The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-25
HAVE ENOUGH.
and TO! 81 ARE I:
Tie Democrats 4: Claim Sufficient
Electoral Votes to Insure ~
Parker' Election. !.
.oNLY TWO IN DOUBTFUL LIST
Will Ca;iy New York, New e1rr:-!
sew, Connecticut, West Virginia,
MARYLAND, Delaware, Indiana.
fsncclal 10 The Times Dlspatch)

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fspccial 10 The Times Dispatch.) 1ss
5sAi NEW SY DIRK Oct. 24.-Thc Democratic
National Committee has made puoilcf3l' =
claims for tho coming election, Inc ne
Southern and Ro cky Mountain states are
claimed for Judge Parker, as wen as
Kew York New JcrscyA Connecticut,
Maryland, Delaware. West Virginia ana ana
indiana. Two States arc placed III VIC
doubtful column. Wisconsin and limos
although It Is shated that there IS ull-
mistaknble Republican detection IN. po J' -.
,rhe claim iii the Electoral College g
therefore. 26l for Parker and " slor I
3 Roosevelt. Wisconsin has thirteen anu
Illinois twenty-seyen electoral votes.&a.ind
should both Of these States be carried
Tor Roosevelt there would still Spe ~ ma.
a1ori;y Tor .t';lrKer or iilty-tWo WIS, % -
twenty-five more than the necessary .es'y
I'd elect The statement. Whicn was
;sisned ~ Thomas TAgsart, tle.national
chairman, now in lnuiuna: Wlilam 4 =.
5Sneehan. chairman OF the llXeeu .!i,S
Committee, and De Lancey Nlcoll' wee
clra irmtln q of the $Natloial 4 So!HIllltec'
says in part: SsyS :. Is.
ave have ma demo formal 4 statement
concerning the political situation before
because tic materials upon Wnlch a3one
S.rn ' I'd '' Of conducting a brass band
and banner campaign. our efforts dllrtt1g
the past three months have been 4deNoteut
t,inec;lsinglvatO the task Of organizing ana
5iiarnlonlzing the party In the States hitil-
Scrto considered doubtful by reason or
former disscnsioi5s That work As now
finished, and it is possible for the first
time to reach a CONCLUSION based upon q
systematic canvass.
SAY REPUBLICANS Y CLAIMS ARE
INlNEsE.
'If those respons bic for the conduct
sof tllc Republican campaign have done
work similar. to ours In o. similar way
fthcn they must know that the state,
mont offthe chairman OF the sReplbllcas q 2
4 he National Committee. that elilanated
upon his authority from Republican head.
quarters on Tuesday last, is not only
work of the imagination. but was p,lr-s
wholly erroneous Impression Of conditions conditions
NJ According Ito that statement, evory
doubtful state IS safely R,epubllcan,
ieH Tie e'1 bSeemos &C treasury is empty
and our canpaign, which no one over
took seriously has completely cola psed
or descncrated into a ioke. !,
whole appears wlcnafit Is remembered
That while Greeley obtained only sixty
electoral votes General 4 Grant .;Swh0, de-
feated him had ss ma5o,b1iS Y ar . GERS
IN this very statement concedine nt least
15s votes to Judge Parker, do not claim
for their candidate Erea ate, minority
than 100 III II rs pA tissr Y oTn, TED
.'If a year ago INV one had predicted
that in October. 1906 AL the Denorra IS
Of the United STATE q whateye ,1na shade
Gse nrsn%T Il S Sq,rclnes pro sis
iiIat t1 lint the Distinguished leaders Of
the marty IN tho r. st ana Yves, "ou,n Dc
sncating IN dlfferen. nnrs OF w. conht. ~
f1r thc same" cnrd idate and from ,Lnc
snmc rlotformaon thr..same night; that
tho indenendeni. thinking ayot er,s Of the
o o,,r,t rv with iihe'r great Journals, would
he found snnnortinE fro n ,s,r'o'lc ~,
o,,e who lien ri the Dre1'ctlon would have
declared either that ,,
fairs was altoretl,er5.' n1nrnnap le o. annE
49, came % mss TIM f2n MANLY y''' e 81
etsitl,ts lis tho ,,recira condition OF the
De,hocratic nartva tc-hav... :,
:'In qverv statonnd in &C. PEN,
ocrats hove ibnred their differences g. ana an,
osticallv f,r the ticket. Our canvass
shows Tint scarrelv ANYWHERE ~ lh ~,
a trace nj the discussions W,'"n e ),
&thc party. and wo find ,,nn'staLahlr evil
1opro tint \ ereat N,ndv} Of snatr'ofic mon
NJ MI cnllinDs l,av" .tn'ned our rnnuS
In 0rdnr TO rnlTiHH me orr '''' ". :,
loss Al ,ancc between i1a Fveo'lt,vH a''d
nrotnetiyn tr,,ais and tn 5rest0r" our n ia !,
tional roycrnmnpt to those snfG natn
from witch 1t has l1fen turned ,asidaShS
,lsurnni ions OF the Executive nr .ln9'sll-S
tive functions md his nnRTnnt detlance
~ our constitutional restraints ana siin'T
Gitatons. y, !, - !. -, ,,,,s. ~ s
"Our canvass shows that Wc Hlial c .
tainly carry by good ma1orltlcsN me
staten Of New York. Now Jersey, Con-
nectirpt. MARYLAND. Delaware, west VIZ
..ln|a ana indiana, and That i.nadidtlon, t.
these electoral votes we snnll naye .tns
minority. II not all. OF the electoral y9 20,
III the Rocky Mountain states, !, y y III
possible Mt this 4juncture ~ praolc, me
outcome ri wisconsin. but the very latest
Information indicates that Governor Peck
VIII sIrely be electnh> and that the ma
GnnnN ticket Is In doubt
"IllInos must also be classed 4 ~ tne
doubtful column for Ulthough a. ths
'ucmcnt ON, canvass there Is lmperfect,
~ is sufficiently advanced 10 llaleateT an
nnmIstaBanle Republican defeet,o,ns
"lf ank ono cntcrtnins any doubts con.
cernlu" the electoral vote or the STATE or /,
Nov York. they ought to be dissolved by
tho i,nprenndented reeistrat lon fof 66S, 40C4
voters IN New York city, and by I he res
flecilan 'hot this Is first and foremost
Democratic city" s.5
One Way to Bet.
About Tho n fat ulan Ia for n Demo-