Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Buckeye Representative on
Coming National Election.
REPUBLICAN SUCCESS
SPRINGS A FEW FIGURES ON
CHAMP CLARK AND OTHERS.
Anti-Pass Baker and Su1zer Get Into
the Argument With the
Patriarch.

In the House today General Grosvenor OF
Ohio made public his first representation
as to the result of the presidential election
next year General Grosvenor's predictions
have attained almost worldwide renown
and respect. His statement of today was
therefore listened to with unusual interest.
He declared that he sat up last night ana
spent hours that should have been employ
ed in some other way in figuring up the
situation SO that he might take the WIND Out
of the sails of the gentleman FROM Mis-
souri, Champ Clark, WIN yesterday assert
ed so strongly that the democrats would
elect the next House and the next President
of the United States.
General Grosvenor remarked
1.-The gentleman would DO well to be a
little more conservative In his assertions
He would do well to change his 'proba-
bilfties' to possibilities for that Is as much
as they amount to-
Conceded to Democrats.
AS General Grosvenor read the list OF
states conceded to the democrats there was
much laughter. The next electoral college
will be composed Of 4T6 votes. having been
increased from AT under the reapportion-
ment Of the last census. The gentleman
from Ohio figures the result next fall as
follows:
Democrats will carry-Arkansas. Ala
bama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky. Lou1sl-
ana, Mississippi Missouri. North Carolina
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Vlr-
ginia
Making total Of ISL votes.
The following states are clasS1ned py
Gen. Grosvenor as being good hghtlag
ground"
Delaware Idaho, Maryland, Montana,
Nevada, New York and Utah.
A total of 80 votes. Giving all the DOUBT
full states to the democrats. he declared
their representation in the electoral college
would amount to but 213 votes.
No Chance Here.
Here are the states where you democrats
haven't a chance" said Gen. Grosvenor as
he read the following list in the republican
column: California. Colorado. Connecticut,
Iowa, Indiana, Illinois. Kansas Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, Ne
braska, New Jersey. North Dakota, South
Dakota. New Hampshire, Ohio. Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. Washingt ton,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Vermont, Wyo-
ming.
They figure up a grand total of 26S
votes" concluded Mr.. Grosvenor amid APP
plause so where do you democrats come
in?"
During the reading of the several lists
the Ohio prophet was interrupted several
times by members. When he had con-
cluded the democratic list of sure things
Mr.. Grosvenor was hailed by Mr.. SulzeI
Of New York, who said:
You might have added New York in that
list"
II might have added Ohio" shouted Gen
Grosvenor above the roar of laughter his
answer called forth, but I won't"
Then Representative Robert Barker OF
Brooklyn, who has jumped into fame as
the anti-railroad pass member. arose.
Baker Takes a Hand.
1.-THE gentleman from Ohio said MT.
Baker, lis inclined to gloat by inference
over his party's vote in Ohio. Does the
gentleman know that the man who was
recently elected governor of Rhode Island
is the same Kind of a single-tax democrat
as Tom L. Johnson a Ohio?"
God help Rhode Island!' said Gen. Gros-
venor, as the House broke into gales OF
laughter.
Gen. Grosvenor said he would admit that
among the doubtful states the chances In
Maryland were in favor of the disfranchise-
ment party.
"One more shot at the colored voters over
there" he added, land it is all over with
them" He declared he put New York in
the doubtful column against his better
Judgment.
"Unless your democratic candidate for
President carries Greater New York by
double the ma jority given the new demo-
cratic mayor you haven't the ghost Of a
show in the empire state"
Growing liberal, Gen. Grosvenor con-
Guided:
I'VE could give you Connecticut, New
Jersey and Indiana and it wouldn't do you
any good"