Show Tho The Electoral i Outlook As tho beginning of the dental campaign draws s near speculation speculation is rife as to th the probabilities ties itie and possibilities of or the electoral oleo oleo- toral oral toral vote The New York V World orM speculates as s to follows I lows leaving Ving the tho thore re reader to draw his or ur ber her own o conclusions Mr McKinley's majority i in 1900 was in in-i in It a total t tnt electo electoral al vote of U d r the tho new appointment ap ap- x bas based on tb the c census nus of 1900 the number of electors willbe will willbe wille be e requiring to elect N New w York Illinois and ami Texas have bave gained each tu three ree votes votes Minnesota ta la New Jer Jersey ey and Pennsylvania two ea ean rth h and fourteen states gain gain i 1 J one ouo each The race issue as revived ed by the president nt makes sure for the Dew Dem the electoral votes yoLes of of if tho the old old solid olid south If normal political Jo conditions shall bo be re- re restored restored reston stored ston d by the elimination of the vie iw-vie- S now dead lead which gave those suites states to the HelU Republicans it is reasonably certain certain that the Derv Dern its ier-its Cr b will also l o carry Delaware ll and and W West est Virginia inia This will g give ve the Democratic ct candidate elect electoral ral v votes 70 votes 70 short of or a majority ity Where Where can can these seven seventy tv votes be most hopefully looked for lor Iud Ne New York New Jersey and l d Conne Connecticut Co Co- Connecticut tic t wh which usually vot vote vote the same way in pres de tal el elections have together 58 votes This would leave 12 more to gain Indiana with 15 votes Illinois with 27 or or- Wisconsin with 12 carried by Cleveland leveland in 1892 would make up the tho requisite num num- number ber Or it would be supplied with one to spare by Rhode Island Montana 1 Nevada and Utah Of those these small Island has been carried o y years ars in ces by the tho Democrats Nevada Nevada Nev Nev- ada da h has s voted against the R Ile I cans since Montana ns steadily 1888 f Pinta n anti Republican R n for biz ears a as carried li t. t lt t party la lier and t l Tta j formerly formerly- t f has been been- een carried by the Republicans at nt the tie thelast thelast last two elections ns The The obvious obvious policy for the Democratic cd i party would 5 clearly s ems to b be to select its i 3 its platform orm with a view to t the states whose votes votes v given the the- victory t to the only D ru I candidates elected since they in in 1876 and Cleveland 6 8 4 and 1892 If there is a a. I j c ant rea re reaction reaction re- re a action tion against the it p i or- or r and aride the h policies policies policies poli poli- cies of President Roosevelt to give a a. sane and dangerous Democratic candidate e the three or or- four debatable Eastern states it is r reasonably certain in that the remaining votes necessary to elect will b be given by one or more of the great states of the Middle l I West i t r r oJ |