Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-13
MoNDELL's nv SEVEN THOUSAND.
Election OF CongrcN-mnn In wSomiup
IL Easily Forcshnduwcd.


CHEYENNE, Wyo, Oct (Spccial)-
The time prescribed by Wyoming statutes
for filing nominations and declnations Of
nominations with the secretary Of state has
expired and no new tickets can now be
placed In the field or changes made In those
already named The nominees In the state
for congress are Frank w Moudoll re-
publican. the present incumbent; John r..
Osborne, democrat, and william Brown,
populist Continuous efforts have been made
for the past month hy the democrats to
induce william Brown, the populist cau1i-
date. to withdraw and support Osborne. but
he has persisteutly refused and Is max
ing strong aud active canvass for votes.
Brown Is an able speaker and a man Of
considerable ability and will draw a large
vote which otherwise would be cast for
Osborne. In 1921 william Tidhall the popu-
list candidate for congress without max
ing any canvass received 29O6 votes. Civ
ing due allowance to the fact that free coin
age Is the leading Issue In the campaign
in this state that there Is no possible show
for william Brown to carry the election. and
that a vote cast for him and taken from
Osborne damages the silver cause. COnser-
vative estimate Of the vote Brown will re-
ceiye is 1000. This estimate Is confirmed
by careful estimates which have been sent
in to the republican state committee from
all the counties of the state.
The canvass OF Mondel, the republican
candidate for congress, has been remark
ably successful one and he Is not only hold
ing his party strength intact but Is gaining
In several localities from the democratic
strength. Conservative estimates OF his
probable vote made from returns of dis
triCt committeeman throughout the state
fix his vote at II 900 Osborne. the demo-
cratic candidate. is, on the contrary having
poor success in his own county. An in
stance is reported from the town OF Hanna.
in his own county. where a meeting at
which he spoke was attended by but TWEEN
ty-fve people 4 republican meeting held
in Hanna the same evening, at which the
tion. was attended by 200 Mr.. Osborne
besides favoring free silver, is an advo-
cate of free wool. 1t is reported that in
Johnson county every sheep grower repub-
lican and democrat will vote against him
ana in Natruna Converse. Fremont and
uinta counties. whore there are a great
many shecpmen, the same feeling of op-
0osition to him exists. His vote in the
state will be in the neiEhborhood of 900
Nondell's majority will be upward OF 1000
and his plurality about 1000.
The estimate OF the congressional votr
may not be applied to the electoral tickets
The democrats and populists have fused on
The presidential ticket ana the Bryan ticket
wil show more strength than the democratic
congressional candidate. The democratic
committee is making wild Gains Of carry
ng the state for Bryan by 5000 majority
These assertions are based, for tine most
part on rumor. as the committee has made
10 canvass Of the state or of any part of
jt. district canvass of every election
district in the state made on behalf of the
'Cpublcan state committee shows that the
state will be carried for Mckinley by
majority of from 900 TO 500.