Evening star., 1896-10-27
DEM OcRATlC CLUBS
Result of Information Obtained From Every
State in the Country.
Returns Claimed to Fully Demon
strate the Election of Bryan
Next Tuesday.

The democratic managers here in charge
of the work of the National Association
Of Democratic Clubs claim to be getting
trustworthy information from every state
| in the country as to the outcome of the
election next Tuesday. On this informa-
| tion the democratic managers are said to
be more hopeful than at any time since
the beginning of the campaign.
Assistant Secretary Mexican of the demo-
cratic congressional committee has charge
of the club work, and he talked to Star
reporter this morning about the outlook as
| viewed by the officials of the association.
Some time ago." he said. I'VE sent out
blanks to all the democratic clubs enrolled
in our organization requesting the officers
to fill in the blanks so as to give the total
membership of their respective clubs, the
composition Of the membership from
partisan standpoint and the plurality that
will probably be received by either of the
candidates at the point at which the club
is located. We are receiving reports from
these blanks and If they do not show the
election of Bryan then no political pointer
In this campaign can be depended on.
Reports From the Middle West.
1--WE have reports up to date from every
state In the west and middle west. From
some of the states the reports are some
what meager. it Is true. but they furnish
|
OF the reports we have gotten from Iowa,
for instance, I have tabulated the returns
of twenty-five clubs, which do not average
above the other clubs of the state in any
way. There are 4,529 members in these
twenty-five clubs OF this number 1920
are democrats, and the remainder 1909,
are republicans. populists, prohibitionists
and Independents. There are 79S republi-
cans. 500 populists. GO Independents and 50
prohjbitionists. These figures show a dem
from nf nor
cent. The republican membership of these
clubs alone is about % per cent. Every
club shows large republican percentage
In its membership. Some Of these Iowa
clubs contain more republicans than DEM
ocrats or populists. Our reports from
Nebraska are equally as favorable as from
Iowa. In Omaha there Is an Independent
club of 1000 republicans, I understand, all
for Bryan.
A Gain in Every Town.
"The returns as to the plurality a candi-
date may receive in each town are as en-
couraging as the membership of the clubs.
The returns from Iowa show democratic
gain in every town and township. 1 may
here mention that the reports from Ohio
are perfectly encouraging. While they may
not show quite as large a republican per-
centage in the clubs as Iowa, the percent
age Is still large enough to Indicate that
the state will go for Bryan.
1T is reasonable to suppose that the per-
centage of republicans not members Of
clubs who will vote for Bryan is greater
than the percentage who are members and
will vote for him. From any view, there
is much to be found in the reports that
Indicate clearly that Bryan will carry the
majority of the middle western states"
Will he Preserved.
Mr.. Mexican says that the National Asso-
citation Of Democratic Clubs will be pre-
served for future campaigns. In the event
of Bryan's defeat, the democrats reckon
the clubs will be valuable to fall back on in
the next campaign. If he should be elected,
he says he wants the backing of the clubs
In his administration. 1t is stated that
charters for clubs are still being sent out
1t Is said by club officials that the ma
jority Of the clubs will obey Bryans in
structions on election day. They will 20
to the polls as near in bodies as possible.
They will furnish teams for the transporta-
ton of voters, and will do all they can to
elect their candidate. It is frankly ad-
mitted in democratic circles that were it
not for the clubs Bryan would have practi-
cally no organization back of him. His
party. they admit, is without thorough or
ganization. 1t is believed that the clubs
will do much work for Bryan on Tuesday.