Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-19
MAJOR WARNER RETURNS.
Brings Back Encouraging Reports
From Kansas, Iowa. Nebraska
and other States. 1

Major William Warner. who has been
campaigning for three weeks under the
auspices of the Republican national COM
mittee. returned home yesterday morning
and will start out again this morning
through Missouri and will devote the re-
mainder of the campaign to the work done
here at home He will speak this after
noon at Marceline and this evening at
Brookfield. He has stood the hard work OF
the campaign well, although he is suffering
some with hoarseness at present.
II spent one week in Kansas, one week
in Iowa and the last week in Nebraska.
he said last evening. land was sent into
what was supposed to be the strongholds
of the meetings has been most gratifying,
of the meetings have been most gratifying.
for l have never been greeted more cor
daily in my life than on this trip, and the
people have listened with evident interest
TO the discussion, The week spent in Kan
sas was a very gratifying one to me- as
was also that in Iowa, but the week in
Nebraska has been exceptionally pleasant
The time was spent in the counties along
the southern border of the state and met
with large crowds at every place and never
had more enthusiastic meetings anywhere
in my life. There was not the slightest dis
turbance at any place although many OF
turbaEce at any place, although many Oh
faith.
The situation in Nebraska is full of in
terest as both parties are making strenuous
efforts to carry the state. The Populists
are trying to save it for Bryan because
it is his home and they want to give him
that encouragement, while the Republicans
are fighting like veterans to take it away
from him and get it over to their column
l watched the situation during the time
was there with deep interest. l met with
many strong we'll posted Populists and
| talked with them over the state campaign.
They want the state for Bryan, and while
| they are fighting hard. are not claiming
| the earth for their man. On the other
| hand the Republicans are splendidly or
ganized and are fighting with great deter
mination and under splendid management
| all over the state They appear to possess
more enthusiasm than the Populists. and
| are working with seemingly better results.
| They are strong in the belief they will
carry the state for Mckinley and the indi-
cations point that way. They will carry
| the fight to the end of the campaign and
| will close it with everything in splendid
| shape. -
'I am glad however, to get back home
| and. get to work here in my own state.
The indications are promising for the cleo
| ton of Lewis, and am anxious to con-
| tribute to that end. The belief that he
| will defeat Stephens is widespread and I
believe the election will show the belief
| we'll founded. Stephens is being cut fright
| fully by his own party. both among the
silverites and the gold men. The impress
| sion prevails that he is not the sort of man
| to head the state administration while the
superb qualities of Mr.. Lewis SO complete
| ly satisfy the voters that the defeat of
Stephens and the election of Lewis is
| promised.
Il am delighted to see the great work
| done by the Sound Money Business Mems
| League. 1t affords many people an oppor-
tunity of expressing their preferences
without going into the heat of ward poll
tics, and 1t is a reassuring sign of a great
| victory that will be won two weeks hence
| Its growth is phenomenal and it is GER
tain to contribute materially to the VIC
tory for sound money that will be won
in the election. and its imposing demon
| stration that will be given shortly will NO
I doubt be quite in keeping with its tremend-
| Gus work."