The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-20
HOW WILL 1T GO.
Politicians Figuring on
Vote of Illinois.
Each Side Claims That ii
Will Carry the State.
Both Parties Working Hard to
Ach ieve Ultimate Success.

Chicago, Oct. 2o.--All the Democratic
batteries will be turned on Illinois. and
beginning next Thursday. the campaign
VIII be under the direction OF Bryan him
self. He will arrive here on that date
and remain In the state for one week
Whiie the Republicans believe they can
win without Illinois. at the same time
they are certain of carrying IL, and the
Democrats admit that without Its elect
oral vote they may lose the election.
fhings VIII hum here during the next
Two weeks, said Democrat yesterday
whose name, for obvious reasons. can
not be given. although he Is In the con-
hdence or Mr.. Bryan. and while not off,
ciaiiy connected with the national COM
mittee stands as close to Bryan as any
man In the country. IF Chicago gives
less than $4,000 majority for Mckinley.
We will carry Illinois. and without Illi-
nois No not think 1t will be possible for
us to win. i expect at least $4,000 ma
5ority for Mckinley In Chicago, but
think that the state at large will give a
sufhcient plurality to overcome it,"
This represents the opinion of the sill
yer men. 1t is the opinion of many poll
tcians that Chicago will give Mckinley
an enormous majority. The increased
registration indicates an increase of
$4,000 votes In the Republican wards,
net, over the increase in the Democratic
wards, and the registration today is ex-
pectod TO still further increase these
gains. The local Democrats are badly
organized, and have been badly handi-
capped by the fact that they have no
newspaper support, except that OF one
Insignificant evening sheet. Reports
show an overwhelming majority in Chi
cago for gold. The Records postal card
canvass shows ratio Of four Mckinley
men to one for Bryan. and indicates on
the basis OF percentage the enormous
plurality of 200. 900 for Mckinley in Chi
cago. Test votes wherever taken reveal
the same condition OF affairs, and every
thing points 10 a big majority here for
the Republican ticket.
The Democrats carried Illinois for
Cleveland In 1892. and expect on that ac-
count to carry It for Bryan this year.
Outside OF Cook county. Cleveland had
10000 less votes than Harrison. This
year Bryan Is expected to gain the votes
cast for Weaver. and should he receive
that solid support he would have $4,000
plurality outside OF Chicago. This would
mean that the detection OF Gold Demo-
Gratis and Silver Republicans about
balanced each other. As matter OF
fact the Silver Republican vote is OF
significant proportions while not less
than $4,000 Democrats who voted for
Cleveland will oppose the Democratic
candidates.
A friend OF Governor Altgeld says that
In conversation with the governor last
week the latter said that he thought the
Bryanites would carry Illinois.
by what majority" Altgeld was
asked
That's difficult question to answer.
was his reply, but believe that we will
have 25,000 majority at least, perhaps
more outside of Cook county
Neither these figures of the governor.
or the 1900 indicated by a perfect fusion
on the basis Of 1892 are sufficient to elect.
1t must also be remembered that no ac-
count Is taken OF the large German de-
lection. Some 50. 900 German voters. who
voted for Cleveland in 1892. are deter
mined to vote this year for the gold
standard. An attempt was made TO hold
them in line by the distribution of Bis
marck's letter 10 Governor Culberson,
but IL has been without effect. Conced-
ing Bryan the 25.000 plurality outside OF
Chicago claimed by Altgeld. the Republ-
cans are certain to win. Nothing is re-
garded as more certain, says the Repub-
ltcans, than that McKinley's Chicago
plurality will be at least $4,000. and the
committee will be greatly surprised II II
should be less than 100000
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