The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-01
POINTS ABOUT POLITICS.

W ushluS i-Ohl.
Mr. II. +. Suksdorf. a German farmer
and stock raiser OF Washington State. Is
in the city TO look after land interests be-
fore the secretary of the interior Mr..
Suksdorf is prominent in politics where
he lives, having been a member OF the
constitutional convention when Washing.
ton was admitted to Statehood But. con-
trary to the general supposition regard
ing the German voter. he is Bryanite
ard silverite. According to his way of
looking at It, the Germans are not chang
ing their political alignmonts because some
of the German papers have bolted, but are
being influenced solely by the same condi-
tions that influence other voters, native
ana foreign born. Many Germans, he says.
have gone over to Mckinley from the dem
ocratic party, and many have deserted the
republican party for Bryan.
THE number OF German voters In the
States that constitute the battle ground"
would probably be very important II
they should act together at the polls, but
they are doing their own thinking, and will
vote accordingly
The most reliable figures place the
strength of the German vote in the pivot
al States about this way;
Maryland .....l0, S61 Iowa ..........2S,5l9
West Virginia. .626 Nebraska ......16.l $50
Ohio ...........50,S $50 Kansas ........1O, 1867
indiana .....,.1S. iGi Kentucky ..... 7,0l1
Illinois PAS North Dakota. 1920
Michigan ......3i.GSI South Dakota. 1876
Wisconsin ..., 90 600 California .....15. 400
Minnesota PISS SIS Oregon ....,... 3,l46
THE German vote, considered as
whole, has had an interesting history in
this country from about 1850 to the pres
eut At that early date it was generally
democratic. The failure Of the revolution
of 1875 sent hundreds of men, highly con-
uected. well educated, and OF admirable
character. to these hospitablc shores. a
strong immigration came with them and,
naturally, these men at once took almost
exclusive possession OF the German Amer
lean press Slavery then being the all
absorbing question, they at once took
decided stand against that institution. and
with them carried the bulk OF the German
vote to the republican party. 1t remained
there during the war and the times OF re-
construction. In the early seventies
married. change took place. The Ger
mans. always stout defenders OF personal
liberty, saw what they deemed their cher
ishod rights and freedom curtailed In vari-
Gus. mainly republican, States. and began
10 drift over to the democratic party. A
close alliance between the democratic party
and the German voter resulted. aud has
beon faithfully maintained for upward of
twenty years. \ great majority OF the Ger
ran voters have r,eadfasty supported the
democratic ticket for many years"
St Louis Dispatch: II. +. Cobb OF
6lG Leonard avenue, travelling man, has
returned ftnm his former home in owen
! county. Ky. where he has been making a
visit. confident Of a great Psyon aud silver
victory In that state.
In order to satisfy himself regarding the
,rue situation " Kentucky. MIR. Cobb made
n thorough canvass OF every precinct Ia
| owen county. he said regarding the re-
,sThere are twentysix gold democrats In
| oven county. and this is the total number
~ votes preciinrldge will get for congress
from Democrats 10 that county. There are
ws0 rSis 'Sr 70.