The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-05
A MILLION FOR PALMER
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE GIVES
THIRD TICKET THAT NUMBER.
apolis SOund-MOney Democratic
Nominees just Selected.

There are. in round numbers a million
voters behind the delegates to the National
Democratic convention which will be called
to order here tomorrow
Even the most sanguine advocates of the
nomination of Democratic ticket in OPP
position to Bryan and Sewall have been
surprised at the magnitude the movement
has assumed. 1t has only been since they
gathered in indianapolis and compared
notes that they have been able to realize
the strength of their following.
have made careful poll of all the dele
gates. and table giving conservative esti-
mates of the strength of the movement in
each State shows that the National Demo-
cratic ticket will be put into the field with
every prospect of receiving on election day
SOC 600 votes
This estimate does not include, by any
means all of rhe Democrats who will re-
fuse to support the Popocrat Bryan and
SewaH ticket. 1t does not include the
many thousands who will vote directly for
Mckinley as the best means of preserving
the national credit Only those are counted
who. it is believed by the leaders in their
respective States, will vote for the nomi-
nees of the Indianapolis convention.
The estimates of most of the States are
based either upon actual polls of localities
by delegates from the various counties. In
almost every instance the gentlemen from
whom the estimates have been obtained
have expressed the opinion that they were
under rather than over the Number OF
votes that will be given to the ticket in
November.
They are of the opinion that as It be-
GENES apparent in many of the States that
II will not be necessary for Democrats to
vote for Mckinley in order to defeat Bryan
the third party will receive thousands OF
votes that would otherwise be cast Tor the
Republican candidates.
The estimated strength of the third-party
ticket in New York, for instance. is placed
at $4,000 votes. Well-informed members or
the New York delegation believe THIS is
much too low. and that when sound-money
Democrats realize their votes for Mckinley
will not be necessary to save the state
from Bryan at least 100000 may vote Tor
the third ticket.
There is a disposition. however, among
the leaders here to advise sound-money
Democrats in close States to vote directiy
for Mckinley, SO as to make their opp0Si-
ton to Bryan count as much as possible.
In some of these States it is probable that
no third party electors will be placed In
w. c. Bruce. chairman of the Maryland
Seegaon told dob tins Of he nhe
of nominating electors in Maryland. he
said the vote there would be SO close , De.
tween Bryan and Mckinley that 1t might
not be well to take any chances.
There is also doubt about the nomination
OF electoral tlCkeIS III INOIlI 1dIoiIHd anu
South Carolina. ]. C. Upton and Louis
Delacroix, two of the North Carolina dele
gates, agreed that the CHANCES were good
for the success of the Mckinley electors
in North Craoina if the sound-money Dem
ocrats could all be brought into line for the
Mckinley ticket Their only fear was that
many Democrats could not be induced to
vote the Republican ticket, and they
thought it might d1 be well t to put third
The South Carolina men have little hope
of carrying the State for Mckinley under
any circumstances. but some of them are
inclined to unite with the Republicans, SO
as to make the opposition to Bryan and
the Tillman faction in their State COM
pact possible.
The mountain States = Colorado. Idaho,
Montana. Nevada, Utah and Wyoming-will
not have third-party electors in the field.
The small handful of sound-money Demo-
Gratis in these States will vote for McKin-
ley as the most effective way of expressing
their opinion of the Chicago platform and
candidates. They are hopeful that McKin-
ley electors may in this way be chosen in
Montana and possibly in Wyoming.
The two Dakotas and Minnesota are also
States in which it is possible that sound
in the field. although if there are 10000
Democrats in Minnesota, as has been es-
timated who are opposed to Bryan, the
choice of Mckinley electors from that
State will not be in danger if they should
vote for the third ticket.
j. b. Wall, chairman of the Florida dele
cation, assured me to-day that with proper
management the four electoral votes of
Florida could be secured for the nominee
there were $4,000 Democrats in Florida and
believed that with a proper campaign at
least 5000 of them could be depended upon
to vote for the third ticket.
Allowing for effective fusion between the
Populists and Democrats. and also for the
detection of silver Republicans, the votes
which will be taken from the Chicago can
didates by the indianapolis ticket will in
sure Mckinley practically every one of
the doubtful States.
Delegates here from these States believe
that Mckinley will carry California Del
Illinois Indiana Mar
land Michigan Minnesota, Nebraska
North Dakota. South Dakota, West Vir-
ginia and probably louisiana, Montana.
Missouri, Virginia, North Carolina and
Tennessee. These States with those that
are universally conceded to Mckinley,
would insure his election by an overwhelm-
ing vote.
This table shows the estimated votes for
the third party ticket in the several States
compared with the latest election returns
available: