The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06

ernor by 1913 plurality, and last
year it elected a legislature in which
there We're ffty-two republicans and
tWenty-nine democrats. Seven of it's
ten members Of congress are repub-
licans. New Jersey is affected by
much the same business and political
influences that affect New York, but
not to the same degree. 1t is this year.
for instance, somewhat more likely to
be republican than New York. Its re-
cent republican pluralities were due
largely to the gold democratic vote.
where, will largely go back to the
democratic party, from which it may
seem that the state is a, doubtful guam
tity. Governor Murphy and Senator
Dryden are high In republican coun-
ellis and they will do all they can to
umn They will need to keep busy
night and day UP to election day..
Maryland.
There has been disposition in the
west to look upon Maryland as a
doubtful state this year. It isn't
doubtful. It is certainly democratic.
It went for Mckinley twice on the
money issue, owing to the strength Of
the gold democratic vote in Baltimore.
| That vote will not be republican this
year. Besides, Senator German man
aged in last years campaign in that
state to raise the race issue, and it is
still raised. Maryland by history and
tradition, Is democratic. 1t cast it's
electoral vote for democratic candi-
dates In every election from 1872 to
1892, both inclusive, and will return
to it's former allegiance this year. Last
year, as an earnest of its ultimate
purpose, it gave democratic candi-
date for governor 12,625 majority and
elected legislature having thirty
eight republican and ninety demo-
cratic members. In 1902 it elected
two democratic and four republican
congressman, but that was while 1t
was still under the influence of the
Mckinley spell.
West Virginia.
West Virginia is almost as certain
to be for Parker as Maryland. Its
republican party is divided into fierce
| ly contending factions, and at one
state convention this year knives and
freely. The state went for Tilden in
1875, and for Hayes in 1880. Then
it went three times for Cleveland. 1t
went twice for Mckinley, on the
money issue. for its politics is con-
trolled by Wall street. It gave Nc,
it's republican congressional plurali-
ties in 1902 aggregated $4,000. In
1908 its legislature was republican.
Elkins and Scott are almost the only
straight republican senator's it has
ever had. Scott's term is up this year
and he will do all he can to keep the
state in the republican column; but
with Davis, the dem ocratic vice presi-
Dental nominee, working the other
way, I should say the chances were
somewhat against him. West Vir-
ginia and Maryland, one northwest
and the other north Of Vir-
ginia, are alike in their po-
litical prejudtces. In Maryland
these prejudices are perhaps
stronger than in West Virginia, but
they are Of the same type. Both
states are normally democratic. Both
have large negro populations and are
therefore sensitive to the race issue
! Both are for sound money and said
SO in 1896 and again in 1900. But
to say that the Mckinley campaigns
made them republican states is to &C
far away from the real facts. Mary
land will be surely democratic this
year. West Virginia is pointing ir
the same direction, and so have Civ.
en- it to Parker in the table printed
above.