The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-14
illinois IS FOl BRYAN
CHAIRMAN WATSON SEES NO
CHANCE FOR A REPUBLICAN
VICTORY
COOK COUNTY IS CERTAIN
democratic Party Is Expected to
Elect Not Less Than Four New
congressman In the
State.

CHICAGO. Oct 13.-Dr. Watson, chair
man Of the Democratic state central
committee, who heretofore has refrdlned
from making claims as to Democratic
chances in Illinois, announced YESTERDAY
that in his judgment the state Weufo
give Bryan and Alschuler a plurality OF
20. coo to 10000 outside of Cook county.
Dr. Watson says he has devoted most
of his time to the country, and IS not
prepared to speak for Cook county. The
Democratic state committee has just re-
ceived returns from poll or the SGale
begun Oct. and ended Oct. o. In each
OF the FOL counties in the state, OUTSIDE
of Cook, Dr. Watson says the Demo
Gratis have made substantial gains over
1886, with a single exception. i 90 not
feel disposed to give this county away,
said Chairman Watson, "as there are
particular reasons why the Democrats
should lose in that territory. This coun-
ty shows a loss of fifty votes for Bry-
an as compared with 1896. The report
made to the committee from this county
was accompanied by an urgent appeal
for money"
DR.. Watson says that the Democrats
have gained chiefly In Northern Illinois.
This is due to the fact" said he, THAT
Southern Illinois is largely Democratic.
However, we have maze gains In the
southern part of the state, too"
EXPECT CONGRESSIONAL GAINS.
The Democratic chairman expresses the
opinion that the party will gain four
congressman outside of Cook county.
He does not specify which districts will
be reclaimed, but it is generally under
stood that the Democrats are angling
particularly for the Eleventh. Four
tenth, Fifteenth and Twenty-first dis
tricts. All these districts were cut out
for Democratic districts In the last ap-
portionment. The Eleventh. or Reeves
district, is the most doubtful of the four.
Still it has large mining constituency,
and the Democrats say. they have rea-
son to believe that the miners will not
support the Republican ticket this year
with the same enthusiasm manifested in
1898.
Congressman Reeves, the Incumbent
was one Of the quartet of Republican can
didates for the gubernatorial norpfna-
ton last May. Reeves put up hard
fight against Gov Tanner, and Tanner is
presumed to exercise considerable infiu-
ence over the coal miners. Much vii.
depend upon the adhesions which have
formed over the Republican wounds OF
last spring. Reeves carried the Eleventh
district by plurality of 1882 in 1884, 6,251
in 1896 and 1886 In 1888. Whittemore car
ried the district two years ago, but Mill
ward f. Dunlap carried Woodford
county.
PEORIA MAY GO DEMOCRATIC.
The Fourteenth, or Peoria, district
ought to go Democratic this fall. Jesse
Black, Of Pekin, the Democratic candi-
date, is making a hard fight against
Congressman Graft. Whittemore carried
the district for state treasurer two years
ago, but TazeweH and Mason counties
were carried by Dunlap, and Putnam,
Marshall and Fulton counties were Re
publican by small pIuraI.ties. Peoria
county controlled the situation, and this
year Democrats say Peoria will go Dem
oeratie.
The Fifteenth, or Adams, district, rep
resented by Congressman Marsh, of War
saw, is exceedingly close. The district
has a large German constituency and has
been carried by the Republicans in the
last six years by close pIuraIfttes, rang
ing from 242 In 1898 to S25 in 1894. Two
years ago Mr.. Dunlap carried Adams.
Hancock, Brown and Schuyler counties
by comfortable pIuralttfes, while White
more was. left only Henderson, Warren
and McDonough counties. The district
was carried by Dunlap.
The Twenty-frst, or Belleville, district
is. also a close district Congressman
Rodenberg squeezed in two years age
by plurality of sos, and in 1895 the Re-
publican congressional candidate had
only 402 votes to spare. Dunlap carried
three and Whittemore four counties, but
Monroe county, which is credited tC
Whittemore, was saved by three votes
The BelIevilie district also IS a strong
German, district. and the Democrats are
making valiant fight therein. Fred j
Kern again has been nominated by The
Democrats, and Congressman Rodenberg
of East ST Louis, has been selected by
the Republicans to defend his title.
OUTLOOK OF COOK COUNTY.
In Cook county the Democrats expec
to CARRY the Second and Sixth districts
now representa- by Henry Sherman Bou
tell and William Lorimer, respee tfvely
Emil dorchester has been renoulinated b!
the Democrats in the Sixth district allt
John J. Feely IN the Second. The Third
Fourth and Fifth districts are already
in the Democratic column, with excel
lent chances of remaining there. The
First and Seventh districts are hopeless
ly Republican. Nothing short of politE
cal revolution could defeat Cong9 RsmeI
Floss and Mann.
AS to pIuralities In Cook county tffs
Democratic leaders are making no claim.
In Democratic headquarters it has beer
predicted, however, by conservative polft
icians that the county would give Bryan
and Alschuler 8, plurality ranging from
10000 to 10000 The Republican county
managers are claiming the county by from
$4,000 to 10000 and the state from 1890
to 100000.
PROSPECTS IN EGYPT.
According to an alleged Republican pol
of the southern half of the state it Is
figured that at the rate of Republican
gains in Egypt the state would go to Me
Kinley and Yates by $1,000. This method
Of computation is deceptive, however, fol
the reason that the heavy Republican
majorities are punched in northern lii
nois and a relatively larger Republican
vote in Egypt would not seem to furnish
any cleW as to probable results in North
ern Illinois, where Alschuler is particu
larly strong and where there is wide
spread hostility to Gov. Tanner.
For instance, on the test of strength
between Tanner and Cullom in the VOTE
for temporary chairman of the Republ
can state Convention at Peoria the Eighth
Ninth, Eleventh. Thirteenth Fourteenth
and Sixteenth congressional disticts sup
ported Charles G. Dawes. These arr
the heaviest Republican districts in the
state, and Tanner was the issue. The
Twelfth, Joe Cannon's district, gave con
siderable aid and comfort to Tanner, anC
the Fifteenth and Sangamon district:
split nearly even. John J. Brown of Van
dalia, Tanners candidate 70 temporary
chairman, did not get vote In tn.
Reeves district
is NOT A TRUST.