Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
CAMPAIGN NOTES.

A majority of all leases of buildings now
being executed in New York City contain
the gold clause
While Bryan is spilling speeches in Chi
cago. 400 sound money orators are pune
turing his pneumatic armor nightly,
James r. Clrrol of Chicago has wagered
SlO0 600 to So COO on Mckinley winning and
IS 900 to $1,000 On Tanner being elected gov
Crnor of Illinois.
a st. Louis factory answers the charge of
coercion by displaying a sign which reads
IAN employees of this corporation will vote
as they please or be discharged"
Although Bryan denounces bankers as shy
locks and plutocrats in public, his private
opinion of them Is somewhat different He
dinei with a banker at Jacksonville. ILL.,.
last Sunday night. Isn't that nude heresy?
Colonel Harry c. Swords and Billy Ed
wards, who are handling Mckinley money in
New York have raised the odds on Nc
Kinley from 3 TO l to to l. Odds are
given on Mckinley carrying New York
Ci:.'.
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota heretofore
democrat. has taken stand for sound
money and national honor. In an interview
he says; II am going to vote for my cOun-
try and my flag and all II represents. and
for that reason | shall vote for the repub.
iican presidential electors"
w. j. Rresel Of Chicago offered w. J.
answering forty-two questions concerning
the Chicago platform. AS Candidate Bryan
Is net In the business of answering questions.
there is no danger OF the farm being trans
ierrei from the Russell family.
Michael Doran, a prominent democrat OF
st. Paul, was challenged by an Indiana man
to cover wager of 81 coo on Bryan carrying
Minnesota. $2,COO on Bryan being elected and
81 600 that will win both bets" Doran tele-
graphed the Hooser: Il accept your propo-
stion and you can double 1t as many times
as you wish"
At a monday sound money meeting IN
indianapolis a man claiming to be a work
ipgman said he had been threatened with
discharge by his employer If he did not
cease wearing a Bryan button. One of the
sound money leaders offered to pay all eX-
pCnso of prosecuting the case and to give
the complainant 500 If he proved his
charge The man promised to make al.
affidavit to what he said, but on the WY
to q lawyers office he broke away, mounted
q bicycle and fed.
To show the anxiety of eastern business
men in the result of the election in Ne
braska and their desire to see the state
line up against debased money the manager
of a lumber company at Ogdensburg ~ Y
wrote to a friend in Omaha: ELECTION
night, as early as you can will you send
me one or two kilograms telling the result
in Omaha and the probable result i'm the
state? We are very anxious here, belev-
ing that the election of Bryan will bring
appalling disaster to our business and that
of our customers"
Popocratic argument" against sound
money is taking on a variety of forms. A
Mckinley flag was torn down and trampled
in the dust in Minneapolis and another flag
was publicly burned by free silver hocdlums
at Springfield. Mo sound money orator
was assaulted by toughs in Chicago last
Monday. At Evansville, Ind a crowd o.
political thugs attempted to assault Bourke
Cochran, hut we're persuaded to desist with
police clubs. well organized attempt to
prevent T. V. Powderly addressing the voters
of Sioux City was thwarted by the mayor of
the city.