Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-21

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OF election to the presidency. III
dozen or more states running from
2 Connecticut In the East all through
tho middle west and even TO the fn
4 cific coast, the Republicans are con
fronted with factional fights within
their own lines, while everywhere
from coast TO coast the Democrats
are united AS they have not been
since 1899. The trend of sentiment Is
unm istakably for Bryan. while the
popular planks VI the Democratic pia.'
form. such as the guarantee OF BANK
deposits. tariff revision, anti-injunc'
tion publicity Of campaign funds. the
election Of United States senators by
direct vote Of the people. the prohiD''
tion OF Asiatic immigration, and many
others are bringing thousands OF He-
publicaus and Independents 10 the sup
port OF the Democratic ticket.
Hence tina Democratic states with
An aggregate Of 100 votes In the eiec'
toral college the Republicans are max
ins no campaign worthy Of the name
and the only question concerning
them In the size Of the Democratic
majority In each:
virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina Georgia. Florida, Alabama
Mississippi, Tennessee. Arkansas
Louisiana and Texas.
Oklahoma, which the Democrats car
ried mt the state election Dy 30.0oo'
and which is even more strongly for
Bryan and his ideas, IL also conced-
ed to the Democrats, and likewise
Nevada with three votes is admit
ted by Republicans to be unQuestion-
ably fer Bryan. ANN.
Because Kentucky. which in 1896
when thousands Of Democrats bolted
BRYAN chose twelve out Of thirteen
Republicans electors by q majority OF
less than 800. and because last year
when local issues divided the Demo
Gratis that state also elected q Repub-
,ican governor, the Republicans are
making fight there this year. IN
der normal conditions, however, Ken
tucky IA a Democratic state, and con-
ditions are normal In Kentucky this
year. The Democrats are united as
thew never have been In sixteen
Years: those who left the party In
1896 have returned and are working
loyalty Sor the Democratic ticket. AS
. matter Of truth the Republicans
do not expect to carry the state. ana
are only putting up a fight to an
hoy the Democrats who are absolute
" confident OF success.
There are three states whose poiiti-
cal history during the past eight years
Ii particularly interesting In the light
OF present conditions. These states
afc Missouri. Montana and Maryland.
II should cot be supposed. in fact II
cannot well be asserted by any Re
publican that In these states, or IN
any others In fact, William H. TAFT
win prove a more popular candidate
before the voters than was Theodore
Roosevelt. Neither can it be success
fully denied that william J. Bryan
Is today any less popular in these
three states than he was eight years
ago. In view OF these facts II is in
teresting to note that II Mr.. TAFT
saould .ogtain every vote In each oil
these three states which was cast for
ffr. Rooseyelt. and Mr.. Bryan should
do no better than he did in 1900. Mr.
Bryan win carry all three OF them
In Maryland four years ago Mr.. Roose'
welt Kot one electnr and Mr.. Parker
seven. Mr.. Rooaevelt's vote In round
numbers was 109. 600, while Mr.. Bry
an. vote In 1900 was 10000. Thus
II would appear that Mr.. Bryan ID
100 votes stronger In MARYLAND than
Mr.. Taft win be II he is as strong q:
Roosevelt vas. In Missouri foul
4 years ago the Democratic vote val
6s,0o0 less than It was in 1900, while
the Republican strength was only Z.
600 more. Bryan in 1900 had 351 .OOt
votes In Missouri, while Mr.. Roose
velt In 1904 had only $1,000 show
Ing that Bryan Is at least $4,000 vote.
stronger in that state than Roose
welt VA, Roosevelt carried Montans
u 1904 with $4,000 votes which va.
more than 2.0OO less than Bryan hat
In that state ir190O.
These figures show that thousand,
OF Democrats did not vote four year
ago. and that Mr.. Bryan has al! tn
disadvantages In these states. II
: fact the Democrats feel As certain o
carrying Missouri as they do of car
rying Texas. for there Is no state II
the Union where Mr.. Bryan Is strong
ef With the Democracy than in Mis-
souri,. His candidacy alone Is sni
hcen, 70 bring ont the full vote O
the party, which Is all that IL needles
TO Insure . large majority for tn
Democratic ticket. Practically ever,
Republican leader comedies Missouri
to Bryan.
Republicans are building much O
their hope Of carrying Maryland upo
the fact thai the Baltimore Sun. To
leading paper Of the state. is suupor
ing Tan. vithou, denying that tn
9ss has inAucrc. with the voters &
Maryland. II should rot be forsotte
that It's influence vas no; sufficier
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