The sun., 1900-10-12
OUTLOOK FOR THE ELECTION
ESTIMATES Br UNBIiSSFD AUTHOR
TIES FAJOR REPUBLICANS.
According 60 This Nom n-Politicsi Inquiry
mckinley VIII Have 25e Electoral Votes
and Iiryan I5I-Republosns Take Indiana
out OF Doubtfui CoIumn-votes In west.

and Iiryan nI5I-Republicsns Take Indiana
Z out OF Doubfui Column--y Vote. In west
CHICAGO. oct n-THE Sun on Monday last
told how the Hon Henry s. New, Republican
National committeeman for Indiana. believed
that the Ilooter state would give larger plu-
rality than It did IN sG8 when the luralitv was
! Isisl Tonight Vice-Chairman Henry Payne
/ of the Republican National Committee said.
We have taken Indiana ont Of the doubtful
column and put It IL the Republican column
because our advice. from there agree that there
| H. no doubt the stat" Will 20 for Mich nley The
thirty days poll shows that orr majority there
will be greater than IN 1890 The National
Committee also has confirmed the reports
received from KenlIcky about Republican
gaus These reports JUSTIFY us In expecting
Republican maj oritv Of 1000 in kentucky
The poll Of Kansas is nearly completed and
indicates Republican majority OF about
25OOO"
How about Mar land and West Virginia."
There j. q reaction among the voters Of
Maryland which viii help the Republican
ticket" said Mr. Payne. The same Is trie OF
West Virginia We have no fears OF either
state ato have received letter from q. j.
Salisbury, National Committeeman Of Utah.
eaving the Republican- there are stirred up
and working hard. tie adds that he will ba
SURPRISED If utah does not give a Republican
ma GRITTY this year.
There is no doubt" added Mr.. Payne that
the Democrat, are on the run. This Indiana
news s wonderful and conditions will CON
tipua 70 improve now that ex-President Harri-
son has expressed himself on the issues OF the
campaiGn.-
MIR PAYNE peaks Of the "thirty-day poll II
il the poll in the canvass made thirty days be-
fore election.
THESt'S will he NJ liberty 20 announce within
A few DAYS the authority for the statement
that the best and most complete investiga-
tions from a source which Is not associated
with either Of the national Committees gives
the following States 10 Mckinley on election
day. California, Q electoral votes: Connectl-
cut g. Delaware. 3. Illinois, "a Indiana. Is;
Iowa, 49, Kansas. lor Maine. 9; Massachusetts.
Is Michigan. ~ Minnesota, o. New Hamp-
shire. 4 New Jersey. 10 New York, 80 North
Dakota g. Ohio. %; Oregon, T. Pennsylvania,
so. Rhode Island. l. South Dakota, T. Utah. 8;
Vermont, 4 Washington a. West Virginia, Q:
Wisconsin. IL: and Wyoming 2 total 276.
The vote for Bryan, as ascertaned by the
,ame high authority. will be- Alabama, u;
Arkansas g. Colorado. T. Florida. Z, Georgia.
is. Idaho q Kentucky, ~: Louisiana. 3: Mary
land 3; Mississippi. O. Missouri, III Montana,s;
Nebraska, r. Nevada. s North Carolina, IL
South Carolina. Q; Tennessee. II; Texas, l6
Virginia. u; total. III
The foregoing figures have been comrtled
bv one Of the abest men In the United States
hacked bv sources Of information which are
utterly conservative and accurate. At the
prouer time when THE SIN Is at liberty 10 give
it, auth ority for these statements the States
Of MARYLAND and Kentucky may be included
IN the Mckinley column.
Ch7irran James X. Jones of the Demo-
cratic National Committee turned up his nose
aod wigge ed his lsft ear when he was told that
Mr. PAYNE claimed Indiana He said that he
himself not only claimed Indiana, but Illinois
as well
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith
was In town to-day on his was TO Nebraska.
He has been In Indiana, Maryland and West
Virginia He said
There 1. no doubt the situation has greatly
improved In the last four weeks. Four weeks
ago there was a lethargy due TO overconhdence
among Republicans hut they are awakening
now and the work IL not tagging The people
became aroused when they realized there was
a possibility Of Bry ans election. There as an
apprehension Of danger and now more activity
is being shown In the last two weeks there has
been a marked change OF sentiment in Mary
land and the Republicans are confident OF
carving the state The registration there tn
dcates a Republican victory | believe Wet
Virginia will give a bigger majority for
Mckinley than II did in 1898. The fight over
the Legislature there ls close, but Mckinley
will carry the State by 30 per cent. larger
MAJ ajority than he had four years ago.
Il entered Indiana fearful Of the election.
but ] came away believing the Republicans
have by far the better chance of winning
Fx President Harrison's statement will do the
party much good there