Evening star., 1896-08-06

KEN. by the way, Dthe only populist Ne
braska has in Congress. and the nomina-
tion OF A. E. Cady of Howard county. q
stanch republican. will. 1t is confidently
sress from that district. '
There Is also Little detection in the
third and fifth congressional districts. now
represented in Congress by republicans. and
which are sure to return republicans to the
next Congress. The republican party or
a gantsation within ne state is stronger to-
played by party leaders and by the state
committee even at this early day, is with
out precedent. County committees are per-
fecting most thorough organization.
which goes in turn to every precinct, where
Mckinley sound money clubs are being or
ganixed. equipped and supplied with able
speakers. For the past two weeks leading
republican speakers have been making
dates throughout the state. something
never before done in July in Nebraska
campaign.
A peculiar feature Of the predictions az
to results is that there seems to be no
question Of the election of the republican
state ticket as against the populist state
ticket: expressions Of doubt all apparently
going to the outcome of the electoral tick
ct. This Is due. OF course, to the nomina-
ticn Of a Nebraskan by the Chicago con-
vention, for Bryan's personal popularity Is
great. and is an element that must be
reckoned with.
Close Figuring.
Two notable predictions have been made
as to the outcome of the election In this
state. Senator John NJ. Thurston In a re-
cent interview, said that Mckinley would
carry the state by plurality Of not less
than 10000. Governor Silas A. Holcomb,
in an interview this week, gave the figures
to support his prediction that Bryan would
carry the state by at least 10000. Many
other politicians. quite as competent as the
distinguished gentlemen quoted, are not so
Sanguine.
That the contest over the electoral tick
cts will be close Is quite generally conceded
The national republican committee realizes
this fact, and the first speakers of national
fame assigned to the stump by Mr. Hahn
of the Chicago branch were sent to Ne
bIaska.
The Newspapers.
The influential newspapers of Nebraska
are, with but one or two exceptions, re-
publican in politics and strong advocates
of a sound and stable currency. The rail-
roads, which, as is the case in every west
ern state, exert powerful influence IN
political matters, are solidly arrayed
against the populist ticket. With them it
Will be a battle of self preservation for
success Of Bryan electors III Nebraska will
mean the election of a populist legislature.
feet of such result can be easily fore
seen by the average reader. The railroad
managers believe it would mean practical
confiscation of their property interests,
and that contingency coming upon the
heels Of the past few years of business
depression and partial crop failures is look
ed upon as a menace and forerunner of
disaster. 1t Is against the combined force
or all these potent political factors that
Bryan and his populistic supporters must
array themselves.
At best their organization is weak, and
added to this the dissensions and confu-
sion now prevailing among them certainly
does not afford a basis for the confident
prediction Of their success in thu election.
The republicans are making a house-to-
house canvass III every town. village and
precinct to learn the extent Of the
change Of sentiment, il any, among voters
VINO have heretofore supported the party,
and also among the p0pulists. 1t is the In
tentlon to ascertain BY this MEANS II pos
sible. the full extent of the free silver
party and to verify the reports coming In
that the farming element is largely for
tree silver. while the business men and in
f1uential citizens Of towns and villages are
uniformly for sound money,
Speakers will be sent to every town and
every district school house in the state, for
tined with facts and arguments as against
the free silver heresy. which has not been
systematically combated by either repubi-
cans or democrats in this state. 1t has
held the boards with andisputed sway.
Inc leaders OF sound money democracy
IN Omaha state that, 1t Is the intention
soon to hold conference and arrange for
the selection OF state delegates to the ma
lCnal convention, and to adopt q platform
conso Eant with the views of the party in
this state and abroad. This conference was
set for this week. but for some reason
postponed. Its action is anxiousy awaited
by both sound money democrats and re-