Evening star., 1896-10-20
THREE INMATES
They ALI Give Mckinley 302 Elec-
toral Votes.
WERE MADE AT DIFFERENT TIMES
Vice Chairman ApsIey Was the
First Forecaster.
OTHER REPUBLICAN NEWS

Late and reliable news of the political
situation In Indiana comes to hand today
in the shape of a long report to Chair
man Babcock of the republican congress
sion committee from Representative Over
street, who is in charge of the congress
sional campaign in that state. Mr.. Over
streets report goes into details of the cam
paign at great length, and while they, Of
course, are confidential. his summary of
the outlook can be published.
The general situation In Indiana is very
much improved" writes Mr.. Overstreet
'and considerable progress was made last
week. A healthy tone now exists. and If
nothing arises to interfere we will surely
carry this state by a handsome majority.
Our organization is active and our people
enthusiastic.
UNLESS ali signs fail. the republicans
will get so per cent of the labor vote. The
railroad vote is almost solid, and the claim
of secret intention among the laborers to
vote for Bryan receives little credit"
MIR. Overstreet says the republicans will
carry nine out of the thirteen congress
sional districts. Two others, in addition,
are also likely to return republicans, and
swell the sound money majority in the
House. MIR. Overstreets estimates are
given great deal of credit by the republic
can managers In this city.
From North Carolina.
Chairman Babcock also received some
very interesting information from North
Carolina. 1t is to the effect that the re-
publicans have succeeded through ener-
getic efforts and management in registering
very heavy vote in a quiet way without
arousing the suspicious of the opposition
that anything of the kind was going on
Last Saturday was the last day of regis
frqtiOn hot he fhnr n
and systematic efforts of the republicans
did not come to the attention of the oppo-
sition until the Friday preceding the last
day, when 1t was too late for the demo-
Gratis to make any headway. Mr. Babcock
is advised that the republican registra ton
indicates majority in North Carolina for
the republican ticket of from 1000 to
10000
Telegraphic advices from Texas received
by Chairman Babcock today convey in
formation of the alleged possibility of the
election of six republican Congressman in
the Lone Star state This is an addition
of two to the estimates formerly made by
the republican managers in Texas. The
fusion between the gold democrats, middle
of-the-road populists and republicans is the
ground upon which the Texas managers
base their claim.
News From Kansas.
A business man from Philadelphia, who
has extensive interests in Kansas and is
row located in that state, writes to this
city that four Congressman will be elected
.by the republicans in Kansas. This-1s In
accord with Information already in the
hands of the republican committee mere
the Tom Watson wing OF the populists are
making the chances brighter for republican
success through their squabbles with the
regular democratic and populist fusion.
Chairman BShcock has received a letter
from Dodgevile, Wis, which is his das-
trict that Mr. George c. Hazelton of this
city, wEo is stUmping Mr. Babcock's dis
trIct in behalf of the republican ticket ad-
dressed large meeting at Dodgeville and
that his remarks created a great deal of
enthusiasm II is said that numbers of the
people were turned away from the nall un-
able to 9air admission.
On the republican side this campaign is
marked By two political forecaSters, aside
from Congressman Grosvenor though per-
maps neither of these two gentlemen is
anxious to enter into competition with the
OHIO statesman- Senator Quay has been
entirely non-Commit tai in his predictions
and has refused to give any details regard
ing the fiattering result which he fore
shadows on November ). Aside from these
two notable predictions, Mark Hanna has
gwen out statement, and SO has Vice
Chairman Apsley of the republican con-
gressional committee. The predictions of
the latter two gentlemen are marked by a
coincidence which is very remarkable.
Mr. ApsIey's Tour.
Mr. Apsley left Washington in the latter
part of August for the purpose of making
a personal tour of inspection through the
west He visited Iowa, Nebraska, Colo
rado and the Pacific states. He and Con-
gresham Mccall spent some time in Cal
nornla, oregon and Washington, address
Ihs meetings and organizing the repubii-
cans for active campaign work, which had
been 10 certain extent dormant
his western trip was a success and he
returned feeilnS highly sanguine of re-
puoilcan success in several western states
Whicn up to that time had been consid-
ered hopeiessiy given over to Organism and
Tree silver Before leaving the Pacific
coast states on his way to report his OBJ
servations to the national committee Mr.
Apsley was interviewed and induced to
make forecast of the election
This interview and forecast was prb.
hshed IN the Seattle Post Intelligencer of
Monday, September Z. Mr.. Apsley then
Claimed @l2 electoral votes for Mckinley
October is, Chairman Hanna gave out his
nrst omcial statement, and put the cleo
toral vote of Mckinley at ;}D2 precisely
the same number given by Mr. Apsley
SIX weeks had elapsed, and by an entirely
dlf1erent process and without exchanging
notes as to the method by which thew ar
rived at the result both the chairman of
the national committee and the vice chair
man OF the congressional committee pitch-
ed upon the same number of electoral
votes Tor Mckinley. and what is perhaps
equally strange reached this conclusion
by claiming the same states
His Table.
This is Mr.. Apsley's table, as 1t appears
in the Seattle Post Intelligence of Sen.
tember Z:
New Hampshire. ..... Anew Yosk AZ
California ........... 9lNebrasku g
connecticut ..-....... 6l North Dakota. &
Iowa ID Pennsylvania. ..... 3I
Kansas -............. 1Ol Ohio %
Delaware. ........... 3IOreron ~ =
Wyoming ............ 3fMaine :
inlhols H..--... a Rhode Island. . 4
Maryiand -.--- SiSouthsDakota.
Indiana. a.............. 15l Vermont
Massachusetts. Is Washington ~ 4
Michigan. ........... 14I West Virginia q
New Jersey. ......... lei Wisconsin ~ 10
Kentucky ........... IS -
MINNESOTA 9i Total. l.............. .3O2