Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
CHARACTERIZED BY MlsMANAeE.
MENT FROM THE
START.
NEWSPAPERS MAY BOLT
Small BlckerIng Among the Leaders
at Headquarters Have Caused Dis.
gust Of Many Democrats Who Were
Friendly to the Candidate.
(BY HAROLD j. MAHIN.) !.
Bureau OF the Courier.

(BY HAROLD J. MAHIN.) Z,
Bureau OF the Courier.
Washington, D. c., Oct. 10.
The democratic national campaign
and Davis has reached stage
Of panic. Even the most hope
full democrats now admit that the cleo
ton of the ticket is an impossibility.
All of the better element OF the
party who were first attracted back to
the fold by the personality and high
character of Judge Parker are now
turning away in disgust at the mis-
of the campaign. There
have been nothing but small bicker-
ings among the leaders since the cam
paign headquarters were opened and
the work has been going at sixes and
sevens.
1t Is now openly declared that one
or two Of the large New York news
papers who early in the campaign
came out for Parker, are preparing to
advise the election of Roosevelt The
plea on which so many are deserting
the standard is the fear OF what might
happen under an administration that
would be controlled by the same men
who have made such fearful mess OF
a national campaign.
Call Senator German.
Senator German has Just been re-
called from Maryland and for several
days has been working secretly at
headquarters in New York a few
days ago he went 60 Baltimore With
the intention Of trayellg through
Maryland and, West Xfrgfnia wft6 Hssans.. Hsas.
ator Davis. David B. HflI ana ofiier
speakers His sudden return to NeM
York was unannounced. II is known
that the situation became so desperat6
that he was recalled in haste to 90
over the case and see II anythfrg
could be saved. Senator German Is re-
garded as the most successful poIih-
clan in the democratic party, and most
democrats think that IL he can not
change the present hopeless drift OF
the campaign the defeat of Parker and
Davis is a foregone conclusion.
Satisfied With Little.
| Democratic politicians who have
been taking an active part in the cam
|
win the house of representatives or
make any substantial gains in the next
senate the party will have won vic
tory. Democratic congressman who
have been speaking in many sections
over the country say in private that
there is no chance of the election OF
Parker. The best prediction that they
make is that he will carry number
of states that Bryan failed to carry in
1900.
Center on New York and Indiana.
The work of Judge Parker's cam
paign managers is now centered in New
York and Indiana They do not say
that the carrying of these states would
insure him victory but they claim that
carrying New York would be great
tactical victory and would insure snc-
cess in 1908. with the sound money
element of the party still in control.
Failure to carry New York they admit
i would greatly aid and encourage the
Bryan element in the fight they intend
to make to gain control Of the next
national convention. The Bryan men
are under suspicion at national head>
quarters. The national managers are
emphatically doubtful of the sincerity
of the Bryan men in their support Of
Parker.
A Majority Of Twenty.
Representative Hull, of Des Mofnes.
!, who Is chairman of the executive com-
mittee Of the congressional campaign,
says that the next house Of represen-
) tatives will at the very least have q
republican majority Of twenty. He
expects thirty or thirty-flye. He said
today:
1--WE may lose some districts IN
Ohio. Illinois, West Virginia. and Ne
r braska, but we expect to neutraline
those losses by gaining others In Min,
nesota. Maryland and number Of
. western states. The committee Ia
} working quietly and without telling
the democrats all that 1t is doing,
: would not be surprised to see big
gain in the house. / expect confidently
to see no lessening Of our present
!, majority in any event"
Philippine Speech Blunder,
Washington, D. c., Oct, 10, - Lead
ing democrats make no bones of say
: Ing that rarkers Philippine speech
!, on Saturd y was the monumental po
: litical blunder of tho campaign and
that hope CT success has gone, A prom
inent New York democrat living here
j, who spoke at big democratio mass
! meeting in New York last night said
! upon returning today:
. q Parker has missed the political ep