The San Francisco call., 1896-10-31
California Placed in the Column
for Protection and Sound
Money.
MAJOR MKINLEY CANNOT LOSE.
Even in Texas the Silverites Will
Be Beaten by an Honest Ballot
and Fair Count.

CHlCAGO, ILL.,, OCt. 5U.-Ino hepuDll-
can National Committee received reports
from State committee chairmen in re-
sponse to the call sent out by Chairman
Hanna for the latest and most conserva-
tive estimate of the result. Presidential,
State and Congressional. Following are
extracts from these reports:
Arkansas-Results will be substantially
the same as September 2. No hope of
electing Republican Congressman. Vote
will be slightly increased over Septem ber
2. Hope to get in the Republican column
in 1900.
California; have not the slightest
doubt we will win the electoral vote in
this State.
Colorado-Bell, the Populist Congress
sional candidate in the Second District,
and Shafreth, silver Republican, in the
First, will win. Bryan and Watson ticket
will poll 5000 votes, Bryan and Sewall
95, 900, Mckinley $4,000.
Delaware-Result as to Presidential
electors doubtful. Hon. D. NJ. Wilson of
Dover says we will win Presidential elec-
tors, but cannot say as to Congressman.
Maine-We will give at least $4,000 plu-
rality for Mckinley.
Hope to cast $4,000
votes. Predict Republican plurality of
10000. Congressional districts are sure
except Ninth and Tenth. These two are
in doubt.
Mississippi-There will be $4,000 votes
cast, of which Palmer will get 5000, Nc
Kinley 1900, Bryan and Watson 1900,
Bry an and Sewall $1,000.
North Dakota-McKinley electors will
be elected by $4,000 maiority. Candidates
for Congress will run even with electors.
Populists and Democrats claim the State
by 5000.
Oregon-Confdent the Republicans will
carry the State by $500. Situation grow
ing more hopeful every day.
Texas-Last night it was authoritatively
stated on the basis of the registration that
there will be 525, 600 votes cast Some esti-
mates make it as high as 595, 900. This is
an increase of100, 900 over the highest pre-
vious vote. The increase is largely in our
favor and Democrats are discouraged over
it. 1t is reasonably sure we will get a fair
count.
Wyoming-We will carry Wyoming for
our Congressman by 5000 plurality and
Justice of the Supreme Court by the same.
changeable to make a close estimate.
Michigan-F E. Waite, mem ber of State
Executive Com mittee: Trend is all our
way. l believe we are safe for 35, 600, and
We may get 40, 600 or $4,000.
Florida-No doubt about Florida going
for Bryan. Democrats will get 10000, Re-
publicans 1900, Palmer 5000. Populsts
$500. May possibly elect one Congress
man.
Idaho-Idaho's vote will be cast for
Bryan. The Democratic- c-Populistic-siIver
ticket will get two-thirds of the vote
polled. The three candidates for Con-
gress have an even chance. We hope to
elect our men. We will carry enough
legislators to hold the balance OF. power
with the Populists and Democrats. In
dications point to Democratic successor
to Senator Dubois. He is practically out
of the race.
Iowa = Complete poll indicates $1,000
Republican plurality. Chances are it will
go above this.
New .Hampshire-We will carry this
State by 10000 majority and will control
the Legislature. =.
Pennsylvania-Penns will give
Mckinley $4,000 plurality. Bryan will
get 40o, 900 votes.
Minnesota Minneapolis will give Nc
Kinley 5000 majority. Later reports make
me raise my estimate of the majority in
the State from 25. 900 to 10000 and proba-
bly, 35 900. The last poll shows a majority
for Mckinley of 35, 710.
Idaho has been placed by recent Repub-
lican estimates in the list which might go
for Mckinley. but the foregoing report,
which was approved by the National chair
man, comedies the State as sure for Bryan.
Colonel Hahn, whose duties as head of
the speakers bureau department, are
practically ended, received the following
telegram to-day from National Commit
teeman Scott of the New York headquar-
ters:
"Shake, old man. We will give you New
England Pennsy lvania, New York, Mary
land, New Jersey, North Carolina, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and Tennessee.
Colonel Hahn said that he did not
yield North Carolina and Tennessee in his
estimate given out to-day, because in the
first State there was complete fusion of
the Democrats and Populists, and in Ten
I.nessee he was afraid there would be
repetition of the alleged counting out of
H. Clay Evans.
Chairman Hahn of the speakers bureau
of the National Republican Committee to-
day gave out a staten ent claiming that
Mckinley would receive 314 electoral votes
from the following twenty-nine States:
California. Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Min
nesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Dakota. Vermont, Virginia. Wash
ington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wy
oming.