Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-15
FAITH IN ROOSEVELT
Arouses Hope Among New
York Republican Leaders.
PUTS GINGER IN CONTEST
Democrats Declared Welcome to
Wall Streets Support.
COERCION OF W0RKINGMEN
Possibility Discussed That Favorite
Weapon of Republicans May Be
Used by Democrats.
PUTS GINGER IN CONTEST
COERCION OF WoRKINGMEN
,peci.I From STAFF Correspondent.


Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
NEW YORK, October automatically
and spiritedIy opens the campaign with
the entry into il yesterday of that dram
attic figure Theodore Roosevelt, and today
the hearts of the republican leaders beat
high with hope.
Col. Roosevelt's reception on the first
day of his active campaigning was all
that his anxious colleagues could wish.
They feel that he struck the only popular
chord which can possibly win the masses,
and that he has arrayed the masses of
the interior of the state against the cor
poration and financial interests of the
metropolis and against Tammany.
Some of the elder statesmen of the
party marvel at the sight of the leader
ship of the republican party OF New York
state thus heading the masses as against
the classes, reversing the tradition of
years. and some are sghast.
Younger Men Control.
But the state leadership is in the hands
of the younger more militant element OF
the republican party, the progressive
ton. and they are of opinion that Col.
Roosevelt has seized the only plank upon
which the party can float to safety on the
rising tide of opposition to the vested in
tereStS.
The reception given Roosevelt upstate
Yesterday has convinced the state leaders
htre that they were correct in their
sumption that the desertion of the silk
lated financial and Industrial men OF
New York TO the democratic ranks, on the
score @: opposition to Roosevelt would
react upstate TO the advantage of the
A. kpf for yx-hi irt alt
Do Not Fear Press.
Neither are they dismayed because of
his open warfare with a section of the
metropolitan press. They know from ex-
perience that the metropolitan press does
not carry elections in New York state
for they have seen the state and city both
repudjate the leadership of the press at
the ballot box
And these stat, leaders further think
that Roosevelts usefulness cannot be de-
stroyed by the efforts to point out his
apparent inconsistency in his present at
titude compared with his course when he
was running forPresdent and when he
raised money for the state campaign.
They do not think that the masses will
pay any attention to the fact that Roose-
welt took $260OoO of E. H. Harriman's
money that his campaign managers took
money from the life Insurance companies,
which he denied at the time and which
subsequently was proved in the investiga-
tion; that every captain of industry in
Wall street subscribed TO his campaign
fund then
Water Gone Over Wheel.
That's water gone over the wheel"
the state leaders say. What the people
are realizing now is that Roosevelt is
fighting Murphy of Tammany Hail. and
that the interests the magnates and
Wall street are backing the democratic
ticket and candidate
How correct the state leaders are in
that diagnosis only the votes to be cast
November 8 will show. but they believe
they are correct and RooseveIt's speeches
yesterday have put new ginger into them.
There is yet one grave element of
Goubt which causes the state leaders
RnXiety. and that is whether the railroad
heads and the men in control of big in
duStrtal concerns can frighten their en-
ployes and pass the word down the line
that RooSeveltS victory means Industrial
depression. Inquiries are now afoot as
to whether the plan has been followed
and hope TO be able to report definitely
upon that subject next week
Favorite Republican Weapon.
What a comment upon the shifting for
tunes cf politics il would he if this plan
TIE favorite wes spon of republican lead
ers in the past. even used i'm RooseveIt's
behalf. should now be turned 10 the ad-
vantage of the democratic ticket.
Every fair-minded man knows that the
republicans in 1896 coerced the working
men into support of their ticket by the
scare of shutting down plants if Bryan
won; that il was done in 1900 in the in
terest of the protective tariff and again in
1906.
Are the same methods now to be pur-
sued. aimed at the destruction of the re-
publican ticket and on behalf of the demo
Gratis?
Roosevelt. ! am told, is not oblivious
10 this possibility. and he is ready the mo-
ment ne hears OF it to go right among
the workingmen and advise them to re-
fuse TO heed the admonitions of their en-
pioyers and 10 take chance with him.
Expect Old Guard Losses.
The state leaders here expect that the
result of Roosevelt's vigorous talk up
state viii be to ALLEVIATE some more of the
conservative republicans from the sup
port of Stimson-that is il thew are not
all gone already. But they are comfort
ing themselves with the hope that where
one OF these big republicans drops out
for the reason stated the very stating of
the reason will win over Two votes from
the masses.
The latest republican of prominence to
bolt is Thurlow Weed Barnes brother
Of William Barnes. jr.. and grandson of
the famous Thurlow Weed. He is out in a
card declining to accept Roosevelt
TIE democrats are not cast down by
RooseVelt'S attacks. They are pinning
their faith to the belief that given time
and opportunity Roosevelts radicalism as
expressed in his speeches will surely
ALLEVIATE the thinking. conservative classes
If the state
Think Appeal to Masses Vain.
They hold that the history Of the past
twenty years in the nation shows that no
party can win against the opposition of
the business men and the thinking peo-
pie by appealing to the masses. and they
are confident that history will repeat it
self in New York state this fall
Democratic leaders don't talk any more
OF whether Dix will win not They
only discuss whether his majority will be
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