Show fiGURES IMS J i Si SHOW JElU BRYAN WILL WIN WINI I S Committee tte Esti ti mates mat s Big Fusion Majority t UTAH AND IDAHO SAFE FOR FOE SILVER 5 4 1 I Strong Hopes Felt For Illinois and Indiana S i 4 Lincoln Keb Neb Oct 13 The following statement over the signature of J T A Ed Edgerton Edgerton Edgerton gerton the secretary was iven out this evening by the Peoples party national committee Bryan will be elected he be has lost none of the support he be had in 1886 1896 except a afew afew afew few silver Republicans in the mountain states Of or these there will not be enough to effect a single electoral vote He will hold his own west of the Mississippi and will w ill carry every state in that region that he carried carrie in 1826 1896 with the possible ex exception of Wyoming He will win gain ly lly il In the central west w t and east he will not only onh have all the Democrats and Pop Populists Populists Populists who supported him in lS but ad nd added added ded to these he will receive the votes ot of ofa ofa ofa a large number of gold Democrats and former ormer Republicans who have hae left their party part on the Issues of imperialism and trusts rusts Calls Utah and Idaho Sure The following states may be classed as ascertain ascertain ascertain certain to cost their electoral votes vot otc for forB Bryan B an Alabama 11 ii Arkansas 8 S Florida 4 Georgia 13 Idaho 3 Louisiana S 5 Mis lIls Mississippi MIssissippi 3 9 Missouri 17 Montana 3 Ke Ne X Nebraska braska bras 8 S Nevada 2 3 North Carolina 11 South Carolina 3 9 Tennessee 12 Texas 15 Utah 3 3 Virginia 12 Total Added to these are the following states that will probably cast their votes for Bryan Illinois 24 Indiana 15 13 Kansas Kapsas 18 10 Kentucky 13 IS Maryland 8 South Dakota 4 Washington 4 Vest West Virginia 6 To Total Total Total tal 84 81 These added to certain give 21 23 or orl ort 13 more than t a majority maj rity in electoral rt J college l Outside idem ot of these h certain rt and probable states are the following doubt doubtful doubtful doubtful ful California 9 3 Connecticut 6 Delaware 3 Michigan 14 Minnesota 9 3 New Jersey 10 New York 36 North Dakota 3 Ohio 23 Wisconsin 12 Wyoming 3 Total Of or these Minnesota New York and Ohio can be classed as very uncertain for forthe forthe forthe the Republican candidate in fact were it not that McKinley lives in Ohio that state could be considered as almost a certainty certainty certainty for Bryan Great Hope For Illinois I OlIn In 1893 1898 Illinois gave the Republicans ans a majority of only a little over with practically a break br even in Cook county count It is now conceded that Bryan B an will carry Cook c by b a good major majority majority ity it thousand in Chicago would give Bryan Illinois provided the rest of the state wept went as it did In 1593 But there th re is every indication that we are making gains in the country districts and that Chicago will give more than this ma majority to the Democratic candidate The same conditions which prevail In Illinois also hold in Indiana wh where re there is a much smaller majority to overcome Kansas will go for Bryan by about the same majority it gave him in 1896 1596 The Republicans are making a hard fight for that state but they the will fail fall This Is a year in Kansas Kentucky Kentuck and Maryland are practically sure for Bryan Confident of Washington OlIn In South Dakota our forces are splendidly splendId dId organized and are making the best fight ever made In the state They are confident of 01 the result In Washington we will win with nearly na the same plural ty iI as we did in 1836 1396 The conditions which prevail In iii other coast states st tes do not par particularly partIcularly particularly affect Washington UIn In West Virginia we are making gains grons constantly While McKinley carried earned that state by over oer in 1896 1800 the Republican congressional candidates had only about abou 2500 In 1898 1393 The same conditions which will give us Kentucky ky and Maryland will also win West Virginia for the reform candidate J |