The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-16
In Every State Where Victory
Depended On It.
ALLIED FORCES TOGETHER
Mr.. J. Sterling Morton's Latest
Explosion.
He is A CoNsUMMATE ASS
The Feeling of Confidence Grows
Among Democrats Day by DaY--No
Longer Any Doubt About
indiana and Michigan.

Washington, Oct. 15.-(Special) y
Following the st. Louis convention
that nominated Bryan and Watson
there seemed to be serious obstacles in
the way of union of Populists and
| Democrats on single electoral tickets.
| But with a common object in view 1T
! was inevitable that they should come
! together, and as the campaign nears
! its close it is found that fusion has
/ been effected in every State where
| combination of forces might result in
| victory for Bryan. In twenty-seven
! States fusion has been agreed upon,
with division of electors between the
parties as follows:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 5, Popu-
, lists 4.
COLORADO-Demoerats 2, Populist
/. Silver /.
CONNECTICUT Democrats 5; Pop
ulist L.
HO-Democrats 2, Populist /.
ILLINOIS-Democrats 20; Popu-
lists 4.
INDIANA-Democrats TO- Populists
8.
IOWA-Democrats 10. Populists 3.
AN&AANO&aN9- liz lElt CiGCtOES art dk1
Democrats, but they are pledged to
vote for the candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent who has the best chance of being
elected.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL, Popu-
lists 2.
LOUISIANA Democrats 4, Popu-
lists 4.
MICHIGAN Democrats 10, Popu-
lists 4.
j. MINNESOTA 4, Popu-
lists A, Silver Republican /.
MISS0URI-Democra IS, Popu-
lists 4.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. /, Populist /,
Silver Republican /.
BRASKA-Democrats 4, Popu-
lists 4.
NEW JERSEY-Democrat 9, Popu-
list /.
NORTH CARoLTNA-Democ 5,
Populists 5, Silver Republican l.
NORTH DAK0TA-The three Popu-
list electors have been endorsed by the
Democrats.
OHIO-Democrats IS. Populists 5.
OREGON-The four Populist cleo
tors have been endorsed by the Demo
Gratis.
PENNSYLVANIA Democrats %,
Populists 4.
SOUTH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2,
Populists 2.
UTAH-Democrat /, Populist /, Sill
YER Republican /.
WASHINGTON Democrats 2, Popu-
lists 2.
WEST VIRGINIA-Demo 4.
Populists 2.
WISCONSIN no1,,,.axo4~ n D.
| lists 3.
This list includes al States in which
victory might be dependent upon flu
sion. The fight against free silver,
therefore, is clearly fight against the
allied forces of silver Democrats, Pop
ulists and Silver Republicans.
]. Sterling Morton has long been con-
sidered here as a consummate ass. His
latest explosion proves that the opinion
entertained of him is correct. He said
yesterday:
THE finance which they teach is en-
tirely Confederate fat. Tn the South
ern Confederacy the same leaders who
are now in command of the picket
guards for free silver at 16 to were
leading fnanciers. And Harris, Pugh,
Morgan, and the other Confederate
Generals now in command of the Bry-
an campaign seem to desire TO accom-
plish, by false finance, that which they
failed to bring about by arms, national
dishonor and disgrace"
x x x
The feeling of confidence among
Democrats here grows with the pass
ing days. Those who ought to be in
a position to know say that the last
week has shown substantial gains for
silver They say that Indiana, Michi-
gan, Kentucky and West Virginia have
passed from the doubtful to the GER
tain BryGn column; that Ohio and Wis
eonsin may be reckoned doubtful as
well as New Jersey; and that while
both sides claim Iowa and Illinois, the
hard fight in both indicate that neither
is confident. The odds are with the
Democrats in both States. 1t is believ-
ed that Iowa is safe now, and that the
ten days campaigning Bryan will do
| in that State the last days of the cam
paign viii make it good for $4,000 ma
| jority. The country districts will give
| him 10000 to 10000 majority, and if
| the news from Chicago can be relied
upon, it will swell the majority to So,
| 900 or 10000
When ex-Representative Stockslager,
of Indiana, was here some time since,
| on a brief visit, he promised Mr.. Law
| renee Gardner to write him his candid
opinion of the political situation in
| Indiana, after he should have had time
to look it up. Mr.. Gardner to-day re-
! ceived the following from Mr. Stock
slayer:
II have spoken in a number of places
during the last two days. and had good
| audiences at all meetings. Much en-
thusiasm is manifested. | found set
| tied conviction among Democrats that
they will carry the State. There is no
doubt but that the accessions to our
ranks from the Republicans far exceed
our losses on account of the boiling
Democrats. In every community one
can hear of old Republicans declaring
for Bryan. This is nearly always ac-
companied by the statement that
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