Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-26
FUSS AND FEATHERS EAST
Republicans Well Satisfied With
Conditions in New York.
TAFT HELPING HUGHES NOW
Confident His Own Campaign Is All
Right and House Of Repre-
sentatives Safe.
Special From staff Correspondent.

NEW YORK October 26.-Barring the
opportune appearance of some Bur
chard'' or the iconoclastic effects of the
efforts of some ready letter writer the
campaign is made in all the states ex-
cept Ohio. Mr.. Bryan is trying to un-
make it in New York. and Mr.. Taft is
trying to help Gov. Hughes. confident
that his own campaign is all right.
There will be lot of fuss and feathers
in this state for the next FIVE days. but
there is no reason to apprehend material
changes The electorate apparently has
its mind made up. In the meantime.
while the dust is being raised in the east.
the real hard work of the campaign will
be i'm progress in Ohio.
Taking all the reports as they come in
from divers and sundry sources. there
is no reason to change the conviction
which has been steadily growing for two
weeks-first. that Taft will have a graft
flying majority in the electoral college
and that Bryan will have a fiattering but
Intellectual popular vote.
Second, that the House of Representa-
tives will be republican with perhaps the
majority reduced by half dozen votes.
Third. that Gov. Hughes will carry
New York state by nose. but carry it
just the same.
Fourth that the democrats will have a
goodschance of electing governor in the
republican states of Indiana and Ohio, a
certainty in Minnesota.
There are three states which at this
time may be considered doubtful. namely.
Ohio Nebraska and Maryland. 1t is
thought that Ohio. through the titantic
efforts of the republican management will
be taken out of the democratic column,
Co. s-l,~ Il
and will give it's electoral vote to Taft.
"Ohio Must Be Saved"
"Ohio must be saved" is the dictum of
the republican managers. 1t is very much
like the story of the rabbit that climbed
the tree: he had to climb the tree the
dogs were after him. The whole power
OF the republican management will be
concentrated in Ohio this week to coun-
teract the various hostile interests at
work there.
1t is question of personal pride with
the President. with Mr.. Taft. and the re-
publican management 1t will be recalled
that while Mr.. Taft's nomination was
being forced upon the republican party
by President Roosevelt. it was claimed
that Mr.. Taft would be a weak candidate
in Ohio. his own state. on account of his
labor decisions while on the bench: on ac-
by reason of the Brownsville affair.
The party management now intends to
dsprove all those charges and to show
that they should not. as they did not
have weight with the nominating conven-
tion.
The rival candidates for the presidency
will do all they can to arouse interest
in this state. and they will have to do a
lot The fact is. the people are heartily
tired of the campaign. as you can tell
by their remarks. There has been so
much bluster ard brag and demagogery
and flim- m-hamming that we are plumb
worn out with the whole shooting match
is the epitome of frequently heard ex-
pressions.
On Lookout for "Roorback."
In fact. the main interest now is in
watching for the appearance of the usual
campaign '.roorback. which is about due
at this season, and wondering what form
it will take. They are also smacking their
lips over the prospect of more letters from
Mr.. Hearst.
About these Hearst letters. l am told
on excellent authority that Mr.. Hearst
has more letters. one of which at least
would bring down big game. but that he
is Withholding them so as not to facili-
tate the possible election of Bryan. 1t Is
well known, of course. that Mr.. Hearst
hates some of the republican leaders, but
he mates Bryan worse, ana IL is said tnat
Mr.. Hearst, as somewhat unwilling
alternative. will refrain from creating a
sensation which he fears would rebound
to Mr. Bryan's advantage
Claims a Few More States.
Democratic National Chairman Mack
after claiming the earth in his statement
published Sunday morning. concluded TO
take another whack at it this morning.
He had overlooked state or two. he said.
Mr.. Mack gave out the following telegram
from Chicago:
Chicago. H., October -. 1908.
Hon Norman E. Mack New York:
"Advices today at headquarters justify
following statement in addition to states
already claimed by the chairman: West
Virginia Wisconsin. Iowa Illinois Utah.
Oregon Washington and California are
reasonably certain to cast electoral vote
for Mr.. Bryan. We believe this ought to
go out today.
tSigned) .'P. A. Hall. vice chairman: A.
A. Jones NJ. j. Wade. John w. Tomln-
son. Try Woodson, NJ c. WetnUre. Roger
G. Sullivan"
According to this addenda about the
only electoral vote of any consequence
which the democratic national manage
ment comedies the republicans is Penn