The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-02
Special to The Washington Herald

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New York, Nov. 1.-Newspaper
correspondents who are here watch
ing the campaign in its last stages
are of one mind as to the result.
The State will go Democratic. AS
to how large the majority for Dix
will be, they do not venture to
guess, but they will be surprised
beyond measure if it should fall be-
low $4,000.
Political writers of the New York
press who have followed the State
campaigns for twenty years past
men like Riggs, of the Sun; Sci
bold, Of the World; Thompson, of
the Times, and veterans of their
class-are convinced that the defeat
of Stimson is inevitable. While
they do not believe that there will
be a heavy slump in the Republican
ranks up the State, they are sure
that that vote will be below normal
and far from sufficient TO overcome.
the Democratic vote in Manhattan.
And this is the view of expert
politicians generally, regardless of
party.
REPUBLICANS RECONCILED.
more unusual situation politically has
never been presented here. The average
Republican one meets at the big hotels
or in the downtown business districts Is
not only expecting a Democratic land
slide. but fully reeonciled to It.
A former government official identified
with Roosevelt's administration. after a
two days stay in New York. said frankly
that he had not met a single Republican
who intended to vote for Stimson. OF
course. he was brought into contact only
their sentiments permeated the masses OF
the party here; but with the business in
terests so strongly arrayed against Roose-
welt he did not conceive il possible for his
party to carry the State He himself con-
fessed that II he were a New Yorker he
probably would be sharing the views Of
his business friends here.
The intensity Of the feeling against
the ex-President can hardly be appre-
ciated by those who have not been
brought into direct touch with It, II is
reflected. however. IN the press which,
with one or two exceptions. is outspoken-
ly and abusively hostile. One OF the ex-
ceptions is Mr. Hearsts morning news
paper which dislikes Roosevelt cordially
and resents Roots participation in the
campaign but is attacking Candidate Dix
as the creature Of Murphy and the tool of
Tammany Hall
East Side Enthuses.
The Immense outpourlngs on the East
Side last night TO hear Roosevelt put the
loyal Republicans in better spirits to-day.
and they profess a renewed faith in the
outcome. But 20 the COOL calculating OBJ
servers these monster meetings were not
meaningful or significant. It IS easily re-
called that the East Side fairly went wild
in its greetings 20 William Jennings
Bryan. But the city uniformly voted
against him at the elections following.
The importance OF Hearst's IndeDen-
dence League in the present equation
doubtless is exaggerated. It's platform
Is truly progressive and decidedly more
representative of the sentiment of the
State than are the principles OF the old
parties enunciated at Saratoga and
Rochester. But there Is nothing pic
turesque or appealing in the leagues
campaign, and nothing whatever TO indi-
cate that il will be a consequential fac
tor at the polls.
ROOsevelt's Waning Prestige.
When Roosevelt returned from his STAY
abroad. New York, forgetting and for
giving the things he had done in the past
20 disturb its equanimity. received him
cordially as its foremost citizen and
man OF the world. New Yorl, was really
proud of Roosevelt 1t was ready IN he
lleve in him as a thinker. a scholar. and
philosopher. 1t was no longer a case
OF "a prophet not without honor save IN
his own country" No eminent citizen
OF the State ever before was esteemed
more highly.
Roosevelt was not then in politics. II
was the man. not the politician. that
was receiving this favorable appraise-
ment. He grew In popular esteem during
his sixty days of silence but the mo-
ment he began 10 take an active hand in
partisan politics respect for and conf
dence in him began 10 wane.
quiet murmur of disapprovaI soon
broke into storm OF absolute condem
nation. His trip TO the West, cu!minat
Ing in his New Nationalism at Osa-
watomie, was his undoing, so far as New
York is. concerned. AT least. thar il
what sober New Workers are now earn
estly telling you They say that ne can
never regain the high position he held
six months ago. He has forfeited Il, In
New Yorks opinion. forever
Criticised formerly. and at times un-
Eparingly. never until the last thirty days