Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-08

flttSburg nispatch Throws Scare iu-
to the Faithful Summary OF Condi-
lions Party Managers about Ready
TO Concedc West Virginia Work
men Expected 10 Vote Their Senti-
ments This Time.
The following telegram FROM Chi.
cago has appeared in The Dispatch.
III represents the inside views of the
republican committee and Is full OF
cheer for their opponents. That they
have quit claiming the earth aud adj
NIT the fact that the election will be-
much closer than it was before Is a
symptom that they have felt the
coming tide Of Democratic victory.
The drift is all one way and it grow.
stronger every day. The telegram Is
as follows
In the light Of the very latest in-
formation aud developments, Repub-
lican statistieians at headquarters
have been indulging themselves In the
construction of the electoral college
table TO tic November possibilities.
They have transferred from the 1896
Bryan column the States OF Kansas,
South Dakota and Washington and
added thereto the one electoral vote
of California that slipped away four
years ago, making in all a gain OF 10.
They are about ready to concede Del
aware. Maryland, West Virginia and
Kentucky to Bryan, thereby transfer
ring from the Mckinley column To
the Bryan column 20 electoral votes.
This estimate makes allowance for
gain Of 2 votes only in Kentucky,
Bryan having secured one out OF the
l3 in that State in 1876.
On this showing Bryan Is allowed
electoral votes which Will cut down
the Mckinley total 10, but still leave
Bryan IS votes short OF the necessary
pa. He can carry Indiana's Is votes
Conneeticut's 6 votes aud New Jerseys
10 votes and still have only I'll or
seven short Of success.
MARGIN NOT A BIO ONE.
Joseph Manly gives ntterance to
fear that the electoral vote Of Maine
may be In jeopardy. If by a scratch
Bryan could gain that, In addition TO
the possible 2l7 allowed him in the
foregoing tabnlations, Is would bring
him within one of the goal Mime
sotas votes added 10 the 2l7 would
bring him under the wire first and
would leave him two votes 70 spare.
There is danger that Minnesota may
slip away. Governor Lind has raised
a fund OF 500, 900 with which to
carry the State. He has control OF
the entire machinery Of the State
government and in his bland Swedish
way has utilized it In the raising OF
funds for his own reelection and for
the benefit OF the Democratic nation
al ticket. Until the vote Is counted
Minnesota must, therefore, be includ-
ed In the doubtful list, and the posi-
bility admitted that it may go for
Bryan.
Ex-Alderman Cullerton Of Chicago
is very shrewd politician and he adj
mits possibility Of defeat for McKin-
ley.
Mr.. Cuilerton says that II Bryan Ii
elected this year 1t will be by the
cities.
COERCION OF WORKINGMEN.
He said that for long time after
the election of 1896 considerable
percentage of workingmen harbored a
grievance against the Administration
because of the harsh methods employ
ed to compel them to vote the Repub-
lican ticket. In a great many estab-
lishments they were told bluntly the
Monday before election that Ii McKin-
ley did not win they need not return
TO work Wednesday morning, as the
mills and factories would Shut down.
Under the circumstances there was
only one thing for them to do, and
they did it.
This same pressure is not likely to
be exerted next November, and left
absolutely free TO do as they please.
many of the workingmen who voted
for Mckinley four years ago may re-
verse themselves this fall.