The morning times., 1896-10-21
In Politics.

down to Washington the other day anL
nabbed u postmaster for his city. Enc
Republican officials term expired last
February, but he has been Kept in office
ever since Mr.. Pyle is sound money
Democrat, saw his opportunity. came and
conquered.
He was amazed to find so many "scary''
people in TIE East He had not ridden hall
Il dozen miles from Chicago Lerore people
began 10 ask lin about the silver senti'
mcnt III Minnesota.
'.The silver sentiment out there can't
be found" lie said. Go into county ana
ask farmer about the silver sentiment.
He'll tell you there is none in his county,
hut just across the divide in the next
county he hears there Is a large silver
sentiment. over in the next county, you
ask the farmer the same question and he
refers you across tie next DIVIDE. so IL is.
II have made a poll Of the State. The
paper engaged the services of good
man in each county seat. We
did not send our men out, understands
neither did we pay any attention 10 bisl-
ness men. We worked among the farmers.
TIE result shows tnat Minnesota is safe for
by $4,000 majority. One in
stance will Illustrate.
THE other day one of our men was
over in Rochester, Just across the river
were in that town to sell their stuff. He
was able to interview 40 Of them, taking
them just as they came. Fifteen were for
Bryan"
Senator Burrows has written 10 friends
in the city aboat the outlook in Michigan
He says:
II have not been able to size up the
situation myself, ha wing been out of the
State campaigning, but If Uncle Jim
Monroe's figures amount to anything
Michigan is safe for Mckinley by at least
10 900 ma jority."
Uncle Jim Monroe" lives in Kalamazoo. I.
and has been Mr. Burrows political
for many years. He engineered
the fights that sent Mr.. Burrows to the
House for SO many years, and also had
OF his Senatorial contest. In
Mic bigan Uncle Jim" is looked on is
prophet, and respected accordingly.
Chairman Hindricbson, OF the State Com
mittce OF Illinois, states that Illinois viii
give the Bryan electors a safe ma jority,
estimated by the committee, the
only question being how many OF the
voters in Chicago, quoted as doubtful, will
vote the Bryan ticket. Giving all or thrse
marked doubtful Republicans To the Nc
Kiney ticket, the State would still be
safely Democratic.
The story comes TO this city that Jerry
Congressional chances are grow
ing less and less each day. 1t is all
due, the report says. to an irrigating canal.
Jerry and his Populistic friends, 50 it is
said, conceived the idea Of building Il
canal from the Missouri River, through
his district. So enthusiastic did they grow
over the ',!ea that when the convention
IN met II was about to pass with shout, when
one of the older delegates arose TO point
Of order.
MIR. Chairman he said, this part of
the State is 600 feet above the Missouri
RIVER. How are you going 10 make water
run up hill?"
Tie gentleman is out Of ORDER ruled
the chair. Let Congress attend to that"
Then the plank was inserted with a
mighty shout.
Senator Arthur T. German regards the
political outlook as presa ging the sure eiec-
tion Of Mr. Bryan. He has no doubt as to
Maryland casting her electoral vote for
Mr.. Bryan. and believes that TO the States
certainly admitted by all parties to be for
Bry yam there VIII he added enough Of the
50 called doubtful States To secure his
election. The sentiment for Bryan and free
il possible for the result to be changed by
the use OF money.
Secretary Edgcrton smiled yesterday when
asked for news. Il have two interesting
ctters,'' he said. "One is from Pennsyl-
vania and the other from New York.
Each writer says that his respective state
can be carried for Bryan.
Now. l want you to understand that
..
into the sure column on account of these
letters. am only telling you the senti-
ment reported to us, and give them as an
offset to the predictions of that Penn
sylyania statesman, Senator Quay.
Mr. j. Fal Leslie of McEecsport, Pa,
chairman of the Peoples state committee,
writes. Criticising tie national committee
severely for not sending speakers and lit
aratura into the State. Notwithstanding
these edisadvanta a geS, he feels sure thats'Omc-
thing VIII drop IN Pennsylvania.
MIR. l.. j. Nc Farland Of RockrCrt. y. Y,
secretary Of our State committee. chides
Us iii the same way. He believes that the
state can be carried for Bryan. He takes
three roads going out Of the town and
bases his predictions on the results Oh
tained. On the Hess road. running from the
Ridge road to Lake Ontario. thiCkly popI-
lated by farmers all but one viii vote for
Bryan. on the Eniley road. running III the
same direction. three out OF four viii vote
fer Bryan, and these farmers are about
half and half politically. On the Coomer
road, running the same way, four out OF
five will vote for Bryan. Most OF these
farmers are old Grand Army men and three
fuurths are Republicans"
Gen. Charles NJ. Shelley, reporting upon
the Congress sional canvass in Alabama,
states that there is but one district i'll the
state regarded as doubtful, and that that
VIII go Democratic.
The Democratic Congressional Commit
tee is now pa wing its attention 10 Postmas-
ter General Wilson. In special bulletin
just issued the Committee says:
Hon. William l.. Wilson. who exercise
the privilege of campaigning denied by
him to his subordinates, has not met with
the cnthus iastic reception that was pre-
dicted for him in West Virginia. Republi-
cans there have not forgotten his bitter
Of the Republican party. and
ruld Democ rats are as scarce as hens teeth
in West Virginia. While soliciting the
farmers vote III 1880 Mr.. Wilson occupied
Il pos ition quite the reverse of that he now
t;tkes. On September 20. 1880, from the
House of Representatives he wrote a let
ctr TO CohStltueHl uthouiicihS tIe pePuo
Leans for doing what he now claims to be
right The following are extracts from
that letter;
Let the Hampshire farmer, taxed to
poverty, Shut in from the profitable mar
kets, for what he has to sell; forced TO
buy from trusts and highly protected
let him ask Mt Harman
these questions: Why he supported the
Republican party, when by single resolu-
tion it converted the bonded debt, most
Of which was for greenbacks loaned the
into a coin debt, when later
il demonetized silver and made 1t n gold
debt. thus increasing by Il stroke of the
men its value in hundreds of millions to
iIn nnnIhnlder and in like Amount its