Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-11-06

| ing the hrSt since tne wal III "nlOu eo
MANY doubtful States are admittedly at
issue between the great political par
ties. 1t is also unique in being the hrst
in which it is conceded by all parties
that the electoral votes OF the nation
will be divided among three great po-
litical organizations.
Three candidates will certainly be
balloted for in the electoral college,
and to be elected to the presidency one
of these men must receive majority
of all the votes cast or the election will
be referred to the National House Of
representatives..
The advent OF the Peoples Party In
National politics has constituted the
great element OF doubt In this Presiden-
tial contest. The solid South of De-
mocracy and the solid West OF Repubi-
canism are both menaced by its en-
croaehments and in the estimate a
great Interrogation point must mark
to-day certain States that one or the
other OF the old political parties have
| in the past been won't to claim as their
political proteRe.
One or the other Of the old political
parties claim nearly all OF these States
in their estimated recapitulaton, but
each willingly ad mits that the Peoples
party or fusion tickets will triumph In
some of them. If to this list are added
the old time doubtful States OF New
York, Indiana, Connecticut, Montana
and West Virginia, the doubtful States
in this election aggregate no less than
fifteen in number. While the three
parties will probably not unanimously
agree that all these States are to be
placed in the doubtful column, the fact
remains that on Tuesday night the
American public will turn anxiously to
these States, each and all for the solu-
tion of the Presidential contest.
The Presidential College this year
will consist of 444 members.
The States which are admitted to be
Democratic are the following: Arkan-
sas, 8; Delaware, 8; Florida, 4; Georgia,
l3; Kentucky, 13; Louisiana, 6; Mary
land, s; Mississippi. D; Michigan, 5;
Missouri, II; North Carolina, IL; South
Carolina, 8; Tennessee, II; Texas, Is,
Virginia, 12. Total, 147.
The States which are admitted to be
Republican are: California, 9; Illinois,
"a; Iowa, 13; Maine, G.; Massachusetts,,
Is; Michigan, 8; Minnesota, 9; New
Hampshire, 4; Ohio, "a; Oregon, 4;
Pennsylvania, 80; Rhode Island, a; Yer
mont, 4; Washington. 4; Wisconsin, ~.
Total, 172.
The fifteen doubtful states enumer-
ated at the beginning will cast the fol-
| lowing electoral vote: Alabama, Is;
Colorado, 4; Kansas, 10; Nevada, 3;
North Dakota, 8; South Dakota, 4; Ne
braska, S; Wyoming, 8; Idaho, 3; New
York, Sc; Indiana, Is; New Jersey, 9;
Connecticut, 6; Montana, 8; West Vir-
gina, 6. Total, 125.
Of the fifteen doubtful States, Ne
vada with its three electoral votes, Is
practically conceded to the Peoples
party by both of the leading parties,
thus leaving only fourteen States active
iy In contention. OF these, the Demo-
Gratis make loudest claims Of Alabama,
New Jersey and West Virginia, swelling
their total to ia. The Republicans ex-
press the greatest confidence In carrying
Colorado, South Dakota, Idaho and Ne
braska, which would swell their total to
191. Admitting the claims OF the two
old parties, and conceding Nevada to
Weaver, the very doubtful States re-
main as New York, Indiana, Connecti
cut, Kansas, North Dakota, Wyoming
and Montana. These States have
total of 76 votes, and of these 76 votes
the Democrats must gain forty-nine in
order to win, and the Republicans must
secure thirty-two.
While on these figures, the Republi-
cans would appear to have the advan-
tage, this presumption is not borne out
when it is remembered that the carry
ing of Kansas, North Dakota and Wy
oming by the Peoples party would in
ure TO Democratic advantage by tend
ing to render choice in the electoral
college impossible, and thus throwing
the election into the Democratic House
OF Representatives, where Cleveland
would surely triumph.
In addition to electing q President
aud Vice President, the people Of the
United States will next Tuesday elect
$50 Congressmen-this being the num-
Der which, according to rea9portion
ment, is to compose the Fifty-Third
Congress.
The States which will elect legisla-
lures to choose senators to take the
! place Of Republican senators retiring
on the 4th OF March, 1898, are: Cali
fornia, Connecticut, Maine, Massacha-
chusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, Ne
braska, Nevada, New York, North Da-
kota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Yer
mont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wy
oming. Those which will elect legisla-
lures to elect senators to fill vacancies
caused by the retirement Of Democratic
seators on the same date are: Della
ware, Florida. Indiana, Maryland, Mis-
sssippi, Missouri, New jersey, Tennes-
see, Virginia and West Virginia.
AS to the political personnel OF twen-
| ty-six senators to be elected TO take
their seats at the same time the new
President is inaugursted. sixteen are to
succeed Republican Senators and ten to
succeed Democratic Senators. In the
States Of Kansas. South Dakota and
North Carolina the legislatures chosen
next Tuesday will also each elect SEN
ator to succeed one whose term expires
March 4, 1895, the retiring Senators in
Kansas and South Dakota being Repub-
licans and in South Carolina Demo
crat.
The old Commonwealth.
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