The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-28
TO THE MOUNTAINS!
Where the Republican Party Will
Naturally Go for Vice Presi-
Dental Timber.
The Ohio Valley States Are No Long
er in Doubt-The Case Of
Indiana.

Ru;sdima, WasHj,,aton. s
Washington, Nov. 2s.-Practical politics
will send the republican party to the great
west for candidate for vice president III
1904, President Roosevelt's domination
being assumed, the second place on the
ticket must come from some section OF
the country other than the east, and since
1t will not come from the south, and there
is no political necessity for making the
selection from the middle west, or In the
Ohio valley, only the country beyond the
Mississippi remains. Il: &c. >.s-.
Tine was when the second place On the
ticket, and even the first, was filled from
the Ohio valley country, which for years
was debatable ground, and swung from
one party to the other almost with the
regularity of a pendulum, the republicans
ordinarily carrying it in the presidential
years, and the democrats in the years be-
tween. But that time has passed. The
Ohio valley mea sured by the elections
since 1894, is no longer debatable, in any
serious sense, and the nomination OF one
of its sons as Mr.. Roosevelt's running
mate in 1904 would probably not change
the result in single county -
What this Ohio valley territory was to
| the country at large from the early sew
entities up to 1894, the former free silver
| republican states of the farther west are
l
| had been reliably republican, although
some of them had not been states long
| enough and were too sparsely populated
| to have developed a settled political pol
| lev. But with the development OF pass
| ing years and the rise of the free silver
| movement they became OF immense po-
! litical consequence, and when In 1896 1t
was seen that they were to desert the re-
publican party, the managers of that par
| ty were compelled to redouble their ef-
| forts elsewhere in order to offset the I'M
! pending loss In 1898 these mountain
states were still for free silver. and in l2SOo
they again supported Bryan, but with de-
| creasing majOrit1es.
| The steady ebbing Of the free silver tide
turned the scale in the elections Of the
| present year, and the mountain country
richer, more populous, more prosperous
! and directed by men of steadler anc
clearer minds, came back into the repub
I lican column. save only Nevada, where 10
cal conditions prevented republican ma
jority. =
l. The question now is, how to retain fo
the republican party the advantage II nov
! holds in these states. At one with I'M
republican party on expansion, on tn
trusts and the tariff, and free silver NJ
longer being an issue, it would seem nat
ural that they should remain in they're
pubIican column A strong indnoemen
to This end would be the nomination o
some mountain republican for the VIC
presidency. Such a nomination Will prop
ably be made, in the judgment or eastern
republican leaders, If administration poll
cies do not miscarry. Thus far, now
ever, only the question of geography ma
been taken into consideration, "ltnou
| reference to who the man shall be, or I'M
particular state he shall come from COLO
RADIO, Utah, Montana, Wyoming !daho.
avn
! available. If it present some good cand1
date. 49, .
/ Without q doubt it is to be- the definite
plan Of the republicans to lend all poss1bl'
encoura cement to these mountain states
They viii be cared for in matters OF legis
! lation (already the president! has poun<
i them to him and made a strong: plea 10
their permanent return to repupllcah!sIi
BY his irriga ton schemes: SO far, as zee
eral~ patronage is concerned, they will ID
better cared for than ever before; thel
prominent men will be more frequentl,
l. consulted than formerly; and IN ever!
possible way their Importance, and, IN
desire of the republicans to restore then
to full party fellowship, Will be empha
sized
\ It IS as certain. as anything cream b.
certain in politics, that all of these state
will 20 republican in 1904, with Roosevelt
leading that party, and hence the praetl
II cal argument in favor Of somebody tfon
that section as his running mate:
AS an evidence of the substantial hol
which the republican party now mas
the Ohio river country. little poi1t1cs
history, relating to Indiana, which 10
wears was one Of the most uncertain pc
litical quantities in the country, Will o
in point.
BEGINNING with the war and contlnuln
until 1872, Indiana had been republican
Nm the last named year Thomas A. her
bricks was elected governor. lie was 10
lowed in 1875 by blue Jeans William
another democrat, who defeated Ben]aml
| Harrison by the narrow margin OF les
| than 5000. blue Jeans Williams wa
| succeeded as governor in 1880 by Albert
| Porter, a republican, but in 1854 the stat
| again went democratic. electing Isaac
| Gray as governor. Alvin P. HoVey,
| republican, was elected governor In 1873
and, in 1892, Claude, Matthews, anotht
democrat. was elected. Mr.. Matthew
by the way; was the last democratic GOV
| ernor the. state since then having bee
| republican. ..5.H
| 1t is interesting to note that during tt
years from 1892, when Hendricks we
elected governor, to 1892, when Matthew
was elected to the same office, the II
diana majorities whether democratic
n republican, were almost without eXceptiC
. below $1,000 sometimes falling to 1900.
n The change towards republicanism b.
). gan in 1894. The state two years previous
It ly had given it's electoral vote to Clevelan
It In 1894 it Gid not elect governor, but
, did elect other state officers and a cei
. | gressional delegation. This was the fir
republican landslide year, and came in tt
midst Of the hard times which followt
% the second Inauguration of Cleveland. I'll
j. republicans carried Indiana in 1894
r about $1,000. and made substantial col
e gressional gains. In 1895 the state WEI
for Mckinley by 1881, after one Of ii
= most holly contested struggles in its hi
2 tory. In 1898 this majority was cut dow
it was the off year, and the total vo
was also reduced-to 1858. In 1900
went for Mckinley again by 26,479, aft
another hard fought contest. In. 1902 i
= republican majority was increased to sc, 8
in round numbers.
Here is story of progressive and u,
( broken republican victories, beginni
8 with 1894. A margin Of $4,000 would see
= to indicate that Indiana is no longer
doubtful state. especially when it is look
at in connection with the republican m
j. jorities for the years Immediately prece
ing. It shows that the state is TAXI
permanent republican form, and that &
election results. under normal condition