speakers.
lss (From Our Regular Correspondent.)
is9 WASH Nc;TO N I, d. c. /, August l6.--ltcp.
\ Sesentative Henry ID. Clayton, Alabana's
member OF the National Democratic Conn
/ mittee, who arrived III Washington to-
day from New York Is quite cheerful
over Democratic prospects for Novenl-'
ber's election. 5g 4
They are receiving nothing but good
\ news from all points at8the Democratic
headquarters. he said this afternoon
s5 Mr.. Clayton said he had. in the service
of3the committed; been somewhat about
Il over upper New York and through New,
jersey, and he was convinced that in
Judge Parker the Democrats had a can
/ didate who would grow In popularity.
He believed Judge Parker would poll
Il even larger vote than Mr.. Cleveland
did In 1892 above Harlem River, while
there was every reason to believe that
his vote IN tho Democrat territory be-
+ low the river would at leas Il equal that
given Coler. which would undoubtedly
knowledge OF this fact became evident It
4 would have a powerful effect In New JerJ
3 sey and Connecticut. 81 al
I'VE have a candidate Rllo. In my opin-
& ION. said Mr. Clayton, rs bound u to
u grow In popular esteem. Wish every
/ voter i'm the country could see Judge
4 Parker. feel the charm OF his personality.
dts genuineness, and Its cordially with
ont effusion. He al once inipresses; you
that he has lived fully up to his eminent
reputation as jurist. and 4 al TIL the same
II time lie captlvates $yol, with his frank
/, ness; his simplicity and his cheerful sim
) certify. With all that. he is a great polls
y tician. Of the kind who has studied the
best that Is inS human nature. and has
Al a rare faculty Of eliciting Its expression,
and With thai faculty he has a. ganguinc
faith in the people. He Believes he will
!, be elected. and. mark you,s BY his own
fsagscity. he rEil be m ore ffective N the
Il condIct OF a successful campaign 4 han
ny ,owever devoted and enerse.ie,
"A who espouses his cause and that OF the
party. Under his calm conservatism OF
exterior. there X is unusual force Of In
%dividuaiism OF as kind III that s5S1 believe;
will ma Ike him as masterfu In pol tics as
4 he has been al a tud &c. " s}.
Virginians as Speakers.
Governor Montague will speak at a big
Democratic meeting at Elizabeth, N J.,
&on the 25th OF this month"; e he yields * TO
the wishes Of the Democratic Congress
Glonal M Commii tee. Secretary I'd Wards
wrote His Excellency yesterday y. "a g sklns
him to make the ddress. but has not
received a reply a yet. Hes is a ~
\ His Excellency might fall TO receive the
letter. as he not In nc hmond - y. is
u The purpose OF the comm L tee to use the
4 Governor as frequentlyssas he vi u con-.
sent In various States d Turing the 2.ca m
Spa!gn. VI, sys IS y. 3;
Virginia District, was at Il Democratic
Headquarters to-day. He was In sp ash n
Ing ton only a short time. and came TO y at
tend Y to some urgent business maj t e: s
%1ie left for home this tern me
Congressional Commit ais Y a. ~
Flood to make one or tWo sPe Genes = ~
New Jersey. and he may do So .585 ,i52
MI. Flood does not anticipat tie that ne
xv,ilf have a hard fight for re-ele ton this
year. u t is recognized that perhaps the,
$ablest and most popular Republica IN
he district, Mi II g gorge a J. Rev moe,3
I IS opposing him, but the re are not I, re- .8
publicans enough IN the district 70 MAJ
his election possible n n eIi e pe
made to get out the entire Dem oc CT y
vote however, ii for the leaders OF the
marty are consIderab bly, in the dar k as 10
B he REGISTERED Democratic streng tn y 5ls
known 4 that the Republicans have very,
generally paid the poll II xes, and 81 ~
said thai 5emany Democra IS alled b 70 90
80. But ties election OF NJ Flood e mas
never been in any doubt, and IT W 70
he a, brave Republican who would pre-
tend that there was a. Oh nee 70 / erect
their candidate, sss III 4. is; n
Roosevelt as Prognosticator
MI r Roosevelt lis the jauntiest prognoos. :!
tlcator in either part thus d lars zen a.,
eral Charles H. Grosvenor not excep'leG.
Mr.. Roosevelt Is telling his closest .lrlohass
that Judge Parker will get lbi eiectold,
4 yot Is ;&9 til al Il Maryland Is doubtful <, ana
q ~ q he viii get ali the rest other
I words he says that udge Pa rker VII VI
receive the vote Of all he southern
q states. and that the solid n orth ana;
West will 90 Repub lican I. 10, I,
f15 n ia q s certain as anything two months
and a half in the future can be tina Ne7 ~
York will he a doubtful State until tnc
vote is counted NTH strong chances g. IL II
[ favor Of the Democrats. Colorado Is
believed to be almost as certain 70 50
4 1 ~ In tic as some Of the Southern
4 states. Indiana is nearly as doubtful as
Il New York, and the chances q re q tina q Z
{ Nav /, ] Jersey and Connecticut t4 Will go
Democratic. Maryland is no more dounot-r3
~ tina Il III Kentucky. where the }8lo e mo
4 cratic ma jority VIII probably pc O.. ATE
1 Z Z tina 4 which Will be rolled UP IN 3Vlr- r.
gInla. ] 8, I. !. ~, J. ,.,ana t,e
ether day that he could not believe there 'lya
Il was any doubt that the. Republicans y, ;!
Would carry Indiana, and that he could
see no reason why the vote ,e ' sr e
3 oh Waen - he had first place on the ticket
should be smaller han when, ne nag y
4 sacond Buti8reports from Indiana, as az
4 veil 4. from various States tie OF the
y Union, show that the voters see severn
rea sons. the chief Of Which Is " tSooae-
welt himself, a y ~ u
WARM IN \ KENTUCKY q
a -. =, ~. AZ aatinp q y Changed Be-