The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
CHICAGO DOWN
IN THE MOUTH
NO LONGER THE POLITICAL CEN
TER OF THE COUNTRY.
National Committees Spending Their
Money in the East, and the Windy
Town Politicians Go Hungry
Democrats VIII Do Little in the
West.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-Illlnois poll /
ticians in both parties are disappointed
because the center Of political gravity, |
which for two national campaigns was
in the middl. west, has been shifted to
the Hudson river. This means the
minimizing of Chicago in the present
campaign. and almost nothing in the
way of campaign money for the Chi
cago faithful. In 1896, and again in
1900. Senator Hanna, chairman of the
republican national committee, spent
money freely in this city. Chairman
Jones of the democratic national COM
Inittee altho without a large fund, did
more relatively for Chicago than for
any other section. Leading local men
in both parties had the distribution
of much of this money, and times
were flush for the average political
striker.
But now how different! Neither
party has campaign headquarters
here. The republicans have estab-
lished a supplemental headquarters,
to look after routine work, such as the
routing of speakers and the distribu-
ton of campaign literature, while the
democrats may not do more than to
establish a small bureau for work
among the Germans. Neither will put
any money into the Chicago campaign,
unless the situation here should
change radically, for Illinois will be
as certainly for Roosevelt as it was for
Mckinley, and under the new rule of
the republican national committee
states of that kind must expect to look
after their own finances.
Chicago got taste Of high political
life in the two last campaigns, and it
is rather difficult for it to get down
to hog-and-hominy basis again.
The West Is Abandoned.
Prominent Illinois democrats be-
neve that the determination Of the
ln1,, ofc, vat TO L,
quarters means that practically all of
the country west Of the Alleghenies
and north of the Ohio will be conceded
to Roosevelt, except that there will be
minor contests in several Rocky noun
tain states. Another indication is the
personnel Of the democratic execu-
tive committee, which is made up ex-
clusively Of eastern men. ALI but two,
Senator Martin of Virginia, and Col
onel Guffey Of Pennsylvania, are New
Workers. Obviously, if the democrats
We're to make a fight in the west, wes-
tern men would have been put on the
executive committee. Chairman
Thomas Taggart will have nothing to
do with the large plans of the cam
paign. He will be held responsible for
the result in Indiana, and the work
there is expected to keep him busy
The campaign will be focused in
New York and the adjacent states in
volving in all sixty-two electoral votes,
the states being New York, New Jer-
sey, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode
Island. If Judge Parker were to
carry all of these states with Mary
land and West Virginia, he would
have only 227 electoral votes, or
twelve short Of majority. That
diana. also. 1t is rather uphill work
for the democrats, it will thus be
seen, and they are a brave lot when
they talk about tE,o4 victory with the
taken possession Of the eastern mana
gers
IT, later in the campaign, 1t is seen
that Judge Parker is likely to carry
it, the campaign in Indiana will take
on an interest that will probably bring
to Mr. Taggart much joy. Such dis
covery would make Indiana the
pivotal state, but if, on the other
that New York and her sister states
will be for Roosevelt, Indiana, in a
measure, will be permitted to shift
for herself Senator Fairbanks, in
that event would be looked to to keep
1t in the republican column.
But no matter how things go in the
east, or in Indiana, Illinois will be az
completely out of the political cur
rent this year as Minnesota. or any
other republican state. Hence the
long faces which the Chicago polti-
clans are wearing.
Chasing Gold Democrats.
The German bureau, referred to
above is to be established in Chi
cago by the democrats for work
among western German voters, who in
1896 and in 1900 left the democratic
party on the money issue: It is the
theory of the democratic leaders that
this vote will be cast for Judge
Parker this year. under proper man
agement. A similar bureau will be
established in the east, and it is the
plan to reach all the German vote of
the country.
The republican committee Is watch
Ing this phase of the campaign with
great interest. The German vote is
very heavy in several western states
among them Wisconsin, Minnesota
Ohio and Illinois.
The entire gold democratic question
of which the German vote is a part, is
of the highest importance. Former
democrats who twice voted for Nc.
kinley on the money issue, are nuner.
Gus in practically every state in the
east where the campaign will be hard
est. as we'll as in Indiana. If they
return to their first love with AIRY
considerable degree Of unanimity, the
Roosevelt prospect will suffer. Eu
should they, as seems most likely, re-
main in the republican party in large
numbers, they will not affect the re
suit in any of the states referred to.
The first polls of the east and O
Indiana will pay close attention to thj
gold democratic vote.
Grosvenor Prophesies.
General c. H. Grosvenor, membe
of congress from Ohio, is still chasin.
rainbows. He told the newspape
men in Chicago the other day tina
Roosevelt would carry every state il
the union from the Atlantic to tn
Pacific, north of the Ohio river. An,
he said it as if he believed it. Blu
perhaps that is one of the tricks o
the political prophets trade. Genera
Grosvenor is spending some time go
ing UP and down in Iowa, with Cham
Clark of Missouri talking politics be
fore Chautauqua assemblies. Clar!
was sick for several nights, and MI
DeArmond, also of Missouri, took hi
place. These Chautauqua politics
debates are probably very infornain
for the hearers, and incidentally the
pay the debaters pretty well. Brya;
is also spending August telling Chau
tauquans all about how to save tn
country thru the agency of the demo
cratic party.
Tawney Will Make Record.
Great things are expected fror