The Washington times., 1910-11-06
MUCH FRACTIONAL STRIFE.
By JOHN SNURE.

NEW YORK. Nov. 6--With the cam
paign IN New York closed. save for the
Roosevelt speeches in New York city
tomorrow night. and the usual grist OF
Monday night wind-up speeches about
the city, the indications point 20 close
contest for the control Of the Empire
state Tuesday. There IS a perfect storm
OF conflicting claims, but the shrewdest
are not looking for a landslide The
prevailing opinion Of impartial O5serv-
ers is that the chances favor the cleo
ton OF John \. Dix, the Democratic
nominee for governor. BY a comfortable
but not a huge majority
Right UP 70 the last, the Democratic
managers are continuing IN frame OF
mind Of absolute confidence They do
not see how they can lose They are
relying on the assurances Of old guard
Republicans that they viii turn against
Stimson and rend him on account OF
Roosevelt They expect 70 profit extern
sively by this Republican treachery, or
whatever one chooses TO call il, both
upstate and in Greater New York
G. o. P. Fighting Hard
The Republican management Is fight
that the odds are against Republican
success. but not despairing OF getting
Mr. Stimscn through by a close shave.
The Republican managers think Mr.
Roosevelt's speeches tomorrow night
Will turn a lot Of wavering voters
among the masses 10 Stimson- More
over, they profess 10 be encouraged by
the fact they have been getting re-
markedly good meetings in this city
recently. Likewise, the Independence
League meetings are large and brimful
OF enthusiasm
In this situation the Republican man
ayers are hoping that the Democrats
vote in Greater New York Is going 10
fan much below the Democratic figures
IL is admitted by the Republican mai
ayers there Will be large failing on Of
the Republican vote upstate.
The great battle-ground is New York
city, where Tammany Is bending all its
energies for Dix and Is assisted by the
great majority OF the Metropolitan
newspapers, while Roosevelt and Hearst
are working hand in glove for StimsOn.
Roosevelts friends fully expect that II
StimSOn loses this state and If The Dem
ocrats make numerous gains through
the East a perfect fury OF criticism will
be rained on the colonel next Wednes-
day His enemies will tell him that he
IS repudiateG and that II IS time for him
TO take 10 the woods. They believe this
criticism will be so violent that il viii
react in ROOSeVelt's favor. and will re-
store him 10 the favor of the Republican
insurgents as thoroughly as he has ever
been. Already Mr. Roosevelt has made
Il clear he has no intention whatever Of
quitting the fight, and that he IS IN the
war for prOgressivism 10 stay
Attacks May Aid StimsOn-
1t is q serious question now If the
press OF New York, hostile TO Roose-
welt and his numerous enemies here.
have not overdone II in their bitter as
saults on him Should it. perchance,
turn out Stimson IS elected the result
will IN part have TO be ascribed 10 this
fact.
Whatever happens in New York the
campaign this year viii 20 down in
history as one Of almost unparalleled
bitterness. II has set ali the Old timers
TO recalling the bitter factiOlal trou-
bles Of the early 'S0's when Roscoe
Conkling raised the nag OF revolt