The Delawarean., 1900-06-27
THE THREE
ELECTORAL VOTES
Of DELAWARE
Hanna's Dwelling on Their Inn
portance This Year.
BRYAN'S CHANCES OF ELECTION.
The Nebraskan Has Great Chances,
ANY Way 1t Is Figured, for
Knocking Ont the War
Administration.

Notwithstanding the bold assertion
that Mckinley is a sure winner by Re-
publican party leaders the question Of
the possibility of Bryan winning is be-
ing seriously considered in private by
administration leaders in Washington
and other places. Upon the electoral
vote of Delaware McKinley's election
may depend according to the emphatic
and apparently sincere expression OF
Mark Hanna. Mr. Hanna declares that
NcKinley's reelection may depend on
the three electoral votes from TINS
SMate. and whatever else was taken into
consideration by the National Commit
tee regarding the seating of the Dela-
ware delegates, this declaration by WI
Hanna explains in no small measure
why the Addicl1s delegates were seated.
Mr. Hanna's warning speeches TO the
national committee might have ap-
peared absurd a year ago, but not so
now. A calm and dispasslonate re-
view of the political events OF the last
twelve wears. and of the election re-
turns for that period will convince
any man that the National Chairman
misgivings are not wholly groundless'
In 1898 the country resented the
threat of the Democratic tariff by vot-
ing President Cleveland and his ad-
of
Harrison received nearly 80 per cent
of the electoral votes. In his admins
tration the lines of protection were
strengthened. industries and business
revived. prosperity was restored in a
degree never before enjoyed and yet
in 1892, Mr.. Cleveland was again elec-
hed President, receiving a little more
than GO per cent. of the electoral vote
Harrison less than 33 per cent. ano
Weaver the rest. States like Illinois
and Kansas, which had never before
wayered in their allegiance to the he
publican party, were swept away, ane
Michigan and Ohio together gave one
sixth of their electoral votes TO Cleve
land. Of the total number of electora
votes he received a majority of III
and a plurality of 1872.
In 1896 Democratic "hard times" ant
a threat Ito drive the country to a slve'
basis. which caused hundreds of thou
sands of honest money Democrats K
rebel against their party, resulted il
the return of the Republican party Y
power, after the hottest contest 1t nat
ever known, Mr.. Mckinley received
majority of 95 votes-15 less thai
Cleveland's majority over Harrison AM
Weaver in 1892. Mr.. Bryan's tota
vote was 176. He carried all the State
that Weaver had carried in 1892, am
four that Harrison had carried in TN
same year, besides the solid South.
he had received fority-eight more cleo
toral votes than he did he and NOT MI
Mckinley would have been electer
President He is to try again thi
year. In order to succeed he MUS
receive 224 electoral votes, the tota
number of such votes being 447. Wher
can he obtain them?
A careful consideration of combina
tions of figures based upon the Brya
electoral vote of 1896, which was IN
will show what Mr.. Hanna may hav
had in his head when he addressed tn
National Committee on the Delawar
case. To elect, 224 votes are necessar.
Placing California, Kentucky, Mary
land and Minnesota in the Bryan Co
umn gives Bryan a total of 22S vote
Again, dropping Minnesota and addin
West Virginia, gives Bryan 225 vote
Deducting the votes of South Dakoti
Washington and Wyoming and addin
Maryland, Minnesota, Indiana, Yves
Virginia and Delaware, gives the bo
orator 226 votes. Diminishing th
Bryan vote by 10 votes of Kansas,
addition ito those of Delaware, Sout
Dakota, Washington and Wyoming, AN
adding the ii votes of Michigan give
Bryan 227. Omitting California, Idah
Washington and Wyoming from I'll
Bryan list of 1896, and adding Mar.
land, New York and Delaware togetht
with the twelve electoral votes fro
Kentucky gives Bryan an aggregate ,
224, the number required to elect.
There are numerous other ways
figure out the possibility of Bryan ge
ting the required number of elector
votes, and it must be apparent from
careful consideration of the situatic