, 1896-09-23
HIS ELECTION ASSURED.
THE DENVER TIMES INTERVIEWS
A POLITICIAN FROM THE
EAST.

Mr.. Mcmillan Says That New York
viii Go for the Ohio Statesman
and That a Wonderful Change is
Going in the Minds of the People
The East Now Confident.
Ex-State Senator Daniel NJ. Mcmillan
of Buffalo. n. Y. arrived in Denver this
morning and is registered at the Brown
hotel, says the Denver Times. Mr.. Nc
MILAN served four years in the New
York legislature as a republican sena-
tor while David b. Hill was governor.
and after looking over the political sit
uatiOn in that state is inclined to be-
lievc that the state will go for Mckin-
ley. although he admits hat there has
been considerable silver sentiment
there during the past two months.
In the last month" said Senator Nc
MILAN. there has been quite a marked
change among those who have been ac-
tive advocates of free silver in New
York, and especially since the Vermont
and Maine elections. The sentiment in
the east at the present time is that, un-
less the unexpected ccurs McKinley's
election is assured. Six weeks G
there were a great many silver men
among the laboring men, but l have
found a great many who wer. free sill
yer advocates who don't feel inclined
to endorse the Chicago platform. They
regard it as revolutionary and unsafe
and this is the general sentiment
among the thinking labor men.
The nomination of John Boyd
Thacher for governor by the democrats
is not in the interest of either Bryan
of holding together the democratic
state organization, and to secure con-
troll of the legislature on the issue Of
the Raines law, o than on any 9TH
er one issue. Within the past 10 days
the business men of the state have TAX
en- steps to organize and a large delega-
ton, both democrats and republicans
will go to Canton this week from Buff
falo. This attitude of the business men
of New York has had a great deal of in
luence over public sentiment, much
this influence extends to their employees
in a great measure.
In the rural portion of New York,
where it was expected hat Mr.. Bryan
would receive considerable support,
there has also been a marked change
and the farming communities have
been thinking on the money question
considerably. 1t is safe to say that
there are not more than two free silver
men now where there were three two
months ago. | do not see how the state
ticket. Mr.. Black. the republican NOM
inee, has a record equally as good as
that of Mr.. Thacher's, and the only Is
sue is on the Raines liquor law. For
my W part l think the people will be
verl loath to repeal a law that has
brought more than s. $500. 900 into the
state treasury during the first year OF
its trial. In the system of balloting
which we use | think Mckinley will
also pull the state ticket through with
out any trouble and therefore l do not
regard New York as at all doubtful.
The campaign has been very thor
oughly conducted and the facts have
been laid before the people as they are
generally regarded. Business men have
stated that the election of Mr.. Bryan
means that their business will be great
ly injured and employees and laboring
men, who own their own homes, are
gradually becoming convinced that the
success of the democratic ticket means
that their property will be cut in two.
With all these facts | do not think it
possible that New York can be carried
for the democratic party"