Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-21

Clark ut Missouri and Charles L. Ian
dis Of Indiana on Democracy y. lie
puhlicauisnI. Mr.. clark after discuss
ing the claims OF the Republican par
IL pointed out how likely il was ma
me Democrats would carry enough
formerly Democratic states 10 VIII
he election.
Mr.. Clark said:
in these latter days til" prophetic
role is one of the easiest that can he
essaved for the atl-sutiicient reason
that the truth or falsity OF prrdlc-
ton cannot be ascrrtaincd until alter
the event. Anybody can iuggle with
election figures and let the magma
ton run riot 10 his hearts content
without damage 10 anybody except
some silly enthusiast Who bets upon
his arithmetieal Deductions. My
venerable and vitriolic friend, Gene
raj Charles Henry GrosvenOr OF
Athens. Ohio, for whom entertain
great personal affection and upon
whom by reason OF his numerous and
gorgeous ADMINISTRATIONS ! have be
slowed he title of The Prophet Max
linus Of the Great Hooking Valley.
has taken his pad and pencil in hand
lightenment of mankind as 10 what
will happen on the Nth day OF Novem-
Der next BY his astonishing array
of figures he will forfeit his reputa-
ton as to lineal successor OF Elijah
and Isaiah or lose my guess. He a..
lows To the Democrats only the fol
lowing electoral votes: Alabama. II:
Arkansas. 8. Florida, ); Georgia IS ::
Kansas IL: Louisiana. .; MISSISSIPPI
pi, 10: Missouri, 1S; North Carolina.
p; South Carolina, Q: Tennessee, L.;
Texas. Is, and Virginia, II Total,
ISL
The good. gray general was SO
wrought up with enthusiasm in his
Vaccinations that he even minated
that it might be that the eighteen
votes of Missouri would be subtracted
from the l5l--leavins us only beg
carly 1872.
''All the rest except the l51 he posi-
lively claims for The Republicans
His popular sOhriquet is Old f'iSgers
an honorable nickname--but | dis
: sent from his conclusions toto coelo
] wish General Grosvenor no harm
On the contrary, I wish fer him al
things that are good. | most fervent
~ hope hat he may live till Missouri
casts her electoral vote for the Re
publican candidates. If he does n,
will double discount Methuselah "a
the Oldest man that ever lived.
"A more conservative estimate, re
Gently published, states the case a
votes heretofore mentioned. Surely
Republican: California. 10: Iowa
y: Kansas. To- Maine. 4; Massachr
sets. 16: Michigan, Il: Minnesota
II; Nebraska, s: New Hampshire, 1
North Dakota, 4 Ohio, %; Oregon
4. Pennsylvania. 81 SoHth llako1G
4 Nr1lu@nt, Washington :. an
Wyoming !. TotaI. ~.
"Fhe states mol included in thcs
Two lists viii have l52 votes III tn
electoral! college. They are: Coi'
RADIO, =; Delaware, >; Connecticut, :
Idaho, , Indiana. -; Illinois. -
Marylai.d s: Montana, >: Nevada, :;
New Jersey. II: New York, 30; Rhod
Island, I; U1ah, 3; West Virginia.
and Wisconsins IS.
.'There are 416 votes III The elect,
raj college. Therefore 80 will b
necessar: u elect In addition to III
151 conccGed to The Democrats b
everybody except General GrosNcno
they mast capture IS. Where are W
10 get theu? What states place
above ii The third or doubtful clt>>
are We more apt To carry lhan al
the Republicans?
In order 10 lofm rational OPP.
ion. lhe entire history 'eT the Ia
eight wears must be eonsitNred 5
far as Democracy AMI Repuhhca
ism are concerned.
New Jersey until 1896 was one
The most reliable Democratic state
III }he aion. In 1S5G she voted t,
Buchanan In 1860, whom all Il
other northern states volcd tor Abr
ham Lincoln, little Jersey gave ST
phen A. Douglas part of her olector
vote IN 1854 she voted tor McCle
Ian. She continued to go Democra
&c until 1896. Does any sane mc
doubt that her l. electoral votes VI
be given 10 Parker and Davis. whit
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