The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-11
THE SITUATION
IN THE WEST

Things are shaping themselves
among the Republicans III the mid
die West in way that will be very
demoral;zing TO the Democratic rain
bow chasers. The Republican nation
81 committee next week will have an
easy task in the settlement of the
Wisconsin wrang!e. it is now conf
IDENTIFY said. Both sides in the feu1
have submitted their staten ents to
the committee, and 9 basis OF accom-
notation will be reasonably certain
in the national convention. Both
say that. whether the settlement as
to the represent ation in the national
conven lion will he acceptable to both
sides. 10 one side Or TO neither side.
there is not the faiutest possibility
for harm to the Roosevelt ticket.
Each faction wants Roosevelt. They
have united on electors. No contest
is possible on the national ticket,
whatever sort Of an adjustment is
made by the national committee or
tr1e national convention. Each side
has made it plain that it will abide by
the action of the convention, what
ever that chances to be- although
the matter is to go before the State
courts, which will have the final word
in the settlement.
Illinois, toe turns CUT to be as hos
tile to Denccratic chances as it was
four years ago. The nomirat ton Of
Deneen for governor has not left any
scars on the party. All factions have
accepted the situation. 1t is safe TO
say that all of the recent asDiTants
for the candidacy, including Cover
nor Yates, viii be on the stump for
the State as we'll as the national tick
ct in the campaign Nobody hears OF
any disturbance in Ohio any longer
The Foraker and antiForaker ele-
ments Of the party have settled their
differences. Both sides will be rep
resented in the national convention.
Both will be active in the canvass in
booming the Presidential and State
nominees. A sufficient margin is in
Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio 10 allow
the Republicans to win, even if they
should lose many thousands of votes.
Nobody now, however. believes that
the Republicans in any of those
States will lose any votes. The par
ty is harmonious and enthusiastic.
The only aggressiveness that is
shown is directed against the COM
mon enemy. This year will be as
bad for the Democracy in the middle
West as in 1896 and 1900 were. No
Republican leader now. whatever his
recent fractional affiliations may nave
been. looks for smaller majority in
Wisconsin. Illinois and Ohio than
! 900 furnished.
Oregcn's opening gun Of the can
vass of 1904. in fact, makes it plain
that the West will give a longer lead
to the Republicans this year than il
did four years ago. That 1900 plu-
rality for Mckinley in 1900 has been
left far behind by the margin given
to the Republican candidates for
Congress in that State in the cleo
ton on Monday of this week. No
majority ever given to the Repuhli-
can party in the past in Oregon at all
approaches that which has just been
rolled up. In 1902 the Democratic
candidate for governor carried Ore
gon. though by a very small margin.
This shows that the State has a good
deal of political independence. In
1904 the independents, as we'll as
the stalwart Republicans, are all
Roosevelt men. Roosevelt was the
issue in Oregon, as he will be in Wis
consin, Ohio and Illinois. An i'm
mense majority is sure to be polled
for the ticket in all those States in
Novembe as we'll as in the rest of
the West. AS the West goes of
course. so goes the country. Ore
CONS 10000 lead for the Republican
members Of. Congress this week, as
compared with the then uneXampled
$4,000 plurality for Mckinley four
years ago, is an eloquent reminder
Of the robustly Republican condi-
tons in the country at large this
year. 1t is now tolerably certain
that, despite the recent fractional
quarrels among the Republicans in
several of the Western States, the
Republican victory of 1904 on Presi-.
dent viii be one of the most brilliant
and decisive in the party's entire his
tory Globe-De