The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-11
AN IMPARTIAL
POINT OF VIEW.
Well Known Washington Cor
respondent Reviews
t THE GENERAL SITUATION.
Aims to Give y Non Partisan Estimate of
How the Different States Stand
Politicaliy--The Doubt
ful States.

ful States.
Chicago, Sept. s.-William E. Curtis
writes the Record, Qnd. Rep), from
washington as follows:
There is a decided difference of opin-
ion in the republican national COM
mittee as to which are doubtful states
In the present campaign. Mr.. Manley,
for example, places his own state Of
Maine in the doubtful list, not because
there Is any disaffection in the republic
can party or any numerical increase in
the democracy, but solely on account of
the confidence that possesses the repub-
licans as to the result of the election
and their lack of interest in political
affairs. Mr.. Hanna, Mr. Bliss and other
republican leaders place several of the
eastern states in the doubtful list for
the same reason, and are devoting their
best energies to string things up. Into
these states-Connecticut and New Jer-
sey for example-the most powerful
speakers will be sent for the purpose
of arousing public interest in the issues
of the campaign.
In favor of democratic victory, be-
cause of the republican quarrel and two
members of the United States senate,
one representative and the entire state
ticket are at stake. Nothing has been
done to restore harmony since the Phil
adelphia convention, which recognized
the Addicks wing Of the party as "regu-
lar" and admitted it's delegates. When
.er,, f,,, 4, al
a missionary will be sent down in the
interests of harmony, for Delaware Is
, too important for the republicans to
abandon, but the lines are so distinctly
drawn and the personal animosities are
so bitter that it is doubtful whether
anything can be done. The sympathies
of the national committee are with
Addicks, although it is conceded that
he and his crowd are a bad lot; but
the attitude of the other wing Of the
party; the respectable and aristocratic
element, is so uncompromising that the
committee is exasperated. Addicks
promises to make any concessions the
national committee may suggests to
secure harmony. Col. Dupont, the
powder manufacturer, ex-senator Hig-
gins and other leaders of the opposite
faction will make no concessions what
ever. They demand that Addicks shall
be expelled from the Republican party
without further consideration and
would deprive him Of the right of suf-
frage If they had the power. Both fac
tions have nominated their tickets, and
are preparing for active campaigns,
which may divide the Republican vote
, so that the Democrats will have an easy
victory. In 1896 Mckinley carried Della
ware by 3,7OO plurality.
Mar land is also considered doubtful
for several reasons, with chances in
I favor of the Democrats. Four years aga
Mckinley carried the state by $4,000
| majority, having received the support
, of the gold Democrats, the reform ele-
| ment and the business community of
/ Baltimore Since then Senator German
1 has resumed command of the Demo-
| cracy, and, although he says he Is TAX
| ing no part in the campaign and Is in
| different to the success Of Mr.. Bryan,
he Is certainly anxious to continue con-
troll of the legislature, and his efforts
in that direction will result in an In
creased vote fer the Democratic elec-
electoral ticket. Since 1896 the Demo-
Gratis have elected their candidate for
governor and have secured a majority
in the legislature. The members Of that
party who supported Mckinley have
pretty generally returned to their old
political associations, as the voting in
Baltimore, Cumberland and other cities
has shown.
There has also been a quarrel in the
Republican party which has affected a
considerable number of people and has
caused Senator Wellington to join the
anti-imperialists.
West Virginia, which gave McKin-
ley II 900 majority, is also likely to go
Democratic because Of peculiar con-
ditions and changed circumstances.
West Virginia is naturally Democratic
state, but four years ago the mines
were nearly all closed, several thousand
miners were out of employment, and
several thousand other voters who are
directly or indirectly dependent upon
them were in a state OF intense dis
satisfaction because Democratic con-
gress, under the lead of Representative
Wilson of that state, had removed the
duty from coal and allowed the Cana
dian mines to supply the Boston and
New York markets, which had hitherto
| got thei rcoal from West Virginia. With
a desire to revenge themselves upon
| the Democratic party as the cause OF
their distress, and, with hope that
| the Republicans would revive their
prosperity by restoring the duty on coal
| they voted for Mckinley and gave him
| a large majority. Since then there has
been a great change In West Virginia
| Everything is booming and everybody
is making money, but the results of the
state and local elections during the
last two years have shown that the
miners do not attribute the change tc
the Republicans, or at least show nc
| gratitude in that direction. Senator
| Elkins, who has taken personal direc'
ton Of the West Virginia campaign
propheses a Republican victory, bu
does not expect one.
In 1896 Colorado gave Mckinley onl,
26,271 votes, against 161 ,269 for Bryan
From the reports received from Senatol
Wolcott and others and from the re
turns of the state and local elections