Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-05
This is the Republican Claim on VOL
VERNE State.
DEMOCRATS CONCEDE IT BY $4,000
Former Also Claim State Ticket
and Twelve Congressman.
ATTITUDE OF HOLLANDERS
Special Correspond nee o, The Evening Star

Special Correspond nee OF The Evening Star
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Nov. 3, 1900.
The prospects as viewed by the repubh-
cans indicate that Mckinley will carry the
state by 10000. that the republican state
ticket will be elected by plurality not far
behind the vote on the national ticket, that
the twelve members of Congress will be re-
publican. as now, and that the legislature
Will he republican by an overwhelming ma
jority These calculations are based on
careful canyasses covering nearly every
cOunty In the state and are believed to be
within safe bounds.
The democrats concede that the republic
cans will carry the state on the national
ticket, but figure that the plurality Will
not exceed 80 900 or 5000. They think that
Maybury may pull through for governor,
but do not venture predictions in a statist-
cal form. They look upon the second, thlrd
and seventh districts as possibly democratlo
on the congressional ticket, and put the
fifth and eighth districts in the doubtful
column. They expect to make substantial
gains in the Legislature. but do not confess
10 any serious hopes of gaining control OF
the law-mak!ng body. The democrhlc
claims are based IN a miscellaneous sort Oh
canvass in certain districts and then Strlk-
ing averages and percentages
The republican claims are best entitled to
credence and il Is likely will not come FAR
from the election day facts.
ID. j. Campnu's Appeal.
An interesting episode in the closing or
the campaign was the appeal Of Chairman
D. J. Campau to the supreme court for an
order directing as to the arrangement OF
the ticket on the official ballot. The cleo
ton commissioners in Wayne county de-
cided that the national ticket should have
first place on the official ballot, then the
state ticket. followed by the congressional,
legislative and county. Campau demanded
that the state ticket be given first place.
and the court ruled that his contention was
right. Campau's appeal was looked upon
in republican circles as confession tha'
the national ticket needed the assistance
of the state ticket to pull 1t through. -FOUR
years ago any suggestion to subordinate
the national ticket would nave been the
signal for fight.
The Detroit politician have fallen into a
habit which obtains nowhere else in the
state and in few other places In the coun-
try. The candidates make use of the adj
VertiSing columns of the newspapers ana
their cuts and virtues are consplcuously
displayed alongside of the different brands
OF baking powder and soap. The adver-
Using managers seem to be guided by
non-partisan spirit as the advertisements
of republican and democratic candidates
appear side by side. with little regard to
the political leanings of the paper ITSELF
The Fifth Congressional District.
One of the liveliest campaigns in the
state mas Deen gong on IN tHlS tue Ill
congressional district, where William Alden
smith is candidate for reelection against
William F. Mcknight. When the cam
paign opened there a serious disturb
ancc among the Hollanders, because of the
attitude of the government on the Boer
question. The democrats in every manner
possible tried to make use of this sentiment
and brought Webster Davis. Envoy YES
sells and several other speakers into the dis
trict To encourage it. At one time the situ-
alton looked serious. but several of the
most influential Holland preachers were en-
listed and other influences We're brought to
bear and as a result the close Of the cam
paign finds the Holland vote almost as
sniidly republican ii ever One of
the active agents in bringing this about
was the Rev. DIR. Peter Mnerdyke, pastor
of the Holland Reformed Church of Chica-
60. which Governor Roosevelt attended
when in Chicago on his campaigning tours
Or. Moerdyke was long pastor of the lead
Ing Dutch Reformed Church in this city
and has wide acquaintance in the district
where the Hollanders are most numerous.
Smith will be reelected by a majority ex-
inc