The San Francisco call., 1896-09-21

states the silver sentiment has been
hardening steadily, and the results of our
orsanlzatloa work to date give no inoiea-
uon that Mckinley can carry any of the
states we are concentrating our work
upon. | WOULD not like to name these
States. because it would leave the impress
sion in some minds that we had cast off
certain States not included, and which are
not lost to Mr.. Bryan by any means.
1t is only necessary foI us to carry two
Dig Western States, such as Minnesota,
Indiana, Iowa or Illinois, to turn the cleo
toral vote to MIR. Bryan. For my State,
old and experienced politicians in touch
with the work and sentiment in every
township say that if Bryan carries Kansas
it will not be by less than 10000 majority.
1 see Missouri is claimed by the Republi-
cans We learn the gold Democrats are
going to vote for Palmer and the Popu-
lists are united in support of our ticket.
Then Mr. Kerens comes to the Republican
headquarters and tells Mr.. Hanna the
State is gone. That is fair illustration
of how things have been going with us
since we came here. Notwithstanding
what General Grosvenor says, we stand
as good a chance of carrying Ohio or IIli-
nois. Captain McConville of our speakers
department tells me that by October Is we
will have the enemy in as close corner as
they ever were in their lives, and he knows
something about the State.
"In Michigan there is the strongest COM
binatIon possible working, for MIR. Bryan's
success. The party is thoroughly united
and we have the benefit OF Republican
defections, which amount to thousands.
Only twice in the last sixteen years have
the Republicans at their best had 80 per
cent OF the total vote of Michigan, and
within the last twenty days it has become
practically certain Bryan State. In Illi-
nois the reliable party workers in every
section outside of Cook County have COM
piled their estimates and say that Mr..
Bryan will come to tie Desplaines River
County, which is two-fiiths of the total
Illinois vote, is an uncertain quantity, but
the conditions are favor able TO Mr.. Bryan
getting large majority of the votes. He
has the support of the regular Democratic
party, which is splendidly organized by
precincts. He has the support of the Pop
ulist party and the support CT ORGANIZED
labor in the county. There are known to
be here twice as many Republicans who
will vote for Bryan as there are Demo-
Gratis who will vote against him. The
army OF idle men at present in this county
cannot reasonably De expected to vote in
Novem Der for continuance of those con-
ditions which have thrown them and Kept
them out of employment.
The Republicans have TO win nearly
every trick that is in the game ana we
don't. 1t is not extravagant 10 saw that
Mr.. Bryan will carry every State south of
the Ohio and Potomac and west of the
Mississippi That being true, any two
States out of the States north of the Ohio
River and east of the Mississippi will
elect him. Only in two States, South
Dakota and Oregon, are there Bryan and
Watson electoral tickets, and they were
given under an agreement with the Demo-
Gratis. There is no more danger of Bryan
losing Texas than there is Of his losing
Arkansas. Any man who thinks to the
contrary must be afflicted with Mckinley
insanity The Southern men have talked
with simply laugh at the idea of McKin-
ley carrying Louisiana