The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-01
Ike Hill Compares Bryan's En-
duranee With Breakdowns.
SHREWD GoRHAM SURE
Senator Faulkner Says West
Virginia is Certain.
HEAR The BALTIMORE SUN MAN
No Mckinley money in Sight on Ken
tucky-- Chicago Majority For Bryan
Estimated by a Well Posted
Labor Leader at 10000.


clan is imbued with the idea that pro-
violence is directing this campaign In
favor of the Democrats. Col Hill
leaves tomorrow for Ohio, where he
will remain until he votes. He was
perambulating around this morning
in search of an "easy thing" out of
some Republican in the way of bet
Son. he said, in that persuasive
voice of his to Star reporter, "as
certain as a sun shines occasionally
Bryan is going to be elected. Moth
ing can stop him. Do you know | don't
give, a dern for reports to commit
tees? Two-thirds of my belief as to
Bryan's election comes from the fact
that / am sure Providence is on his
side. Just look at other speakers In
this campaign. There is Stevenson
toppling over after a few. speeches;
Porter in New York doing the same,
and a lot of others. Bryan has made
hundreds of speeches, and is as fresh
to-day as a daisy Providence is GER
tainly with him when he can do this
No human being could endure it with
out something other than physical
holding him up"
Mr.. George G. Corham is one Of the
sshrewdest politicians in the United
States. Mr.. Gorham was for many
wears the Secretary of the United
States Senate, and was high IN the
councils of the Republican party lie
was the friend and confidant OF titan;
and Conkling. Until this contest he
has ever been fighting in the front rank
of the Republicans. Mr.. Gorham, how
ever. could not swallow the gold stand
ard declaration of the Republican par
ty, and babe adieu to his old associ-
ates at the Republican convention.
Mr.. Gorham has just returned TO
Washington, after two months alb
sence, during which he made tour of
swo-thirds of the United States, pay
ing particular attention to public SEN
timent as developed in the so-called
doubtful States. He is certain that
BRYAN will be elected President next
Tuesday. He believes that every State
west of the Allegheny Mountains, in
GLIDING Ohio and Wisconsin,, will vote
for Bryan.
Mr.. Gorham has been to New York,
too. and carefully examined the situa-
ton there. He is satisfied that there
are votes enough in New York to give
the State to Bryan, but fears that on
account of the treachery of Hill and
practical Remembering of the Dem
ocratic organization, the Bryan voters
will not go to the polls
Of the far Western States, Mr.. Cor
ham has no more doubt than he has
of Texas He is equally satisfied that
Illinois. Indiana, Michigan and Min
nesota viii be found in the Bryan
column by large majorities. Mr.. Cor
ham has visited West Virginia, Mary
land and Delaware. He has no doubt
that West Virginia and Maryland will
be reliably Democratic, but has some
doubts about Delaware, but believes
that at this time Bryan's chances of
carrying the State are better than
McKinley's because of the fierce feud
existing between Higgins and Addicks,.
the Republican leaders.
ssWe had a glorious meeting at Mar
tinsburg," said Senator Faulkner yes
terday after his return from West
Virginia, where he spoke the previous
, evening. There was big crowd of
Bryan Democrats, gold Democrats, and
Republicans, and plenty of enthusi-
asm. Yes, we shall carry the Noun
tain State sure National committee
Martinsburg, has been travelling all
over the. State making speeches, and
he says the majority will be between
5000 and 10000"
To-day's Washington Post says:
There can be no doubt that the
Democratic managers are confident of
Indiana and Michigan. Of course,
they may be mistaken, but they say
at headquarters here that if these two
States are not sure, then nothing they
have been figuring on is sure. One said
Yesterday: t'Wehave been absolutely
confident of Indiana and Michigan for
two weeks. THERE'S not he same assur-
ance about Illinois. A labor leader
wrote to this city recently, estimating
the majority for Bryan in Chicago at
$4,000. He is said to have been well
posted. and to have assured a friend
that he could safely wager on some
thing near that figure. Democratic
managers here think that figure was
an enthusiastic one, but it has in
creased their faith. AS for Michigan
and Indiana, they claim to have cyl
dence to support their statements,
but that evidence is not shown even
in private. Again, as to West Vlr-
glnla, a prominent Democratic leader,
who shares the confidence of local
headquarters, said he would not advise
any man TO make a wager on the re-
suit in TIT State, nor would he have
done so, perhaps, in the last twenty
years. A matter of 5000 votes one way
or the other could have changed the
election there more than once in the
last decade
4
A gentleman was at Democratic
headquarters yesterday with 81 900,
which he wanted to wager even on the
outcome in Kentucky. 1t was money
that friend had sent him from that
State He wrote that odds in KEN
lucky were 5 on Bryan to 4 on McKin-
leo. and he forwarded the amount to
this ETY. with the hope that he could
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