The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-26
ILLINOIS IS FOR BRYAN.
About 20 600 Majority Expected
From the State For the
Democracy.
IA CLOSE CANVASS WAS MADE
MONEY TO BE USED BY HAM AIrEs.


SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Sept. 2I.-An
analysis of Illinois politically brings
cheer to the free silver Democracy.
Both sides have of late laid violent
claim to Illinois. Hanna and his CO.
terie said it was for Mckinley. Jones,
Altgeld and the Democratic leaders at
Springfield and Chicago were equally
vehement in giving the state to Bryan
and free silver. They declared the
battle won for Bryan. 1t was all over
but the yelling.
1t is worth while looking into the
situation on ones own account, re-
ceiviDg nobody's claim as good with
out proofs.
The Hannacrats. in an ecstacy of
eager voracity would carry Illinois by
100, 900 majority. The wish was faith
er to this bluff, for such ii was. A bit
of research disclosed this claim of
100, 600 for Mckinley to be feather
headed nonsense Nor had the Han
nacrats even slight basis for the asser-
ton. They have taken no poll, made
no round up.
Altgeld, on his part. working with
his lieutenants, "Buckn Hinrichsen
and Fithian, has made, one following
the other, two thorough canvasses,
school district by school district. of
every foot of Illinois ground lying be-
tween Cairo and the Cook county line.
They made two. because the first cast
such an unlocked for glow Oh the pros
poets they couldn't believe it true. So
they made the second. They declare
-Altgeld and aides-that their search
was SO thorough not even a pin point
Of political chance escaped them.
They slammed every front gate, pull
ed every door BELL save in Chicago and
its county. As result they assert
that both Altgeld and Bryan will come
to the Cook county line with clean
majority of 80, 900.
They tell too, that poll has been
made of Chicago and Cook county,
and that the free silver Bryan-Altgeld
forces will win there by $4,000. They
claim the state without tremor or
blush by IS, 600 for Altgeld and Bryan.
While these disciples of free silver
IL to can show much more of reason
for the hope within them than the
Hannacrats, and while it is clear they
are not engaged in the pastime known
in some circles as stalking through
their hats" yet what they say must
be taken with allowance for leakage
and shrinkage.
But taking the best and most con-
servative testimony of both sides Bry-
an to-day stands to get the state by
20, 600. In Chicago Bryan is the open
and admitted nominee of all the trade
unions. His speech on Labor Day
made profound impression. BY the
way. the labor men say that the at
tendance at Sportsman park, where
Bryan spoke that day, was over l00,-
900.
| could find no respectable strength
for the decoy ticket of Palmer and
Buckner. Sage men on all sides quiet
ly assure me that it would not get
more than 5000 in the whole state.
The highest estimate it got was TO-
600 votes.
TO sum up, from all could see and
learn, Bryan and free silver will carry
Illinois, and do it handsomely. All
Bryan has to fear, for it is the only
loophole of Republican escape, is the
Mckinley syndicate's money in Chi
cago. If they can buy or bride vic
tory they will do SO. As the day
stands, put Illinois in the Bryan col
umn. Let it stay there till further
orders.