The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-23
DEMOCRATS WORKING ON ALL
KINDS OF COMBINATIONS TO
REACH THE WHITE
@&Sss HOUSE.
new sSYoRk, WEsTvlRGINiA IN
DIANAAND SEVERAL WEST
ERN STATES COUNTED
UPON.

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leaders en- wrestling, and it turns
out tia b task which was at first
announced to be a easy one takes a
AsasYast deal of figuring, and then the cal.
as#ctl1ations end where they began, il!
uncertainty. All sorts of combinations
&areEaade, some insisting thai Parker
8sasyllHcGrry such and such States which
went for Mckinley, while others pre-,
d an entirely new deal. Hardly
any5$tWo agree upon the States which
EIoarkerSWilI wrest from the Republican
column, although ali unite ia saying
asssf he viii win ont IN New York.
CorRecticut, New Jersey, Maryland,
sDelaWare and West Virginia. These,
with the 151 votes from the South,
Observation-Disclosures to him. viii FIR
227 electoral votes, but fall -
shortof II number necessary 10
eIect.EVhe here these ote are to come
from $ the puzz1ing question. Some
claim the8l5 from Indiana and others
Is from Wisconsin. With Indiana
s~Inore4Hthan the necessary number. and
With@Wisconsin 24O, or a bare major
ity# Of two votes.
Norman E.. Mack, Democratic Ma
sItional committeeman from New York,
q Judge Parker's riSht.hand man,
claims that the Democrats will carry
South and the border States
of.MaryIand, West Virginia and Ken
lucky, and also New York, New Jer-
y..C~onnectic1t and 81 believe, In
diana" That would give Parker ex-
ssactlysa majority. Mr.. Mack also says
s#$thatsthe Democrats haze a good show
for carryfng Colorado, Nevada and
gIdaho,sso that should they lose In
S~diana8they still have a chance to win.
The three 1ast-named States only cast
se1eYensvotes, however, and it would
require Montana and Utah in addi-
lion 70 elect Parker. should Indiana
ema rue to R~epublicanism. It will
thus be seen that it takes mighty
| figuring to elect Judge Parker,
even when done by his closest friends,
enthusiastically hopeful
Just now%the Democrats start off
With the assumption that they will
surely carrysNew York and West Vir-
$ginia.#This is largely based upon the
fact that the candidates for President
Vice President hal from these
two States, that the first has long
5been#doubtful politically and that the
last was always Democratic until in
1886. State pride and past political
conditions are the reliance of the Dem
socrats. There have beer many men
nominated for President and Vice
who did notAcarry their own States,
and the like may happen agar this
Wa rEgEI II 10y viz -Fr -,,~
personal popularity Of any candidate
for either of these positions ever car
4r1ed his State against the prevailing
sentiment. There were al
reasons apart from the person
atty of the candidate which led to a
reversal of public sentiment at the
polls.
Have Not Abandoned New York.
There is an idea prevalent that the
Republicans ave practically aban-
sdoned all hope of carrying New York
against Judge Parker. Nothing is fur
Their from the truth. Not only have
they given US hope, but, on the con !
they are very confident of Win
ming the Empire States electoral vote
y SSlueIL ~TtCCSSSell. Inc HEeS1- |
dent halls from New York, as well as
does Judge Parker, and State pride. if
there is such a thing in Presidential
elections, should work both ways in
this case, and is as likely to benefit Mr..
Roosevelt as it is Judge Parker. There
are Republicans whose standing in
the party and knowledge of New
Works political conditions warrant
confidence in their judgement who
claim that Roosevelt will have So 600
plurality. 1t is true that Mcclellan
elected mayor of Greater New
City last fall by a majority over
Seth Republican, of G2,7OG, and
upheaval of sentiment in that
great Democratic stronghold many
base their belief that Parker will
State this fall.
There is a very important fact to
be taken into consideration in connec
ton with this matter, and one which
to have escaped the notice of
are now predicting Parker's
success. That is. that while there was
IN State ticket before the voters of
shhW York last fall, local elections ]
in all the counties, and the +
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