Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-07
CLAIMS OF ALL SIDES

shouting Nobody yet knows who will
do the shouting. but the minds OF the
people are madempp. the campaign
closes tonight, aho'the election OF to-
morrow will only be to secure an offi-
ciaI record Of a decision already made.
Six national conventions have nomi-
mated candidates for the Presidency
and for the Vice Presidency. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, of New York, was re-
nominated for President and Senator
Charles w. Fairbanks, of Indiana. for
Vice President, by the Republicans
at Chicago. Alton b. Parker, of New
York, for President, and Henry 9.
Davis. of West Virginia, for Vice
President, we're put mp by the men IN
control Of the Democratic convention
at st. Louis. In their national con-
vention at Springfield, ILL.,, the Popu-
lists nominated Thomas E. Watson,
Of Georgia, for President. and Thomas
II. Tibbles. of Nebraska. for Vice
President. The Prohibitionists at
their convention in Indianapolis. put
up DIR. Silas @. Swallow, of Pennsyl-
vania, for President. and George W.
Carroll, of Texas. for Vice. President.
The Socialist party brought out Eu-
gene v. Debs, of Illinois, for Presi-
dent, and Benjamin Hanford. of New
York, for Vice President.
The sixth ticket in the field is that
of the Socialist Labor party, headed
by Charles IL. Corregan, of New
York, for President, and William W.
Cox, of Illinois, for Vice President.
Broadly speaking, the campaign now
closing has been remarkable for the
general apathy displayed by the coun-
try at large. The national conyen-
tion at St Louis in July resulted in
the line or conservative element
regaining control of the Democratic
party. The consequence OF this was
that the financial question, which was
the burning issue in 1896 and again in
1900. was eliminated from the cam
paign this year. This left the old
subject of tariff revision as the chief
issue. Other questions have been
brought to the front by both of the
leading parties. but they have failed
utterly to arouse the voters to any
thing like the intense interest display
ed in the campaigns of four aud eight
years ago. A remarkable feature of
the campaign is that each of the two
leading candidates has directed his
own battle President Roosevelt has
refrained from making any public ut
terance during the campaign and
Judge Parker has been content with
delivering a half dozen public address
es Senator Fairbanks, the Republi-
can candidate for Vice-President, has
been ON the stump day and night for
two months or more and has made
speeches from Maine to California.
Other party leaders who have been
active in the Republican campaign
are Secretary Taft, Secretary Shaw,
Elihu Root and several of the Repub-
lican Senators.
William J. Bryan's tour of Indiana
was the most notable feature of the
Democratic national campaign. In
eight days the former candidate for
the presidency made fifty eight speech
es in the Hoosier State, and the Re-
publicans were forced TO bring their
heaviest campaign artillery to bear on
the same commonwealth in an effort
to offset his influence. Mr.. Bryan
was heard also in West Virginia, Illi-
nois and several other states. An
orator who has done yeoman service
for the Democrats is W. Bourke
Cochran, of New York, who made an
tour of the middle and wes-
tern states Ex-senator Davis, the
for the vice presidency, has
confined his work chiefly TO the inn
portant states of Maryland and West
Virginia. Thomas E. Watson, the
Populist candidate for President, has
been on the go almost since his nomi
nation. He has addressed large audi
ences in half the states of the Union
aud though he himself says he has no
of being elected unbiased
onlookers would not be greatly sur
prised if he rolled up large vote.
The distinguishing feature of the Pop
ulist national campaign has been its
attacks ON its former allies. the Dem
oerats The Republicans have endeav
ored to make the most of this situa-
ton and is counting upon receiving
the votes of many Populists and radi
cal Democrats, who were dissatisfied
with the nomination of Parker and
with his expressed views on the finan-
eial and other questions.
1t is plain to see that there are 476
electoral votes, and the successful can
didate for either President or Vice
President must secure a total of at
least 239 co be elected. Besides the
succession there will
also be decided tomorrow the ques-
ton of the control of the House of
Representatives. There are $50 mem
hers in this body. all of whom will be