Show WALL STREET STREET SCARED Washington Oct 7 There is an aa air of or confidence at Democratic headquarters lets ter that u lInly ly positive assurances of vie vic could build up The Tl e news from front the West Nest has ha been beta excellent for or the last few feu days das The Republicans and assistant Republicans Re Re- Republicans publicans are rat rattled led The Dem Democratic cratic claims of ut have laye no longer an an uncertain uncertain un un- un- un certain sound The Democratic managers assert with confidence that thai Divan BAratt will earn carry 29 states having 1 votes almost beyond be be- beyond be- be yond peradventure and that his Ius chances of carrying five additional States ha hating haling ing 73 electoral votes vutes are in fu the tae ratio of 2 to i. i In Iii 1892 when Mr 1 Whitney was Vas the pO power er behind the screens at D national headquarters headquarter he induced his Wall Vail street friends to send ait au independent independent dent commission to Illinois Indiana Ohio and Wisconsin in the last week of September to make observations and andreport andreport andreport report the result The report of that commission was so accurate that this year the Wall street men sent the same commission to the same and neighboring neigh neigh- busing boring States 10 to report on ou the situation The commissioners have returned to New YOlk and reported t to their em em- r The report has made Wall Vall streets street's hair stall stand on un end The commission of couise was teas not nut to be governed go by sentiment senti senti- ment nt but by cold facts acts Well Nell II the repot re re- putt pUll pot r us as The Republic correspond correspondent ent has been beell by a high officer o of 01 the Government who i is supporting Palmer Painter and Buckner is that Bryan will come near mar sw sweeping every State west of the Allegheny Mountains The Wall Vall street investigators inv say that Bryan BI ill will carry Illinois s of COl Cook k county by 5 majority ity and ami that Chicago could not 1101 be relied upon to give m more le than 20 fur for McKinley Tuis would rive give ive the tIe electoral vote cf Illinois to Bryan Dryan by The Theall Wall fall street commission com com- missiOn mission reported that Indiana would give i BIln n plurality and aud that all h I h 1 c lul out not change chane it Minnesota l and Michigan J also were given n to Bryan and amI Ohio Wisconsin and Iowa a were put pul down as doubtful Stales States with the chances favoring McKinley The commission said ad that of the three I last named Suites States S allS all'S Ohio was the most must to 10 gu lie fur Bryan Tills This news new which came from Wall Vall sleet u to 10 a member of the Cabinet by wire to dIV caused caus slime sume III n nn in n Secretary Carlisle Carlile has liis n iu hope h e that slat Kentucky can can be kept out ut ol ul the Bryan column He Helias lias liS beet been C II 11 li cm tir the tile Stale State by dish trills willi hi hU his Meads friends and he Ile he see St how Bivans BI plurality can be less than One Ole of lit the Secretary Secretary's Secre Secre- tary's tary fl friends who is iS somewhat it of a spoiling man nuu and who oho ho was present eIlt at atIna athe atthe the Ina he Conference participated in ul the li ur- ur hg ilg and l h rid ald the Secretary's conclusions lust lost il iw H. H time little in ill depositing with a friend to bet that Kentucky give i c fur for if anybody dy felt dis dis- djs djs- posed to lu venture money on un a counter proposition t. t At AJ p Democratic ic headquarters hta here as asP P previously lusty stated there is an absolutely I confident c clams claim ot ut 29 States Slates with el electoral votes vutes for lor Bryan The Stales States in ill this list with their th ir electoral votes VOles are areas areas as s follows s Alabama II n Arkansas 8 F California 9 Col Cd 4 Florida FloridI 4 Georgia Georga 13 Idaho 3 Indiana 15 Kansas rug ro III Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky lUcky 13 Louisiana 8 S Mississippi Missi 9 g liss uri Montana t 1 V Nebraska t E Nc ad North Carolina n 11 t i. i 3 Ore Oregon un 4 4 South Corolina 9 South Dakota 4 Tennesee 12 Texas 15 Utah UI 3 Vir ina 12 Washington 4 West Virg Virgina na 6 and Wyoming 3 The five States where Bryans Bryan's chances are regarded as reasonable certain certain certain-at at least feast much better than McKinley's l are Delaware 3 Illinois i. i 2 24 Michigan 14 Minnesota 9 and Ohio 23 It will not be c lost sight of of course cou se that the Wail street commission put the er- er list The Democratic managers also alo say that Illinois is certain but the they have not the some came absolute as as- assurance that they have the 29 States first fust named A friend fiend here talked with Senator Junes Jones the chairman cf of the Democratic National Committee over the long lung distance distance distance dis dis- tance telephone to loday The Senator said I that hat everything was flue fine fin day To-day the Democrats and Populists agreed upon upun an n iron clad fusion lusion arrange arrangement meat ment in in West Nest Virginia Two ol of f theD the Democratic Democrat D c electors elector are withdrawn withdraw and two IWU of the populist electors are placed upon the ticket tick t. t This action adds votes certainly to the Democratic sr strength in the Mountain l State The details of fusion fujon have been agreed upon i in l Indiana and and the two committees will close clust the arrangement nt tomorrow morrow or the dil day after r There is some indication here that the administration is sorry that it declared against again t Bryan At the time the President dent Ilent and Cabinet came came out against the Chicago ticket ticket they felt fell certain that thai Ryan Bryan would be he beaten stud mH wanted to 0 0 t 4 t t k J t i share shone in the of his defeat Now there is i a growing impression grown growl a against the grain it might pe pere be rem re- re m that that Bryan Dryan will be elect elected and the gentlemen o of the administration are beginning to feel feet that a neutral position might ht have been more expedient It that when Secretary Carlisle takes the tine stump in Kentucky he heill wilt will tickets and discuss lh the the finance question pure and simple |