Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-07
LEADERS SURPRISED
Unusual Size of Yesterdays
Plurality in Vermont.
THE ONE EXPLAIN ALTON
VOTERS NOT APATHETIC, BUT
HAD MADE UP THEIR MINDS.
Democrats Wonder Whether Other
States Are Similarly Affected
Demand for Parker on Stump.
THE ONE EXPLANATION

The significant feature of the election In
Vermont that is calling forth comment
among politicians today is the fact that the
republican plurality was obtained in the
face Of as great APATHY" as was ever
known In that state. From the time Sena-
tor Proctor announced that he proposed TO
, inaugurate campaign in his state. I'm order
TO show the feeling toward the a6mipistra.
uon the apparent Indifference of the peopls
toward political meetings has been marked
The smalfness of the meetings was no,rt.a
out by democrats to show that tho ,oo,.
were generally Indifferent to the eamnaiyr
tnat was waged there. 1t was stated q.
slenlhcant that the largest political n,e.A.
ing OF the state drew out but l. 100 person.
"iiie ""V ana dOo made quite a good crowd
ioi me speifD1nders to address The hest
speakers OF both the republicans and thu
cone;. aus were taken to the scene of tho
tntnn tGic. put there were other things thaf
tntei esteu the voters more than ,ist,sninsr -
poHtlcaI harangues One base nan s m ~ "
p.ousht out gathering of 3O0 narSons
= was impossible to get up a meefine n
hal, in " compete with that game of
"oh III dttTdctlVeneSS. -
Even Senator Proctor Misled
lhis apathy" as 1t was called worr,.a
eseh 'ne republican managers They vera
tiiat they would carry the ststa
-. p'urahty In excess of the average MIN.
:" september elections since Is7A
49,. haS oeen exactly 27.343. but they feIf
result p'e"seo with that
of a. neX were so far misled bv tn. ro,..
o o,nina,e ,e or the voters that as lafo - %
prsnhad ntoeK 5ast evening Senator Proctor teiss
was safe 20 ,;' Roosevelt that the state
ona sale s TO give plurality of 30 600 No
3,ie p Knows Vermont better than Son,sNo wv
rIoctor. He is said to hava ~ ~Sehator
uai1.ance- mont thar with more farmers in Yer.
hI ' .hdh any one else in the state II.
hau Deen all over II from ono 90 no
UtneI, ,'le, ana mad talked to thousands Of ,.nS
he maom haa ne tns knew personally. Last evening %
toner u ,.;th ane pest facilities for keeping IN
and yet he could see Z but s6mS csnne,' came IN
% Wn,ie the actual plurality was TO-DAY atH,
What odn does 20 u 9e very very 81 close to 32.0o0.
oeHocrats were asking today.
The One Explanation.
The one answer to this question t,,s+
heard was that the people OF vermont ha.s
si'hpiy made up their minds how ,h.~
"ouio vote, and they were either too busv
with thelr business affairs or did not c,r.
" sPenu Time listening to political discua.
Sons; % Ihey went to the polls and oufetIv
voted So.ea IN way to show that they favor 4
Their action .. n,id present political conditions.
n
strong Endorsement of the administratio
oL PRESIDENT. Roosevelt, because that vaa
.he issue urged by republicans and demo-
Democratic leaders today were wonder,n~
wnetner the apparent indifference to tho
campaign that exists to some exfent oil
over the country has the same explanation
mat has been demonstrated in Vermont
1hey are wondering whether the entire
country has made up it's mind how the
election Is to CO. There is no doubt the
ttinL;r IA ~ vermont . IS causing some hard
The extremely large plurality thar was
given the republican ticket in Vermont can
De realized only by a comparison with the
dental years since 1876. Only in 1896 has
the plurality exceeded that given the re-
publican candidate yesterday. In the Sem
tember election of that year it was 3S,39i.
The republican pluralities In Vermont in
september elections of presidential years
have been as follows: 1876 %, ,735: 1850 20.-
6oS; 1854. S 2. 704; 1883, 2s.995; 1892 19, 702;
1886, 3S.391 1900, 81 ,312; average 27 34g
The plurality for President in 1900 was
23,719
Reasons Given for Defeat.
When defeat has been met there are all
ways men who know how It might have
been avoided. 1t is SO in the case Of the
Vermont election. Leading democrats are
questioning the advisability of Judge Par.
kers determination not to make speeches
during the campaign. They declare that
had he, for instance. gone to Vermont and
nave given the people there an opportunity
to see the man who heads the democratic
ticket, the result might have been different
The announcement of Judge Parker's de.
termination not to make speeches and not
to pursue the career of mixer" which
was laid out for him as soon as he was
nominated, is far from satisfying many
democrats. They argue that his person
ality" was such that he could not fail to
make friends and to gain supporters by
going among the people. They had hoped
to excite enthusiasm by having their candi-
date out among the voters. When 1t was
announced that they would not have tho
assistance of Judge Parker's presence in
the campaign they felt that cold water had
been thrown over the entire proceeding.
The fact that speaking tours have not
been followed by success in political CAM
paigns In this country did not satisfy them.
But while they Were anxious to get their
candidate out into the political arena, where
the people could look at him, there have
been many of the knowing ones in the
party who have never approved the idea.
They privately said the people of the coun.
try had been told so much about the judge
and his charming personality that they
would be likely to expect too much. and as
he is not particularly gifted as public
that are accustomed to take a good many
liberties with candidates by asking ques-
tions which are not always easy to an
swer, they declared that the experiment OF
exhibiting the candidate should not be tried.
The result In Vermont has caused many
democrats to renew their suggestions that
some personal magnetism is needed to stir
up the democratic voters. They are Ques-
tioning whether the loss of Bryan the
great attraction of the campaign Is being
for by the influence of their
present candidate. who is known to the
people merely by his photograph In judi
cial gown and the descriptions given by
spellbinders on the stump or In newspapers
and magazines. These democrats may
again renew their demand that their candi-
date get into the campaign.
Warships at Baltimore.