The Portland daily press., 1896-09-22

.! feel pretty certain TINT Major Nc
Hlnley will carry these states: Maine.
9; New Hampshire, 4; Massachusetts,.
40; Rhode Island, 4; Connecticut, g.
INDIANA, = l5;. Illinois, a4;. West Virginia,
ware, 3; Ohio, 90; Wisconsin, IL; Mime
sofa. y; Iowa, 13; Michigan, IA; Pennsyl-
wanna, 80; total. 23s.
1t requires 1924 votes to elect, and 1t
Will be seen that have made very con-
servative estimate. l might reasonably
include Kentucky, Virginia, California,
maryland and Louisiana, but our chances
IN those states wilt more than Offset any
possible loss in any one of the Western
total electoral vote greater than the
aggregate of all the states which have
named. / am one of those who believe
it will be land Slide"
do think that the press will have
large infiuence?''
Most certainly. The Independent and
Democratic papers which are directly
or Indirectly aiding US, are of the lead
ing and influential kind. I ought to have
included them as a most important
factor with the Independent vote and
the Sound Money Democrats, and might
well heve put them at the mead of the
list.'
"How about Massachusetts,?
That question is easily answered. II
the people of New England were Sur
prised at the puralities for the governor
OF Vermont and Maine. wait until they
hear from Massachusetts. By the way,
let. me say right here. that the bold
claim of 65, 900 plurality in Arkansas,
which was to offset Vermont and Maine,
has dwindled to 81, 900, and may be less
than that, showing clearly that the
election night claim, which was made
simply for effect was not based on any
legitimate returns.
"To return to Massachusetts, the silver
men in the West need not be jubilant
when George + red Williams receives the
Democratic nomination for governor Of
Massachusetts. There is strong oppo.
s1t1on in the party against him; but II
prefers to have him nominated to secure
the opportunity of burying him at the
polls. Good judges of our state politics
assure me that Gov. Wolcott will have
more than 100000 plurality. Indeed.
many Of them think that Gov. Wolcott q
plurality will exceed the total vote which
will be given to Mr.. Williams. Gov. Vol.
colt will, undou btedly carry the Demo.
cratic city of Boston by handsome plu-
rality.'
''From the nature of the case we may
| not get as large plurality
Tor MAJOR MCKINLEY, but 1t will ex
ceed that of any previous Presidential
candidate in our history"
Are bankers and business men, dis.
counting the resultr'
II think they are to certain extent
| OF course they know more or less o1
the work which is going forward, and
| appreciate the fact that it will be pushed
with yigor and intelligence down to the
last day of the campaign. There is nc
good reason why bankers and busines.
myn should not do all they can DO a,
onoe to restore large measure of conf
dence Already the reports from the grea
centres are improving the crop reports
are excellent, the money market il
easier; and all classes feel more hopeful
| Bankers can certainly afford to be liber
Eal with their customers and merchants
and all sorts of business men can afford
to help each other. If every man viii
exert his influence, whether it be large
or small, we shall see good fall business
even with the election pending