Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-15
PREDICTS
Col. Bryan's $ Election.
Nebraska's Committee
Makes a Statement
Of the Result Of the
Election.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 15.-The follow
ing statement over the signature of
j. A. Edgerton, secretary of the
Democratic state committee, was CIV
en- out today:
Mr.. Bryan will be elected; he has
lost none of the support he had in 1895,
except few silver Republicans in the
mountain states. OF these, there will
not be enough to affect single elect
oral vote. He will hold his own west
Of the Mississippi and will carry every
state in that region that he carried in
'96, with the possible exception Of Wy
oming. He will gain heavily in the
central west and east; he will not only
have all the Democrats and Populists
who supported him in '96, but added to
these he will receive the votes Of q
large number of gold Democrats and
former Republicans, who have left
their party on the issues Of imperial
ism and trusts.
"The following states may be classed
as certain to cast theirr electoral vote
for Mr.. Bryan: Alabama IL, Arkansas s.,
Colorado A, Florida 4, Georgia 13, Ida
ho 3, Louisiana 8, Mississippi 0, Mis-
souri, II, Montana 3, Nebraska s, Ne
vada g. North Carolina IL, South Caro-
lima 0, Tennessee 12, Texas 10, Utah
3, Virginia L.. Total 153.
| Added to these are the following
states that will probably cast their
votes for Bryan: Illinois "a, Indiana
10, Kansas TO- Kentucky 13, Maryland
s, South Dakota A, Washington 4,
West Virginia 8. Total "a.
These added to 153 certain give 237.
or 13 more than majority in the elec-
toral college. Outside Of these certain
and probable states are the following
doubtful: California 8, Connecticut 9,
Delaware 3. Michigan IA, Minnesota 8,
New Jersey 10, New York 36, North
Dakota 8, Ohio 90, Wisconsin 12, wy
oming 3. Total 1913.
OF these Minnesota, New York and
Ohio can all be classed as very un.
certain for the Republican candidate;
in fact, We're it not that Mckinley lives
in Ohio that State should be consid-
cred as almost certainty for Bryan.
In 1896 Illinois gave the Republicans
a majority Of little over $4,000, with
practically a break even in Cook coun-
ty. 1t is now generally conceded that
Bryan will carry Cook county by a
good majority. Twenty-one thousand
In Chicago would give Bryan Illinois,
provided the rest of the State went as
1t did in '9S but there is every indica.
ton that we are making gains in the
country districts and that Chicago
will give more than this majority to
the Democratic candidate.
The same conditions which prevail
in Illinois also hold in Indiana, where
there is a much smaller majority to
overcome.
Kansas will go for Bryan by about
the same majority it gave him In 1896.
The Republicans are making hard
fight for that State, but they will fail.
This is a Populist year in Kansas.
Kentucky and Maryland are prac-
tically sure for Bryan.
In South Dakota our forces are
splendidly organized and are making
the best fight ever made in the State.
They are confident of the result.
In Washington we will win with
nearly the same plurality we did in
1906. Conditions which prevail in the
other coast states do not particularly
affect Washington.
In West Virginia we are making
gains constantly. While Mckinley
carried that State by over II 900 in
1896, the Republican congressional
candidates only had about $500 In
1898. The same conditions which will
give us Kentucky and Maryland will
also land West Virginia for the reform
candidate.