The sun., 1896-10-24
NOR nrrr1xe ON 1Np1ANA.
wouid Not Back Brynn There After Seeing
JoneS-Brysn's FiEEis in Michigan.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-There has been much
heated discussion of the situation In Indiana.
The real condition of affairs in the Hoosier
State is we'll illustrated by an episode in the
corridor of the Auditorium Hotel this after
noon. THE SUN correspondent, ono OF the
largest manufacturers In Indiana, aud a
wealthy free-silver man from Uiah, got to
talking about the situation in Indiana. The
Indiana man and the Utah man were we'll ac-
ouainted. and had had many business trans
actions together. Tho Indiana man said to
the Utah man:
II will bet you $4,000 to $1,000 that In
diana gives its vote to Mckinley"
Tho Utah man replied that he would wish
20 consult with Chairman Jones in tho Audit
torium annex before taking tho bet. He did
so, and he returned and said TO the Indiana
man that he was not ready to take tho bet.
The Indiana man requested THE Sun corre-
spondent not to print his name In connection
with this story. His explanation of the request
throws more light on the ways of the free
silver conspiratorJ. He said:
II sell goods out in Utah, and II they read
that am getting on the gold side OF this polit-
cal controversy they will boycott my goods
They have done it with others. and they would
do it with me-"
Gen. Lew Wallace arrived at tho Auditorium
tonight. He says Mckinley is as sure of In
diana as he is that he breathes. Bryan by his
attacks aroused the Republicans of the State
Their fighting dander is MP.
Tho Popocrats have talked about Michigan.
Tho follow ing has been furnished tn THE Sun
correspondent by one who followed Bryan 9
footsteps in the Wolverine State:
"The universal verdict on the subject Of
Bryan's flying tour through Michigan is that
he made votes for Mckinley. The tour disap-
pointed his friends and gratified his opponents.
The route was so arranged that for two-thrds
of the distance he was in the enemy's country
lulte as much as II he had been in New York or
New England. The day spent in the upper
peninsula failed to elicit any enthusiasm at
any place along his line.
AT Grand Rapids Republicans and Democrats
alike focked to meas Bryan. but there, as at De-
troit, his speeches were disappointment. At
Ionia the Republicans for fun paid for the band
which escorted Bryan to and from the train,
md even built the stand for him to speak from.
At Owassa Mr.. Bryan lost his temper, and
abused n local editor for asking him in his
paper a series of entirely proper questions. At
Monroe. Bryan failed to put in an appearance.
and the great ihrong that gathered to hear
him turned back as soon they heard he
was not coming, leaving Congressman New
lands to speak to q handful Of people.
There were two reasons why Bryan's tour
in Michigan failed to produce the effect that
Campaign Chairman Campau anticipated. The
first was that the popocrats of Michigan expect
ed to see a halo around MIR. Bryan's head, but
instead found only two diamond shirt studs
whose brilliancy did not correspond with their
size. The second reason was that In order to
get n look at him at all they were compelled to
pay Mr.. Campau an amount of money equal
TO about $40 for each minute that Bryan spoke.