Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-12
Democratic Statisticians Fig
uring on the Electoral Votes.
FIGHT IN THE EAST
LOSS OF THE SILVER STATES AL
MOST CONCEDED.
Hopes of Regaining Much Of the
Territory Carried by Cleve-
land in 1892.

Democratic statisticians are undertaking
an answer to the question
Parker is another Cleveland they
say, and, accordingly, the men who are do
ing the figuring have gone back to the three
Cleveland campaigns as bases for their
present computation.
They are looking to the east and to one
or two of the states of the middle west
for their hope of victory. The democrats
care little about the assertion that Judge
Parker's gold telegram will hurt the party
in the great west. Mr.. Bryan, with his
paramount silver issue In 1880, succeeded In
carrying just four western states with an
aggregate electoral vote Of thirteen. an
unlucky number at best They were: Colo
rado, 4; Idaho, 8; Montana, g. and Ne
vada 8. The census of 1900 increased the
vote of Colorado to five, so the states car
ried by Bryan, and now said to be slated
for the republican column, carry with them
only fourteen electoral votes In total OF
476
Consideration Shown to Bryan.
The democrats, in the face of these fig
ures are amazed that SO much heed should
have been given to Bryan during the st.
Louis convention. A twice-defeated presi-
Dental candidate who can boast for his
cause the Endorsement of four states, with
an aggregate electoral vote Of fourteen,
hardly seems worthy to rate as dominant
figure in any political gathering. In re-
turn for a doctrine that would make New
York, New Jersey and other states of the
east, with their heavy electoral votes, I'M
possible, Bryan would have offered Colo
rado, Idaho, Montana and Nevada. Such
an exchange was hardly relished by the
eastern wing of the party. Yet Mr.. Bryan
reiterated time and again that he was
"striving for harmony and for success
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doubly dead.
THE man must think free silver has The
nine lives of a cat" said prominent
Washington democrat today. THE doc
trine has been killed twice at the polls and
yet Bryan would have brought 1t forward
States Parker Must Win.
Judge Parker to win must carry New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware,
Maryland, West Virginia and a state like
Indiana or Wisconsin. The democrats fig
ure that this will not be such gigantic
task as at first appears. Prior to the free-
silver-Bryan campaign of 1896. five OF the
states mentioned had been consistent In
their support of democratic candidates for
the presidency. In 1884. 1888 and 1892 New
Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware. Maryland
and West Virginia were safely in the demo-
cratic column. The democrats claim these
believe that Judge Parker can wrest them
from the republican column, where they
have been placed on two occasions by
Bryan and Organism. These five states
will this year carry with them an asgre-
gate of thirty seven electoral votes.
New York is claimed by the democrats
to be in the doubtful column. The Dig
1ammany majority in the greater city last
fall when the democratic vote was not SO
closely aligned as ordinarily in a presl-
Dental campaign, leads many democrats to
the belief that the empire state is ready for
political flop Judge Parker is immensely
DC pular in the state. There is also talk or
putting up Mayor Mcclellan as the demo-
cratic gubernatoral candidate. The 0emo-
Gratis say Odells defeat Of Coler was not
| overwhelming by any means, while in pop
| ularity the former state controller did not
| compare with Mcclellan, or with Parker.
Votes Necessary to Parker.
The new electoral college, as already
stated. will consist of 476 votes. The sue
oessful candidate must have at least 230
votes So here Is how the democrats flgue e
Parker can win:
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