The news & observer., 1900-11-04
BRYAN STATESOF' '96 TRUE
May Loso Wyoming, Gaining New
York, Delaware, Maryland.
ALSO NEW JERSEY, KENTUCKY, W. VA.
To These Mr.. Jones Adds Indiana, Ohio and
Illinois. Reports From Various S.ates
With Opinions as pow They
viii Vote Tuesday.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press
Chicago, Nov 3.-Chairman Jones, of
the National Democratic Committee, fur
lowing statements, covering the outlook
from his standpoint:
'"The fight is won. Bryan and Steven
son will be elected. The Democratic
majority in the electoral college will be
ample The Democrats will hold all the
States they carried in 1896, with the pos
sible exception of Wyoming. We will also
carry New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky In
diana, Ohio and Illinois. The chairman
of the State committee of California has
just wired me that we will carry that
State by ten thousand majority. In a
general way, 1 should say that there will
be somewhat of a falling off of Bryan's
strength, compared with 1896, west of
the Mississippi, and that east of the
Mississippi he will make overwhelming
gains. The campaign has been spirited
from the start. The Democrats were
somewhat handicapped for want of funds,
while the Republicans, as four years ago,
had more money than they could use.
The Republicans have endeavored to in
timidate laboring men and alarm these
men, but not with the fierce oppression
they brought to bear in 1896.
'fOf course, the trusts, the aggregation
of combined capital, the seekers for fran
chses in Porto Rico and the Philippines,
the promoters and exploiters, generally
have spared no effort and will spare no
effort to re-elect Mckinley. 1t is my
firm belief, however, that the electors
cannot be debauched this year to suf-
ticient extent to throttle the public will
The country is aroused as it has not been
since the days preceding the Civil War.
The existence of the form of the govern
ment established by the fathers is at
stake. Whether the trusts shall gov
ern the country, or the country regulate
the trusts, must be decided. 1t will be
found when the votes are counted that
the people have determined with empha
sis that the Republic must be preserved,
that the power of the trusts must be
curbed, that the man is to be considered
before the dollar, and that the voice of
the people cannot be suppressed by at
tempted intimidation or corruption.
The States that will vote for Bryan will
show that the people have confidence in
him from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and from the northernmost to the south
ernmost boundaries of the Republic.
(Signed) JAMES K. JONES'"
ILLINOIS.
Chicago. ILL.,. Nov S.-The campaign in
Illinois closed tonight with the Repub-
Leans little more confident than the
Democrats. The latter made good fight
particularly in Chicago, and have hopes
of carrying the city by sufficient ma
iority to overcome the Republican vote
in the State. The Republicans claim that
they arc not at all anxious, even as to
Chicago. their polls showing that con-
siderable majority of the voters will SUD-
port their State and National ticket. The
chairman of the Republican Central Com
mittee said Mckinley will get at least
$4,000 majority in Illinois The chair
man of the Democratic Central Commit
tee said
Bryan will receive an increased vote
as compared with 1896 in every pre-
cinct," and he had little doubt that Bryan
and the State ticket would receive a sub
stantial majority. Four years ago Nc
Kinley had a plurality Of 14249S. The
Republicans expect to succeed in every
Congressional district they carried two
years ago and to gain two Congressman.
The Democrats, on the other hand look
for gain of five congressman, one or
two of them in Chicago Both sides have
fought hard for the legislature, which
will elect a successor to Senator Culom.
To secure a majority on joint ballot the
Democrats will have to carry all the dis
tricts in which they were successful two
years ago and gain fifteen others. The
control of the legislature is largely de-
pendent upon the vote of Chicago.
OHIO.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Nov. S.-The campaign
in Ohio closed today with day and night
meetings everywhere. While there have
been many meetings in Ohio, they have
not had many prominent speakers from
other States. 1t was reported that the
Democratic managers thought they could
use National speakers in the doubtful
States to better advantage, and that the
National Republican managers had SO
much confidence in Chairman Dick that
they left him without much foreign as
sistance.
John r. Mclean, proprietor of the Gin
clnnati Enquirer, and the Democratic
candidate for Governor last year, spent
the last week with the State and local
committee The Republicans have been
betting on carrying Ohio by a larger plu-
rality than four years ago, when Nc
Kinley had 81 900, but today they were