Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-05
THE DEMOCRATIC VIEWPOINT
CONFIDENCE PERMEATES
HEADQUARTERS.
Princd With Facts And Figures
Which Seem To Assure Soc
cess For Parker.


the election feeling of confidence APP
pears to permeate the Democratic ma
tional headquarters in East Thirty
fourth street. Those who have been
responsible for the conduct of the
campaign are primed with facts and
figures which seem to assure beyond
question the question of the Parker
and Davis ticket next Tuesday.
The claims of the Democratic mana
gers embrace the Southern and Rocky
Mountain states for Judge Parker, as
well as New York, New Jersey, Con-
necticut, Maryland, Delaware, West
Virginia and Indiana. Two states
are placed in the doubtful column,
Wisconsin and Illinois, although the
Democrats believe that there is un-
mistakable Republican detection in
both. The claim ia the electoral col
lege is therefore 264 for Parker and
l72 for Roosevelt. Wisconsin has 13
and Illinois % electoral votes, and
should both of these states be carried
for Roosevelt, there would still be a
majority for Parker of 52 votes, or %
more than the necessary 239 to elect
The signed statement given out at
the Democratic national headquarters
embraces the following claims: "Our
canvas shows that we shall certainly
carry by good majorities the states
of New York. New Jersey, Connect
cut, Maryland, Delaware. West Vir-
ginia, and Indiana, and that in addi-
tion to these electoral votes we shall
have the majority if not all of the
electoral votes of the Rocky Mountain
states. 1t is impossible to predict ac-
ourately the result in Winconsin, but
the very best information indicates
that Governor Peck will surely be
elected, and that the national ticket
is in doubt. Illinois must also be
classed in the doubtful column, al
though there are indications of Repub-
lican detection. If anyone entertains
any doubt concerning the electoral
vote of the state of New York it
ought to be dissolved by the unprece-
dented registration of SOS, 400 votes in
New York city, and by the reflection
that this is first and foremost DEM
ocratic city. /"
An unofficial forecast of Democratic
success, based upon return gathered
by leading metropolitan newspaper,
sizes up the situation as follows: The
thirteen states of the old South, which
are not open to real contest, cast 15l
electoral votes To these the 10 votes
of Maryland and West Virginia may
be added, making 166. OF the 476
members of the electoral college, 239
will be necessary for the Democrats to
elect President. 1t will be neces-
sary, therefore, for the Democrats to
get 73 electoral votes north of Mary
land and West Virginia. Should New
York's 39 electoral votes be cast for
Parker, as the Democratic managers
are confident they will, there would
remain necessary for Democratic sue
cess only "a more electoral votes.
These 81 electoral votes might come
from either of the following combina-
tions:
Group New Jersey, 12; Della
ware, B; Nevada, 3; Montana, 8; in
diana, 10, making Sc; two more than
necessary, or PAL in the electoral col
lege.
Group Indiana, Is, New Jersey,
"a, restoring the "Solid South Except
Jersey and Connecticut. This would
be victory on the old battle-ground,
with lines unchanged. Leaving out
Indania, which the Republicans de-
clare is vital to Democratic success,
the necessary "a votes could be had by
either of the following combinations !:
Group 3-New Jersey, IL; COnnecti-
cut, z; Delaware, 8; California, TO-;
Nevada, ,. Total, 30.
Group New Jersey, 12; Connecti-
cut, z; Delaware, 3; Montana, 3; Ne
vada, 3; Utah, 3; Idaho, 3. Total. "a.
Without either Indiana or Connecticut
the following combination would in.
sure Democratic victory:
Group 5-New Jersey. 12; Delaware,
3: California, 10; Colorado, 8; Ne
vada, 3; Montana, 8. Total, sc.