The Republican., 1896-10-22
oUR wAsHINGToN LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. 1885

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majority of more thOr so in the nest
House. Nobody knows better thah
the PopOcratic managers the rockt
bound foundation upon which these
claims are based, and instead Of try
ing to prove them false they are taiN-
ing wildly of Bryan carrying suftl
states as New York, New Jersey AND
nnsylvania-states as sure TO gp
overwhelmingly for Mckinley ana
Hobart as are Maine and Nermont.
The P0p0cratic Generalization grows
greater each day as the election draws
near, and odds of 3, 4 and even to 1
are offered by betting men on McKiA
ley's election without securing takers
That tells the story better than cg-
umns OF type. The man who bets e&-
poets TO WIN and does not allow his
personal preference or wishes to ip
fluence his Judgment. The betting
element is backing Mckinley simply
because all their information leads
them to believe that he is bound toi
win, and they have sought inforn'a
ton Just as they would on a hotSe
race, in order that they could pE.
their money on the favorite. But
their winning will hardly pay for their
trouble, because of their inability to
find men willing TO bet on Bryan, even
at the big odds now being offered.
Virginia is not one of the states
which the Republicans have counted
upon, but recent advices make it look
as though the Old Dominion would
be found in the Mckinley column.
Mr.. Jacob Iost, one of the Republi
can candidates for Congress in that
state writes: There are very evi-
dent signs OF wane in the silver sem
timent, and unless there is some re
action which we cannot now forsee,
our white vote will be greatly in
creased, and believe it will be a per-
manent increase" Mr.. J. T. Brown
ing, OF BickinsOnville, Va, says:
Sound money is gaining rapidly here
at present" Mr.. A. j. Rock, of
Washington, who has been stumping
in Virginia, says the number of sound
| money Democrats who are supporting
Mckinley is constantly on the increase
and predicts that sound money will
carry the state by substantial ma
jority.
From all over Indiana comes news
which indicates that the state is abso-
lutely safe for Mckinley. The follow
ing letter from indianapolis is fair
sample of what is being written from
Hoosierdom; THE raid that Alger,
Howard, Sickles and Tanner has
made in Indiana has stirred up the
patriotism which will make it almost
sure winner. Betting is 3 to 1 on
Mckinley and 100 to 60 on Indiana,
9.-s
and no takers"
The Republicans were not surprised
to learn that Altgeld's managers had
abandoned all hope OF carrying Hi
nois for Bryan and were Offering to
trade votes for Mckinley for votes for
Altgeld for Governor. They knew
the gain that Mckinley and sound
money had been making in that state
ever since the campaign opened. How
great that gain is may be judged
from the following letter from Mr..
Frank NJ. Cauger, OF Granite City:
Everything looks favorable here.
This county was always considered a
Democratic county, but poll shows
1000 majority for Mckinley"
A personal friend Of President
Cleveland says that he has made up
his mind to recognize the Independ-
ence of Cuba, unless the rebellion is
put down by Spain within the next
three months, and that hint to that
effect has been given Spain.
1t being now pretty well understood
that the Venezuelan Boundary Com
mission will report in favor of the
claims of Venezuela, England with a
view of saving herself humiliation has
decided to agree to arbitration before
that report is made.
One OF the amusing features of the
campaign is the publication of
Bryan's applications for the position
of press agent for New York thea
tire, few months before he was nOmi-
mated for President by the Popocra-
tic convention as a newspaper cores
pondent. There is not the slightest
doubt of his having made the appli-
cation, both verbally and in writing,
as the story is vocghed for by Mr.. w.
| J. Block, who was a schoolmate of
Bryan and through whom the apph-
cations were made. There ais, of
course nothing discreditable in Mr..
Bryan's desiring to become theatri
cal press agent; many bright men
earn their bread by writing nice
things of the stars in the theatrical
armament, and Mr.. Bryan may yet do
so. 1t merely shows that he knew his
own calibre better than the Chicago
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