Washington Post, The (Newspaper) - November 7, 1904, Washington, District Of Columbia Washington business men advertise in The Post because it is the paper the people to-day and variable NO. NOVEMBER 7, 1904.-TWELVE THREE FINAL ELECTION BOTH SEE VICTORY Not a Dollar Accepted from j PROUD OF THEIR CAMPAIGN Roosevelt Will Cost the Protected Monopolies Five Firal Statement of National Committee Dwells Upon Republican Admissions of Contributions from Points to Former Secretary Root as Challenge to Parker Described as declare our positive belief that the candidate wW re- at 270 votes in the electoral National a final I see no reason to change my previous and I adhere to that after receiving full reports from -all over the United States in the last forty-eight I am satisfied that the Republican candidates for President and Vice President will carry every Northern with the possible exception of Maryland and and will have not less than 314 of the 476 votes in the electoral B. Cor- Chairman of the Republican National Campaign Managers Give Out Figures on DEMOCRATIC CLAIM IS 270 that I have seen and from what I have heard from all parts of the it is my belief the Democrats will carry West Virginia for both State and national G. TICKET SAYS WATSON CLAIMS i Holds to His Prediction j of 314 for Democratic Leader Declines to Give ures on the Nov. of the Democratic National spent tile day at his office in inference with State party When Chairman Predicts Populist Vote of in Nov. G. chairman of the New York State tive committee of the People's night issued a in which he Odell Tammany Leader Murphy Claim New York State for Their Re- but Neither Will Give Figures Murphy Says He Fears Frauds Up-State if He Discloses but Deep Now C Democratic Committee to-day grave out for I a formal and at least 270 votes for Parker in the electoral It Is addressed to and Independent reads AS has conducted a tional canvass in a It befitting the dignity and Integrity of the American It lias advanced no im- respecting and .is not accepted for use In the campaign single dollar from the v. exactions have so greatly Increased cost of every necessary of and which are now contributing from their great sums of money to perpetuate Republican if be absolutely free from or to any person or group other than the whole people who have intrusted to him the of the welfare of the This committee asks for itself only so much as such conduct of a canvass but it does feel that both the and the country are to be upon the fact that out of dis- of weakness has been wrought a of The difficulties upon achievement are well under- .At by every able in every doubtful district of doubtful the efforts which we maintain to have been at least patriotic and know have been creditable to the candidate and this committee havi met by an avalanche of Source of Republican of supply or this great Re- campaign Is no a matter 1. with that had more than what h- may pleased to consider In return for campaign con- Republican he vigorously had assured him than once that there had been no i for making b. to obtain all money up to that at any without lie his chairman denied contributions had been accepted from the for the simple that the and each knew that of The i. were not ed; and such was the burden uf denials which were virtual Former Secretary Root only question remaining was how had been considered Fortunately even this information was Simultaneously with the preparation of the most extraordinary indicative of keenest which has ever i from the the most intimate and trusted the former of re- turned was uttering .i and more detailed of his in this 'The mere fact of con- he to be His m the work fir to small an 'The he proudly it is the smallest fund we have had Cor twelve one-half the fyrid hen McKinley warf elected in That it well was appr. Accept ng these cor- i t. the Republican chairman hail only about at his dis- chain is trust not denied by either the or the unequivocally ad- n and the amount plainly stated by i former Secretary of Five million dollars is the More i i mid have been had If but un- r the more i direction that was deemed Hut why did trusts contribute to the were s the outspoken former Promise of a they think they were buying a Or were they content with the from the Republican of 'a square In either pon their own the Republican stands to-day before his fellow as one willing and eager to for himself a Presidency that cost 1 d monopolies the great sum of j. e dollars of trust money 1 a Caji this great it is. contributed in the hope of ers to be and gratefully as a means for ef personal suffice to the wiU of the American will and do not be- lieve it. we have the cheering ta i to all and patriotic citizens that rhc most recent and thorough canvasses of the doubtful are absolutely con- vincing that Judge Parker will be appreciating the fact that within hours the actual result be and keenly sensible of the we declare our tive belief that the Democratic candidates v. ili receive at least 270 votes in the toral appeal to