New-York tribune., 1896-10-20
rpE WESTERN BATTLEFIELD. |
prpTBLILAN HOPES ARE HIGH
,.wING THE LINES CLOSER FOR THE
GREAT TRIAL OF STRENGTH
..-,nrxcE pAIIr GROWS THAT BRYANIsM AND
,opr1IsM ARE DOOMED TO AN OVER
ugrIMING DEFEAT-NEws OF THE
CAMPAIGN GATHERED FRoM
WESTERN HEAD
QUARTERS.
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..,..co Oct. l9.--Chicago has it's last chance
".s;s,ration tomorrow. With 233.507 names
q ~. registers as the result of the first days
0n .,-a,ion. the total ought to reach 400 600 this
'' In 1894 the second days work footed up
.oo 90, names and it may be possible that the
w 70 register last Tuesday has not left so
~ Us N swell the total this year. But then there
,an,,elv more at stale now than there was
r.. chicago certainly will be disappointed II
-.s,stra,ion tomorrow falls much below loo'-
sNa and no one here would be surprised II IL
~..aav November 3. will probably be OBJ
&C general holiday by Chicago business
- The election laws make 1t Felony 10
@N, ,, or hinder or attempt to prevent or
any oual;fisd voter from freely exercising
n'. ~,rh. or suffrage" This means that no en-
'" 'Su., can prevent his employees from Votihs eN-
Wv under penalty Of breaking me law upon
80. ,remise 1t becomes question row II may
:. no.sble to keep open those places Oh business
-,.rs large number of people are ehip'o!e"
~u,out r,sking the danger of such enip'o! iie".
..,,,o as an interference with 'he eNe'oSe u
-, -,cb, 10 vote The suggestion mas "eeh i"uo
INC re- ~,a~e 70 make a half-holiday in the
=. xovamber 3. but a little considera-
a., has shown that this s,ep Wonio oetea' '''
w" ~ aud practically mean the disfran-
..,..r,snt Of a large proportion OF the No'e'S' oi
leaning omen of the polling places ull
,, 4, the evening 10 allow those VINO are VIM"
,,s no,ling place TO vote aiter 'h1 p'"0e ""'
,.ar closed to newcomers. with general nan
,,,a.v business men and working men "ouiC
rs,prallv attend TO their business in 'fs. 'o'e-
,,or and leave the matter Of voting uh'ii ei'e'
business hours The suggestion, therefore, Is
.ayaly likely TO he generally adopted Inc 'us'-
,.ss Nsns Sound Money Association proposes
:. ,.ps the matter UP and lay it before me en-
,,ovars with view to obtain concerted actioh
IN the matter of making X general hoHoay'
THE BIG MACHI ;Es SLOWING DOWN
Tbs heavy campaign work is finished and the
Mo nolitcal machines are slowing down. Inc
engineers are shutting off steam and In thirteen
days more everv wheel ~ill have stopped Al
ready the chiefs have begun 10 close up depar'-
rsn,s and dismiss help. The literary bureau Oh
the Republican National Headquarters VIII sehu
out no more matter except on speciai oroerS'
The Silver Democratic literary bureau closed
early last week The Populist Headauartefs
were closed last Saturday. and George r. WASH
burn. who had been in charge. turned the Key IN
the door and left the city. The Gold Democracy
js threatening to close its headquarters after
Easssa.y: 1ssrv- w~s- vafE fast week OF cfcsing
Saturday but It was thcught-tc~ be unwise TO
take such course just before registration day.
The State Republican Headquartc .-ow lit
tie signs of relaxation. The light between Cap
tain Tanner and John P. Altgeld is TO be bitter.
and both sides will put forth every effort up to
the evening before election. The StG.e literary
bureau is differently situated from that con-
nected with National Headquarters. The dis
tances In the State are shorter. and " campaign
documents can be pla d In the hands OF the
readers In time TO make some votes between
now and November . Moreover. y hottest
contest is to be warcd in Cook County. where
Governor Altgeld hopes to run ahead of the Ma
tonal ticket The State Democratic Headquar-
tiers have for some time been running under low
pressure They lave suffered from lack OF
FUNDS ever since the oampaign opened. Several
Tons OF campaign matter are lying in the recep-
uon-room for lack Of money to pay expressage
INTO the country.
IN proportion as the big headquarters wv
ee~n the local county. ward and precinct head
quarters become more active. The local tickets
are not being neglected. and since the prospect
TOT Mckinley victory in Illinois las grown al
Democratic
ksses have been pr ting forth r ulean efforts
% save the county and State tickets. All the
aselers of Jake Kern are out working like
'eavers. The business OF the practical poiti'
oan Is now booming. The naturaliza ton bu.
Nsus are grinding away as If the salvation OF
ms country dependent entirely on the in
Qease OF illiterate voters who do not know the
Vonstitution of the United States from the Te-
UeunRen nd
~ns held in all parts Of the city and every
Jung ID being do TO round up the lodging
ssuse people and the "foaters
MORRISON's OFFER REJECTED
Now that William r. Morrison has formally
~ered his services to the State Central Com
."tee OF the Silver Democracy in the interests
bryan and Sewall. that body has suddenly
s.covered that 1t doesn't want him to speak.
su revelation came TO the committee when II
- neard Mr.. >rrson's conditions The "hor-
'suaf statesman declared he would be glad to
'<p rom stump to stump. advising people TO
we Tor boy orators and shipbuiders, but he
.'uo be compelled to ignore the question Of free
'eF. The members Of the committee put their
~Aos together and thought the matter over.
.'neluding finally that they had mistaken their
seare for Mr.. Morrison's services for a wild pas
90. when In r. ty 1t was only !ukewarm
.entiment that might easily be set -!de. In.
ssed. they held that without violating the feel
ap Of any one 1t would be pt .ibIe for the
~ontry to worry along little lonCer without
-. Morrison Then they asked Mr. Morrison
sa'mmie Faddens me-: celebrated question or.
more classic English, what he meant, anyhow.
which MIR. Morrison pr ceded to explain. ,
.aofmed the powers f"tly emphaticaE'
ne could not stand sponsor for free silver
ause he believed free silver was wrong. un-
:" the circumstances, the committee could NOT
:" Wst how Mr. Morrison could advance the
ssuse Of Mr. Bryan. Stil less cou!o they see
ne was able to help Altgeld. The members
not believe that sensible persons accustomed
= mink for themselves would be induced by