New-York tribune., 1904-10-10

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With Election Day only a month away. IT
looked yesterday to candid Democrats and Re-
publicans as if Roosevelt and Fairbanks would
have 81 electoral votes and Parker and Davis
159 The latter figure is four votes more than
went to Bryan in 1900
1t is probable that the Democrats viii lose
Maryland. Montana and Idaho. This would be a
net loss OF two States The advices from Idaho
and Montana continue TO be favorable to the
Republicans. and the same can be said of Colo
rado. Colorado is kept in the Democratic column
because IL went Democratic by considerable
percentage four years ago.
Maryland bids fair to give the managers on
both sides surprise Chairman COrteIyou has
kept it IN the Democratic column. In doing SO
he followed the Judgment OF Senator Hanan i1
1896 and again in 1900 Each time Maryland
went Republican-in 1896 by more than 5000
and in 1900 by about 14O00 II was not until
the last week Of the campaign four years ago
that Chairman Hanna took Maryland out Of the
Democratic column and put il into the doubtful
column. with the probability that 1t would go
Republican. History is repeating itself Will
lam F. Stone. Collector Of the Port Of Baltimore.
told Chairman COrtelyou last week that he would
guarantee that Maryland would give her cleo
toraI vote for Roosevelt and Fairbanks II the
national committee would cooperate with the
Republicans there to the same extent as four
and eight years ago.
PERSONALITY ISSUE A FAILURE
The reports from Maryland show that Senator
Germans campaign against Roosevelt on the
personality issue is losing it's power with the
voters. In the last eight years the Republicans
have carried the State five times Two years
ago. with German in the Democratic saddle. the
Republicans carried the State on the Congress
tickets by about five thousand Baltimore is
becoming more and more Republican IN the
last Mayoralty election McLane. who committed
suicide this year was the only Democrat elected
to a large Office on the city ticket His sue
cessor under the charter. Mayor Timanus, is e
Republican. and is giving general satisfaction
as chief executive OF the city. The business
interests OF the city lean toward Republcanisnn.
and the efforts Of the Democratic managers to
use BRYAN to carry Indiana and an the same
time keep him out of New-YOrk where he
would do the ticket more harm than good have
convinced sound money Democrats in Balrimors
that their party is not yet entirely safe on tho
money issue.
The attempt of the Gorman men TO disfran-
chise cOlored voters has turned them into a
compact fighting machine for the Republicans
Formerly the Democrats. by the use OF money.
could at times get some OF the more Nliterata
colored voters TO support the Democratic ticket
The Gorman men constructed a ballot which
made it necessary for voter to mark opposite
the name of every candidate AT the names
of candidates were on a single sheet The
Attorney General has decided that one pencil
mark If it is opposite the name which heads a
party ticket is sufficient TO indicate the voters
intention This simplihes the voting. and the
negro voting schools have familiarized the coll
ored men with the new way. Fearful OF losing
their franchise. they are this year to a man for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks
Parker's refusal 70 make speeches in the Wess
has made It practically certain that all tho
States west of the Mississippi. with the excep-
tion of Missouri Arkansas Texas, louisiana
and possibly Colorado and Nevada, will go Re
publican The prospect of losing Colorado.
Idaho. Montana and Nevada has caused gloom
at Democratic national headquarters, and Mr.
Taggart privately admits that the party's an
tagouism the Bryan men in the Western
States has brought about this condition
BRYAN is UNDER SUSPICION
Bryan. by the way. is under suspicion by
Sheehan Belmont and German They do noe
believe he is playing the game fair, and his trip
through Indiana is watched with the HveIiest
apprehension. In his speech in Montana last
week he said that Nebraska would so RepubN-
can. and he added that he not going to
take hack anything he had said about the men
managing ParkeTs canvass
Mr.. Sheehan has told his Intimate friends that
Bryan. Watson and Hearst are working in prac-
teal harmony, and that their aim is 70 encOm-
pass the defeat OF Parker. and il possible pre-
vent him from obtaining as large an electoral
vote Bryan got IN 1900 This would facili-
tate the rehabilitation OF Bryan who would ae
once begin a new crusade. assisted by Hearst
and Watson. In the Electoral College four
years ago were Az votes. OF this number
Bryan got 100, and the remainder 292 went to
Mckinley and Roosevelt. In the Electoral Col
lege this year are 4IG votes. with 239 necessary
20 choice II Roosevelt receives 81 votes this
year, as now seems probable. IL would leave
Parker 15S, and If Colorado should go Republi-
can. as seems entirely possible. Roosevelt would
have 322, while Parker would have only 1sFf or
one less than Bryan received in 1900 This n
what the Bryan men particularly desire. II
Parker fails to get his share of the increased
vote In the Electoral College compared With
four years ago. or IT, they hope. he falls
actually short OF BTyan's vote. the Bryan men
will demand the retirement Of Sheehan Ral-
mont. smith, Hill and others and fight for the
reinstatement Of Bryan as the leader OF the
National Democracy. This they will do whether