Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-21
VOTES TO SPARE.
Gen. Grosvenor Makes Presi-
dental Election Estimates.
Gives Mckinley 278 Electoral Votes
or "a More than Necessary.
instead Of Losing Ohio. Will Garry That State
by 100000.

Athens, Ohio. Sept 2O-Gen. Grosve-
nor. gave out table of estimates of
the probabl result of the Presidential
election at the request of certain mem
bers of the press in the East He said
Il have been urged for several weeks
| to authorize the publication of a table
of estimates Of the Presidential cleo
ton. but | have hesitated to do so be-
cause there was more or less uncer-
talnty in regard to the result; not that
there has ever been any uncertainty
or doubt in the intelligent mind as to
who would be elected, but following
| the st. Louis convention and the nom
| nation of Bryan and Sewall by one
| faction Of the Democratic party and
| the substantial absorption of the Pop
ulist party which succeeded that event.
there was some uncertainty as to how
Il number of states would finally go.
| This condition of uncertainty has not
entirely disappeared, but the general
drift of political events has reached a
point where l think l need not hest
| tate to point out substantially how
several states will go.
The six New England states, with
| - electoral votes, will go to Mckinley
go | head my table as follows: New
England, 80: New York. 80: New Jer-
| sey, 10; Maryland. =; Delaware 3:
| Pennsylvania, 32 West Virginia. 6.
| ohio. 90; Indiana. Is: Illinois, "a: Mich
| igan. IA Wisconsin, II: Iowa, 10: Min
nesota. 9: South Dakota, 4; Kentucky
| 10; Oregon 4: Washington. 4 Califor.
| mia. 8; total, Pts Here is a total of 27s
votes or "a more than sufficient to elect
| ell of which are practically sure foi
| Mckinley.
Il next come To some states still il
doubt, which under the high tide OF
Republican success now sWeepin.
over the country will be almost sure t.
Vote for Mckinley--if not all of them.
at least very large portion of them
to wit: Kansas. 10: Nebraska. s
North Carolina. II: North Dakota. 3
Wyoming. 8. Total. 3D. Here are 3.
electoral votes from which Mckinley
will surely receive enough to make
good any accident that may hefall tn,
total of 27S OF the remaining states
Louisiana. s: Tennessee, l.: Missouri
Il; Texas, Is: and Virginia, II, total "a
are one or more of them in line OF
possibility, l might almost say, reason
able possibility.
Il concede to Bryan and Watson on
Bryan and Sewall, or whoever it may
be at the right time: Alabama, IL
Arkansas, S; Colorado, 4 Florida,
Georgia 10: Idaho, g. Mississippi. 9
Montana. 3: Nevada, 3; South Carolina
70: Utah. 3 These are practically sure
for the opposition, although there may
be possible dispute even along that line
Il put my estimate upon facts within
my own personal knowledge of tn
rapid and mighty change in public sen
timent that has been going on eve
since the actual campaign of 1896 be-
gan. | believe the vote of Arkansas, t.
which our opponents are pointing with
pride. is more significant of the coming
results in the Middle and Western
states than is even the magnificent vic
tory in Maine. The fact a state like
Arkansas. with the character of whose
elections we have become so familiar
exhibited such a splendid increase of
Republican votes and such a significant
decrease of Democratic votes, is in the
highest degree important. and the rela-
tive increase of Republican votes in the
other states of the middle and West
NO sensible man can shut his eyes
to the fact the Mckinley tide has been
rising since about the first of August
and a ratio of its increasing power