The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-07
They Are Greatly Worried Over Condition
Existing In Several Western States.
INDIANA, ILLINOIS AID OHIO IN DOUBT
AZ n Long Conference in New York
sIcRinlcy's Managers Admis Tint
Brynn BynUn, Practically Con.
rcdes InJinnn and Illinois.
tNew York Herald. oct. -

In every national campaign about the
beginning OF October the side that has
the advantage in the canvass begins to
face the arue situation. and maybe has
little fright.
The Republican managers got to that
stage Yesterday.
Usually on October | they begin to
wear long faces and find unexpectedly
hard work in States they must have in
order to win. Sometimes their appre-
tensions are based on fact. Sometimes
their concern Is assumed for the pur
Dose of getting money. In 1888 ii was
for the purpose OF getting money. They
nrofessed TO be alarmed. yet Harrison
was elected President. In 1892 when
The advantage seemed to be with the
Republicans they had the usual Octo-
Der scare. and Cleveland swept the
country.
Below Is told the story of what hap
pened Yesterday at the Fifth Avenue
4otel. While II was all happening. and
after II had happened. the Republican
situation was far from rosy. Whit 1t
meant the gentle reader must figure out
for himself
Senator QUAY returned from his visit
home. He took his old room at the hotel
He laughed ut the story that he and
MIR. Hanna had fallen out over the
management of the headquarters by Mr.
Osborne Soon Chairman Hanna came
In and II conference was held In Senator
Ounv's room.
IL was attended by Messrs Quay,
Hanna. Manley. Scott Anthony. HiI-
gins. OF Delaware. and Secretary of
state Tavior. OF Ohio. and DR.. T. w.
Grdvdon of Ohio. The conference last
ed two hours. II was said afterward
that the only thing under discussion
was the legislative outlook In certain
States where the Republicans hope TO
elect United Statcs Senators.
n n N har
that the gentlemen In the conference
were not willing to discuss SO freely.
Jews mad come from Ohio that was not
of pleasant character No one seems
10 have thought for minute that Me
kinlcN might not carry his own State.
Yet the first poll made of the Ohio
state Committee gave the state for
RYAN. and the second poll was not
much more satisfactory.
Now John Il. Mclean has gone to
Ohio and is putting a lot of money in
for BRYAN. He Is dickering with George
Cox in Cincinnati and with other lead
trs who do not care for Mckinley. Then
Senator Foraker Is making speeches
outside of the State. when he il needed
right at home. The Foraker men have
ceased swearing allegiance twice day
and want 10 see Mcklnley's vote kept
down.
Secretary of State S. NJ. Taylor. OF
Urbana. o.. and DR.. II. w. Graydon. of
cleveland. had been sent for by Chair
man Hanna. ana they came To tell him
lust how the situation is
When the two Buckeye messengers
got through talking with MIR. Hanna
there was talk Of having General BEN
iamin Harrison make at least Two
sneeches in Ohio General Harrison was
In the hotel at the time preparing IN
start for Indiana by way of Richmond.
Va. and Charleston. where he is In
IJn1 4
the suggestion that he speak I'm Ohio
came from Chairman Hanna himself
That the former President was needed
To pnll Mckinley through in Ohio opcn-
ed the ewes of some Of the National
Committee. who had been thinking ohio
was as safe as New York 1t was not
known last night whether General Har-
rison could change his plans so as ia
give Ohio two speeches.
The Indiana situation was also dis
chssed at the conference in MIR Ouay's
room. and ii was admitted thai tbn
Hoosier State required the closest snrt
OF attention General Harrison was
asked TO extend his speech making i'm
Indiana, But nothing that was said nj
Inc conference about Indiana prepared
anV one for the cyclone OF anti-rainbow
chasing which blew into the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel about o'clock in the evening
1t came IN the person of William ID
BVnnm. or Indiana. chairman of the
National Committee OF the Palmer and
Buckner Democrats. Mr.. Bynum had
come directly from the sound money
headquarters in Chicago and the chief
object OF his visit was to get money
necessary to conduct the third ticket
campaign. He spoke very frankly
about the situation in Illinois and In
diana.
No one" said Mr.. Bynum sis tusti-
fled in saying that Indiana is safe FOR
MCKINLEY and sound money The free
silver men are making hard fight
there and claim the State by 30 900 I
believe it will he carried for sound
money. but ii is very close and the
situation demands the utmost exertion.
is 1t not true that the railroad vote
is solid for Mckinley"
That is true. but organized labor in
other branches seems to be against him
Bryan's sneeches there may have the
erect of STRENGTHENING his campaign. In
his present tour me has gone through
the free silver section: when he swings
back again he will go through other
sections and may make trouble"
Now. what about Illinois?"
It is lust like Indiana No one can
tell how the election will go. Appar-
ently there Is strong drift for sound
money In Chicago, but the labor vote Is
something no one can tell about. | do
not agree with the sound money men
who are cocksure about Illinois,
In this connection we publish the
table which the Herald gave Sunday
by which 1t landed Mckinley an easy
winner. Following is the Herald's es-
innate:
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