Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-06
Local Predictions Regarding the
State Elections.
DOUBT THE PREVAILING SENTIMENT
Few Bets of Any Consequence
Are Being Made.
VS. ON BOTH SIDES

| The passing of Tuesday is being awaited
| anxiously in Washington. Very little else
save the elections is being talked of or
! thought of, and remarkable thing is
| that, with all the interest taken there are
| few who are willing to venture a bold pre-
| diction as to any state. except where the
| prediction is made merely for effect The
word doubt printed In big red letters
would express the prevailing state of mind.
| Few bets of any consequence are being
| made. Cigars and drinks are being bet
| freely enough among men who are IN the
| habit of treating each other or any one
who may come along but betting beyond
| that goes slow. The most liberal offers OF
| bets have been made by republicans on the
| result in Maryland. Republican money in
| sums of from one thousand dollars TO
| twenty-five dollars for even bets that Mary
| land will go republican has been posted at
| one place where most liberal bets are Usu-
/ ally made. but little If any of it had been
| covered up to noon today. The bets that
/ nave been made on any Of the states have
| been mostly even. A few even bets have
| been made that the republican plurality In
ohio viii not be above twenty-five thou
sand.
All Four States Republican
One man who has a reputation on long
chance predictions ventured the statement
today that he believed Ohio, MARYLAND.
Kentucky and Nebraska would all go repub-
ltean. He based this on the theory that the
sympathy of great mass of the people
with the policy of expansion would lead
them to vote the republican ticket notwith-
| standing any small personal chickering's
there might be over local politics. II is
universally felt that the administration
policy is the great stake in the contest
ana faith that the people will not turn the
administration down is The sustaining force
| IN keeping UP the confidence of the repub-
licans.
Views of Some Democrats
In the great hurry -huvly OF mingled wise
and meaningless talk today some demo-
crats are venturing the assertion that The
democrats are liable TO carry Iowa, on ac-
count Of disaf1ection among certain for-
eign-born clements which have heretofore
been loyal to the republican party. With
respect To Ohio. the most average demo-
Gratis say that If the state Is carried for
Nash II Will be on account of an abnor-
maly large vote being cast in proportion
to the population. The criticism OF th,. ad-
miniStvation by John sherman with refer
ence 10 the Philippine war is the occasion
of great satisfaction among democrats hut
the republican answer is simply that Mr.
sherman has for some time shown signs of
old age and that he is entirely out Of poll
itics
Even among well-informed democrats the
opinion is quite generally expressed that
Kentucky will go republican. and there is
no doubt that most democrats here viii be
surprised II Goebel is elected. Some bets
on Goebel have been made, but these are
by enthusiasts.
Republican Adyices From Nebraska.
The best sources of Information the re-
publicans have concerning the situation In
Nebraska give most positive assurances
that the democrats will lose that state, hut
1t cannot be said that they put much faith
in these assurances. the general impression
being that Bryan will be able to hold the
state in line The uncertainty there is due
to lack of information to the effective
ness Of the work that has been done by the
gold democrats in opposition to Bryan's
ticket.