Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-11-02

stands the republican claim OF not
less than 27O electoral votes for Nc
Kinley and Hobart, and of a repub-
lican majority of more than 30in the
next House. Nobody knows better
than the popocratic managers the
rockbouud foundation upon which
these claims are based, and instead Of
trying to prove them false they are
talking wildly about Bryan carrying
such states as New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania states as sure to
go overwhelmingly for Mckinley and
Hobart as are Maine and Vermont.
The popocratic decentralization grows
greater each day as the election
draws near, and odds Of 8, 4, and even
5 to 1 are offered by betting men
on McKinley's election without Sc
curing takers. That tells the story
better than columns Of type. The
man who bets expects to win and does
not allow his personal preference or
wishes to influence his judgment.
The betting element is backing Nc
Kinley simply because all their in
formation leads them to believe that
he is bound to win, and they have
sought information just as they would
on horse race, in order that they
could put their money on the favor
tie. But their winnings will hardly
pay them for their trouble, because of
their inability to find men willing to
bet on Bryan, even at the big odds
now being offered.
Virginia is not one of the states
which the republicans have counted
upon, but recent advices make it
look as though the old Dominion
would be found in the Mckinley col
umn. Mr.. Jacob Yost, one of the re-
publican candidates for Congress in
that state, writes: s'There are very
evident signs of a wane in the silver
sentiment, and unless there is some
reaction we cannot now foresee, our
white vote will be greatly increased,
and I believe it will be a permanent
increase" and Mr.. j. T. Browning of
Dickinsonville, Va, SAYS: "Sound
money is gaining rapidly here at pres
ent." Mr.. A. J. Rock of Washington,
who has been stumping in Virginia,
says the number of sound money
democrats who are supporting Nc
Kinley is constantly on the increase,
and predicts that sound money will
carry the state by substantial ma
jority.
From all over Indiana comes news
which indicates that the state is alb
solutely safe for Mckinley. The fol-
lowing letter from Indianapolis is a
fair sample Of what is being written
from other sections of Hoosierdom:
s'The raid that Alger, Howard, Sickles
and Tanner have made in Indiana has
stirred up the patriotism which will
make it almost sure winner. Bet
ting is to on Mckinley and 100 to
60 on Indiana, and no takers.''
The republicans were not surprised
to learn that Altgeld's managers had
abandoned all hope of carrying Il
linois for Bryan and were Offering to
trade votes for Mckinley for votes
for Altgeld for governor. They knew
the gain that Mckinley and sound
money have been making in that
state ever since the campaign open
ed. How great that gain is may be
judged from the following letter from
Mr.. Frank NJ. Cauger of Granite City:
Everything looks favorable here.
This county was always considered a
democratic county, but poll shows
1 900 majority for Mckinley
A personal friend of President
Cleveland says that he has made up
his mind to recognize the independ
ence Of Cuba, unless the rebellion is
put down by Spain within the next
three months, and that hint to that
commission effect has been given
Spain.
1t being now pretty well understood
that the Venezuelan Boundary comis-
sion will report in favor of the claims
of Venezuela. England with a view to
saving herself humiliation, has decid-
ed to agree to arbitration before that
report is made.
One of the amusing features of the
is the publication of Bry-
ans applications for the position of
press agent for a New York theatre,
a few months before he was nominat-
ed for President by the popocratic
convention, and after he had at
tended the republican National con-
vention as newspaper correspond
ent. There is not the slightest doubt
both verbally and in writing, as the
story is vouched for by Mr.. w. j.