The San Francisco call., 1896-10-11
AT CHICAGO HEADQU4RTERs.
Dem ocrGts and Republicans Busy Figar
ing Out Expected Hictories.

Dem ocrats and Republicans Busy Ffgar-
ing OUt ESpected Victories.
CHICAGO, ILL, Oct. Headquarters
gossip to-day was mainly of the great
parades yesterday and last night The
managers of both parties seemed we'll
satisfied with the showing made.
At Republican headquarters the num-
Der of men in line were expatiated upon.
while across the street the Democrats
claimed virtually all the enthusiasm, and
that the difference in numbers was due to
many Democrants being compelled by
their Employers to march in the afternoon
and being OF course too weary to join in
the night demonstration as their sympa-
thies would have led them to do.
The daily bulletin from Democratic head
quarters announce that every day brings
fresh acquisitions to the standard of Bryan
and free silver, not only throughout the
West but in Chicago. Among the promi-
nent citizens who have come out strong
in favor of Bryan are ex-President Frank
Wenter OF the Chicago Sanitary Board
and Michael Brennan, ex-Chief of Police.
Mr.. Wenter, who is popular among the
Germans and has a large following will
speak for Bryan and Altgeld during the
remainder of the campaign. His support,
it is asserted, will bring to that cause
thousands of votes. Mr.. Brennan was
Chief of Police during the strike of 1894.
and knows all about the conditions lead
ing up to it.
'In Western Springs, suburban town
seventeen miles west of Chicago" says the
bulletin, ''there is not single adherent
of Mckinley. Two months ago 160 of the
180 voters there were for Mckinley. OF
the twenty-six German Catholic priests in
Chicago, twenty-three are pronounced for
Bryan, free silver and humanity. About
the same proportion exists in the Protest
ant German churches. This is a result of
an actual canvass, ana is a refutation of
the charge that the Germans are for the
gold standard.
"Some remarkable figures are brought
out by Republican claims that wheat had
advanced because of the belief that Nc
Kinley's election is assured. 1t is stated
that when Vermont went Republican
wheat fell 21z points. When Arkansas
went Democratic wheat went up points,
when Maine went Republican wheat fell
points, when Bismarck's letter appeared
wheat went up II points; when the Re-
publican managers in September were
claiming everything wheat slumped from
20 TO 66 cents and fell steadily until the
election returns came in from Georgia and
Florida, when it recovered to 69H.s
"rhe conclusion drawn is that anybody
who will study dates will find this state
ment is true; it means that wheat will be
81 bushel when Bryan is elected"
The charge that Hon. Richard Bland is
sulking in his tent Is refuted, it being
stated that Mr.. Bland has written to
headquarters that he is sphysicallyunable to
make any speeches outside of his own Con-
gressionaI district. In his letter Mr..
Bland expresses his great regret that he is
unable to take the stump. he further
states that had he personally the naming
of the man to lead the free silver forces
his choice would have been William
Jennings Bryan.
Governor AItgeld called on Chairman
Jones to-day. He assured the chairman
that Bryan will come up to Cook County
with not less than 40 GOO majority and be-
lieves it may reach So 700. He predicts a
large majority in Cook County also.