The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-15

very satisfactory impression of their
party's candidate
Bryan is fun of enthusiasm and fully
convinced that he will be the next Presi-
dent" said Mr.. Manuey. HE is man
that attracts attention anywhere. He has
deep, sonorous voice and a commanding
manner. At the same time we found him
verys affable. AT the request Of one Of our
party, he repeated for US his famous con-
clusion of his Chicago convention speech,
you shall not press down upon the brow
OF labor this crown of thorns, ETC. IL was
very effective"
I'VE don't know anything about politics
down here" continued Mr.. Manucy. "Out
west II is just boiling hot and running
over. You can find more men, women and
children in one little western town who
have read all about this silver question,
than you can in the whole of Georgia. The
strength of the silver sentiment out there
Is something tremendous. l passed
through nine states and saw and heard
enough to convince me that the west will
go for Bryan. Illinois is the only middle
western state which 1 consider doubtful.
The republicans are making most tire
mendous efforts in Chicago, and expect to
pile up sufficient majority there to over
come the large majority for Bryan which
they expect from the rest of the state.
They have a republican club organized in
other great pork packers are subscribing
immense sums to the republican campaign
fund, and are calling upon their employees
to support Mckinley. Many workingmen
who are at heart in favor of Bryan, are
being forced into apparent support of Nc
kinley. Whatever they may say about
GOV. Altgeld he Is a power in Illinois. The
workingmen idolize him, and his election
is practically conceded whether the state
goes for Bryan or not"
Mr.. Manucy brought back some very in
teresting information concerning the Cook
County Democratic Marching Club, a large
section of which went to Canton the other
day to call on Mckinley. This famous
club, 1t will be remembered, split on the
question of indorsing the democratic
ticket and the gold democrats bolted. The
latter decided that it would have great eff
feet If they should make a call upon Maj.
Mckinley. Mr.. Manucy was in Chicago
when the aggregation left that city. 1t is a
notorious fact in Chicago he says, that
all the expenses of this trip were paid out
of the republican national campaign fund
Everybody who wanted to make the trip
was invited to come along, and each was
furnished with dress suit, silk hat and
a fine walking cane, in order that the
crowd might appear to be made up of
business men. The crowd was promised
that they would be put up at the best
hOtelS, nut when the train arrived at Can
ton the managers tried to save money by
making them stop aboard the train. This
raised howl, and the crowd threatened
to go on strike and give the whole snap
away unless the committee kept it's prom
Use, which forced the committee to pro-
vide hotel accommodations. This became
known in Chicago, Mr.. Manucy says, and
covered the whole movement with dis
grace.
The position of the representatives at
the great council of Red Men, Mr. Manucy
says, gives a pretty fair idea of the state
of affairs throughout the country. Dele
gates from the eastern states among
whom were formerly many strong demo-
Gratis, were, with few exceptions, pro-
nounced Mckinley men, while nearly eve
ry delegate from the western states, many
of whom had been lifelong republicans,
were almost unanimously for Bryan The
delegates from Ohio, Mr. Manucy was
surprised to find, asserted positively that
Bryan would carry that state. The same
was true of the delegates from Indiana
Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Mime
apolis he found to be a Bryan stronghold,
with Bryan clubs meeting every night and
impromptu Bryan meetings being held on
every street corner. Practically the same
thing was true of Milwaukee,
On his way north, Mr.. Manucy stopped
at Aurora, ILL.,, and spent two days very
pleasantly with Mayor Scott, who, 1t will
be remembered visited Savannah during
May week, when the Aurora Zouaves cap
tured the prize in the zouave drill.