The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-09

stRut certain other things Ieakeu oue
that the gentlemen in conference
we're not willing to discuss 50 freely.
News had come from Ohio that was
not of a pleasant character NO one
seems to have thought for minute
that Mckinley might not carry ms own
State. - olio
State COMMITTEES gave the State Tor
BRYAN. and the second poll was not
much more satisfactory
"Now John r. Mclean has gone 70
Ohio and is putting a lot OF money III
for BRYAN. He is dickerlng Win S,eo'
Cox. in Cincinnati, and with oUneI
leaders who do not care for Mchanley.
Then Senator Foraker IS making
sneeches outside the State, when he Is
needed right at home. The FORAKER
men have ceased swearing allegiance
twice day and want TO see Mchln-
ley's vote kept down.
Secretary of State 5. M. IayIor, OF
Urbana, Ohio, and DR.. /. W. Graydon,
OF Cleveland, had been sent for 10y
Chairman Hanna, and they came to
tell him just how the situation is
''When the two Buckeye messengers
got through talking with Mr.. Hanna
tnGTG WAS Idlh VI 1ftN1llS NNAANANA 'DNAA
iamin Harrison make at least two
speeches in Ohio. General Harrison
was in the hotel at the time preparing
to start for Indiana by way of Rich
mond. Va. and Charleston, where he
is 10 speak for Mckinley and Hobart,
and the suggestion that he speak in
Ohio came from Chairman Hanna
himself. That the former President
was needed in Ohio opened the eyes of
some of the National committee, who
had been thinking Ohio was as safe
as New York Tt was not known last
night whether General Harrison could
change his plans so as to give Ohio
two speeches"
Speaking of the Ohio situation Sec
rotary of State Taylor said: "We are
positive Mckinley will carry Ohio
easily, but we find great difficulty in
getting any figures ON which to base
a calculation The situation is pc
culiar. last year Bushnell had $4,000
plurality, but only about 10000 ma
iority over all. Then there were $1,000
Populist votes and 1000 Prohibition
votes. The Populists are now all for
Bryan, and at least half the Prohibi-
tionists are. So. you seq, It is difficult
to figure it out
The Indiana situation was also dis
cussed at the conference in Mr. Quay's
room, and it was admitted that the
Hoosier State required the closest sort
OF attention. General Harrison was
asked to extend his speech-making in
Indiana. But nothing that was said at
the conference about Indiana prepared
any one for the cyclone of anti-rainbow
chasing which blew into the Fifth
Avenue hotel about s o'clock in the
evening.
Tt came in the person of William ID.
Bynum, of Indiana, chairman of the
National committee of the Palmer and
Buckner Democrats. Mr.. Bynum had
come directly from the sound money
headquarters in Chicago and the chief
object of his visit was to get money
necessary to conduct the third ticket
campaign. He spoke very frankly
about the situation in Illinois and In
diana.
ssNo one" said Mr.. Bynum, sis iusti-
fed in saying that Indiana is safe for
Mckinley and sound money. The free
silver men are making a hard fight
there and claim the State by 10000.
believed it will Ibe carried for sound
money, but it is very close and the
situation demands the utmost exer-
ton"
'Is it not true that the railroad vote
is solid for McKinley?''
''That is true, but organized labor in
other branches seems to be against
him. Bryan's speeches there may have
the effect of strengthening his cam
paign. In his present tour he has
gone through the free silver section;
when he swings back again he will go
through other sections and may make
trouble"
Now, what about Illinois?"
ut is just like Indiana No one can
tell how the election will go. Appar-
emily there is a strong drift for sound
money in Chicago, but the labor vote
is something that mo one can tell
about. do not agree with the sound
money men who are cocksure about
Illinois"
BYNUM'S DESPICABLE POSITION.
1t will be noticed that in the fore
going the loudest of the decoy ducks
has cast away his mask of Democracy
and is now openly diekering with the
Republicans for money with which to
run the Palmer-Buckner sideshow.
BynuIn occupies aDOuO Une uOSG uS-
spicable position of anybody in the
United States. He is q self-eonfessed
traitor and nobody speaks of him these
days except in such terms as they
might use toward 'cur dog whose
color it was yellow" Indeed the
Palmer-Buclner campaign has reached
very yellow stage, and this act of
Bynum in letting the public know he
is using Republican money will bring
about its utter collapse. Prominent
Democrats who have been inclined to
the decoy ticket were heard to declare
that they couldn't stand that sort
of business and would vote for Bryan.
Some will go to Mckinley, but these
have always been regarded as being
for Mckinley anyway. The others who
go to Bryan will be just that much
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