The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
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EXPERTS FIGURE on PREsiDEN-
TIAL CHANCES.
Nine states, with Seventy-seven
votes, Placed in the Doubtful
Column.

Washington, September 27-(sresial u
the Times Democrat. students of tna
pol.tica horoscope, after making due all
lowances Tor the uncertainties OF the com
ing presidential election. seem TO be gen
orally agreed that the chances oil demo
ctauc success were never brighter tnan
Iney are today. one OF these, who las
considered the subject in most Impartial
manner gives the following as his AMI! SIS
OF The chances for and against the dsmS-
cratic candidates:
.,For bryan-AIabama II, Arkansas 3,
i Colorado 4, FLORIDA A, Georgia 10, heu
! tuchy IL. idaho 3, Louisiana g. Maryland
x mississippi 8, Missouri II, Montana s.
! Neptaska 5. Nevaaa 3, North Carolina II,
soutb Carolina 8, Tennessee IL, Texas 10,
Utah 8, Virginia IL .,
"For McKiniey--Calipornl 8, Connecti-
cut 6. Illinois a, Iowa IL, Maine ., Mas
sachusetts IS, Michigan IA, Nortn Dakota
IL Ohio %, Oregon 4. Pennsy wanna ~
Rhode ISLAND A, New Hampshire 4, Vef-
/ mont 4, Wisconsin IL, Wyoming ..
According to this view oil the case the.e
are nine doubtful States, Win total vo WIS
in the electoral coll eye of 81 THESE safe
are Delaware 8. Indiana 15S Kansas ~
! Minnesots, 8. New Jersey 10, New YORK so
Soutn Dakota A. Washington 4, West VIZ
: y,inia 6 This estimate shows Mr. Brs an
In be short exactly nifty votes, ana Mt
= Mckinley to be short forty-eight votes
If Mr.. BRYAN should carry New YORK AM
Indiana he would be elected with onil
i une vote to spare. If Mr.. Mex nley shoui'
> carry the seven other doubtful etdte
d delaware. Kansas Minnesota, New Jer
= sey, South DAKOTA, Washington ana VIZ
y ViTrinia-he would be short oil tae goa
TWO votes. Either of them could WI
! nv CARRYING eight OF thu doubtful State
- and losing New fcrk.
y "Of the ninety-seven doubtful votes, !
a Is reasonably certain at this time ina
y Mr. BRYAN stands an excellent fhanca 9
"A getting twenty -elght--Kansas IL, pela
a ware ard Indiana IT, On the sanle ia'
70 of chance, Mr. McKinley's prospects az
good TO get twenty-three OF the ninety
/. Sven doubtful Votes in the electoral col
=, Iege--Minnesota ., New Jersey 10 an
sonth Dakota 4. This leaves forty-si
he vote. to be fought for by both candilat'
IN New York SO. Washington ana We
A. Virginia C. Giving TO each the benent
the doubt in his favor. 1t is shown IN!
IN M prvan would have 202 votes ana NJ
"a Mckinley 199 leaving the frst short OF u
MT PRESIDENCY twenty two votes ana the Id
Ter twenty-five. OF course, landslide
a possibility, and in that event all the
no r1lrulutl0QS WOuin We hu'SNoA 80 a. 2
IS Cor then IL would be likely that the dem
in Gratis would sweep the Middle West,
I'D Guiding Illinois. Michigan, Minnesota. WI
on cousin and even Ohio. But as landsli
Jet can not be reckoned ON by political pro
"a no~ticotors. IL Is obv Gus that the dem
no cratic hone for success now rests in /
re- diana and New York the same old stu
IN t,on that has confronted democratic ms
Of arers for thirty years. Senator Thlrst
DC summarized the casa the other day su
cInctly when he declared Il was alwa
nc, noss,ble for the republicans TO win VITO
IN New York. though they never hal, a
est !, was always Impossible for the dea
un VI. Gratis 10 win without New York Ihel
vas lore II may be confidently expected Il
~ orarries OF both parties viii be
-, 40 c Cey upon tho Empire State and
ous Sssna from this moment until the close
irl the polls on November 8 :, TIE ne, mau mana
can of both parties may mot tan TINS way.
the facts in the case bear out this ass