The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-02

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 1.-Chairman
Hitch, OF the Republican State Central
Committee, said last night that the
net vote in Illinois would be $500 and
that outside of Cook county the poll
would be $4,000 for Mckinley, and 257,-
900 for the opposition. In Cook county
Mr.. Hitch allowed Mckinley 10000 and
Bryan 1l4,000. The totals for the State
are, therefore, 571, 900 for Mckinley and
81 200 for Bryan. or majority of 20O,-
900 for Mckinley. Mr.. Hitch further
said:
The election on Tuesday will give
to Mckinley and the Republican State
ticket the most decisive plurality ever
known in Illinois. This positive de-
claration is not founded upon guess
work or mere conjecture. 1t is deliber-
ate conclusion from facts in possession
of the committee which show the re-
lative standing of the opposing parties
in the 2,22S precincts in the State at
large and the l.O2O precincts of Cook
county.
THE POLL MADE WITH CARE.
"'The poll has been taken with eX-
traordinary care, the Committee on Or
ganization having done its work sys-
tematically. SO as TO be advised of all
changes of conditions from time to
time. The work from these headquar-
ters would have availed little but for
this intelligent and active co-Opera-
tion. These county and precinct COM
mittees have been in close alliance with
the State headquarters, and we know
that they are not deceived as to the
situation. They have repeatedly can
vassed the same territory and revised
the poll in every case.
lob xt.tn l,n a1a bod lNN-
the largest majority ever given for a
Governor in this State. We will re-
turn a united Republican delegation to
the lower House of Congress and secure
the Legislature. which elects sue
cessor to Senator John NJ. Palmer"
Chairman Hinrichsen, of the Popo-
cratic state committee, says Palmer
and Buckner will not receive more
than 1000 votes in Illinois. AS to the
general situation in the state, he said
to me tonight
'We have more votes in the city Of
Chicago than the Republicans, and I
look for majority in this city. The
state outside is overW helmingly DEM
ocratic and making every allowance
for doubtful voters and surplus en-
thusasm, l feel that we shall carry this
state for the whole ticket by $4,000 or
10000 plurality. We will elect fourteen
of the twenty-five congressman with
out question, and may elect sixteen.
We will elect a majority of the assem-
bly,, while the Republicans will control
the senate owing to the large number of
holdovers. The Populists will hold the
balance of power in the joint assembly.
which insures the election of a silver
United States senator to succeed Pal
mer.
Governor Altgeld will lead the ticket
in Chicago and in the laboring centers
outside. Bryan will probably run
ahead in the agricultural districts.
FEELS SURE OF ILLINOIS.
Organs tour Of the state and his
speeches in Chicago have aided the flu
sion ticket materially. From every
county in the state we are receiving
advices of Democratic gains over the
last poll taken. In some voting pre-
cints in agricultural districts the vote
for Bryan will be almost una animOus.
feel that in Illinois we cannot be
beaten.
There is complete fusion with the
peoples party on the state ticket since
the withdrawal of Watson, and the fu-
sion on presidential electors is on the
basis of four Popuiists to twenty Dem
ocrats. Fusion has been accomplished
In all congressional distrists except the
Twentieth, and this has fusion on the
legislative candidates in half the dis
tricts, wherever it was considered nee
essary to insure election"