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and only a very little in the other two,
Waterloo and Senaca Falls, but it is
growing less every day. A large mum
ber of Republicans who are laborers
and farmers are openly for the double
and will support Bryan and
Sewall. @. l.. Becker.
Chairman Senaca County Convention.
With few exceptions, the Demo
cratic party of Chenango county ap
proves the free silver plank in the
Chicago platform and nominees OF the
will receive their hearty
support. :.
The sentiment of The county is
strongly opposed to the nomination ol
any third ticket. If the election were
held tomorrow, in my judgment, there
wonld be but few Democrats in the
county who would not support Bryan
and Sewall.
At meeting OF the Chenango coun
ty Democratic committee, held yester,
day, a resolution was unanimously
adopted endorsing the candidacy OF
Bryan and Sewall and pledging TO
them the hearty support of the organ,
ization. The county is honeycomDea
with free silver voters and in my opin
ion. there will be much larger mum
ber of Republicans who will support
our ticket than Democrats who Will
decline to vote for us.
William II. Sullivan.
Democrats are not satisfied with the
Chicago platform, but of the two evils
will choose the lesser. They are not
in favor of another ticket. Nine-tenths
Of Schoharie county Democrats will
support Bryan and Sewall.
J. Fl. Brown,
Chairman Schoharie County Commit
tee.
The Democrats here are almost to a
nan in favor of the Chicago nominee.
While they do not favor all of the
platform they think it preferable to
We will gain three
for Bryan where we lose
1ne Democrat.
Fl. Eugene English,
Chairman Orleans County Committee.
Democrats in Otsego county are
divided in opinions on the silver ques
ion. The nominees are not personal,
" Objectionable. Very few favor a
bird ticket, but prefer that the State
put an electoral ticket in
he field on the Saratoga platform. If
he election was held now the Republi-
,an majority in Otsego county would
be somewhat reduced:
L. M. Shaw,
While many Democrats do not ap-
prove of the platform in It's entirety,
he great majority heartily indorse the
nominees. The desire for a sound
money ticket is very slight.
The detection from Democratic
.anks on the sound money issue will
% more than made up by the gain
among Republican farmers, tradesmen
Ind working people.
II. V. Burke,
Chairman Montgomery County Com
mittee.
There is considerable Democratic
in Tompkins county,
out the demand for a third ticket and
he percentage of those who will bolt
IS comparatively small and will grow
smaller.
The ticket is very strong among
farmers and laboring men, and in my
opinion the number of Republicans
rom this source who will vote for
Bryan will outnumber the dissatisfied
Democrats, so that if an election was
held today there would be an increase
instead of a falling off in the Demo
cratic vote.
D. F. Van Vlett,
Chairman Tompkins County Commit
tee.
The Democrats of Delaware county
approve of the Chicago plat
form and the nominees. A few, how.
ever, will not support the ticket.
There is no sentiment in favor OF the
sound money candidate here, so far as
have learned.
If the election were held today, the
percentage of loss to the Democratic
vote on the sound money issue would
not exceed 10 per cent, and would be
more than made up by voters of silver
j. Goodrich,
Chairman Delaware County Commit
tee.
A vast majority of the Democrats in
Niagara county are for the Chicago
nominees. There is no sentiment for
q third ticket.
Democrats are waiting to hear from
Senator Hill. His judgment will have
great weight. His Endorsement would
make this county Democratic.
We will lose some gold Democrats,
but the loss will more than be equal
lied by the accession of silver Republi-
cans.
Charles M. Southworth,
Chairman Niagara County Commit
tee.
Democrats generally in this county
are satisfied with the Chicago platform
and nominees. A number of Demo
Gratis in the large towns say they will
not support the ticket, but these are
more than Offset by Republicans who
openly declare for Bryan.
In my judgment if the election were
held today the larger percentage OF
loss would be found on the Republi
can side. Many Democrats predict
Democratic gain of 25 to so per- cent
The free silver sentiment is very
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