The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-10-09
PULLING HANNA'S LEG.
Shat Is Whatthe Southern Republic
ans Have Been Doing in the
Most Artistic Manner.
The Silver Sentiment Continues to Grow
In Every Part of the COuntry-Wha
a Railroad on ial Found Out in
the nth Result of
Some Test Votea

National Democratic headquarters that
Mr.. Bryan will sweep the southern,
western and central middle states in
November. This claim Is not based
upon reports of enthusiastic politi-
clans, but is the result Of careful in
v~estigation, and very careful
made in the debateable territory by
national. state and local managers Of
the free silver campaign. The wild
statements sent out during the past
four or five days by the Republican,
managers. in which they claim certain
western states by majorities so large
that they appear ridiculous even to Re-
publicans, is further evidence that they
have nothing on which to base their
claims, while their only hope lies in
making unsupported claims in the vain
hope Of bolstering VI a lost cause. 1t
is known, however, that inside reports
obtained at the Mckinley headquarters
are widely different from those given
out to the gold press. For instance, 1t
Is known that a Republican
Of Nebraska gives that state to Mckin-
ley by only 5000 majority. This report
Is clouded by the statement that. in
order to- carry Nebraska desperate
work must be done between now and
November. a sure Indication that the
Republicans have no hope of carrying
that state.
A Democratic canvass Of Nebraska
shows that Bryan will carry it by not
less than %, 900: the Democratic poll
showing a Republican detection in ev-
cry county of the state, including
Douglass county, and Omaha, Of from
20 to 25 per cent. The Republican man
ayers are sure Of this fact, and rely
wholly upon wild and unsupported
claims to keep up the courage of their
followers. The same thing is true in
Kansas, except hat Republican lead
ers have actually conceded that state.
This being the case, it Is absolutely
certain that Bryan will carry every
state west of the Missouri river. clear
to the Pacific coast.
1t Is also known that the Republican
managers have privately conceded to
Bryan every southern state. A prom
nent Chicago railway official. in close
touch with Republican national head
quarters, has, within the past two
days, made the candid admission that
Mckinley stood no more chance of
carrying any southern state than he
has of carrying Colorado, and he ad-
mitted that Bryan would carry Colo
rado by rs, 200 majority. This railway
official. in the same private conversa-
49, -t-%-l th4% uhn @fTnro1
to bet 81 on Mckinley was either a
born fool or painfully anxious to pratt
with his money. He further stated that
the talk about carrying Texas, Ten
nessee, North Carolina and other
southern states for Mckinley has been
manufactured by a clique Of southern
Republican politicians solely for the
purpose Of pulling Mark Hanna's Leg"
that they had succeeded in doing so,
and that was all they expected; that
not one Of the states would fall
in giving Bryan an overwhelming ma
1ority. This view, he stated, was OBJ
tanned from a personal trip throughout
the states in question.
Reports from every so-called debata-
BILE state received during the past two
weeks show that the silver sentiment
is increasing at a rate never before
known since the inception OF the move
ment. Republicans everywhere, espe-
cially among the farmers and laboring
men, are coming out boldly and joining
the Bryan ranks. In many Of the
counties of Ohio. Indiana, Illinois.
MichiUan Iowa Wisconsin and Min
nesota there is a wholesale stampede OF
Republican m to the support OF
Bryan. Instead if being on the wane
the silver movement Is growing more
rapidly than it has at any time dur
ing the past two months. One or two
Instances will show this feeling. D.. II
Harris OF Lincoln, Ills, reports that q
careful poll has been made Of Clay
Wayne. Christian. Logan and Sanga
mon counties, showing a net gain owe
ill disaffected Democrats CT invent!
votes 10 a precinct. making a total ne
gain of 1900 votes in these counties
This, 1t will be seen, will make a differ
ence Of 5000 votes in the majority, an
will cary that congressional district b,
the largest majority ever known. Sim
liar reports, come from Ohio. Wisconsin
and Iowa.
A prominent Democrat in Lancaste
county, Wis, the banner RepubliGa
county of that state, writes that
careful canvass OF that county show
O large majority for Bryan. Three
fourths of the Republican farmers i
the county. he says. have come out fo
Bryan. A secret poll Of factory en-
ployes in one of the large factories {
Rockford, Ills, gave 49l for Bryan an
II for Mckinley. This poll, 1t Is ur
necessary 10 state. was taken withol
the cognizance Of the managers of tia
institution. A poll was taken a fe
days ago among the dock laborers {
the mouth Of the Chicago river. In tn