The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
GETTING ALARMED.
Republican Headauarters in the west
Gloomy and Discouraged
OVER OUTLOOK III THE EAST,

They Conceed Loss of New York, an,
Fear Come cticut and New
Jersey VIII Go Demo.
I, cratic Too.
A dispatch from Chicago says gloom
mingled with CONSERVATION, has com
over the western Republican head
quarters at the news which ct me
from the East that New York stlt
is practically lost for Roosevelt.
All reports agree that the presiden
Is not going to carry his own state
Political writer's, who have beel
studying the eastern corditio ms, Re
publican orators and even the conf
dential represe natives of the party
managers, are all agreed that Ne"
York ia almost ceftsin to go fol
Judge Parker by a plurality which
may reach IS 600.
the Republicans, who admit that
the state is lost, put the margin at
from $4,000 to 25, 900.
For the president to lose his own
state Is urquestionably a severe blow
to the Republican cause. The cam.
paign managers at Chicago headquar
ters are beginning TO ask, What nexti
If New York can be lined up In
tue Democratic column so early in the
campaign, the managers are wonder
Ing how about New Jersey, Delaware,
Rhode Island and Connecticut. 1t Is
not to be forgotten that Mckinley
carried New York by l43.GOG four
years ago. II that plu' ality can be
wiped out and replaced by plurality
estimated all the way from 900 to
10, 900, what Is to happ,n In state
like Delaware, which went Republl
can by the narrow margin If 3,G7l?
SOME OTHER STATES.
Here also are the pluralities Of
some other eastern states which are
quite certain to participate In any
such wave Of Democratic sentiment
"a appears to be sweep!ng ever the
Atlantic coast states:
Connecticut, % $40; New Jersey,
SO 500; Rhode Island, 1892; West
Virginia, 21,06S; Maryland, l3, 9i1; In
diana, 2G,4
1t has been a precedent unviolated
that the lead of New York is followed
ity which are subject to similar influ-
: erces. AS New York goes, New Jer-
sey and the rest Of them have q way
of going.
5 !; The Republican. managers ceased
scme time ago to make serious claim
to Maryland, and even West Virginia
has been placed by them in the doubt
full class, which Is coming now to be
the Democratic class.
The wave Of Democratic sentiment,
wnlcn has been predicted by the Par
tker managers, has put in It's appear
a.ance, and the western people have
begun to won der how long it will be
before Indiana leaves the doubtful
class for the Democratic column, and
Illinois Is taken out of the Repuhli-
can column and classed as doubtful.
1t Is simple mathematical caicula-
tion which has been made by the Re.
publican managers here, showing that
the campaign Is now far from being a
one sided affair.
HOW THE GAME LOOKS.
The game now locks about Ike
this: Number OF votes In the electo-
raj college required to elect, 239; con-
G, ded to Altcn B. Parker.
The solid South Gncludirg West
Virginia and Maryland,) 1866; New
Yo X. 80: likely to 90 with New York,
New jersey -, CT nnt cticut {, Della
ware 3, Rhode Island 4, total 65.
Total in the East for Parker, 23l.
The fifteen electoral votes in In
diana would more than decide the
election in favor Of Parker.
In addition to the chance for win
ming Indiana the Den ocratic mana
pfrs have the chance OF carrying two
or three of the far western states
viii h went Democratic in the last
pre- e,idential election Colorado, Mon
tana, Nevada and Idaho.
Senator VIM. G. Clark, Of Montana,
IS putting time and money into carry
inp MontaLa for Parker, and believes
tits an even bet proposition. being
willing to back his belief with his
money. Montana and Idaho each
have three electoral votes and Colo
RADIO has five.
BRYAN a FORCE.
The Parker campaign will undOubt-
edly make its advance on the West in
the near future. The sending of w.
J.-Bryan into Indiana Is regarded as
one CT the important moves In this
direction. The Republicans are wait
Ing the attack in the West with son {
degree OF apprehen ion, due to the
rather unexpected developments IL
The East.
The Republicans in charge of the
western headquarters are not over
looking the gravity OF the situation
and will at once undertake the mos
energetic measures to check the wave
of Democratic sentiment which Sc EN-
to be sweeping in from the East. Th'
clm paign will be pushed both in tn
East and the West. The manager
here feel confident that they will b
able to check the Parker movemen
and turn it b. ok before it engu'fs tn
states which have been regarded a
Roosevelt's stronghold.
But no effort will be spared and u
labor neglected from this time on
The speakers bureau will put it
strongest force into the ii I'D at once
Literature will be sent out by the ton
Speakers who have been held In re
serve because 1t was thought the
would not be needed will tie sent int
the field at once Indiana particular
ly will be made hotb ID OF activ tJ
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