West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-10-01
illinois SERE 70 GO 70 DRYAE.
20, 600 Majority is the Very Lowest
Estimate.
The Working People are Solid for
Bryan.


New York Journal as follows con.
corning the situation in Illinois:
But taking the best and most
conservative testimony OF both
sides, Bryan today stande to get
the State by 10000. 1t remains
TO be seen whether the Mckinley
ties can bride or browbeat this
down. All honest future changes
of political faith in the State will
be from gold to silver. One hears
of new converts to free silver daily.
This is particularly true OF the
Southern half of the State, where
Bryan met such enthusiastic thous-
ands as he crossed it Monday.
In Chicago, Bryan is the open
and admitted candidate OF all
the trades unions. His speech
Labor Day made a profound i'm
preston. BY the way, the labor
men say that the attendance at the
park where Bryan spoke that day
was over 100, 600.
The labor unions make no doubt
OF Bryan's success in Illinois. To
aid him they are now preparing a
trap for Mckinley into which one
way or the other he is bound to fall.
They are circulating a formal and
authorized petition among the va
rlous orders for signatures and
thereby-it is addressed to BRYAN
and McKinley-they invite Bryan
and Mckinley to meet in joint de-
bate on the issues and especially on
the subject of labor conditions.
They believe Mckinley will de.
cline, while they know Bryan will
accept. This they argue will do
Bryan good to the time of 10000
extra votes.
Should Mckinley be guilty of
the unexpected and accept, they
count surely on Bryan's triumph
over him, and this would do the
Tree silver men more good than the
first happening mentioned. Hence
this petition goes blithely around
ana VIII be ready to spring on Nc
hlnley IN few days. 1t already
has $4,000 signatures.
could find no respectable
strength for the decoy ticket of
Palmer and Buckner. Sage men
on ali sides quietly assured me that
1t would not get moro than G.OOo
votes in the whole State. The highest
estimate it got was 10000 votes.
IS believed that two thirds of
those who vote for Palmer would
have stayed at home otherwise and
That one third would have voted
Tor Mckinley. 1t is thought on
all sides, though not admitted for
print, that the decoy ticket will
hurt Mckinley and 60 by Bryan as
harmless as the WIND.
mo man who would otherwise
have voted the free silver ticket will
take up Palmer, Buckner and
goid, said one, and he was right,
Others laughed at It. "The az.
gregate age Of the ticket" said a
scotter, 'iS 100 years, rather too
senlle."
Among the farmers | found the
Tree silver question tho dominant
one. The income tax was also
much and fivorably on their
tongues end. But in Chicago and
On railway towns the men are not
Worrying 50 much about finance
and talk less Of free SILVER than Of
that platform plans which grinds
Government by injunction beneath
che party heel. That's what the
railroad element is after, and othor
trades unions follow suit.
Aitgeld is running we'll, and ibis
reminded INC Of what a Republican
Congres5man from Illinois said 10
me last spring ono matter what
they cay Of Altgeld." said this
statesman, "the fact remains that
he's tho best Governor We have ever
had, and Tho people know it,"
Hen beat farmer. The Roppb.
iican candidates campaign Iimps.
deioat waite for him at The end OF
che trail.
TO sum up, from all I could zee
and learn, Bryan and free silver
viii clrry Illinois aod doIt hand.
someiy Tho popalw vI To-
thHr pare aaa .ho ,-ae silver BE-