New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
PRENTICE FEELS CERTAIN
State Chairman Gets Fine Re-
ports on His Upstate Trip.
ALL EAGER FOR ROOSEVELT
Factions, Hatchets Buried, Pre-
pairing TO Roll Up Monster
Vote for Stimson.

chairman Prentice returned 10 his desk
n Republican state headquarters yesier-
cav. after a two-dsy 1rip upstate fuli OF
confidence in the success Of the Republlcan
ticket.
leaders all through the upstate coun-
ties from Albany 10 Buffalo. reported 10
me state chairman that their districts were
each and every one going 10 give larger
,-o,e 10 Nj Stizson and his associates than
-hev did 10 Governor Hughes in the last
election.
II We do fairly well upstate we are
absolutely safe" said Mr.. Prentice. for
We are going 10 get a big vote IN New
York City, and now they tell me they are
going 10 do better upstate than they DID
rvo wears ago. The country districts are
solidlv with Roosevelt and the opposition
70 him in the cities is much less than
expected 10 find
Ny. Prentice based his confident prophe-
cirs on the information gathered from
County leaders from all sections Of the up
STATE districts. who came in 70 talk with
him a Albany. Utica, Syracuse, Roches-
te- and Buffalo.
Some Of the people ! talked with" he
said thought that Mr.. Roosevelt was
little wild. perhaps. and some of them
wished he'd do things in a different way,
N-1- on the main issues they are with him
This anti-Roosevelt sentiment is limited
- what Is called the Wall Street crowd.
and as voting proposition il doesn't
amount 10 much. There are more brick
LAYERS in the state than bankers and hrok-
ers"
Nj S-irrson's clear statements Of The
issues in his speeches. Mr.. Prentice said.
were being eagerly read upstate. and the
voters there are contrasting his open fight
with the 'Eumshoe' campaign Of Mr.. Dix
70 TIE la1ter's loss. They believe in Slim
son. and they see in him the n successor
of Governor Hughes. the state chairman
said. and the alternative Of Tammany con-
1rol of the state government. which they
are realizing is the only alternative, Is not
appealing 70 them Al all.
DIX Just Waking Up. Says Prentice
Mr.. Dix is 1ust waking ID 70 what con-
fronts him." said Nr Prentice. when ne
va told how M Dix admitted here on
THURSDAY that he vss in grave doubt Of
his own election. He must have been get
ting the same reports ! did He will find
out that Wall Street cuts a figure in very
few places. and in most OF them not at all
Dtx's Inconsistencies on the tariff have
weakened him and so has the fact that he
doesn't answer things He proved his insin-
cer1ty with his speech on the tariff He
was Just as anxious 10 have a high tariff
affecting his own business as any one else
The people upstate have absolutely no
fear Of This king business" according 10
The reports the state chairman brought
back They don't think that Mr.. Roosevelt
wants 70 he a dictator, and they don't
mink he could be IL he wanted 10 be In
fact they seem 10 aSree with Frederick W
Whitridge that the Roosevelt bugaboo Is
pure rwaddle."
MT. Prentice denied that ne had asked
William Barnes. IT. Of Albany, 10 recon
sider his resignation from the state com
rnit1ee tie saw Mr.. Barnes and talked
over things in Albany with him, but made
10 such request.
They are going 10 work hard for the
-lcker IN Albany" SAID Mr.. Prentice, and
-nere Is no feeling inside the organization
20 interfere. IN Oneida County the warning
elements IN the party have uni,ed, conces-
sious have been made on botn sides, and
The local o-Ganiza non there VIII take action
soon 10 make that clear.
Tne state chairman saw Wee President
Sherman II Jtica and had pleasant talk
with him. which. he said, satisfied him an
solutelv that The ticket would be heartily
and enthusiastically supported 10y the work
ers there. In Clinton he called upon Sen
aror Root and made arrangements for
sue-ch from the Senator. 10 be delivered In
New York CITY some time toward the latter
Jart Of next week
Tor this speech. Nj Prentice said lasc
..rrt. cas-- campaign managers would ar
range d biz meeting i VIII be an impoT-
raur speech and viii be delivered in one Of
Jhe large halls. The state chairman is not
inclined 10 favor a meeting in Madison
square Garden. as le thinks that Is too
large for real service as a political meeting
han. but for Senator Roots speech, and
Tro0snly also for the speeches which Will
1- made later 10y Secretary NaEel of the
Department OF Commerce and Labor. il is
otrtain thar larEe halls viii be engaged.
Anxious 20 Hear Roosevelt
TIE TIP he made upstate showed him
plainly that the people all over the state
were anxious 10 hear Mr. Roosevelt. the
Chairman said and IN Buffalo The demand
~-ss SO insistent that he has arranged for q
Roosevelt speech in that city five davs
e-riier than vas IL first planned. Mr..
Roosevelt VIII therefore address d mass
meeting in Buffalo on November I, while
OF MS way - Iowa, instead Of. as before
s1r-arEeG. on NoVeTn beT .. when ne VIII De
returning 11um the West.
This change Of dates made necessary an
Other one which was also announced last
-.lrr The Brooklyn meeting which Nj
TsocSeveIt Is 20 address VIII 5e held on Oc-
-ouer -. instead Of Is heretofore planned. (
or November 4
Nr- Prentice told o. the fine reports re
received -u Rochester. and said that tho
local candidates there were of such strong
CaInre mat they We're sure to Duu up the
vote # Monroe County even above the
= Ehes figures Of 1888. and ne SPOKE OF The
forecast published II local morning news
paper. which placed Schenectady County
n the Democratic column. a being abso-
luIely ooutroyerted Icy the reports as he 4
received them in that section
Al both state and county headquarters
yesterday Jhe good effects Of the Roosevelt
-cur Of Thursday night were being com
1nented "a. and the reports OF district lea<-
-rs IN the sections he visited showed that
-he coloneTs statement OF the real issues
lad AROUSED great enthusiasm.
General Theodore A Bingham. former
Police COnnnissi iOner, j. going 10 work FOR
the Republican ticket. and il Was an
llounced Yesterday that he would make ms
f7rsr speech al some of the meetings on Oc-
rouer q Air Stimson viii speak that
night al Clinton Hail rire headquarters Of
-sa Grsv.er.- aa-sfe ~ Tu5eneDdepr Voters