The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18

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CHICAGO. ILL.,. Oct. 1.-THE thirty
day pollSi practically complete in all
western states. and. tho results have
been forwarded to the Republican ma
! tional Headquarters here. The figures
have exceeded even, the most sanguine
expectations of the party campaign
managers. AS q result Of the returns
Vice. Chairman Henry C. Payne has to
ken Indiana. out OF the list Of doubtful
states, and; has placed 1t In the list OF
states which he ID certain viii 60 for
Mckinley The party managers, after
going through the poll lists, talk most
hopefully OF! Kentucky ind Maryland,
and place West Virginia In the list Of
statesi absolutely certain to be carried
by the President. There Is little or no
doubtentertalned at the Republican ma
tional camp'of Kansas.
The national committee has not given
out the figures Of the Indiana. poll, but
its complexion can be Judged by this
comment by Vice Chairman Payne: IT
nm confident Indiana will give McIlin-'
ley 4 larger majority than 1t did four
years ago. There Is no longer any room
for doubt.with regard TO this state. The
poll Is complete and accurate one,
and for the first tlmnI place this state.
In. the Mckinley column without reser-
walton"
The Kentucky Poll Astounding.
The results of the Kentucky poll are
50 Astounding thnt. the Republican ma.
tional committee has not officially given
out the figures. for fear Of being uc-
cused Of. rainbow Chasing. r. IS UNI
derstood: that the committees canvass
indicates a lead of close to $4,000 for
Mckinley This is too good to be true,
and Mr.. Payne remarked conservative.
B.in discussing Kentucky: "rne COM
pleted poll shows that thu state COM
mittee is fully justified IN Claiming a
majority OF 10000 for Mckinley"
Senator Deboe, Il Kentucky. Is optlm-
istIe. In the coarse OF All Interview
he, said: There arc 1000 Populists in
Kentucky who were with Bryan In 1886
who will be against lin this year Nc
Iiinley, am sure, will get COCO Brown
Democratic votes, At least. He Will
certainly carry the state"
The Democrats, on the. other hand,
speak as confidently as ever of Ken
lucky. In reply to all Republican
Claims Trey Woodson. Democratic ma
t!onal committeeman; says briefly:
Kentucky IS 3 Democratic state."-1f
Kansas. Sure for Mckinley. q,
According to Vice Chairman Payne,
OF this Republican national committee,
the. Kansas poll Indicates that McKin-
ley will carry the state By from 1900
to %. Geo: Dave Mulvane., 1.-The young,
hustllng national committeeman from
Kansas. speaks as though he were as
confident OF Kansas as he Is his name
is Muivane. He has. he says. 10000
which. he is willing TO bet, even money,
~, The Democrats, It is understood. have
taken no reliable poll OF Kansas. bu,
MenaScr J1hasun, OF the Democratic
national Committee, hn5 this 10 say:
after / retu-Rta 10 Chicsgs from our
Kansas City convention maae thu
prediction that Bryan would carry that
STATE BY 10000 votes. havs no reason
to change my opinion" NJ
No Doubt as to West Virginia.
OF West Virginia the Republicans
Will not admit they entertain doubt as
to tn" result as FAR, as the electoral
vote gees. But as to the legislature,
that Is another matter. Postmaster
Geheral Smith, who was In Chicago to-
day after an extensive speech-makirg
tour Of Wcst virginia. said:
In West Virginia there is L perfec,
unanimity that the state will go for
Mckinley. The fight on the. laglsla ture,
however, Is close. Mckinley can carry
the state by from 5000 to- 10000 and the
Republicans still los: the legislature
But it & my belief that the Rppubli-
cans Will win by 1900 votes.''
Hopeful Of Maryland.
VITA regard to Maryland. Mr.. Smith
Is exceedingly hopeful.
within two weeks there has been n