Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16
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In Indiana and Kentucky . Il Appeared ia
Col. Chase While There.

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Kentucky and southern Indiana. A
Journal reporter. yesterday. sought
an Interview with him respecting the
political outlook in those sections of the
country. Col. Chase appeared to be
very confident of the success of sound
money.
my business" he said, brought me
in contact with more sound money men
than with silverites l spent most of
my time in and about Louisville and
southern Indiana, and the peculiar thing
which struck me was that sound money
Democrats and Republicans We're both
more confident of carrying Kentucky
than of carrying Indiana. Both sides
of the river that feeling prevailed.
They feel sure of Kentucky, and while
they say they are going to carry In
diana do not speak with quite so much
confidence as they do of Kentucky. In
that state / didn't talk with a sound
money Democrat or Republican, who
didn't say right off he was sure of
Kentucky
Another feature of the campaign
that has impressed itself upon me
wherever l have been is that the bust
ness men are for Mckinley and on
this trip l found many low tariff
Democrats who will vote for McKin-
ley, however much they might other
wise prefer to vote for Palmer and
Buckner''
You believe the Republicans will
carry Indiana?"
II do. The Republicans have the
letter organization and are doing much
in the way of educating the people.
| talked with men wherever | could
recall conversation l had in Louis
vile with a gentleman l saw at the
hotel. He was an intelligent appear
.ng man and I asked him how the state
was going. He was confident it would
go for Mckinley. He said he lived in
Breckenridge county. He had never
Known such a division of sentiment in
that state before. He was one of
those who worked for the Palmer and
}uckner ticket but he said If at any
ime he thought Mckinley needed his
vote he should cast it for him | in
20 Of ~
Gratis would do the same He said the
ear still existed in the South that If
he Republicans again came 10 power
there would be some sort of force bill
passed. a Mobile merchant | met on
my way out said there would be many
III his state that would vote for Me
'<inley If it We're not for this appre-
hension. They can't appreciate the
Fact that the conditions Of few years
ego have changed so materially. | re-
member one kentuckian said to me !
am a low tariff Democrat but / shall
vote for Mckinley on the money Issue
@rd we'n settle the tariff question
afterwards
Breckenridge is trying to get back to
Congress on the sound money issue
Yes, and judging from what |
could learn he will succeed I met q
drummer from Lexington, who was a
free silver man, and he told me he
thought Breckenridge would win. He
said the Republicans would support
Kim, for the question of morals is not
raised, it is said. for the reason that
the silver candidate is no better in
that respect than Breckenridge is re-
puted to be. The drummer said. Breck-
inridee is the ablest man we have to
represent the district"
"A sentiment that l came across fire.
quently among sound money Demo-
Gratis is: Bryan is a Populist. he is
n0t a Democrat. and / have no use
for Populists.
"They were talking in Kentucky
shout the poll they had just taken
mere. NNen the voters are registered
they are asked to state what party they
are in. Those who don't wish to avow
themselves, however. can say they are
undecided. This poll revealed greater
Republican strength than was shown
previous to the election in which they
carried the state
You had opportunity. did you not
to get an idea of the prevailing senti-
mcnt among the railroad men?"
II think the railroad men generally
are fer Mckinley. / approached sew
oral on the matter and every one of
them was for sound money On the
Pennsylvania road | noticed group Of
railroad employees in one end of the car
earnestly discussing some topic.
asked the porter what the subject was
and he said politics. And then he
added Every one of 'em is going to
vote fer Mckinley. | said how are
you going to vote? Ana he replied
for Mckinley