The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
Republicans Now Realize
That They Have a
Hard Fight
A CHANGE IN SENTIMENT
Poll of New York Herald and Brook.
Iyn Eagle Garry no Comfort into
Republican Ranks-RepubIican
Spellbinders Out Again
r. NJ. Lamar in Savannah News.

r. M. Lamar in Savannah News.
Washington. Oct 31-Judge Parker
has all of the republican leaders busy
with their explanations, remarked a
conservative republican today. while
discussing the sudden enthusiasm and
hopsfulness Of the democrats in New
England and the Middle West
President Roosevelt and his manag-
ers are disappointed and seriously trou
bled by the actual conditions in New
York. Indiana and West Virginia, as
disclosed by the New York Heralds
poll published yesterday and storm sig
Eals have been sounded at republican
headquarters in New York
There was u genuine scare in admin
istration circles here today over the
unexpected change in the situation
during the past few days and scouts
and couriers. who have been in the
field in West Virginia and Indiana
during the past two weeks who came
into camp with extrayagant predic-
.tons of republican victory, have been
sent back to take another look over
the field.
Marked Change in Outlook.
An administration organ, the Wash
ington Star, received this dispatch to,
day from a staff correspondent in New
York: Democrats hopeful. marked
change in the political outlook in New
York due to newspaper polls,
This is to be q democratic week in
the campaign The political pendulum
Is likely to swing far over toward the
democratic side within the next four
Gays Whether it will swing far enough
to indicate democratic national victory
Is a question TO which democratic man
ayers are not ready to give positive
affirmation and to which the repubii-
can managers enter a stout negative
There has been an undeniable in
crease in democratic hope among the
rank and file, there was a state of joy
almost hysterical. That condition
was traced to the newspaper polls
made by the Brooklyn Eagle and the
New York Herald,
A close friend Of the administration
who saw the president today in dis
cussng the democrat buoyancy with
me said I'VE cannot deprive much
comfort from the Herald's poll 1t APP
pears that in many instances the con
diCions were less favorable than the
poll indicates. Subsequent develop
nents have demonstrated that the sit
uation in New York Is far more dis
couraging in New York than is re-
vcaled by the poll. The same trouble
exists in lndinan and West Virginia.
Speakers Ordered Back.
so serious is the situation that or
ders were TO-DAY issued to send all
the ablest speakers available back to
New YORK, Indiana and West Virginia
L. try to check the rising democratic
wave OF aggressiyeness and hopeful
ess We arc not discouraged, but
some Of our scouts have brought back
misleading reports Of the actual state
OF The public mind in several very i'm
pertant states"
There are but few democrats OF
prominence now in Washington, as
every available man is hard at work
for Parker and Davis wherever their
services can be utilized.
Representative Findlay, of South
Carolina, member of the democratic
congressional committee, was the rank
ing Official at headquarters today in
the absence OF Chairman Cowherd,
who is hard at work in Missouri. Mr.
Fndlay says the democratic prospects
have greatly improved within the past
week. and the effective work Of Judge
Parker and the managers is having
good effect in all of the debatable stat
cs
Republicans Caught Mapping.
The Star says: "The republicans
seem to have been caught mapping in
New York city. Chairman Cortelyou
has gone west. confident that the east
was secure and left behind him ar.
r;ngements OF three PRINCIPAL meet
ings in New York city, at which Taft
Root and some Grand Army veteran
win be the prominent speakers. The
democrats will hold eleven large meet
ings which viii be addressed by such
men as Raynor Cunneen. Hoke Smith
Shiyeley of Indiana. Burton Harrison
Edward NJ shaDsrd Charles Francis
Adams, Jeromc Towne, Rerrick ana
Tammany candidates for congress.
There was a pusy day at the state