The National tribune., 1904-09-01

State convention In Dover Aug. q, and
nominated a1fuA State ticket. The cleo
| tors nominatN were the same as those Sc
lected by the other faction of the party.
The Democrats and Silver Men of Ne
vada have fused and nominated a State
ticket with Jahi. sparks, Democrat. the
present Governor, for Senator.
Chairman Rabcock is very confident of
electing Republican majority in the next
House, but finds many ''Sore spots" which
will require careful looking after If the
Democrats get together in Connecticut
there are some Hatricts which are in dan
ger The Thrd! Fourth. and Fifth Dis
tricts of New'Jersey are doubtful. but the
Republicans have hopes of winning back
the Ninth. The Delaware and the Second
and Third Districts in Maryland are re-
garded as uncertain.
word has been spoken and that he is not
to be considered in any sense in connec-
ton with the New York Governorship.
w. Bourke Cochran will deliver three
speeches in Vermont. and the Democrats
have secured other prominent men.
The Democrats of Representative Bah
cocks District in Wisconsin have nomi-
mated L. L. Cleary. and are going to make
hard fight. hoping for assistance from
the La Toilette Republicans.
The West Virginia Democrats are going
to put up very strong fight. and say that
their only fear is the colonization of ne
groes from Virginia.
The Texas Prohibition Convention has
nominated State ticket. with w. ID.
Jackson for Governor. Judge Cyclone"
Davis will lead the campaign.
Speaker Cannon says that he has been
going over the situation in the Eastern
States. and while he would not assume to
pass upon the situation as he would i'm n
Congressional District. the trend of feeling
is everywhere strongly for the Republican
ticket. In Vermont. for instance. the only
question gn odn is whether nn the majority will be
2O,OOO or $4,000. The Republican fences
are everywhere in good order, there are
no rails down, and they are in a state to
add few barbed wires if necessary.
The POpulists Of Connecticut are show
ing new life. after eight years of a quies-
cence. and will put complete State ticket
in the field.
The Republicans of Utah have had q
in the nomination of John C. Cutler, of
Salt Lake, for Governor. incidentally, the
SenatOrship became involved. Senator
Smoot supported Mr.. Cutler openly and
actively. while Gov. Wells had behind
him the equally strong support of Senator
kearns. There were bitter allegations of
undue influence by the Mormon Church.
Secretary Taft opened the campaign in
vermont last week, and from there went
to Maine. where he made several
speeches.
The present Democratic activities in
New York are conferred upon bringing
haf t1o \
by Charles F. Murphy and Patrick H.
McCarren. The Cancellation is said to be
progressing favoraby.
Representative Hughes. of the Fifth
District OF West Virginia, is sanguine
that there will be an increased Republi-
can majOrityain his State this year. He
has yet to meet1a Republican who will
vote the Democratic ticket. while he has
met dozens Of Democrats who will vote
the Republican ticket. He does not think
that ex-senator. Davis is a particular
strength to the ticket, and the notifica-
ton meeting did not give the Vice-Presi-
Dental candidate any reason for encour-
agement. There ahave been a large influx
or Workingmen from Pennsylvania, Ohio
and other manufacturing States. and
these are mainly Republicans. In his
own district his majority two years ago
was about $500, but he expects 1900 this
year. o. & =
Chauncey T. Fi,iey, the picturesque Mis-
sourian. many, years Republican National
Committeeman, has boIted the State ticket.
He refuses to vote for ex-Mayor c. P
Walbridge. the candidate for Governor. be-
cause of an alleged alliance Walbridge has
made with Butler. Democrat, i'm st. Louis
In speech before the Good Government
Club Of st. Louis. the other evening. he
said that vote for Walbridge would NEAR
a perpetuation of the evils against which
the club and it's 900 members had fought
for many years.
The club, in which Mr. Filley is an in
fuential member. has ratified the nomina-
ton of Roosevelt and Fairbanks. but has
thus far refused to indorse Walbridge and
his associates. FiIley is said to be the only
man in st. Louis who knows how to man
age political fight against Butler. He
believes that the members of the club will
stand by him in his refusal to vote for
Walbridge.
Col. Fred w. Plaisted. son of Gen. n.
NJ. Plaisted, former Democratic Governor
OF Maine: gave an interview recently at
Augusta. in which he says the State is not
safe for the Republicans.