Evening star., 1896-10-09
M'K|NLEYS CHANCES
Chairman Babcock Casts Up a Foot.
ing on Congressman.
WHAT THEY SAY HERE AND THERE
Gains Reported and Claims Made
in Many States.
AJOR1TIES EXPECTED

Chairman Babcock of the republican con-
gressional committee left last night for
New York. to be absent day or two. Be-
fore his departure he gave out the follow
ing signed statement, estimating the prob
able republican majority In the next
House:
'The committee has now received detailed
reports from nearly all Of the congressional
districts, and, while there are quite a num-
Der OF districts that cannot be determined
upon at present, owing to various causes,
some with two candidates., others where
the question of fusion has not been settled,
and others where nominations have not
been completed, we have sufficient data to
warrant US in saying that the republicans
will elect members who are pledged to
sound money from 1914 districts, without
any question. These districts 1 consider
absolutely certain, and, in addition to this,
there are about fifty more that can be
that the majority of them will elect re-
publicans. This insures at this time a work
ing majority Of thirtytwo.''
Iowa Regarded Safe.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa is in the
city today on a flying trip from his home
state. He has been very busy lin cam
paign work. and will leave for home to-
morrow to resume his labors in the field
in behalf Of the republican ticket.
Iowa is absolutely safe for Mckinley
said Mr.. Hepburn to Star reporter. The
republican ticket will be elected by a ma
1ority that will certainly not be less than
10000 and will probably be more. There Is
lot well-informed republican in the state
who Is at all anxious. l cannot imagine
how unfavorable reports could be circu-
lated in the east about our state, unless it
can be charged to the general tendency of
the opposition to disseminate falsehoods in
this campaign.
This talk of republican disaffection on
account of silver is all nonsense. The re-
publicans in Iowa who will vote for silver
ard leave their party to do 1t. can only be
counted by ones and twos in township,
ard they will not figure in the result
Railway Mans View.
F. C. Robinson, prominent railroad man
at Rochester, N. Y, connected with the
general managers Office of the Grand Cen
trail route and the Canadian Southern Line,
In letter to j. c. S. Colby Of this city,
writes as follows: THE campaign is fairly
opened now, and We therefore can judge a
little better how things going. This
fact found while in Nashville, that it was
as hard to fuse democrats and populists as
II Is 10 UNi4 OIL anu water. lHcy Hdle 6dCn
other and a fusion is impossible in Ten
lessee. The same conditions prevail in
Kentucky. These were my conclusions. l
see the New York World takes the same
View. The boy orator Of the Platte is beat
en- now, and his managers recognize the
fact, If he does not. He has not made u
single vote in this state (New York;; on
the contrary, has driven a great many over
to the republican side.
Il saw a man today from Mt. Morris.
Bryan's coming there had turned over 400
democrats to vote for sound money and
Mckinley. The silver sentiment Is very
weak in this state. 1 think Mckinley will
democrats are badly demoralized in this
state. They have no funds, and cannot get
any, as all of their rich men are for sound
money. The sound money democrats are
and that will help Mckinley. Our general
manager just came from Nebraska. He
says that state will surely go for McKin-
ley. I am president of the Railway Mems
over 500 members, and 80 per cent of them
are democrats. 1t looks as If Mr.. Bryan
and his party will be completely buried out
of sight beyond resurrection"
Republicans in St. Louis.
Geo. P. Seymour, connected with the
auditors office of the Wabash Railroad
Company. at st. Louis, writes to republican
headquarters: IF half this state will vote
as solidly republican as ST. Louis county,
there will be very little doubt of Mckinley
carrying it. You can look for the safe re-
turn Of Bartholdt, Joy and our newcomer,
Maj. Pearce of the twelfth district Bourke
Cochran spoke at the Auditorium last night
to at least 10000 people. 1t was the most
mastery discourse the sound money
question we have had so far, and created
sad havoc among the weakened ones"
L. Tod varitI flo
western Life Insurance Company, at Salt
Lake City, writes: Here it is not popular
to be pronounced Mckinley man. In fact.
for time after the presidential nomina-
uons there were very few in Salt Lake
who ventured to say they would support
the st. Louis nominee, but am glad to say
the Mckinley sentiment is growing even
here In Utah, and I trust we will be able
to show good vote for the ticket I think
the national committee should not regard
US as entirely hopeless"
Gold Men Travel.
from Kansas City, Mo-. to Chairman Bah
cock. as follows: Il left Washington satur-
day afternoon and arrived here Monday
morning. I polled two trains on my way
here. The first was the limited from Wash
iLgton to Cincinnati; result as follows: For
sound money. Al; silver, 8, including Sena-
tor Joe Blackburn, and not voting, g. The
next train was between Cincinnati and ST.
Louis; result. 40 for sound money, 5 for
silver, and not voting. On this train were
found Kentucky democrats, all for sound
money and Mckinley, and each one (aIl
from different parts of Kentucky said that
In his judgment old Kentucky was sure for
Mckinley, sound money and protection.
Here in Kansas City, whittier 1 came with
some misgiving, l find quite as many gold
buttons and emblems as I do silver. At
this hotel. there Is q young lady who
has been going from city to city where
there have been large gatherings selling
campaign emblems, 1 am told by her that
she sells three times as many sound money
buttons and embems as she does silver. I
give you these straws for what they are
worth"
Chester B. Bradley, president of the Wy
oming State League of Republicans, in
writing for literature for his state saws:
Everything looks very well, indeed, for
the election of Mr.. Mondell My Judgment
IS that his opponent will not be able to
carry more than four counties in the state,
and I feel very certain that Mr.. Mondell
will be elected, and that we shall carry the
state for Mckinley by a safe majority"
Mckinley In Iowa.
A" correspondent writing to Mr. F. NJ
Heaton Of this city from Davenport Iowa,
TN