Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-08
His Nomination by the Repub.
ican National Convention
Now Seems Assured
STUDY OF POLITICAL SITUATION
Result of the Campaign Just Ended
Gives Assurance That Roosevelt Will
Be the Choice of the Republican
Observation-Disclosures at Present Have
261 Votes in Electoral College.

Washington, Nov. S.-Presiden
Roosevelt is practically certain to b,
nominated and elected president IL
1904. The result of the election las
Tuesday shows this, by the politica
status Of the states. The campaign
made by the republicans was for an in.
dorsement of the administration by the
election of republican house of rep
fesentatives. The campaign made BY
the democrats was antagonistic to the
administration for the purpose of dis
crediting it.
It was the preliminary skirmish te
the next great national campaign fol
the presidency. Both sides SO recog-
nized 1t, and the shrewdest democratic
leaders frankly said that they cared moi
20 much for the control of the house
but that democratic victory this year
would foreshadow the election of a
democratic president two years from
now.
The result of the election by states
shows that the republicans are assured
of 261 electoral votes, and the demo-
Gratis 151 under the new apportionment
while sixty four electoral votes are
classed as from doubtful states. The
republicans are now in control of TWEEN
ty-six states, and in the election of
Tuesday carried every northern state
except Nevada. The democrats have
only the solid south.
The republicans have carried TWEEN
ty-five states, with 261 electoral votes,
by majorities that leave no doubt as to
their political status The democrats
have carried thirteen southern states,
with 151 electoral votes, by majorities
that leave no room for doubt as to how
they will vote in 1904. There are seven
states with sixty-four electoral votes
that have been carried by such narrow
majorf<ies as to class them as doubtful
!. in the next campaign for the presiden-
cy.
The following grouping shows the
political status of the states and their
electoral votes
SAFELY REPUBLICAN.
Connecticut .. >. :. ...... z
=
indiana 49,. 1880. 10
Kansas 80. 49,. .. 49,. So. .. 10
Massachusetts, =. .. >. a. :. -. 16
Michigan $3.50. =. :. -. So. IA
Minnesota $50. .. ...... 3. IL
New Hampshire. =, a
Nyar, Jarcap
North Dakota =. >. :. :. -. 4
Oregon 49,. 80. ..... 49,. 4
FenhsyiVania 80. "a
Rhode Island -. -. -. .... 4
South Dokota.. >. =. -. -. 4
Utah. ........ 80. -. ...... 3
tSIHoHt $500.
Washington 49,. .... ..... 5
West Virginia $1,000.
Wisconsin SO. ...... 49,. IL
Wyoming. -. ...... $500.
TotaI.. ....... ............ 261
SAFELY DEMOCRATIC.
ALABAMA ...............-.... IL
Arkansas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 8
Florida. g.
Georgia ......s............. 13l
kentucky OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Is
Louisiana ................... 8
Mississippi .................... 10
Missouri 10
North Carolina NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
South Carolina ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
Tennessee ID
IexaS liz
Virginia ................... IL
Total l5l
DOUBTFUL.
Colorado ............. D
Delaware .................... 8
1aaho ...................
Maryland .................... 81
Montana ...................
Nevada ..................
New York ................... 81
IOtdl Of
From this 1t will be seen that even ifl
all the states put in the doubtful list
cast their vote for the democratic cam
didate, the republicans would still have
forty-six majority in the electoral coll
lege. The republicans have the better
chance in all of the doubtful states,