Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-02
New York Republicans En-
couraged by CoIoneI's Tour.
BACKBONE STIFFENING UP
Roosevelt's Success in Drawing
Crowds Cheering to Leaders.
HIS CREDIT IF VICTORY COMES
None But Progressives in Party
Councils Now, Due to His Ag-
gressive Leadership.
Special From star Correspondent.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
NEW YORK, November 2.-"He GER
tainly does win Them" was the comment
Of one of the republican state leaders
today upon Col Roosevelt's successful
tour upstate yesterday. IF we could
have two more weeks of campaigning,
with Roosevelt on the stump in this state
every day, we wouldn't leave a grease
spot of the opposition"
There was noticeable stiffening of
. backbone at republican state headquar-
tiers today. due to the unquestioned sue
cess of Col Roosevelt yesterday in draw
ing the crowds and also to the excellent
impression Candidate Stimson made In
Brooklyn last night.
The desperate fight the republicans are
making in this state should at least ex-
cite admiration. They are hammering
away at a situation which has been
against them from the outset. handicap
ped In many ways, and with all that
they have undoubtedly made great strides
in changing public sentiment.
Heavy Odds to Overcome.
When you look at what they have had
TO encounter it's a wonder that they have
any courage to go ahead with the fight.
Starting in with a party divided by a
factional feud as bitter as any in the his
tory of the republican party in any state;
with the ordinary sources of campaign
funds diverted to the opposition party;
with the old machine disrupted and in
some sections working against them; with
a new and inexperienced state chairman,
and with many other disturbing elements
the ranlrh1jcan Load
ahead and will continue to fight until the
last ballot drops into the box next Tues
day.
what they did was this: They staked
theodore Roosevelt as a political asset
TO compensate for the loss of other usual
and ordinary assets of a campaign He
las been the issue. and the enthusiastic
republican leaders have been willing to
accept him as the ISSUE
IL the republicans should carry the
state the credit will be due to Col
Roosevelt. and If they lose the state they
VIII feel that they played the game In
the only way 1t possibly could have been
played with the least chance of success
and that they conjured more votes with
the magic of his name than could have
been done in any other way.
All "Progressives" Now
Here IL another feature: The republican
party OF New York has been changed, as
in the twinkling of an eye, from a reac-
tionary TO progressive republican
party. That statement cannot be denied
when it is realized that there is not an
old. guard republican in the state, who
dares to declare himself anything but a
progressive.
Serene Z. Payne 10 a progressive. John
dwight, Uncle Joe Cannon's right-hand
man in the House. is progressive, and
~ on down the list there is not a re-
publican who is running for Office or
who has a stake in the game who dares
array himself on the side of reaction as
against progressiveness.
Col. Roosevelt has hammered his party
in the face until it begs for quarter and
promises in the future to be progressive
and not reactionary. n. q. NJ.