West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-10-29
Damaging Admissions from Han.
ma and His Lieutenants Re
garding the Campaign.
BRYAN SURE TO WIN.
Gov. Altgeld Says the Democratic Out
look In Illinois Is Better Than In
1892. When Democrats Won.
Eaecur~ssng Reports from Ohio. Indiana.
mtchigHn. wisconsin. Minnesota aud
low. Elections In Georgia aud
Florida Lay the Result in Maine
Entirely in the shade
Prospects brighter
Every Day.

chicago. Oct. 12, 1S96.-(Spccial.)- y
The Mckinley goldbug combine is on
the run. Its leaders admit as much,
while the leaders of the free silver
party are growing more and more con-
fident>
Mark Hanna, chairman of the Nc
kinley national committee. says:
''it is no use denying that we have
lost the farmer and labor vote. Our
chances are exceedingly doubtful"
Chairman Bynum, of the goldbug
democratic national committee, says:
Anybody who talks about what In
diana and Illinois will do, does not
know what he Is talking about. In
southern Illinois / know the whole
country is for silver. The situation Is
just the same all over the west, SO far
as l can learn"
The Chicago Record independent
gold standsrd) says:
For some reason or other there has
been decided change I'm the tone at
republican headquarters within the
last few days, and Mr.. Hanna's instruc-
tions to his associates and subordinates
throughout the country are tersely ex-
pressed In the sentence: Quit blowing
Rnd saw wood There is no doubt that
discouraging news has been received
from Ohio, Indiana and some of the
other western states"
On the other hand, here Is what Will
liam J. Bryan, the peoples champion,
says;
II am confident that we will win a
sweeping victory. The people under
stand the Issues clearly and every dny
witnesses mighty change in favor of
our cause"
Chairman Jones, of the national dem
ocratic committee, says:
I'VE will not only elect Bryan by a
weeping majority, but we will also
elect free silver congress and large
iy increase our ma jority in the senate.
The outlook Is altogether satisfactory"
Gov. John L. Altgeld, OF Illinois, says;
From present indications ! will say
that Bryan will sweep Illinois by a
tremendous majority. Hanna's hire
lngs are making much noise. but the
people are with u.s."
Every report received at national
democratic headquarters corroborates
the views expressed in the foregoing
statements and admissions, and inn
presses upon the minds OF the demo
cratic managers that the election of
Bryan Is practically assured. although
no efforts will be spared ell along the
line TO raise that majority safe and
render II larger.
Reports this week from the so-called
debatable states of Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Iowa, are of the most Hattering nature.
Without exception they contain assur-
ances of an ever-increaslng tide of
popular sentiment for Bryan and free
silver. The democratic free silver man.
ayers in Michigan are as sure of that
state as they arc that Texas or Col
orado will 30 for Bryan. Similar re-
ports come from Minnesota; while
Chairman Wall. OF the Wisconsin dem
ocratic state committee. Is equally con-
fident that that state will be found In
the bryan column. From Ohio comes a
report that the McKinleyites are on
che run; that farmers and miners have
come over in a body TO Bryan. and that
his majority In that state will not be
less than $4,000. Indiana is in line. a
poll of that state showing that Bryan's
nsjority in that state will not be less
that 10000, and may go as high az 3O.-
900. From lowe comes reports that the
democrats will sweep nearly every
county In the central and western por-
tion of the state. Polls Just completed
show q change of from 300 TO 500 re-
publican votes in each county to Bry-
an, and this change will surely carry
nearly every county in the central and
western portions Of Iowa for Bryan.
The Council Bluffs congressional dis
trfct, always a republican stronghold,
will give Bryan large majority. A
poll OF the counties IN the district show
a republican detection OF from 20 TO
25 per cent. In every county, while
there are very few democrats who will
not vote the ticket. The republicans are
30 badly frightened that they arc inn
porting outside assistance, and say that
AZ they do not get IL the state will be
hOpelessly lost.
In Illinois the conditions look much
better than they did a week ago, and
show that Bryan will not only carry
the state outside Of Cook county, but
will also carry Cook county and Chi
cago by large majority. Every rep
utable labor organization IN Chicago IL
for Bryan; of the 6O,OOO votes In the
ranks OF organized labor, Bryan will
get 5000. and the republican mann
gers, In talking confldentially, admit
this focte-and this despite the fact that
large manufacturing institutions, en-
pioying thousands Of men, have been
systematically intlmidating their en-
ployes By compelling them 10 join IN
Mckinley parades, wear Mckinley but
tons, and Join Mckinley clubs. Thou
sands Of worlCingmen in Chicago to-day
are wearing Mckinley buttons. but
Who declare privately that They will