Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-09
CAREFUL COUNTS
INSURE HIGH HOPES OF BRYAN'S
ELECTION.
Confident predictions Based Upon
E:eiiabIe Estimates in Hitherto
Doubtful States Palmer and
fIucf5ncr's yole VIII y.e Small.
From oar Regular Correspondent.


Huchncr'. Vote VIII s.e Small.
From Oar Regular Correspondent.
WASliIHGToN, Oct. ID, 1886.
Mr.. Bryan'S supporters find nothing
diScouraging III the situation. On the
contrary, they have excellent reasons
for believing that Mr.. Bryan's chances
for election are better than those OF
Mr.. Mckinley. These reasons are not
entirely based upon reports made to
the managers OF Mr.. Bryan's campaign,
although there is no doubt of the
trustwOrthiness of those reports as a
rule. Those Democrats who are care
full not to allow their wishes to be-
come tangled up with their judgment
have been making a study OF the
figures put out by the more con-
servative supporters of Mckinley and
have thereby strengthened their be
lief in Bryan's success. The latest OF
these tables appeared on the editorial
page of the Washington Post, which
is strongly for gold. 1t gives Bryan
20j electoral votes, Mckinley 40, and
puts lO2 in the doubtful column. To
accept this table as correct is to he
sure that Bryan will be elected, as the
l02 electoral votes classed as doubtful,
of which Bryan must get 10 to he
elected and Mckinley must get 81, are
made up OF the following States:
Illinois, Oregon, Californ ia, Maryland,
Delaware, West Virginia, Minnesota,
Michigan, Wisconsion and Iowa. 1t
is very conservative claim to say
that Bryan will certainly carry more
than five out of these ten States, which
would elect him with votes to spare,
if the rest of the table be all right, and
there is no doubt about that, as with
the exceptions OF Indiana and Nebraska
it only includes in the Bryan column
States are conceded to Bryan by the
Republicans.
Hon. w. f. Chiffon, Secretary OF
State for West Virginia, was one of
the party which came to Washington
to escort Mr.. Bryan to that State.
While in Washington Mr.. Chiffon
said. a am not afraid of the result
in West Virginia, and have no besita-
ton in predicting that Bryan will get
its electoral vote. Our people our
strongly for silver, and many converts
have been made from the Republican
ranks. The Palmer and Buckner
ticket will not poll much OF vote.
The Republicans are making the most
strenuous efforts for Mckinley and
the allegations of coercion and in
limitation of railway employees are
strictly true. But there is always a
reaction against such methods, and a
| feeling of resentment arises in the
minds OF the men who are thus coerced
that will result in causing hundreds of
them to vote the other way"
Gen. w. J. St. Clair, of Wa. Va, was
in Baltimore with Mr.. Bryan, and who
passed through Washington this week,
said: al found degree of Bryan
enthusiasm in the City of Baltimore
that was rather surprising, in view of
the tone of its boiling Democratic
newspapers. The talk about Nc
Kinleys great majority in the Mary.
land metropolis is all nonsense"
Senator Germans disinclination to
make anti-election claims and promises
adds force to what he told Mr.. Bryan
and the other gentlemen who partici-
pated in the conference held in New
York City this week. He promised
that Mr.. Bryan should have the cleo.
toral vote OF Maryland, and he said
that he considered that the Demo-
Gratis still had an even chance to win,
Notwithstanding the influences that
we're being used against them.
Democratic confidence, which has
been fairly good from the beginning OF
the campaign, has greatly increased
since the conference in New York this
week, participated in by Messrs. Bryan,
Sewall, Chairman Jones, Senator Cor
man and Democratic leaders. At that
conference every aspect of the CAM
paign was carefully considered, and
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clusion of those present was that Mr..
Bryan was making great campaign
and that unless something not now
expected should occur to change the
drift of public sentiment in favor of
the free coinage of silver he would be
elected with a number of electoral
votes to spare. 1t did not take long for
! n he
and file and the result has been Il
natural increase in Democratic con-
tidence which cannot fail to make it.
self felt in the work of the campaign.
Senator Faulkner has been, getting
some very cheering news this week
from all around, but that which
pleased him most has come from
Michigan, California, Iowa and Kansas,
which are claimed by some Republic
cans and put in the doubtful column
by others. According to Senator
Faulkner's advices neither of them
will be carried by Mckinley. The
Democratic State Committee of
Michigan reports that State to be
absolutely safe for Bryan, and gives
the figures to back up the claim; re-
ports from California say that it is
now only a question OF the size of the
majority Bryan will get in that State;
Iowa is considered so safe for Bryan
that its prominent stump speakers are
being sent into other States, and poll
of Kansas gives Bryan the State by
$4,000 majority. Dem.
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