Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-09-19
ssNews From the Battlefield"

The Wilmington Messenger has
taken the pains to group together a
few facts concerning the progress OF
the great political fight now going
on, and starts out with note from
the Cleveland Plain Dealer of Mr..
Bryan's reception and ovation in
that city, which says:
1.-THE Blaine campaign produced
the greatest demonstrations ever
known in Ohio. Compared with the
reception Bryan was given, the out
pouring in honor of the plumed
knight was a paltry, insignificant
street-corner gathering.
"a commercial traveller, says the
Washington Post, writes from a
Pennsylvania town to the Republi-
can Congressional Committee
Il have travelled through the
greater part OF Pennsylvania since
you sent me those pamphlets and
have been pleased to see that the
people are fast becoming familiar
with the question and are turning to
Mckinley. But this place here is
full of silverites. thought | would
get mobbed. | had all the best OF
the argument, but they got crazed
Now, if you can give me more OF
Blalne's speeches of 1878, | can shut
up hundred of them at a time il
they do not mob me-
Our contemporary does not state
whether more of the dried speeches
were sent, but whether they were OF
not, we have not heard of any of the
silver orators in 1.-THE keystone
State" being shut Off, but on the
contary, from all that can be learned,
they, if anything, are on the increase,
"a Prohibitionist travelling in
Maryland tells what he has seen
1t is Robert Ireland, secretary OF the
Prohibition State Executive Com
mittee. He has been in Baltimore,
Cecil and Hartford counties. Here is
what he says:
SIN my opinion, if an election were
held to day, Bryan would carry the
State by q big majority, have found
in my travelling in the rural districts
that hundreds Of republican farmers
have espoused the cause OF free silver.
minds on the subject already, and
there appears to be no chance OF
switching them of"
Senator Joe Blackburn has been
in Maryland He says he has met
hundreds of people at Ocean City
from all parts of Maryland and there
was but one opinion, and that is that
Maryland is for Bryan. The free
silver sentiment on Ithe Eastern
Shore, he said, is carrying every
thing, and many lifelong republicans
are giving their allegiance to Bryan.
He met Mr.. Sidney Wilson, son of the
late Senator Wilson, who told him
that the democratic majority in
Maryland for Bryan would be greater
than for any democratic candidate
for many years past. Senator Black
burn also spoke of visit to West
Virginia, where he found in former
gold standard stronghold, many re.
publicans who had changed views
and who would now support Bryan
Hanna gives republicans to I'm.
derstand that McKinley's success in
New York State is "by no means GER
tain" John Byrne, one of the gold
bug crowd and president of the So
called Honest Money League oil
America" says:
Central New York is in dangerous
condition and Bryan has left an ugly
trail behind him. l am thoroughly
alarmed. An election to day would
give this State TO Bryan by 100000
majority"
The Messenger gives a great many
other facts along the same line, all OF
which are of the most cheering char
acter. The fact is there is hardly q
State in the Union, outside of New
England that does not look favorable
to the election of the Chicago ticket
Norfolk Virginian.