The age-herald., 1900-10-23
Gives Mckinley 28l Votes in the
 Electoral College REVIEW Of THE SITUATION Gives Both Branches of Congress to the Republicans, and Figures All
 Doubtful States Against the
 Democratic Candidates

New York, October 22.-The New York | Herald prints it's poll of the forty-five l States of the Union on the Presidential l campaign. This poll was obtained in two | different ways. First, from special cor respondents in the so-called doubtful States; second, through regular correspondents and newspapers associated with it in the gath | ering of news
 The result of these polls elects the Me Kinley and Roosevelt ticket by a majority of 115 electoral votes, or twenty more than were cast for the Republican national ticket in 1896. MT. Bryan is credited with a total of ten less electoral votes than he received four years ago.
 As to Congress The returns from the Congressional dis | triets and those States where United States 1 Senators are to be elected next winter are | equally encouraging of the dominant party. They show on their face that the Repub- licans will still control both branches of Congress.
 The Herald's correspondents give to Me- Kinley and Roosevelt 2S1 electoral votes, which include those of the State of Indiana. MT. Bryan receives from the poll 166 elec- toral votes.
 The Herald, in summarizing the result of its canvass, makes New York State the great battle ground for the last two weeks of the campaign. MT Bryan and his sup porters realize that if they do not carry New York State they will have no chance whatever of securing victory. Therefore the eyes of the country are on the Empire State. New York Es, i',iates The estimates made by the Herald give the rival pluralities in New York as these Bryan Mckinley plurality plurality. Manhattan and Bronx (N Y. County) ....... 5000 ...... Brooklyn Q<ings County).. ...... 5000 Queens County ...... ............ 700 Richmond County .......... 1,2O0 ...... Bryant's total plu. Ct. New York ........ ........ 25,000 ...... McKinleys total plu. 0o the Bronx) ...... ......... ...... 141 160 McKinley's plu. in state... ...... 115, ,560
 Both parties are claiming the state, but private information from the Democrats is that the men at the head of the machine expect to lose the state by 75000. It is likely that Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., Republi- can candidate for Governor, will defeat John Stanchfield, Democrat by something
 
 low that figure.
 Fight In Illinois
 Illinois is described as the scene of one of the fiercest struggles in the middle West The late strike in Chicago is said to have been taken advantage of by the Democrats Republican factional fights are also said to be a handicap to the na- tional ticket. Cook County is the key 10 the situation
 he x.,it ceptional care," points to something like 5O,OOO plurality for the Illinois Republican electors The same canvass states that Samuel Alschuler, the Democratic candi- date for Governor, may be elected and the Legislature may be Democratic, insuring thus the election of a Democratic United States Senator next winter.
 The farmer vote of Indiana is confidently counted upon to carry that state for the Republican ticket. During the last two weeks, it is stated, there has been a strong movement of that vote and the business mems vote to the Republican ticket. This movement is taken to be sufficiently great to remove Indiana from the column of doubtful states
 Prediction on Kentucky
 In Kentucky all the indications are said to point to the election of John w. Yerkes for Governor, but the delivery of the elec- toral vote to Bryan.
 Of Kansas, there is no doubt. McKin- ley's estimated plurality in that State is placed at 12,00Q
 State pride is assigned as the reason for Nebraska remaining in the Democratic col umn. Bryans plurality is estimated at 50O0 a loss of 5000 over 1S96 If he should lose the election, as is probable, the fusion ists are said to be likely to capture the Legislature and give him one of the seats in the United States Senate.
 Doubt on south Dakota
 North and South Dakota are both given to Mckinley, with bare chance that the latter may at the last moment switch the other way.
 Maryland is thought to be safely Republi- by 5000 or 6o00 plurality. Senator Well lington's detection has not injured the Re- publican ticket in the State.
 West Virginia and Delaware are both regarded as safe for Mckinley.
 California is solid for the Republican ticket.
 In the standardization of the poll 1t is stated that with the exception of Ken lucky Mckinley will hold all the States of the Union that he carried in 1S96 and make a net gain Of eleven electoral votes in Cali fornia, South Dakota, Wyoming and Wash ington.
 Comparison With 1898
 In the mountain States, through which SoNerhor rNooseFe4l recently pdsSeu, the situation is interesting. Wyoming, which went Democratic in 1896, Is conceded to be Republican now Montana, Colorado, Idaho and Utah are given to the Democrats. The entire Pacific coast is counted solid for Mckinley. There Bryan secured five elec- toral votes in 1896.
 The Herald's correspondents believe that in no Eastern State will the plurality of Mckinley be as large as in 1896. In the West his plurality in Iowa, 1t Is estimated, will be 10000 greater than four years ago. On the other hand big slump in the Democratic plurality of Missouri Is ex-