Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-11-20
The Election OF 1901

While III Is lUpOssAplo w 'AAo
measure aud weigh the local influences
which may have affected the general
result, though is known to justify tn
conclusion that the two leading polit'-
cal parties show practically the same
strength that they did year ago. II
the Republican policies which hsV
been developing during the last twelve
months have aroused any protest
among the people. that protest has
beeu off-set by the influence exerted ,
the assassination OF the president. In
Republicans everywhere confesse
their reliance upon this influence wheu
they devoted 80 much time to appeal
to the personal regard felt for MeKi
ley, the man. 1t Is not unnatural ina
the Republicans should have bee"
spurred to greater activity by the pre'i-
dents death, neither 10 it strange tina
it caused some apathy on the otne
ide.
There was another general causr
winch tn. Republican position. namely
the ability of the Republicans to &c
out their vote. The off-year elections
always show failing off IN the voting
population as compared with presiden
tial and congressional elections, and
the party that is best organized and
most successful in getting its voters t.
the polls has an advantage. Take, for
instance, the election in Nebraska this
year. The total vote will probably fall
fifty thousand below the vote OF last
year. If there is loss in the Re-
publican vote of twenty thousand, and
a loss in the fusion vote of thirty
thousand, the Republican can
didate can nave ten THOUSAND majority
more than his ticket had last year, AMI
vet have twenty thousand votes less
than his party polled last year.
Aside from having federal officials
everywhere through whom to reach
the voters, and besides having money |
evsrvwhece with which to organize, the
Repu olicans in some of the states are
able to secure from the railroad COM
panies trans ortation for all persons
VINO desire to return home to vote. In
every co immunity there are voters who,
for business reasons, have freVuent &C.
caslons to be absent from home. Tine
party that Is aele to bring every voter
bone on e.ecton da, has an immense
advantage over the party tnat cannot
t finnish trans JortatI n. During the
recen. campaign the Republican
authorities were prepared to secure
pass, and send every Nebraska student
home to vote, practice not only help
tul o the "a, ty out demoralizing to
t 10 : tlzen.
The returns do not give any con-
siderable advantage TO either element
OF the Dem cratic party. The re-
organizers have not gained any prestige
where they have secure control, neither
have the re GUAR Democrats won any
8 vatJrl-s yhere they nave be- n
ia ,1arg- - tue campaign
We gain a ~euato or in Kentucky and
{ e state SHOWS an ia the strength OF
the democratic party, but as we elected
q Democratic s .nator there two years
%, and carried the state last year, the
result his year, though grstifying,w 's
confidently expected, The Democrats
have carried Maryland, and Mr.. Cor
man will in all probability be reelected
to ths Senate, but as the campaign vas
fought purely on local issues, (the
negro question being the main issu' J,
the victory is not vindication OF any
ustional policy, In Ohio, Pennsylvania.
and New Jersey where the conven-
tions failei or refused to reafim the
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