The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-31
ARE, MAKING
GREAT FIGHT
No 1d1eness i'll the Democratic
Ranks Where Work Is
the Watchword.
MAY WIN THE NEXT HOUSE
Programme Laid Down for
Work in the Doubtful
States. 81.

(Trom Our Regular Correspondent)
WARRINGTON. D. CT, August So.-The!
fact is most nppurent that the Democrats
are doing much moro In this campaign,
than they have been credited for. Mfr
sheehan. chairman OF the National 11x-
ccutlve Committee, said last week that
this was to be q campaign OF work and
NOT talk, and that his committee was
working. Tho latter cannot be doubted.
The statement ls made positively that the
Democrats have sixty thousand men at
work IN the State and cityof New York.
This number Will be Increased as the
campaign progresses. The New York
Herald, which Is noted for the accuracy
OF It's election prognosticat tons. declares
that New York Is safe for the Democrats
by a majority OF s123, 900.
The House in Doubt.
E5 It Is small wonder that Chairman Bab-3
cock, OF the Republican National Con-
gressiona1 Committee. should be depressed
at the outlook from the Republican view.
point. He comedies that there are more:
than seventy dist riots. including fifty rep.
resented "a by Republicans. which l1Suis.
doubtful. Mr.. Babcock was in Washing
ton yesterday and last night and he con-
sfirmed all that has been said concerning
his representations. He was especially:
pronounced in declaring that his re-elec-!
ton from the Third Wisconsin Is doubt
sful.sE e 81 81
Il Summed upS 1t looks very much as
though the Republicans had about given
up hope Of electiilg amatority to the next.
House, however hopeful they may be- Of
ielectng Mr.. Roosevelt, rs Ss
II It Is remarkable that the chief argu-;
iment advanced by Mr.. Bal cock yestcr-
day IN favor Of the election OF q Republic
can house was that If the Democrats got
the House of Representa- lives they would
cause constant turmoil by@ invest iga tons
sof the executive sdepartments OF the gov
.ernment. There is not the slightest doubt
that this would give tho Repubii leans
more sdlspleasure and q greater number OF
bad hours than anything that could be
undertaken. 81 But the tax-payers Of the;
scountry would be 81 immensely Benefited
and the cause Of honest and economical!
government would be great ~ advanced .s$
The Democratic Plan.
The Democrats are not spending their
energies In & al Ss the Sta ties. SS8s Some ire
recognized 8 as certainly Democratic and
some as just as certain n to give their
electoral vote to Roosevelt and Fair
ba nix VA It lis allied that there Is no
use In wasting time on a. State like Penn
fsylvania, nor yet on Georg ia# o.. Texas.;
Sis assumed tina the SoutheTn 5talles'4
with { ISL electoral totes. are tainly
Demo cratic. It Isl 8propose ed ~ the man
ayers Il o. the natl onal n campaign to de-
vote Democratic energies to carrying the!
following: q
i Maryland; With 8 electoral votes; West
Virginia, witt, :; New York. W. tn 49, New
Jersey. with u ina. wi 10: ) Nevada
with 3 Y Montana, with 3 8 and Colorado,
with 5, making a total OF 24s, or four more
than enough to elect sss:
ss There Is some hope OF carrying ehode5
Island NJ and rather less that Conn cticut,
which has a Der ocra tie Governor may
elect Parker and Davis ele ctors. II! the!
States which are named above, n lew Jer-i
.sey and Indiana are ii 81 most doubtful VI
The first named Is q elieyed to be more more
likely to so Republican than Indiana
But Democrats are very HI eful Of carry
Ing both. There Is al lIlysS the possibility
that Illinois may 20 Repub li lean, though.
sit5 not probable that the State will cast.
her vote for other than Rooseye and
Fairbanks Then there Is ~ tab. htch : the a
SReppb l!eans have regard as Ger talnlyl
sRepubl ican. us,
5sii Utah for Parker.
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