The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-25
TO ESOPUS
Mr.. Josephus Daniels
Talks of Editorial Con-
ference.
Meets 9TH and 9th of September in
New York. Democrats to Visit
Judge Parker. The Tide Turn
ing. Murphy and McCalren
Fight Resolved into Friendly
Contest for Votes For
ticket.

SOutSot iOt W
Ticket.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels, member of
the National Democratic committee,
returned home yesterday morning
from New York where he spent sew
eral days at National Headquarters.
He will return to New York on Mon
day to spend ten days and he will be
at National Headquarters, at the re-
quest Of Chairman Taggart, as much
Of the time until the November cleo
ton as he can spare from editorial
labors al home. Mr.. Daniels is a
member of the special committee, haV-
ing in charge the great Editorial Con-
terence to be held in New York on
the 9TH and 8th of September, and re-
turns to New York at this time par
tlcuiarly to assist in making arrange
ments for what promises to be the
greatest gathering Of editors that ever
assembled in New York.
Speaking last night of the National
outlook, Mr.. Daniels said:
The situation is better than the
Democrats dared to hope month ago,
and it is all that could be wished at
this stage of the campaign. The trend
among the Independent vote is deci
dedly toward Parker and Davis. There
is no division among Democrats
Bryan men, Cleveland men. Silver men
and Gold men are all united in sun
port of the ticket. All the great pa
pers in New York except the Tribune
ana the sun are supporting Parker,
and the support of those that are in
dependent is ha~'ing great weight with
the voters who are not attached to
Iany particular party and there are
more OF these than North Carolina
folks imagine. I'm 1882 Cleveland car
ried New York State by 10000 ma
jority. In 1884, when first elected
President, he barely squeezed through
by LOCO or LOO majority. In 1896
Bryan lost the State by over 100000
majority. In 1897, Parker carried it
by $4,000 majority. The Independent
vote is so large in the doubtful States
that which ever party gets the bulk
of it nearly always wins. This year,
unless all signs fail. Parker will get
the bulk of the vote that is not at
cached TO any party. The situation
IN New York is decidedly favorable to
the Democrats. While not so favor
able in New Jersey or Connecticut.
there is a general belief i'm New York
among all parties that the same influ-
ences that operate TO carry the cleo
lOIdI vote Oh New L Ofh VIII De al
most certain to carry the electoral
vote of Connecticut and New Jersey.
AS to Indiana, Tom Taggart thinks it
viii be all right and Henry G.. Davis
IS expected to carry West Virginia for
the ticket"
The friction between McCarren ans
Murphy, which has troubled the po-
iitical waters of Democracy has passed
away by mutual concessions and with
out any humiliation to either. THU
does not mean that these two local
leaders have become friends but thai
they have postponed their future con-
test for supremacy in Greater New
York to q more convenient season
when knives in plenty will be out tor
scalps. But until after November
they will devote all their efforts to-
ward electing Parker, each vieing WITH
the other to see who can do the most
to roll UP big majority in Brooklyn
and in New York city. McCarren says
that Kings county will give Parker
the largest majority in the history of
politics and Murphy says the same
thing about Kings county. Truth 30
tell all parties believe that Greater
New York will give a regular Colef
majority which would give Parker tho
electoral vote of the Empire State.
THE men in charge of the National
ing a great campaign. They were not
early in beginning because of the late
convention and organization, but they
are making up in thorough and eff
cient work more than would have beer
lost by the delay. In point of fact
nothing has been lost by delay. Tha
time has passed for long campaigns.
and the tendency all the time is in
the way of shortening the campaigns,
And it is We'll, for in this day of rapid
transit when a daily paper goes to
every mans door. it is not necessary
10 devote more than two months 10 Il
campaign. AS a matter OF fact thn
newspapers do nearly all the prelim-
mary campaigning anyhow. Orators
are necessary to arouse people ana
emphasize the issues which the pa
pers have discussed. Campaign com.
mittees do their best work when they
recognize their dependence on thu
press and seek to help the papers III
the good work they are doing.
There has been no campaign in re-
cent years in which the press has LED
so truly and effectively as in this cam
palgn' The greatest event of the cam
paign will be the National Editoria?
Conference to be held in New York
city on the 18th and Sth of September,
1t is 20 be the greatest gathering OF
CuAIol > ever nelu In America anu lIiS
committee Of editors in charge of tho
conference are MAKING arrangements
Tor the Democratic and Independent
edltors who are going to compose TIA
conference
The program of the conference, as
lar as arranged, embraces addresses
by the leading editors in America, a
Trip up the Hudson to Esopus where
they will be welcomed by Judge Par
ker who will respond to an address by
a leading editor. A banquet on the
steamer or steamers, or in New YORK
city, viii be arranged, TO which every |
editor in the United States supporting
Judge Parker will be invited. Juuge
Parker says he viii be glad 10 Wei
come the editors to his home ana ali
who so will be glad to know the he&a
PRESIDENT of the United States. NO
man has yet met him VINO was hot
pleased with his manner ana MS tact
and his manliness. No men know so
Wen how to guage a puDllc man IS
the editor because that is ms aallg
business. When more than thousahd