The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-07
Payne Claims Everything.

Chicago. November 3 Henry G.
Payne. chairman of the executive
committee Of the National Republi.
can committee. furnished the Asso.
cisted Press tonight with the follow.
ing statement giving the outlook
Tuesday from the Republican stand {.
point:
"Our latest advices from New York
are conclusive that the State will give
. large majority for Mckinley Local
conditions in Greater New York,
we'll known in the country will in
crease Mr.. Brysn's vote in that
metropolis. but we telieve that q
majority for Mckinley in the State
is . most conservative estimate.
early in the campaign there may
have been some question 90 to the
result in Maryland. Mr. Bryan's
visit to that State proved injurious
to bic cause. and there has been in
the lest three weeks q great revival
OF feeling amoag the sound money
Democrats, especially in Baltimore.
which presages majority for Nc
Kinley of between 5000 aud 10, 900.
"As to Ohio, while there may be
losses in Cuyshoga County and Uleve
land. end, perhaps. one or two Of the
other large cities. this will more than
be made up ia the rural districts of
the State We predict with the
greatest confidence q larger majority
in the State tbso was gwen in 1896
Undoubtedly Indiana has been
the battle ground in the States Of the
Middle West Every vote has been,
thoroughly contested The Republi.
cans will suffer losses in few of the
larger cities. but there will be gains
among the fsrmers and the 6rst vo.-
ers of the young men. Developments
show that the young men of the
Slate are almost unanimously sup
porting Mckinley and Roosevelt
1t is understood in Indiana that the
majority Cor the Republican ticket
will be 10 excess Of 10000.
"ln the Rocky Mountain States,
those that four years ego went almost
solidly for free silver, there has been
. revolution in public sentiment. and
II will not be surprising if eli or
nearly oil of them reverse their posi-
tion Of four years ago Il is as Ger
tain % any thing can be that Kansas,
Wyoming. South Dakota and Wash
ington will be carried by the Repub.
licsps BY decisive msjorities The
States Of Nsbrssks. Utah and Nevada
are more likely to give their votes TO
Mckinley than to Bryan.
"The results of the campaign ,odi
cate clearly that tho Administration
Of President Mckinley will be sus
tained BY the people, and that be will
secure . larger svote than in 1896,
both Of the popular vote and 10 the
Electoral College
"Ssfely Republican California, 8,
Connecticut, 6. Delaware 3. Illinois,
"a. Indiana, Is. Iowa. l3. Kan .as,
10, Kentucky. Is. Maine. 6. Mary
land. 8. Massachusetts, Is, Michigan,
Ia, Minnesota, 8, New Hampshire.
4. New jersey, 10. New York, 36,
North Dakota. 3. Ohio, %. Oregon,
4. Pennsylvania. 32, Rhode Island, 4,
South Dakota, 4. Vermont, 4. Wash.
ingtoh. 4. West Virgins. 6, Wiscon
siu. IL, Wyoming,3 Total 294
"In this list Kentucky is put down
as safely Republican The popular
vote will show majority Of not lees
than 10000 for Mckinley. The only
doubt surrounding the casting of the
electoral vote is that realized by the
question whether the Democrats
acting under the provisions of the
Infamous Goebel law. will be sble 10
steal Il.
Probably Republican Nebraska
8, Nevada 3, Utah 3 Total IA
Democratic: Alabama II. Ar
kansas 8. Florida 4. Georgia ID,
Louisiana 8. Mississippi 8, North
Caroline IL, South Carolina 9. Ten
nessee IL. Texas Is. virginis IL
Total ll2
Probably Democratic Colorado
4, Idaho 8, Missouri II. Montana 8
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