Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-22

made the nomination OF silver man
for President possible. There ia just
one sound money party in this country
the party which recognized itaelf at
indianapolis the Sd day Of September. T"
RYAN'SMANAGERSDlSMAYED
Their Discomfort Beeoiping Greater with
the Flight of Each Dny.
Special Correspondence II Gazetteand Journal
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. Is. The most
careless observer at this point OF view
would now see that each days flight,
each addition to the accum ulated de-
tails from the so called doubtful States,
brings new assurance to the forces op-
posing William Jennings Bryan and the
Populist party. Each day the discom-
fort OF the managers of the silver cam
paign is growing into dismay. 1t will
not be surprising now ii before election
of the middle West would turn into
rout.
Political mathematicians are still
aualyzing the wonderful registration
figures from different parts of the coun-
and Chicago, and Kentucky. The
deeper they calculate, the less hope do
they find for Bryan. Some of the Chi
cage politicians work out from the
registration Of this city estimates which
little while ago would have seemed to
have their origin in pure frenzy. Calcu,
lations running into hundreds of thou
sands in favor of Mckinley are COM
mon. That he will have large ma
iority in the State, seems as sure as
the coming of election DAY. One Of the
soberest of the local newspapers. cir
culsting little outside of the State,
calculates from the registration figures
that Mckinley will have a plurality in
Cook county Of something over 80. 900 /;
and very reasonable idea. gaining
currency among the prognosticators, Ia
that the margin in this country, either
way, will about measure the net result
in the State.
Wherever men read the news and do
their own thinking, the Bryan spook is
laid; and to that fact is due the great
strength of the National Democratic
ticket. 1t is safe to say that each day
hundreds Of Sound Money Democrats
who feared that the damnation OF
Bryanism required their votes are now
| deciding that they may as well exer.
else their choice and vote for the true
Democratic ticket. This idea seems to
owe the beginnings of its vogue to
some of the clever and energetic cam
| paigners in charge of the Illinois State
| campaign OF the National Democrats.
1t is not strange that it has taken"
throughout this region, where the
scale has just turned definitely against
Bryan and in favor OF tho certain pres
ervation Of the gold standard. II
seems latt6rly to have spread into the
East. Some suggestion on this line
from the Western States was no doubt
the motive OF the remarks Secretary
| Carlisle is quoted as making in Wash
! ington some days ago. He Thought the
Republicans were making great mis-
take by confessing any uncertainty az
to Kentucky, Indiana or Ohio. No
doubt the Secretary's wish was father
to the thought that the people OF the
three States mentioned severally regard
the electoral vote of their State as
already pre- determined. He would like
them to believe that their States are
going for Mckinley beyond any perad.
venture, for In that case thousands oil
them will trust their neighbors to sup.
port the unpalatable Republican ticket,
and will themselves go to the polls
rejoicing to vote for Palmer and Buck.
ner.
The speech of Daniel W. Griffin,
National Democratic candidate fol
Governor Of New York, in Albany, one
night last week, reflects the same idea.
The argument which be most pressed
was that no true Democrat need run of
now to take hand in crushing popo.
cracy; that they can we'll be spared
now to attend to the permanent interest
of the Democratic party.
Chairman Jones is evidently in low
spirits about Chicago at least. That
is the secret of the rumpus over the
proposed turnout Of Bryanite working.
men last Sunday. The county managers
OF the silver campaign were bittcr,
disappointed at the poor showing made
by their followers on the night of Chi
cago day, in contrast with the tire
mendous sound. money parade Of thai
day. They wanted to try it again and
believed that on Sunday, when the
workingmen are idle and ready for {
lark, they would be able to put up {
better front. But Senator Jones tool
no stock in this scheme. He knew
when he had enough; he did not wan
any more exhibition of Bryan's follow
ing among the working people of Chi
cago. lie sharply called the count,
men down. After some ill.temperec
correspondence, they for purposes o
publication agreed with him on Satur
day night, October 3lbt, as bette
time for the parade. That means tn,
virtual abandonment OF the project
These men, who arc running the county
machine, wouldn't consent to SO radi
cal change If they still had any hop
in the thing and meant to put /
through.