The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
Will Garry West rginia.

on. Ohm AicS5ra ciltliI Atla'
the 1,siEocratic Committee sof s3lI IT
giia an the Demo ratio e. ndidate a!or
the Euiled States Senate, II, case The
asex ture to he elected this fall 81 ss
ret,oir a tic was here 4 last mig ht:82s Hes
had l,rs. spending several days OF Deer
lark with Senator Davis !,
4 Z, 4 am confident the Democrats Will
3 carry West Virginia his fall, = he said
the rnr " there ls III fine S hape and !
& IS eager for a chance to drive "a ne s. ~
publicanJs from power. They will do y. IS
& Mr.. All Graw Is certain that the State
wilt elect Democratic Governor Sena-S
H Tor Cornwell, n the Democratic candidate
& is a man OF great ma gnetism. nd the
voters iiie rallying to him In a wa y tina a
& 11as surprised even his warmest friends
The Democrats Of West Virlnta# are be-#
coming convinced tina t their 81 te5 is me
pivotal one. 4 t Is believed by many Of
both parties outside of West v ginins
tliar | 4 the State gives It's electoral vote
5tc Judge Parker, the country VIII eject e.
him. Influences which would make the
stnte Democratic would make tn. co ",
epublicans admit that West Virg mia
Il Is a doubtful state. There have been.
& many wild claims mad e BY their leaders
y since the Chicago convention. including
estimate s tina Il the Stat e4s8 would gls giy
" Roosevelt q majority Of $4,000. The Ees-F
innate was so absurd that II was no. long
4 persisted In.
Fears for Il indiana.
III have 1t from the best possible source
tina nearly every Repub lican lehde with
the sole exception of Mr.. Roosevelt IS
fearful OF 4 the result (. IN ndiana: n
Roosevelt steadfastly refuses II to belle
hat tie State will give a Democratic
majority this year iHa has told some OF
those nearest him that he could not see see
why Indiana should sreverse the ma jorltys
& which i t gave Mr., i EStnley a nd him
A self in 1900 SPo liteness. # nothing else
forbade the President 8 4 auditory telling
y him the reas son; M 3iS .s5
: There is no hope entertained by the
Rep,Iblicans that they will be able to-
y carry New York. was told this morn
Z Ing by ia man who has voted the Repub-
sllca a ticket for twenty two years and who
lives II In New York, that there wa s. not
much hope sot carrying New Jersey Tor
H roosevelt. The Influences which r would
make New y DIRK Demo lie, would cause
4 New3J ersey to go the ga me wa y. SO SINH
Il lar are conditions In the two States.
Playing With Fire.
The Republican Cong ressional Com
mittee is playing with FIRE. It has had
printed. chiefly for circulation In manu-
Il featuring States. extracts from the
VI speeCh IN Congress oy FtOn,sS3NYllllhlI m
Bourke Cochran, on the ED OF last April,
/ ii, which he denounced the protective
tariff system as the fountain OF all 8cor-
58ruptton IN our GOV ernmen It. = he speech
4 was the abest which has be zen deiy
I in the House of Repres enta tiyes In very
many years and caused the Democrat to-
II be wrought Up to \ a plan ne Of enthusiasm
4 they had not rea he'd 81 nee the selectior
& OF q Grover Cleveland the first time, and
i from Which they have not yet descended 49,
" Mr.. Cochran said III VA 4
VI 81 livery vicious perversion @of govern
4 ment ca be traced to the fountain OF all
y corrupt on-the protective tart 's This
extract Is printed an prominent type on
tsSthe title page of the pamphlet which the
Republicans are circulating and follow
d ting Is an extract which appears inside,
y In pit ls:IS N G ,s
j ~ Nevertheless Sir, lay II down as
I my undamental proposition, capable Of
n absolute demonstrati ton. that government
u cannot interfere In ptl Iva te Industry Sex7,
4 cApt for plumber; that government can
i not be benevolent Wthou It being predari
H tory. am not spea ktng now Of any
y particular measure nor Of my PAT tioular
form which these attempts faI heneyole nce
may assume. am adYa ~ cling O. principle
/ which i believe to be- sci q eVl dent With
out exception and Absolu tel Y decisive pf
this entire auest Ion " hen I say that gov
eminent cannot interfere for ben Violence,
4 for protection for subsidy. for Il bounty,
for any benefit Whatever to anybody exN
\ cept by, pundertpg the vast m ajcrtty, 4
II IkS ~ hard to see how the voters OF this