The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-14
DEMOCRATS
ARE HOPEFUL.
1'lc Success Of the Party in1the
Fall Campaign Depends on
the People Of Illinois.
VEST VIRGINIA is WON OVER {
SPLIT i'll Republican Ranks Will
Probably Give Control to
tic Democrats. s

(FrOrn our Regular 5t5l3t
WASHINGTON, y. c., May 10, ---'rhes 4
overwhelming majority Of the Parker Il
men in tho Indiana Democratic conven-s
ton, and the capture OF tho thirty votes
OF that State BY the New York justice'si
has clated tho Democrats Of the SAFE z
and Sane" variety. Whatever of doubt ]
there may have been as to the nomi1a-
ton Of Judge Parker is believed 10 nave (
been removed BY the action Of Indiana.
1t looks like Mr.. Hearst will control +
tho Illinois convention, but 1T Is borne
In mind that the Democrats OF new
York, Connecticut and Indiana have SAID
that they want Judge Parker made the
nominee These three States are 70 ne
tho doubtful ones this fall. 1t Is unfor.
tlnate that illinois,, the other doubtful 4
State which the Democrats will have to
carry to win, Is for Mr. Hearst, but 1t
is believed the Democrats Of the State
will unite on any good man which the
national convention may put up.
CONNECTICUT, with her six electoral
votes; New York. with her thirty-six,
and indiana, with fifteen. are mot only
looked upon BY the Democrats as dehat-5
able ground, but It Is believed that the
chances arc in favor of the Democrats
would not elect the national ticket, but
Illinois would be needed. The latter
State Is not as likely to 60 Democratic as
is Indiana. but Republican dissensions
In Illinois are going to do great deal n
for the Democrats 5ss0
DEMOCRATS WILL GET WEST N1R-
GINA.
Discussions among the Republicans are
going to give the State Of West Viz
~ - ~ nf,ff n
OF many who are most familiar with
conditions In the Mountain State. A Gov
ernor is to be elected this fall. There \
have already been thirteen killings In.
the State as result of the contest for
the Eubernatoral nomination between Y
W. NJ. O. Dawson. the Secretary of State,
and Charles Teter. The last man to lose 4
his life In trouble growing out OF the FL
campaign for the nomination died ut
Huntington yesterday. Within the past
four months there have been repeated
conferences In this city for tho purpose
Of patching up tho differences between
the two wings of the party but they
have been absolutely unsuccessful. and It
is stated that the two factions arc further
apart to-day than they have ever been
Absolute harmony prevails In the Dem
ocratio ranks. 1t is said the party was
never moro thoroughly united in the his
mer United States Senator Henry "a g.
Davis, OF Piedmont. will be made the
Democratic nominee for Governor BY
acclamation. FIe Is tho most popular
! man in the State. He is n man OF great
wealth, and Of the highest character e
Ito was born a poor boy, but ne mas il
anlasscd a large fortune, and MS NJ
terests arc varied, and are located in
many parts of the State. Ele was born
in Howard county, Md, IN 1928, but ne
is still active and clear-headed. and it Is
expected that IL elected he VIII give
the State one of the best administrations
it has ever known
Tho West Virginia Legislature to pe
chosen this fall will elect senator to
succeed Senator n. 3. Scott. or course
Mr.. Scott is candidate for reelection.
but II he wins it will be by a close mar
gin. 1t is going to take lots OF Repubil-
can money to carry West Virginia this
wear Both Senator Scott and senator
I,lkns are very wealthy and have In the
past bodied the State in the most shame
less manner; but they will have to out
Herod Hcrod this fall. All thes election
machinery Is in the hands Of the Repub-
Leans, and the election laws OF me STATE .il'.
| arc of tho kind which make Cheating
! and yote-stcaling easier than honest
| counting.
! The Democrats arc pertty apt to win
| in the Second District, which Is the one
once represented by Hon. William u.
Wilson. Aston G.. Dayton defeated him
after tho tariff fiasco of the Democrats
! in 1894, and has over since represented tho
district But tliere'sis great dissatsfac-
ton In the district IN the Republican
ranks. largely due to the hlghhanded way
in which the Federal ofiiceholders have
been running things this year In Mr..
paytons behalf, 1t Is said that practi-
cally every postmaster In the district has
been and Is working for Dayton, ana
many Republicans representing the best
element in the party In tho Second Dis
| trct arc Disguised. Hon. Wood DAILY
who Is perhaps the best campaigner IN
the State, will be the Democrat put up.
to defeat Mr.. Dayton, it Is said, and he
will stand good chance OF doing so.
Hon John II. McGraw, member OF the
national committee from West Virginia,
Is also spoken OF as II candidate against
Mr., Dayton. but no has been defented
once or twice. and there Is a, sentiment
in favor 1T nominating another man. II
DAILY Is made the nominee, the chances
are more than even that Mr.. Dayton will
not have q scat In the next Congress.