The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-08
FRIDAY, JANUARY $ 1908.
The Contest Of 1904.

VI The political experts have already begun
to figure on tho chances OF Denocrat'o
success this year, but. in making the1t
calculations, they must take into conslu-
Grafton the fact that there has neeti'
sinca the last presidential election, an M
crease of 20 votes in the electoral col,
1cpe In 1900 the total vote was AL, but
4 by an act Of Congress. approved March
18th. 1901. there was new apportioi'-
i,nent Of the members of Congress, pE
hich the whole number of representa-
t,yes was increased from 357 to 1885, TINS
aids "a votes to the Electoral College
and the new college will, therefore, con-
TAIN A7s votes, making $50 necessary to
eli elton.
IN 1000 Mckinley carried the following
states: California, Connecticut, Delaware
Illinois. Indiana, Iowa. Kansas, Name
IS MARYLAND, Michigan Minnesota, Nebras-
la. New Hampshire, Nav Jersey, Ne"
t3ycrk. North Dakota. Ohio, Oregon, Penn
sv,yauia. Rhode Island. South Dakota
Utah, Vermont. Washington, West V1r-
c,nia. Wisconsin and Wyoming, total
electoral vote, o92
BRYAN carried Alabama, Arkansas. Cos
orado. Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky
Louisiana, Mississippi. Missouri Mon
tona Nevada, North Carolina, South
Ca. DINA, Tennessee, Texas and virginia.
4 fetal electoral vote; 15o.
II the Republicans should carry in loo1
the Same states that they carried IN l9Vo'
they would receive 81 electoral votes,
AID If the Democrats should carry the
same States that they carried In loVo,
their candidate woui1 receive lG]. It VIII
be seen from this that the Democrats,
IN order to win, must gain a electoral
votes on the vote Of 1860 1t Is believed
that if the Democrats nominate the right
nan they will carry this year all the
States they carried In 1900. and, III add1-
ton New York and Maryland. 1t Is also
believed that II they carry New York
they will carry New Jersey and Della
ware II they carry New York. it VIII
REQUIRE only 80 additional votes, and ii
they carry also New Jersey Delaware
and Maryland, they would be within !.
votes of the number necessary to success
81 Ii 1902 Cleveland carried all the South
ern States, including Maryland and West
Virginia, together with California, Con-
n.cticut, DG,aware, Illinois; Indiana;
Michigan, ..Ne,+ Jersey, New York and
wisconsin. and he received also one vote
flom North Dakota and another from
Ohio; giving him Il total electoral vote
OF 277.
~ 1T is to be remembered also that this
vote was given in spite of the fact that
the Republicans were in control and than
IT'S the country was fairly prosperous anc
that President Harrison made very
81 strong appeaHto the country to let vel
enough alone. and not to disturb tht
business relations of the country by
change Of administration. Tho appea
was in vain. The people were tired o
Republican rule; they We're disgustee
with the Mckinley tariff. and they ros
in their might and put the Republican
44 out OF Office For our part, we belev
that the people have again tired of Re
publican rule; that they are dissatisfc
with President Roosevelt, ana that
q Large majority of them are earnestl
dcsirous of seeing the Republicans pu
HIS ont and the Democrats put In. IT, there
fore. the Democrats are wise in thei
ses.ction Of a candidate, and wise in fol
n,ulaung q platform. there is good raa
s son to believe that the election OF lSo
~ Will be repeated in l0O4.