Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-07
Same in California

Same In California
SAN FANCIsCo. CAL Nov. 1.-THE
republican state committee claims
the state for Roosevelt by $4,000
/, while the democratic committee
claim the democrats viii win by g.
900.
Rhode Island CLAIMS.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Nov. THE
republicans are claiming this so-called
doubtful state on state and national
ticket by about ten. The democrats
claim the governorship and look for
a victory for Parker.
NEW YORK, Nov. with the
close of the last week before cleo.
tion, little Is felt to be done but to
estimate the result and wait for the
returns. The republican leaders OF
the national committee still In the
city rest serenely content today In the
consciousness Of a righteous cause.
the remembrance OF an energetic
campaign marred by no apparent mis-.
takes or omissions, and an absolute
confidence In an overwhelming VIC
tory at the polls tomorrow.
II Is the confident expectation Of
every republican that President
Roosevelt and Senator Fairbanks will
be elected by substantial plurality.
Judge Parker's election viii be pos
sihle only through democratic success
In practically every one Of the so
called doubtful states and this can
hardly be accomplished without a po-
litical landslide, OF which there are
now no signs.
The republicans have only TO gain
five votes from the seyenty-six that
are doubtful in order to win, and this
Is SO small percentage as to sug-
gest to republicans positive victory.
When the present campaign open.
ed II was the general custom to give
the democratic ticket 151 votes, with
out further hesitation. Thar repre-
| sented what Is generally known as
the solid south. including all the
states of the confederacy, and with
them the old border states of Ken.
tucky and Missouri, which are now IN
| nIuHad In ~ nrftttaal IN
Early In the campaign II became EVIL
dent that to this apparently impreg-
, nable nucleus the democrats should
be able to add the state OF Maryland.
with It's eight electoral votes, thus
| making total Of 159 votes which
could be counted upon as sure to be
cast for Parker and Davis Since
this basis OF l59 sure democratic
Yates was established there has been
nothing in the progress Of the cam
/, pa,gn, as viewed from the republican
standpoint. to indicate that any other
state should be transferred to the
sure democratic column.
At the opening OF the campaign Il
was quite evident that the fight
would be for the control OF the cleo.
toral votes Of New York, New Jersey.
Connecticut, Delaware. West Virginia
and Indiana. Each OF these states
voted for Cleveland in 1892. and It
was the hope OF the Parker and
Davis management that with unit.
ed democracy II might be possible
to turn back To the vote Of twelve
years ago and by adding the Cleve-
land states to the solid south secure
a majority OF the electoral cotiege.
Under the circumstances therefore
II was quite natural at the opening
OF the campaign to put the states OF
Colorado, Connecticut. Delaware, Ida
oh. Indiana. Montana. Nevada, New
York, Rhode Island. Utah, West Vir-
ginia Wisconsin and wyoming In the
doubtful column This figured out
1917 votes for Roosevelt. l5a for
Parker. and 12S doubtful. Then be-
gan a process Of elimination which
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