Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-08
"M'KINLEY WILL WIN"
So SAID Bourke Cochran, Who by So
Saying Showed Himself to Be
Less of a Prophet Than
Speaker, to a Ledger
Reporter.

Attached to the fast Wabash which
pulled into Mexico at 1880 Wednes-
day afternoon was the private car
ssVirginia," the magnificent palace on
wheels, which the president of the B.
& o. Southwestern Railway is pleased
to call his own, and seated in a great
easy chair in the rear compartment of
the car was W.Bourke Cochran ,ofNew
York, a man whose marvellous elo-
quence has made for him a reputation
coexistent with the length and breadth
of the nation, and who is now engag-
ed in going owe the country making
speeches in which his principal theme
is the abuse of the regular presiden-
tial nominee of the party he has SO
long been a member of.
As soon as the tram stopped LED
GER reporter, accompanied by a
friend, boarded the private a and
was met by Mr.. Cockran's colored
valet, who was just beginning to pre-
pare the dining table for lunch. A
well dressed young man, with auburn
locks, who was reclining on a divan
reading a New York paper, and
taking the reporters card stepped to
roc. sIro pv.arass1n0zrb OF tho car, and
In a few seconds returned and beckon-
| ed the reporter and his friend to fol-
low, which they did. Mr.. Cochran arose
as the two entered and extended his
gloved hand in a most cordial man
ner. He is a very homely man, much
like the many pictures of him to be
seen in the newspapers, has an unus-
ually large head and a voice OF won
derful depth and evenness. He was
attired in a well fitting sack suit ofdark
Scotch goods, wore a turn-down col
lar and a black silk bow tie, and alto
gether would impress n as a well
groomed man, with features indica-
tive of great mental resources.
81 see some slverites tried to break
up your meeting in st. Loals Monday
| night" said tho reporter.
"Yes, but they didn' succeed" an
/ SW6ESu SA5
81, Mr.. Cochran what do yor
think the result OF the general ojec-
ton will be?''
81 don't think anything about it
/ know what the result will be-"
"Then you are certain Mckinley
will be elected?"
"McKinley will undoubtedly win.'
"How much will his majority in
New York be?"
81 should say about zoe ,0Oo. I think
it win be at least that"
"Are your speeches favorably re-
ceived IN most places?"
eyes; everywhere I speak l am
greeted with large crowds and no dis
turbance of any note has interrupted
me thus far"
"What do you think of MIR. Bryan's
speeches?"
"The only thing / can say about
them is that they are unusually graft
flying, both to his friends and enemies
He is peculiarly fortunate in this mat
ter, as he pleases ALL"
"Why didn't the police stop the dis
turbance in st. Louis Monday night?a
"Because 1 didn't want them to-"
Just then the train started and the
reporter got off the car, although he
did SO reluctantly, for he would liked
to have had a few moments in which
to admire the magnificent decorations
of the interior of the car. Seated
opposite Mr.. Cochran was Genera
Lloyd Brice, formerly editor of the
North american Reuieac, who is travel
ing with the great orator. Mr.. Cock
ran will speak in Kansas City tonight
and from there he will go to Des
Moines, Iowa. He's a good talker,
but no prophet.