Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-01
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summary Of the Political situa,
ton in q Large Part Of the
Country.
An Unbiased Investigation Of Con.
ditions Prevailing in the More
Important States.
Democrats Said to Have Little
Hopes Of Winning In the
East.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-The Tribune prints
reports from twenty-five different
states, showing the political conditions
in each. The attempt has been made
to make these reports as absolutely
correct and unbiased as possible and it
as thought that attempt has been sue
cessful.
The states in question are those in
the west and northwest and such in
the east and south as are claimed as
doubtful by either political party. a
summary of the result OF the investiga-
tion follows:
nois-Repubiean outside of Chi
cago, With both parties claiming the
City; "a electoral votes.
New York-Republican With varying
claims as to the result in Greater New
York; SO electoral votes.
Michigan-Glaimed by republicans as
certains IA electoral Votes.
Minnesota Republican on national
ticket, contest over the governor; 8
electoral votes.
Wisconsin-C Claimed by the republic
cans ascertain; l2electoral votes
entucky-Democratic ON national
ticket, contest over the governor; Is
electoral votes.
Indiana-Claimed stoutly by both
parties; Is electoral votes.
Missouri-Democratic on national
ticket, contest over four congressman:
~ electoral votes.
Maryland-Claimed by both PARTIES
in doubt; Selectoral votes.
3 IS ware-Glaimed by both parties;
in doubt: 3 electoral votes
West Virginia Claimed by rspubi-
cans, but not absolutely; electoral
votes.
Kansas Supposedly republican, but
claimed by democrats; 10 electoral
votes.
Nebraska Claimed by both parties;
in doubt; 5 electoral votes.
Iowa Republican: contest i'll one
congressional district; Is electoral
votes.
North Dakota-Re Republican. with con-
test over governor: 3 electoral votes
South Dakota-R Republican. With con-
test over senatorship: 4 electoral votes
Wyoming Supposedly republican.
but claimed by democrats; 3 electoral
votes.
Montana Democratic; electoral
votes.
utah-claimea by both parties. in
doubt: 3 electoral votes.
Oregon r. Republican,; electoral
votes.
washingt republican; electoral
!. votes. ,ass
Idaho Supposedly republican, but
claimed by democrats: 3 electoral votes.
The thing which is most clearly es-
tablished by this investigation is that d
grea. political change has taken place
since 1896 in the states west of tiie Mis-
souri, river which then We're caafiiti for
] Bryan. They are either republican or
doubtful this Year. the reason given
being that the people there have given
Z up free silver and are in favor of ex-
i pansion.
In other sections Of the country con-
ditions seem to be much the same as
4 they We're in 1896. The one state car
ried by Mckinley then which Is prac-
tically conceded to Bryan now is Ken
sstucky, the republicans expecting g
hold their own in all the others. The
6. one they ara most confident about Is
& New York, which is the key to the stu-
..ation: Indiana is claimed by both par
I ties as usual Illinois seems almost
sure for the republicans. but there is
!. considerable dispute about the result
! in Cook county.
Y EAST IS FOX AI'KISLEY.
s Democrats Have Lost All Confidence
of Winning In Eastern states.
!, Washington Oct. Threatened with
collapse and benumbed by lethalgy, the
scattered democratic forces in the east
are struggling against tremendous odds
/. while the presidential election is only
five weeks distant. A remarkable
change has come over the doubtful re-
publican states IN this section Of tbs
country within the last fortnight. Ma
g ryiand, West Virginia, New Jersey and
& Connecticut are now counted upon cen
Nyf.I2y f3lie 1--we. Gil,