Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-25
VOTES DRIFT TO DIX
0iscouraging Reports for the
New York Republicans.
0DELL CAMPAIGN RECALLED
Republicans Carried State That
Year by Only 5000.
HALF-MILLION DOLLARS SPENT
Party This Year Without Effective
Machine-But the Situation
May Change.
ODELL CAMPAIGN RECALLED
HALF-MILLION DOLLARS SPENT

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
NEW YORK, October 25.-In contrast
ing the present state campaign with some
former contests old politicians here
abouts observe some signs which bode ill
for the republicans. They recall that in
another ''off year. such as this. Odell
carried the state by a beggarly 5000
after a campaign which for detail and
practical work had never been equaled.
In this campaign the republicans have
no machine that is working effectively
their state chairman is unpracticed in the
art of politics, although very fine gen
tleman and capable otherwise.
In that campaign Odell spent, it has
been estimated, more than 100000 In
this campaign the republicans probably
will not have a hundred thousand dollars
Even the Hughes campaign of 1906 was
certified to have cost $333, 900, and no
doubt cost more.
Made Exhaustive Search.
Odell in his close fight secured the
state with a fine tooth comb to get
voters. 1t was a case of dealing with in
dividuals and they were tabulated and
indexed and kept track of by the local
leaders, No such system is being oper-
ated in this campaign.
And yet if, with all that, OdeIl only
came in by 5000, what is to be expected,
the politicians ask, for candidate who
is not having any such work done for
him?
All the work in this campaign practi-
cally devolveS upon one man-Theodore
Roosevelt His duty is not, however,
that of the organizer. the planner of de-
tails. and that is the kind of work very
sadly needed at this time by the repub-
licans.
The democrats have splendid working
machine. effectively organized in the ex-
ecutiVe branch and thoroughly harmoni-
Gus throughout the state. All the little
county. district and city machines are
geared in unison with the state commit
tee.
Most of the republican machines of
that kind are out of gear with the state
committee and doing work for local out
put entirely.
Classed as Important.
cite these considerations as having
a bearing on the practical side of the
contest, and in New York state and New
York city it is very important bearing
Especially is it important when there is
no great, burning issue in the campaien
to attract the voters. and they must be
handled in the ordinary way The demo-
Gratis handling them. while the re-
publicans are not, and that is the long
and short of 1t.
Up at the democratic and republican
state headquarters the managers are
wondering just how much effect upon
the people Roosevelts charge that Dix
belongs to- trust will have: whether II
is not a tempest in a teapot At the
least it is regarded as commentary
upon the triviality of the campaign
issues.
From upstate come reports of a steady
drift to Dix. l obtain these reports from
authoritative sources. and il they are not
correct some old-time politicians I'D there
are being badly fooled as regards condi-
tions as to the state ticket menace and
the Congress situation, and ii is appar-
emily certain that the republicans VIII
lose some seats upstate.
Gloomy reports from Ohio and Indi-
ana are being brought to New York by
republicans who come to town. One