St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-19
Political Gossip.
Presidential Tickets.

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variegated political tints and number
com bined the presidential nominations
of the present campaign are without
precedent. II the ant-imperlallsts and
the sound money democrats were TO
place presidential tickets in the field the
kaleidoscope effect of our national
politics would be still further intensified.
Here is the list from which the bewilder-
ed voter can choose up to the present
time:
Republican, William Mckinley and
Theodore Roosevelt.
Democratic, William J. Bryan and A.
E. Stevenson.
Populist, William J. Bryan and Charles
A. Towne.
Silver republican, William ]. Bryan and
A. E. Stevenson.
Prohibition, John c. Woolley OF Illinois
and H. B. Metcaf of Rhode Island.
Populist middle. Of the,road) Wharton
Barker of Pennsylvania and lgnatius
Donnelly of Minnesota.
United Christian, Rev. F. E. Clark OF
Massachusetts and Rev. Charles M.
Sheldon OF Kansas.
Socialist labor, Job Hartman of
California and Max S. Hayes of Ohio.
Social democrat. Eugene V. Debbs of
Indiana and Job Hartman of California.
De Leon socialist, J. F. Maloney OF
Massachusetts, and Valentine Remmlll OF
Pennsylvania Burlington Free Pres.
How Nianye
How many persons in the United
States really and truly believe that their
liberties will be in danger if the Philip
pines remain in the possession of the
United States?
How many persons in the United
States really and truly believe that its
form of government is so weak that it
would fall or be radically changed in
consequence of undertaking to govern
the Philippines?
How many persons in. the United
States really and truly believe that the
Philippines would be better off left to
their own devices and the tender mercies
Of little dictators like Aguinaldo than
kept under the sovereignty of the United
States?
How many persons in the United
States really and truly believe that an
army of 100000 for nation of 75,000,-
900 is militarism?
How many persons in the United
States really and truly believe that it is
patriotic or right to sympathize with
the armed enemies Of the United States
and to give them aid and comfort p
New York Sun.
Bryan and the PIatt- Croker Deal.
These states are confidently claimed
by the Republicans as certain for Mr..
Mckinley:
Electoral
| votes.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont. Mass
achusetts Rhode Island, Connecticut. SO
| New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. rs
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois,. 73
| Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota ........ 25
California, Oregon, Washing II
Here are 232 electoral votes-eight
more than enough to elect. Mr.. Bryan
is by no means elected or certain of cleo
ton even if he does break into this com
bination. But he is certainly defeated i
he does not.
Study these groups carefully in the
light OF recent elections and present con
ditions. Of all these states only one
Washington, with but six electoral votes
went Democratic in 1896; only one
has gone Democratic in any election since
1896; only has shown any tendency to
break away from the Republicans.
That state is New York, carried by
the Democrats by 81, ZOO in 1897, lost
by the Democrats in 1898 only through
Croker's attack upon the judiciary
which enabled Roosevelt to pull through
If the Republicans lose New York's sc
electoral votes, their combination
strength is reduced to 1876 and they will
have to get 28 electoral votes elsewhere
New York has been traded to Platt by
Croker, the same Croker who elected
Roosevelt in 1898. Will the New York
Democrats permit him to deliver the
goods ?"- New York Journal.
Calculation That Bryan Will Just Mis-.
Presidency.
In calculating the respective chances o
Messrs. Mckinley and Bryan this year
it is instructive to remember that the
Nebraska man carried % OF the 45 states
in 1896, and that it is not improbable
that he will carry every one of these
oral votes, however, to which wer,
added one from California and one from
Kentucky. Mr.. Mckinley was success
full in only one more state than Mr.
Bryan, but his % commonwealth aver
aged higher in electoral votes mot t
say in some other respects also) and h
received 271, while 224 would have beef
enough to elect him. For the sake O
argument all the states that went 70
Bryan in 1896 may be counted for hin
now. 1t is doubtful if South Dakoti
gives him her support again, and Wash
ington may join the Republican column
but these two states have only eigh
votes between them, and may be put il
, the Democratic list for the present pur
pose of calculation.
According to the New York Tribune
| the leading Republican paper of tn
metropolis, there are eight states whicl
are to be the battle-ground of the con
tending parties this year. They ar
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland
Michigan, Minnesota, New York ant
Ohio, and together they cast 142 cleo
toral votes. Placing Kentucky ant
Maryland in the Democratic column
and the other so-called doubtful state
in the Republican list, we find that tn
Mckinley total Of electoral votes is 25.
and the Bryan total 1876.
f The morning after election will yer,
probably show this calculation to b
wrong in various particulars, but Their
is no present reason for supposing tina
it will prove far out OF the way Prov
dence Journal.