Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-16

as when bowling on the outside. The
relocation of the silver issue and the
prominence given anti-expansion by
BRYAN and his followers furnished the
excuse which so many of the gold
Democrats wanted for getting back in
10 the party traces. There are always
those disappointed in the matter OF Of
fees. though Mckinley has suffered
less in this way than any president
within our memory. With all these
things to contend against, it was APP
parent that the immense superiority
shown in go could not be sustained
this year. Indeed, Republicans may
congratulate themselves that the slump
is no worse. Though any accretion OF
Democratic strength is viewed with
uneasiness, is not probable that near
ly all who were driven away by Bry-
anism have returned or will while
Bryanism is the measure OF Democra-
cy.
To specialize as to results:-
In Massachusetts the Republican
majority fell off about 10000 from the
year before. The vote was light. The
Democrats have been gradually re-
gaining form in that state since their
overwhelming rout of SO, and but for
the asinine management of George
Fred Williams they might make the
Republicans some trouble, but beyond
any doubt there IS and will be,as there
has always been, a big Republican
margin in the Bay State.
New York showed large Republican
gains from last year, but the Demo
Gratis are not the inconsiderable mi
nority they were in '9G and next year
the Empire State win have to be placed
in the doubtful column, we fear,
though it went for Mckinley by a quar-
ter of a million votes. Croker seems
to have a powerful grip on Greater
New York and the Republicans have
lost the prestige secured by carrying
it for Mckinley.
New jersey seems to be one of the
states where the Republican gains were
mostly of permanent nature. There
was only small loss this year.
In Pennsylvania, the Quay ticket
was unpopular ami the Republican
majority fell off largely, The state is
as certain as Vermont though, in a
presidential election.
The Republicans seem to have lost
their foothold completely in Maryland
A large Mckinley plurality has been
transformed into a Democratic majori-
ty OF $4,000 this year. 1t is likely that
the state would 90 for Bryan at pres
ent.
The Republican plurality of 10000
in Ohio is satisfying enough to most
party men, but the Democrats are try
ing to belittle it. They say that mas
much as Jones, the independently lled
over 100000 votes, Nash is really the
choice of a minority of the people.
This is far-tetched Jones was nomi-
nally a Republican and may have
drawn as many Republican votes as
Democratic Ohio has endorsed Me
Kinley, in spite OF a hot fractional fight
and the incubus of Hanna II will be
a warm battlefield next year, but its
electoral votes will 20 TO its favorite
son.
To judge by results in Kentucky, the
Republicans have not fallen OFF from
their phenomenal showing of'96, when
the states vote went TO Mckinley, but
state issues and Goebelism had more
to do with it than national, and we
should expect Kentucky to go for
Bryan
The Republicans seem to have made
substantial gains in Iowa, which can
be added to the solid states. The Re
publican platform came out strongly
for gold.
From the minor elections in Kansas,
the trend seems to be toward the Re-
publicans. Populism seems to have
spent its force there and Kansas may
!
be counted on in future
Bryan's victory in Nebraska is clean
cut and decisive. The Republicans
were routed horse, foot and dragons.
Fusion worked perfectly
Any who are disposed toregard Bry-
an as weak man are invited to look
at Nebraska His triumph was per-
sonal and makes HIM as certain of
nomination next year as McKinley's in
Ohio does him. Some Republicans re-
joice that Bryan is thus put to the front
a they regard him an easy man to
beat, but such should not be deluded
The danger that he might be elected
would only be ovcrshadOwed by the
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