all patriotic citizens to de their duty by their country and in the triumph of an asked for expression of opinion as the result of the election on he will poll over votes throughout the The People's Party is now thoroughly organized 13 to every one that the Democratic j more national in character than the i publican It has ticket is lam ln ever state ln tne hen requested to give figures in con- except Rhode and with prediction he He was vigorous iii his prediction that I the Democrats of Indiana would elect the j State and legislative Senator Charles lican candidate for Vice re- j mained at home all his i To many friends who called upon him the day he said the day of rest was especially Notwithstanding the strain of his recent speaking tour he is in the best of In all except these States its ticket is on the official Watson advises us that toral vote of Georgia will be cast for New Nov. was no ex- treme activity about political ters but the managers were alert and watching the close of the campaign with great The Democratic tional Committee Issued a statement claiming with confidence the election of SMOOT AS AN ISSUE IN Remarkable Appeal Being Made for port of Special to The Washington Salt Nov. will give a plurality of to The Republican State ticket will probably be Mormons have been convinced by Smoot and adherents that Smoot's retention in the Senate depends on the State for For weeks the story has been circulated by Smoot's ad- herents the President has given his personal assurance of support to Smoot in return for the electoral vote of Some versions include Mormon support in Idaho and Throughout the which is 80 per cent. the appeal has been made to the Mormon people to elect the Re- publican and by so doing enable Apostle Smout to retain a place in the Notwithstanding a factional in the Republican party and a new ticket in the field that will draw possibly 10.000 votes from the lican the belief is general that the appeal fur Apostle Smoot will carry the State for the regular Republican ticket by a large The campaign In will not close until to-morrow In Salt City and county especially every effort is be- ing made to arouse The licans will their campaign with a big while a number of meetings for women voters will be held by the can A feature of this year's has been the enormous registration of increase is especially marked in Salt Lake and the can party managers claim it is due to the domination Weather conditions It is be- the vote in this State will be the heaviest ever A People's Party Congressman will in ail i Judge and also making tions about the campaign fund of the Republican Chairman although shown a copy of the make no comment further than to repeat the claim made last night that Mr. Roosevelt would have 314 votes in the electoral The Democrats claim 270 About the hotels where politicians probability be elected in Xew York State I feel confident that Watson and Boulton will poll from to the only question in doubt to be settled at the election of next Tuesday in Georgia is the size of the Democratic Efforts have been made to get out a big Democratic but in face the eral feeling of confidence it remains to be seen whether these efforts will have any appreciable Only men and electors are to be voted Opposition to Democratic Con- gressional candidates exists in only four districts of the STILL HOLDING OUT Russians at Port Arthur Make Desperate INTRENCH ON LIATTI HILL Japanese Reported with Irresistible Frequently Steal Into the Native Towns by but Are Invariably Driven Out at Daylight with Heavy Oyama Shows Disposition to Force Kuropatkin Into General Engagement Not Expected This G. O. you suppose he's really hearing those New York County would be less than 000 and against less than 84.000. But in any event I cannot see how these figures will be Final Democratic and where great Interest Is shown en Final Democratic rallies were held the eve of an there was the same night in half a dozen places in the that has marked the progress of of Manhattan arid all of the IN NEW Gubernatorial Nominees Will Not Close Canvasses Until This 1C. Nov. Interest in the State campaign in New Jersey has I been so great that the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominees will not close their respective canvasses until 1 the A few groups in cafes dis- cussed the situation and expressed ions on the but there was no j nor offers to wager any large which been a feature of pre- vious Conflicting Estimates Cause Some opinions were expressed by bers of the different their views that the election would be a landslide for the candidate they The wide difference in the estimates of j the two committees and the confidence ings were well attended and the audiences were liberal with At Miner's Bowery Theater the speakers included Congressmen W. Bourke Cockran and At a meeting at the Star Theater former Senator Charles A. Towne and State Senator Thomas F. Grady Meetings were also held in the Metropolis In Miner's Avenue at the Murray Hill and at the Fourteenth