The morning times., 1896-10-18

II believe" said senator Butler, chair
man of the Populist commit tee, last night,
i'm reply to a question, that Bryan's cleo
ton is au assured fact beyond any possible
peradyentlre. The tide Is flow ing this way
and getting higher and stronger every
day.
II would hesitate to place in a table all
the States that 1 believe viii give him a
majority. Everything south OF the Ohio
and Potomac rivers and " est OF the Missis-
sippi is, beyond any question, certain for
Bryan With u single exception OF Iowa,
hich we will, in order to be safe, place
in the doubtful column. This will give
Bryan ell votes. Add Indiana, which
We will certainly carry. and Mr.. Bryan
has two to spare.
1T is claimed by some that West vir-
GINA and Maryland are doubtful States.
but / do not agree With that. For the
sake of argument. however. / have omitted
Maryland from my list. suppose we should
lose Kentucky and West Virginia. We have
then. Michigan. Minnesota and Illinois, To
say nothing of other States upon which
we can fall back as q reserve. l am OF
the firm belief that both Michigan and
Minnesota will go for Bryan. Figure the
situation anyway you please and you can
not figure out Republican victory"
The Republican claim is now made that
the Democrats have practically abandoned
all effort to carry the city OF Baltimore,
and are really hopeless as TO Maryland as
whole. Tie decreased registration of
white voters and the large increase in the
colored vote has disheartcned them. Ser
ator Gornan's eleventh hour support of
the regular ticket has utterly failed to
enthuse the gang in the city, and his
numerous enemies in the country districts
now have an excuse to knife the ticket.
The State executive committee is con.
| trolled by Harry Wells Rusk, who has
been a consistent gold standard advocate
during his Congressional career, and who
now, it is well known, gives the ticket
only "a half-hearted support. The free
silver Democrats distrust him thoroughly
and believe that he is putting no vim into
| the canvass of the State, desiring that il
| shall he lost by bryan, and yet wishing
| to remain among the regulars.
So many OF tie Congressional districts
| include wards Of Baltimore city within
| their limits that THE labor vote resident
| there makes either uncertain or surely
| Republican four solt of the six districts
| The First district may possibly lie carried
| by the Democrats as it lies altogether
| on the Eastern Shore, farming and
| fruit-gro wing region, but the Sixth is
| absolutely sure for Mcdonald. 1t is nat
urally a Republican stronghold.
| Ogden, the Democratic candidate in the
| Third district, is an ardent single taXeI
and may get some additional strength from
that source, but that cause has not been
| agitated in Maryland and his defeat is q
foregone conclusion, even to his friends.
| Mudd the Republican candidate in the
| Fifth, is opposed by the A. p. A, but as
| lie is running in u section that contains
very large Catholic population, this op
| position is really an clement of strength
But Mudd really has the hardest fieh
| of his life on in this campaign. Moss hi.
| opponent, is making thorough canvas.
| OF the district, and is very strong in tn,
southern counties. He may possibly pul
! through.