The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-30
M'KINLEY MAY GET MISSOURI.
THE GOLD DEMOCRATIC STRENGTH
PUT AT $4,000.

Republican AdvIces Claim That so
Per Cent. of This vote VIII be
Cast For the Candidate From Cam
ton-Thc PcpuIists Reported Dis
gruntled by the Withdrawal OF
Their GubernntorinI Candidate.
Chicago, ILL.,, oct. 29.+Missouri contin-
ued to be the state most talked about and
reported on at republican headquarters
to-day. The campaign managers. from
Chairman Hanna down, are now settled
IN their convictions that there is an even
chance In that state for the republican
presidential ticket. They were cheered
by the report from New York that even
money was now being wagered on Mis-
souri, going for Mckinley.
Charles Smith of st. Louis, who is Ma
tional Committeeman Kernan's conhden-
tlal secretary, arrived at headquarters.
He places the gold democratic strength
in Missouri at $4,000, 30 per cent. of which,
he says, will go to Mckinley, according
to the open expression Of those demo-
Gratis. Twenty-Five thousand of their
votes. in the opinion of Mr.. Smith,, will be
SUFFICIENT to give the state to the repub-
licans. 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 arranged for
Saturday afternoon In st. Louis. Fifty
thousand men are expected to be In the
parade, and the large business houses
have agreed to make the day a holiday.
The popullsts of the state are said to
be helping the republicans by a row on
on account of the recent withdrawal OF
Jones, their candidate for governor.
Frank Il. Riehey, the popuist candidate
for attorney general, has denounced the
withdrawal, saying: HAD the withdrawal
been made earlier In the campaign 1t
could not have been justly criticized. Had
II been handed in on the day IL was writ
ten, Oct II. the members Of the commit
tee could have used their best Judgment
in hlling the vacancy, and no frightful in
Justice would have been done, but to de-
liberately withhold the resignation until
the committee are powerless to make a
nomination gives to the act almost every
feature of political crime"
The republicans have already helped to
circulate the denunciatory document.
One million and a half OF the special flag
posters for display flag day have been dis
lIlputeu over the country from the Chi
| cago headquarters within the last week.
and this morning an order for half a mil
lion more was given. There has been a
| big demand personally from Chicago clti-
| zeus.
| Col Hahn is calling In his small army OF
| stump speakers so that they can reach
| their homes In time to vote and especially
| In the close states. Scores Of the spell bind
ers were at headquarters to-day reporting
| the outlook In different sections of the
country. The men from Nebraska who had
spoken In Lincoln, said the business men
there, as well as In other parts of the
state, had grievance against Mr.. Bryan
because he had not stayed at home and
talked to the people as Maj Mckinley had
| done, SO that all business interests which
are benefited by travelling crowds, could
have made money. This feeling is said to
have cost Mr.. Bryan many votes. espe-
| cially in his home city.
ON behalf of Chairman Hanna, Sergeant
| alarms Haskell wFote a letter to Chief
of Police Badenoch thanking him for the
prompt and effective manner in which
you handled the dlsgraceful egg throwing
affair during the Bryan parade of Oct.
| H'' and adding: '"The republican national
committee does not desire, nor has it at
any time through the campaign, taken any
unfair or unmanly means of securing votes
for the Hon. William Mckinley for the
Office of President of the United States"