The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-24
TOTAL VOTE
 AND RESULT Some Curious Things in
 the Figures. STAY-AT-HOMEBR BRYANITES
 ---e---- Decrease in Number of the Democratic Ballots. Talk of Hearst and watson and Bryan Reallsnins the Party Offensive
 to the Loyal Democrats
 of the south.
STAY-AT-HOMEB BRYANITES

sion just now about the developments to be exhibited when the total vote for President in all the States is made known It Is believed that the face of the returns will show a tremendous falling off of the Democratic vote, and that even the Republican vote will not equal that of 1900. The tremendous majority given Roosevelt is now pop ularIy believed 10 be on account of the stay y-at-home Bryan vote, as particu- larly indicated by the vote in Missouri and the Middle Western States.
 Tn the South there was, notwtth- standing the deep-seated opposition to President Roosevelt's Southern policy, very considerable and general de- crease of the Democratic vote.
 Alabama, for an Instance, in 1904 boiled a total, of 10S.S2S; in 1900 159,- 5ss. and in 1ss6 lss,605. Bryan's vote in 1s96 was 130, ,307; in 1900, 9T,131. Par ker's vote was Ts,s57. Rooseveits vote was 22.474; McKinley's In 1898 was 54,- 797: in 1900 1t was 55,512. Thus. 1t Is seen there has been falling of from the highest Democratic vote, that cast for Bryan in 1ss6. of 50,45O. From the highest Republican vote cast, that for Mckinley In 1900, there has been falling of of s3.0Ss.
 
 Democrats who have lately been in Washington and the few who are now here take no enthusiastic interest in the talk of recognizing the party. If any sentiment has been expressed at all 1t could be construed in no other way shan that the agitation of the Idea by Col. William J. Bryan Is premature and could lead to no good for the party at this time.
 The talk of Bryan and Hearst and Watson consorting to reaiign the De- mocracy is especially offensive to loyal Southern Democrats They recognize that Mr. Bryan worked seaIously for the success of the Democratic ticket. but the resu1ts in the States In which he worked hardest are rather too dis creditable to his influence to warrant enthusiastic contemplation of his re- turn to the leadership of the party.
 As for William R. Hearst. the con- duet of his newspapers evinced any thing but zsaIous devotion to the Dem- ocratic cause during the recent cam paign. Suegestions from Mir. Hearst will be heard with scant patience by Southern Democrats, to say the least. They would as soon listen to talk of reorganization from Herr Most as from Tom Watson. The campaign for Pres ident next time is a long way off and a Congressional election is to Inter veue. Democrats In Congress will con- cern themselves very little about cam paign politics for some time to come.
 The south in the Cabinet.
 Southern Republicans In and out of oflce are discussing the probability of Mir. Roosevelt giving Cabinet place to a Southern Republicau. It has been currently reported that the President would make IT. Clay Evans. now Consul General at London. Postmaster Gen eral, and this would represent the South in the Cabinet. The suggestion is not welcomed by the native Southerners. MT Evans Is not a native of the South, nor was he a resident of the South un- til after he had served In the Union Army and went to Chattanooga to live. Particularly obnoxious would the re- cognition be to native Republicans like walter P. Brownlow of Tennes- see who has had a long factional feud with Evans for the control of the Re- publican Party in Tennessee.
 Touching President RooseVelts s Southern policy, a curious observer said today:
 .EIave YOU noticed how Roosevelt has done things for ex-Confederate soldiers when he has done anything for Southerners?'
 well President Roosevelt has ap- nojnfed A few former Confederate sol diers to ofice, but not many. He has not appointed many Southerners to anvtbinR. but 1t is said that he means to find a way to give an earnest of his sincere regard for the South by the ap- pointment of her best representative citizens to the offices that remain with in his gift during his coming adminis- tration.
 The Evening Star of this city. speak ing of the possibility of the appoint nent of a southerner to a cabinet posi- tion- commends the calibre for the post of John W. Yerkes, of Kentucky, Com missioner of Internal Revenue, and H. Clay Evans. of Tennessee, Consul Gen eral at London
 "A Southern man." says The Star, 'would be no novelty at Republican cabinet table. Montgomery Blair, of Maryland; Edward Bates. of Missouri, and James Speed, of Kentucky were members of Mir. LincOln's first cabinet ana MT. Speed continued to serve in his second cabinet. In Grants first cabi- net were John A. J. Creswell. of Mary land. and Alderman. of Georgia, and in his second were Brlstow. of Ken lucky. CresweIl, of Maryland. and. for A brief period. James W. Marshall of Virginia. Hayes had among his ad- visers Carl schurz, Of Missouri, Gof, Of west Virginia, and Key and Maynard, of Tennessee. Garfield called Hunt. of Louisiana, to the Navy Department. and Arthur was served by him for more than a year Harrison had the advice of Elkins, of West Virginia. and Noble. oF Missouri. Gary of Maryland, and hitchcock. of Missouri sat with Mo Kinley. and Hitchcock Is sitting with Roosevelt"
 Two Real sOutherners.
 Of all these only David M Key and Horace Maynard, the latter serving only a brief time, can be regarded as representative of the real South. Key was the only man ever chosen Som an opposing party who sat in @ Republi- can cabinet. It Is hardly a recognition of the South to take a Republican from a border State and appoint him to the cabinet or to select one for the place who. while having residence in the South, was born and reared in the North, as was T. Clay Evans,