Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-10-31
Mr.. BRYAN TO GET 800
CAREFUL ESTIMATE OF HIS ELE1C-
TORAL COLLEGE STRENGTH.
ing Tour Through the Middle
West Being Felt.

| Effect of the Candidates CamDaiS Sn-
ing Tour Through the Middle
West Being Felt.
Chicago, Oct. 27-Assistant Chairman
| Campau of the democratic national COM
mittee received today Geographic reports
! from each state chairman in the union
! giving estimates based on the latest in
formation as to how the different states
would record their votes one week from
| Tuesday. This is the last formal report
| that will be made by the chairmen Of
| the different state committees.
| Mr. Campau said: The democratic
| national committee awaits the results Of
next weeks election with serene conf
| dence. Mr.. Bryan will be elected by the
largest popular majority given any presi-
| dent in q quarter of a century. He will
| have more than 300 votes in the electoral
college Reports from the middle western
states show the effect of mis- wonderful
campaigning tour through them. His
| ma jority will be increased by many thous-
! ands as a result Of his great journey.
| Illinois. Michigan, Indiana. Iowa and
| Minnesota are absolutely safe. and our
| chances Of success in Ohio and Wisconsin
are 1lattering. The eVer-risnS tide of en-
| thusiasm for the great cause and the
ereat leader of the common people will
sweep those states along with their Sis
ers already won.
'Senator CONAN. one Of the mOst
astute leaders of the union. guarantees
Maryland. Our reports from Kentucky
are that the republican monopoly ANA
democratic treason will be outvoted by
more than 900. The desperate and da4.
potic effort to coerce and buy the Ameri-
can people came to a dismal ana humili
ating failure The solid south and the
liver wes- will join hands in imptes-
nable alliance at the polls. The great
middle west is with them in en- invinci-
Bile union.
Our intrepid leader is sure to get a
magnificent victory These states will
1ive their votes for him without a shadow
Of doubt:
States. Electoral Vote.
Alaharna ..-............ IL
California
r.cIlIa
Idaho
lhdlina..- Z
Nahsts.''.. ......... =. -. -. -'.... ~
LOUISIANA ....'.-.. ......... -...-..'...
IlSSlsslppl.-'.... '....'..,. .-..''......'
Montana ........... 49,. ...... ....... ........
Nevada .......--
North Dakota
South Carolina ..... .........
tennessee u
Y tan -........
NSollililSt-r. '..'''-.. .'.''. '''''.'tt'''.-'
Arkansas .......-. .......- =. ........'
Colorado ......... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. t
Georgia ......... ........... .... ........... l3
.
iowa '.:..... .....'..... -
Kentucky. :. ........ ........ 13
Maryland .......... ......... $3.50. 49,.
llhtSota. .-...'... ''..'.'.. '''r.
Missouri '.....'...... II
Nebraska ........ ......... ....,.... ..........
Noith Carolina .....-... -.-....'..'..... IL
Sollth DAKOTA. ............ 80. .-..... 4
Texas ...... .....= ....... ....... ...,. ..-. II
west NislHit '...'.'''' ...''.-. .'-''''-.''''
In addition, our chances of success are
better than those Of the republicans in:
Delaware ......... :
wv
1T has been long, hard campaign, bit
the peoples cause has never ceased in It's
march to victory. The buster Of the re-
publican national committee. claiming so
electoral votes is shown in the inclusion
in their estimates Of such states as Tex
is. Idaho. Utah and Montana, whose ma
jority for Bryan can only be measured
by considering almost the whole voting
population for him.
Mr.. Campau gave the following reports
Of the different state chairmen showing
that the confidence of the national COM
i11it ttep shared hy the m n the |
different states:
Arkansas-"Democratic and popuiiSt fill
SION on the electoral ticket working har-
votes. Mckinley will not receive 5000
Iryan's majority will be $4,000 in A'zan- |
sas CARROLL ARMSTRONG.
"Chairman."
Caiforna-'In my opinion, in spite of
irtim dation and coercion which are being
pract ced in all the cities and large towns
Of California to a great extent, they can
not prevent by any possible means the
election of the fusion electors by i ma
jority that will not fall below 250OO
''WILLIAM H. Afford,
"Chairman Bryan and Sewall Electors"
Colorado-"One hundred and twenty |
thousand majority in Colorado.
'FRANK ARBUCKL1, Chairman
The republicans ii Connect ut are |
boastful. max Nc estimates W thout any
hing to back them. Impossible to make |
aanvass. Work ngmen. regard SIS Of past
iiations unanimously for Bryan. TIE |
publicans are counting Mckin ey bat |
ems worn by Workingm n. and bas NJ es-
mates upon them. Work.ngmen wear
Mckn ey buttons to reta n emp!oymen n. |
II one factory where the super ntenlent |
made 4 canvass in a room of IS the cIn-
,ass showed Mckinley Il. dub fu. /. |
afterwards one of the m II said: The W y |
we vote is Bryan u, Mckinney ), doub ftll
". | baLeve there is a surprise in store |
for the republicans. Will elect congress
man n the Second (New Haven) strict |
.loss.ble one in the Fourth Bridgeport
istricD. The silver men are hopefu! oi |
putting up a good fight, While the repub- |
leans are full of bluff and buster with out
any thing to back t.
''ALEN. TROUP, Chairman"
Bryan Will carry Idaho by 1900 majo : !
tty. JAMES A. MAGEE. Cha.rman.
The corrected poll in nearly all the
counties in Illinois shows a substantial
@ain over the first poll taken. The result |
makes no doubt of large democratic |
n,;. jority in the state. outside of Chicago |
and We confident Of carrying that
City. Making the largest allowance for
the doubtful vote, we can count on a
plurality of at least 10000 for Bryan. We
shall elect IA Of the u congressman.
wv. H. HINRICHSEN, Chairman.
The situation in Indiana was never
brighter for a sweeping democratic vic
tory. | am confident we will give a Bry-
an electoral vote from Indiana, elect leg
i.,lature and carry nine and probably all
ot the 13 congressional districts. beside |
cur entire state ticket, all by a safe ma
Jority. Notwithstanding the attempts
a. coercion and corruption, the people are
lnA-ll md det erminel. AL the recent al |