New-York tribune., 1896-10-21

oth-- ns,..our, towns and cities Is taken as IA
vorable omen by the Republican ana s9unu t,,,
money managers in the state. ,,ir,n in Missouri
and MIR Kerens is anxious to have ex ~,
Warner Miller make another trip tnroush ''e
State.
POPOCRATs GIVE Up ILLINOIS
. For the first time in the campaign leaders al
the Cook County Democratic headquarters Pr'-
vately admit the probability of the hepuo"ca"S
carrying Illinois. Said one leader to-day:
Various causes have contributed to highly
'unfayorable situation, but the chief weakness vi
our campaign has been the fact that we nave no.
had the money to organize. the hepuoican,'
are well organized. We have not peeh III d puh, io
tion to reach many Of the foreign Noleis' vi, VIZ.
have been misled on the money quesuoh' go ian .
the Italians IL per cent of this element VIII Vo't
the Republican ticket. whiie herT.oi ,r ,n,.a
have been Democrats Republican leaders nave
told them that with free silver they Wouiu nay s
to expend twice as many dollars when they senu
drafts back to their homes in Europe ana ,heS
believe il. The Italians send more money "ooh
10 Europe than any other nationality.
The Cook County Democrats pm tnelr holes
on Mr. Bryan's visit here next week. They ciaim
he will bring 10000 votes to the support OF ire %
silver in Cook County alone. and that tnls WI,
save the State We are growing more sceptlcal
day by day about the claim that our gains III .he M
State outside Of Cook County viii overcome tne
Republican majority here. Railroad and ware
house Commissioner Fithan expressed the opin-
ion Saturday that in the X1Xth Congress DIS
trict which he has canvassed thoroughly. une ule
net Democratic gain over lSJ2 Will be only IWV
votes The district is one or the stronehoios Oh
free silver II Is claimed that no dlstilct III tne
state will show larger net gain for silver. Iak-
ing il as a fair average. the net Democratic gam
IN ali the seventeen districts of the State outside
of Cook would be only 1000. and subtracting
from that the 5000 adverse majority aga,ns1 gISo
CLEVELAND I'm the State outside of ~"ok IN l>o-
would bring our ticket to the Cook County line
with about II 900 plurality II these estimates
Of Democratic gains outside OF Cook were douDt-
~ hnN q
outside Of Cook County much less than that con
ceded in most estimates TO the Republicans In
this city. and still lose us the State"
THE POSTAL CARD VOTE.
1.-THE Chicago Records" postal card vote con-
+,nues TO show an extraordinary majority In
this city for the Mckinley electoral ticket Up
20 Monday at 5 p. m, 175.06I replies had been
received from voters in Cook County. The total
of Mckinley votes was 12S,0S0 Of Bryan votes.
424SO Palmer got 2.S5S. and the rest were
scattering Partial returns from eleven STATES.
including Kentucky. Missouri. Indiana, Michi-
gan. Wisconsin, Minnesota. North Dakota.
South Dakota. Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas
show the Mckinley vote decidedly ahead in all
except Kentucky and Missouri.
A TREMENDOUS REGISTRATION.
This Is Chicago's last registry day. AS the
books do not close until 8 o'clock. 1t Is not ex-
pected to get the full returns until tomorrow
morning But enough names have already gone
on the polling lists to show that the total vote
here will easily exceed that registered In New
York. Local pride is immensely swollen at this
overwhelming demonstration Of Chicagos su-
premacy. at the ballot box at least among
American cities. The total New-York City regis
tration is given this year at 'S'llSo Last
Tuesday. the first of the two registration days
2935O7 voters got their names on the lists mere;
Only 37.6l3 will have to register to,day to roli
up total equal to rNew-York's. The experts
are already figuring on a gross registration OF
from 900 to 100000
Secretary Powell. OF the Election Commission.
thought one week ago that the total registration
Of the city would be 3S0OO0 To-day, after a
careful review of the situation. he enlarged his
estimate. "The total registration of Chicago.
Mr. Powell said will be, / think. between 3'.'-
600 and 100000. We will ladd over 1oU,WO
names to the registry list. / believe The in
terest in registration has reached state that
] believe will leave but ar infinitesimally small
number of real voters unregistered when the
books are finally closed. Nj. g. >.