New-York tribune., 1896-10-30
WESTERN LINES UNBROKEN.
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,,.,,o rejoicing inasmuch as IL tailed with the
-.norts received from Missouri during the last
con days to the effect that the silver sentiment
.. y, tho wane Charles II. Smith. of St Louis.
.,.ho is associated in Missouri politics with Ma
.,oral Committeeman Kerens. arrived in Chica-
w. w ,oday and confirmed the reports and de-
go tha, even money on Mckinley was rea
"noble wager in view of the tide which has set
- IN that State toward Republican success
"The Sound Money parade that 81 LOUIS VIII
.ove Saturday will show how strong Mckinley
!n .roving" said he. Nearly every man in the
streets wears yellow badge signifying his SYM
nathv with the sound-money movement. There
,,,iIl he about fifty thousand men In line from
nresent appearances. and the demonstration will
sslnch The fight. am thoroughly convinced that
the electoral vote of Missouri will go TO Mckin-
ley" 49,, To-. o,, ,,,,aor
,ho Popocratic structure. When assured that
Rrvan cannot carry that State. Senator Jones
NAV pull in his sign and close up the shutters
The Republicans are privately advised that Mis-
souri is now the only big Western Middle state
.he slverites really hope to carry. Not until
lately did the Republican managers fully realize
.here was chance TO beat Bryan in that State
hu, now that they are thoroughly awake the
bot campaisn being made there is something
that will form an important part OF political MS
80 The gold Democrats have been pegglng
steadily away for two months and are awarded
much credit for their work. Under the IN
smercA Of Chauncey l. Fiey. some of the Re-
uhIicans remained inactive. but the heat OF
~ campaign has finally warmed them up, and
naver before In the history of the state nave
Renublican meetings been so largely atenoed.
rrver since Bryan left Missouri IL Is said the
silver cause has lost ground. The Democratic
managers. thinking everything was safe, rested
an their oars. and gave the voters chance 10
Saar and read about the other side OF the ques-
,ion. Had the Republican leaders of the state
hey,,n their work early in the campaign. IL Is
believed Missouri would be as safe for Mckinney
as Illinois is regarded to-day. Until Election
nav every minute will be devoted 10 canvasslng
ths state Five special trains a1e securing Mis-
souri, dropping sound money speakers at every
town of Importance. and as result unless the
.oneervatve estimates of the Republican man
egey 20 awry, the seventeen electoral votes OF
.ss state will be found in the Mckinley column
slx davs hence
CALLING IN THE STUMP SPEAKERS
colone, hahn. of the Republican Speakers
Bureau said to-day that in many OF the West
.rn States the campaign. so far as the speaking
IS concerned, is over and that he ia calling IN
the orators so they can reach their homes IN
time 10 cast their ballots. This IL especially
true in regard 10 voters in close States. Every
man who was at headquarters to-day gave ''e
most encouraging reports of the outlook, anu anu
those coming in from Nebraska report a pecuIdr
condition there in regard to the fopocfauc
candidate for President. The men who have
spoken in Lincoln. Mr.. Bryans home say ,hat
the business men there as well as tnose III otile!
parts of Nebraska, are blaming MN LOT liol
instead of travelling over the country. The ousi-
ness men say that If he had followed the course
pursued by Major Mckinney the people wouid
have come TO Nebraska and would have created
business not only IN Lincoln but in all parts or
the State. 1t would help the railroads and other
TRANSPORTATION companies as well as tne no.
tells and general business houses 10 nave hs,1 hau
great crowds flock into the State and spend their
money there. This feeling has caused Mr.. bryah
10 lose many votes. and in Lincoln II IS es-
pecially noticeable by the great display OF NC,
,ot,, IN q
majority of the dwellings. In fact, the speak
ers saw that all through Nebraska they have
seen three Mckinley pictures to one Of Bryan
ALTGELD OPENING PRISON DOORS.
A dispatch from Springfield. H. SAYS that Gov
ernor Altgeld increased the number of legal
voters to-day by restoring the rights Of citizen
ship 70 the following discharged convicts:
Thomas German. who served six months IN me
Peoria County Workhouse for iaTSsnS COUNTY who
served three years in the Joliet "Peni,eh'a'S io'
Charles Lamson. Of Springfield. one year in Joliet
Jobn p Pierce. OF Adams County. two years in
John " Alvey. Of Augusta. one year IN Joliet
James Bates. Of Joliet eighteen months in Joliet
william s Payne Of Cen.-alia. convicted in 1892
OF murder sentenced TO eight years In tho Chester
Peni,entiary. and commuted by Governor A'tseid
william Hughes. Of Charleston. three years in
Chester for forgery.
James Rufus. of Danvillc. one year in Joliet for
joseph s Harris. Of Chicago one year in Joliet
j .Iohn K 0elesby. Of Norris city, one year in
Chester for larceny.
A distinguished Popocrat remarked not long
ago that the Governor was making votes every
DAY" but it was not thought he would turn them
out at this rate. Still there is the comfort that
the preponderance OF voters who have never been
IN the pententiary Is very large. and even the
CIV of fhr ha
citizenship enough graduates 10 make the bal
ance even.
POPOCRATS LED BY vlSIONARIES.
Mr.. Wellman has just returned from tour of
the Western States. In the course Of his pere-
grinations he formed the acquaintance Of most OF
the Bryan managers. and inquired carefully into
their methods. Here is the result OF his obser-
va,ons: Almost without exception they are new
men in politics; almost without exception they
are more or less visionary and impracticable.
They are not skilful. Even II they had had the
money with which TO perfect complete organiza-
tion most Of them would not haze known how
70 use It. Likable men. men OF good character.
men pleasant TO meet. they are; but as hard
headed masterful political managers they do not
fill the bill. Except in one or two States they
have not taken polls. They do not know where
they stand. They guess" they all right AL
most invariably ! have found the Bryan man
ayers claiming their States. lead pencils in hand.
on assumptions which would not al all bear the
test Of reason and judgment They close their
eyes TO obvious facts. II they should prove to he
right all the ordinary methods by which I'M
partial observers arrive at the truth are at fault
There is nothing in the outward Indications
nothing In the Bryan organization, nothing in the
temperament OF the State managers, calculated
70 inspire confidence II they are right it Is pure
luck, mere chance. The odds one thousand
TO that they are wholly wrong and that
Chairman Jones Is being misled by the men be-
hind him.
The truth Is the leading Democrats of these
Western States. the men who have made the
party battles In the past, the men of character.
eupstance; anlilty. resourcefulness the plucky
leaders VINO have more than once shown them
selves good matches for their Republican rivals
the men who knew how 10 organize and - securn
resui's; are Tor the most part against Rryan.
Even the local politicians he mon -