The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-25
THE FIGHT IN ILLINOIS
Is to Be Made on Imperialism, MlIitarlsm
and The trusts.
STEVENSON HAS A VERY LARGE FOLLOWING
In the Central Fart of the state.
The German Vote win 60 to
the Democrats.

Chicsgo, July 2S.--tDaily Chronicle -
Imperialism, militarism, It's eorrollary.
and trusts Will be the text given DEM
ocratic orators in the Illinois democratic
campaign. Special attention will be given
by the democratic campaign managers to
the character and temper of speeches
made under the direction OF the State
committee, and authoritative statements
we're made yesterday by the party chiefs
that the State committee would follow the
lines laid down in the Kansas City plat
form.
The attempt on the part Of the republican
bosses 10 make It appear that the DEM
ocrats would abandon the paramount is
sue" as stated by the Kansas City plat
form is accepted by democrats as an evil
dence 70 fear on the part of their foes that
Richard Yates and his crew will founder
on the issue Of imperialism. Another evil
dence OF this fear is asserted TO be the at
tempt on the part Of the Yates men to
bring Roosevelt into the State on an ex-
tended lecture tour, and still another
cause of fright is to be found in the fact
that the German Americans are docking
to the democratic standard because the
republican State convention at Peorit
Kissed down pro Bosr resolutions and
refused to put German on the ticket
MANY WOULD HEAR ALSCHULER.
Secretary Nelson OF the democratic
State committee is receiving scores OF APP
plications for engagements for Samuel
Alschuler and the democratic nominees
on the State ticket and tentative sched-
~ lie hot va1 t,,h he st,h
mitted to the executive body at it's meet
ing here Tuesday evening. The tone OF
letters received from all parts Of the State
indicates that Imperialism and militarism
are uppermost in the public mind and
that the old silver factions of 1896 have
been amicably reconciled. Nearly every
prominent democratic orator in the State
has volunteered his services during a
part of the campaign and lists of available
men are on file at State headquarters rep
resenting every county In the stae.
According to official information little
time will be devoted to the administration
of John r. Tanner. Democrats figure that
the factions in the republican party Will
dissuade the republicans from lauding the
governor and his record and that the anti
Yates or neutral republicans may support
Alschuler If party prejudice Is not har-
in Chicago and Yates practically Is un-
known here, while the expected apathy OF
the Lorimer-Jamieson outfit In Cook Will
give the democrats strong leverage here.
WHERE STEVENSON is STRONG.
Adlai E. Stevenson always has been
strongest in the central part Of tho state,
Alschuler. 1t Is expected will make heavy
gains In Northern Illinois and the southern
counties in the State are normally dem
ocratic.
The fact, too, that Alschuler, who vir-
tually was the leader of the democratic
minority in the Fifty fifth and Fifty six ID
general assemblies and opposed all the
iniquitous measures, the suppon of which
forfeited Tanners strength in Cook coun.
~, Will give the Aurora man an advantage
which 1t will be extremely difficult for the
republicans to counteract
According TO the democratic statlsticians
there are approximately 10000 German
American voters in Illinois II one-third
OF these support the democratic ticket 1t
Is figured that Aschuler will carry he
State and that Illinois will give its cleo
toral vote to Bryan. The republican ma
jority in Cook county in 1896 was g. ,028
but on account of local antagonism to
Tanner and for other reasons this major
ity was cut down to a plurality of 602 two
years later, when Millard Il. Dunlap made
the race for State treasurer against +.
X. Whittemore. Dunlap Is again on the
democratic ticket and the opposition to
Tanner has been strengthened by the open
revolt OF the Carter adherents OF last
spring and the fear of the Lorimer men
again to make Tanner an issue.
SOME OF THE GERMAN COUNTIES.
Outside of Cook county the strongest
German American counties are Adams,
Peoria. Madison. st. Clair. Monroe, Wood.
ford, Jackson, Washington, Clinton, La
Sale, 10 Davless, farewell, Hancock.
and Randolph counties. La Sale county.
which is one OF the largest counties in
the State, with strong German elector-
ate, gave a republican majority of SO49 in
1896 and only 1874 in 1898. Although com.
parsons Of the vote in 1896 and 1898 are
subject to criticism, the foregoing figures
are regarded as significant. The DEM
ocratic vote In 1898 was 60, 900 in excess of
the vote of 1896 and the republican. vote
fell off nearly 900 in the two years.
The republican lo1ses, moreover, were
heavy in German American districts and
in the northern part Of the State general.
ly. Although this phenomenon is ascrlbed
to large stay-at home vote and opposi-
ton to Tanners man Whittemore, 1t Is
nevertheless significant that the DEM
ocrats gained 60. 900 votes and that this in-
crease is made up of lukewarm or anti
Tanner republicans,
The better opinion among the demo-
cranc leaders seems to be that the result
in the State will depend vitality upon Cook
county.