Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-03

Result-Republican State Chair
Men Continue to Put Forward
Most Remarkable Claims Which
They Cannot Hope to See Rea-
hzed-Evidently a Case of Whist
ling to Keep Up Courage-Mark
Hanna Leaves for CantonSo He
May be Near His Candidate
When the Time for Condolences
Comes.
Chicago, November 2.-On the night
before the battle, serene and unbound
ed confidence reigns in the headquar-
ters of the Democratic party and in
that Of their Republican rivals as well.
On neither side is there a shadow of
doubt of the result of the struggle.
and in fact, so sure are the two parties
OF victory, that there is on both sides
a feeling Of astonishment that the
othe rfellow has the audacity to claim
anything at all.
No two pugilists six months before a
prOOlematic fight were ever more pro-
life in assertion, more sweeping in pre-
dicticn and more OverhOwing with
/ promises of covering the opposition
with everlasting smash and utter ruin
than are the men in the headquarters
of both parties. They can tonight see
nothing but the bow of promise at all
points of the compass and they are
confidently looking for the sun OF the
success to rise in the same prodigal
fashion on the morning which ushers
in the battle.
At both headquarters there was to-
! day a general exodus for home and
voting booths Chairman Hanna left
| for Cleveland tonight, and after cast
! ing his vote he will at II o'clock go to
! Canton for a visit to Major Mckinley,
returning to Cleveland at 2:30 and Will
receive the election returns in his Of
fee i'm the Perry Payne building.
Henry c. PAYNE. of the Republican
HEADQUARTERS. left for Milwaukee this
evening and will return tomorrow al
ter casting his vote.
At the Democratic headquarters,
Chairman Jones said that he
he had no more statements to make
Iywiu remain at his post. He is contl-
dent of the result in Arkansas without
his vote and will receive the returns
i'm this city. With him when the re-
e,,l+ becomes known will be Commit
+eeman Campau. of Michigan; Gahan'
of illinois. Johnson o. indiana;
. Walsh. of Iowa; Senator Teller, OF COL
orado. and Senator Tillman, OF South
Carolina. Chairman George F. WASH
burn will remain at the headquarters
of the PoDulist party in Chicago
The following final forecasts were
r,oda Inv Cbairmen Jones and Hanna
Democratic National Headquarters,
Chicago. November :.
T., +o-D,orrow's Presidential election
the west and the south will present d
solid front against those classes Oh the
east vet dominated by the money IN
fuences Of New York and London. Inc
forces back of this movement are not
vat fullv understood by the conserYa-
live neonie OF New England and some
of The middle eastern States. This IS
sue is bv no means sectional and their
real interests are the same as those or
the great producing States OF the west
and south. This is a campaign IN
which politicians of both parties have
been practically powerless either to ad-
vance or retard the onward march OF
tbe people in their demand for nation
al financial independence. 1t has been
the PEOPLES fight and it Will be their
victory.
(Signed.) JAMES K. JONES.
Republican National Headquarters,
Chicago November 2.
7 am confident that the strength Of
McKinley and Hobart in the electoral
college as a result of tO-mOrrow's cleo
ton will not he less that 81 votes. Our
polls. taken by trained men. indicate
that we will not only carry California
and Oregon. but every one of the cen
tral western States. including Missouri
and Kansas.
There is reason for us to believe that
Texas. too, viii cast her electoral vote
for the Republican candidates and that
Virginia. Kentucky, Maryland, Ten
nessee and West Virginia, will be found
i'm the sound money column. North
Carolina is practically conceded. Al
together the victory promises to be one
of the greatest that has ever been won
bv n candidate for President.
(Signed.) NJ. A. HANNA.
Following are the forecasts of party
leaders in the various States:
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Columbia. S. c., November 2-This
State will 20 for Bryan by 10000 or
$4,000 majority. The Republicans con
cede this and say that their only hope
is to contest the validity of this States
new Constitution, which has reduced
the Republican vote to less than 10000.
TENNESSEE.
Nashville Tenn, November 1.-THE
Democratic committee adheres to its
figures heretofore given out, while the
Republican committee is equally posi-
tive that Mckinley for President and
TiHman for Governor will carry the
State. Conservative judges give the
State to Bryan by 1900 to 10000.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans. La. November 2.-The
situation in Louisiana is unchanged.
DELAWARE.
Wilmington. Del. November .
Roth sides are claiming the State.