The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-09-15

plurality. Ala: 1850 McKinley's plurali-
plurality. ALA: 1896. McKinley's plurali-
2l.022: State election, 1902, Republican
plurality. 1851.
1t will be observed that the Democrats
must corral $1,000 more votes this year
than they did in 1902, if they are to carry
| the State.
The Democrats of Delaware have
| nominated State ticket with K 8. PEN
newell for Governor and Edward u.
! Iiearne for Congress. The contest over
/ the gubernatorial nomination was quite
bitter. Pennewel is about 20 years old
and wealthy humber merchant. The
platform ipdorses the st. Louis platform
and denounces the Republicans OF Dele
ware for controlling the State by q pur-
chased and. debauched negro vote.
AT the meeting of the Republican man
ayers in New York. Sept. 6, it was gen.
orally agreed that a strong position
| would be maintained on the party's tariff
policy" and that nothing spectacular will
be done in this campaign in the way OF
monster demonstrations and parades.
The Arkansas State election resulted in
the Democratic nominees receiving about
80 per cent. of the total vote, except Gov.
Davis whose majority was cut in two. il
among the Democratic leaders.
: The result of the elections in Vermont
had been waited for with greatest anxiety
by both sides, as it would Indicate whether
| there was any of the apathy or the ten
dency to landslide, which has been the
Republicans greatest fear and the Demo
| Gratis brightest hope. The returns are
quite encouraging to the Republicans and
| the reverse to the Democrats, since the
Republican plurality will be fully 1880.
or a slight increase over the phenomenal
| ajority received by Gov William w
Stickney in 1900. The Democrats gained
in three Counties 212 votes. and lost in
| the other IL. 1,241, making a net Demo
cratic loss of 1.O29. The Legislature will
be more completely Republican than it has
| been for many years. In the last Senate
! there were five Democrats, but there will
be none in the next. There will be 1S1
Republicans, 30 Democrats, three Inde-
pendents and two Citizens" in the House,
| where last year the Democrats had 30
members.
The New Hampshire Democrats have
| nominated Henry f. Hollis for Governor.
| The Connecticut Democrats have nomi-
| mated Judge Heaton Robertson, of New
| Haven. for Governor. and after indorSing
the st. Louis platform demand Canadian
Reciprocity. They also denounce the last
Republican Administration as the most ex-
travagant in the history of the State.
4
| between Chairman Taggart of the Demo
cratic National Committee and Ex-senator
James Smith, of New Jersey. Mr.. Smith
was for Cleveland. and not Parker man.
Taggart was at first of the opinion that
Smith was the undisputed boss of New
jersey, but now says that the ex-senator
1 is very unpopular. and that he made a
mistake in giving him control of things in
New Jersey, especially since he has been
so lukewarm. Hearst. of the New York
Journal. is after Smiths scalp because at
the time of the April conventions Smith
threw out the Hearst men. Smith is re-
ported TO have said that Taggart is a
| cheap country politician. which il was a
mistake TO put at the head of National
Campaign.
Judge Seldom. Of New Haven. has been
selected as the candidate of the Peoples
party of the State for Governor of Con-
necticut. The State platform reaffirms
the Omaha and Springfield platforms.
The Republicans will make an active
| campaign in the Southern States, and hope
TO gain several members of Congress. In
Tennessee the Democrats are said to be
in trouble. and that the liquor question
is dangerous to the State ticket as well
as some local candidates.
! Capt A. T. Wimberly. who has been
prominent office holder in New Orleans
under the Republican Administrations.
but who failed to get reappointment that
he was after. is out in a pamphlet de-
nouncing Roosevelt and urging the negroes
to vote for Judge Parker.
Ex-senator J. X. Jones. of Arkansas.
| who was Chairman of the Democratic Ma
| tional Committee during Bryan's two cam
| paigns. has been appointed TO the present
committee in an advisory capacity. He
! will not be assigned to any special work
| but will 60 to New York and remain near
| the committee, where he can be consulted
daily.
Col James NJ Guffey. of Pennsylvania.
| has gone to New York to assist the Dem
| ocratic Executive Committee to the end
| of the campaign. There has been bring
| ing together of the old Bryan leaders in
| order TO meet the complaint that the cam
paign was to be in the hands Of the ''Gold
| Democrats"
There is strong talk of nominating Rep
| resentative William Sulzer for Governor Of
| New York. to counterfeit the inroads upon
| the Democracy made by Watson's raid
| into the State.
The Republican State Committee oe
Georgia has announced its list of electors,
| which has no negro upon it.
Senator Beverdge says that the fight
has already been won. In Indiana the ma
iority of $4,000 at the last election will be-
increased. and one Of the four Congress
sionaI Districts now held by the Demo
Gratis will be recovered.
The West Virginia Republicans are dis
turbed by factional fights which have so
| far resisted all attempts at settlement.
The belief is. however. that there is no
doubt about carrying the Legislature and
| rejecting Senator Scott
| Senator Kearns is leading in a move
ment to organize an anti-Morman party
| in Utah. and the Salt Lake Tribune,
formerly the Republican organ, is support
| ing the movement.
The Montana Republicans have nomi-
mated William Lipdz for Governor and re-
nominated Joseph Dixon for the Congress
man at-large. The platform, after indors-
ing Roosevelt and Fairbanks, declares for
| the initiative and referendum, an eight
hour law and a fellow servants bill
The Democrats Of Indiana have hopes.
| on account of the migration of 10000
glass workers who were formerly of Ohio,
and largely Republican. On the other
hand. the Republicans are confident that
the miners of the State. who include many
| thousand Democrats. will vote for Roose-
Welt out of admiration for the man.
The Democrats begin TO lose hope in re-
gard to New Jersey. owing to the refusal
of the faction opposed to Ex-senator
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