The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-05

But many observes here think Con-
nect.cut, which figures 10 both groups
three and four, an unsafe State for
Democratic calculations. Its vote for
governor In 1902 stood 90, 900 to 85,-
600, with 5000 votes scattering. The
Republicans then received So per cent.
of the total vote, and the Democrats
slightly less than "A per cent. The vote
for congressman-a at-large stood: Gum.
mings, Democrat, 7O,5e0, and Lily,
Republican, 83, ,866. It twill obviously
require very considerable overturn in
popular sentiment to carry the Nut
meg State for Parker, but that this Is
In progress there Is considerable evil
dence.
With either Indiana or Connecticut
the best combination would be this:
Group five-New Jersey IL, Dele
ware 3, California 10, Colorado s. Ne
wade 3, Montana 5; total SO.
But why should California be In
cluded in these lists at all? Many Pa.
cido coast people insist that 1t is a
doubtful State, In spite OF the fact
that the imperialistic Issue operates
about as advantageously for the Re-
publicans there as an aggressive naval
policy would for New Jersey, II all
ships for the navy were built at At
lantic City, California has done large
business in furnishing supplies for the
troops In the Philippines. Its people
seem mad with the lust for empire.
The uniform Of the army Is passport
to almost everything that Is most
coveted in San Frisco. The State gave
Mckinley in 1900 majority over Bry-
an Of 1000, the largest even given
any presidential candidate in the his
tory of the State. If it were to go Dem
Ocratic now it would be an unparal-
leled overturned. Whence arises the
hope or expectation that it will do So?
Two years ago the Republicans bare
ly saved the State on the gubernatorial
ticket, because the Democrats had
made a combination with the union
labor party by which the latter were
given the congressional nominations
and the Democrats the State ticket,
each side supporting the others candi-
date. That alliance has since been to
a considerable extent broken, and the
union labor tide seems to be receding.
That such combinat' on, or anything
like it, should this year Offset the ad-
vantage in that State which the Re-
publicans derive from the !mperialis-
tic craze is hardlylexpected, although
there Is strong conservative element
which has become very weary of
Roosevelt. The canal which has been
pushed under his vigorous, il question
able methods, would seemingly be a
Republican asset.
Colorado 1T will be necessary to in
clude in this last group if the Demo
Gratis should perchance have to get
along without both Indiana and Con
necticut. 1t is too early to say how
the reign OF lawlesSneSs there in which
the mine owners have become identi-
fed with the Republican State ticket
and the Western Federation of Min
ers with the Democrats, will affect a
national contest. Before this strike
began it was acknowledged by leading
Democrats Of the State that Colorado
would support Roosevelt. Its three
congressman are now Republicans as
are the county officers nearly every
where in the State. The Republican
majority in 1902 on the State ticke t
was 1000.
The "three-vote" States OF Montana,
Nevada, Idaho and Utah were all Re-
publican, except Nevada, when their
political photographs were last taken.
They change their appearance fire.
quently, however. The labor issue or
the Morgan issue between now and
November might turn their faces
squarely around.
GOING wI9gS--AF1nLD WIDER -AF1nLD.
oIlleE'ss .t Groupings will, of course, be
:4sIsatde by enthusiastic claimants. Many
OF them may be described as possible,
but not probable. Wisconsin, for eX-
ample, will be claimed by the
the Dnmocrats on account Of the fac
tional warfare between the two wings
of the Republican party and the diff
cluty in marking the Australian bal
lots correctly under the existing COM
plications. No one supposes that In a
straight fight between Parker and
Roosevelt, with other issues complete
ly removed, that Parker would stand
any large chance of success In these
circumstances it would seemingly re-
quire heavy laundering on the part of
the Republicans to permit the Demo.
Gratis to take II now, but that is Of
course possible.
Illinois has 81 electoral votes,
enough to upset the balances COM
pletely should it get over OH the Dem
Ocratic side. But conditions there are
today unfavorable to the Democrats
They are badly manned locally. Their
recent State convention instructed for
Hearst. 1t was run by the Hopkins
ring OF "reorganiZers" with a defiance
to fair play and decency that has sell
dom been equalled in the politics Of
this country Independent voters are
not likely to be attracted toward a
party whose State orgagization is in
such hands, unless they think that
Parker's election would mean an over
turn and restoration of better
leadership.
Twelve years ago, with Judge Alt
geld making an appeal to the labor
vote such as few men Of this genera
tion have ever made, with Cleveland
at the head Of the ticket attracting
the high-grade vote; with the genuine
strength OF the tariff reform issue
among the independents, and the
fight Of the German Lutherans over
the school question, the State was
swung into the Democratic column
by q plurality of about per cent. Of
the total vote. That Is the only time
the State has ever gone Democrat ic
on a presidential vote since 1856. 1t