Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-09

round aumbeds was 100000, Suhile
Mr.. Bryan's vote in 1900 was 10000.
Thus 1t would appear that Mr.. Bryan
Is $4,000 votes stronger In Mary.
land than Mr.. Taft will be II he Is
as strong as Roosevelt was. In Mis-.
souri, four years ago the Democrat.
ic vote was $1,000 less than it was
in 1900, while the Republican
strength was only 1000 more. Bry-
IN in 1900 had 351, ZOO votes in Mis-
souri, while Mr.. Roosevelt in 1904
had only 321,OOO, showing that Bry-
an is at least 10000 votes strong.
er in that state than Roosevelt was.
Roosevelt carried Montana in 1904
with $4,000 votes which was more
than 1000 less than Bryan had in
] that state in 1900.
These figures show that thousands
of Democrats did not vote for years
ago, and that Mr.. Bryan has all the
advantage in these states. In fact
the Democrats feel as certain of car
rying Missouri as they do of carry
ing Texas, for there is no state in
the Union whhere Mr.. Bryan is stron
er with DmeOcracy than in Missouri.
His candidacy alone is sufficient to
bring out the full vote of the party
which is all that is needed to in
sure large majority for the Democra
ic ticket. Practically every Republi-
can leader comedies Missouri to Bry-
an. .,'
Republicans are building much of
their hope of camying Maryland upor
the fact that the Baltimore Sun,
the leading paper of the state Is sup
porting Taft. Without denying that
the Sun has influence among the vot.
ers of Maryland, it should not be
forgotten that its influence was not
sufficient to carry the state for Bry.
AN in 1900 when it gave him its
cordial support. Furthermore the de
lection Of the Sun has had the effect
of inspiring the Democrats to re.
doubled effort because they realize
their lack of newspaper support. The
elimination of a part of tn negro
vote, The strength of labor unions i'm
Baltimore, and the fact that Bryan
polled $4,000 more votes in the state
than did Roosevelt, makes Maryland
reasonably safe for Bryan this year.
In Montana the union labor vote is
the determining factor, and as that /
solid for Bryan, this state may be
set down in the sure Democratic col
umn.
Thus the six states of Oklahoma
Nevada, Kentucky, Missouri, Marylan
and Montana, add 50 votes to the
12O already mentioned, making liz
votes assured to Mr.. Bryan at the
start.
With these votes assured, Mr.. Bry
an needs to get only 70 more votes
in all the states from New England
to the Pacific Coast in order to win
In New England, of course, Mr.. Taft
chances are much better than are NJ
Bryans. If Maine were not such q
rock-ribbed Republican state, ON,
might reasonably suppose that the
meagre 1000 majority which 1t gave
the Republican candidate for gov
ernor a few weeks ago, would make
the Pine Tree state good fighting
around for the Democracy. Some ds
Maine will come out Of the woods
and go Democratic. In a short cam
paign the Democrats cut down thu
Republican lead to 1000; with fou
weeks more for the national cam
paign, they may wipe out even thai
majority. Conceding Vermont and \
Hampshire to the Republicans, ana
admitting that the advantage Is al
their way in Massachusetts,, the figh
ing chance for the Democrats o
New England is in Rhode Island an(
Connecticut. Year after year RhodI
Island elects a Democratic governor
and would chose Democratic legis
lature were not the state 80 district
ed that 210 voters In a Republican d
trict elect as many members to tht
state senate as $4,000 voters In a De
ocratic district. Rhode Island de
mands tariff revision, the Repubh
can majority Is small, and Rhode Is
land is likely to go Democratic THU
year. In Connecticut the Republican
machine has nominated a very unpol
ular man for governor, Rep. Geo. l
Lilley, the man who was virtually
kicked out Of Congress by his fellow
members because Of his unwarrant
ed charges Of corruption against Ger
tain Of his Congressional associates
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