The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-07
NOT CONSIDER TEXAS,
A Correspondent Declares That This wsuld
BE q Monstrous Mistake.

he q monstroua Mistake.
To TIRE EDITOR OF THE sux-Sir, James a.
Hogg. who, when elected Governor OF Texas.
had plurality OF $4,000 votes to his credit.
has aroused much disscnsion in Tam many Hail
ranks BY his declaration IN favor OF Bryan. One
critic OF the Views Of the unterrined orator
SAYS that on the platform and programme
promulgated the Democrats would probably
carry Texas. but IL Ia not recorded that Texas
evcr elected a President"
II Texas never elected a President. propo-
alton which l dispute. would like TO know
how the Democratic party OF the United States.
either as now existing or as hereafter to be re-
organized on strictly conservative basis. can
hope to elect President without the aid OF
TeTasH Permit me to point out some facts.
not merely infererces. as to the essential i'm
portance OF Texas and Of the opinions Of tho
voters OF Texas in the Democratic party organ
izatIon as it now exists. a yearin advance Of the
neSt nominating convention.
j. IN the Presidential election OF 1896
William j. Bryan received in Texas 370 434
votes. This was the largest. vote cast in favor
OF Bryan In any OF the States which he car
Rod. hls vote In Missouri being 100000 in
Virginia 10000 and IN Nebraska $4,000.
Texas has fifteen electoral votes, nearly twice
as many az Maryland the recovery Of which
to the Democratic column Ia sought by pro-
posed alteration in the coinage plank Of the
platform-a project against which former Gov
ernor HoRg. with. perhaps. more volubility
than diplomacy. inveghed on Tuesday.
,. The State OF Texas has thirty votes in a
Democratic National Convention. and under
the rule OF such conventions. whereby 4 two
thirds majority Ia necesshryto nominate. the
detection OF Texas from the support OF a candi-
date requires sixty votes on the other side 10
Offset It, Tho state Of Illinois. which was. by
common consent, the battle-ground betweea
the two parties in the West in 1896. and the
inheritance Of which has made It a Fighting
ground ever since. has only forty eight votes
in Democratic nominating convention. twelve
short OF the number SUFFICIENT to outvots
Texas.
3. What :vor strength and cohesion the Popu-
list PARTY as such. possesses In the United
States s TO be found in the group OF Southwest
crn States. OF which Texas is the chief state.
Governor Hogg has reason to possess some
personal knowledge on this point, for in the
election OF 1892. when he was chosen for the
second tim Q. the independent Democratic can
didate who ran against him for that office
poed $4,000 votes. and the Populist nominee
100000. o total more than 80 900 In excess OF
the vote cast for HogC. II is by Difference to.
concessions for. and Cancellation OF the Ponu-
list party that the Democracy Of Texas aud
.
OF success in 1900. Tho loss OF Texas. Arkan-
sas and Missouri not only would be fatal to the
Democracy at this time. but would have been
so at any time since the close OF the civil war.
A. When the Populist party. IN 1892. ran its
| own candidate for the Presidency. 1t polled in
Texas 100000 votes. a larger total than in any
| other State in which a complete Populist cleo
| toral ticket was run. and the Democrats in the
| Fifty-nfth House went to Texas for their
| leader. MS the Democrats OF the Fiftieth Con-
gress had done previously. the difference be-
| ing that in one case the Texas leader was q
resident Of Gainesville and in the other OF Cor
| sicana. In the last Congress the Democratic
| representation from Texas was larger than
| from any other State. and in tho next Con :
| gress there will be twelve Democrats from
| Texas, four times as many as the Demo-
| cratic representation from New England.
| and double the Democratic representa-
| ton from the great group OF States made
up OF Minnesota. North Dakota. South
Dakota. Wyoming. Montana. Utah. Idaho.
| Washington. Oregon. Nevada and California.
| The vote of Texas turned the scale in tho pop
| ular vote in 1894 from the Republican to the
Democratic column. In 1892. when Texas
was carried by the Democratic ticket, the party
plurality was $4,000. the largest in the coun-
| try; and in the Presidential election preceding
| that OF 1884. there was a Democratic plurality
| on the popula: vote OF $4,000. which, with
| Texas omitted. would havo made a plurality
| for the Republicans Of 80. 900 in the country.
| Texas Is not only essential to Democratic
success in any Presidential fight. but II ia also
the only large State. largo IN area, voting popu.
| lntion and electoral vote. which. while indis-
! rrnsahle to tho democratic success. might be
| lost 10 the party through any weak -kneed sur.
I"nder Of the principles which Governor Hogs
Hal ,ri i
| Mississippi would stand firmly no doubt. with
the Democratic party irrespective Of its decar-
| atoms on the subject OF the currency but
| Texas. on the Mexican border. is preeminently
a silverite State. with record otSO. 600 for Tom
Watson in 1892. and closer industrial conn 90.
| lions every day with the trans Mississipp
States and with tho mining States OF the
| country.
| bricks without straw d" Is an easier PROPOSE.
| ton than Democratic success in 4 Presidential
election without the vote OF Texas. LIS
| NEW YORK. July6.