The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-04

ever known. 1t is so much larger thar
usual as to puzzle the leaders Of both
parties The Republicans claim plural
ity in the State of 900. Four years
ago it was 26S, ,00o The Democratic Stat,
Committee has made careful canvass Of
thirty counties, relying on county leaders
for the figures from the other twenty.
The figures show large increased vote
for Bryan over what was polled for Van
Wyck.
THEIR PLURALITY Up STATE.
The Republicans will come down to
the Bronx with mot more than IU,GUU
plurality. l give that figure as the maxi
mum, and that is giving more Than half
of the silent vote TO Mckinley.
In my judgment New York city will
give IRON lo,0UU TO $4,000 plurality TO
Dryan at the lowest estimate. bryan
will carry Kings county, probably by from
5000 to 10000, ana he viii also carry
queens and Richmond.
ITO sum up the whole situation, four
years ago there was u widespread panIc,
a disorganized Democratic party, bank
rupt and almost leaderless, with the
wealth and a large part OF the brains OF
the Democratic party working for Nc
Kinley. Moreover, Bryan then was a
younger man, unknown to the country
and unsupported by conservative men.
a change of bare 10000 votes in Ine
close States would have elected Bryan
in 1896.
This year the Democratic party is re-
organized-reunlted. Its leaders have
come back; Mr. Bryan is older, broader,
wiser; he has shown that he is conserva-
i've, sound and III spirit tolerant. He
has won the confidence OF great masses
who formerly opposed him.
Mckinley has proved as President that
he is unit for the cftice; his whole adj
ministration has been characterized by
weakness, trcachery and instability. The
men who lent lustre to the Republican
party-Reed, Harrison, Edmunds, HoaI
dislike and distrust Mckinley and the
Hanna ring.
MERELY A STATEMENT OF FACTS.
Il have confined myself to statement
of facts which it is in the power of any
man to investigate for himself between
now and election day.
mo man who has observed the progress
fthe campaign in this city can doubt the
power of the local Democratic party under
the leadership of Mr.. Croker. He has
brought the whole influence of his mar
velous generalship into play, and the
personal attacks of the Republicans are
| the secret proofs that Tammany is smash.
| ing the backbone of the corrupt Platt-
| Oaell machine. Never in its history has
| Tammany beel more loyal or more ef.
| fectlve.
Added to this and other influence:
must be the fight made by the Nationa
| Association of Democratic Clubs under
| the leadership of President Hearst Thi:
| organization, which is the largest eve1
| known in the history OF politics in an!
! country, in the same period has enrolled
this year over two and half million!
| of voters.
/ This is a just enrolment Of yount
men. In fact, the most astonishing thins
| the organization under President Hears
has done is the large number of voters
who have Joined the Democratic Clubs un
der his leadership.
| When you combine this vast body o
organized and disciplined voters with tn,
regular party organization, the most con
| servative men in the world must admi
that Mr.. Bryan's election is practically
! certainty"