Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-11-06
GENERAL SITUATION OUTSIDE

GENERAL SITUATION OUTSIDE
The last week in the campaign has
aroused greater republican activity than
has been seen thus far. Naturally, too.
Ohio and New York are the states
which are witnessing the greatest re-
yival of interest, Senator Root has
gone to the aid of the national admin
istration and the state ticket IN New
York and is making some notably ettec-
tive addresses. He makes it PLAN IN
his talks that the administration at
Washington has large concern IN the
outcome in New York. Colonel RoOsc-
welt, who has been busy i'll New York
and other states for several weeks, Is
on dash to the west just now. but
expects to be back in his own state by
Monday and will remain OH the stump
there until election day.
Seldom have so many members OF the
cabinet been on the firing line in any
political campaign at any one time.
AT this stage of the canvass it is usu-
ally difficult to change any votes. 1t
is necessary, however, for the repub-
Iicans to keep at work III order to
arouse or revive the party interest.
Apathy is the thing to be guarded
against. As the democrats are making
a more vigorous campaign than they
have done for several years, the par
ticipation of the republican leaders III
the active work of the canvass is par
ticular.y urgent. 1t would have been
better, indeed, for the party had the
activity of its leaders begun earlier.
The president himself is prevented by
his position from taking any open part
in the work of electioneering. But he
is showing an interest in the fortunes
of his party, especially in his own state.
Candidate Harding has the good will OF
the president. He was congratulated by
the president within few hours after
he received the nomination. The prcsl-
dent is using his powers of persuasive
ness in the hope of keeping all elements
of the party in his state in line for the
state and congressional ticket. The
measure of success which he will
achieve in this role Of harmonizer can
be gagged better after the votes are
counted than it can be now As Har-
mon has been on the stump for several
weeks, and as he is supported by many
veteran campaigners in and out of the
state there is reasonable probability
that fairly large vote will be polled
there. His campaign managers are pre-
dieting larger majority for him in
1910 than he received in 1903, but as
one OF the objects of campaign dir
ector is to put up bluffs in aid of his
party. these prophesies need not. of
themselves. brighten any republicans.
But the republicans are aware that Har-
mon is strong man and they realize
that it is only by polling something like
a full party vote that they can defeat
him.
1t is noticed that in New York, as in
Ohio, the democratic candidate for gov
ernor is the favorite in the betting.
This i. not an infallible sign of
strength. Greeley was the favorite
among the betting fraternity for a few
weeks after he was Endorsed by the
democrats, but his campaign collapsed
before November. In New York the
trusts are against Stimson, the repub
lican candidate for governor, who. as a
United States attorney helped to prose-
cute some of them. Dix, the democratic
nominee, is member Of the wall paper
trust and he has attracted the support |
of interests which usually keep far iri
the shadow of political capaigns: Odds !
of to l are bet upon Dix, but there is
a suspicion that some Of these are fake
bets and are published with the hope
of discouraging the republicans. This i
is campaign in which it is difficult
to get Zine" on the result Each
party has schisms of one sort and an
other and nobody can tell how far these
title revolts extend. The Hearst party
5 making a rather active campaign in
New York and the prophets are all at
Iea' as to the effect which this diver
loon will have on the vote Of the two