Evening star., 1914-10-17
Both Political Parties Fearing
Apathy and the Stay-at-
Home Vote.
SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT
ISSUE WITH DEMOCRATS
Republicans Facing Difficulties, But
Bull Moose Is Losing Ground
Among Practical Men.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

NEW YORK, October 17.-WoodroW
Wilson is the only high spot in the
New York political campaign at pres
ent: The democrats have selected him
as the issue and smilinsly ask their
opponents: Can you beat it,
Outside Of that, the campaign is
largely more or less of Il political pink
tea, so mild ;n' ladylike is it. We will
picture the democratic and republican
candidates for governor-Glynn and
Whitman-at this tea fight.
"Your party is extravagant and in
competent says Mr.. Whitman. as he
buffers !. muffin.
1.-TWO Jumps of sugar. asks Gov.
Glynn politely. before reiorting: Tut
tut, we haven't anything On past re-
publican administrations. Moreover, we
are in power
Liar, crook, malefactor. cries a
loud voice outside.
who is that rude person:" asks
Gov. Glynn.
oh. that's only the Colonel, mad be-
cause the papers are in Il conspiracy
to keep him off the first page"
Who is that fellow with lowering
brow watching us?" asks Mr.. Whit
man.
That's Bill Sulzer-sa,ne old Bill
What's he doing? Rather ask whom is
he doing. VIII You take lemon? l think
Bill is trying to do US BOTH
Democratic Rallying Cry.
But, jesting aside the campaign does
seem to be taking form around Presi-
dent Wilson. so far as the democrats
are concerned. Their cry is Support the
administration And all that the repub-
licans are able to say in reply is Down
with the BOSSES, meaning Boss Murphy
and the other democratic leaders.
Inasmuch. however. as President Viii
son and all the reform element. includ-
ing Mayor Mitchell, who beat Murphy's
ticket last fall, have indorSed the demo-
cratic ticket the cry lacks. apparent
ly, gusto to the ears of the voters.
Even John Hennessy has come into
camp for the present. and will back
the ticket. Wait until the election is
outside we will wallop you," he cries
to Murphy.
One stirring feature usual to political
campaigns here is missing this year
There is no chance to make Tammany
an issue. and that is sad deprivation
to all hands including the political
writer's to whom Tammany has always
been valuable asset. But Tammany,
having been defeated last fall and hav-
ing no irons in the fire beyond few
local offices, hasn't peeped, and conse-
auently there is no opportunity to whack
it.
Boss Murphy hardly opens his mouth,
and is as meek as Moses-will be until
after election day. probably.
Republicans in Quandary.
The republicans find that they are con-
fronting q very difficult situation. Gov.
Glynn's record is apparently unassafl-
able. and he is personally such likable
and we'll liked personality it is hard to
go after him.
The republicans are trying to make a
pother over the alleged federal inter-
ference in New York affairs by Presi-
dent Wilson. in indorsing the democrat
Ic ticket, pointing out that one time the
voters repudiated such an effort by a
republican administration. The democrats
Say, however, that the situations are not
analogous; that the national administra-
ton did not select tbis ticket, but on
the contrary was generally credited with
opposing it. Now that it has been named,
however. by the democrats in the pri-
maries, it can hardly be insisted, it is
claimed, that the administration can do
else than support it. To oppose it would
surely be attempted Interference, it is
claimed.
Col. Roosevelt's activities in the cam
paign are in full swing in behalf of the
bull moose candidate for governor, Mr.
Davenport, and he is reported as ad-
dressing good meetings up state But it
is said to be largely the old Coward,
Christin Soldier" element of two wears
ago, while the practical voters are de-
clared to be taking the ground that a
vote for the bull moose candidate is a
vote thrown away, Whereupon they are
sizing up the candidates of the two old
parties.
Foreign War Affects Situation.
The effect of the foreign war Situation
is plainly visible upon politics for the
present and the voters are slow to
warm into the campaign. Leaders of all
parties fear Indifference, apathy and
the stay-at-home vote. that dreaded eIe-
ment which upsets the calculations Of
district and ward managers and spoils
the best lald plans at times.
Leaders of both the old parties arc
compialhlhs OF scarcity of money.
and there Is no reason to doubt their
slncerity- corporations and former
ahsels OF campaigns are not coming
LOT ware. NO one brings IA check into
political headquarters these days nor
anything that can be traced cash ne ;s
demanded, and the bills are scanned tn
see II they are marked
The disclosures of campaign coptri
buttons IN the Suizer Impeachment trial
scared men who have been wont to
send their checks to campaign treas
urers.
The United States senatorsbin cam
paigp promises to be excitinrs and
close Young MIR. Wa6sWorth The ra
publican candidate, is admittedly hiph-
ly popular, and is expected tn noII ;.
big vote. Ambassador Gerard will
have the solid democratic silnnort 81 10
expected; The fact that the outcome