Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-07-28
PROSPECTS, Of DEMOCRATIC vietory.

In these later days the prophetic role
is one of the easiest that can be es-s
saved, for the all sufficient reason that
the truth or falsity of a prediction can
not be ascertained until after the event
Anybody can juggle with election fig
ures and let the Imagination run riot
to his hearts content without damage
to anybody except some silly enthusi-
asst who bets upon his arithmetical de-
auctions. Ny venerable and yitriolie
friend, General Charles Henry eros
venor, of Athens, o., for whom | enter
tain great personal affection and upon
whom by reason of his numerous and
gorgeous representations l have be
slowed the title of 1.-THE Prophet Maxi
mus of the Great Hooking Valley has
taken his pad and pencil in hand to
rend the veil of futurity for the enlight-
eminent of mankind as to What will
happen on the Sth day of next Novem-
Der. By his astonishing array of figures
he will forfeit his reputation as the
lineal successor of Elijah and Isaiah,
or lose my guess. He allows to the
Democrats only the following electoral
votes: Alabama, II; Arkansas. 8; Flor
do, 5; Georgia, 10; Kentucky, 10; LoG
isiana, 8; Mississippi, 10; Missouri, Is;
North Carolina. II; South Carolina, s.;
Tennessee, II; Texas, IS. and Virginia,
y. Total, ISL.
The good gray general was so
wrought up with enthusiasm in his
Vaccinations that he even intimated
that it might be that the is votes of
Missouri would be subtracted from the
ISL, leaving us only a beggarly 1873.
All the rest, except the ISL, he posi-
lively claims for the Republicans. His
popular sobriquet is "Old Figgers," an
honorable nickname. Once in the heat
of debate ] dubbed him THE Stud Bug
of Arithmetic" title of affection but
dissent from his conclusions toto
coelo.
| wish General Grosvenor no harm.
On the contrary, wish for him all
things that are good. l most feryently
hope that be may live till Missouri
casts her electoral vote for the Repub
lican candidates If he does, he will
double discount Methuselah as the old
est man that ever lived
A more conservative estimate recent
~ published states the case as follows:
Surely Democratic, the ISL votes here
tofore mentioned; surely Republican,
California, 10; Iowa, 10; Kansas, 10;
Maine, 6; Massachusetts. IS; Michigan,
4. 4. Aralar lyn OF
Hampshire, 4; North Dakota. 4; Quo,
%; Oregon, 4: Pennsylvania. "a; South
Dakota, 4; Vermont, 4 Washington. 3,
and wyoming, 8 Total. 173.
The states not included in these two
lists will have 152 votes in the electoral
college. They are: Colorado 5; Della
ware. 3; Connecticut z, Idaho. 8; In
diana, Is; Illinois. 27; Maryland. s.;
Montana. 8; Nevada. 8; New Jersey.
u; New York. SO; Rhode Island. 4;
Utah. 3; West Virginia. Z. and Wiscoo
sin. 49, Total. 152.
There are 476 votes in the electoral
college. Therefore 23o will be neees-
sary to elect In addition to the l5i
conceded to the Democrats by every.
body except General Grosyenor, they
must capture So. Where are we to get
them? What states placed above in the
third or doubtful class are we more apt
to carry than are the Republicans?
In order to form rational opinion,
the entire history of the states, and not
merely their history for the last eight
years, must be considered. so far as
Democracy and Republieanism are con-
cerned
New Jersey until 1896 was one of the
most reliable Democratic states In the
Union In 1856 she voted for Buchan-
an. In 1890, when all other northern
states voted for Abraham Lincoln, little