The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-10-09

Connecticut. Year after year Rhode
Island elects a Democratic governor
and would chose a Democratic legis-
lature were not the state so districted
that 210 voters in c. Republican dis
trict elect as many members to the
state senate as $4,000 voters in a Dem
ocratic district. Rhode Island de-
mandS tariff revision, the Republican
majority is small, and Rhode Island is
likely to go Democratic this year. In
Connecticut the Republican machine
has nominated a very unpopular man
! for governor, Rep. Geo. L. Lilley, the
man who was virtually kicked out OF
| Congress by his fellow members be-
cause of his unwarranted charges of
corruption against certain of his Con-
gressional associates. The large
manufacturing concerns and the labor
| ing men are both against Lilley. He
will be defeated and may carry down
the national ticket with him. Connec-
ticut is doubtful.
New York should go Democratic this
year, and doubtless will. The Demo-
Gratis are united for the first time in
many years while the Republicans are
badly divided The defeat of Gov
Hughes is predicted on all sides. With
| the exception of governor, all of the
state officers are Democrats, and it is
now admitted that with any other can
didate than Mr.. Hearst the Democrats
would have elected a governor two
years ago. The labor vote which is an
enormous factor in New York is al
most solidly lined UP for Bryan. The
fear of Bryan is no longer entertained
by honest business interests in New
York, and Democrats who in former
campaigns opposed Mr.. Bryan are now
working Loyalty for his election. Such
leaders as Alton B. Parker, David B.
Hill, E. NJ. Shepard, ex-senator Lind
sey, of Kentucky, Henry Watterson,
Herman Ridder, Nathan Strauss, M. E..
ingalls,, Richard Olney and other MEM
bers of Cleveland's cabinet and scores
of others are earnestly advocating the
election of Mr.. Bryan, and the condi-
tons favor his success in the Empire
state.
In New Jersey the Republican ma
jority was last year reduced to 5000
and as the same influence that controls
New York is strong in Jersey that lead
may be turned into a Democratic ma
jority on election day. New Jersey is
good fighting ground and Democratic
gains are reported surprisingly large
from the Republican sections of the
state.
InDelaware the Republican majority
is very small, and Democrats are fight
ing hard to overcome che influence of
Dupont and the powder trust and the
Addicks corruption, with good reason
to believe that they may be successful
this year. Judge Gray, former gold
Democrat is a loyal supporter of Mr..
Bryan. The Democrats have named a
very strong ticket with the son of
Judge Gray as candidate for attorney
general.
| Pennsylvania, of course, is hopeless
! ly Republican, though the majority for
the Republican ticket will be the
smallest in history. If the big padded
majorities in Philadelphia and Pitts
burg were not so very big, Pennsyl-
vania might return to the Democratic
fold.
The Republican factional fight in
West Virginia which is intensely bit
ter, together with the Iact that union
labor men, especially the miners, are
for Bryan, will place that state in the
Democratic column. The miners
swear by Johnny" Mitchell, and Nit
chell has declared his preference for
Bryan. That is chiefly all the mine
workers want to know Mitchell is
for Bryan, so are they.
The late President Mckinley carried
his homo state of Ohio in 1900 by Co.
000 Everyone must admit that the
1amented Mckinley was immensely
stronger in Ohio than is Mr.. Taft. Nc
Kinley had the labor vote, he had q
united party and he mad Mark Hanna
Today Taft lacks the labor vote, he
will miss the strong personal follow
ing of Foraker, he Will lose many Of
the colored voters, and added to this
his campaign has been badly bungleG
by new and inexperienced leaders
Bryan will carry Ohio.
Indiana is as safely Democratic this
year as Is Tennessee. There are Sc
many reasons which point to demo
cratic success in the Hoosier state
that all impartial observers unhesi
tatingly place it in the Bryan column
These reasons include the popularit!
of Mr.. Kern, the candidate for Vice
President, local conditions, the labor
situation, the demand for tariff revi
sion, the popularity of the guarantee
bank deposits plank of the Democratic
platform, the lukewarm support of thu
Fairbanks followers, and the return O
; all Democrats to the fold.
Bryan has an equal chance with Tai
to carry Illinois, and Stevenson!
chances of being elected governor art
even better than Deneen's. Here
; again, are found factional difference!
within the Republican party, and thu
great labor vote of Chicago is a sole
phalanx against Taft and injunctions
Until recently Michigan was be
lieved to be hopelessly Republican
Recent events, however, have served
to place the supposedly strong Re
publican state of Michigan in thu
, doubtful column. The Republican,
!. are at each others tnroats over thu
governorship, and this should redount
, to the advantage of the Democrats
The Federation of Labor, $4,000 voter!
, strong in the state is ouL in denunci
alton of Taft and a declaration in fav
, or of the support of the Democrat,
t ticket. Besides Mr.. Bryan's wonderful
, reception in Detroit and Ann Arbo
: where he addressed many thousands
has led Democrats to believe that Their,
, is some hope, even in Michigan, ant
they will make a fight there.
} If the Republicans Of Wisconsin pre-
) fer principle to party there will be M
doubt about that state giving it's cleo
, toral vote to Bryan. Wisconsin Re
publicans elected Mr.. LaFollete cover
, nor nv large maiOritieS and then sen