The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-26
AN ABSURD CLAIM.
cortelyou Says He vii Bag Two Hun.
dred and Ninety Votes

Cortelyou Says He vii Bag Two Eur
dred and Ninety Votes
BRYAK'S STIRRING CAMPaIG2
In Indiana is Said to Have Captur
ed Fifteen Thousand Votes
for Parker and
a dispatch from New York say!
managers OF the Republican campaign
profess TO be so confident Of Roose
velt's election that they have practl
cally suspended work at nationa
headquarters in that city and Chair
man CortelYou has gone west to speno
most Of the time remaining before the
election at Chicago headquarters. Mr.
Cortelyou has lefI for the west, coin.
cidentally claiming 299 electoral votes
for Roosevelt. This statement, it Is
said, was based upon a CANVASS of the
entire country. It comedies Parker
Isl votes and CLASSES IS votes a:
doubtful. The total electoral vote is
476, so that only 23s are needed for a
maj rity.
In the Republican claim Of 200 elec
toral votes for Roosevelt New York,
New jersey, Connecticut and Indiana
are classed as surely Republican. The
DOUBTFUL states, from a republican
standpoint, have now been reduced to
eight, namely, Colorado, Delaware,
Maryland, Montana, Nevada, Utah,
West Virginia and Wyoming. The
Republicans say that West Virginia,
Delaware, Maryland and Utah are by
no means sure for the Democrats, and
that with the work now being done
there is a good chance OF their going
for Roosevelt.
RTD1cuLEs CLAIMS OF REPUBLICANS.
Tammany Leader Murphy made
light OF theeRepublican claim that
they would carry New York. He
said the result Of the two days regis
tration negatived that claim.
''There was a gain in the Denocra-
tic districts and a falling of in the
Republican DISTRICTS" he said. What
more do we want? The falling of in
some Of the downtown districts is ac-
counted for by the fact that the peo.
pie are moving uptown. The lncreas-
ed registration in the twenty-third is
distinctly favorable to US on this ac-
count. The reported failure OF the
independent vote to register ! have
not heard much about, but it 1t is true
we don't lose anything by it. That
vote has always been with the Repuo-
GcanS.
Chairman Taggart said that be
never had given out any figures ana
probably would not this year, but ne
reiterated bis claim that all doubtful
states are sure for Parker.
BRYAN's. wHIRLw1SD CAMPAIGN.
News comes rrcm Indiana that the
'twhirlwind'' Bryan tour has had the
effect Of diSpelling all apathy in both
parties, The Democrats, flushed With
hone and newborn confidence OF VIC
tory. are working as they never WORK
ed before, and the Republicans have
been startled into realization that
there is danger, and they a7e on the
alert to save every vote possible ana
conserve the states support to their
party.
John ?. Kern, the Dem ocratic nom
Tree for governor Of Indiana, says:
''Bryan is putting FIRE and force into
this; campaign that we know not OF.
He is more earnest as an advocate 1or
another's candidacy than he was for
his own. Bryan's audiences IN 1896
and l900-I was with him on both
tours-were large and enthusiastic,
but in neither Of those campaign was
he greeted by such enormous cro"oS
as be had last week.
81 can say without hesitation anu
stake all my reputation as a political
observer on the statement that By
ans tour has determined the votes
of at least ten Thousand men VINO
were wavering, and I believe be has
won thousands who had decided to
vote for Roosevelt" ="
BIG PURCEAsABLE VOTE.
All the Observers OF political drift
say there are 10000 purchaseaole
voters in that state who are now ready
to talk business. Both Chairman Cor.
telyou and Chairman Taggart will
soon be in Indianapolis ano it is the
steadfast opinion Of those who believe
in conducting campaigns on business
PRINCIPLES" that the man. who takes
the biggest barrel to Indiana will
land these hoaters. George Foster
Peabody, secretary Of the democratic
national committee, asserts that the
party will cheertully go down to
defeat before they will buy single
vote, and, moreover, he says the COM
mite has not funds for such pur.
pcses. There are increasing sigas OF
democratic activity. Not only will
Chairman Taggart give his personal
attention TO the campaign in Indiana,
but more speakers have been assigned
to speak in all doubtful states while
Of still greater Importance is the fact
that Judge Parker will speak twice
before delegations at Esopus Friday
and Saturday.
BRISK ELECTION BETTING.
Election betting has been SLOW,
taking tie whole country over. ID
Wall street there is always some
wagering, but there is little OF none
in Chicago. In Indianapolis 1t Is
3jfsrent. Nearly every Poor Mans
Club" in the city has big blackboard
covered with crayon announcenents
Of amounts and odds that may be hac
upon application to the man behinc
the bar. One OF these places offers