Evening star., 1896-10-31

j. w. Collins-"McKinley; 2io.''
Capt. A. A. Thomas-"McKinley. 275'
r. 2. Weedon-"McKinley; 24O''
H. c. McLean-"McKinley; Bill"
Capt. H. b. Elliott-'Mckinley; 3D."
Walter A. Observation-Disclosures d."
Commissioner George Truesdell-"Mckin-
ley; 276"
Commissioner c. F. Powell-"McKinley;
23O"
Col. James A; Bates-"McKinley: 272"
w. P. Observation-Disclosures 25O.'
Assistant District Attorney John E. Las
key: Bryan will, 1 believe, be elected,
and 1 think he will receive not less than
80 votes"
Attorney W. Preston Williamson: MIR.
Mckinley will win sure, and he will get at
least $50 votes"
Lawyer Joseph Shillington: Major Nc
kinley is certain of election, and figure it
he will receive 213 votes"
Mr.. L. S. Brown, general agent of the
passenger department of the Southern Rail-
way Company: "On account of the heavy
silent vote in the middle western states
which If they were for Mckinley they
would not be SILENT the result is very much
mixed. On the other hand, however, it
seems impossible to defeat the united press
of the country, the majority of the intelli-
gence and the personnel throughout the
land f"f- e."
Mr.. P. B. Calvin, superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Washington, Alexandra
ard Mount Vernon Railway Company:
Mckinley 26O electoral votes; Bryan the
rest. l going home to Indiana to vote,
which 'state.'I believe, will go republican
by 1a,OOO majority"
Mr.. d. Lescallet, chief clerk of Washing
ton, Alexandra and Mt. Vernon Electric
Railway Company: Mckinley, 293, the
rest gong to Bryan. 1 do not believe Palm
er will carry a single state"
A. NJ. Clapp: Mckinley will have about
$50 electoral votes.''
Arthur Mccormick: Mckinley, 30O.''
NJ. A. Tappan: Il don't care to designate
exact figures, but you can rest assured
Mckinley will have enough votes to elect
him by great big margin"
Police Lieut.. Kelley: See this button?
Well, that's how it's coming out-Mckinley
and Hobart, with plenty to spare"
Mr.. John Joy Edison: Il figure on 2S0 for
Mckinley"
Andrew Gleeson: Mckinley will get go
electoral votes, sure
o. G. Staples: Mckinley, 3OO"
Watson Boyle: Bryan will have 279 cleo
toral votes"
w. w. Nixon: Mckinley. He'll get at
least pa electoral votes.'
w. B. Shaw: 1T is useless to venture an
opinion. The result is extremely doubtful"
Col. Joe Rice: Il have never considered
the possibility of Mckinley having any
thing else than cinch.''
Il am inclined now," said Attorney Jack
son H. RaIston, Ito believe that Bryan will
be elected. The size of his vote will de-
pend on such states as Illinois, Indiana and
Michigan. If he carries them, and 1 be-
lieve he will, his majority will be very
large. 1 believe, too, that Bryan will carry
both Maryland and Delaware, although the
use of money in the latter state may give
IF Maj. Mckinley does not receive at
least 300 electoral votes,' said Assistant
District Attorney Tracy L. Jeffords, Il am
a very much mistaken man. He will carry
Ohio, where l vote, by something like
1O,OO0. / base my estimates on ten
thousand-mile trip recently made through
the country from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, and from information received from
Ohio and Illinois. 1 think, too, that Cali
fornia is as safe for Maj. Mckinley as
Ohio is.
Il think" said Clerk N. Carroll Downs of
Circuit Court No. 2. that the election OF
Mai. Mckinley Is a settled fact. believe
that he will receive 25S votes. l include in
this estimate the votes of Delaware. Mary
land, Nebraska, West Virginia, Wyoming
and North Dakota. 1 also believe he Will
Gerry Kentucky. Indeed, l believe the
publican electoral vote will be SO large that
they will wonder why they ever doubted
their success
while am not prepared to state figures,
1 have" said Attorney b. F. Leighton.
such faith in the ultimate common sense
OF the American people that 1 cannot doubt
the success of Maj. Mckinley"
Placing great faith in the information
received by the republican managers Of the
campaign. L cannot" remarked Mr.. r. J.
Meigs, one of the veteran clerks of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, but believe that the
republicans will sweep the country. 1 GER
tainly hope so.'
Il think there is not the slightest doubt
Of the election of Maj. Mckinley by very
decided majority" said Lawyer Clarence
A. Rrandenberg.
Il believe" stated Attorney Albert Sill
lers. that Mckinley will be elected by an
enormous vote. I think SO because 1 be-
l:eve that the people Of the country realize
that the election of Bryan would be a most
deplorable result"
Il believe said Mr. Chas W. Darr, q
member of the District bar. that the cleo
ton of Mr.. Bryan is absolutely certain. 1
believe he will receive at least 2S3 elec-
toral votes. He will carry. among other
states. Illinois. Indiana and Delaware"
Private Secretary Thurber: Il haven't
think Mckinley will win by a large ma
jority.''
Mr. Preston, director of the mint: NC
Kinley will have from go to 800 votes.''
Mr.. Coffin, acting controller of the cur
rency: my estimate is that Mckinley will
get 2l votes, or IL more than enough to
elect him."
Mr.. ]. NJ Ford of Ford & Graham: IT think
Bryan will win, with go votes"
Mr. T. Graham. his partner: "You may
put me down as predicting McKinley's elec-
ton, with 23S votes.
Mr.. c. M. Merillat of the Associated
Press: Mckinley will get 317 electoral
votes or thereabouts, in my judgment The
current is with him, ,and political currents in
times like these sweep strongly whichever
direction they take"
Mr. John Boyle Of the United Press, one
of the District delegates to the democratic
convention at Chicago: Bryan will win In
a walk. He will have over 300 votes"
Mr.. Richard Lee Fearn Of the United
Press: Bryan will probably get 2S7 votes"
Mr.. Gus Leach of the United Press:
Mckinley will have 267 votes"
II think Mckinley will be elected by a
vote of 3O2," said Attorney p. E. johnson.
81 believe Bryan will be elected" said
Lawyer F. H. Maokey, "and place his
vote at 300 at least"
President Geo. H. Harries of the Metro
politan railway: Mckinley. $50. Fares,
please"