The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-30
Figures Showing the Decisive Part
to BE Played by the German
American Vote.
BATTLE IN MIDDLE STATES.
Issue OF Imperialism Expected to
Turn Pivotal Section to DemOc-
racy-SmaIl Changes Will
Elect Bryan.
The Republic Bureau.


Washington, July 29-The result of the
presidential election this year may hinge
upon the States of the Middle West, several
of the sparsely settled transmlssissippi Com
monwealths. and Maryland. Delaware. West
Virginia and Kentucky
In 1896. Mckinley carried all the States in
question which lie this side of the Missssip-
~ River OF the transmississippi States
which are To figure prominently In 1890
Eryan carried four years ago the follow
ing; South Dakota. Montana. Idaho. Wyom-
ing. Nebraska and Kansas. with a total OF
81 electoral votes. He was forty-eiSht cleo
t"ral votes short of the number necessary
TO elect.
IL Is contended by Democratic managers
that the transmississippi States carried by
Bryan four years ago. with the single ex-
ception Of Washington. are safe for him this
year.
This fact. as well as the new issues which
have come to the front since ;he last cleo
tion. makes the Middle West and one or two
of the Eastern States the battle-ground of
the campaign.
Since the former Democratic States of
New York. New Jersey and Connecticut are
conceded TO the Republicans by most of the
Democratic leaders, the parties are to line
up for struggle in the States of Illinois.
Michigan. Wisconsin. Minnesota, Indiana.
ONO. West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland
and Delaware
ihe frst SIX OF these States contain n
large Gernan-American population. and /,
Is this fact which leads Democrats to hone
through the Issue OF Imperialism. to reverse
the decisive Republican majorities which
these States gave in 1886
Germans Lining Up for Bryan.
It Is the confident claim of the Democracy
mat the Gcrman-Americans who vera so
united for Mckinley four years ago. ara ;,,-
ing up by the thousands for BRYAN. b7r,usa
they object to the inperialistic tendencies
OF the present administration; that under-
standing the free silver question 10 h.
asleep at least FOR 4 long time. the Germans
nave no fear of danger to the existing gold
standard. and are ready to record their on
position to imperialism and miIltarism.
The Republicans DO not admit that thav
ere IN great danger OF losing German
american Republicans. but they on,ala
thit tAtre Is considerable dissatisfaction
among them. In this view Of the case II 10
interesting To Investigate the strength ~
the German-American vote Tn the debatable
States. '-e
tnfortunateiy, the twelfth census will NOT
be completed I'm time to give exact figures
WIN Iesdri 10 the distribution of the Ger
rnah-Arnerican population. The figures of
the eleventh census. however. give some
bases for estimates. The German-Ameri-
cans must be divided into two Glasses
namely, those of German nativity and ma
i've Americans Of Cernan-torn parcntaga
IN 1870 there were in the United States
2..>iNi foreisn-hOrn German-Americaus ana
A'"'1'o'o natives of German-ho-n parentage.
making the Grrman-American population of
the country 6.S01 55i IN iS9D. In the f,atIIe-
ground States were the following Gerra,-
American population: Ohio So iii: Indiana
.bsi iS5; Illinois. sol "a: Michigan. sI6 75,:
Wisconsin, e2s.oSn; Minnesota. 27S 0G.: Ne
hraska. 1850; Kentucky. los ~; Kansas.
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