Evening star., 1900-10-10
Republicans Believe That All Signs
Point to McKinley's Election.
DAILY IMPROVEMENT IN SITUATION
Apprehension as to New York
Disappears.
DEMOCRATS DISAPPOINTED

1t is said at the republican congressional
headquarters here that. each day brings
more announcement TO the republicans. Ii
is a steady, gradual improvement of the
situation, just enough to show that head
way Is being made and that all grounds fol
apprehension are slowly disappearing Re-
pubiicans who are In authority are not
claiming that the fight is over. but they be-
lieve that all signs point clearly to the cleo
ton of Mckinley. Conditions which at first
appeared to be unfavorable to a degree
have been overcome and classes of voters
which ii was feared would be against them
are now found to be as firmly with the
republicans as they We're in '96. This is
said to be conspicuously the case with Ger
man voters, commercial travellers and a
considerable element of the laboTing Classes.
In all lines of trade and industry Mckinley
is expected to get a very large vote and II
is believed by the republican managers that
the time has passed when anything like
general slump in the republican vote
might be apprehended. Correspondence
from all quarters shows constantly increas s.
ing activity. The general situation is broad
ly summed up thus: In the east Bryan will
make some gains where they will do him nc
good, the republican majorities being too
large to be overcome. In the south the re-
publicanS Will receive an unusually large
vote. but 1t will accomplish nothing for
them in that section. In the middle west
the republican majorities may be cut down
to some extent. but the net result will be
substantially what it was in '9S In the far
west the republicans will make substantial
gains.
No apprehension as to New York.
Whatever apprehension has been felt as
to New York has practically been removed.
Republicans who have been inclined to the
opinion that the state was IN great danger
say now that the danger either never ex-
listed else has been removed. 1t Is said,
too, that the democrats do not seem to be
SO bold in their claims of the state as they
were. The betting certainly shows that they
are not willing to risk their money, tempt
ing odds not being sufficient to induce them
to back their claims Republicans have no
hesitation about placing New York in the
certain Mckinley column, and Maryland
and West Virginia are placed in that col
unn with equal confidence.
Brynn's Mistake.
Republicans in various parts of the coun-
try report that Bryan was stronger imme-
diately after his speech II acceptance than
he now is. The opinion is very commonly
expressed that he made mistake in not
retiring to his home after making that
speech and having nothing more to say dur
ing the campaign. BY taking the stump
and making a number OF speeches each day,
it is said he has, by first one thing and
1Jlen aNDlDeF uflfPR on people WHO were
rather disposed to give him the benefit OF
the doubt and vote for him on venture
Democrats Disappointed.
II is said that the democrats do not find
that the situation in the east is promis-
ing as they thought IL might be. and that
in spite of Crokers claims for New York
they are turning their attention 10 Illinois,
California and Ohio more hopeful ground
One republican suggests that the method of
democratic campaigning IS to look over
the column of electoral votes and claim any
states which have enough electoral votes,
If added to the solid south, to elect, without
considering the small matter Of unshakabe
republican majOrites to be overcome. In
other words, they are counting on republl-
can votes and republican states to elect
Bryan simply because they cannot elect him
without Them