The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-28
LOOKS VERY SILvERY.
Bryan's Supporters in Iowa Most
Sanguine Of Success.
10000 MAJORITY FOR BRYAN.
That is the Least Estimate of the
Committee, Based on Re-
turns from it's Poll
Leadear, Des Moines, Iowa:

WV VII AS VI I'D
received thus far from it's poll of
the state, gives out the claim that
Bryan will carry Iowa by 30, 900 to
81, 900.
The republican committee is get
ting returns from it's poll that are
very unsatisfactory from it's point
of view. 1t refuses to give out any
estimates, will not give information
as to the results of the poll thus far,
and is known to be badly fright
ened.
The democrats and populists in
sist that their fusion is going to
fuse; they declare that it is a com
plete success. aud that it will assure
their success in the state. Ar
engagements have been made for a
consolidated compaign by populists,
democrats and free silverists. One
headquarters will be used, and the
campaign will be under the control
practically Of one committee.
Liz NClilotlUu COilllulObcC > Icuu-
quarters, which originally consisted
of five rooms, has been inlarged by
renting four mor rooms on the
fourth floor of the Equitable. These
gives to the Bryan forces partially
all of this floor.
Chairman Curry of the democratic
1ny,,r,ittnn will ,n+o;x III, ,~~,, n =
the north end of the building. The
room next to it will be the recep-
tiCn room. Next, south of this, will
be the room of Secretary Carr.
Beyond this will be the rooms occu-
pied by the managers of the speak
ing compaign, the literature bureau
and the newspaper bureau. the
seventh room has been assigned tC
the populists and will be in charge
of Ed Meredith, secretary OF the
populist committee. The eighth
room will be utilized as a reception
room for both populists and silver.
lists; and the ninth will be the head
quarters Of the silverists, in charge
Of G. S. Wilson and J. W. Cliff.
The silverists moved in yesterday,
and by Monday all the departments
will be in full swing.
Whenever correspondence comes
to n committee that will be OF
general benefit to the cause it will
be circulated througe the other
committee rooms SO all can take ad.
vantage of it. The committees will.
also consult with each other and act
together in the sending out of liter.
ture, the assigning of speakers, etc.
and, in short, will act as the com.
mittee.
The democratic committee is al.
ready getting out considerable liter:
allure prepared by itself and Elk.
poets it's first big consignment SO it
can be put in the mails Monday. In
the meantime the work of perfect.
ing county and club r being
pushed and speakers are being lis.
oSA dS 1doC do pOoSdOlC. l. U 10 poo
ible that by the middle of next week
the campaign will be fully inaug:
urated.
The committee has begun to re,
cieve returns on it's poll of the
state. The figures as yet do not
cover any great area, but the com
mittees say they show the way the
wind is blowing. Large accessions
from the republican ranks are re.
ported everywhere, the polls show
ing that the democratic gains out.
number the losses three to one.
An estimate, based on fusion and
the continuance of this ratio of in.
creas, is that Bryan will carry the
state by from 80, 600 to 81, 900. The
members of the committee say they
r not counting on such heavy
gains in the cities as are shown in
the country districts, from which
reports are coming; but they say
when polls are received from the
western and northern part of the
states they will have immense gains.