Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-05
HARD TO FIGURE OUT
How Will the Army of Unem-
pIoyed Vote?
PARTY MANAGERS WORRIED
Significance of Ovation to Socialist
Candidate Debs.
CLAIMS AS TO NEW JERSEY
Acting Chairman Hudspeth Sees
Democratic Gains, But Gov.
Fort Ridicules the idea.
Special From a Stan Correspondent.

| Special From a Stan Correspondent.
NEW YORK. October 5.-The unem-
ployed vote Is just now worrying the
managers in both political camps. There
| is no question that many thousand work
ingmen in the great Industrial centers OF
the east are out of employment. The
| consideration of the managers Is. What
percentage are republicans and what
percentage democrats? the assumption
being that the men without jobs usually
| vote against the party in power.
! In New York city it is roughly estimated
that there are 225.OOO unemployed. A
| portion Of this, of course. constitutes the
! class that never is employed. the idlers
by choice or physical weakness; but the
political managers think that at least
| 200 90 worthy workingmen are without
| the days wage.
Hard to Figure.
Heretofore the republicans have been
| accustomed to figure about SO per cent OF
the labor vote as normally republican
They are now trying to estimate what
percentage will vote against the repuo-
lican ticket this fall. The democrats are
equally anxious to discover how much OF
this vote can be depended upon for them.
A striking example of the possible ef1ort
upon the election of the disconnected
spirit among the unemployed was shown
in this city yesterday In the ominous
ovation given to Debs the socialist candt-
date for President 1t is not true to say
that all of those who Joined In that ire
mendous outburst were unemployed, as
witness the contribution of cash by the
crowd and the purchase OF socialist EN-:
| the teachings of Debs and the socialist
are likely to appeal to the unemployed
who are walking the streets. conscious
that something In the industrial order is
wrong. though they cannot tell just wha'
| 1t Is.
From now on the socialists OF New
York propose to redouble their campaign
efforts. They will draw on election day
from both parties. but 1t Is too early &c
| calculate the proportion.
Puts New Jehsey as Doubtful.
New Jersey politics came to the FROM
today for discussion. First. there was
Acting Chairman Hudspeth of the demo
cratic national committee, speaking In the
absence Of Chairman Mack. He had beer
receiving some encouraging reports from
Jersey, he declared with enthusiasm, anc
was prepared to claim New Jersey al
q doubtful state.
He went on to tell about the olSsatis-
faction of the laboring classes IN the
great labor centers of the state; the
men out Of work: the men listening 10
Mr. Gompers, and all that. He citeo
Elizabethport, where one factory employs
five thousand men. and which town ne
asserted will poll a tremendous vote for
Bryan. He spoke at Bayonne. anotnSi
Industrial center which he said Is WIG
over Bryan. Then he told of straw vote
| taken at one railway roundhouse, where
| forty-six out OF hfty-three railway mel
were for Bryan.
Then along came Gov. Fort OF New
Jersey (republican). who was told OF
| Judge Hudspeths enthusiasm. Gov. For
| listened to the recital Of the newspaper
| men who had been talking with the demo
cratic acting chairman.
Judge Hudspeth Is the greatest moon,
sinner in the United States declared
| Gov Fort He is grand man. learned
lawyer, and am very fond Of him. But
he is dreaming. He managed the cam
paign against the republicans In the ias'
| election. and told the people all those
| fairy stories then. You know the result.
"Rock-Ribbed for Taft"
| Take my estimate fer IT," continued
the governor New Jersey is rock-ribbed
for Taft. Bryan will make no showing
| at ALL
He went on to say that Elizabethport Is
| the democratic stronghold OF Union coun.
| ty and Of course, will show democratic
| strength, but not enough to swing the
state AS to Bayonne. he thought the re-
! publicans would hold their own strength
Men were going back to work every day
as conditions improved. and Gov. Fort
| ridiculed the view of gloom and despair
| described by the democratic manager
| Gov Fort insisted that IL there Is ont
class Of railway men which Is favorable
to the republicans it is the Railroad EN-
ployes' Association. He said all the in
formation coming to hand pointed to the
railroad men repudiating Bryan.
| One of the western republicans In towr
today Is United States Senator Guggen
helm Of Colorado, Just returned from
| campaigning in his state.
| Colorado will be surely republican.
| he asserted THE registration shows
distinctly favorable forecasts. The state
has been republican for six years and
will come up with big Taft plurality
New York State Campaign.
The state political situation seems to
be riding on an even keel for the moment
the drift being, as heretofore related IN
these dispatches, to Taft for Presiden,
and Chanler (democrat for governor, as
against Hughes. Bryan has lost strength
in ten days and Gov. Hughes has no,
shown gains.
| The state campaign Is backward. anG
neither party has warmed up to the work
in hand. There will be lively finish
| however and soon as the preliminary
canvass Ia inland a few more checks-tlle
red fire will begin to Sizzle. N. q. NJ.