Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-01
THE ELECTION OF BRYAN
SEEMS 70 Be ASSURED.
RICHARD CROKER SAYS NEW YORK
STATE WILL GIVE A BIG
MAJORITY FOR
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FIGURES THAT SHOW WHERE THE;
ELECTORAL VOTES WILL
COME FROM.

ELECTORAL VOTES WILL
COME FROM.
downright. 1900. by the Cosrnographic
Company, New York. }
NEW YORK, November 5, 1900.-
The visit of Mr. Bryan to New York
City has had magical effect. All
the barriers that separated the differ
ent wings of the Democracy have been
taken down and the entire party. is
now working in harmony.
The Cosmographic Office is in the
heart OF the money centre of New
York. The Stock Exchange is visi-
bic from its windows, and if the anti
Bryan atmosphere existed among the
Democracy anywhere il would be
right here. fhe truth is, however,
tina. many OF the most rabid Gold
Democrats of four years ago are DOW
confessediy Bryan supporters, and
while the ant1-silver sentiment has
not disappeared it is no longer bla-
family noisy in its denunciarlon. For
every Democrat who will avowedly
support Mckinley It is safe to say
that a Republican detection can be
chronicled.
Paying visit to Tammany hall
this afternoon, had a rafting talk
with Mr.. Richard Croker, which runs
along these lines:
Il am in possession of facts at this
hour that justify me in saying tho
we shall carry the State of New YL4 a.
You know very well how chary | am
OF predictions and that l would not
have staked my judgment on such a
declaration two weeks ago; but dur
ing the interval l have had careful
poll made OF all the doubtful counties
and know exactly what to expect.
We are working as we never did be-
fore in this State. Every Bryan vote
will be got out; and you will be sur
prised to know how many active Re-
publican workers exist among the
Anti-Imperialist League. Seven
eighths of those votes are drawn from
the Republican ranks. The League OF
Democratic clubs has solidified and
united the working elements of the
Democratic party as rarely has been
done before. l feel absolutely sure of
the 10000 plurality in Greater New
York-which will render the State
safe for Bryan"
l asked him what he knew about
the doubtful States in the Middle
West Mr.. Croker hesitated a few
minutes before replying, then said:
Il have positive information re-
garding Ohio Much of it has been
obtained by the Typographical union,
which sent agents to the Buckeye
State. But, independent of it's figures,
can say that the great bulk of the
laboring population of Ohio will vote
for Mr.. Bryan. 1t was about equally
divided four years ago; but coercion
was then so actively employed that
the men did not dare exercise their
constitutional right of suffrage.
''If l ever had any reasonable doubts
about Ohio, | certainly have none
about Indiana. The facts upon which
1 base these predictions have been OBJ
tanned with a great deal of difficulty
and are worthy of credence. l think
my figures would command the re-
spectful attention Of Mr.. Grosvenor,
the great high calculator OF the Re-
publican party
Subsequently Mr.. Croker approach
positively as saying that Mr.. Theo-
accept the vice presidential nomina-
ton upon the assurance that Presi-
dent Mckinley is in poor health and
is quite unlikely to survive a second
term. This information has come to
me from several Independent sources
and l am willing to stand for it,
The outlook, six days before cleo
ton, is far more encouraging than the
most sanguine supporter of Mr.. Bryan
could have expected. Two hundred
and twenty-four electoral votes are
necessary to a choice of president.
Giving Mckinley all of the New Eng
land States, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Michigan. Wisconsin, Iowa Min
nesota and Oregon he has total OF
1873 electoral votes. Kentucky and
West Virginia are the only two south
ern States at all doubtful for Mr..
Bryan. Maryland has ceased to be so.
because of the accession of Senator
Wellington and his Republican fol-
lowing to the Bryan ranks. Giving
Mr.. Bryan all the other southern
States, and adding Nebraska, Kansas,
Colorado. Wyoming, Montana, Idaho,
Utah and Nevada makes his total TIA
electoral votes that surely may be
counted upon. He must have 80 adj
ditional electors however, to win!
These will be found in New York, Del
aware, North and South Dakota,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, California,
Washington, Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia with their total OF 140 electors.
If he carries New York, Indiana and
Kentucky he will have IA votes TO
spare-New York and Indiana giving
81 votes. If Cook county, Illinois, is
as reasonably sure for Bryan as the
best authorities declare, the State can
safely be put down with its "a cleo
toral votes in the Bryan column.
But Bryan can easily win without
New York.
JULIUS CHAMBERS.