New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-16

c o,,,s who viii vote either for Palmer or Nc
.nley: 5000 IN Kansas city, l,o" IN 81 'oS'P''' 90
In Hannibal 80 In Joplin. about wv !" Nu"' ',"
county and go on throughout the state rms IS
not complete Then there are Zoo, goo han yy
Democrats IN every community our Lriv , o,,,,n
canvassed who In full accord WIN ,',e t,o,,mer
money movement. and will vote for either Ia.h or
or Mckinley. who are scnslti!e ,,T,m Themselves
on record or ticking active part The feeling Is
running high In some localltics ana rs frcsilyer
io"lty might consider IT wise to be cautious In ex
What do you think Mcknlcys chances are !"
Missouri 80 -, c.,o ,,, I dan,
,h,Ir state ticket. on the National ticket tnsy
saye maas y f%s02 w 1nG th ns M PE9Ga%
is different The PopuliSts have thelr iut, -
, u,N' bIomocrat;c free-svcr strength which think
Will result I'm the election OF Mr. hewiI, 'n ,c ny
I'VE arc quite confident OF this result on the state
ticket"
NOT MUCH HOPE FOR REPUBLICANS
Missourls majority for Cleveland in 1892 was
n4so II has never In its history but twice given
, greater majority for Presidential nomnees-for
1llden In 1876 90 and for Hancock in 1885, 5000
Clevelands two other majortles in 1854 and 1885,
were respectively $1,000 and %7l7, But in 1892 the
Popusts threw n.0o votes. and this Is mainly
a democratic vote. which will this year. In large
part 20 to Bryan under the fusion plan BY taxi
ing away the 25.oco Sound Money Democrats who
sprinkng OF Republicans who are in favor of free
silver. ii will be seen AT once that the chance
OF Missouri going Republican on the National
issue is not good-and. In fact. nobody of Judgment
In matters political ever for moment expected
State went Republican TWO years ago In the ON
crcss election 1t is not thought that more than
four OF the eleven Republican congressman or Mis-
There have been thus far on the assignment
list OF speakers at the Republican state Committee
ffty-two speakers. but this does not include the
wnos %n is Being Conducted by Major William
Warner at Kansas City. This fact indicates a
condition OF affairs which is giving Republicans all
over the state good deal OF worry. II is we'll
known that Chairman FIlley has not the confidence
of the Republican National Committee and he has
had mex. 10 nothing to do with the National cam
paisn. The feeling between Fillcy and Warner has
developed 10 such degree that the Kansas city
has refused 10 recognize Fllleys assignments.
UNEAsINEss AT THE RUPTURE.
There Is especially a sense OF uneasiness among
candidates on the State ticket. except only Mr..
Lewis its head. lest in his ambition TO reach III"
Senate Mr. Filley should sacrifice them for legis-
latve votes in close counties. He has come TO bo
an old man. and this is probably his last fight. 1t
was a severe blow TO him personally when the dis
bursemcnt OF National funds was placed In the
hands of Major Warner his rival and abest oppo-
nent within the party and the result has been that
the committees work has been confined to a narrow
held-manly the making OF assignments and the
distribution OF literature. william p. Freeman.
the candidate for Secretary of State. said to-day
that if the Sound Money Democrats can draw 1900
Democratic votes away from the free-slver Demo-
cratic State ticket. the Republican ticket will pull
through II is suggestive to recall in connection
with this the remark OF the most conservative
Democrat In Missouri that between % 900 and 30 coo
Democrats will not touch free silver in any form.
In ST. Louis nearly 1000 voters are not regis
tered. and have for years neglected to exercise the
right OF suffrage These are mostly business men
people are working actively among this element.
and II Is not Impossible, Secretary Reedy says that
Colonel Broadheads io@o may be sws!led to double
throw 100000 votes In this election.