The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-11-01
PATRIOTIC
DEMOCRATS
Fine Efforts Made BY Bryan
and Cleveland in Behalf
Of the Democratic
Ticket.
EllYsoN OF VA. cONFIDENT
IS Southern Committeeman
Sums Up the Situation
and Says Parker win
Win.
EllYsoN OF VA. CONFIDENT

NEW YORK. Oct. 2s, 1904 Grover
Cleveland and William Jennings Bryan
both stumping for the Democratic ticket
is the greatest exemplifcation Of the uni
ty and solidifcation of the Democratic
party" said National Committeeman j.
Taylor Ellyson Of Virginia, when this
campaign commenced it was the boast of
the Republicans that there was no longer
any National Democratic party-in fact,
they even went so far as to say that the
Democracy was so divided up into fac
tions that the representatives of those
factions were so far from each other as
they were from the Republicans. This
statement was somewhat given color to
by the squabble in New York State in
the early stages of the campaign But
that has been dispelled. Out of the ap-
parently most chaotic condition of affairs
absolute harmony has been evolved In
that line more has been accomplished than
even the most sanguine had expected.
The example of New York State in get
ting all the factions together for the
sake of the National ticket has had an
effect upon every State in the Union
where there was any chance Of carrying
Nit for Democracy
AS the Democrats have been coming
closer and closer the. Republicans have
been becoming more estranged. That is
true in several of the States which will
be pivotal in this campaign. In what
might be called the critical States of New
York New Jersey, Wisconsin and Dela-
ware the Republicans are almost hope
lessly involved in factional disputes. The
difference between the Democratic and
Republican quarrels in this election is
that as the campaign progresses the Dem
Eocrats are gettin with better shape,
whereas the Republicans are lighting
6ercer than they were at the outset.
Take Wisconsin for example La Toilette
and Stalwart are more inimicaI than if
they were in the opposite party. There
will either be a knitting proposition in that
State on election day, or else many Re
publicans will vote the Democratic ticket
or not cast ballot at all. Furthermore
the Democrats have a candidate for Gov
ernor in Wisconsin, Mr. Peck, who will
add a great deal of strength % he Ma
excellent chance of carrying the State
Delaware is another instance of Repub-
lican strife. Addicks has involved his
party to such an extent that believe the
Republican managers have practically
abandoned hope of having that State in
the Republican column.
ssThe States whose electoral votes
count, like the thirty-nine which the EN-
pire State gives, will be found Democrat
ic this year. New York and Indiana will
give to Judge Parker fifty-four votes.
Then Connecticut is not to be overlooked.
The report from the Nutmeg State are
most encouraging. There is 4 drift To-
ward Parker throughout all the city
wards in Hartford, and the same is true
in New Haven and many of the other
principal cities of the State.
"West Virginia will certainly go Dem
ocratic this year. In the first place, the
Vice presidential candidate Mr.. Davis,
in his speaking tour of the State has cap
tured many. votes. 1t was at FIRST said
that he was so old that he would injure
the ticket, but he has done more speak
ing than many a csmpaigner. Then there
is the feeling that the State wants to
have Vice-president, even il it cannot
be represented at the head or the tckef.
There are many other conditions which
look promising. believe that West yir-
ginia win be as thoroughly Democratic in
this election as my own State.
Thousands of voters in West Virginia
employed in the coal, oil and lumber In
dustries are opposed to the Republican
State ticket, and many Of them win also
oppose the National Republican ticket.
For instance, at Sutton establishments,
| owned and operated by Republicans,
shut down and gave their men time 70 at
tend the speech Of John !. Cornwell.
Democratic candidate for Governor. One
man engaged in.polIing parkersbors says
THAT seven out Of every ten Repablicans
he has come In eontaetswith assure him
/ that thes win vote the Democratic state