The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-10-30
NONE FOR M'K|NLEy.
Eleven So-Called Doubtful States and
the City of Chicago Tell
the Same Story.
Bryan Has Won More Republican Votes
from Mckinley Than He Has Lost
Democratic Votes to Mckinley and
Palmer Combined-It Is Not
Poss Bile to- Beat Him for
the Presidency.

Chicago, Oct. 26.-[Spetial.l-The
Chicago Records postal card ballot
continues to give daily evidence that
Bryan will carry the so-called doubtful
states in the central west for president.
Some weeks ago The Record sent
out several hundred thousand postal
cards to the voters of Chicago and the
states of Kentucky. Minnesota, South
Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, Wis
consin, Michigan, Nebraska, Indiana.
Iowa and Missouri, and requested them
TO express their choice for pesident.
stating also for whom they had voted
IN 1892, and return the card to The
Record.
The return are not large. But 127,-
900 votes have been received from the
eleven states mentioned. OF this num-
Der IS. 900 are for Mckinley and 80, 600
for Bryan. The Bryan vote is larger
thar Mckinley's in Kentucky and Mis-
souri,, but Mckinley leads in the other
nine states. In Chicago the vote
stands: Mckinley &c, 900 and Bryan IA
Quo. All this was expected. The Rec
ord is a goldbug newspaper and this
ballot was begun with the idea that it
would help the Republican cause. Re-
Dublicans were urged to vote. On the
other hand, the Democratic leaders,
distrustful of The RECORD and it's
scheme, urged the friends of Bryan
and free silver, through every means
Ly which they could reach them, not to
vote.
Thus, under the circumstances, the
mere number of votes cas signifies
nothing, especially when the total
number received is less han 5 per cent.
Of the total vote of the states named,
and scarcely 10 per cent. of the city of
Chicago. The total signify only that,
with all their efforts, the Republicans
have BEEN able to round up but So, 1000
votes in eleven disputed states and out
6 5000 in the city Of Chicago in favor Of
their own scheme: while. in spite OF
their efforts to prevent it, sc, 200 Dem
Ocrats have voted in the states and A.
coo in Chica. 20.
But the Records ballot has one.
though only one, significant feature.
Each postal card received at The
Record office tells not only how the
sender intends to vote at the approach
ing election. but also how he voted
four years & Thus the percentage
of change Is obtained, and this Is where
the Democrats come in.
An analysis shows that in every state
mentioned and in every ward of Chi,
cago, without a single exception, the
per cent. of Republican votes for Bry.
an Is much larger then the per cent
of Democratic for Mckinley. Nor
than that, IT shows that Bryan Is re
ceiving a larger per cent. Of Republi
can votes than he will lose of Demo
cratic votes to Mckinley and Palme
combined. II this were the result o
an analysis of the vote Of one or tw'
wards of the city. or Of one or tw'
states, 1t would ave no special signifi
canoe, but 1t Is true of every ward an,
of every states. A result thus obtaine,
must mean what 1t shows, and that /
that in the so-called doubtful state
Of the central and west the drift 1
strongly in favor Of Bryan-so strong
ly in fact that there can be no douh
of his election. 1t Is easy enough no,
to estimate the majorities. The pei
centage of gain and loss in each stat
as shown by the Record vote, indicate
majorities for Bryan as follows: