Evening star., 1896-11-05
VIEWS AT CHICAGO
Chairman Jones Refuses to Give Up
the Fight.
BASIS OF DEMOCRATIC HOPES
Not Encouraged by the Reports To-
day.
OF LEGISLATION
Tecial From a Stafr Correspondent.

Special From a Stan Correspondent
CHICAGO, November 5-McKinley's vote
in the electoral college will probably settle
down to about 264. 1t does not matter
whether IL goes above or below that the
difference will he hut little The important
thing is that there appears no danger now
that the result will be shown close enough
TO create general disturbance in the public
mind.
President Mckinley Will have Congress
with him, or at least if a silver majority
is maintained in the Senate it viii not be
of such a character as TO obstruct legisla-
ton.
1t is clearly indicated that there will
be no serious obstruction in Congress to
the development of the policy which Mr.
Mckinley stood for in the campaign. Even
those who believe that his policy will fail
to bring prosperity to the country cannot
justify themselves in standing in the way
OF its trial. Even the most radical with
whom L have talked seem 10 feel that the
test should be made to see which il is that
will fail-the Mckinley policy or the silver
prediction
Not Significant.
The claims put out by Chairman Jones
yesterday, and the demonstrat tions here
ana elsewhere, got up the assumption
that the result had been reversed, DO not
slshiiy any resistance to the execution OF
the verdict of the jury of ballot boxes
Many things contributed TO the confu-
sion of the oalculat lions of the democratic
committee and to their lack of confidence
in reports, and no one who knows what op-
Grated on Chairman Jones' mind to in
huence his judgment can doubt the sin
af hiS oil.
1t may appear to those having full informa-
tion.
None of these claims disturbed the repuh.
lican committee. They never lost fai,h 90.
minute in their returns, nor We're they
alarmed by the demonstrations excent so
lar as they feared il might disturb The r,,,b-
hc mind, and possibly cause local listurh-
dhces. Their confidence was based on thu
iact that Trey were supplied with informa-
''.h "hich they regarded as absolutely
trustworthy, and the manifestation on the
other side looked 10 them like the kicking
OF the rabbit at the snare
ihe assumption may be warranted thar
'he popular vote agairst Bryan will not
pe quite as large as ii row appears Ma
Jorities may be reduced but the electoral
college VIII stand near the last estimate
OF the republican committee. and of tho
Associated Press. The claims of Chairman
Jones yesterday We're influenced by these
circumstances.
Oregon and West virginia.
do not believe the democrats have any
confidence in Oregon and West Vir,,nia
though they will not admit that fact Ir,t
should turn out that they have carried
these states and California, they will un-
doubtedly make a contest for Indiana
W hen II Is absolutely certain that any Of
these three states named has gone for Nc
kinley Indiana will be abandoned and all
claims given up.
The republican state committee of CALI
fornia this morning claim California bv
5000.
Senator Jones' Attitude
Senator Jones still holds to the attitude
he has since Tuesday. I talked with him
this morning, and he still refuses to concede
the election of Mckinley but insists that
certain states must he heard from more
definitely before the election can be posi-
lively known.
While the papers this morning announce
that Indiana has been conceded to the re-
publicans by Chairman Martin. a long
message by long-distance phone received
from Martin a few minutes ago holds out
the hope that the state is democratic by a
small majority If the populist vote is prop
erly counted.
The latest reports this morning indicate
strongly that Oregon and West Virginia
have gone to Mckinley and California is in
dispute. Michigan and Minnesota are sure
ly republican. If any sort Of faith can be
placed in information from all sources
IL West Virginia and Oregon have gone
republican. as indicated by all reports, In
diana could not give the election to Bryan,
and II would not be worth while for the
democrats to make contest of the returns.
j. p. NJ.