The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-19
UPPER NEW YORK.
Says the Herald, Will Give Roosevelt
a Fig Majority.
DEMOCRATS DISPUTE FIGURES
And Say that They Are Certain TO
Garry the State for the State
and thei National. Demo-
cratic Ticket

and theNational. Demo-
cratic Ticket
The New York Eeralds estimate
that Roosevelt viii have a big major
ity in the upper part Of New York
State and will come down to the
bridge with $780, 900 and that he will
lead the Republican state ticket by at
least so, 900 is rather diSc0uraging to
the Democrats, although the later
dispute the Herald'S estimates. They
say that with their unity up in the
state and their thorough organiZ4tion
it is quite an impossibility for RooSe-
velt to come to Greater New York
with more than 100, 900, and at least
10000 less votes for Higgins, the Re-
publican candidate for governor.
The Democrats are confident that
their candidate for govern~r, Judge
Herrick, will be elected by so 00C plu-
rality, and that this plurality is dead
sure to give the state also to Judge
Parker. This view of the case looks
logical and reasonable, aud in ccnser-
vative circles it is believed beyond
question that the Empire State is a5-
solutely sure to 60 for both Herrick
and Parker. The sporting men are
tffering ten to seven on Herrick, with
but few takers, and even money on
Parktr. The Republicans are asking
ten to six on Herrick and ten to zine
and eight on Parker.
BETTING COUNTS FOR LITTLE.
The betting, however, is not n uch
Of an Indication as to how the state will
60. In 1854 the betting herea month
before the election vas two to one
that Blaine would carry the state and
three to one that Blaine would be
elected, and yet Blaine lost the coun-
try. In 1888 the betting was two to
one that Cleveland would carry the
state and tie election and yet Harri-
son carried the state and the election.
In 1892 the betting up to two weeks
before the election was in favor of
Harrison ard yet Cleveland swe pt the
country, so when you size it all up
there is little significance in betting
on election results.
SILENT VOTE DECIDES.
The reason for this is the silant or
INDEPENDENT vote which in these days
decide tie result Of all elections. AS
an example, I will take the state of
Indiana. The Democratic 80 days
poll Of the state disclosed doubtful
vote of 100000 and a Republican ma
jority Of $4,000. The r publican poll
showed doubtful vote OF IS, 600 and
a Republican maj rity OF 10000. To
split the difference this means that
there are about 81 500 voters in In
diana who have not made up their
minds as to how they will vote. In
side info; nation from 10th political
committees is to the effect that fully
oae-halt OF these doubtful voters are
"aoaters. Itis generally understood
that 'foaterS" are men who can be
Influenced in one way or the other by
promises Of work and help or by
money, and nest likely money.
HOW INDIANA WILL GO.
Therefore, the political party that
can put up the most money and the
last money will be able to vote this
c,ass Of voters. Therefore, Indiana
can safely be relied upon to 60 for the
party that can control sufficient
amount cf money to buy those voters
and keep them bought This is, of
course, a pretty tccgh statement to
make, but it is ney-rtheless true, for
there is always in a national election
from 10000 tc so, 900 votes in Indiana
FOR sale to the highest bidder, and the
party that has the money to buy those
votes will win the election.
REPUBLICANS GIVE UP INDIANA.
Democratic campaign managers see
in the refusal of the national Republi-
can committee to sand any Of its
promin- Mt speakers to Indiana an
abandonment CT the state by Republi.
cans rather than a belief that the
state is safely Republican without
further campaigning. That the
excuse given by the REPUBLICAN
managers is both bald and lame is
shown by the fact that Indiana
leaders are wroth at the determina-
tion Of the national ct m nittee to give
NeH York and other states all the
good things in the oratorical line,
while Indiana gets lesser lights. If
the state were safely Republican, ask
Democrats with smile, why should
the action Of the national committee
cause such construction in Republi
can ranks.