The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

CHICAGO. Oct. 29.-Missouri contin-
and reported at the Republican head
quarters today
The campaign managers, from Chair
man Hanna down, are now settled in
their conviction that there is an even
chance in that state for the Republics
an presidential ticket.
They were cheered by the report
from New York that even money was
now being wagered on Missouri going
for Mckinley. Charles H. Smith of
st. Louis, who is National Committees
man KerenS' confidential secretary, ar
rived at headquarters. He places the
gold Democratic strength in Missouri
at $4,000, so per cent of which he says
will go to Mckinley according to the
open expressions of those Democrats
Twenty-Five thousand of their votes, in
the opinion of Mr. Smith, will be suffi-
cient to give the state to the Repub-
licans. The bulk of the credit for this
reported change in political sentiment
is given to the Business Mems Sound
Money" League of St. Louis, under
whose auspices a big demonstration
is being arranged for Saturday after
noon in st. Louis Fifty thousand men
the large business houses have agreed
to make the day a holiday
JONES CONDEMNED.
The PoDulists of the state are said
to be helping the Republicans by a
row on account of the recent with
drawal of Jones, their candidate for
governor. Frank e. Richey, the Popu-
list candidate for attorney general. has
denounced the withdrawal. saying:
Had the withdrawal been made
earlier In the campaign. it could not
have been justly criticised. Had it
been handed in on the day it was writ
ten, October 18. the members of the
committee could have used their best
Judgment in filing the vacancy. and
no frightful injustice would have been
done, but to deliberately withhold the
resignation until the committee and
party were powerless to make a nomin-
alton, gives the act almost every fea-
ture of a political crime
The Republicans have eagerly helped
to circulate the denunciatory docu-
meDt.
One million and a half of the special
flag posters for display on flag day.
have been distributed over the coun-
try from Chicago headquarters within
the last week, and this morning an
order for half a million more was
given. There has been big demand
personally from Chicago citizens.
SILLY TALK.
Colonel Hahn is Gazing in his small
army of stump speakers, so that they
can reach their homes in time to vote.
especially in the close, states. Scores
of the spellbinders were at headquar-
tel- today reporting the outlook in
different sections of the country.
The men from Nebraska who have
spoken in Lincoln said the business
men there, as well as in other parts of
the state. had a grievance against Mr..
Bryan, because he had not stayed at
home and talked to the people as Ma
jor Mckinley has done, so that ali busi-
ness interests which are benefited bv
travelling crowds could have made
money. This feeling is said to have
cost Mr.. Bryan many votes, especially
in his home city.
THE OUTRAGE ON BRYAN.
On behalf of Chairman Hanna, Ser
geant-at-Arms Haskell wrote a letter
to Chief of Police Badenoch, thanking
him for the prompt and effective man.
ner in which he handled the Disgrace
full egg-throwing affair during the
Bryan parade of October 81" adding:
''The Republican national COMMITTEES
does not desire nor has it at any time.
through the campaign, taken any IN
fair or unmanly means of securing
votes for the Hon. William Mckinley
for the office of president of the United
States"
A BET.
A telegram was received from J. z.
North of Omaha, internal revenue col
lector. stating that a member Of a.
ci1x-or croo1firo oOrunQrU that CifK