Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-24
DEMOCRATS GET HAUL
Impetus to Campaign Work
by Big Contribution.
IS CORPORATION MONEY
REPUBLICAN MANAGERS LOOK
ING AFTER FLOATING VOTE.
Expect to Reduce Democratic Vote b,'
Wedding Out Floaters-Literary
Bureaus Work.
rs CORPORATION MONEY
Special From n STAFF Correspondent

Special From n STAFF Correspondent
NEW YORK, October 24-The demo-
cratic claim on the presidential vote issued
last night. in which New York. Indiana.
Connecticut and New Jersey are claimed
for Parker as well as enough more 10
elect him. follows an increase of conf
dence at democratic headquarters which
has been noticed since the national com
mittee received a big campaign contrlbu-
ton last week This morning lower Broad
way sprang into a blaze of democratic
bunting, more than fifty big street ban
ners spanning the thoroughfare. All the
bill boards in town have been bought up
by the democrats and they are blazoned
with advice to vote for Parker and Davis.
There is no question that the democratic
national committee got the money last
week. The first instalment was gobbled
up by Tom Taggart who took II to In
diana. l reported at the time that the
Indiana budget amounted to 5000 This
morning / learn it was nearer $10o.00.
1t is not known outside of a few close
mouthed fellows at democratic national
headquarters how much last weeks haul
amounted to, but it is admitted that II was
big sum. 1t is generally supposed to
have come from the Standard OIL interests,
through McCarren and Delaney Nicoll.
who are in touch with the Standard Oh
people.
1t is trust and corporation money. how
ever and is mighty acceptable to the
democratic managers. 1t Will be used In
this city and state in the last days of the
campaign. News of the big haul has al
ready gone to other states with the object
of heartening the democrats in Connecti-
cut, New Jersey and Indiana. through the
announcement that flush finances give
promise of frightened prospects in New
York
The Floating Vote.
The republican managers In New York
city are performing prodigies of labor in
looking after the floating vote. Chairman
Odell Is carrying out his announcement that
he expected to cut down the democratic
vote by 25,0O0 through the elimination Of a.
least that number of foaters. / have been
giving some attention to the details of this
plan because II is important.
Taking as a fair sample of the work of
the Tammany districts, the sixth assembly
district on the Bowery may be cited. Odell
sent a shrew manager from uptown-Wil-
liam Leary, to wit, and good rundown
there to weed out the lodging house float
ers. Up to the close of registration Satur-
day night Leary had challenged l6 per cent
of the registered vote. amounting to 1900
challenges, and expects to make good three
fourths of these on election day and keep
them from voting. All over town this has
been going on, and the nearby country dis
tricts have not been overlooked.
The system of espionage that has been
operated by the republicans on the fioat ting
vote in Tamnany is the most marvelously
accurate and detailed plan to be imagined.
Warnings Against Fraud.
At the end of this week the town will be
,,1a ryit {y,,r
serving notice of intention to prosecute elec-
ton frauds. and giving the names and SEN
tences of men convicted at the last election
A tour of the lower East Side yesterday
afternoon and evening under the escort of
the local bosses developed the existence Of
strong Roosevelt sentiment in sections of
the town where it would not be expected
When the returns from that region are in
there will be some sad surprises for the
democrats.
The Jews are with Roosevelt The Ital-
ians are solidly for him. The Catholic vote
is setting toward him i'm a tidal wave, and
there seems little doubt that ne will make
immense gains in Greater New York
Important Republican Rally.
The following announcement was made at
republican state headquarters today:
The meeting which is exciting the most
interest is one to be held at Carnegie Hall
on next Wednesday night under the au-
spices of the Twenty-nnth Assembly Dis
trict Republican Organization. John Hay
is going to make his speech of the cam
paign. He is coming as the representative
Of the President and will make q speech
that will last nearly an hour.
"A great deal of interest is being manifest
ed in the fact that both Senator Depew and
Gov. Black will deliver addresses on the
seme platform. With them Lieut.. Gov.
Higgins. NJ. Linn Bruce and Julius NJ.
Mayer. as well as some of the local candi-
de- rtpS will sneak State Senator Nathaniel
A. Elsberg will be the chairman of the
meeting. Arrangements have been made
for out-of-door meetings. as the demand
for tickets has been so large that the big
gest crowd of the campaign is expected
The announcement then goes on to name
the distinguished people who will be pres
Elihu Root. Chauncey M. Depew, Frank S.
Black. Lieut.. Gov. Higgins. Gov. B. Is.
Odell. ir.; Geo. B. Cortelyou. w. L. Ward.
Cornelius S. Bliss. Isaac N Seligman,
Jacob H. Schiff. Gen. Anson j. McCook.
Douglas Robinson. the Presidents brother
in-law: Nicholas NJ. Butler. Whitelaw Reid
and James Spicer.
The significance of this announcement is
that the meeting will give the prestige OF
the national administration and the most
prominent republicans in the city and state
tc the state ticket with the expectation
that 1t may check the threatened slump In
the vote on the state ticket.
The Literary Bureau.
One of the interesting features OF the re-
publican national campaign is the work OF
the literary bureau, as conducted under the
supervision Of Mr.. Louis A. Coolidge OF
Washington, the well-known newspaper
correspondent and president Of the Grid
iron Club. 1t is notable In complete de-
parture from old traditions Of campaigning
and the Inauguration of a novel and highly
effective plan of publicity
The literary bureau has charge Of the
dissemination of campaign literature of all
kinds and the supplying of the country and
CITY press with political articles. The plan
of publicity now being operated Is on a
scale larger than ever before attempted.
and yet worked In entirely different
manner
Eight years ago the republican national
committee circulated 175 different campaign
documents to the number OF many millions.
Four years ago the committee used 100 diff
ferent documents. and almost In as great
number This year the committee has put
forth six documents
Mr. Coolidge contended, when he was
placed in charge of the bureau and called
upon for suggestions. that there was-9reat
waste of material In dumping such immense