The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11

moments thought. Their leaders are 90
ing ahead very industriOusly and syste-
matically with campaign work, sending
through the country large corps of fine
speakers, circulating their literature. or
Ganizing their voters, and never stopping
TO ask themselyers whether Mckinley or
Bryan will lose the larger part of the
votes which Palmer and Buckner win.
As election days draws near however.
IL is more and more evident that the
National Democracy is giving both tho
Mckinley and the Bryan managers very
serious concern.
The one thing certain aboua the Palmer
and Buckner vote is that IL is going 10 be
much larger than any OF the unfriendlY
politicians expected at the outset-how
large, neither the Republicans nor the
silver Democrats feel safe TO predict
Whom it viii cut worse--McI<inley or
Bryan-is the disturbing quantity both at
Mark Hanna's quarters and al the Audi
forum Annex. AT the outset undoubtedly
the sound money nominations caused the
Republican managers more uneasiness
than the Bryan people The men who
gathered at indianapolis and those who
sent them there already for the most
part had decided that they would not In
any case vote for Bryan. Naturally the
Republicans had hoped to get their votes
and so felt that at Indianapolis they were
merely turning their backs on Mckinney
The present aspect OF the National DEM
ocracy campaign is quite different It's
appeal-cOnstant urgent--has been 10
conscience Democrats. Naturally the
votes which II now gains seem chiefly
10 come out from the Bryan column. Evil
IDENTIFY this Is the calculation OF the
Bryan managers themselves. All the re-
cent legal obstruction, actual or proposed
10 the National Democratic ticket and
One-tenths OF the jeremiads against the
purposes. and the growing strength ol
the sound money Democrats. have come
from the Organizes. 1t was the silver
Democratic State Committee in Iowa MAT
tried by Injunction 70 prevent the Ma
tional Democracy ticket from going on
the official ballot IL was Buck Hin
richsen who inspired the fake proceedings
for the same purpose IN this State. II Is
the chairman OF the Cook County Bryan
Committee who Is bowling because
number OF true Democrats, supposed by
his precinct committeeman 10 have been
free silver men. have been appointed
officers OF the election.
At the same meeting where the matter
OF election OF officers came up. the Cook
duty 10 perform which indicates the anti
Bryan drift OF things In Chicago One
OF the ward committeeman had just repu-
dated the silver ticket, and the COM
mittee was called on TO put him out and
supply his place
Speaking OF the attempt 10 keep the
ticket OF the National Democrats of the
Illinois official ballot II transpires that
Hinrichsen, when he proposed this scheme
a few days ago. was turned down by his
own State committee. II was evident that
the Palmer and Buckner strength num-
bers many thousands OF votes. probably
enough To determine the electoral vote
OF the State.
These voters were too many TO anger
nv n factious effort TO defeat them OF
their legal rights. The committee was
afraid 10 take the chance OF so offending
them as 10 drive their votes 10 Mckinley
protest. ~ Is true. has been filed with
Winrichsen himself as Secretary NJ State.
by the secretary Of the committee. who