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WEST VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY
THE DEMOCRATS CONSIDER BOTH
SURE FOR BRYAN.

Senator Faulkner Unable to Find n
Reasonable Foundation For the
Republican Claim That Mckinley
VIII Carry the states-EIghty-
seven Per cent. of the Farmers In
West Virginia Believed to be For
nryRn.
Washington, oct. 2.-If the Information
received at democratic headquarters by
Senator Faulkner is well founded. the re-
publicans will be disappointed when the
votes in West Virginia and Kentucky are
counted. In all the estimates prepared at
republican headquarters these two states
are counted for Mckinley and sound
money, just what foundation there Is for
such a claim has not yet appeared on
the other hand all the adVices from these
states at democratic headquarters indi-
cate that Bryan and free silver will sweep
the electoral as well as the congressional
field.
Mr.. Workman, proprietor of the West
Virginia Tobacco Reporter, has been maxi
ing personal tour OF that state He
says, in a letter to Senator Faulkner:
Il have just returned from trip among
my constituents OF this state, who are
made up Of the agricultural class without
regard to politics, my journal being nom
political, and l find upon n personal So
licitatlon as to their sentiments on the
free coinage question, and their prefer
ences as to candidates for the presidency,
that 81 per cent. OF them are in favor of
free coinage at ratio Of 16 to /, and are
supporting the Chicago ticket. Four per
cent. favor the so-called national demo-
cratic ticket nominated at indianapolis,
and the remaining per cent. favor Nc
Kinley and the gold standard. This est-
matefs made on sentiments ELECTED from
close personal inquiry. and embraces sew
eral hundred from different sections OF
the state. About the same comparison
Will apply to the state ticket there being
only slight variation. You may make
such use Of this as you see proper"
Mr., Eugene Withers of Danville, Va,
has been giving much attention to demo-
cratic club organization in that state. i'm
forwarding a list of clubs already organ-
lied, says: "Clubs will be formed In ev-
cry precinct. There was never such inter-
est and intensity Of feeling shown as now
exists. Clubs are being formed all over
the state. We will give Bryan not less
than 1900 majority"
From Kentucky equally assuring infor-,
nation is received. Here Is the substance
from letter to Senator Faulkner:
Chairman II. A. Sommers, of the DEM
ocratic state committee of Kentucky. has
completed a poll Of that state from de-
tailed reports received from each county,
from which he claims Kentucky for the
Bryan electors by 10000. In
estimating changes, the Presidential vots
of 1892 is the basis of calculation. IN
that year Cleveland's majority in tho
state was 1900. while Weaver. the popu-
list candidate, received $1,000 votes Now,
says Mr. Sommers. the populsts and DEM
oerats are practically unit for the ticket,
except of course the democratic boilers
SO that the republicans have a normal
majority of $1,000 to over
come. The poll shows 147h gold stand
ard democrats, but just what per cent
will vote for Mckinley, or for Palmer
and Buckner, or may finally conclude to
vote for Bryan, cannot be predicted with
certainty The poll shows 10 $40 free sii-
yer republicans. Now granting that all
the gold standard democrats vote for Pal
mer and Buckner, say 1900 and give 49,
900 more to Mckinley that would be 5000
and 10000, for the last 1900 would count
double, and Bryan would still have 1000
majority. In this calculation 10000 gold
democratic votes are allowed whereas
the polls shows less than 1900.
Besides no account Is taken of the 1880
free silver republicans, the majority OF
whom will vote for Bryan. Republicans,
who are chasing rainbows in Kentucky,
base claims upon the last state election
1t Is pointed out that many free silver
democrats would not vote because Hard
in was nominated on an administration
gold platform. Also that Gov. Bradley
received the support of every republican.
whether a gold republican, or free silver
republican, and of many democrats IN
state issues, and the united support or
the A. p. A. organization, of which he
was a member. This year there are no
state issues, and the only issue is free
coinage. Mr.. Sommers considers $1,000
majority for Bryan a very con-
servative estimate.