Street and all were addressed by speakers prominent in local Democratic Most of the speakers made attacks upon President and Gov. and to-morrow Both Edward C. j which the managers of both parties ex- criticised the President's statement In re- the Republican and C. the Democratic standard accompanied by other will make short tours deliver The day brought forth no- in the predictions of the party leaders as to Tuesday's The Republicans iterate that Roosevelt and Fairbanks will carry the State by a. large and pressed caused no little There was also discussion upon the newspaper ply to Judge Parker's At the Bowery Mr. Cockran In hla and they were Indorsed or j to the according to the party bias of the person who gave an Both committees received reports during the day from lieutenants in the and both claimed the bore out their predictions of and caused their that Stokes will win by a slightly re- j respective partisans to declare with in- on the other confidence their belief in the have more confidence in defeating tlon of the they Stokes than they have in carrying the j Xo pians have been made by State for Parker and elther committee for but they The next which will elect a be jn close with party feit that Mr. Roosevelt be able to say before the close of the campaign that he had not allowed a cent to be from dishonorable but T am Persons are startled by the depravity of It makes Judge ker's election As much as I want Parker's I not want H If the price of it Is price of discredit of my successor to United States Senator John ln the debatable and the the Republicans be safely j last suggestions for Tuesday's work be RALLIES IN COLONIZATION Holds to George B. chairman of the i Republican National made a Political Enthusiasm Leads to Sunday i brief statement reiterating hig RETURNS TO Attends the Little Church Around the Meetings in Now Nov. the actual campaigning of the leading parties came to a close with rallies throughout the State last there was considerable political activity In several of the larger cities many meetings in the form of rallies being It was forecast of the previous night on the re- sult of the He a I see no reason to change my previous and I ad- here to that after full reports from all over the United States in the last forty-eight I am satisfied that the Republican candidates for President and Vice President will carry every Northern Comer Before Leaving New N. Nov. Parker started for Esopus at 6 p. m. to await at Rosemount the election He passed a quiet day in New at- tending services at the lattle The judge was companied by his Arthur and George of tional the church they walked up Fifth avenue to seventh street and back to Forty-second mi. They took the subway from the i Delaware Democrats Claim They Will Grand Central station to Twenty-eighth and then walked the This Judge Parker's first trip on the un- On the return to Judge Parker was more than an hour at quite unusual to continue the campaign with the possible exception of over but the enthusiasm was so j Maryland and and will have not great the meetings were and in almost every case were well Several Democratic candidates on the State ticket spoke at meetings In this the largest being held in Lyceum this meeting being attended almost entirely by Hebrew Neither party has planned meetings for HOPE TO ELECT Control Next Nov. most interesting development in the in Delaware to-day is the claim of on account of the to train breaking He reached pus shortly after 10 p. m. CLAIM Massachusetts Democrats Concede cess of Roosevelt Nov. little activity was manifested to-day at the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic State the leaders of the campaign apparently their energies for the last day of the the Democrats that they will have a in the next which is to elect a United States Senator to succeed j Senator They give no but base their claim I on defection in the Republican ranks over i the compromise candidate for The Democrats still think their candidate for governor will be elected and that less than 314 of the 476 votes In the toral Leader Murphy's Charles leader of Tammany said indication points to a great Democratic I refrain from dis- closing the figures which warrant this statement because I do not wish to risk the chance of Illegal methods in certain up-State sections defeating the will of the previous years I have given rate estimates of the city only to find that the Odell managers provided by fraud election returns to overcome the city Prudence dictates now that the Republican management should not know In advance the majority which New York City will give for the Democratic Odell Refuses to Give Gov. Odell refused to-night to give out any figures on the State but said felt assured that Greater New uld not roll up a big enough New York Democratic Committee Sends Warnings to Border New Nov. Democratic State committee telegraphed to county and town along the sylvania and Canada borders to-day as have specific that squads of Republican colonizers from Pennsylvania