Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-28
Chairman Mack Predicts Bryan
Victory by Landslide

in which he claims the election o.
William j. Bryan by a landslide
Mr.. Mack sage that his reports in
dictate that Mr.. Bryan will receive
at least 801 electoral votes, or 81
more than necessary for choice
Following is his forecast of the
election next Tuesday;
"The rumblings and thunder Of
the Bryan landslide in the Wes
are already heard in the Eastern
States, and today l can confident
Ily predict the election of Mr.
BRYAN. That landslide in thu
West will extend to the shores o.
the Atlantic. 1t means the Demo
cratic national ticket will carry
every doubtful State in this sec
ton, and in rook-ribbed Republl
can districts the majorities o.
that party in recent years will be
reduced to a minimum.
''Basing my forecast on the mos
conservative lines, In view of the
optimistic reports l have received
from ell sections of the country,
figure that Mr.. Bryan Will have al
least 301 electoral votes, or 59
more than is necessary for a choice
This comfortable majority will be
increased rather than decreased
when the vote is counted.
"Tn addition to the 166 votes OF
the solid Southland In this l in
clude Maryland-I am confident
that Mr.. Bryan will carry New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut
Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Ne
braska, Nevada, Indiana, Ohio,
Delaware, Kansas and South Da-
kota-a total of 301 votes. All
over the country there is change
of 25 to 80 per cent. from the
Roosevelt vote Of 1904 to Mr.,
Bryan,
"Tbe result lie no longer in
doubt in New York. The 80 votes
of the State are assured for Mr..
Bryan. He will win by a substan
tial plurality. The Empire State
can no longer be included in that
territory called the enemy's coun
try. l speak from information
gained from a thorough canvass
and reports from every county in
the State.
"From Connecticut l have re
ceived very encouraging reports.
Judge Robertson, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, will carry
the State by bout 20, GOO plurality
and the national ticket, backed by
united party, has the best chance
In years for winning tie Z electoral
votes. Thomas Waller, the last
Democratic Governor Of the State,
Cleveland and q gold Democrat
OF the post pronounced type, Is
not only actively campaigning for
M. Bryan but predicts that be
will carry the State.
New jersey sounds IN optimis
tic rote, and there is every r.ason
to believe that that State will be
in the Democratic column. This
is not an extravagart statement
when you take into consideration
the fact that the tremendous Re-
publican maiorities of $4,000 in
1904 aud 60, 600 in 1900 were re
duced to 1000 IL the guternator-
ial contest in 1907. Few, if any,
States in the Union have a better
or more effective organization than
New Jersey. Mr.. Brynn's t0ur OF
the State on Friday last and the
ovation he received spelled victory,
to my mind.
"Fhe internal dissension in the
Republican, party in West Virgin
ia and the swing OF the labor vote
in that State to Mr.. Bryan are
powerful factors for lis success.
tableware We expect to win.
The people are hot with resent
trent against party branded with
DuPontism. Thousands of Re
publicans there will either vote
for Bryan or not vote at all.
"In Chic and Indiana every Gle
mtnt is working fer success, and,
despite the great Republicans ma
jorities of previous years, l am
confident that Both States will be
in the Democi attic column. They
are for Bryan today, ana there is
no reason for believing that The
next week will witness chang
CT sentiment. Eighty per cent. OF
the labor vote in both States and
fully as large perc ntage Of the
German population are for Mr.
Brytn.
"Illiroie ia doubtful, with the
chances in favor of Mr.. Taft, buI
| if he wins that State 1t will be bJ
a greatly reduced plurality.
81 be Pacific Coast States al
show a Bryan trend and a disgust
of the extravaganza, destructive
rolicies of Mr.. Roosevelt. In each,
particularly in Oregon, State Issue
are an important factor.
"The mountain States, from in
formation have received within
AZ hours, will, / am confident, bt
counted in the Democrats column
'In fine, 1 figure at the present
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