The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-16
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 Washington Special to Baltimore Sun.
 No one speaking with authority for the Democratic committee will make a canvass of the States by whose vote Mir. Parker is expected to be elected but the belief is entertained by Demo, crats that Parker and Davis. who will not lose any of the Southern States. will carry Maryland. West Virginia, New York, Indiana. Connecticut, Rhode Island. Delaware. Montana. Idaho, Me- vada, Colorado and Wisconsin, with a fair chance of carrying New Jersey and Utah The situation in Connecticut and New Jersey was not regarded as entirely satisfactory in the early part of the canvass. At this time. however. success in Connecticut Is regarde- as reasonable expectation, and conditions are so improved in New Jersey as to inspire great hopefulness on the part of the Democrats. In Indiana very ef- fective work has been done. and the situation inspires confidence. The Re- publicans have been counting on very considerable disaffection among the la boring classes and the ultra Bryan ele- ment, but information at this time in dicates very plainly that Republican expectations along this line will be dis appointed. The Republican press Is pear that there is friction between MT. Bryan and the National Committee, and that the Nebraska leader Is secret. ly hoping for Judge. Parker's defeat, ' is not held in suspicion by Judge Par ker's managers. and that Bryan and his closest associates are working most earnestly for Parker's election, If the Bryan people had no other motive than self interest they would do this be- cause they fully realize that the defeat of the Democratic ticket through lack of effort on their part would be to their eternal discredit.
 But there Is higher motive than this President Roosevelts admints- tration represents immediate issues arl- tagonistic to the principles of govern ment which Bryan believes in. Neither Bryan nor his former lieutenants have been idle in this campaign The men on whom he chiefly relied in his own campaign have for weeks been earnest the former Bryan supporters in h. diana, Connecticut, New Jersey. New York. Illinois and the intermountain States. It has been made perfectly plain to every, friend or MT. Bryan tnas G.s honesty and patriotism is sincere he should follow that leadership in the earnest support of the Democratic Par ty at this time. It IS understood that of personal letters. Senator J. k. Jones, who was chairman of Bryan's national committee, has also written many personal letters to men associated with him in working for party success during the two former campaigns. up to date Senator Jones has received nearly 2.00O letters from prominent Bryan followers in various parts of the country in response to his com munica tion. which have given assur- ance of party loyalty and earnest effort in behalf of the ticket. As far as the closest inquiry discloses there Is no reason to believe that Parker and Da- wis will lose even a small per cent. or the Bryan vote in any of the close States, and when added to this vote is the vote of the Gold Democrats who did not support Mir Bryan. and of many independent and former Republicans. whose support of Judge Parker is con ceded, it is manifest that the Demo- crats have a right to feel that in spite of the advantage of position occupied by President Roosevelt, with the power of patronage and coercion at his com- mand. they have more than fair pros pect of electing their candidate.
 J. P. M.