Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
MACK GIVES FIGURES ABRUzu IS IN TURIN
Claims 3O1 Electoral Votes for Every Move Watched Atic
Bryan Ticket. pating Departure
CERTAIN ABOUT NEW YORK PAYS VISIT TO A FRIEND
Puts Ohio Indiana New Calls
Democratic Column Several Hours.
COMEDIES ILLINOIS DOUBTFUL PROGRAM OF
Three War
Bryan Be and
Votes to to
Claims 3O1 Electoral Votes for
Bryan Ticket.
CERTAIN ABOUT NEW YORK
Puts Ohio. Indiana and New Jersey
in Democratic Column.
COMEDIES ILLINOIS DOUBTFUL
Says Taft May Win There, But
Bryan Will Be Elected With
Votes to Spare.
Special From a Star Correspondent.

Special From a Stan Correspondent
NEW YORK. October 24-Norman E.
Mack. chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee, gave out this afternoon
his estimate of the outcome of the presi-
Dental political campaign of 1908 as fol-
lows:
The rumblings and thunder of the
Bryan landslide in the west are already
heard in the eastern states. and today I
can confidently predict the election of
Mr. Bryan That landslide in the west
will extend to the shores OF the Atlantic.
It means the democratic national ticket
will carry every doubtful state in this
section and in rock-ribbed republican dis
tricts the majorities of that party in re-
cent years will be reduced to minimum.
Rasing my forecast on the most conserva-
tive lines in view of the optimistic res
ports / haze received from all sections Of
the country. l figure that Mr.. Bryan will
have at least 301 electoral votes, or 81
more than is necessary for choice.
This comfortable majority will be in
creased rather than decreased when the
vote Is counted.
in addition to the 1876 votes of the solid
southland in this i include Maryland
i am confident that Mr.. Bryan will carry
New York. New Jersey, Connecticut,
Idaho. Montana, Colorado. Nebraska, Ne
rada. Indiana. Ohio, Delaware, Kansas
and South Dakota, making total Of 301
votes. All over the country there is a
change of % to 80 per cent from the
Roosevelt vote of 1904 to Mr.. Bryan.
Confident About New York.
THE result is no longer in doubt in
New York. The thirty-nine votes of the
state are assured for Mr.. Bryan. He will
Empire state can no longer be included In
that territory called the enemy's country.
i speak from information gained from a
thorough canvass and reports from every
county in the state.
From Connecticut l have received very
encouraging reports. Judge Robertson,
the democratic candidate for governor
will carry the state by about 10000 plu-
rality. and the national ticket, backed by
united party. has the best chance in
years for winning the seven electoral
votes. Thomas Waller, the last demo-
cratic governor of the state. a Cleveland
and gold democrat of the most pronounced
type is not only actively campaigning for
Mr.. Bryan, but predicts that he will carry
that state.
New Jersey sounds an optimistic note
and there is every reason TO believe that
that state will be in the democratic col
umn. This is not an extravagant state
ment when you take into consideration
majorities of $1,000 in 1904 and 10000 in
1850 were reduced to 1000 in the guber-
material contest In 1907. Few II any
states In the Union have better or more
effective organization than New Jersey
Mr. Bryan's tour of the state Friday
last and the ovation he received spelled
victory to my mind. The internal dissen-
sion in the republican party in West Vir-
ginia and the swing OF the labor vote in
that state to Mr.. Bryan are powerful
factors for his success.
Delaware, Ohio and Indiana.
Delaware we expect TO win. The peo-
pie are hot with resentment to a party
branded with du Pontism. Thousands of
republicans there will either vote for
Bryan or not vote at all. In Ohio and
Indiana every element is working for our
success. and despite the great republican
majorities of previous years / am conf
dent that both states will be. in the
democratic column. They are for Bryan
today. and there is no reason for be-
lieving that the next week will witness a
change of sentiment. Eighty per cent Of
the labor vote in both states and fully
as large a percentage of the German
population are for Mr.. Bryan.
illinois is doubtful with the chances
in favor of Mr.. Taft, but if he wins it
will be by a greatly reduced plurality.
THE Pacific coast states ali show a
Bryan trend and a disgust of the extrava-
CANT. destructive policies of Mr.. Roose-
Welt In each. particularly in Oregon,
state issues are an important factor.
The mountain states. from informa-
tion 1 have received within forty eight
hours. will. ! am confident be counted
in the democratic column.
The Vote by States.
In fine. l figure at the present time
Mr.. Bryan will have at least 800 electoral
votes. l include in my estimate the fol-
lowing states:
Solid south. 1856: Idaho. 3: Montana. 3;
Colorado. .: Nebraska, s: Nevada. 3; In
diana. 10: Ohio. %, Delaware, ;: Kansas,
10: New York. 80. New Jersey. l.. Con-
necticut. Z. South Dakota 4. Total. 3U1.
y. .. NJ.