The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-26

instructions already given to delegates
10 the Kansas City convention indicate
that Mr.. Bryan win be renominated
for The presidency and by reclamation.
The Dewey boom has fallen fat. and
any attempt to stampede tho convention
In his favor win certainly result In a
conspicuous failure. The candidates
have been selected. practically. and all
that remains for the conventions to
do is to name the men for the vice
presidency and determine what the
platform shall be.
Prominent Democrats profess to be-
lieve that Mr.. Bryan has a good chance
of winning. The reasons given for this
hope are all OF a general character.
There II no disposition to deal in exact
figures. There Is the broad statement
that he Is the representative OF the plain
people: but this means little. for the
plain people ala not seem 70 to regard
him four years ago. and emphasized the
fact by casting a plurality of over 100000
votes against him. The vote Of the cleo
torai college was 4%7. of which McKin-
ley received 271 and Bryan i76. OF this
Bryan vots 1870 came from the Southern
states and the remainder from the
Rocky mountain and Pacific coast
states. The far Western states which
voted for Bryan were Colorado. Idaho.
Kansas. Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
South Dakota. Utah. washington and
Wyoming. All OF these states have a
combined vote OF a5. or one less than
New York and New Jersey Besides car
rying these Western states, Mr.. Bryan
received one vote in California and one
In Kentucky. making his total 176. or
s6 less than were cast for Mckinley.
Bryan lost 25 votes from the Southern
border states which have usually been
counted safe for the Democratic cam
d.date.
This year Mr.. Bryan will certainly
lose the vote OF Washington. South pa.
kota, Kansas and Wyoming. and
probably idaho, Although the fusionists
carried Nebraska last fall. It Is by no
means certain they will be equally sue
cessful in the presidential election, and
Colorado. which Is naturally Repub-
lican state. cannot with absolute GER
tainty be placed In the Bryan column
this year These losses west OF the
Mississippi river. which viii surely ag-
grcgate u votes. and may run as high
an 20, must be made up In the East and
Middle West N victory Is 20 rest with
Bryan Democracy.
To overcome the Mckinley majority
of 1875 and offset the losses in the Far
wset n win be necessary for Mr.. Bryan
to carry New York. New Jersey Con.
neoticut. Indiana, Illinois. Delaware and
Michigan. with ios votes To believe
Loaded down as the Democrats party
VIII be with the Chicago platform re-
sfasned and with the addition OF the
ropulism that was injected into the
recent statancat of Democrats prin,
ciples set cut ct IAneoln, there is nc,
the rernotest chance ~ the party's car
rylns single ons Of the torsgoins
states ali Of which are necessary Fer
saeeass. To assume that all these state,
are willing TO accept Bryan. tree sllve'
and popullsa because CT their epposltior
to expansion is ridiculous II Is In tAsiI
estimate Of this antlsxpausion seati.
ment that the Democrats are 10 and
themselves seriously mistaken. In New
Enslana. even. there will be but slight
evidences sf TIA existence as shown hy
the presidential vote. and as Tor tbs
rest ~ the country. the antl-expanslon
hats are In a hopeless minority. Figurs
70 one ~all. Il is impossible 70 ada q
tsnx,s ypts 10 The Bryan column and