The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-03
POLITICAL prophecies.

OF the iratnleS OF tht campaign just CLOS
ing that has certainly not been neglected
The spirit of prophecy has continually
abidcd with the managers ane stump speak
ers on both sides. They have been ready
at all times to make predictions on de-
maHd. Naturally these forecasts have boon
earnestly scanned by millions Of vo,crs. lut
the history of campaigns shows that
prediction, no matter on what it Is Sased.
is after all nothns but ,uess. and more
often than otherwise bad gaNss.
Four years ago Senator Quay. in New
York. sa;u that the election of Harrison
WIS certain, This belief" he adIa1, lis
moi b"sed on hole, but on an absolute
knowledge Of the conditions existing In .hc
called doubtful States. Harrison Will
have III electoral votes outside OF inlana.
New York, New Jersey, Connections and
Wosr Virginia Kansas and Wisconsin are
perfectly safe
Now, Harrison was not elected He got
but 1t5 electoral votes altogether. Kan
sGs and Wisconsin were not cafe Cor Weav-
er GOT Kansas AMI Gle leland gOt Wecol-
SIN.
II c. Kerens. member of the National re-
publican coiAr'ittee from Missouri said:
Il have investigated carefully and know
that Harrison VIII carry every State that
he carried four years ago
ilar ison failed to carry eight States that
he had carried four years before
John Wanan1ler. postmaster general,
had beer stumping il Indiana, and gave
this as his prediction: / have no doubt,
judging from the enthusiasm that ! saw
oVoryv here that Indiana will so tor Harri-
SON.
Indiana gave Cleveland plurality of
over 1000. Chairman Taggert, OF the demo-
cratic state ccntial committee. had pre-
dicted that it would be 10000. Chairman
Cowly Of the republican committee Lad
said it would be from 1000 to 10000 his
way.
Ex-senator Eustis OF Louisiana, who had
been speaking in the Eastern and Middle
states, said "Ncw York, New Jersey end
Connecticut are sofe for Cleveland. onl
he proved to he right.
Carrot A. Hobart said at that time: we
are rs sure Of Now Jersey as We are of
anything"
New Jersey went democratic by IA 900
Or. e. a. Nicholas Of the Michigan
populist State committee. said that three
OF The electoral votes of that State would
undoubtedly so to Weaver. None of them
went to Weaver,
Regarding New York, the chairman of
the republican committee rrophSsied that
Harrison would get it by $4,000. Harrison
lost it by 5000. The chairman of the
democratic State committee had predicted
only 5000.
Said Allen c. Thurman, candidate fer
vice president on the democratic Ticket,
at TIE close Of the campaign of 1855: THE
democrats will carry New York and In
diana without doubt" They lost New
York by 1900 ard indiana by 200. Sena-
tor Voorhees, had said that Indiana would
20 democratic BY 1000 and frat , rrluh-
liean poll Of tho state which had been sup
pressed had shown a democratic plurality
Of $500 Governor GRAY OF Inliana was
quoted as saving that the State was safe
for CleveifEd. and the rsmar., was adied
Governor Gray has the reputation Of deal
ing IN facte not fiction, and is not inclined
ment." Governor Cray proved to have been
dealing IN hctior.
Oou ,, Mln he 'ro v,,'I ~, ,%o,
STATE to Governor Gray. II have been over
the StItr thoroughly and know just what
am tHlhlhS ABOUT nc missed 1t py
a'n'- -,
speaker John IL gariisle saiu iew ua! :
nS.ole 'MN'i9h NJ Is ~ louo. VI
'ieVe'dnu elect'on' ins Iepuo.lo1nS ia -
praeu'aily gwen II up CleNei ihu soe ioo
e'eTto,nl 'u',S 1lt l'Ht' l1o, 900, ,.,.
A"'IIuoh :Nol'erlno't o, the NV 'li ,
lemocf"ic state ronaNSl,,fs maze slos s,
EuosH' Jur ptuVti'y ~. ''NV'r"u' ~ ~
re' VIZ p9 Hu". WE, n ~, az a
Hairet ~ hooRrt hao coulueuuS p'euic'eu
rie" '-enilau' WIG II, 800 ~a - a. ~ uu'
bolG enough IN saw thnt oven that State
would 90 for Cleveland. Prohibition" he
asserted. mas liilol republicanism in Iowa:
People VIII be surprised at the number OF
democratic votes crst' Iowa Went repuo-
lean MS usual by 32'ooo ana the numher
OF democrauc woes cast was but -ooo
ONO. IN laNS' vas cinlmea oeIore el zee
and w., ,ha ao,i,oar',' H., 10 oeo ~, forr,
er were too high by 1896.
WIEN inc '",'p''sh Vi i'oi was ''""'ns
u c''Sp CHAIRMAN '"''eS " .ne rep"pii-
va" N"''ol''i coin''''''ee' P''u'o'eu '"a'
Blainc's plurality In New York would be
30, 900: In Indiana. 10 900. and in New Ter
SOW COCO r,t ,bi. ,,os NOT 20 H., 49,
!