The morning times., 1896-10-14
WANTS TO BET 4 MILLION
New Yorker Will Wager That
Amount on Mckinley.
ILLINOIS LOST TO BRYAN
Claim Is Made That He VIII Not
Carry a State East of the mississippi
or North OF the Ohio-$ 100000
to Bet That Kentucky Goes Re
publican. "

New York, Oct. 13.-As result or re-
port submitted on tile POLITICAL siCuaton
by an official OF tie United states senate,
whose Judsmen.in sLch matters fsthorough-
ly reliable, L. Il. Chapman, OF the firm
OF Moore & scLley, offers 10 Let million
dollars On Achiniey's cleo lion.
MIR. Chapman has Laii Iiiilion 10 back
his opinion, that the democrats will not
carry Il s,ate east OF tie mississippi River
or nor.h OF The Ono I he other 5000 900,
Mr.. Chapman wonid like 10 place on Nc
kiniey's chances in Ken, ,ucky..
TIE offer 10 Let such a Vast amount was
made only af cr thorough examination
and review OF lie situation by the official
mentioned. He has just returned from
tue Middle West, where he went, II ls
said, at tue insusation OF Senator German
and Other fopUcrauc members of the up
per House. Here is tie result OF his jour
ney: az .+
DEMOCRAT GIVES UP ILLIN OIS.
.In my opinion" said he, Cook county.
which is reaIiy Chicago, would give Mckin-
ley 100000 votes " the election was he'll
tocay. l hope for bryau's election rs much
as any one eau. and don't believe l
could overestiinate the Strength OF the
enemy. but at the same time it is rank
folly 10 deceive ones self.
Il have gone about this work In as
methouicai aud thorough manner as IL Is
possible for one man, and hope as much as
l HAY. can see no prospect OF carrying
Illinois. and without that state bryiii can
not be elected.
'.Reaiiy, 1 believe that If anything, Bryan
is stronger Ill Ohio than i'll Illinois. The
ZEAL baltie ground Is III Chicago.
According TO the most favorable canvass
for Bryan In Illinois, made by the Demo-
cratic State committee, Bryan will have
10000 plurality outside OF Cook count y.
Not even the most saDguine of the Bryan
managers believes thai he can more than
biear even IN CIlcago, snouid ne have the
benefit OF a political cyclone. his only
hope Is that The Republican majority in
Cook county will be small Itis generally
admitted that Altgeld is from 10 900 to
2o-o0O votes stronger in Chicago than
Bryan. l met humber who are for Nc
Kinley, but who will vote for Altgeld."
''In what way did you conduct your
investi CATION in Chicago?"
REPUBLICAN MACHINE PERFECT
well, learned What both sides are do
ing through their or1daizatiuns. more
perfect political machine was never cou-
strdcted thdn the one TIE Republicans have.
Where Tn y used to makeone house toulouse
canvass, they are now making twenty Our
people have no money to speak of, aud can
not carry olL sucn thorough work, or any
thing approaching that of our opponents.
L atSD ldtheu 70 dil Glasses OF people,
partiC..driE ,i.Ooe y ~ .gurS ..dru for tiieIr
living. As is We'll known. there is q local
pride in Chicago that is not equalled any
where else The city has experienced very
hard lines sine. the Worid' $ Fair, " iiilc her
hated rival. st. Louis, has been compara-
lively prosperous.
Unlike 81. Louis, Chicago has been built
up by Eastern capital. The Chica gDans
think that If Mckinley is elected Eastern
capital will again now in upon them as
of yore, and that there will be another
boom, while if Bryan is elected that capital
would certainly remain at home. The
average Chicago man is for his city first
and the rest Of the country afterward- o..
PROBABILITIES IN INDIANA.
",The chances in Indiana are much better
for Bryan than in Illinois There are no
. large cities in the former State. Still, I be-
heve that the influence OF Illinois will
carry India na with it. / believe though.
that the silver sentiment in the Middle
| West is growing, particularly among the
farmers, and If we had six. weeks longer
there might be 4 chance for Bryan. OF
course Bryan Will end tue cdmpaig gn in
Illinois, and he will PROBABLY do Some good,
but the odds against him are TOO great for
him to change the result"