Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06
MIDDLE WEST STATES
DEMOCRATS SEE HOPE OF CARRY
ING SOME OF THEM.
In Illinois Bryan and Hearst Followers
Are Seeking to Form
New Parties.

entered upon national struggle for SUI
premaCy. The cheftains of both these
armies. Chairman COrtelyou and Chairman
Taggart. will direct their forces a large
part of the time until election day In this
city. This Is partly for geographical rea-
sons. but chiefly because of the determine
ton of the democrats to make special eff
forts to capture the great states of the
middle west-Illinois, Indiana, Michigan
and Wisconsin.
The battle will be waged fiercely In these
states for the democrats declare they have
good chances of carrying them. Republi-
cans confident they will not lose these
states. but will meet the attacks of their
opponents just aggressively as though
they doubted the issue.
Republican leaders In this state declare
Illinois will give the usual republican ma
jority. They even assert they will carry
Cook county,. basing their belief In this
largely on the dissensions among the demo-
Gratis and the undoubted fact that thou
sands of Bryan democrats will vote for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks rather than for
man who they believe. is the creature OF
Wall street and who, they profess to fear,
will prove another Grover Cleveland.
Democratic Discussions.
Despite the fact that John p. Hopkins,
Roger Sullivan and other gold democrats
are in control of the party organization.
they are cordially dsliked by the great
mass of the democrats of the state. Inc
action of Hopkins and his ally, F. j. Quinn,
In ruling the state democratic convention
by sheer power of gavel. is bitterly resent
ed so bitterly that on every hand are heard
the positive declarations of democrats that
they will bolt the state ticket OF their party
as Il rebuke to Hopkins
The Hearst followers are particularly
bitter and conservative democrats now be-
Iieve that it will be impossible to hold a
great part of them. especially the union
labor element in line Already several OF
the most prominent of the labor chiefhans
in the city have begun the WORK of organ
izing a new democratic party. to be called
the jefferson democracy, and have issued
call for a national convention 10 be held
in this city. In addition to this movement
il another started here by Bryan demo-
Gratis. who have planned to form the con-
tinental party.
These movements and the frank utter
ances of many democrats, argue the re-
publican leaders. indicate that there will
he great slump in the democratic vote
next November.
Hopkins Says Harmony Rules
On the other hand. John i. Hopkins.
National Committeeman Sullivan, F. j.
Quinn. Former Controller of the Treasury
James II. Eckels. and other leaders cf the
mony rules in the party's ranks and cite
as evidence in proof of that proposition the
fact that William J. Bryan and Mayor
Carter II. Harrison will take the stump
for the state ticket. They are very OPP
timisic over the outlook and assert that
thousands of gold democrats who lave
been voting the republican ticket in recent
years will now return to the party fold
and cast their votes for Parker and Davis.
They say they are not alarmed over the
.l.i 1xv -
who are turning to Roosevelt or are taking
part In some Independent movement de-
claring that. while a few poDulists may
leave the democratic ranks, their detection
will not be noticed in the face of the great
gains they are counting on making.
They confidently assert that not only will
they secure practically the full vote cast
FOR Bryan four years ago. but, in addition.
the national ticket will receive the votes
of fully 10000 gold democrats and as
many more independent voters who cast
their ballots in the last campaign for Nc
kinley. They base these claims on assur-
ances which they say scores of prominent
business men have made to they. They also
say that the democratic ticket will get the
votes of thousands of republicans on the
trust issue. They point out the fact that
the republicans of the state have internal
dissensions of their own and argue that
the Ill feeling of machine men against the
republican candidate for governor. Chas s.
Deneen will result in his being literally
knitted On this account they see excellent
chances for the success of the democratic
state and national tickets in Illinois
Republican Leaders Not Worried.
Republican leaders are apparently not
worried over these claims and point to the
fact that National Committeeman Frank O.
Lowden. one of the leading contestants for
the gubernatorial nomination and leader of
Il faction especially bitter toward Deneen.
has announced that he will stump the
state for the latter. They had friendly
meeting this week. attended by the leaders
OF all factions. at which harmony was the
plea of all. Deneen and Lowden left the
meeting place arm In arm and apparently
on the most cordial terms
Chairman Cortelyou. while here preparing
the plans and machinery for the campaign
i'll the west. has consulted with leaders from
many western states in his effort to gain a
comprehensive knowledge of conditions in
each state. No detail has been too small
to attract his attention.
He has named as members of the execu-
1--WE committee in charge of the western
headauarters: Col. Frank o. Lowden. Chi
cage; X. Il. Schneider Nebraska. Col H,r
ry S New. Indianapolis Ind. and David
X Mulvaine. Kansas. Representative
James \. Tawney of Minnesota has been
made director of the speakers bureau, with
headquarters at Chicago
Col LoWden. as result of this appoint
ment. will have personal charge of the ma
uonal campaign in Illinois.
Cleveland to Make Speeches.
Grover Cleveland will be asked tn sne,k
In Chicago for Judge Parker during the
present campaign, and the indications arc
that he will accept. 1t is reported that tho
former President will make two or three
speeches during the national campaipp
the first of which. forming keynote
speech for the democracy. will probably no
delivered In the Auditorium, under the
auspices of the national democratic COM
mtttee. Mr. Cleveland is expected to con-
fer with Judge Parker at E,sopus, N. Y On
his way home from New Hampshire where
nc Is resting Part of the conferences nm
less all signs fail. will have to do with the
speeches of Cleveland, and particularly the
one at Chicago.
1t has been current rumor since the St.
Louis convention that Mr.. Cleveland would
come west during the fall as he did last
year. He will probably pass day or two
at the Louisiana purchase exposition at ST
Louis. and visit In Chicago on the same
trip. Inviting Mr.. Cleveland 1t is antici-
pated. viii strike the Bryanites unfayor-
ably. but the democratic leaders believe
the sage of Princeton" has sufficient in
fiuence with the republicans generally to
more than counterfeit any loss from that
source
This war note from the democratic camp
comes ut time when there is general ac-
tivity all along the democratic lines Chair
man Taggart of the national democratic
committee is expected here this week The
Chicago member OF the executive commit