The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-05
POLITICAL IN6TEs AND GOSSIP.

| "'oNN s"or's Latest. - More than
week ago the Hon. Charles H. Grosvenoi
landed in London and handed to a score
or more Of newspaper correspondents
breathlessly Awaiting his arrival his yer,
latest production as the Administration
lightning calculator. General Grosvenoi
! worked it all seut going over on the
steamer and when he reached dear old
London" he was cock-sure that his figures
were right. IF anything in them Is
| wrong" he modestly exclaimed, cit is that
| have underestimate the Mckinley vote. .
| Grosvenor gives these States to Mckinley,
| with a total electoral vote of 27S-seven
more than Mr.. Hanna was able to get for
his candidate four years ago: California
Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana
/ Iowa, Kansas, Maine Maryland, Massa-
chusetts. Michigan, Minnesota, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey New York, North Da-
kota, Ohio, Oregon. Pennsylvania. Rhode
Island. South Dakota, Vermont, Washing
ton, West Virginia. and Wisconsin. To
Bryan he gives these States, with a Total
electoral vote of 132-forty- four less that
| Mr.. Bryan received in 1896: Alabama, Ar
kansas, Florida, Georgia Louisiana, Mis-
| sissippi. Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina,
South Carolina. Tennessee, Texas. and Vir-
to scramble for, and even if Mr.. Bryan
should get all of these he would be de-
feated. 1t is not doubted that General
Grosvenors British friends can easily I'M
derstand what an easy time of IL Mr.. Nc
Kinley is having this year. They may
ascribe the Presidents wonderful strength
to the conduct OF Sir John Hay in giving
away American territory in Alaska to the
| British. According to General Grosvenor
/ o nf
and Wyoming are doubtful, though he de-
| clares the Republicans have a mortgage
| or at least half OF the electoral votes of
| these States. He thinks North Carolina,
| too. will go against Bryan. General Gros-
| venor admits that 'in ordinary campaigns
| this would be rather early to predict re-
! suits but under the circumstances sur
/ rounding the present campaign 1t Is en-
! tirely safe The lightning calculator is
willing TO admit that possibly Bryan will
( get the ten votes of Colorado, Idaho, and
Montana. and maybe thirteen more-or his
half OF the doubtful States-and thus would
! the Democratic candidate secure a total
/ of 155 votes in the electoral college In
the first estimate of the season which
! General Grosvenor gave out he put Mary
land in the doubtful column, and Mr..
Hanna repudiated him as the Administra-
tons official calculator. Eo- that the
general has placed Maryland in the Re-
publican column it is believed Mr.. Hanna
| has reinstated him, and that, therefore.
his London estimate is official.
View York Gold Democrats. - A
movement of considerable strength has
been started to make the Hon. Edward NJ
Shepard, of Brooklyn, the candidate of the
Gold Democrats for Governor of New York.
AS becomes a solar walk statesman, Mr..
4 Shepard denies that he is a candidate. and
! the knowing ones take this to mean that
everything is being made ready for the
nomination to, run him down and catch
him. 1t is understood that the plan is to
present Shepard's name to the regular
Democratic convention of New York and
when 1t is rejected there will be an excuse
to bring him ont as an independent candi-
date. What this movement will accom-
plish cannot be foretold any more than can
its motive be guessed. There is so much
talk in New York. however. about what
the Gold Democrats there are going to do.
in spite of the fact that their national or
ganiZation has been disbanded. that it be-
gins to look as il they are not going over
to the Hannaites bag and baggage. 1t
seems evident that not all OF them by any
means are sufficiently enamored of Mr.. Nc
Kinley TO again vote for him, and this is
considered good sign by the regular
Democrats. 1t appears to indicate plainly
that the national leaders are unable to
deliver the Gold Democratic vote in bulk
to Mr.. Mckinley and unless he secures the
votes of as many Democratic boilers in
New York this year as he received in 1896
Mr.. Mckinley will not have as easy time
in the Empire State as his managers pro-
TESS TO believe is in store for him. II
Shepard leads an Independent movement it
will represent an organized revolt among
an influential element of New Workers. TO
Mr.. Mckinley. Then II the Hon. Bird S.
Coler heads another independent move
ment. based upon the distinct issue OF
Kidding politics OF corporation control
there is no telling what will happen in the
Empire State in November.