New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-28
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ard Democracy in the State could he estimated
at between 100 and 1000 votes
Two delegations went from Nebraska to The
Chicago Convention. The Administration dele
gates had the better l,rima face title and were
admitted 10 the temporary organization. The
Timan- Altgeld machine lost no time. however
in unseating them. and the: were thrust out Of
the convention hail without even the Formally
Of a rollcall. Expelled from the Coliseum with
indignity, outIawcd ny the new National Com
mittee. they returned home utterly dishea!tcned
The nomination OF Nebraskan. the leader OF
the opposing faction. for the Presidency and
his Endorsement by the Populst convention at
St. Louis had revived in all It's force the fusion
of 1894. and had attracted to the support or the
Joint electoral ticket practically all that was
left Of the old Democracy of the state. Inc
Sound Money leaders had at first little hope or
maintaining their organization in the face of the
sudden tide Of popularity setting toward Ne
braskas newly discovered Boy Prodigy and IA
vorite
WORK OF GOLD DEMOCRATS.
j. Sterling Morton. Mr.. Cleveland's undaunted
Secretary Of Agriculture. and Mr.. Martin. post
master at Omaha. and a veteran leader OF the
Administration forces in the state. were not
overcome. however. by the glam.ur Of Mr.
Bryans spectacular canvass They took an ac-
tive part in the organization OF the National
Democracy. and sent delegation to the conven-
ton at indianapolis. A Palmer and Buckner
electoral ticket was put out and has been rec
ognZed by the State authorities the only
regular Democratic ticket on the official ballot.
With the Federal employees basis and the
active cooperation OF former Democrats of IN
huence and prominence IN Omaha and the other
cities and towns in the State. an organization
has been effected, which promises TO show a
voting strength least to that pOlIed
against the fusion candidate forsGoveinor, Hol-
comb. two years ago.
SO conservative an expert in Nebraska politics
as ex-senator. Henderson puts the Sound Money
Democratic vote this year at 1000. Mr.. Martin
and the other managers of the Palmer Buckner
canvass, estimate the anti-Bryan Democratic
strength at perhaps 200 5000 fOf this vote
ii is pretty generally agreed that the Palmer
Buckner ticket will get barely 100 the res,
going directly to the Republican candidates
The Republican detection to Bryan. which
reached its height about three weeks after the
Boy orators nomination. was spontaneous.
unthinking stampede. whose impetus was soon
exhausted The movement lacked stability and
organization. and the few fimsy attempts to
build up a so-called silver Republican party and
10 designate candidates, to be placed silver
Republicans the official ballot. have in every
case failed TO meet the simple requirements of
the State Election law. No recognition either
has been given here to the Republican silver
verts on the fusion slate for state and local
nominations. 1t thought by the Republican
managers that perhaps 12.OW or. 1JOW Republi-
cans chiefly farmers in the western and central
counties Of the State. were three months ago in
clned t. risk the experiment Of free coinage
under Mr. Bryans seductive but irresponsible
leadership a campaign Of common-sense argu-
ment from schoolhouse to schoolhouse has. in
the opinion of the party authorities reduced the
number of Bryan Republicans at this stage Of the
canvass TO 1000 or J.jW.
THE FOREIGNERS FOR SOUND MONEY.
The Republican State Committee takes great
on also from the rpgl, i.S work
among the foreign-born voters Probably $4,000
Of the 2O0OO0 voters here speak foreign Ian
guages There are about 1000 Scandnavians--
Swedes and Danes-living in the State. $1,000
Germans. 1000 Bohemians and 1000 Poles and
Italians. OF the Scandinavlans the Danes have
as rule, been Democrats. probably because most
Of the Swedes have been Republicans The b.
hemians. Poles and Italians have divided their
votes pretty evenly. The Germans. many Of
whom maintain farming communities OF their
own in the Niobrara and Platte River valleys
were driven largely into the Democratic party a
few years ago the prohibition or local option
issue The drift Of sentiment among the foreign
born voters has been found to be everywhere
toward the side Of sound money. and as the re-
suit OF panstaking campaign OF education
carried through fOregnborn stump speakers
the Republican managers look for largely in
creased Mckinley vote among The naturazed
citizens Of Nebraska a substantial gain is
tain TO be made among the German farmers.
Here i'm Omaha the Bryan leaders have been
counting almost solid labor vote for the
Boy AgitatOr. But to all appearances the labor
vote Is fairly well divided. and the city and
county are confidently put down for Mckinley
by plurality Of from :, 800 To 5000 Two years
ago i'm the fight for the GOvernOrship the Re-
publican plurality in the county was only 44G
Mr. Bryan's personal popularity in Nebraska
has notably diminished since the opening Of the
campaign. His long absences from the State
have been looked with disfavor by the local
managers who feel that the chances of success
at home have been unduly sacrificed to advance
the fortunes OF local Popocratc candidates. like
Governor Aitgeld in ether States Mr.. Bryan's
determination to spend the last ten days Of the
canvass in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin has been
the cause OF much bitter criticism among his
supporters here. and the Popust candidates
for Governor and Congressman are openly
charging him with lukewarmness in every other
interest but his own. State pride In his cand-
dacy has also been chilled by the mountebank
quality of his recent atch-penny performances.
which are considered here to have sunk his
stumping tour TO the level Of an itinerant po-
litical peep show. Only the other day Mr. Bryan's
law partner in Lincoln, q Republican. was
driven by public sentiment to declare that he
would not support the POpOcratic candidate: and
this incident speaks volumes as to the failing
personal strength Of the Chicago nominee.
Nebraska has lost little In voting population
since $780, and this years total vote will prob
ably not exceed 100000. Normally the Repub-
can share Of this total would he 9 0OO the fusion
81 600. the Gold Standard Democratic 100 and
the Prohibition $500. According to Republican
calculations. accessiOns from the Gold Demo-
cratic ranks will j,.st about balance the loss of
silver Republican votes TO Bryan. Gains among
the foreign born voters counted to raise the
Mckinley plurality. left apparently at 1000. to
5000 or over.
An OTTGIVING BY SHEEHAN