The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17

ginia. Some of the best informed
campaigners on the Republican Side
frankly admit that in the last four
days about half a dozen important
states have become entitled to places
in the doubtful column, and the presi-
dent has been told so.
1t is said that the alignment as
stated to the president very recently
stands something like this:
Republican States: Democratic States:
California ....... l0Alabama -. IL
Delaware ....... 8 Arkansas .........
Iowa IL Florida
Kansas 10iGeOrgla IL
Maine ............ 6Kentuclxy ........ 13
MaSSa chusettS -. 16Louisiana ........
Michigan IA Mississippi ....... 10
Minnesota $500. -. IL Missouri ......... Is
Montana ......... 81 North Carolina..... II
Nebraska SiSouth Carolina....
New Hampshire. 4 Tennessee ........ II
OnlO 23tTeXaS 1S
oregon 4Virginia .......... II
PennSylvanla 34Maryland .........
Rhode Island. ...... West Virginia -.
South Dakota ..... 4Colorado ..........
Jy 1ttn -. ...-.-.. o!lQanO .......-.... 5
vermont 1000. 4lNevada ......
washington b
wyoming 81 Total ...,....177
North Dakota.
Total .-....... 1856
Disputed States:
connecticut ..... 7Wisconsin ...... Is
New YORK ...... 39i New jersey. ...... II
IliinolS II ~ .......... ~
A drop from so4 sure Republican
electors to 1876 is a rather violent one
and it would not be fair to say that
the Republicans regard Illinois as in
the doubtful column yet.
secretary Cortelyou and the presi-
dent do not believe for a minute that
illinois is doubtful, but they are not
more confident than President Harri-
son and Chairman Thomas H. Carter
were in 1892 that Illinois would go for
the Republican ticket. Yet Cleveland
carried it,
Senator Fairbanks, when asked what
effect the action of Judge Parker would
have on the vote of Indiana, said at
oyster Bay that it would make no diff
ference, and he would not listen to the
suggestion that the Hoosier State is
douptfuI. But nevertheless Senator
Fairbanks has gone home to make the
hardest sort of a struggle for Mr..
Roosevelt and himself.
No matter what the Roosevelt man
ayers say about the result in Illinois
indiana, New York, Wisconsin, New
jersey and Connecticut being certain
Tor them they propose to proceed Just
as II all five states were trembling
in the balance. They are very willing
that the Republicans should be scared.
They propose to use in the widest man
ner the fact that while Judge Parker
has pledged himself to maintain the
gold standard Hill was beaten in the
committee on resolutions at st. Louis
by a vote of 25 to II when he moved
to insert the word gold.
With this statement oft repeated they
will seek to frighten Wall street, and
they hope to be able to raise some
money. If they do not the Republican
campa1gners will be without funds
from the very beginning of the can
vaSS.
They admitted yesterday that Judge
Parker had caused such change of
feeling that they were facing an al
most hopeless task in raising money for
! the campaign. They also admitted that
the swing was very strong for Judge
Parker all over the country and that.
instead of being handicapped from
the start by a feeling of discourage
ment, the DemocI ats everywhere, were
feeling much more hopeful than they
were in July, 1892. The Republicans
hope that the hero worship which is
being showered on Judge Parker will
spend itself in a short time, but they
are In the meantime getting ready to
begin work at least three weeks earlier
than in any campaign except that of
1886, when Senator Hanna was busy
before the convention adjourned.
Word has been sent out to more than
dozen different sections for canvasses
of votes, with a view of testing the
feeling of the public, and William L
Ward has now in his possession copies
OF several complete polls which he has
had made in Westchester county
These he will lay before Chairman
Cortelyou today. Other polls from other
sections of New York and from other
states are eagerly awaited.