Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-09-29
INSIDE NEWS FROM OHIO.
How the Great Cause OF the People
is PrOsperlng in Mckinley's
Home state.

One of the leading attorneys Of the
state of Ohio, and man closely identified
with four great corporations, writes as
follows from Delaware, Ohio, to James
A. Long, esq, of Deming, on the politi-
cal outlook in that state:
Dear Sir: The silver cause in Ohio is
fourishing, and think its strength ia
growing daily. believe if there is any
thing in the present indications that we
will carry the state of Ohio for Bryan at
the coming election in November. We
may fail to carry the state, but base my
Judgment on the changes that will GER
tainly be made in the rural districts
among the farmers. I judge that it is
nearly the same all over the state as it is
in our county.
will give you some idea of the situa-
Silver club at Sunbury that has on its
membership roll the names of thirty.
seven Republicans. Last night saw a
young Republican from Kingston town.
ship and had talk with him. He said he
knew there would be thirty-five Republi-
cans in Kingston township that would
vote for Bryan. While we we're talking
we were approached by man who said
that he had been out in the country and
had been talking to Republican, who
told him confidentially that the Republi-
cans had polled Kingston and Porter
townships and had reported to the CEN
tral committee at Delaware that there
we're twenty-six desertions from the Re-
publican ranks in Kingston township
and twenty y-elght in Porter township.
This is only a sample of the reports that
come in from all over the county. Be.
sides, to my certain knowledge, there are
Republicans who will vote for Bryan that
have been keeping quiet, and do no want
1t generally known how they will vote.
think that there is large number of
this class. think that very conserva-
tive estimate of the disaffected Repub-
licans who will vote for Bryan in this
county will place the number at not less
than 600. have been in several counties
adjoining ours and am told there and am
told everywhere 60 that the same con-
dition prevails; and we receive the same
reports all over the state among the
farmers.
We will lose some Democratic votes in
the cities and very few in the smaller
towns. think, however, onr greatest
loss will be found in the larger cities. In
this county there are not twenty DEM
ocrats that will vote for Mckinley; indeed,
We have not heard of more than six in the
whole county that have declared their IN
tention Of deserting the Democratic ranks,
80 that on the whole I think our chauses
for carrying Ohio are very great. We
may fail to do that, but the indications at
the present time are very encouraging.
We are in want of silver literature. II
seems that our party is too poor to fur
nish the funds to supply Us with such
literature as we need for distribution, and
we have been unable to procure any from
party headquarters. We may not suffer
much loss for that reason, for it seems
that the people are ahead of the party
leaders on the question of silver coinage;
it is mistake to think that you can 90 out
into the country and educate the farmers
upon the question as the Republican man
ayers talk of doing. When you 90 out
there you find that the farmers are already
educated, and many of the would-be cam
pa;gn educators find themselves in need
of education, and that the average farmer
is competent to instruct him.
OF course there is large class who
never read anything, and for them we
need speakers. We have few good speak
ers in our county, bat number of us
have lately developed into campaign
orators, and think we have the question
in all it's phases we'll in hand and are able
to take care of ourselves among the gold
bugs. We are full of enthusiasm and feel
thoroughly competent to take care of our
county this campaign.
Thomas E. Powell is practicing law in
Columbus, Ohio. He left here few years
ago and opened an Office in Columbus,
where he has q very extensive practice,
and is doing we'll. He is regarded as one
of the first lawyers of the state. He is q
candidate on the Democratic ticket as
one of the eleStors at large for Ohio.
thank you for your kindness In offer
ing your assistance in this campaign. I
do not think now of any way in which
you can assist US unless We could be fur
nished with some good silver literature
for distribution. OF course you have no
literature for distribution, but if you can
assist us in any way that may OCCUR to
you We will be thankful to you for the
favor.