Evening star., 1896-10-24
CHANCES IN NEBRASKA
At Present They Seem to Favor the Silve,
Fusionists.
Republican State Committee Sear, a.,
Have Made Blunders -wfll Mali.
Strong Efforts From Now On.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

correspondence Of The Evening Star
OMAHA. October 90, 1886.
Nebraska has eight electoral votes.
Both republicans and silver fusionists CON-
hdently claim the election, the former nv
not less tkan 5000, the latter by NOT ,ess
than 1890. The chances today seem 10
favor the fusionists, albeit the state of Ne
praska has always gone republican in prcs-
ldential elections.
1here Is panic in republican circles
The campaign has been nothing but n
series OF blunders from the day the state
central committee was named The great
est sensation yet sprung upon the inner
circle, however. was the report that the
state comiaittee is 5000 in the hole, no.
withstanding the fact that the national
committee has sent into this state. all
told, little over thirty thousand dolla re
TO help defeat Bryan in his own state
The sexasperattnR feature of the case is
that the army of clerks employed by the
state committee are clamoring for money.
as they have not been paid cent sine,
they were first employed. Many of then
brought their families to Lincoln and put
up at the best hotels. the landlords of
which are now demanding pay, and have
been put OF with promises so long 1h,t
they were forced to give the exact state
OF facts to the chief candidates and to the
party leaders In Omaha and in Chicago
Republicans Demoralizetl.
Men are asking, What has become of the
<o,oO0 in cash which Mr.. Hanna sent to
Nebraska? There is no evidence of it in
Omaha, where the republican managers
seem to have made no impression whatever
upon the labor vote
In previous years this vote has been
largely porulistic. and has averaged about
1900. the democratic vote in the city is
eIn
silver prohibitionists and republicans, hav.
Termed absolute fusion. There never was
a time when republicans were called upon
to do harder or E.ore effective work, yet
they are discoTdant, incompetent, democrat
lied. Some money has been spent In this
city for hustiers halls. street demunstra-
ti6ns and polls. but little or nothing has
Teen done to win back republicans who de-
Sci TED the party for free silver. "Our heavy
work will not tegin until the last week of
the campaign" said a local leader today,
and then our critics will have no further
catse Tor complaint. All we lack is
money 1T is understood that $1,000 will
be Forthcoming from the national commit
tee for use in Omaha alone To this will
be added the sum of $500 raised by the
local bipartisan sound money league ami
the assessments made upon a long LIST of
local republican candidates.
A Secret Conference.
Sunday evening there was a secret con-
the Mckinley electoral tckt The unsatis-
factory reports coming from Lincoln re-
specting the work OF the state committee
and the alleged misappropriation of cam
pa.gn funds were the occasion Of the meet
Ing. The upShot of it all is that the hrp
raen of Omaha have leagued together for
nercuiean Efforts to defeat the Bryan cleo
tors and to save the state ticket Omaha
Is particularly interested in having a re-
publican governor and treasurer Local
bankers have always had intimate relations
with the transs ctions Of the state treasury.
ard are fondsnen Of the present treasurer
II the populist candidate for treasurer were
elected 1t might lead to trouble which can
be avoided by the election of the republican
nominee In short. Omaha is thoroughly
aroused at the danger of populistic suprem-
acy in the state. The business men are
nearly all for Mckinley. but the labor
unions are for Bryan. The problem which
confronts republican leaders is how the
labor vote can be reached. The solution is
awaited with great anxiety, for the vote of
Omaha will decide the fate of Mckinley in
Nebraska