The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21


Special Dispatch to the Post tsliigeneer
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Oct 90 - For
many weeks past careful and impartial
men have been travelling through the var
ious states. engaged In the work Of asccr-
tanning the feelings OF the voters in re-
gard to national issues as presented in i,
this campaign. The sum total OF the
work Of these men can be expressed In
their unanimous opinion that Mr.. Bryans
vote In the electoral college this year will
be little. II any. larger than It was in
1896
There will be a readJustment Of plural
tiles. and there will be some changes in
the manner In which the electoral votes
are cast from the different states but
these changes in pluralities or IN counties
or in the states casting tho votes will not
AFFECT tho general result
West Of the Mississippi there Is an un-
mistakable tide Of Repuhlicanism which.
while II may not be suf'icient to change
many electoral votes from the direction In
which they were cast four years ago. will
bring about a much more even balance
between the two great parties than exist
ed In 1896. States like Colorado and Utah.
which cast 10 or 80 per cent. OF their votes
for Mr.. Bryan four years ago. will this
year give their electoral votes by compar-
atively small majorities. There is good
reason TO believe that Washington. wyo-
-, ~s,,Se..s,. -,,, ts.n~sa~ sn.,r .,,ss~,.n.
s.us.. ~ "a r.-,as~a,,n ~ ~ p.rr,srs-
party.
East OF the Mississippi sentiment In IA
vor OF the Democratic party has largely
Increased hut rot IN stfIict< nj de9ree to
change the electoral vote OF many OF the
large states--certatnly not enough to carry
o. u~ prvar tha vast sxoar.a ~ so-
a,,as ..aa,,hs,,,,., tsrr,,arv xIlo~,rg ,ta,
~ a. 90 a.nr.hiv sure ~ ioaa
t-ar,y.,w,a vots. IVES, ~ ,he Mi~stss,pni.
:, 4. eviaen, ,hat he must gain seventy
.i.a,,r.i ,,s,s., nast ~ ms Miss,ssIrr, mora
49,, =. hsa Il, fssa ,o accounl,xh Ms cleo
,,nn
80. u..
The hopeiessness OF sneh chahke from
the pontieaI a,u'uae OF ioaa 1870 49,
1.ss'a.sa,se ,nura ~ sarnaisn ana A. fnot many
Of them have admitted mot for publics-
tion." that they see no chance of victory.
The states in which tho supreme efforts
of both national committees have been
concentrated lie IN a solid block about the
center OF population OF the United States,
commencing with Maryland ON the East
and ending with Michigan on the North
west. surely but gradually the nshting
area has been reduced. until In these
closing DAYS OF the campaign the bfst
speakers and the hardest workers OF both
parties are found crossing each others
paths In Indiana and Illinois. II Mr..
Isryan should carry Indiana. which 10
very possihl.. and Illinois. which IA ins-
probsnie. he would stili need great
many electoral votes 10 secure the neces.
earv ss4
A week ago II seemed probable that
Narv,and would give lts vote to Mr..
p-vsn hut n recent wave nf Republican
f.m has apparently given the Republg-
ear. m. heat OF the situation In that
s,a,. w.at virginia counted as Demo-
crnfsc early I'm the campaign. is almost
.,,,s,v Repuhiican Kentucky is probably
r,a,,,ocrattc ohio n no longer in ques-
,ser hut viii give Mckinley large piu-
,nlitv Michigan. Minnesota and Wlscon-
80 whirh have been loudly claimed ~
10 oeuferAts are reported by reliable
axcnr,. 90 he safely Republican,
,
New s"rA
New York has aroydsa an interesuns
field 81 speculation Tor the pohtieians,
and the noise made BY Mr. CrekeF N ms
city campaign has icd many 70 nensfe
that the Empire state Neala east ptA,
FAiity ot VOTES leI 81 =. -" y. 49,,
~ as'.nfs's y. 49, ,,..,.,,,t,a,. xs,l ,,nt rat
,,. - .s,'s t..-' 4, 49,. N SaU yark civ
y -. .,.t.,..'., ~. ~, fsroSer pesple nnd
-, 49, go. tfaafs ali rtve a sufArient
-, ,,,..r ,,,v-nils, - verwhelru ths
,ess,,s'..r,,.,, - ~. CIV
psrsn,lean pt.rallf,es In nearly all Of