The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-03
Leaders Now Awaiting
Verdict of the People.
More Claims of Certain Vic
tory are Put Forth.
The Latest Estimate Sent Out From
the Various States.

s,n,caco Nov. 3.-Serene ana uh-
houn,ied confidence reigns in the mead
oparters of the Democratic party, ana IN
that of their Republican rival as weii.
no ne,ter aide is there shadow OF
sa,,h, as 20 the result and, in fact, SO |
.ure are the two parties OF victory tha'
,hsra g on both sides feeling OF aston
s.n,,,ent that the other side has the au-
aac,,v 10 claim anything at all. NO TWO.
rugii,sts six months before probe
,oatical fight. were ever more prohnc !"
assertion. more sweeping in predictioh'
more overfiowing with promises OF oe-
feating the opposition then are the men
an the headquarters of both parties' iney
can see nothing but the bow Oh PROMISES
at all points of the compass. 49,.
A. hoth HEADQUARTERS yesterday, there
~as general exodus for home ahu
xoting booths. Chairman hanna iei'
ror cleveland. and after casting MS 'o.s
to-day. he will go to Canton ana sisi,
Major Mckinley returning TO CleVeianu
a $50. and will receive the eiecuon
turns in his Office. Henry y.
the Republican headquarters ,ei' ioI
Milwaukee last evening, anu VIII
today after casting his vote.
A. the Democratic headquarters.
his post He is confident OF the resui. III
eArtansas. without his vote. and Is receN-
,nc the returns in this city. with hiin'
~,hen the result becomes known. VIII pe
<~o,om,tteemen Campau OF Michlgah'
caban of Illinois, Johnson OF Indiana
walsh Of Iowa Senator Teller Oh Soi-
ora5o and Senator Tillman OF oout"
Carolina. .,.
T,bairman washburn remains at the
,.adouarters of the Populist party In
Chicago. ,
The following final forecasts were
made by Chairmen Hanna ana Jones
last night:
Republican National Headquarters, CHI
cago. Nov. 2.
Tam confident that the strength or NC
< xiHlep and Hobart in the electoral col
lege as a result of tomorrow's election
will not be less than 81 votes. Our poiis'
taken by trained men. indicate that we
viii carry not only California and ore
~on but every one OF the central west
arm states. including Missouri and Kan
sas. There is reason for us TO peiieVc,
too. that Texas will cast her electoral
vote for the Republican candidates, anu
that Virginia, Kentucky. Maryland. Ten
nessee and West Virginia Will be found
In the sound money column. North caro-
lima is practically conceded. Altogether
the victory promises to be one or the
ereatest that has ever been won by
candidate for president.
MA HANNA.
rerocrat,c National Headquarters. Chi
cago Nov. 2.
In tomorrow's presidential election the
west and the south will present solid
front against those classes of the east
vet dominated by the money influences
OF New York city and London. The
forces back OF this movement are not
vet fully understood by the conserva-
tive people OF New England and some OF
the middle eastern states. This issue Is
by no means sectional, and their real IN
terests are the same as those OF the great
producing states of the west and south.
This is a campaign In which politicians
of both parties have been practically
poeerless, either to advance or retard
the onward march of the people In their
demand for national financial indepen-
dence. 1t has been the peoples fight. and
lt will be their victory
JAMES X. JONES.
William ID. Bynum, chairman or the
National Gold Standard Democrats
made the following statement yesterday
n
the result of the election. l cannot be-
lieye that the conservative forces that
have combined to save the country from
dishonor can be defeated by the opposing
elements, however desperate they may
be- The campaign has been almost
wholly confined to the doubtful or closer
states, our principal work having beer
done In Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana
Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. fee
sure all those states will declare FOL
sound money. and IL SO, the result VIII
be due largely To the efforts cf soun'
money Democrats. Had nS. che soun'
money Democrats OF the north and soutl
come TO the rescue Of the issue at the crit
zeal moment. the result, 10 say the least
would have been exceedingly doubtful
The wisdom of our action has becom
more evident each succeeding day w
not only preserved the sound none
Ventiment in the Democratic party. bu
checked the break from the Republican
20 the free silver ranks. and have bee
an important factor in building UP
hearty sentiment In both parties. 1t wa
certainly a peculiar situation that re
ouired Democratic speakers to take IN
stump on behalf of true Democrat
principles TO influence Republicans
vote their own ticket. The action of III
sound money Democracy has, unque'
tlonabiy, had a very liberalizing infiuenC
on the leaders of the Republican part,
and will result in a united effort to az
complish needed reforms In our financi'
system. IL is impossible to conjectul
st this time what course the sound mons
Democrats will pursue after the electio
The result OF the election viii have muc
influence in shaping our movements
the future. We shall probably have
meeting of the executive committee
an early day. for the purpose OF ciosii
up our business affairs. and. no dout
the fortunes OF the sound money orga
fxation will then be considered"
The lines of the two great parties
this state are practically about In I
same position as when the situation W
outlined as hours earlier. The adm
slon os Chairman Jones that the sta