and Canada are leaving day for your They have been with names and addresses from the registry In your and will at- tempt to vote under those Guard the depots with reliable and use every lawful effort to drive them The State committee claims that 300 men left yesterday for and that 200 men left for and and that 500 men have been dis- In and The committee further states that plans were made to colonize and all in New York TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED Two Attempts to Hold Up the Pennsylvania DRIVEN OFF BY MESSENGER REPUBLICANS IN that he York co Parker has a good chance of carrying the j to overcome the vote that Higgins I would receive north of the Harlem The Republicans claim the legislature chairman of the and the State and national i committee of the Republican county ing Roosevelt's at about HARDING AGAINST The while conceding that j Foraker Win Support Lieutenant ovi f il 1 I r K nor in His Fight for Special to The Washington old war President Roosevelt will carry the claim that William L. i cratic candidate for will be elected and that they will secure five of 1 the fourteen The Republicans say that to-night gave out a forecast ot the in which he estimated votes in New York County Roosevelt and for with about votes going to the other Con- he do not estimate that the difference between the vote of and In New York County will exceed So that Higgins should receive Roosevelt i between the Hanna and Foraker factions as against for a will receive a plurality of from to that Gov. Bates will be though running somewhat behind the tional and that they will elect twelve out of the fourteen To-morrow night both parties will hold rallies In every ward in this CAMPAIGN KEPT UP IN speakers Cure to voice and prevent Attention Given to Roosevelt's Letter and Parker's Nov. of the being as usual j on the Sunday preceding the it seems just to have begun here and where in There were numerous conferences of Republicans discussing the j letter of President Roosevelt and the of At the same i time the Democrats were more active than and in some quarters jubilant j The Socialists also took up the i and continued their meetings which i they have been holding for weeks in j He i South Dakota j Sioux S. Nov. I indicates that about votes will be cast In South and that the Re- publicans will or of this Only Luray Including admission to the Leaves B. O. R. R. station a. 13. W fi C E for Point and Newport News Take Steamers Of Norfolk Washington Steamboat foot 7th st p. connecting at Norfolk with steamers for New York and has broken out and promises to be more bitter than This the contending forces will be For- aker and Lieut. Gov. Harding on one side and Senator Dick and Gov. Herrick on the The strained relations that have existed for some time between ator Foraker and Gov. Herrick have reached the open rupture and the situation was made more serious last night at a big Republican rally Senator Foraker was not permitted to the crowd of shouters howling and yelling and blowing horns until the senior Senator gave it Gov. who was chairman of the made but a feeble effort to secure a hearing for the famous It is openly stated by the friends of Foraker that the interruption was carefully planned by Herrick's who are angry at Foraker for his tion to the renomination of Lieut. Gov. Harding is to be announced in a few weeks as the candidate for ernor of the Foraker and he win lead in a bitter fight against who wants another Foraker Is much stronger now than when he was pitted against with President Roosevelt returned to the White he will control Ohio patronage and will have a big machine behind Gov. Herrick is also being openly fought by the League for his position on the temperance plurality of 64.000 for Herrick in New York one did not have to keep in the considerable Democratic majorities cast in New York County in the years gone by it would be possible to estimate that the majority Roosevelt in Indications Point to Democratic Gain in Indiana to The Washington Nov. outlook in thirty-six hours before tho polls Is that the State is certainly not only as regards the toral and State but the legislature The Indications are that the last lican majority of fifty-two on joint lot in the legislature will be considerably and that J. Frank Republican candidate for will run behind The liquor interests of the State are making a hot fight on who is known as a foe of the The Congressional elections probably will result in no change in the political complexion of the Indiana Thomas Taggart is making Marion County the center of He was in constant touch with at the Grand and ward buzzed in and out like orderlies in a time of White Man Thrust Revolver Through Crevice in Car Whem Train Neared Havre de Grace and Demanded Ad- but Messenger's Shot Caused Him to Also Nov. to the crew of the Philadelphia and New York express train on the Pennsylvania which left Washington at two unsuccessful attempts were made to hold up the train at Havre de Grace and In by two one of whom was a