The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-26

a ely known In tho doubtful States by
& election day that the Republican mad
no hope OF carrying the Empire state
thousands OF voters who are in doubt;
Il as to how they viii vote would deposit
4 Democratic ballots. So All this Will be real
. lied by the Republicans, and they VIII
keep up Il bold front regarding New
4 York Meanwhile, the Democrats are
Il more confident daily that the electoral
vote OF the Sta te will be cast for Parker
and Davis. 3;y
"a Curious BitSof History.
.8f The mora I e feet Of widespread belief
that Mr.. Roosevelt would lose his own
4 state could be very great, i n view OF the,
s5# fact that no candidate for the presi-$
Gency has ever Vi been elected without
carrying his own State. with but one
& exception. James x. 8 Polk lost the state
Of Tennessee In 1s44 by avery small ma
4 oority but was @ elected. E;iEh Y. years 81
later, when Franklin Pierce, Of New
Hampshire, was a candidate he carried
4 his 81 State by a large majority. In
1886 when James Buchanan was the
Democratic candidate. he Il arried hSs
IA State OF Pennsylvania by more than a.
hundred thousand. Grover Cleveland vas
three tines a candidate for the presi-s
dency. and was twice elected. II e was was
81 defeated In; 1883. and In that year he
failed to carry his State OF New York
When Benjamin Harrison defeated him
IN 1888 the successful candidate carried
sSf Ills own State Indiana, but four years
sslnter8 he lost It and was defeated Only
y let It become generally believed through
out the country that Mr. RI osevelt VII
& u lose his own State. and there VIII pc
3sg seen a trencnd Ous Topping 10 the Lem
ocrnt tic sside.g stii n 385A5;t
The State elections In Maine nd Yer
4 mont occur II in i September. The Maine
elections will bea II held III on the - 2t N Of
4 eieptcmbcr. and ~ thos OF vcrmo mt on
the 9Th OF the same month. IT e result
Of the Vermont election has always been.
# regarded. aid with reason. perl1a p g. as
4 ans Bindication Of I he sentiment II OF the
country. "a II 3 la S 4 been frequently said
that II the Republican a3ority in Yer
mont does mot roach 500 the country
will N no Democratic. So The Republican
pnrty manag gers are planning an unusu-
ally hard fight for Vermont. "a tbs an.
11ounced that Speaker Cannon, 4 who lis. to
Il he regaTded us he star star. perform er Of
S5t he party.5will rnake several speeches IN
the State. and Senator Spooner, mother
3 Of the biggest Of the big guns Will also
take part In the campaig n.l The car
gtatpty that the State will so Republican =
makes II certain that speakers are being
Imported to whoop up big majority
for the purpose OF affecting the vote of
the country. is 85S4
s Pot Slow Filling Up.
It is said that the Republican ationals
4 managers are experiencing the greatest
sdifficulty in getting campaign funds
i The moneycd OF the country. many
Or whom contributed largely TO the Re-
publican cause In 1895 and In 1900. Il are
not Smelling out this year, though, n
many instances Chairman Cortelyou
himself, has irnportuncd them to give
The dollars to help along Tie election OF
MIR. Roosevelt The substantial business
interests OF the country a re represented
y by men who are opposed to any thing
like the Observation-Disclosures OF NJ RI r oosc-3
volts sudminlptrat ion. and the ezra ttc.
character Of the President u is said
rat the Democrats, for the first time
II many ycnrs. will have enough money
to meet all expenses o { the campaign.
+ 81 epress NATIVE Clarence D.. NnnDuzer,
sof Nevada was at the headquarters of
he Democratic Congressional Committee
/ to-day. He Is positive that he; Electoral
votes of u Nevada, three, will be cast
H for Parke and Davis, and he links
X Colorado will nlso go Democratic. He
thinks Colorado will be Democratic on
elGctlon day g That will leave the DEM
ocrats lii need of sionly four votes n to
81 elect Judge Parker, leaving out the
doubtful State of Indiana and ssur,-;
ing a solid South. and that the Demo
Gratis viii carry the States Of New Y orl,
& Connecticut. New Jersey, Delawar and
zNVest3 Virginia, Idaho, With three cleo
toral votes, and Montana with the same
number, are doubtful. with the Demo-
era ts,, standing a good chance OF carry
ing them That gives would give the.
/ national ticket two I to spare lst
IL The New York Press.
The fact that Indiana elects a Gov
ernor this fall lis said to be elnharrass-f
Ing the friends of Taggart, who are;
! Working to I have him made b Democrat tic
national Cha rman.. The Democrats Of
Indiana many OF them believe 'raggart3
Ito be tho stronges ma n To- nomin tie for
lie governorshp, and so do not want
si TIA SEQ him made the head OF the n I.
tional Commit tee. q " N eYert heless, and
wItllstandlng, CART Is almost cer-s
q tain to be the National Chairman a fters
Z hn committee 1neets In New ork to-
Democrats are greatly encouraged
nv the ttitudesso of the press OF New
4 York towards tho national ticket, 1
There ~ Is not q II paper Ag q collsee e-s
auence hi the. city. with the excep-s
tlon Of the Tribune that sis not support
American, Evening Post ~ ines. Com
mercial Advertiser, Etat -4eitunE and
e others not SO widely known }arel q all In
line. IN strongest editorials that have
appeared In any. pa per In the country In
support of Judge Parker perha ps. d q re
those which tile Herald has been print
Ing during the past few days It Is
said ths Sun vii lare for the DEM
95ocrntic nominees as soon as ] Judge Parker
writes II his latter OF & cceptance. The
Republicans have to rely on only the
following papers in New York The Tri-.
hume, the Press and the Ma II Il. They are;
Snajinp t keanly itheES5lack of ssSE ia pers