Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-25
MACK REVIEWS SITUATION
Democratic Chairman Says Bryan
Will Receive 301 Electoral Votes.
RESULT NO LONGER IN DOUBT
All the SaIid south and More Than
Half the North Are Claimed for
the Nebraska Candidate
for President.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24-National Chairman
Mack authorized statement today in
which he claimed the election of William
]. Bryan by landslide. He announced that
his reports showed that Mr. Bryan would
receive at least 9O1 electoral votes, or fifty
nine more than is necessary for choice.
Mr.. Mack's forecast of the election follows:
1.-THE rumblings and thunder of the Bryan
landslide IN the west are already heard in
the eastern states, ana today | can conf
IDENTIFY predict the election Of Mr.. Bryan.
That a landslide in the west will extend
to the shores OF the Atlantic. 1t means
| the democratic national ticket will carry
| every doubtful state in this section, and
| in rock-ribbed republican districts the ma
jorities OF that party in recent years will
be reduced minimum. BasIng my FORE
| cast on tR most conservative lines. in
view OF the optimistic reports I have re-
ceived from all sections OF the country.
| figure that Mr.. Bryan will have at least
9o1 votes or flfty-nine more than is neces-
sary for a choice. This comfortable ma
! jority will be increased rather than de-
| creased when the vote Is counted.
TN addition to the 16S votes OF the solid
south, and in this include Maryland. am
! confident that Mr. Bryan will carry New
York. New Jersey, Connecticut. Idaho, Mon
tana, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada. Indiana
| Ohio Delaware Kansas and South Dakota
total of sol votes All over the country
there is a change OF 30 to 80 per cent in the
Roosevelt vote of 1904 to Mr.. Bryan.
Says New York Is Safe.
1.-THE result is no longer in doubt in New
York The thirty-nine votes in the state
are assured for Mr.. Bryan. He will win by
a substantial plurality. The Empire state
can no longer be included in that territory
| called the enemys country l speak from
information gained from a thorough can
vass by representatives OF every county ir
the state.
From Connecticut I have received very
encouraging reports. Judge Robertson, the
democratic candidate for governor, will
carry the state by about 10000 plurality
and the national ticket, backed by united
party, has the best chance in years fol-
winning the electoral votes.
New Jersey sounds an optimistic note
and there is every reason to believe tha
that state will be in the democratic column
This Is not an extravagant statement wher
you take into consideration the fact tha
the tremendous republican majorities OF 80,
900 in 1904 and 5000 in 1900 were reduced
to 1000 in the gubernatorial contest In 1907
Mr.. Bryan's tour of the state on Frida!
last and the ovation he received spelled
victory to my mind. The dissensions in tn,
republican party in West Virginia and IN
swing of the labor vote in that state t,
Mr.. Bryan are powerful factors for hi
success.
Delaware, we expect to win. The peopl
are hot with resentment against a part
branded with Dupontism.
Ohio and Indiana.
S "In Ohio and Indiana every element 1
2 working for our success, and despite tn
: great republican majorities of previou
! years I am confident that both states vii
$ be in the democratic column. They 70
!. Bryan today, and there is no reason for be
S lieving that the next week will witness
\ change Of sentiment. Eighty per cent o
= the labor vote in both states. and fully a
: large a percentage OF the German popula
n tion are for Bryan. Illinois IS doubtful, wit
the chances for Mr.. Taft, but il he wins
: will be by a greatly reduced plurality.
The Pacific coast states all show
u Bryan trend and a disgust at the eXtray
agant. destructive policies OF Mr. Roose
= welt In EACH particularly IN Oregon. stat
> issues are an important factor.
THE mountain states. from informatio
I have received within forty-eight hour
= Mill, 1 am confident, be counted in II
q Bryan column
i I'm fine. I figure at the present tim
> Mr.. Bryan will have at least 3o0 electors
e votes. l include in my estimate the follow
ing states: