Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-10-29
BRYAN Is A WINNER.
REPORTS FROM DEMOCRATIC
CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGING.
Puiiins Hanaa's Lsg-Thst L. what the
Southern Republicans Havs Been Do-
Ing In the Moss Artistic Manner
silver ssntimsnt ContInuss.

Chicago. Oct. S.-(Special.)-Co
Ing evidence is accumulating daily at
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 politicians.
but Is the result of careful investiga-
tion, and very careful canvasses made
In the debatable territory by national.
state and local managers OF the free sill
YER 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 Republicans,
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 up 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 canvass Of
Nebraska gives that state to Mckinley
by only 5000 majority. This report Is
clouded by the statement that, in order
to carry Nebraska 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 1t by not
less than $4,000: the Democratic poll
showing a Republican detection in
every 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 that Republican leaders
have actually conceded that state.
This being the case, 1t 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
inent 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
RADIO by $4,000 majority. This railway
official, in the same private conversa-
tion, stated that any man who offered
to bet 81 on Mckinley was either a
born fool or painfully anxiously to part
with his money. He further stated that
the talk about carrying Texas. Tennes-
see, North Carolina and other south
ern states for Mckinley has been man
ufactured by clique OF southern Re-
publican politicians solely for the pur-
pose 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 fail in
giving Bryan an overwhelming major
ity. This view. he stated. was OBJ
tanned from 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 rate never before
kHOWH SluCt lIle iiCcpllOh VI lle ulONe-
ment Republicans. everywhere. espe-
cIal!y among the farmers and laboring
men, are coming out boldly and joining
the Bryan ranks. In many of the
counties of Ohio. Indiana. Illinois,
Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Mime
sofa there is wholesale stampede of
Republican farmers to the support of
Bryan. Instead Of being on the wane,
the silver movement is growing more
rapidly than 1t has at any time dur
ing the past two months. One or two
instances will show this feeling. D. H.
Harts Of Lincoln, ILL.,. reports that
careful poll has been made of Clay.
Wayne. Christian. Logan and Sanga-
mon counties, showing a net gain over
all disaffected Democrats of twenty
votes to precinct, making total net
rain Of 1000 votes in these counties.