The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-19
WHERE WILL MISSOURI BE? The Presidential Campaign l of 1908. BOTH PARTIES CONFIDENT Hoping for Success in Next
 Great Race. Kobinson. Democrat, and Niedrinshaus, Republican, Talk of Political
 situation in the Ccm- monwealfh.
BOTH PARTIES CONFIDENT
Advertiser Bureau 5ol 14th Street, N. w. yUaehtn1tau GaNk 10

7 Washington, Sept IS.
 Democrats from Missouri have not gotten over the shock that placed their State last year, mysterious stranger in the Republican column of States, nor have Republicans from Missouri re- covered their equilibrium of exuItation over their victory.
 Walter A. Robinson. prominent merchant and leading Democrat of St. Joseph. who is in Washington. remark ed today:
 This Is an off year in Missouri: but there is general repairing the fences the Republicans knocked down last year. There need be no fear but that Missouri will be redeemed in 1908. It was worse than solar plexus blow when we found that General Cockrell had been defeated for Senate. The re- Tsult in 1904 can only be diagnosed as spasm. at the worst. Yes; 1t Is too far of to talk about Folk for the Presi- dental nomination, but if he goes be- fore the next national convention, he is sure to be a potent factor. Missouri is not a Republican State and 1t will be seen hereafter, as 1t has been many time heretofore"
 Speaking for the Republicans. Thomas K. Niedringhaus. of st Louis, Is also In town. At the next election Missouri will be lined up in the Re- publican column" said he today while stopping at the New willard Hotel Niedringhaus, who fs son of Fred Niedringhaus, who was a member of the Fifty-first Congress, was a formi- dable candidate for United States sena- tor when William Warner, of Kansas City, was elected to succeed Francis Marion Cockrell.
 RepmbEfcan RganfmmflOm.
 We have perfected an organization, = said Mfr. Niedringhaue, that beats any, thing ever produced in Ohio. Illinois. or Indiana. and the next election will tend to prove this fact. Harmony pre- vaiia Throughout the Republican party h my state. and. with tho strong com binations now at work when we next face the Democratic party. their forces will surely be put to rout''
 A glance at some figures pertinent to elections may not be amiss in connac-. ton with the views of the two Missou- rians as to the future politics of the State.
 Missouri. by the census of 1900, had s56.6S4 males of the voting age. The total vote in 1904 for President was e1T.S61, of which Parker received 2S6,- s12: Roosevelt. 321,44s, and the rest. $500, scattering. The total vote for Governor was 643.s6s, of which Joseph W. Folk. Democrat. received 326,652, and Waidbridge. Republican, 2e6,552; scattering, s20.765. Tn 1900 the total vote for President was 6S3.s5s, of which William J. Bryan received 351,- 922, and William Mckinley. 314.0s2; scattering, HAP. Tn 1s96 the total vote of Missouri was 670,746 of which Bryan received 363,667 and Mckinley BOA. 900: scattering, 2.169.
 It will be seen that the disposition of a large part of Missouri voters of late years has been to stay at home. Missouri has always been accounted one of the strongest of Bryan's States. but the Nebraska leaders vote fell off in 1900 from that of 1896. Still the interesting fact remains that he boiled more votes in 1896 by 15,000 and over than any other candidate ever did In that State. R. H. Watkins.