The San Francisco call., 1896-10-30
ALL SIGNS POINr TO .YIcToRF.
Eren Missouri Promises to Give ma
jOritu for Nick i7IteY.

Even Missouri P7'0nitSeS 20 UtVo - ~
jority for Mex i''ley.
CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. 29.-Missouri con-
tinues to be the State most talked about
and reported at the Republican head
quarters. The campaign managers, from
Chairman Hanna down, are now settleo
in their convictions that there is an even
chance in that State. for the Repubilcan
Presidential ticket. They were caeereo
by the report from New York that even
money was now being. wagered on MIS-
souri, going for Mckinley. Charles ii.
Smith of st. Louis, who is National Conn
m itteeman Kerens' confidential secretary,
arrived at headquarters to-day. he places
fhe. gold Democratic strength In missouri
at so, 600, so per cent of which he says VIII
go to Mckinley, according to the open ex-
pressions of those Democrats. twenty
five thousand of their votes. IN the opinion
of Mr.. Smith, will be sufficient to give the
State to the Republicans.
The bulk of the credit for this reported
change. in political sentiment is given to
the Business Mems Sound-money League
of St. Louis, under whose auspices big
demonstration is being organized Tor Sat
urday. Fifty thousand men are expected
to be in the parade and the large business
houses have agreed to make the day a
holiday. The Populists of the State are
said to be helping the Republicans by
row on account of the withdrawal OF
Jones, their candidate for Governor.
Frank E. Richey, the .Populist candidate
for Attorney General, has denounced the
withdrawal, saying:
Had the withdrawal been made earlier
in the campaign it could not have been
Justly criticized. Had it been handed In
on the day it was written, October l, the
members of the committee could have
used their judgment in filling the vacancy
and. no frightiul injustice would have
been done. but 70 deliberately withhold
the resignation until the committee and
tion gives the act almost every feature of
q political crime"
The Republicans have eagerly helped to
circulate the denunciatory document.
One million and half of the special flag
posters for display on flag day have been
distributed over the country within the
last week. and this morning an order for
half million more vas given. There has
been big demand from Chicago citizens.
Colonel Hahn is calling in his small army
Of stump speakers so that they can reach
their homes in time 10 vote, especially in
the close States: Scores of the SPELL
binders were at headquarters to-day re-
porting the outlook in different sections of
the country. The men from Nebraska
who have spoken in Lincoln said the busi-
ness men there, as we'll as in other parts
of the State, had a grievance against Mr..
Bryan because he had not stayed at home
and talked to the people as Major Mckin-
ley b as done. so that all the business in
terests which are benefited by travelling
crowds could have made money. This
feeling is said to have cost Mr.. Bryan fnanv
votes, especially in Lincoln. On behalf
of Chairman. Hanna Sergeant-at- Arms
Haskell wrote a letter to Chief of Po-
lice Badenoch thanking him for the
prompt and effective manner in which
.you handled the disSraceful egg-throwing
affair dusing the Bryan parade of October
81" and adding. THE Republican Ma
tional Committee does not desire, nor has
it at any time through the cam paign, taken
any unfair or nnmanly means of securing
votes for the Hon. William Mckinley
A telegram was received from J. E.
North of Omaha, Internal Revenue Col
lector, stating that member of a silver
smelling company in that city had $4,000
TO bet even on the election OF Mr.. Bryan.
C. C. Wall, stockbroker of this CITY,
wired 10 Mr.. North accepting the wager,
and he offers to bet s15, 600 TO $4,000 that
Mckinley will be elected.