The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-02

During the State campaign the Governor
and | kept them from registering, know
ing 1t was best for them, and in the ma
tional campaign McKinley's managers
have not had interest enough in it to get
their names on the books. l understand
the same condition of affairs prevails all
over the State.
"Of course with such management as
this we cannot hope to do anything in
North Carolina, but Mckinley will be
elected just the same. / am as confident
of this as 1 can reasonably be of any
thing"
~i7 -E#V8E
Writing to the Washington Post from
CHICAGO vost says the election
will probably depend on the vote of Hi
nois. The Republicans claim it by Co.
900 and the Democrats by 10000. He
writes:
"O'Brien Moore we'll known in Wash
ington, sat at a desk in the Democratic
headquarters today with a bushel of mail
before him. The envelopes contained re-
ports from county chairmen in the doubt
full States The contents of these letters,
scores of which I examined, were so en-
couraging that the committee issued
statement asserting, with absolute con-
fidence,' that Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New
York. Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky
and California will go for Bryan and Ste
venson. There is no doubt that the let
tiers contained remarkable statements as
to the decrease in the Republican vote
and the increase in the Democratic vote
shown by the polls in every county. This
is especially true of New York, Indiana,
and Ohio, Senator Jones, who has seen
these letters, is certain that they accu-
rately represent the situation in the
doubtful States. He believes Bryan will
win, although he admits, as do the Re-
publican managers, that never before
was the silent, unannounced vote so large
as it is this year. -Four factors will
give us our majority, says Senator Jones.
The Gold Democrats. the anti-imperial-
lists, the Irish Catholics and organized
labor. These four classes of voters will
swing the pendulum our way"
The Chicago correspondent of the Wash
ington Star says that at both the Repub
lican and Democratic headquarters there
is confidence of victory. The Republi-
cans claim every so-called doubtful State
by a big majority. OF the Democratic
claim he writes
,"At Democratic headquarters the man
ayers are holding out great expectations.
They are claiming Kentucky beyond a
shadow of a doubt, and believe that Con-
necticut will surely cast her electoral
vote for Bryan. They claim that all indi
cations from New York are that Bryan
will carry the State by large majority,
and the rivalry of Croker and Hill will
10 CT facfinnC
anxious to see which will poll the largest
VOTE Chairman Jones has reports from
New Jersey indicating that a great
change of sentiment has taken place
within the last four years, that the en-
thusiasm for the Democratic ticket is
unprecedented He believes that the
State will go Democratic. The Democrats
claim that the people of the West can
form no correct idea of the ovation that
Bryan is receiving in the East
Many of the Democratic leaders con-
slider Indiana safely Democratic, and
they say there is much to feel encouraged
over in the State of Minnesota, which
may safely be classed as doubtful State
with good fighting chance for the Dem
ocracy."
NIL D. VI Cllttil man vi Iit
Democratic Executive committee, is out
in an interview in which he says:
"A short time ago / issued an estimate
claiming more than 800 electoral votes
for Mr.. Bryan. l shall not change that
table unless it is to take few States
out of the doubtful column and add them
to Mr.. Bryans grand total. Why, the Re-
publicans are slumbering on a volcano
10 t;rNy,
will take place next Tuesday and the
party will be lucky to escape extermina-
ton.
1--WE will carry New York by 10000
majority, Indiana by $4,000 and Ohio by
0,OO0 Maryland, West Virginia and Della
ware are as safe for Bryan as Texas or
South Carolina. 1 have just received a
letter from the chairman of our State
committee in California assuring me that
the State will go for Bryan by 10000. We
will carry Minnesota and Wisconsin. In
Wisconsin there is now strong move
ment in our favor and 1 should not be
surprised to see the State go for Bryan
by 100000
"Mr. Bryan will carry every State west
of the Missouri river, with the exception
of Wyoming and possibly North Dakota
He will have 1000 plurality in Kansas
and 900 in Nebraska. The Republicans
don't understand the conditions in those
States. Bryan is much stronger there thar
he was four years ago. This election is
going to be revolution of the people
and Bryan is going to sweep the country
eve would have carried Connecticut il
We had tried, but we did not know it in
time and made no campaign there We
have letters from many leading Republi-
cans all over Northern New York, stating
that they are going to vote for Bryan
since they heard him speak. His tour
| there has made the State absolutely safe
and this week he will clinch the victory ir
| Ohio"
why are you making such a desperate
| fight in Indiana this week if you regard
| the State as safe?"
I'VE want to pile up big majority. an(
we have to watch the Republicans"
''You are in doubt about Illinois ?5
Eyes the State is close, and today
! should say the chances are about equal
but there is big undecided vote in thi
city which we expect Mr.. Bryan to viii
| by his campaign here"
Writing from Buffalo, New York. t