The men It Is believed the men boarded the train at Just as the train approached the Long Bridge at Havre de the express T. Herbert saw a white man at the front door of the express car with an iron A ment after he discovered the man thrust a revolver through the crevice which the bar had He ordered the messenger to let him but the ger replied by firing his revolver and ing the signal cord for the engineer to Armed Negro on When the train came to a Conductor ran forward to the en- and there found a colored man standing on the coal In the tender a revolver in He ordered the man At he but after a short argument he left the back to the express he was told by the messenger had but the white man had The train resumed Its journey and when It reached on the farther side of the the two men again one on the tender and the other on the front platform of the express was immediately behind the The train was again promptly but before the two men could be captured they disappeared in the Car Carried At the conductor re- ported the and telegrams were sent to Havre and other points along the line to intercept the men if The express car was carrying a large quantity of produce In crates and but under some burlap bags were three small iron .In which there were The conductor says the engineer and of the locomotive saw the negro on the as they were not ed they could do INDEX TO Statement by Both Sides See Attempt to Rob Washington Man and Wife Perish in Desperate Straits at Port President at A Day in Famous Clubhouse of Democratic Size of Keeping Up Maryland Students English View of Taffs of Virginia and Mayors of English Talks With Hotel and News and Views of the Letters from The Post's with the Far East. and Other of Y. 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Men's PERISH IN HOTEL FIRE Joseph Capple Loses Life ing to Save BODIES POUND SIDE BY SIDE Aged Father and Mother First Led to Safety by Who Then Rescued His Three His Wife Did Not Appear He Rushed Back Into the Burning and LABOR LEADER WALKER Republican Figures for Nov. has been Members of Opposing Faction of Glass Workers Under Hartford Nov. which has been brewing between the two organizations of window glass workers contesting for supremacy ed in a fight which resulted in the shooting of a the Phillips President Paul St. Peter and Patrick New Nov. a hotel of Westchester after saving his aged mother and father and three children from hla Ing lost his own life early this morning by rushing into the flames when he learned that his wile had not The bodies of Capple and Ills wife were found later in the lying side by burned almost beyond aged father was to discover the He aroused the there was for all to led his father end mother to When he turned to re-enter the building he found the hall blocked with He fought through It to an upper room and returned carrying hla youngest The other children lowed close on his Then he looked for his who had started to follow behind the Failing to he rushed Into the and a few moments later the floors fell in and the walls YOUNG MAN KILLS little or no activity In political a member of the old as a a light vote is Out of a total vote of in the the Republicans look for Roosevelt to have a plurality of Pimlico Kuces at Baltimore November 5 to 14. 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Same Boston by Seet page 9. 2290. j ule The Post's Election News Tuesday Washingtonians are invited to assemble in front of The Post Building on Tuesday night to receive the election Complete arrangements have been made by this paper to get the returns without a moment's unnecessary A huge stereopticon will be used to display the news on a mammoth The Post will have the bulletins of the Associated Press and Western Union and Postal Telegraph besides dispatches from its cor- respondents in all the doubtful Incidental entertainment be furnished as heretofore in the way of pictures especially prepared for the As in elections of the The Post will be first to give the and everybody will be welcome to the news hot from the have been charged with assault with intent to The fight followed the accidental meeting of St. and all of whom were nied by The streets are crowded glass workers and collision be- tween members of. the two factions is DEATH OF JESSE J. Former Confederate Brigadier General and Congressman for Three Nov. Jesse J. one of the few surviving brigadier of the Confederate died here Gen. Finley was ninety-two years of He was a Tennesseean by coming to Florida in 1848. He resigned the district of Florida to enter the Confederate In the Southern ice he rose the rank of private to that of brigadier He was a ber of Congress three terms and held many positions of honor and trust In his adopted Fatal Shot Fired to Protect Mother and Sister from Nov. a pattern living at 510 Fort street was shot and Instantly killed day by his son aged twenty-one while elder man had his wife and daughter pinned to the floor by their He had drinking and had quarreled with Howard because she would not give