The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-24
ANOTHER STORY.
Now the Big Claims of the Gold
Standard
For Chicago and Illinois Are
Denied.
CHICAGO is CERTAIN
For Gold According to It's Sup
pOrters.
The Free Silver Men Cast Ridi-
cule on Those Claims.

O6QW6T, Oct. Z4.-IRe Republican has
the following special from Chicago
The Republican campaign in Chicago
is a dismal failure With the presi-
Dental election but a few days off, the
Republican campaign managers ind it
absolutely impossible to create the
slightest enthusiasm for the gold stand
ard cause or ticket. They have un-
limited money at their command, the
solid support Of the local press at their
backs, they have drawn upon ali the
oratorical talent in the Republican
world. In spite of this their mass
meetings are fat failures, not only in
attendance. but in interest.
Bourke Cochran spoke at the Coli
scum, which seats p, 500 people, and
had IN attendance of less than 5000.
After he had spoken an hour the crowd
had dwindled to 1000. On this meet
ing the local Republican committee ex-
pended $4,000. and In addition to other
advertising $4,000 tickets of admission
We're distributed in the downtown Of
fees and in the shops. The various
Republican clubs worked hard to Sc
cure an attendance. but without result.
Arrangements had been made for an
overflow meeting, but did not material
ize- When MT Cochran took the plat
form he faced no more than 5000.
Chauncey NJ Depew, with all his
fame IS an orator and his local popu-
Il. 600 to the Coliseum.
Theodore Roosevelt met even a more
disastrous fate. Less than 5000 peO-
pie awaited themselves of the oppOr-
tunity to hear Mr.. Roosevelt at the
Coliseum. notwithstanding generous ad-
vertising.
on Monday Thomas B. Reed ad-
dressed much advertised meeting at
the Auditorium. 1t had been expected
that not less than so 600 people would
mass themselves around the Audi
torium in anticipation of hearing the
great New England orator. While the
Auditorium was comfortably filed,
there was an utter absence of enthusi-
asm and no wild crowds clamored
vainly at the doors for admittance.
The proposed overflow meetings at Bat
terry D We're abandoned and half of the
Auditorium audience deserted the gal
Ieries before Mr.. Reed had completed
his brief address. Not once in his
speech did Mr.. Reed mention Mr.. Nc
Kinley's name or make any plea for
his election
This is a state of apathy never before
experienced by the local Republicans
pending a presidential election. -Four
years ago they held enormous and en-
thusiastic meetings. and yet were
doomed to defeat with majority Of
80 900 piled on top of the popular Gen
eral Harrison. While Bourke Cochran
can draw but 6 600 to the Coliseum,
Eugene ". Debs. speaking at Kensing-
ton distant suburb, had an audience
exceeding $4,000 voters. When Nj
Debs spoke at hall on Milwaukee
avenue the crowd. which was unable
to secure admission. was SO great that
the cable cars We're blocked for two
hours. There is no han in the city,
not excepting the Coliseum. half big
enough to hold the people who hocked
to hear Governor Altgeld.
The silver party are holding no less
than $50 meetings a night and every
one of them is we'll attended. In the
face of such undisputed facts the local
Republican press has the audacity to
claim that Mckinley viii carry Chi
cago and Cook county. They admit
that Bryan will come to Cook county
with majority of no less than 10000.
but are deluding their readers with the
claim that Chicago viii overcome these
figures The reverse is true.
There is every reason to believe that
MI. Bryan win carry Cook county by
majority of from $4,000 TO 10000, and
it may exceed these figures
He will carry the state by no less
than $4,000. and it may reach lOo POO.
His majority will be 50 great that there
is little danger Of the Republican man
ayers stealing a sufficient number OF
votes ia defeat the vote of the people.