The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-03
ON THE EVE OF
THE BIG BATTLE
The G.neral Outlook as Judged from
Various Estimates.
M'KINLEY HAS VOTES TO SPARE
Satisfactory Reports Received at
Republican Headquarters in New
YOrk..Immense MajOrities Will BE
Rolled Up for Mckinley and Hobart
in OhiO..PrOspects in Delaware
and Other States.

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New YORK NOV. 2.-Ihere were nut
isW Suiieis touas a' hepuplicali ha-
'lonal headquarters' Ihe work OF 'he
ga cainpaisn; however, Is sun oelns push
eo anu VIII pe up 70 ,he iast moment.
Ihc ileiiipels oi 'iie executive coiH-
H'it'ee no Mhi remain az heaopua' ',i
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satisfaotor,, anI NaT;,,,f.,s a,,ot;o,, H.,
rarnrd,5 ~ aata,, amu NI' ,.,;,l1 III -
today when he was asked by reporter
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OHIO 100000 FOR M'KINLEY.
Columbus O. Nov p-Chairmau Car
en-. of the national Democratic state
committee. and Chairman NcConyille
of the Democratic state committee. will
give no estimate of the election result
in the safe. Chairman Kurtz. of the
Republican committee, lets his state
ment OF Saturday night. in which he
claimed the state for Mckinley by from
$1,000 To 100000. stand unamended
Leading Republicans here are inclined
To regard this claim as too high, but all
think the state is safe. The betting
seems to support this, as the odds are
10 to i'm Mckinley's favor on the state
The Republican have much the bet
Ter organization. in fact, ii was per-
tect, and Chairman kurt2 is inclined
tn accept the statements of his local
committeeman rather than reports
from casual observers to the effect that
there are big Republican defections to-
free silver among the farmers and
Woikingmen.
DEI,AWApE 1s SANE
"hlinEt"n' lei NOV. The po-
hticai SITUATION III delaware remains
uhchanged since saturday. signs or
Sr"NiUs interest however, are visible
on every side ana the voters are await
ing the result anxiousiy. Democrats IN
u positlon 10 Know, admit that the
Slsis poiit 10 majority ior Nlchlniey
aiiu fiopart III the state, ana no esti.
mates ~ go peio" i'ooo, ~ Is peiieNru
,hat 'he ehiire republican vote VIII
ne cdSt ior hepupiicah electors.
me result as To VINO VIII be elected
congressman cannot be forecasted,
'htre nelhE iour candidates IN the field
hus,ih' ieNas' NOV. --The cam
'iSn 'ioseu to-h'@ht Wttn ever! nui-
ratlon oi rum to-morr"W, Notwith-
S.anu,i's ,haili'ian .s'iake' oi the bryah
uhu o1Nali comnmittee, ON is claiminG thr
I,a'e v! l'''"Vo luralltS over McNih-
icy SILVER leauers mere sa! II VIII not
eNceeu z''o"o' biake places ms estNnate
vi ,otui Note ol 'Vo,v''" I'll Wh'ch II"
gives Mch lhiey only l2o,Ooo; Bryan ana
SeNail, .'1.uUO. Bryan and watson.
"'oVo, and faimer ana Buckner. locoo.
III this Guy ana county AT least 6o per
cent ol the fooulists VIII vote Tor Nc
kinney and their leaders claim fifty
per cent OF their party in Texas will
vote Tor MN. II this be true. out of
totai vote OF 46o,oOO they claim Nc
Nihlcy VIII receive from RepubllcanS,
Populists ana Sound Money Democrats
l9',o0O: Bryan anu SeWall, lSO,OOo,
Bryan ana watson, 6o,O0O; Palmer and
Buckner, lC,Ooo; Leverlng, 10000. For
congress IL looks ike crawford, sound
Money Democrat In the Forty-eighth
diStrlSt; Glbps. Populist, IN the sixth:
rope. KEEP. IN the seventh, ana
Noonan, Rep. in the TWelfth district,
VIII be elected.
Memphis, Tenn, Nov. THE Re-
publicans have raised the estimate OF
their majority from l2,ooo TO 2o,oOo.
Every indication points To heaFy
vote all over the state, with a strong
rfobabiiity that the negro VIII De
unabie 10 hahdie tne massive paiiot.
seattle. wash. NOV 2.--Republlcan
leaders claim the state for Mckin-
ley. On the other hand. an Impartial
forecast Indicates victory Tor Bryan
ana me Tree SILVER congressional cam