The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-10-09
rpEND TOWARDS BRYAN
.isw of Political Situation in Various States Shows
Nebraskan Will Sweep the Country

-, roriew of the political sit

"a, throughout ' Ixr:I
p.uoa n,smocratic managers that Viii
vince, Prvan is practically assured
fam ,' o. 10 the presidency. In
Q. 49, more states running from
doz,N ot;cut in the East all through
;Id1e west and even to the "a
the H roost the Republicans are con
cifc 20" with factiona1 fights within
tToh''I n,n lines while everywhere from
G aast TO Coast the Democrats arr
Co S.o5 % they have not been since
1l1'" The trend Of sentiment is I'M
Nv, .,,oblv for Bryan. while the popu
Dl', .InrRs of the Democratic platform
aI p &C the guarantee of bank de-
SUCH toriff revision, anti-injunctlon
p Oslt@ii of campaign funds, the cleo
puO'of United States Senators by
uon y vote Of the people, the proh1,
G i,.ion of Asiatic immigration, and
O'iCH others are bringing thousands
HaI; ..1,bIicans and Independents te
Oh L .nnnort of the Democratic ticket.
IT Nance ,nc the Democrats regard Mr.
D.,.n's election not as possibility
t by IS strong probability.
Ou I q" The following states with an ag-
~ Of 12O votes in the electoral
s Lice the Republicans are MAKING
so'I cs9mpaign worthy of the name, ano
Nv only question concerning them is
u, u. si1n Of the Democratic majority III
s" Tir0ina, North Carolina, South Ca
lima Georgia, Florida, Alabama
iUi' A.,:nni Tennessee, Arkansas
Ionisiana and Texas.
oklahoma, which the Democrats
,.Trpd at the state election by 30,OOO
and which is even more strongly 1o1
p aLv and his ideas, is also conceded
:" tho democrats, and likewise Nevada
Nth three votes is admitted by Repub-
Tcsns TO be unquestionably for Bryan
Because Kentucky which in 1896
rbon thousands of Democrats bolted
Rrvan chose - out of 13 Republican
electors by majority of less than 500
and because last year when local Is
snps divided the Democrats that state
aIco elected a Republican governor
tho Republicans are making a tight
there this year. Under normal con-
di,ions however, Kentucky is Demo
cratic state, and conditions are normal
in Kentucky this year. The Democrats
are united as they never have beer
in 16 years; those who left the party
in 1896 have returned and are work
ing loyaIlv for the Democratic ticket
As matter of truth the Republicans
do not expect to carry the state, ano
are only putting up a fight to annoy
tbe Democrats who are absolutely
confident OF success
There are three states whose polltl'
cal history during the past eight years
is particularly interesting in the Hgh'
Of present conditions. These states
are Missouri, Montana and Maryland
II should not be supposed in fact i
cannot we'll be asserted by any Re
publican that in these states, or in an!
others in fact, William H. Taft viii
prove more popular candidate before
the voters than was Theodore Roose
welt Neither can It be successful!
dnied that William J. Bryan is toda.
any less popular in these three state!
tbar be was eight years ago. In view
of these facts it is interesting to not
that if Mr.. Taft should obtain ever.
vote in each of these three state
which was cast for Mr.. Roosevelt, ant
Mr.. Bryan should do no better than n
did in 1900, Mr.. Bryan will carry al
three of them. In Maryland four year
ago Mr. Roosevelt got one elector ont
Mr.. Parker seven. Mr.. Roosevelt
vote in round numbers was 100000
while Mr.. Bryan's vote in 1900 wa
$4,000 Thus it would appear tina
Mr.. Bryan. is $4,000 votes stronger il
Maryland than Mr.. Taft will be If h
is as strong as Roosevelt was. Il
Missouri four years ago the Demo
cratic vote was $4,000 less than it wa
in 1900, while the Republican strength
was only 1000 more. Bryan in 100
had $4,000 votes in Missouri Will
Mr.. Roosevelt in 1904 had only 321 ,OOC
showing that Bryan is at least 5000
votes stronger in that state thai
Roosevelt was. Roosevelt carrie
Montana in 1904 with $4,000 vote
which was more than 1000 less tina,
Bryan had in that state in 1900.
These figures show that thousand
OF Democrats did not vote four year
ago. and that Mr. Bryan has all tn
advantage in theses states. In fac
the Democrats feel as certain of carry
ing Missouri as they do of carryin
Texas, for there is no state in tn
Union where Mr.. Bryan is stronge
with the Democracy than in Missouri
Ills candidacy alone is sufficient t
bring out the full vote of the part
which is all that is needed to insur
large majority for the Democrat
ticket Practically every Republica
leader comedies Missouri to Bryan.
Republicans are building much {
their hope of carrying Maryland upo
.he TACT that the Baltimore Sun, tn
eadlng paper of the state is support
ing Taft Without denying that tn
sun has influence among the voters {
Mdryland, it should not be forgotte
uat It's influence was not sufficient t
carry the state for Bryan in 1900 whe
IT gave him its cordial support. Fun
.nermore the detection of the Sun ha
nad the effect Of inspiring the Demo
crats to redoubled effort because the
Ieallze their lack of newspaper SUI
port' The elimination of part of tn
negro vote, the strength of labo
unions in Baltimore, and the fact ths
nryan polled $4,000 more votes in tn
S'ate than did Roosevelt, makes Mary
I0nd reasonably safe for Bryan thi
Year
IN Montana the union labor vot
G
20 Solld for Bryan, this state may t
oct Gown in the sure Democratic co
umn.
~ mus the six states of Oklahom
.esdoa' Kentucky, Missouri, Marylan.
ahu Montana add So votes to the Il
aaeady mentioned, making 172 vote
"' M., to Mr.. Bryan at the start.
win win these votes assured, Mr.. Brya
t 1eeus to get only 70 more votes in a
Sne states from NnSC ENGLAND to tn