Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-31
NEW YORK.
President Will Come to City With
100000.

New York Oct 30.-The Herald'S esti-
mate OF pluralities in New York state
complied by special correspondents " no
spent three Weeks visiting every section
of the state, where they talked with Ia
boring men, farmers, mechanics. railroad
men, shopkeepers, labor organizers, man
and pUiticians-in brief with represents
tive men who are in a position to KNOW
the sentiment that prevails among the
men with whom they come in contact
and how thew intend to Votc-ShoHtS that
Roosevelt will come down from up state
with about 10000 plurality.
Higgins will run about $3.50 behind the
national ticket
As usual. the Republicans will roll ~
big pluralities in the western ana north
ern parts OF the state. In many of them
the Mckinley plurality OF IN" Will lie
equalled and in a few exceeded. ST law
%A"; ChautauGua will give upward ~
500. Onondasa will give Sjor; Mpnro" Will
send down a plurality OF slightly more
than 700; Westminster Will exceed the l;"t
vote and add 500 to the states plurality
Cattaraugus Will give S+n. Jefferson will
give 49H: Washington will Slvc il,"; Al
county will give :tJo Saratoga nearly 3"0
anu many ether western and central coun-
ties between 2t-1 and ;UJ.
The gold Democrats in many counties
particularly in cities and large Nila@, :
up state. are in considerable numbers
supporting Roosevelt. because tdcy ar
DESTROYS Of continuing present conditions
which. they aver. are highly pru%lt rGus
with them. This is essentially true OF
bankers, StorekeeptrS and well dc
farmers.
A majority of the Bryan men have been
pressed into the Democratic line and vii
vote tor Parker. but in many counties
notably Ch3uttuqua, Allegheny. Cattar-
aSus. Steuhen- Cayuga. Madison, Orleans
and Erie. there are many who will vote
for Roosevelt and Herrck- quite u lew
| intend to vote for Watson
| Early in the campaign the Democrats
We're hopeful of cutting down these for
midabe upstate pluralities. but lack al
organization and funds have proved .
handicap. More than two weeks ago the!
practically gave up the attempt in sev
! eral counties 10 make inroads on the ma
| tional IluralitieS and confined their efforts
| to the state ticket.
| Opposition to the Republican state tick
ct. bitter a month ago as to nil tie
! Republican managers with alarm. las
! been SubSiding noticeably for three weeks
| The bitterness which was apparent al
| over the state as recently as TWO weeks
ago mas entirely disappeared from some
| sections and the talk against Odcll an(
| Higgins. though still general. is abaing
| The Republicans admit. however. thai
| there are some very sore spots, but de
! clare that conditions there will continue
to improve. a month as" the dnti-iliSSin>
| sentiment was regarded as Il grave men
ace by the Republicans. ana til fear was
| well founded. Lieut.. Gov. Higgins was
worried; Coy. Odell was alarmed. The
| word went ont to let the national ticket
| take care of itself and to bend every en-
! ergy to combat the drift away from the
| state ticket. senator Plat was asked tC
play his best cards in behalf Of the Re
publican nominee and lie wrote l3.rJ per
| sonal letters to friends throughout the
state.