The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-07
Payne Claims Everything.

Chicago, November 3 Henry G.
Payne, chairman of the executive
committee of the National Republi-
can committee. furnished the Asso.
ciated Press tonight with the follow
ing statement giving the outlook
Tuesday from the Republican stand :
point:
"Our latest adyices from New York
are conclusive that the State will give
large majority for Mckinley Local
conditions in Greater New York,
we'll known in the country will in
crease Mr. Bryans vote IN that
metropolis, but we telieve that a
msiority for Mckinley in the State
is 3 most conservative estimate.
Early in the campaign there may
have been some question as to the
result in Maryland. Mr. Bryan's s
visit to that State proved injurious
to his cause, and there has been IN
the last three weeks great revival
of feeling among the sound money
Democrats, especially in Baltimore
which presages majority for NC
Kinley of between 5000 and ~, o0o.
"As to Ohio, while there may be
losses in Cuyahoga County and Cleve
land. and, perhaps. one or two OF the
other large cities, this will more than
be made up in the rural districts OF
the State We predict With the
greatest confidence larger majority
in the State tbao was glyen 10 1896
Undoubtedly Indiana has been
the battle ground in the States OF the
Middle West Every vote has been
thoroughly contested The Repuoll-
cans will suffer losses in few OF the
larger cities, but there will be gains
among the farmers and the FIRST vot-
ers of the young men Developments
show that the young men OF the
State are almost unanimously sup
porting Mckinley and Roosevelt
It is understood in Indiana that tie
majority for the Republican ticket
will be in excess of 10000.
.ln the Rocky Mountain States,
those that four years ago went almost
solidly for free silver, there has been
a revolution in public sentiment. and
i w;}l not he surprising if all or
nearly all of them reverse their posi-
tion of four years ago 1t is as Ger
tain as anything can be that Kansas,
Wyoming, South Dakota and Wash
ington will be carried by the Repub.
licans by decisive maiorities The
States of Nebraska, Utah and Nevada
are more likely to give their votes to
Mckinley than to Bryan
.sThe results of the campaign ladl
cate clearly that the Administration
of President Mckinley will be sus
tanned by the people, and that he will
secure a larger svote than in 1896,
both of the popular vote and in the
Electoral College
"Safely Republican California, 8,
Connecticut, 6. Delaware 8. Illinois,
"a, Indiana, Is, Iowa. l3. Kan eas,
10, Kentucky, 13, Maine. s, Mary
land, 8, Massachusetts, 10, Michigan,
IA, Minnesota, 9, New Hampshire,
4. New Jersey, 10. New York, IS,
North Dakota, 3, Ohio, %. Oregon,
4, Pennsylvania, 80, Rhode Island, i,
South Dakota, 4 Vermont, :. Wash
ing:oh, 4, West Virginia. 6, Wiscon
sia. II, Wyoming, 3 Total 2e4
s'In this list Kentucky is put down
as safely Republican The popular
vote will show g majority Of net lees
than 80, 900 for Mckinley The only
doubt surrounding the casting of the
electoral vote is that realized by the
question whether the Democrats
acting under the provisions of the
Infamous Goebel law, will be able to
steai it.
..Probsbly Republican Nebraska
8, Nevada 8, Utah 3 Total ID
democratic Alabama Ii, Ar
kansas 8, Florida 4. Georgia l3,
Louisiana 8, Mississippi 9, North
Carolina IL, South Carolina 9, Ten
nessee IL. Texas Is, Virginia II
Total il2
Probably Democratic: Colorado
4. Idaho 3, Missouri II. Montana 8
Total q. g. C Payne