Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-11-07
BRIEF WIRINGS::-
SIZED Up.
To-mOTr0w's Contest and Some Of Its
Unique Features-DOubtful
States.
Figures of Timely Moment-The Con
gressional Feature Claims of All
Parties Reviewed.

new YORK; Nov. 1.-THE presidential
election of 1892 is unique in being the
first since the war where SO many doubt
full states are admitted at issue in the
great political parties. 1t is also unique
in being the first in which it is conceded
by all parties that the electoral vote of
the nation will be divided between three
great political organizations. Three can
dldates will certainly be balloted for in
the electoral college and to be elected to
the presidency one of these men must
the election will go to the house.
The Peoples party has constituted the
great element of doubt in this contest.
The solid south of Democracy and the
solid west of Republicans are both
menaced by its encroachments and on
every page of the estimates great in
terrogation point mark is marked against
states that one or two of the old
parties were wont to claim as their
political heritage. In this list may be
named Alabama, Colorado, Kansas Ne
vada, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Wyoming and Idaho. One or
the other of the old political parties
claim none of these in their recapitula-
ton, but each admits that the Peoples
party or fnsion tickets may triumph. To
the seast are added the other doubtful
states of New York, Indiana, New Jersey,
Connecticut and Montana. The doubtful
states in this election aggregate not less
than fifteen in number. While these
parties will no doubt agree that all these
states are to bc placed in the doubtful
column, on Tuesday night the American
public will turn anxious eyes to these
states, each and all for the solution of the
presidential contest The presidential
college this year will consist of Al men,
bers. These 444 electoral votes will, ac-
cordlng to the recent apportionment by
congress among the various states be as
follows: Alabama II, Arkansas s, Cali
fornia 8, Colorado 4, Connecticut G, Della
ware 3, Florida 4, Georgia 13, Idaho 3,
Illinois "a, Indiana II, Iowa 10, Kansas
10, Kentucky Is, Louisiana s, Maine 6,
Maryland 8, Massachusetts, Is, Michigan
II, Minnesota 8, Mississippi ., Missouri
10, Montana 3, Nebraska s, Nevada 3, New
Hamsphire 4, New Jersey 10, New York
SO, North Carolina II, North Dakota 3
Ohio %, Oregon 4, Pennsylvania 80,
Rhode Island f., South Carolina 8, South
Dakota 4, Tennessee II, Texas 10, Yer
mont 4, Virginia 10, Washington 4, West
Virginia 6, Wisconsin u, Wyoming 3.
Total All.
The states which are admitted to be
Democratic are the following: Arkansas,
s, Delaware 3, Florida 4, Georgia 13, Ken
lucky 13, Louisiana 8, Maryland s, Mis-
sis'ippi 8, Michigan 5, Missouri II, North
Carolina II, South Carolina 8, Tennessee
y, Texas Is, Virginia -. Total 147.
Tho states which are admitted to be
Republican are: California ., Illinois
"a, Iowa 13, Maine 6, Massachusetts Is,
Michigan 8, Minnesota 8, New Hamp-
shire 4, Ohio 23, Oregon 4, Pennsylvania
80, Rhode Island I, Vermont 1, Washing
ton 4, Wisconsin T.. Total 152.
The fifteen doubtful states enumerated
at the beginning will cast the following
electoral vote; Alabama II, Colorado (,
Kansas 10, Nevada 3, North Dakota 3,
South Dakota 4, Nebraska 8, Wyoming 3, |
Idaho 3, New York 36, Indiana Is, New
Jersey 10, Connecticut 6, Montana 3, West
Virginia 6. Total 1876.
Of the fifteen doubtful states Nevada, |
with its three electoral votes, is practically |
to the Peoples party by both of |
the leading parties, thus leaving only
fourteen states actually in contention.
Of these the Democrats make the loudest |
claims of Alabama, New Jersey and West
Virginia, swelling their total 1856. The
express the greatest con-
lidence in carrying Colorado, South Dako-
ia, Idaho and Nebraska, which would swell |
their total to 191. Admitting these claims
of the two old parties and conceding
Nevada to Weaver, the very doubtful /
states remaining are New York, Indiana,
Connecticut, Kansas, North Dakota,
and Montana. These states
have total of seventy-sir votes, and of !
these seventy-six votes the Democrats
must gain forty-nine in order to win and |
the Republicans must secure thirty-two.
In addition to electing president and
the people of the United
States will next Tuesday elect 1856 CON
gressmen this being the number
which according to reapportionment,
is to compose the fifty-third congress.
The states which elect legislatures