Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-09

Been Doing IN the MOSI ArIlSIIO
Manner - The Silver Sentiment
Continues TO Grow in Every Part
Of the Country-What Railroad
Official Found Out in the South.
The Result of Some Test Votes. g
Special to the Register.
Chicago, October S.-Conyincing EVIL
dence is accommodating daily at National
Democratic headquarters that Mr.. Bryan
will sweep the southern, western ana
central middle States in November. TINS
claim IS not based upon reports OF Ell
hhusiastic politicians, but is the result oil
careful investigation, and very carefuI
canyasses made in the debatable terri
tory by national, State and local man
ayers of the free silver campaign. Inc
wild statements sent out during the pas
four or five days by the Republican
managers. in which they claim certain
western States by majorities SO large
that they appear ridiculous even TO Re
publicans. is further evidence that they
have nothing on which to base theil
claims. while their only nope lies in max
ing unsuDDOrted claims in the vain nope
Of bos,ering up lost cause II -
known. however that inside reports oD-
tanned at the Mckinley headquarters are
widely different from those given out
10 the gold press. For instance, 1t Is
known that a Republican canvass OF No
braska gives mat State TO Mckinley by
only 1000 majority. This report IS
clouded by the statement that, In order
10 carry Nebraska desperate work must
be done between now and November,
sure indication that the Republicans
have no hope of carrying that State.
A Democratic canvass Of Nebraska
shows that Bryan will carry it by MOI
less than $4,000. the Democratic poll
showing a Republican detection in every
county Of the State. including Douglass
county. and Omaha. Of from 20 to 20 per
cent. The Republican managers are
sure of this fact, and rely wholly upon
wild and unsupported claims TO keep
I'D the courage Of their followers. The
same thing is true in Kansas, except mat
Republican leaders have actually con-
ceded rha. State This being the case,
it is absolutely certain that Bryan will
carry every State west Of the Missouri
river. clear to the Pacific coast.
It is also known that The Republican
managers have privately conceded to
Bryan every southern State. A prOmi-
nent Chicago railway official, in close
touch with Republican national head
quarters, has, within the past two days,
made the candid admission that McKin-
lev stood no more chance of carrying any
southern State than he has of carrying
Colorado by 1900 majority. This rail-
way official, in the same private CONVEX
sation. stated that any man who offered
to bet 81 on Mckinley was either born
fool or painfully anxious to part with his
money. He further stated that the talk
about carrying Texas Tennessee, North
Carolina and other southern States for
Mckinley has been manufactured by a
clique of southern Republican politi-
clans solely for the purpose of pulling
Mark Hannas Leg" that they mad sue
ceeded in doing so, and that was all they
expected: that not one Of the States would
fail in giving Bryan an overwhelming
majority. This view, he stated, was OBJ
tanned from a PERSONAL trip throughout
the Stale in question.
Reports from every so-called debatable
State received during the past TWO weeks
show that the silver sentiment is in
creasing at a rate never before known
since the inception of the movement.
Republicans everywhere, especially
among the farmers and laboring men,
are coming out boldly and joining the
Bryan ranks. In many of the counties
Of Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota there is
a wholesale stampede of Republican
farmers 10 the superb of Bryan. In
stead of being on The wane. the silver
movement is growing more rapidly than
It has at any time during the past two
months. One or two instances will
show this feeling. D. II. Harris. of Lin.
coin, ILL.,. reports that a careful poll has
been made Of Clay, WAYNE. Christian.
Logan and Sangamon counties. showing
a net gain over all disaffected Democrats
Of twenty votes TO a precinct. making
total net gain of 1000 votes in these
counties. This. it will be seen, will
make a difference of 5000 votes in Tie
majority, and will carry that Congres- /
siOn1l district by the largest majority
ever known. Similar reports come from
Ohio Wisconsin and Iowa.
prominent Democrat in Lancaster
county, Wis, the banner Republican
county of that State, writes that a care
ful canvass Of that county shows a large
majority for Bryan. Three-fourths Of
the Republican farmers in the county, he
says, have come out for Bryan. a Sc
ere, poll Of factory employees in one Of
the large factories of Rockford. Ills,
gave 491 for Bryan and II for Mckinley
This poll it is unnecessary TO state, was
taken without the cOgnizance Of the
managers of that institution A poll
was taken a few days ago among the
dock laborers at the mouth Of the Chi
cago river. in this city. which stood 400
for Bryan and not single one for Nc
Kinley. Wherever iaborers are given
a chance to express their opinions with
out fear. they are found to be almost
unanimously for Bryan and free silver.
Tbs state Of affairs leads the Democratic
managers to believe that the election
will result in a regular landslide for free
silver.
Reports also show that the German
Americans are coming over 10 the Bry-
On standard by the thousands. state
of affairs which is largely due to the
bismarck letter. millions Of copies Of
,,,btob beva been sent all over the cOun-