The morning times., 1896-10-30
EVEN CHANCE IN MISSOURI
late Reports Are Encouraging
to The Repub leans.
EVEN MONEY ON THE STATE
eighty Per Cent of the $4,000 Gold
Damocrntic Vote VIII BE Cast
for Mckinley-P POpulist Row VIII
Also -Nebraskans ChaSfheu
at Bryan's Junket.

f,h;c,,, Uct 2g-Missouri continued to
haIh,. sinre ruosttaIkeu ABOUT IA nj reported
on at Republican headquarters toud! ~.
campaign IA anagers, from thdli man ,i i.''ii.
down, are now settled IN tneir toh'i0oA
that IIirrr - IL even ,4thilc' an 1i.''t
for The ReDub blican Presidential ticket'
They were ,.neercu py the report from Ne"
York that even money was now beihS
wacered ON Missouri going for Mchlhley:
Charles Smith of st. Louis, VINO is Nd
tional Committeeman hereins Cuhiiuch'iu
secretary, has arrived at headquarters
he plaCes the gold Democratic strength III
Missouri AT .ouuu, 80 per cent of which
ne saws will 20 To Mckinley according 10
the open expressions of those beTEocrdtS.
Twenty-Five thousand of their votes, III
the opinion of Mr.. smith. will lie sufficient
To give the State to the Republicans.
BUSINESS MEN DID IT.
The bulk of the credit for this reported
change al puIIuCal sentiment Is gwen TO
Ine business Men's Sound Money League
OF ST. LOUIS, .uuer whose auspices Dls
demonstration is being arranged Tor sat
urday afternoon III ST. Louis. Fifty thou
sand men are expected To bc ia the parade
and the large business houses have agreed
10 make the day holGay.
The PupuI.sIS OF the State are said TO ne
helping The kopublicans by Il row OH ac-
count of the recent withdrawal OF Jones,
their candidate for governor FRANK l.
Richey, The Fupulist candidate fer attorney
general, has denounced the withdrawal,
saying:
Rad the withdrawal teen made ear
lier In the campaign il could not have been
JusTiy criILlZed. Had IL Teen handed IN
on the day ii was written, octuter Ia,
the members OF The coIumlttec could nave
used their hest Judgment In filling the
vacancy and no frightfui injustice would
have been Gone, but Ia deliberately With
hold the resignation until the committee
and party were pOwerieSs 10 make a nom
inatIun gives to the act almost every
fcaI.tv a. % p,Ii iGaI r,iiI-e.
The Republicans have eagerly helped
to circulate tie dcnunclatory document.
FLAG DAY POSTERS.
One million nd a half Of the special flag
poster for display flag day have been
distributed over the country from Chicago
headquarters within tine last wees and tins
morning IN order for half a million more
was given. There has been a big demand
personally from Chicago citizens.
Col. Hahn is calling in his small army Of
stump sp"Ikrrs so thht the can reach thelr
homes in time to vote, and especially IL
the close States Scores of the spell binders
We're at headquarters today, rCpur rting tho
outlook in different sections of the country.
The men from Nebraska, who had spoken
In Lincoln. Silu tie business men mere,
as well as in other parts Of the State,
had a grievance against Mr. Bryan be-
cause he had not stayed at home and
talked Ia tie people as Major Mckinley
had done, 50 that all Business interests
which are benefited by travelling crowds
could have I.ade money. This feeling
is said TO have cost Mr.. Bryan many
votes, especially in ms aumc city.
EGG THROWING INCIDENT.
On behalf Of Chairman Hanna. Sergeant
alarms Haskell wrote letter 10 Chief
of Police RadenuCh, thanking him for tht
prompt and effective manner in which
you handled the disgraceful egg throwing
affair during the BryaI. parade of october
21," and added: The Republican ma
tiunal committee does not desire, nor has
1t at any time through the campaign. taken
any unfair OF Unmanly means OF securing
votes for Hon. William Mckinley for III,
Office Of President Of the United States"
a telegram was received from j.
NorGh of Omaha, internal revenue cullec
tor, stating that a member OF a slvc
smelling company ' in that city had $1,000,
TO bet even on the election of Mr.. Bryan
c. c. Wall, stock broker of this city
wired to Mr.. North accepting the wager
and he offers to bet 81 $1,000 10 s.. 900 tina
Mckinley will be elected.