Evening star., 1896-10-08
SITUATION IN MICHIGAN
Republicans Claim the State for Mckinley
by 10000.
Free Silver Managers Discredit These
Figures Effect of Mayor
Pingree's Letter.

Correspondence of The Evening Star.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, October G. 1896.
A partial canvass of the state by the re-
publicans warrants the announcement that
the state will go for Mckinley by at least
10000. The canvass has not been thorough
nor complete, covering the entire state,
but it has been sufficiently to make
the republicans even more confident than
they were before. The state gave Iiarri-
son plurality Of about 2G,OOO, and the
actual results tailed very closely with
the poll taken before the election. The
poll shows a material gain over the re-
suits four years ago wherever 1t has been
taken, and reports from other localities
not covered by the actual poll are of the
most favorable character.
Looking Anxiously for Bryan.
The democrats, popuiists ard free silver
managers attempt to discredit the repubii-
can figures, but they have rot figures upon
which to base any other claims and in the
absence of figures are asserting that the
silver sentiment is 10000 in the majority
in the state. The combine has Senator
Teller now in the state and next week
Bryan will make his shoot through Michi
gan, entering from Minnesota. traversinS
the entire length of the upper peninsula
and then coming to this city, across to
Saginaw and down to Detroit. The man.
ayers of the combine are looking for Bryan
with an anxiety they do not attempt to
conceal and hope 1t will infuse new energy
and enth Isiasm into their campaign. They
are sending out many speakers, but the
speakers are not of high grade, and their
finances are so low that others cannot be
procured. In this city a popular subscrip-
ton has been started for the benefit of
the silver campaign and donations of any
thing from a dime to dollar are begged
for. The books have been open four days
thus far and the contributions aggregate
about S35.
John p Irish of California smoke i'm This
city Monday for the sound money demo-
Gratis and will make speeches in other parts
of the state. Bourke Cochran will be here
October 10. and will speak also in Sagl-
nav and Detroit, and Palmer and Buck
ner viii visit Michigan about October II.
The republicans now have Senator Cuom
in the state and during the last two weeks
of the campaign will have Reed. Harrison
and others. who 1t is expected, will thor
oughy spike the Bryan gun.
Effect of Mayor PinGree's Letter.
Mayor Pingree's letter, putting himself in
platform. has materially aided the republi-
can campaign and has tightened up the
lines generally. That Pingree. the nominee
for governor. did not stand on the platform
a constant reproach to the republ- can
campaign and a thorn in the sides of the
managers; but tbs is largely cleared away
by his letter. Much interest will be taken
in the election returns to see how Pingree
runs in the state. entirely removed from
general results Many republicans VIII ui:-
douhtedly cut him, voting FOR tie Sound
money democratic candidate: but he eX-
rects to receive many democratic votes for
the very reason that the others VIII not
vote fo-- him-because of his attitude to-
ward corporations and railroads. 1t IS
highly probable that he Will run behind
the national ticket, because many demo
Gratis will vote for Mckinley to make Bry-
ans defeat certain and vote the rest of the
ticket for the combine for the sound
money candidates. 1t is admitted, how.
ever, that he is element OF much
strength to the national ticket, because, in
Their eascrness To vote for Pingree, many
especially in Wayne county. Will vote the
entire republican ticket, who otherW Sc
night have voted for Bryan. II the repub-
licans have a 10000 majority, the entire
state ticket will. of course, be elected; but
should the result be at all close Pingree
might be lost In tn" shuttle, owing to the
division In the sound money ranks