The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-11
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

Colonel Livingstone, of Georgia, who
that New Jersey will vote for Bryan this
year.
The latest news from the Pacific slope
States is that Bryan will carry California
and Washington and Mckinley will carry
Oregon by a reduced majority.
1t is idle to figure on minute details
as to the electoral vote at the next cleo
ton. If New York shall vote for Bryan
he will be successful, and the Democratic
leaders of that State can give him the
electoral vote, if they shall be faithful
to their cause and to their plighted faith
to the country. The same influences
which should carry New York would
carry with it the State of New Jersey
and probably Connecticut, and would as
sure the electoral vote of Delaware
Maryland, Kentucky and Indiana for
Bryan, with the certainty of adding
Nebraska, Colorado, Nevada, Utah,
Idaho and Montana to the Democratic
column, leaving Illinois and Wisconsin
as fairly doubtful under such conditions
Philadelphia Times.
The condition in Cook county, Ill, which
is really the city of Chicago, continues
to give the Republicans some uneasiness.
Henry G.. Payne, vice-chairman of the
Republican National Committee, thinks
both parties will split even in the county,
but admits that the situation there is
worse for the Republicans than in any
other part of the United States. Rob-
ert Burke, the secretary of the Cook
county Democratic committee, predicts a
Democratic majority of between 10000
and $4,000. The Democrats claim the
labor vote, the Irish Blaine vote of 5000,
a large proportion of the German vote, AMI
nearly all the Gold Democrats who voted
for Mckinley. Tie Republicans deny
these claims, without making any for
themselves, and say that even if the city
goes Democratic, the Republican majority
in the State will offset it. The fact is,
however, that, generally speaking, as
goes Chicago so goes the State. This
was certainly the case with Cleveland
in 1892 and Mckinley in 1896. The Ger
man situation has been sufficiently can
vassed to make it clear that the German
Catholic vote, which has always been
Democratic, but which was captured to
a very large extent by Mckinley IN 1876,
will this year be for Bryan. The Demo-
Gratis are making many claims regarding
the German Lutheran vote, but there has
been no development to date to indicate
that any considerable per cent. OF the
original German Republican vote Will
leave the party this year. The German
Catholic vote represents approximately Az
per cent of the total German vote OF
the city, which would give MIR. Bryan, If
he secures this vote in a block, 40 per
cent. of the total German vote Of Cook
county. Bryan stands to lose almost as
large a per cent. of the German Lutheran
vote At Republican headquarters the
county politicians contend that the Ger
man vote of this city will be divided ac-
cording to the membership of the two
churches, Catholic and Lutheran. If this
estimate is accepted as correct, and the
Republicans have certainly claimed all
TREY can depend upon, Bryan is a decided
gamer over the vote of 1896. 1t is con-
cetled that in 1896 Mr.. Mckinley received
from so to 90 per cent. of the German
vote in Cook county, both Catholic and
Ltheran, which gives Mr.. Bryan this
year, even according to Republican esti-
mates, an actual gain of $4,000 German
votes. OF the $4,000 Jewish votes
Aischuler, the Democratic nominee for
Governor, will practically get them all
He will try to induce them to vote for
Bryan. Fully 80 per cent. of this vote
went to Mckinley four years ago.-Wash-
Do