Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-10-24
WASHINGTON LETTER
rIcKinIey Betters can Find
No Takers.
ALL HANDS ARE STILL
CLAIr1ING.
Fres. Cleveland Threatens
To Recognize the Inde-
pendeDce of Cuba.
AN AMUSING FEAT IRE.

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, October 10th, 1895.
Unimpeached and unimpeachable
stands the republican claim of not less
than go electoral votes for Mckinley
and Hobart and of republican ma
ioritv of more than so in the next
House Nobody knows better than
the popocratic managers the rock
bound foundation upon which these
claims are based, and instead of try
ing to prove them false they are talk
iug wildly about Bryan carrying such
states as New York. New Jersey and
Observation-Disclosures as sure to go
overwhelmingly for Mckinley and
Hobart as are Maine and Vermont.
The popocratic Decentralization grows
greater each day as the election draws
near, and odds of 3, 4, and even to l
are offered by betting men on Mckin-
ley's election without securing takers.
That tells the story better than col
umns of type. The man who bets ex-
poets to WIN and does not allow his
personal preference or wishes to in
fiuence his Judgement The betting
element is backing Mckinley simply
because all their information leads
them TO believe that he is bound to
win, and they have sought informa-
ton lust as they would on horse
race, in order that they could put their
money on the favorite. But their win
nings will hardly pay them for their
trouble. because of their inability to
find men willing to bet on Bryan, even
at the big odds now being offered.
IT NAY BE.
Virginia is not one of the states
which the republicans have counted
alpon, but recent advices make II look
as though the Old Dominion would be
found in the Mckinley column. Mr.
Jacob Yost. one of the republican can
didates for Congress in that state
writes: "There are very evident signs
of a wane in the silver sentiment, and
unless there is some reaction which we
cannot now foresee, our white vote
will be greatly increased and / believe
a. will be permanent increase" and
Mr.. J. F. Browning, of DickinsoDville
Va. saws: "Sound money is gaining
rapidly here at present" Mr.. A. j
Rock. of Washington, who has been
stumping in Virginia, says the num-
Der of sound money democrats who
are supporting Mckinley is constantly
on the increase, and predicts thai
sound money will carry the state by
substantial majority.
INDIANA WILD.
From all over Indiana comes news
which indicates that the state is abso
lutely safe foI Mckinley. The follow
ing letter from Indianapolis is fail
sample of what is being written from
other sections of Hoosierdom: "Tht
raid that Alger, Howard, Sickles anC
Tanner have made in Indiana has
stirred up the patriotism which viii
make it almost a sure winner. Betting
is . to l on Mckinley and 100 to 90 OF
Indiana, and no takers"
OFFERS TO TRADE.
The republicans were not surprised
to learn chat Altgeld's managers hat
abandoned all hope of carrying lllinoi
for Bryan and were offering to trade
votes for Mckinley for votes for Alt
geld for Governor. They knew tn,
gain that Mckinley and sound none!
have been making in that state eve
since the campaign opened How
great that gain is may be judged from
the following letter from Mr.. Franz
M. Caugeprof Granite City: Every
thing looks favorable here. This
county was always considered demo
cratic county, but poll shows l,0O'
majority for Mckinley"
WILL RECOGNIZE CUBA.
A persOnal friend of President
Cleveland says that he has made al
his mind to recognize the Indepen