Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-06
Senator Proctor Talks of the YER
mont Election.
ACTION OF GOLD DEMOCRATS
Speculation as to Some Other
Close States.
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE

Senator Proctor made a statement at the
White House today that will be of great in
terest politically. Speaking OF the Vermont
election, he said that the republican loss
over four years ago was due to the return
Of good many gold democrats to the dem
ocratic fold. He says that practically all OF
the republican loss and the democratic gain
can be attributed to the gold democrats
Despite this view. Senator Proctor says
the election was entirely satisfactory, and
Is indicative of certain republican success
in November. We had not counted upon
80, 600 majority. yet the majority will be
somewhat over that figure
The statement OF Senator Proctor will
publican ranks, for the reason that If the
gold democrats In every state follow the
example of those IN Vermont a number of
states that gave a small republican plu-
rality in 1896 will be in doubt. CIRCUITS plu-
Iality in Vermont in 1896 was IS, ,391. Pres
dent Mckinley received a plurality of
40, 400 in the same year. In 1892 Harrison
carried the state by only 21 ,661. 1t is thus
seen that the republicans have made big
gain over 1sa2, but have lost heavily over
1886. Still the republican plurality is con-
siderably above the normal.
What Attorney General Griggs Thinks
Attorney General Griggs was among those
day. in addition TO Senator Proctor. Mr.
Griggs and other administration leaders
agree somewhat with Senator Proctor but
see no occasion for alarm. They admit that
the democratic gain Is due In a measure to
the return Of gold democrats. but at the
same time they point out that the repub-
lican plurality In Vermont is way above the
normal. This. they say, shows that large
number of gold democrats, probably more
than half, have remained with the repub-
licans. The republican plurality is greater
than that of any year in the history of Yer
mont, except In 1896 In 1876 the plurality
was 24,07s; 1880. 27,251: 1884. % 1873: 1883,
2S995: 1892. 21,687. The republican leaders
say they are well satisfied that a large per-
centage OF gold democrats-as large as that
aiding to make up the abnormal plurality
in Vermont-will remain with the party
throughout the country. They declare also
that the new vote this year, the young men,
helped to swell the republican vote in Ver-.
mont.
some Other states.
There were several close states in 1890,
however, that may become democratic this
year IL the same percentage of increase Ia
the democratic vote shown as in Vermont
In West Virginia in 1896 the republicans
had a plurality of II, 4s7 votes out of a total
of 100000, the percentage being 46.s7 demo-
cratic and D. AZ republican. shghter
change to the democratic side than that
in Vermont would make West Virginia ex-
ceedingly close.
In a total vote of over 625 zoo in Indiana
four years ago the republican plurality was
only lS.lSl, the percentage being 47.84
democratic and 50.S1 republican.
Out of a total vote of about 10000 In
Kentucky In 1886 the republicans had 2S1
plurality, the democratic percentage being
1881 and the republican 1892
Delaware was also close the republicans
winning by 1850 out of 80 600 votes. giving
a democratic percentage of 4267 and re-
publican of 53.41
These four states have an electoral vote
as follows: Indiana, Is; West Virginia s;
Kentucky. II: Delaware, 8: a total of 49,
California and Oregon were closer than
any or the states named except Kentucky
The plurality in California was 2197 for
Mckinley, the percentage being 4S 36 demo-
cratic and 49.39 republican. Oregon went
republican by ALI votes. recording a DEM
ocratic percentage of 1874 and republican
of tO.O1.
The democrats are not expecting to OBJ
tain the same votes in the Pacific coast
states and west in 1885, Oregon having
than In 1896 IL the conditions were the
same In these states as in 1896, therefore.
the same percentage of gain as In Vermont
would surely make both California and
Oregon democratic.
Preparing His Letter.
Attorney General Griggs talked for an
hour with the President today, politics be-
ing the leading topic The President is
and is talking over portions of it with his
cabinet. He went over some of it today
with Mr.. Griggs. The letter may be made
public before the President goes to Penn
sylvania next Tuesday to attend the mar
riage of his niece.