Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-14
CAMPAIGN PLANS
Both Parties to o9rythe War Into
A Fl :
BRYAN 10 bat /! TIE EAST S
Mckinley to. @4a4 Sound Money
South ata West. -.
THE REAL BATTLE GROUND

The silver men announce the purpose of
carrying the war into Africa. They will
invade the east and appeal to the wage
earners, who, as they claim. have never
heard the silver question strongly stated
from silver's standpoint. They believe the
results will surprise the sound money men.
Mr.. Bryan himself is to inaugurate this
movement. His acceptance Of the presiden-
tfal nomination in New York will serve to
introduce him to the eastern people. and
this may be followed at q later day IN the
campaign by visits from him to other east
ern localities. He is. likely to be much IN
evidence on the stump The curiosity to
see and hear him will insure him large
audience at every point he may visit.
The Republican Policy.
The republicans announce similar pol
Icy. They are preparing to invade the SILL
yer strongholds in the west and south.
where. as they claim, the sound money
side of the question has never been suffi-
GENTLY canvassed. Some Of their ablest
men are being proposed for this work, with
M. Mckinley himself at their head. In
this time of admiration Of Mr.. Bryan as
an orator 1t Is not forgotten that the repub-
lican candidate is also speaker OF extra
ordinary powers of responsiveness. He has
done some very notable stamping In his
day, and in such an emergency as now
confronts him he ought to rise to his full
est stature before popular audiences. The
names OF ex-President Harrison, Speaker
Reed and Senator Allison, all personally
popular with western and southern men,
are on this list.
Some Criticism Made.
These maneuvers. however. are the SUBJ
| tect OF some criticism. Some Of the poll
ticians who employ the vernacular char
acterize them as grand stand plays They
do not believe that any great material effect
will be produced by them. The east will
hear Mr.. Bryan and his fellow orators with
interest and respect. but will not yield to
his arguments or to his eloquence.. The
east Is for sound money, and will remain
so. In the south the elections machinery
is wholly In the hands of the silver men.
and that counts for much in all contests in
that section. Mr.. Mckinley, General Har-
rison. Mr.. Reed. Mr.. Allison and others may
have large audiences, but what will that
Signify IL the republicans are poorly repre-
scented at the polling places on the day of
electiot1!" WHAT returns can be obtained
for all their trouble?
Where the Real Battle Will Be
-'~ 90" Fought. ..... a..-.s,
The men who reason in this way are very
certain that the real battle toward the close
will be hottest and be fraught with most
moment in the states of Illinois. Indiana
Iowa. Minnesota. Michigan. Missouri, Kan
sas and Nebraska There is where the sill
yer question is The burning question. and
where the literature of the free silver men
has been the nost-widely distributed. Those
states. are thought to hold the balance of
power. and the prediction is made that, the
candidate carrying the majority of the sum
total OF their electoral votes will be the
next President Of the United States.
Some Strong silver Men.
The silver cause, fits pointed out. has
some strong meh in that territory Mat
thews in Indiana. Boies In Iowa and Bland
IN Missouri polled their states respectively
at Chicago in support Of their presidential
aspirations. Each1will canvass his state in
the coming campaign AS for Gov Alt
geld in illinois. his, personal fortunes are in
/ the balance there, and that insIlres that the
fullest measure of his actiyiiy '. may, be
looked "fUF'i opposed to these men will be
harrison Allison and Cullom. and in Mis-
I souri, the strongest combination that can be
found.