New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-28
A REPETITION OF 1896 PLURALITY
REPUBLICAN LEADERS IN. KINGS EXPRESS
CONFIDENCE THAT THIS WILL BE
THE RESULT THERE

There has been a constantly increasing confidence
as to the results OF the election in Kings County
from Republican point of view. Mckinley and
Roosevelt are expected to win the county by a
good majority. The Republican managers also
expect to elect four of the five Congressmen four
OF the seven Senators and twelve of the twenty-one
Assemblymen. Mr. Atterbury of the Campaign
Committee, prepared the following statement for a
Tribune reporter yesterday:
The Republicans expect to elect three and pos
sibly four, of the FIVE Congressman The three
whose election Is practically certain are Brstow in
Yth with chance of eiecting ether Retcham 't oT
Ress. As to Senators the Republicans expect to
shall in the With and schnitzpan in the IXth
certainly with a strong, proha bility of eLecting
the Democrats only the lid and With districts.
The Republicans started with the idea that it
would be hard work to keep down a Democratic
majority in the county this fall. Then they hoped
TO split even but gradually the conviction has
coming home TO them that there is to be another
Republican landslide. The size of the majority
which they expect has been steadily growing until
now 1t is said, they have good ground for believ-
Ing that President Mckinley will get as large a
plurality in Kings this year he did in 1886 The
managers have been chary however in making
these statements for publication for they fear that
in some way their returns from the election dis
tricts may have led them astray. But in many
cases these returns have been verified in several
ways Complete returns have been received from
canvasses In 1877 election districts which is about
one-quarter of the entire number. Some figures
show increases over the 1896 record. In the WITH
Assembly District ii its said that this increase
amounts to per cent.
Speaking in a general way of the campaign Mr.
Atterbury said to Tribune reporter yesterday:
The efforts of the Campaign Committee have
from the beginning of the campaign been directed
toward instling an unusual degree of activity in
the district associations with more than favorable
results so that to-day there appear to be more in
dividual Republicans actively at work locally than
In any previous campaign since that of 1893 which
Is the year in which Mr.. schieren was elected
Mayor by something like 1900 majority although
Mr.. Cleveland carried Brooklyn the previous wear
by 29.00 $500
AS the campaign progresses the prospects for a
handsome plurality for the Republican State and
National ticket in Kings County brighten daily
but no two persons appear TO agree on the prob
able majority.
From our reports received. believe we will give
Mckinley and Roosevelt larger majority than we
gave 10 Mckinley and Hobart four years ago
said Assemhlyman Harris Wilson of the XVIItb
District TO a Tribune reporter YESTERDAY
imperialism and mtarism do not aDpeal IN the
voters in this district, who almost All men Of
intelligence and education They do not believe
in Free Silver and as to trusts-they are willing 10
trust the Republicans to do what is right in the
matter. look for majority of over coo for
Mckinley and Roosevelt in this district"