The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-17
N. YORK NOT SAFE
by No Means Certain Republic
cans Can Carry 1t.
Party Cleavage Is About Equal
Each Way.
DECLARES FOR BRYAN.
A Leading Brooklyn Lawyer
FaYOrs Chicago Nominees.
Tammany Is Sure TO Support
Bryan and SewaII.
DECLARES FOR BRYAN.

New York, July 16.-The reformers
and friends of President Cleveland were
greatly surprised today. Edward NJ.
Grout. a leading Brooklyn lawyer, who
was the Democratic and citizens can
didate for mayor last November, poll
ing over $4,000 votes, publicly declared
himself in favor of Bryan and Sewall.
Mr.. GrOut is one of the most influential
Democrats in Kings county He is a
member of the MOntauk and Brooklyn
clubs, the Bar association, a trustee
of Colgate university and judge advO-
cate of the Second brigade, National
guards He issued a statement an
nouncing his intention to work and vote
Tor the Democratic national ticket.
The Journal sent out 100 reporters
to take a vote of 10000 men doing busl-
ness in and about this great gold"
city, New Jersey, the home Of the Re
publican candidate for vice president,
and Long Island and Brooklyn, where
the Democrats have been badly split.
The result of their labOrs is as follows:
LOOK AT THE FIGURES.
Total number Democrats SEEN. ,434
Total number Republicans seen... 1855
Total number voters. .............10 10, 102
Democrats for Bryan g, 500
Republicans for Mckinley. 10000. 5,133
Republicans for Bryan 53Z
Democrats for Mckinley. 92S
Total vote for Mckinley. 6,O61
Total vote for Bryan. ............ 4.041
The general result of the poll Is sig
nificant- 1t shows that the silver line
of cleavage runs across both parties.
Just Al present it cuts deeper into the
Democratic than into the Republican
organization, but not so much as to
make the contest as One-sided in this
stronghold of sound money as it has
been generally claimed to be. The great
bulk of each party, it seems, will stick
to the regular candidates The i'm
portant question now is which way the
rift will extend farthest. There is evil
IDENTIFY abundant opportunity for mis-
siOary work on both sides, and the side
that does the better work will win. It
is claimed by the friends of silver here
abOutS that when candidate Bryan
starts in upon the eastern tour his
meetings will be something remarka-
bic.
1t developed today that it was WI
liam A. Brady, manager of Jim Cor
bett, and a number of theatrical com
binatiOns, who telegraphed Presidential
candidate William J. Bryan an offer of
$4,000 for ten campaign speeches, the
first one to be delivered at Madison
Square Garden.
Price, Mccormick & Co.'S representa-
tive on the floor Of the stock exchange
announced today that a customer Of
the firm wanted to bet SO 600 even that
the person taking his money could not
name nine states that would be car
ried by Mckinley. Within a very few
minutes about a dozen brokers were
looking for the man and the money.
Only one bet was accepted, that being
for $500 even. taken by A. G. Hodges of
IIaIstead & Hodges
It was reported in Tammany circles
that word had been sent to Richard
Croker. in England. by gold" men
here, that unless he returns and takes
UP the fight in Tammany for them the
wig'wam will indorse the Chicago ticket.
Mr.. Croker had intended to return to
this country early next month. He
may conclude to return at once. The
rank and file of the organization sym
pathize with Bryan and his friends and
Croker will find 1t hard work to swerve
them from their intention to support
the ticket, even had he any desire TO
do so. 1t is settled also that Tammany
will declare for Bryan and SeWall in the
most public way Most of the leaders
of labor organizations in this city are
now doing the same thing.