The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-23
ROOSEVELT FEARS
FOR TWO STATES
New York and West Virginia
Cause H m Anxiety-Elow
Parker Managers Figure
Globe Special Washington Service
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Globe Special Washington Service
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 22-The
whirlwind. campaign which ex- Senator
Davis, David B. Hill and the other
strong men of the Democracy have
been making during the last week in
Maryland and West Virginia has un-
doubtedly made many votes for the
Democratic national ticket. Two days
ago a Democrat of recognized inti-
mate acquaintance with political con-
ditions in ex-Sentor Davis state walk
ed into the headquarters of the Demo-
cratic congressional committee in the
Riggs house in this city.
I'VE are going to carry West Vir-
ginia without a shadow of doubt" he
declared to Secretary Edwards, ~and
the Republican campaign leaders down
there know it, too. We have got the
thing nailed down and it isn't going to
get away from us. l won't say just
what the majority will be, but it won't
be less than 1000 and will probably
go higher. Anyhow, it will be enough
A good deal has been heard from
Republican members of the admins
tration within the last two or three
days about the situation in West Vir-
ginia. The word has gone forth that
the state is in danger, and some of the
Republicans believe the state is as
good as lost less than a month before
the election.
The activity of prominent Demo-
cratic orators on the stump during the
last week has put new life into the
campaign, and there is distinctly an
atmosphere of confidence around the
congressional headquarters here. 1t is
declared that such leaders as Babcock,
of Wisconsin. and Overstreet, of In
diana, will be beaten in their own dis
tricts and that the next house is surely
Democratic. The danger is appreciat-
ed by the Republican managers, and by
none more than Mr.. Babcock himself,
who is chairman of the Republican
congressional committee. Something
of this confidence is felt in regard to
the national ticket. and this is espe-
c1ally the case since the candidate for
vice president began his stumping
tour.
All Eyes on Two States
1t is not putting the case too strongly
to say that all eyes in the East are on
two states more than any others, and
those two states are New York and
West Virginia. The Republican disaf-
fectiOn in the Empire state has
alarmed President Roosevelt to such
an extent that he recently called Timo-
thy l.. Woodruff, Elihu Root and half
q dozen lesser lights of the party to
Washington to tell him the truth about
the situation in New York. Every one
of them had something to say to the
reporters when they left the White
house about the prospects of the Re-
publican ticket in the nation, but they
We're chary of discussing the New York
situation. Two or three of them de-
clared that Roosevelt would carry the
state, but admitted that the fight on
the Odellized state ticket was very
serious one
President Roosevelt is anxious for
the effect of the state quarrels on his
own chances. He knows that if the
Democratic presidential electors are
chosen in New York, the fighting
chance of the opposition party be-
comes something more than a chance,
and dangerously like a certainty. The
best opinion among Democratic leaders
is that the result on the national ticket
in New York is going to be so close
that even such a factor as bad weather
on election day-keeping a good many
of the upstate voters at hqrne-would
turn the scales in favor of Parker and !
Davis.
Here is a little table that is we'll |
thought of at the headquarters of the !
Democratic congressional committee. |
1t shows how Parker and Davis may
be elected with the votes of the solid
South and certain other states which
are regarded by both Democrats and
Republicans as decidedly in the doubt
full class:
Electoral Electoral
Votes. Votes.
Solid South .....1 159Conneeticut ...-
New York .....- 3yI west Virginia. =.
New Jersey .,.... 12ilndiana-. ......... Is
The total of 239 is the exact number
necessary to a choice in the electoral
college. No hesitation is felt in placing
Indiana in this list, for the greatest
enthusiasm has been manifested dur |
ing the stumping tour of Mr. Bryan
across the state, and the chances of
Democratic success among the Hoo
sierS are decidedly looking up, so the
leaders here believe. New Jersey is
vociferously claimed by the Republic
ans but it is we'll recognized that the
same solid, conservative interests that
are opposed to Roosevelt in New York
are to be found in New Jersey also.
The same may be said of Connecticut.
Including Wisconsin
Another combination which omits
New Jersey but includes Wisconsin,
where the Republican factional trou-
DleS are growing worse IHSledQ OIL pet
ter and which includes some of the far
Western states. is as follows, and is a
combination which would elect Parker
and Davis with a total of 239 electoral
votes:
Electoral Electoral
New York ..... 39lUtah .
Connecticut -. West Virginia -.
Colorado .,..... 5lWisconsin ....... 13
DelaWare ....... SISolid South .....159
Montana ........ 3
The same result with six votes to
spare, will be accomplished if the Dem
ocrats carry the solid South, New York,
New Jersey, Indiana, West Virginia
and Wisconsin. Or, this one would
elect the Democratic candidates: New
York, New Jersey, Montana, Utah,
West Virginia, Indiana and the solid
South.
The greatest factor, of course, is New
York, and the supreme Importance of
carrying that state for the Democracy
is appreciated by the Democratic lead
ers. The time is opportune. in view
of the Republican factional troubles,
and the corruption in the state govern