The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
WESTERN CAMPAIGN
HAVE A MONTHS
 START.
Indications That Socialist Party WM Poll m Unprecedentedly Large vOte-DemOcrats Not Alarm cd, They Propose vigor-
 Ous Battle for Supre-
 macy.

Chicago Special to New YorK Herald.
 As the national campaign in the West appears today the Republicans are in the manufacture of ammunition and in the formulation of definite policies for the various States
 Compared with the attitude of the average voter at the corresponding time four years ago, the situation in with the prospect of campaign lively enough to suit the most rapid politi- clan when the machinery of both the leading parties is in full operation.
 Democrats and Republicans alike are looking with much concern upon the activity of the socialist party, headed by Eugene " Debs. It is admitted present indications are that this party will poll an unprecedented1y large vote. The vital question is: Will the Demo- cratic or Republican party suffer most by this increase?
 There are no Democratic national headquarters in the West. The Re- publicans have a formidable force here working with the precision and sys- tenn of big industrial plant.
 Moderate Campaign Funds.
 Neither side seems destined to have an over supply of funds with which to run the campaign. In this respect, however, 1t is expected the Democrats Will De much better IhOy were in 1898 and 1900. Roger Sullivan. National Committeeman, and John P. Hopkins are now in the East. presuma- bly to make an appeal for money. Tn the national, as in the State campaign the Republicans of Illinois went into trading" ahead of the Democrats. Chairman Cortelyou has been In Chicago several days getting acquant- ed, studying his lieutenants, gathering data on local conditions and marking out the larger lines of party endeavor in the Western States.
 Chairman Taggart has disappointed State leaders repeatedly by remaining away from Chicago when he was con fdently expected to be here: It Is now well understood that he will be in the West only a few days during the entire campaign. preferring to direct his army of workers and speakers from the New York headquarters.
 As to ammunition in the form of campaign literature, each party Is plan ming to steal explosives from the other. The Republicans have contracted for and will send out from the Chlcago granch headquarters 525 tons of print this will consist of attacks made by William J. Bryan upon Judge Parker before and after the St. Louis con- vention.
 Wisconsin will be bombarded with the bitter denunciation of Judge Par ker made by Mayor Rose of Milwau- kee, at the St Louis convention, Colo nel Bryans speech scoring the John P. Hopkins faction in Illinois and com pairing its leaders to train robbers on account of its action at the Illinois State Convention will be served up to voters of this State.
 Democrats to Retaliate. In Illinois the Democrats Will use the same sort of material. Liberal quotations from the speeches Of Law V GnVRFnnF Yates and his admiration are to be in- corporated in Democratic literature and given wide circulation. The words of other Republican candidates for Gov ernor at the late convention will be brought back to haunt them. What ever may be the net result Of this scheme 1t Is certain the campaign in Illinois will be unusually dramatic.
 Preliminary reports have been re. re. from Kansas, Nebraska Montana. Colo. rado, Washington. California, North and South Dakota, Iowa. Wyoming, Utah Minnesota and Missouri. The general tenor of these Is that voters have mani- The voter is in a receptive mood and waiting to be stirSed by the spell
 In the large industrial centres the available here, will make the most of strikes. trust domination and high prices, endeavoring to lay the respon- sibility for these on the Republican party and Its national policies. In Chicago, where thirty thousend men are out of employment on account of strikes, and in Colorado. where the trouble between miners and mine owners has precipitated extended violence, strife and military rule. this brand of campaign ammunition Is eX- pected to weaken the Republicans. Speaker Cannon. in recent interview, expressed the opinion that his party has nothing to fear as a result of in dustrial troubles; others are not so certain.
 First voters and the women in those States which permit the fair sex to vote for President are to receive special attention by the Republicans. Pre- liminary reports to headquarters here are that the party will gain more first voters than the Democrats in the West ern States.
 Committeeman Mulvane. of Kansas, member of the National Executive Com mittee, has sounded the warning re- garding the women voters of Colorado, Wyoming and Utah He foresees the possibility of a situation where the female vote of Colorado alone might decide the Presidential election Upon his advice, therefore, special campaign documents will be sent to the woman l suffrage States telling why women will