The Irish standard., 1904-10-01

Surveying the political field in the
last week in September these things
stand out with clearness, says the
New York Herald
New York state is doubtful, and the
situation is complicated.
Influenced by it's first poll, the Re-
publican state committee claims this
state by thirty thousand for Roosevelt
and Fairbanks, but this poll was con-
Quoted before the state nominations
were made, and must be revised.
1t is conceded by Republicans as
we'll as Democrats, that if the election
We're held today the Democratic state
ticket would be elected by a large
plurality.
AS New York is the hub around
which the entire Democratic campaign
revolves it is necessary to examine the
situation elsewhere with particular
reference to the events which have
taken place here.
Dispatches to the Herald from all
the doubtful states, printed yesterday,
agreed that the Saratoga convention,
which nominated Judge Herrick, had
encouraged the Democrats in all the
doubtful states with the exception of
Rhode Island.
Judge Parker is believer in short
campaign. He thinks this election will
be won in the last three weeks of the
canvass. For that reason he has de-
ferred his letter of acceptance seven
weeks later than the letter of Samuel
j. Tilden. whose fight was made on
like issues. Governor Tilden's letter
was printed August 5, 1876.
New York Democrats are confident
of carrying this state for both Parker
and Herrick. Some of them look for a
plurality for the Albany Judge reach
ing 100000. If that should prove to
be we'll founded expectation, then
the state could not be carried for the
Republican electors.
In 1888. when Harrison carried the
state for president and Hill was
elected governor, the Republican elec-
tors had a plurality of 1902 and the
Democratic governor a plurality of
1911. Here was difference Of 32,-
173 votes.
IN NEW YORK STATE.
The Republicans regard the situation
in the state for the state ticket as des-
perate. The leaders find deep seated
Telling of resentment among the Re-
publican voters against Governor
Odell. This is due to several things.
One is the persistent system Of attack.
to which he has been subjected, and
which constant reiteration has made
effective. Another is the belief that
he crowded Senator Platt out of the
leadership of the party instead of per-
mitting him to serve out his days as
the head of the machine. Added to
this is the popular impression that Mr..
Higgins is "Odell's man" and that this
should be resented by the defeat of the
state ticket.
An active leader Of the party said
Yesterday that he could not conceive
it possible for Mr.. Higgins to change
the drift which had set in against him.
He said he had asked about ten Re-
publicans how they were going to vote
and all but two declared that they
would votd for Herrick. Two men
who were standing in the rooms Of the
state committee said they would email
the Odell ticket"
Mr.. Higgins will no doubt try to rid
himself of this "Odell tag" but the
feeling against the governor in the
party is likely to be aggravated rather
than diminished. The governors pres
ence as chairman of the state COM
mittee is offensive to every independ-
emf Republican in the state. He ap-
narently has decided that he ought to
talk and keep himself before the pub
lie throughout the campaign. The
oninion of nearly all his associates on
tho state committee is that he is doing
ouite as much harm to the state ticket
NV heing interviewed as Richard