Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-01
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Copyright. 1896, by Press Publishing Compnny)
LONDON, oct. 31.--(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram with sur
prsing unanimity. nearly every American
correspondent OF the london newspapers. in
cuding Mr.. Smalley In the Times. strikes a
note of some alarm this morning at the pos
sibility OF Bryan's election, Hitherto with
out exception. think. their dispatches have
taken the success of Mckinley for granted.
Mr.. smalley particularly seeing no reason for
doubt. But he cables today from Ohio--his
first visit to the west-a long and quite
remarkably gloomy message touching the
situation Discussing the allegation OF great
detection among republican farmers, he says:
| doubt whether n perfectly clear and
unequvocal answer to that question can
be given, or whether, IL 1t be assumed that
many of the important body of republican
farmers are in revolt, any means exists of
estimating the extent of their revolt. The
best that can be said, and also the worst,
is that the situation is in doubt.
In western New York the doubt is dis
quieting. because ordinarily the temper
and the intentions of the voters are per-
fecty well known. The chairman of the
in that part of the state usually knows
before any election occurs just how the
vote Is going. He computes his majority
to within score. Today he cannot. He
avows that he does not know what is going
to happen. He believes 1t is all right, but
his belief is not according. to his usual
knowledge. The farmer has ceased to be
outspoken. His secret IL locked UP in his
own breast, great deal has been said
lately about the silent vote. His is the
silent vote. That is what n republican
manager hereabouts tells you II he tells
you anything of Importance at all.
But, commenting upon sangulne proph-
ecy, quoted from Mr.. Depew, Mr.. smalley
says: such is the opinion OF men who
know the west from end to end, and may
well be weighed against apprehensions
which are merely political, and which, after
all. seem to have disturbed as yet no very
large number of republicans"
ALL FEEL WORRIED.
The tenor of the cables from other cor
respondents may be judged from these brief
extracts: During the past few days several
bank presidents have been approached by
persons intimate and friendly with Mr..
Bryan" tho Standard correspondent says,
"and warned to prepare for a panic. How the
banks will operate is unknown. Clearing
house certificates will not be issued"
The correspondent OF the Chronicle cables:
$50 widespread a stoppage Of all the or
dinary vocations pending the issue of an
election has not been known in politics
Both sides still claim the victory. and s-
sue and reissue forecasts and counter-fore-
casts OF the vote. Most people admit that
Mr. Bryan has improved his position by his
two days tour in Chicago. The republicans
who first started the policy OF widening the
issue from the currency and calling on the
public to note the more socialistic planks
in the Chicago platform have not thereby
improved their position, Mr.. Bryan has
seized the occasion for eloquent advocacy
of these reforms that lre associated with
the old democratic party, and which repub-
licans cannct with auy ,Rard to the history
of their party adopt"
The Morning Cable says: Nothing has
been more remarkable in the course of this
most remarkable presidential campaign
than the change which in the last few days
has marked the course OF public feeling.
week ago New York had made up its mind
that McKinley's election was as sure as
death or taxes. Today this confidence is
already sadly shaken.. In new lork, as
have hinted. no one feels certain. The
brokers profess to believe that Mckinley will
win. but it is to be noted that yesterday
call loans went to the extraordinary figure OF
$50 per cent, a rise entirely due to fear of
Bryan's success"
The Telegraph correspondent, however
cables from Chicago he is assured by the
gold leaders that Mckinley is absolutely
safe.
DICK CROKER OUT OF IT.
Richard Croker is still in England, .unless
he sailed today. He was seen at Newman
ket this week, but seems TO have no regular
abiding place, having given up his home at
Vantage and in London. have made every
effort to secure from him an expression of
his views on the situation, even through
his political friends OF Tammany visiting
here, but he positively declines to say a
material word on the subject even to them.
leaving the one authoritative statement
l cabled recently that he will never take
an active part in politics again; that his
only interest now is in racing. AS he can
not now even vote at this election he seems
to be carrying out his word.