him more It Is claimed by the son and was Mrs. Howard says that her husband has been a heavy drinker for a number of his habits causing them to leave their home In week he drank and to-day he de- manded more money for Mrs. Howard refused him and he ordered her out of the As she started to leave he attacked The couple's young daughter ran to her mother's and Howard threw both of to the floor and was holding them there by their throats when Arthur came in the The young man rushed and cured a caught his father by the shoulders as he bent over the prostrate As the father the revolver was Arthur and his mother lived but a few the bullet having entered his Young Howard is under Yale Student Killed While Nov. twenty-five years a Yale College who had been at his home here because of ill was killed while rabbit hunting by the dental discharge of his Burns was prominent In. athletics at Only Cumberland and 81.OO Harpers Ferry and and Leaves B. O. R. R. station a. November 13. Beautiful scenery en Nov. dispatches Chefoo and Tientsin report that the de- fenders of Port Arthur have retired to the Hill where they are Ing out and with ten guns of large Many the correspondent are deserting and Tne it is are advancing with Irresistible en- More reliable reports do rot confirm these but the Tokyo report of the capture of a dominating within two mites of the railway shows that the Japanese are ing rapid Bennett the Dally reports from Chefoo that i there was no fighting on the night of No- j vember 5. The troops of the lie have frequently stolen into the town of Port Arthur after but invariably were driven out at daylight with heavy The Japanese have 1 four large forts facing the Russian works i on Mountain and j where they are mounting naval guns on stone Mukden dispatches to Berlin state that the Russian commanders are preparing men to hear of the fall of Port Ar- thur. Indications of Japanese Nov. continues The Japanese are still working hard in- their which begins to look like a continuous It is believed are preparing seriously to making their front in der that it may be held by a ly small while the heavier force en in flanking The anese have learned by bitter experience not to expect much from a frontal They are to maintain a strong front to prevent Gen. Kuropatkin from breaking through their line and the war to their There Is considerable evidence to cate that the Japanese will make every effort to force the Russians out of not only for the moral effect on Eu- but upon the Chinese as den is extremely Important to them as winter The Japanese continue to receive and it is be- by Russian military men that their advance depends only upon sufficient St. Nov. kin reports the repulse of a Japanese at- tack on his right flank on November 6. Six Russians were No reports of fighting to-day have been New Russian The organ to-day publishes a long list of new commanders in the far including the appointments of Gens. and Kaulbars to the and third Gens. vich and will command the Twenty-second and Thirty-seventh ions of the First whose Gen. Is on account of 11! Gen. commander of the Tenth haa also and it Is expected that he will be succeeded by Gen. The sweeping character of these changes may imply that thera la no Intention on Gen. Kuropatkin's part to assume the of- fensive during this year's campaign un- less an exceedingly favorable opportunity it begins to look Ilka a deadlock below Mukden for winter unless Port Arthur falls or the Japanese abandon the Idea of renewing the assault upon the fortress there and settle down to a regular either of which would release enough troops to give the derance necessary to try to force the sians out of Think Big Battle In the latest dispatches from the front indicate that some such move la though the best opinion at the war office holds to the view that there Is not likely to be big battle thin one of the indications pointed out being the departure of many military at- taches for the Gen. whom Kuropatkin blamed for the Russian reverse at in the course of an inter- view in the that lie obeyed orders in making the In which his division was decimated and he himself Gen. kin apparently is convinced that not to and the order him has been and he has been appointed on Gen. Kuropatkin's According to present Em- peror Nicholas will go this week to Poland to bid farewell to the two rifle brigades stationed not far from going thence to Minsk and Vitebsk to bid well to the Fourth and Sixteenth The trip to may be de- ferred on account of alarming reports from Warsaw of rioting at where the Second Brigade Positions of Armies Gen. Kuroki's Nov. B. positions of the two armies are The Russians continue infrequent and ineffectual principally at night or in the Trustee's Sale of New A handsome lot of new brass will be sold at Art 1412 H St. N. Brown exhibition of Old hogany Fine Old Sheffield day and should attract all brass will be sola at aay ana attract an 1407 G Wednesday On era of art. Sale begins Wednesday at U exhibition to-day and m. Catalogues now
