The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-15

WASHINGTON. Oct. y. 1s9


Mckinley and Hobart will to a dead
certainty, carry Iowa, Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio. This is no ante-election
buncOmbe but is Il calm, serious
statement of facts, based upon full re
ports from every Congressional, dis
trict in the states named which are
i'll the hands of chairman Babcock, OF
the Republican Congressional Com
mittee. Just compare this statement
with the claims put forward for Bryan
the modest of which includes Indiana
and Illinois, and you will get fair
idea of how hopeless the Popocratic
campaign really is. The latest of
these claims was made by Chairman
Butler, of the Populist National Com
mittee and presents a total of 232 cleo
| toral votes. Now deduct the electoral
/ votes of Indiana-Butler very consid-
erately comedies that of Illinois, Mich
| igan, Iowa and Ohio are in doubt
/ and Bryan is defeated man, even
though he should carry all the
other states claimed by Butler, among
which are the two Dakotas, Washing
! ton, Wyoming, Kentucky, Kansas,
| Nebraska, Oregon, California, Mary
land and West Virginia, eleven states.
to which more than half will to dead
certainty be carried for Mckinley.
1872 will come much nearer to the num-
Der of electoral votes Bryan will get
than 232.
The Republican Congressional Cam
paign is in just as good condition as
that of Mckinley and Hobart. There
are enough Republicans whose elec-
tion to the House is now absolutely
certain-ascertained by actual per
sOnal contact with the vOterS-tO in
sure Republican majority Of more
! than 30 in the next House, and there
; are about fifty more districts in which
Republicans have an even chance tC
l win. Taking the whole situation, i
is d conservative estimate to place
= the Republican majority in the mex
7 House in the near neighbOrhOod of 80
t That isn't as big as it is in the presen
= House. bat it is big enough TO do 0usi
} ness with.
e Representative Hepburn, Of Iowa
l has been in Washington for the puI
T. pose of comforting with the Republi
4 can Congressional Committee. II
+ says Iowa will give Mckinley not les
than so, 900 majority, and will send
= solid Republican Congressional dele
y cation. Mr.. Hepburn says Bryan
f appearance in Iowa has not helpe'
o his cause any, and probably injure
/ it some by his making assertions witt
+ out backing them up with proof. AZ
e cording to Mr.. Hepburn, the low
r. people ARE taking nothing fo
a granted in this campaign; they al
i mailing everything.'
: Representative Coffin, of Maryland
b. who has been actively campaignin
II in that state, says nothing can pre-
If vent its electoral vote from bein
C cast for Mckinley and Hobart. |
= his own language: Maryland is &
" sure to go for Mckinley and Hobal
If this fall as Pennsylvania is
:, Republicans as a rule nave not bee
IS considering that the party has MOI
II than a fighting chance to carry Mi
souri, but recent news from that stat
is indicate that it will be carrid for No
v Kinley. For instance, a poll has bee
= made in one Of the Congressional di
r tricts which was regarded as reliabl
IL Democratic, as it has been represente
It in the House by II Democrat for year
N The poll shows that 80 per cent. of til
v entire vote of the district have dC
Ie clarad their intention to vote the II,