The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-21
BRYAN AND THE BALLOTS.
How Committeeman johnson Fig
ures Out victory.

uFtH OuN ~ victory
Chicago Sept. @.-Speaking Of the DEM
ocratic-populistlc organization In the
west and south, the present outlook for
Bryan getting enough votes to win. J. q.
Johnson of Kansas, a member of the ma
tiOnal campaign committee at the western
democratic headquarters, said to-day 10
reporter OF the Southern Associated
Press; when Senator Jones and his as
sociates began the headquarters work Of
this campaign line was drawn around
certain number of states which
could be depended upon to cast
their electoral votes for Mr. Bry-
an. Then a few more states which we
could not be SURG of, were added, making
the total vote More than enough to elect
our man. In this latter class Of states
the silver sentiment has been hardening
steadily, and the results of our organlza-
tion work TO date give no indication that
Mckinley can carry any of these states
we are concentrating our work upon. l
would not like to name these states be-
cause 1t would leave the impression In
some minds that we had cast Off certain
states not included, and which are not
lost to MIR. Bryan by any means
1T Is only necessary for us to carry two
big western states, such as Minnesota, In
uldIdi iowa OF lulnOlS, TO turn lne tlcC-
toral vote over to Mr.. Bryan. For my
state, old and experienced politicians, in
touch with the work and sentiment In
every township say IL Bryan carries Kan
sas It will not be less than by 10000 ma
jprity.
81 see Missouri is claimed by the republi-
cans. We learn the gold democrats are
going to vote for Palmer and the populists
are united in support of our ticket Then
Mr.. Kerens comes to the republican head
quarters and tells Mr.. Hanna the state Is
gone. That is a fair illustration or how
things have been going with us since we
came here. Now Notwithstanding what
Gen. Grosvenor says, we stand as good
chance OF carrying Ohio as Illinois. Capt
McConville, of our speakers department.
tells me that by Oct. is, we Will have the
enemy in as close corner as they ever
were In their lives, and he knows some-
thing about his state.
"In Michigan there Is the strongest
combination possible working for Mr..
Bryan's success. The party Is thoroughly
united, and we have the benefit Of re-
publican defections. which amount to
thousands Only twice in the last sixteen
years have the republicans at their best
had so per cent. Of the total vote Of Mich
igan, and within the thirty days Il has
become practically certain a Bryan state,
In Illinois the reliable party workers in
compiled their estimates. and say that
Mr.. Bryan will come UP TO the Desplaines
river with 10000 majority. The vote in
Cook county, which is two-hfths OF the
| total Illinois vote, Is an uncertain guam
| tity, but the conditions are favorable to
Mr.. Bryan getting a large majority of the
votes. He has the support OF the regular
democratic party which is splendidy or
ganized by the precincts. He
has the support OF the popu-
list party and the support of organized
labor I'm the county There are known
to be here twice as many republicans who
will vote for Bryan as there are demo-
Gratis who will vote against him. The
army of idle men at present In this county
cannot reasonably be expected to vote In
November for a continuance Of those con-
ditions which have thrown them and
kept them out OF employment. The re-
publicans have to win nearly every terrific
ry that is In the game. and we don't 1t Is
not extravagant to say that Mr.. Bryan
will carry every state south Of the Ohio
and Potomac, and west of the Mississippi
That being true, any two states out of the
states north of the Ohio river and east OF
the Mississippi will elect him. Only in
two states, South Dakota and oregon, are
there Bryan and Watson electoral tickets
and they were given under an agreement
with the democrats. There Is no more
danger of Bryan losing Texas than there
is Of his losing Arkansas. Any man who
talks to the contrary must be afflicted
with Mckinley insanity. The southern
men l have talked with simply laugh at
the idea of Mckinley carrying Texas"