San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-15
BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA AND
OHIO SURE REPUBLICAN.
Three to One Posted on Mckinley and no
Takers News From All Sections, Show
That the People are For Mckinley.
Washington, D. c. Oct. 15.-special.

ana and Ohio. This is not ante-elec-
tiOn buncOmbe, but is a calm, serious
statement of facts, based upon full
reports from every congressional dis
trict in the states named which are
now in the hands of Chairman Bah
cock, of the Republican congressional
committee. Just compare this state
ment with the claims put forward for
Bryan, the most modest of which in
clude Indiana and Illinois, and you
will get fair idea of how hopeless
the POpOcratic campaign really is.
The latest of these claims was made
by Chairman Butler, of the Populist
national committee, and presents
total of 232 electoral votes. Now de-
duct the electoral votes of Indiana
Butler very considerably comedies
that Illinois, Michigan, Iowa and Ohio
are in doubt-and Bryan is n defeated
man, even though he should carry all
the other states claimed by Butler,
among which are the two Dakotas.
Washington, Wyoming, Kentucky,
Knasas, Nebraska, Oregon, California
Maryland and West Virginia, eleven
states, of which more than half will
to a dead certainty be carried for
Mckinley. One hundred and thirty
two will come much nearer the num-
her of electoral votes Bryan will get,
than 232.
The Republican congressional cam
paign is in just as good condition as
that of Mckinley and Hobart. There
are enough Republicans whose cleo
ton to the house is now absolutely
certain-ascertained by actual person
al contact with the voters-to insure n
Republican majority Of more than 80
in the next house, and there are about
90 more districts in which Republi-
cans have an even chance to win.
Taking the whole situation. it. is q
conservative estimate to place the Re
publican majority in the next house
in the near neighborhood of so. That
isn't as big as it is in the present
house, but it is big enough to do bus
mess with.
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa.
has been in Washington for the mr.
pose of comforting with the Repubii-
can congressional committee. He saws
Iowa will give Mckinley not less than
than 10000 majority, and will send
solid Republican congressional dele
CATION. Mr.. Hepburn says Bryan's ap-
pearance in Iowa has not helped his
cause any, and has probably injured
it some by his making assertions
without backing them up with proof.
According to Mr.. Hepburn, the Iowa
people "are taking nothing for grant
ed in this campaign; they are mailing
everything"
Representative Coffin, of Maryland,
who has actively campaigning in that
state, says nothing can prevent its
electoral vote from being cast for Nc
Kinley and Hobart. In his own
language: Maryland is as sure to go
for Mckinley this fall as Pennsyl-
vania is"
Republicans as rule have not been
considering that the party have more
than fighting chance to carry Mis-
souri,, but recent news from that state
luulNdICS IlllI IL VII DS Cdllltu lOl
Mckinley. For instance, a poll has
been made in one of the congressional
districts which was regarded as re-
liably Democratic, as it has been re-
presented in the house by Democrat
for years. The poll shows that 80
per cent of the entire vote of the dis
triCt have declared their intention to
tho pnrnr1h1iaor finlynf in NnunY,n
Der. With the same ratio of gain
Throughout the state, the Republicans
will have an immense majority.
Mr.. w. B. Thompson, treasurer of
the Republican congressional COM
mittee, has just returned from Mich
igan. He says he hasn't the slightest
doubt that Mckinley will carry that
state and that the congressional dis
tricts are alright, the gold Democrats
alone having strength enough in sew
eral of them to swing the balance of
power to the side Of honest money. He
says that practically the entire bust
ness interests of the state are taking
an active part in fighting the free
coinage Of silver.
DeJIluS llCh nave lhSlCdSSu IhC OuuS
on Mckinley in order to coax the Pop
ocrats to put up a little money, but
they have not succeeded. In one
place, much frequented by politicians,
$4,000 has been posted for several
days with instructions to bet it three
to one on McKinley's election, but up
to this morning none of it had been
covered.
Several prominent silver men have
privately admitted that Maryland was
certain to go for Mckinley, nothwith-r
standing Senator Germans claim to-
the contrary. Maryland Republicans
have never admitted that there was
doubt of. their carrying the state
this year.
John r. Mclean, who owns the Gin
cinnati Enquirer and controlling in
terest in the Washington Gaslight
company, has been doing the "angeP'
act for the Popocratic national COM
mittee, and the quality of the gas now
being furnished the people Of Wash
ington indicates that he intends to