The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-18
State Is Democratic

State Is Democratic
New York State is at the present
time politically Democratic. The
Governor is a Democrat. The State
Senate is Democratic. One Of the
y. S. Senators is a Democrat. And
twenty-five of the forty-three rep
resentatives in Congress are Demo.
Gratis.
In the last election. in 1922, the
Democrats carried the State by more
than 100000 votes II Governor Al
Smith will run for reelection they
will be able to repeat this remarkable
performance. Democratic leaders be-
neve.
Pressure is now being brought on
Smith TO make the race again, and
should he agree to do so. It is al
together probable that he viii carry
the State for the national Demo
cratic ticket.
Since the Civil War. New York
has gone Democratic five times in
the fourteen national elections. In
four Of these cases the Democratic
ticket was headed by New York
men. These We're Seymour in 1868.
Tilden in 1876, and Cleveland in
1884 and 1892 The only other time
in the last fifty years that the State
has gone Democratic was in 1912
when It gave it's votes to Wilson.
Smith Il posU,,I.u
Normally. then New York is Re
publican. But the great popularity
of Smith. and the fact that there is
no real enthusiasm for the Repub-
lican candidates or the Republican
platform. are factors which may up
set the normally Of the Republican
strength.
In only II ee Of the last fourteen
national elections has New York
failed TO be on the winning side. In
each Of these elections it was in sup
port OF a native son" that the State
lost out. Seymour and Tilden were
New York Democrats who carried
their State but failed of election.
Hughes in 1916 carried his home
State for the Republicans but lost
the nation.
New York has several times
turned the tide of an election, and
at least two Presidents owed their
success to New York s support. with
n keen realization of this, managers
Of both the Republican and Demo
cratic candidates will see 10 it that
a hot and heavy campign is made
for the much desired forty-five
votes
Has Much to Say
New York has more voice in the
election Of a President than the eight
most westerly States of the Nation
together. Washington, Oregon, Cal
lfornia, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Ne
vada and Arizona together have only
forty-three electoral votes. So New
York State is worthy of much at
tention from political managers.
Almost Invariably the Republic
ans carry what is known as up
State" New York. while the Demo
Gratis carry New York city. The re-
suit of the election then depends on
which of the parties has rolled up
the biggest surplus vote in it's own
territory.
Roughly speaking, the same align
ment will feature the election next
November, but if Al Smith runs for
Governor. it is entirely probable that
he win carry all the upstate" cities
such as Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse
and Albany. and make a severe in
road on the normal Republican sur
plus. In addition. Smith is regarded
as certain Of carrying New York
city by half a million votes as he
did in 1922. The only question that
remains is whether or not the Smith
voters win vote a straight Demo
cratic ticket, involving, as it does,
support of the much disliked Broth
er Charlie" Of Nebraska.
Tammany leaders say they win
give their fullest support to Davis
and Bryan. If they do. and they can
induce Smith to run again, New
York's forty-five votes are more than
likely to be found in the Democratic
column Of the newspapers Of next