The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-18
college is ~476; necessary to- a. choice,
239. ~-- -@'-*..s >.-.--'=~. -.~~--...
Safe Against Change.

The electoral votes by states that are
classed as safe beyond possibility of
change are: - -z . 49,. a. :,
California, 10; Connecticut, I; Idaho,
Kansas, 10; Maine, s; Massachusetts,
16; Michigan, IA; Minnesota, IL; Ne
braska, 8; New Hampshire, 4: New Jer-
sey, -; New York. 80; North Dakota,
4; Ohio, %; Oregon, 4; Pennsylyaniia,
"a; Rhode Island, A; South Dakota, 4;
Vermont, 4; Washington, 5; Wisconsin,
ID; total, 900. !
Close or Doubtful. !
The states classed as close or doubt.
full are: I
Colorado, 5; Delaware, 3; Maryland,
West Virginia, 7; Wyoming, 3; total, IS.
Of these states the republican manag-
ers consider Delaware, Utah and West
Virginia, with a total of l3 votes, de-
cidedly favorable to the president, and
should he carry them his total vote in
476. They concede to Judge Parker 1865
votes, and should all the states classed
as doubtful 90 democratic his total
would be only POI, or thirty eight less
than majority. ~,
Republicans Thoro. !:
The republican national campaign has
out boasting, but those who have direct
ed it say that the work has been done
in thoro manner, nothing left to luck
or chance, and that there has been no
rainbow chasing. At the beginning an
elaborate system Of the country has
been watched and developments report
ed to national headquarters. 3|>+
The following statement Of the con.
tentions on which the estimate of 200
electoral votes for Roosevelt is based
was made by a man who knows exactly
what is going on at headquarters:
| All our reports from the Pacific coast
states show that those states are as
safe for Roosevelt as Maine or Vermont
Business of all kinds in that section is
prosperous and every man believes ir
expansion. Z, The vote of California fol
Roosevelt will, from all accounts, be
phenomenal. In, the group of Rocky
mountain states there are many peculiar
and complicated conditions. The genera
drift seems to be all In favor Of Roose.
welt. ~ ..-.-- -. .--4
The power and influence of the Nor.
mon church on political conditions il
Utah, Wyoming and Nevada is recog
nized. The drift of sentiment in Utal
is all In favor Of the president, and h,
will probably cary that state.
Northwest Loyal.
The Dakotas. Minnesota Nebraska an,
Kansas have never at any stage of tn
campaign been in doubt. The same i
true Of Michigan and illinois,. The fac
tiona1 state troubles in Wisconsin vii
not affect the national ticket to an
extent, and, there has never been tn
slightest doubt that Roosevelt will carr
that state. a@ T* .1. ts-
The democratic campaign is goin
| Edown grade at a landslide pace in ever
section of the country Judge Parke
is everywhere a weak and disappointin
candidate. No democratic orator speak
ing west of the Ohio river says wor
! about hauling down the flag in the Philip
: pines or against expansion. The countr
+ is prospecting, the average American cit
lien adnires a courageous and homes
= fighting man, and the democratic cam
paign Of oPpositoon 5is onsi.the verge
a collapse.
q The majority for Roosevelt in the por
! ular vote will be very large, and it !
8 altogether probable that he will carr
t a number of the states that we no
g class as close or doubtful.