Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-01
themselves as being very jublant over the

outlook
The fight on the national ticket has to
! large extent pushed the struggles in the
/ congres ssional district to the background
1 people generally being OF the opinion that
] the congressman would fare pretty much
in the same manner as the head OF the tcke,
/ upon which they are running. The leaders
/ OF the two parties have said they were going
/ to have all the congressman. but have IN
/ most respects let them make a good part
| OF their contest alone. The congressman
/ have in this campaign been largely the tail
| OF the kite. The Third Chicago district has
| been the scene Of a hot fight. and the re
rublicans admit that they are not over-surs
! OF success there Clarence Darrow, the
/ democratic nominee has made strong cam
/ paign and he has had all the aid that Gov.
/ Crnor Altgcld can give him. Congressman
/ Belknap his opponent on the republican
/ ticket is confident Of re election. but the
/ fight is very close. hot fight has been
/ going on also in the Second district but
! Congressman Lorimer claims that he will
| go to Washington again.
| In the state at large the republicans claim
nearly everything. and the democrats as
| sertions are in no way less sweeping. The
| latter claim that HinriChSen is sure OF cleo
| tion and assert that they will have a ma
! jority of the Illinois delegation in congress
! the next session. Claims on the state legis-
lature, which will elect a United States
/ senator. are made in the same general man
| count OF the votes on the night OF Novem-
! ber will convince either party that 1t has
made any mistake in counting the maiori-
/ ties OF its candidates.
/ r. f. Spangler secretary OF the national
| democratic state committee issued the fol-
! lowing statement tonight: There viii be
! LOCO 600 votes pollCd in Illinois next Tues
! day. OF this number Mckinley will receive
/ 52O 600; Bryan. 40 900; Palmer and Buck
ner, 25000 and the balance scattering
| reach this conclusion in this manner: The
Z vote OF this state in 1892 in round numbers
/ was $4,000 divided as follows: Cleveland
i26.O HTraison. 100000; Bidwell. 27OOO;
] weaver % 900. or the % 900 Bidwell votes
/ ! estimate that 1900 will vote for Bryan
I 5000 for Mckinley and the balance for Lev
/ ering. or the % 600 votes cast for Weaver
! $4,000 will go to Bryan, 5000 to Mckinley
/ the balance scattering. / estimate that 20 -
600 republicans will vote for Bryan. and
! that there are in the state Is 900 democrats
who will not vote for Bryan and popuism
| or this number $4,000 will vote for McKin-
| ley and % 600 will vote for Palmer and
cast this year than in 1892. OF this number
| $4,000 will be for Mckinley, 49, 900 for Bryan
and 5000 scattering.
BOTH PARTIES CLAIM MARYLAND
BALTIMORE. Md. Oct. 31.-The fight for
! presidential electors in Maryland ended to-
night with great demonstrations on both
| sides. In the afternoon the gold standard
! democrats and republicans had a parade in
! which at least 1000 men took part after
| which meeting was held at Music hall
! Thomas j. Gargan OF Boston. Henry Austin
Adams and John Byrne OF New York and
local speakers addressed the meeting The
silver men held meeting at the same
! place tonight. United States Sena-
tors German of Maryland and Dan
iel OF Virginia being the prin-
cipal speakers. There is a wide divergence
between the claims Of the charmen of the
opposing committees as to the results OF
next Tuesdays fight. Chairman Wellington
OF the republican state committee insists
that his party will get not less than is. coo
majority in the city and that they will
carry the state by at least 25,O0O and that
every congressman with the possible ex-
| Ception OF Miles in the First district will
be republican and in favor of a gold stand
ard On the other hand Chairman Hattersly
w. Talbot Of the democratic state committee
claims the state by 5000 TO 10 600 and thinks
the democrats will certainly elect three and
possibly five congressman.
ONLY A QUESTION OF MAJORITY.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.-With the setting OF
the sun today the active work OF one OF the
most remarkable campaigns ever conducted
| in New York state was brought to a close.
II has been a struggle upon the part Of
| the democrats in New York state 10 keep the
majority Of the republicans down to a normal
figure and to carry, If possible, enough of
assembly districts to prevent the sending of
| republican successor to David b. Hill to
the senate OF the United States. Chairman
| Charles w, HackGtt OF the republican state
committee says in finally reviewing the
campaign: The majority for the republican
electoral ticket in this state will reach at
least 25O, 600; in New York City alone | am
sure that we shall obtain over so 600 plu-
rality. In addition to this we expect to
clinch the question Of national control still
further by sending to congress a solid re-
publican delegation. ! do not think that a
single democrat can be elected in this state
In hl k.1.r Iss.r
though the democrats are making dickers for
members ! believe that we shall carry al
least liz of the $50 districts and possibly
l2O That will give us big margin to aid
in electing successor 10 Senator Hill"
Chairman Elliot Danforth of the demo
cratic state committee says to the Asso-
ciated press: we shall carry the CITY of
New York by at least $4,000, and that will
elect the Bryan ticket in this state The
republicans are counting upon majority OF
lOV'OOO or more up the state, but they will
not get II. The farmers vote will be a
great surprise and the normal republican
majority up the state, which is about Ca.
900, will be cut in half We expect TO in
crease the democratic list OF congressman
by at least FIVE, and are pretty sure OF ere
ating surprise in the election of assem-
blymen. In this latter canvass the demo-
cratic party is at a great Disadvantage be-
cause OF the rank apportionment OF the dis
tricts by the republicans two years ago"
/. FROM lntSc statements OF the leaders OF
the two parties fairly accurate idea can
be obtained from these claims by consider
ing the usual standing OF the relative ma
, jorities Of the democrats in New York City
and the republicans above the Harlem
Leader Sheehan of Tsmmany hall believes
that the democrats will carry New York
: City by 10000 and does not exceed those
figures in any quoted interviews,
II seems probable that the democrats
will make some gain in the assembly dis
tricts, but hardly enough to gain majority
OF the lower house The statements of the
chairmen OF the two state committees, II
Will be noted, ignore two things--the cleo
tion OF governor and the probable effect
OF the third, or gold, ticket In the matter
OF the election Of governor IT is conceded
by both parties that the vote for the head
OF the state ticket will not vary much
from the national. The democrats expect
that the republican candidate, Black will
run behind in his own county and possibly
/ in New York. The gold democrats expect
! to poll about 10000 in the state and say
that this will be drawn from the regular
democratic vote, thus preventing any prob