Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-09
ADAY OF GOOD TIDINGS.
President Hears Cheerful Reports oil
the Outlook.

oyster Bay, Sept. S.-President
Roosevelt heard good campaign news
from many points, Tuesday. In the
morning he finished his conference, be-
gun the evening before with Chairman
Cortelyou of the Republican national
committee. Soon after Mr.. cortelyou
departed Attorney General William III.
Moody arrived here, and told the Presi-
dent how things were going III Vermont
and Maine: and the roar of the train
that bore Mr.. Moody away had hardly
died in the west before Repre-
George J. Smith of the NXIEth New
York district. came on his yacht Lorita
to paint Il word picture of the condi-
ton Of things around Esopus.
Chairman Cortelyou. before leaving
here for New York said that the ar
fairs OF the party seemed to be in an
eminently satisfactory condition. He
had taken up Il number of matters
with the President. had gone over the
general situation, and had discussed
various campaign questions. as might
have been expected. Beyond that he
| had nothing to say for publication.
Attorney General Moody passed
.
and when he left here said that he
would confer with Chairman Cortelyou
! in New York before going To his home.
ut Haverhill. Mass. for Il vacation.
Il have worked about II months in
Washington without n vacation" said
Mr.. Moody, and | think really de-
serve a littl" rest. Ill return to the,
capital in two or three weeks.
while up in New England | found
plenty of enthusiasm ana saw evI-
! d"lc"S of the Presidents popularity
on every hand. | believe that the Pres
idcnt will poll q larger vote than the.
candidates on tn" state and Congress;
| tickets in both states. In Maine and
Vermont tn" interest Of the people is
at fever pitch over local issues There
can be u" question that a very large
N"t" will be brought out"
Representative Smith said after his
visit to Sycamore Hill that he had
called upon the President and gave.
him The inside facts OF tho situation
in tn" NNINth district. For several
years Mr. Smith was the chairman OF
the NNINth district committee, and i'm
the present campaign he will have a
desk ut committee headquarters.
"The only county in New York that
gave bryan a majority in 1900 was Scho-
haii". which is i'm the NNIVth district. "
said Mr.. Smith, land | am afraid there
IS not much hope Of it's leaving the Dem
1rihtlc column this Year. The fact tina
Judge Fan ker is a resident Of the NNIVth
n iilct IS not going to pull down the reg
hiitl"n l~u Republican majority tosany
great extent. OF course, in E.SupIS and
me immediate neighborhood Of Judge par
k"r home Il good many OF his friends ir-
respective of party affiliations will vote
Tor him. This is to be expected YoI, II
ma the same thing true in Oyster raw.
Wh"re undoubtedly a good many Demo.
ciits Will vote for President Roosevelt.
& w" expect To make such a hot firht
right in Judge Parker's back yard 90 to
speak, that We will manage to cuuntaract
, the influence of neighborhood sentiment
Regarding the state campaign | am in
q position to say for Governor OluU that
, he has no definite plans for the conven-
ton. L dined with him. last Thursday
evening. | am his personal friend from
what he said to me | am certain that the
question of the goVernorShip is IN in the
AR. / asked the governor if he had any
/ instructions for me. for am to be . daje
gate TO the state convention and bo tnId
me that he had none He told me- th,t tJ ha
had no candidate for the office ana dasir
Ell the whole matter to be settled h,, Tho
convention. as he had agreed wiz Gu
ator Pl1tt and eX-Iieutonant Cot.arnnr
Woodruff about three weeks ago
nave seen an absurd story printed
that Governor Odell wishes "a smnneed
himself at Albany, and that he is really