Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
EAST SIDE KEEPS COUNSEL
No Knowing Which Way Its Big
Phalanx Will Go.
SH0PKEEPERs ALSO PROBLEM
Greater New York Not to Win VIC
tory for G. o. P. Is Believed,
Says N. o. M.

Special From STAFF Correspondent
NEW YORK. November 3.-Thirty-nvs
hundred persons cheering Taft ami
Hughes and applauding Dix's attack on
Roosevelt was the anomalous spectacle
presented last night at the big demo-
cratic rally at Carnegie Hall
The meeting was held under the aus
spices Of the Business Mems League. an
organization Of business men of both DO
litical parties The meeting expressed
the sense Of the business element OF the
city In revolt against Roosevelt
Let's see what reception Mr.. Dix will
receive tonight when he campaigns on
the East Side, where there are more
voters and where they vote on election
day and don't stay at the club IL 1t rains
or play golf IL 1t is fair
Business Mems Protest.
Last nights meeting represented the
hnal protest OF the business element
against Roosevelt. 1t is a question how
many of them, having blown OF steam.
may not at the last moment heed Presi-
dent Taft's request and vote the old
straight republican ticket. No we'll in
formed politician in these parts thinks
that enough OF them will follow that
Greater New York.
That the situation has improved for
Stimson In this section following the visit
OF Roosevelt is admitted But the inn
provement, IT is thought by fair-minded
observers. does not carry far enough to
sweep Stimson in.
Over on the East Side is the big. sulleu
population-the grimy, sweaty, sometimes
inf Tt d.
sentiment by efforts Of democratic leaders
70 exploit the high cost Of living charging
TO the republican party. s6easxt
The East Siders 'rurfs7 ~ So g - al -
welcome to their popular ~ Is1<dt.
As they wended their AoG5spSc Sck TO their
dingy tenements they met the sandwich
men bearing the mute placards calling
| their attention to high prices and scant
| market baskets
The question is: Which will influence
the East Siders on election day-thair
enthusiasm for Roosevelt, their hero. on
the grumbling of the old woman and
the kids over the meager breakfast tableY
shopkeepers In Doubt.
And there are ehe little shopke.ner.
who have heard from the banks and from
| II Roosevelt's ticket wins and who tell
their clerks there will be no increase In
wages this fall IL business doesn't pick
up. What are they going to do?
| Nobody can answer these questions. he
cause the Hebrews of the East Side are
secretive this year. They are keeping up
great chatter among themselves-but
1t is in Yiddish. They don't give up''
readily to the canvassers.
The East Side may easily give the noi,-
ticians big surprise next Tuesday.
A significant feature OF last nights
meeting at Carnegie Hall was that cheer
ing fer Taft and Hughes. II was con-
strued by the leaders TO mean that pos
| sibly those Independent voters intend TO
scratch only the head OF the republican
ticket and vote the rest Of the republican
| ticket straight.
Indeed. 1t is certain that a great many
| will do that thing. l have heard scores or
republicans declare their Intention or
scratching Stimson and then voting the
| ticket straight, as they explained so as
| to accentuate our protest against Roose-
velt.''
Congress Nominees Gain Hope.
! If it falls out that way II means en-
couragement for the congressional ticket
l
seats in grave danger. The meeting was
held in their neighbrohood, which would
draw voters from those very districts. II
they vote as they shouted last night it
means saving many ballots to Herbert
Parsons and the two Bennets.
William s. Bennett the incumbent. was
pretty badly scared. He has been going
around for the past week looking much
down his nose. but today he Is feeling
better. William NJ. Bennett, the new NOM
| inee. has also been in a kind of blue
| funk. Parsons has been very confident
all along. although 1 have heard from
other sources that he was in danger.
The republican state committee has been
| getting some new contributions in the
past week, but is still far short of rav-
| ing enough to make an effective cam
paign. understand that they have about
$4,000 to date
In the last Hughes campaign the COM
| mittee accounted for $330,cOO and doubt
less had more I'm indirect ways. Odell in
| 1907, Is popularity supposed to have used
| between $7J0.OO0 and 81 100000 So the
I comparison is somewhat discouraging