Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-26
M. stanley
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| lNG Cdulldl6A sAeAS
Itions OF Michigan.
Hon. w. w. Thomas, r,has rendered
Imost effective work, especially among
the Swedes speaking in the Swedish
language In various portions of Mime
sofa, Michigan, and North ana south
Dakota.
Mr.. William Engel of Bangor.is doing
VERY effective work through Michigan
speaking in both German and English
Hon, Henry Lord, Jr.. of Rockland
the popular and efficient clerk of the
House committee on ways and means,
has been speaking to- large audiences
in Pennsylvania and in New York state.
Hon. Charles e. Littlefield of Rock
land, made one of the most brilliant
and effective speeches before the
Massachusetts Club recently in Bos-
ton, and received great ovation.
| Here in New York. and in Connecti-
cut and New Jersey some of our
younger men. notably Mr.. Thomas
Leigh, Jr.. of Augusta, Mr.. Walter
Emerson of Portland, and Mr. Stanley
Plummer of Dexter have been doing
work which redowns greatly to their
credit and winning laurels in their eff
fective speaking.
| Hon. Samuel w. Matthews. the able
labor commissioner of our State. has
rendered most valuable service in an
extended stamping tour in North Caro-
lima, and the Republicans of that state
have thanked the national committee
for sending him to them and praised
| his work in the highest terms.
Maine should feel proud of the work
| thpGp dist in c bod a lninn fn1.
| this great cause. They are rejecting
credit and honor upon their state.
The committee has been careful and
| conservative in any estimates that it
has given as to the result. They have
all been made upon the fullest informa-
ton from every State and after the
most careful consultation with all the
| members Of the executive committee
here in New York.
Today the committee feels confident
that Gov. Mckinley will receive 304
electoral votes: that Mr.. Bryan will not
receive over 10, and that three states
| having SO electoral votes viz: North
Carolina. Virginia and Kansas may
swing into the Republican column. In
| fact, the chances are all in favor of
| these 80 votes being added to the 30i
votes for Mckinley. But inasmuch as
they are not considered absolutely
sure they are placed in the doubtful
| column.
1t is conceded on every hand that
from the most careful examination OF
| the conditions in ell the states Gov
Mckinley will have a very large ma
| jority of the popular vote; but in the
| remaining days of the last week the
Republicans and honest money Demo-
Gratis throughout the land must con-
| tinue in their energetic efforts. in order
| that the victory may be a sweeping
one. We should not forget those wise
| words of Senator Quay. The election
| is ours. and we mean to hold ii"
| The committee believe ii is absolute
| ly impossible to defeat Gov. Mckinley:
but we can in the remaining hours
| make his election more assured. in
crease his popular vote, and increase
the electoral vote that will be given to
| him.
1t is not seen how the outlook could
be better Even the luck of the cam
paign has been on our side.
| In this election it is of equal import
ance that both branches of the national
Congress should be safely in the hands
of the Republicans. and especially upon
| the side of honest money.
| On the 4th of March next there will
be % Senatorial vacancies to be filled.
OF the 50 Senators whose terms do not
expire on the 4th of March next % are
| Republicans, "a Democrats and Pop
| uliStS, including Senators Cannon and
| PettigreW. There is one vacancy in
| Delaware, and one in Kentucky. The
vacancies in Delaware and Kentucky
will be filled the coming winter.
OF these 20 vacancies to be filled
the Democrats will have I, making
their full number 81, the Populsts will
have 3, Inaking their number 8, and the
Republicans will have II, making their
full number As. leaving Delaware, Ken
lucky. Kansas and Utah in doubt
Even if these four are thrown into the
Democratic or Populistic column, it
will still leave the Republicans a ma
jority of two over all. and the prob
abilities are that we shall have six
over all, or have 4S Republican Sena-
tors who can be relied upon at ali
times to vote for pure Republican
measures. irrespective of any silver
riders; and the indications point to the
fact that the majority of the Senators
viii be for hard money and not for free
silver.
In the House the Republican major
ity will not fall below as under any
circumstances, and in all probability
it may reach 80. There are large
number Of districts where the vote is
very close. None of these are now
counted in the Republican column.
ialthough many of them will be carried
by Republicans and thus swell the ma
jority in the House above 46.
| There is a great victory in store for
law and order, for honest money-for
the people.
J. II. MANLEY
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