Evening star., 1900-10-01
No Doubt That It Will Be Cast for
Mckinley.
WAR CAUSES INCREASED ACTIVITY
People Are for the Presidents
Foreign Policy.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, October 1.-The
republican national ticket Of 1893 has
been credited with a plurality in Cali
fornia in that year of 2,797. This
found. however, by the official count taken
later to be too large. for President Nc
kinley received a plurality of only 1900
votes in California in 1895, which in q
total Of nearly 100000 votes made the
state exceedingly close; In fact, 1t was so
close that of the democratic electors,
A w. Martin, received a plurality of 14S
votes. thus giving eight electors to Nc
Kinley and one to Bryan.
There will be no doubt this year as to
the political sympathies of the people of
California, and the nine electoral votes of
the state may confidently be placed in the
| republican column. The size of the plu-
rality is fmmaterial. but it is variously esti-
mated as between 5000 and 1900. The
reason for this change of sentiment
throughout California is that the present
brought new life and renewed prosperity to
the Pacific coast Four years ago Cali
fornia had come to a halt in her progress
as compared with the rapid development
Of the years preceding. It was apparent
that immigration was going to be very
much less in the years to come than 1t had
been. as cheap land was getting very scarce
and nearly all of the irrigation facilities OF
the state had been developed to their ut
most. except those requiring very large
amounts of capital.
San Francisco as port was fourtSh1ng,
burt there seemed to be certain limitations
in the trade which could be induced to
enter depart through the Golden Gate.
These matters were taken into serious
consideration by railroad and other inter-
ests concerned therein. and many were the
schemes originated to secure for San Fran
cisco the business to which that point was
seemingly entitled. No secret was made
of these efforts and the people OF the
coast frankly admitted that new energy
was needed in their commercial life II the
rapid development of the past was to be
continued in the future.
Increase In Eastern Trade.
With all this effort. however. and with
all the cooperative energy expended, slow
progress was made until the foreign policy
of the United States put Hawaii, the Philip
pines and the orient within reach of the
harbor of San Francisco by breaking down
the International barriers heretofore exist
ing. AS result of the progress of the
American flag to the westward not only
San Francisco but the entire Pacific coast
has received a tremendous impetus In the
| lines, of domestic and foreign commerce.
The coming and going of troops. the ship
ments of vast supplies. the purchase or un-
limited equipment, public and private. the
consequent increase in transportation and
other facilities of trade, put new face
| upon affairs, which was bright ana
several years before for some new outlet
for their energies.
1t is not to be wondered In the presence
of this new prosperity that the people OF
California should be impatient OF pol1ti-
cal issue which involves the pros and cons
+! of expansion. These people are all expan-
siouists in greater or less degree, and Whlie
man. of them are not in favor OF tne ui,i-
| mate retention Of the philippines by the
United States, they have no complaint TO
| make of the present course OF human
events They democrats, repuDlfcans
and populists. as before, but more IN tneory
and less in practice, for the Independent
voters of the state will this fall cast bal
lot for the party which has brought about
the condition of affairs SO eminently salis-
factory to a people who look to agriculture
and commerce for their daily bread
California Mnjorities.
California is apparently close state in
presidential years. and overwhelmingly re-
publican In off years. In 1884 the repubh-
can presidential candidate received plural
ity of over 1900. In 1888 the republican
| plurality was only 1000. In 1892 the demo-
cratic plurality was IA. In 1895 the repub-
lican plurality was less than 1000, with one
democratic eIector successful, for some rea-
son which Is a mystery to the most expert
politicians in the state to this day In ISS
the present Governor Gage, republican,
| was elected by nearly 10000 plurality. and
| the entire state and legislative ticket fol-
| lowed him into power. The congressional
| elections in 1893 resulted in six republican
| representatives and one democrat, the DEM
ocrat De Vries being elected from Stock
| tor by 5000 plurality, and the republicans
| in the six other districts receiving equally
| liberal pluralities
In 1896 San Francisco county, with total
of 81 900 votes, gave President Ackinley
| plurality of barely 300. With this excep-
| ton the heaviest Bryan vote was cast IN
| the mining counties and counties settled
| by foreigners and immigrants from states
| where democratic votes predominateo.
The Congregational Elections.
There is no senatorial question involved
| in the coming election in California, as Sen
ator Perkins term does not expire until
| 1903, and Senator Bard was elected only
last year to serve for SIX years. There Is
| not the same assurance In regard to the
| congressional delegation that there IS IN re-
| gard to the national ticket. for there are
| indications that California may have more
| than one democrat in Congress as result
| of the November election.
The democrats will probably hold the sec
| ond district. which is now theirs. and they
are making a strong fight against the re-
| publican nominees in the fifth and the sew
enth districts. The fifth district includes
| San Francisco, and is represented by Rep
| resentative E. F. Loud MIR. Loud received
| plurality in 1898 of about 5000, but since
| that time war has been made upon him as
| an alleged representative of corporations.
! He is accused by the opposition of being
| too friendly to the railroads as against the
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| considerable opposition from those who do
| not favor his so-called postal reform bill,
| which proposes to Increase the amount of
| postage to be paid by all publications which
| go through the mails second-class mat
| ter.
Representative Needham of the seventh
| district was elected in 1896 by only III
| plurality. This district Is the extreme
southern end Of California. and. like all
| those sections of the United States where
| the Mexican vote is involved, political con-
| do
| not constitute SO great factor in these
| districts do the personality Of the can
/ didate' and his ability to control the vote
| of our adopted citizens. While the repub-
| licans hope to retain the integrity of Cali
| fornias congressional delegations, a great
| many of them admit possible loss Of one
| or two seats as a result of local conditions
| j. d. WHELPLEY.
| As to Strikes.
From the Philadelphia Press.
| What's the matter with that man?"
/ asked the clock. He doesn't seem to