The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-21
IN THE EASI.
Mr.. A.w! campbell.Tallss of the
Political Situation.
ONLY AQUES1lOy3OFTlI TIE SIZE
oothe Majority that will be Given Meier
neKinisy-Ssw Toik will Roll Up
Tren'rndoa, Majority. and New jersey
I. sPfe-The Timidity OF ths iiu.lne,,
People Never 80 Great since isoi,- Fear,
Expressed OF the Result. Following the
Possible Success OF Dryar.

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Mr.. A. w. Campbell returned from q
protrneted aojourn In the east yesterday
morning on the baltimore & Ohio and
took up his old quarters at the stamm.
In the course OF the afternoon, a reporter
OF the Intelllgeneer called on him and
solicited his Impressions on the political
outlook as gathered in New York and
elsewhere. ~
well. as to ihas," said be, II sup.
pose ynu know that New York city ISIS
enyelonad In Mckinley flags these days
that 1t is hard to discern anything but
sound money sentiment In that great
centre of trade. There are some Bryan
llags flying In New York. but / never saw
. Du. one, Coming upon the street cars
sie osner Jay from the Battery to Union
kinley flags hanging across Broadway
ana across come or the adjacent
streets. a sight that no body ever saw
IN that city slnoe the war. AS It Is In
the city 30 1t ISL many OF the suburbs.
spent much OF my time In Tarrytown,
twenty-ilSe miles up the Hudson, where
mere are 10, 600 people, andtwhere there
are TWO sound money organizations CON-
prislnSseveralc cubs, butno Bryan organ
izatlon or club. And as It Is there 80 is Il
at many other points In the Hudson val.
icy, ana, In fact, all through New York
state. The public sentiment Is over
whelmlnSly for sound money"
ABOUT how much do you estimate rs
Mckinley's probable majority In that
slater inquired the reporter OF Mr..
con. that is a matter OF the merest
conjecture" said he. There IRE san
suine people who profess to be posted,
VINO nave told me as their honest i'm
preston that Mckinley would have any,
where from two hundred thousand to
halt million. There was q, bet the 9TH
or day that he will carry every county in
the state. save one, the county OF Scho-
harle. Just why that county was ex-
cepted l don't know. met such o lot
OF Democrats in New York city who will
vote for Mckinley that ! fully expect
him to carry that former great strong
hold OF Democracy. The county Of West
chester, adjoining, In which, Tarrytown
Is situated, he will certainly carry, and
l see no reason to think they are excep-
tons to the prevailing sentiment OF the
Empire state"
What are your impressions as to 9TH
er states? New Jersey. for, instance?"
AT the national Republican headquar-
tiers. where / called occasionally, they
seemed to have no misgivlng whatever
as to New Jersey. Indeed, a conspicuous
member OF that committee assured me
he hs,1 not the slightest doubt of Nc
Kinley's triumphant success. ! believe
that he voiced the whole committee, and
that with each and all OF them It is now
a mere question as to how they can each
day swell McKinley's ALREADY assured
majority in the electoral college. They
want to make It victory that will be
forever memorable in the political an
nails of this country. They not only
want to Scotch the free silver heresy,
but kill It dead for all time TO come. This,
1 think. Is now the real aim OF the COM
mittee. They realize that the country
does not want to fight this battle over
again two years hence. nor even four
years hence. They want to bury is to 1
In the grave alongside the rag baby OF
$780,"
How are business prospects In view
of McKinley's probable eiection?"
There is the greatest possible caution
anu CbHSeTNdllSEl III DllSlHtsS. l llcNEi
saw such timidity since 1861. This Is the
reason money is commanding such high
interest. Nobody wants to lend except
from day to day. Consequently the vol
ume OF business Is abnormally small.
This strained feeling will continue until
after the election. You must bear in
mind that IN unusually large amount OF
money Is boarded for fear of what the
ides OF November may have In store.
Millions OF gold and millions of green
backs have been stored away on special
deposit ready for what may happen. A
trustee of an estate drew $4,000 OF gold
the other day and justified himself on the
ground that under his responsibilities to
the estate he could not risk the chances
OF panic In November" :. ~
You have no Idea that there. will be
panic in the event Of Bryan's election,
have you?"
ASK me something easier than that II
you want an answer. The man have
just referred to Is only n type Of many
quences to the country In case we 60 on
to silver basis. II people nowldraw
gold for greenbacis In anticipation OF
Bryan's possible election, what may they
not do II It actually occurs" -
We'll, but supposlng the worst to &C.
cur, need the country 50 on 4 silver bas-
Is on that account"
Need Is an imperative eort Of n
word and provides for no escape. That
would be putting IL stronger than
would care to express It. Candidate
Bryan is quoted as having admitted the
probability OF q panic. Moreton Frewen,
the English bl-metallist, who arrived In
New York the other day, frankly admit
ted the possibility Of such a, result; at
the same time hoping for Bryan's cleo
tion. He wSs asked to repeat his op!n-
ion as to that possibility and did repeat
It in the same interview. Now Fam not
going to combat either Bryan or Frewen.
What they admit Is possibility. other
men assert as q most decided probabili-
ty. And this on the ground that n rush
would be made for the gold In the Treas
ury, by handing In grecnbacks. and that
1t would melt like Snow in the sun and
disappear In two or three days. II this
should occur, and at one time in August