The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-09

that in Ohio, the home Of the Republ.
can candidate, this feeling prevails to 9
greater extent than the Mckinley
managers care to acknowledge, and the
electoral vote of that State will have to
be fought for to be carried for the Re
publican ticket. In word the silver
question, like Banquo's ghost, will moi
down. Assuming the Chicago conven'
ton will nominate free coinage candi.
date on a free coinage platform, Mr.
Carson gives the States known to be for
the one side and the other, as well as
the doubtful. He gives sixteen States,
with 19l electoral votes, to the Republi'
cans; nineteen with 157 electoral votes,
to free coinage, and ten States, with SO
electoral votes, as doubtful Below are
the States, with their. electoral votes, and
the candidate that will carry them with
the doubtful, viz:
For Mckinley: Connecticut, 6; Della
ware, 8; Iowa, l3; Maine, 8; Maryland, g;
Massachusetts, 10; Minnesota, 8; New
Hamp pshire, 4; New Jersey, 10, New Y York,
36; Ohio, 20; Pennsylvania, 80; Rhode
Island, 4; Vermont, 4; West Virginia, 8;
Wisconsin, IL; total, 19l.
For Free Coinage; Alabama, IL;
Arkansas, s; California, 81 Colorado, 4;
Florida, A. Georgia, l3; Idaho, 8; Louis.
lana, s. Mississippi, O.; Missouri, IL;
Montana, 8; Nevada, 8; North Carolina,
IL; North Dakota, 3; South Carolina, o;
Tennessee, ~; Texas, 15; Utah, 8;
Virginia, IL; total, l57.
The ten States, with 80 electoral votes,
that are classified as doubtful, are as
follows; Illinois, "a Indiana, Is; Kansas,
10; Kentucky, 13; Michigan, Ia; Nebraska,
s; Oregon, 4; South Dakota, 4; Washing
ton, 4; Wyoming, 3; total, 80.
In the electoral college there are 447
votes, 224 constituting a majority. The
Republicans, to win, will have to gain 39
votes from the doubtful States, and the
free coinage men 81. In every one Of
the ten doubtful States the battle will
have to be fought on the free coinage
question, and the tariff issue will have
very little effect on the voters. Assum.
ing that Ohio is certain to go for Nc.
Kinley, Mr.. Carson thinks the indica-
tions are that he must carry Illinois and
one or two of the smaller doubtful States
to be elected. On this point he says:
"The twenty-four votes of Illinois
therefore constitute an important factor
in the problem, and it would seem at
this time as if Illinois would furnish the
principal battle ground IN the campaign
of 1896. The Republicans can win with.
out Illinois, but to do so would have to
capture several other States placed in
the doubtful column, including the four.
teen votes of Michigan, the loss of any
one of which would be fatal Kentucky
presents debatable ground, but the
chances Ger s"""ess in that State, as well
as in Indiana, may be fairly regarded as
more favorable to the Democrats than to
the Republicans. Kansas and Nebraska
are believed at this time to be almost
equally balanced, with the chances
slightly in favor of the Republicans, and
the same may be said of Oregon, South
Dakota, Washington and Wyoming"
These facts show that, from present
indications, and on the assumption the
Chicago convention nominates free
coinage candidate on free coinage plat
form, there will be narrow margin be-
tween Mckinley and defeat. The cur
rency will be the great question of the
Republicans to fill its place with the
tariff. To attempt to do so would be
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