The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-02
IN ILLINOIS
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Cook County the Puzzle to Pol
iticians.
Can Only Guess About the Re-
suit in Chicago.
FOREIGN VOTE SHIFTS.
Republicans Will Lose Heavily
in the City,
But Hope to Make Up the Vote
in the State.
VOTE SHIFTS.

in the State.
Chicago. Oct. 2-The Cook county
situation has all the Illinois politicians
in the air. Nobody knows or pretends to
know from any source entitled TO
thoughtful consideration what vote Will
be cast in the city for either Of the presi-
Dental candidates on election day. All
that the Republicans know about it is
that the situation is in bad shape. The
Democrats claim the laboring vote, the
irish, including the Irish Blaine vote Of
5000. the big per cent of the German
vote and everything else IN sight The
Republicans deny, Of course, the Demo-
cratic claims. but make none for them
selves And yet Cook county. which is
nothing short Of a 13-14-15 puzzle. is the
key to the presidential situation in Hi
nois. The Republicans insist that the
state outside OF the city VIII give Nc
Kinley a majority ranging, according TO
the enthusiasm OF the prophet, from
5000 to 1900 W. H. Hinrichsen, VINO
is conVersant with the situation in Illl-
nois outside the county, or ought TO be,
insists the party that carries the city
always carries the state, and points TO
Cleveland's majority in 1877 ana NC
kinley's in 1896 10 prove it.
SIXTY PER CENT FOREIGNERS.
cannot solve the problem. Cook county
viii cast according TO the new census
something like 325. 600 votes Sixty per
cent Of this vote is foreign Here are the
figures FOR the county obtained after eN-
aiming the last election returns and
securing estimates from each OF the
county central committees. The totals
are given FOR the county which lncluue
., 600 voters outside the Chicago city
limits: 80,
German ....--.....-...-.-. --.-..-.--..-- syyVJ
seeRdinavian and Danish ..... -. 500
Soiisn ---.---.---.- 4S'9y99
Bohemian ---..-.-.-.- -.--------------.- l0.sV5
Erench ---------.- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS e.g gy
English ana Canadian born .......... 900
Total foreign vote.....is6.00O
The vote which is disturbing the Re
publicans is the labor vote, the German
vote and the Jewish vote Nothing ike
an accurate poll Of the city or OF any
foreign vote has yet been taken But
the German situation has been sufti-
GENTLY canyassed for both parties to
understand that the German Catholic
vote. which has always been classed as
Democratic. but was captured by Nc
kinley IN 1896 to large extent, VIII
support Mr. Bryan The Democrats are
making many claims regarding the Ger
man Lutheran vote, but there has been
no development to date to indicate that
any considerable per cent of the orig
NAL German Republican vote will leave
the party this year. The German Catho-
lie vote represents approximately 40 per
cent OF the total German vote of the
city, which would give Mr.. Bryan, if he
secures this vote In a block. 40 per cent
Of the total German vote of Cook cOun-
ty. Bryan stands to lose almost as large
a per cent of the German CaThonc vote
as Mckinley of the German Lutheran
vote. At Republican headquarters the
county politicians contend that the Ger
man vote Of this city will be divided
according to the mem bership of the two
churches. Catholic and Lutheran II
this estimate ic accepted as correct, and
the Republicans have certainly claimed
all they can depend upon, Bryan is de-
cfded gamer over the vote of 1896. 1t
is conceded that in 1886 Mr.. Mckinley
received from 80 to 80 per cent of the
German vote in Cook county, both Cath
Ole and Lutheran, which gives Mr..
Bryan this year. even according to the
Republican estimates, an actual gain of
IS 0O0 German votes
IRISH VOTERS AND THE JEWS.
In the Irish vote what are known as
the Irish Blaine Republicans have come
to Bryan in a lump. This vote 1t is
difficult to estimate, but it is placed as
high as 5000. OF the Y. 900 Jewish votes,
AlschCler, the Democratic nominee for
governor. viii practically get them all.
He viii try to induce them to vote for
BRYAN Fully 30 per cent Of this vote
went to Mckinley four years ago but
what per cent Bryan VIII now secure
none of the politicians is able to say If
the Jewish vote Is cast for Alschuler in
q block 50 per cent OF il, at least, ought
to drift to the Bryan electors.
The English and Canadian born vote
is counted upon to OFFSET the Dutch vote
The Dutch, who number something like
5000 voters. have unquestionably gone
to Mr.. Bryan. because of his pro- Boer
sympathies- The English born vote,
which in the campaign of 1892 was for
Cleveland on the tariff issue. and has
been depended upon by the Democrats,
will vote solidly this year with McKin-
lev as the HOilanders for Bryan.
CHA NGES IN THE LABOR VOTE
The labor vote OF ChicagO.a large part |
of which is included in the foreign vote
is in concededly bad shape for the Re /
publicans. The building trades were
idle for a year and the leaders are in
cEned to make a wild stab at the pow
ers that be. Mckinley is in and Bryan !
IS out and the Democrats have professed
great sympathy for the union workers |
Mr.. Hanna has spent much Of his time
in endeavoring to settle the labor dis
putes- If he succeeds wholly. and there
Is now some promise OF success the
Bryan drift among the union labor vo-
tiers will at least be checked.
The vote among the trainmen and
carmen Is In as bad shape for the Re
pubicans as the vote in the building
trades. Four years ago Mckinley made /
practically a clean sweep at Lake Pull |
man and Grand Crossing This year a |
poll was taken at Grand Crossing. Out /
of every ten voters approached seven in |
Dictated a preference for Bryan Four !
years ago at this time a poll at Grand /
Crossing showed that out of every ten
voters six We're for Mckinley. This situ- /
alton has been freely discussed bv tn. I
Republican managers at county haall I
quarters and the machinery has been
set in motion to straighten out the polit- /
zeal tangle-
-Four years ago Cook county save |
Major Mckinley a majority of $4,000 and !