Evening star., 1896-09-21
/ BRYAN AND + NEBRASKA.
II .-s'.as. .s:.i2:. .,G -,
Opinions as to Whtler He Will Garry His
t'T y ~ - sj.1i,, e2tfrf.'- : a-Ef A-'
Repu' -"n Chairman CONFIDENT Of
Success-SiIver'N Men and POpulists
Sure Of Ihssir Candidate.


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Special Correspondence 81 The Evening Star.
OMAHA, Neha September 10. 1896.
-scWiH Bryan caEry2 his own state-NeT
braska? This is a. leading question In busi-
ness and political circles here, and many
financial institutions and the various ma
tional committees have sent emissaries
hither to size up the situation and report |
the true facts without bias or prejudice.
Bankers and business men, generally, are
daily in receipt of inquiries about the trend
of sentiment in this state. These replies
have been encouraging to republicans until
the last ten days. Reports are current that
the state will go for Bryan by tremend-
Gus majority; that fusion Of the democrats
and popuhsts Is complete, and the voters
are desperately in earnest. The republ-
can state committee is said to be despond-
ent. A poll OF the state was made by this
committee the other day and fifty promi-
nent republicans were called in to hear the
footin3s announced. The most favorable
count that could be made gave Bryan
electors majority of 1900, and 1t was re-
garded as certain that fusion would carry
every congressional district save the second
MERGERS district. There never has been
any question about the demo-pops carrying
the thlrd and sixth districts. and very lit
tie respecting the fifth. but fusion was
never SO thorough and absolute as 1t IS In
Nebraska today, while there is confusion
and an lack of confidence in republican circles.
me state committee is weak, and there Is
no one connected with it competent to man
age state campaign. Many blunders have
been made and are being made. There has
been a lack Of funds. Secretary Schneider
went TO Chicago the other day and got
some money, but 1t will not be drop in
the bucket. hot fight can be put up
%With'n % six weeks, of course, but there Is
little hope of saving the state. I am quot
ODtntOn n W n n
be hopeless and helpless.
On the other hand the republicans and
sound money democrats possess the only
political organization in the state worthy
the name. They have 95 per cent of the
powerful resources that count on election
day. they have s. to 81 in the opposition
camp The political brains and money of
the state Is arrayed against the Bryan
electors and the populist state ticket. II
the latter win 1t will be in spite Of the al
legged party managers who seem to be con-
Quoting the campaign.
Sound Money Democrats Views.
have secured interviews with leaders of
the four political divisions on the probable
result Of the state election. Euclid Martin,
chairman of the sound money democratic
state committee said 1.-The election in 80
| was perhaps as fair test Of strength of
| the various parties in this state as had been
| had In many years. In this election the re-
puDlCdH CdHulOate 1OF supreme JuQSe re-
| ceived 1921 votes. The popuist candidate
| received 1855 votes, and the demo-pop
| candidate 1O.O79, making a total vote of the
demo-pop and straight pop of SO,645, a
little more than 1000 votes more than was
gwen the republican candidate the regu-
| lar democratic ticket polling 1896 votes.
| There Is no doubt but quite percentage
| of the 10000 votes poled for the demo-pop
| ticket are real democrats and voted for the
candidate of that organization upon the
theory that in SO doing they were support
| ing the regular democratic organization
| Deduct the number voting from the joint
| votes Of the populist and demo-pop tickets
and the republican party would have n ma
| jority of some place from two to five thou
| sand votes. Now with third or regular
| democratic ticket in the field, and with the
| demo pops again indorsing the populist
| ticket, no doubt quite number Of those
| who voted the demo-pop ticket in 20 will
| return to the straight ticket this fall, so
that the vote for the regular democratic
like twenty to twenty-five thousand votes.
| and upon this theory the republic ans
| should carry the state by small majority,
and in my judgment they will do So"
| What u silver Democrat Snys.
| For two years Constantine J. Smyth has
been chairman of the silver democratic
state committee. Upon his nomination to
state Office he was succeeded September
as chairman. He said concerning the
outlook the following:
| mo matter what may be done with ref
erence to the official ballot this state Is
| goirg to give Mr.. Bryan at least 10000
majority. How do I figure that? The
| republicans have in this state about $1,000
| votes; the populistS about 10000, and the
democrats at least 10000. 1 think Mr..
Bryan will receive practically the entire
populist vote, and in no event will he lose
to exceed 1000 democrats. and thus he
| will get about $1,000 votes. But, in addi-
ton to this, he will receive at least 20 per
cent of the normal republican strength of
the state. That will be about 5000 votes,
which would make his total vote 115,OOO.
while the republican vote will be reduced
| from $1,000 to $4,000
! do 1 figure the republican detection too
high? No, I have received reports from
nearly every county in the state Of the
formation of from four to five Bryan clubs
in each county. and the uniform statement
Is that from 80 to 30 per cent of those who
have Joined the clubs are ex-republca ms.
Well-informed judges have placed the re-
publican vote in this state as low as $1,000
If the figures which l have just given
are correct, of course Mr.. Bryan would
receive mere than 10000 majority, but ]
think it is quite safe to say that he will
receive at least 10000.
mo, I do not put the boltocratic vote In
this state too low when 1 say that it will
not exceed 1000. 1t is very Difficult,
thing to find in any county outside OF
Douglass ten democrats who will not vote
| IOr MT. Bryan.
Republican Chairman Confident.
Chairman Post of the republican state
central committee said: when 1 left fol
Chicago a few days ago Nebraska wa:
, safe for Mckinley and the entire republi
can state ticket When I went away
left Secretary Mallaliew and Mr.. Schneider
in charge but it seems that while I wa.
) gone they allowed the pops to capture
the state for Bryan. Seriously speaking
: there is no doubt whatever in my opinion
= but that Nebraska will elect the entir,
: republican state ticket I believe thi
from reliable reports received from ever!
} section of the state by conservative trust
E worthy men. It is an absolute .t fact tha
flowing toward the republican party Il
Nebraska, and this Is more pronounce
mckinley would be elected, and feel abso
Iutely certain that Nebraska will share tn
glory of his triumph.
A PopuIist. Opinion.
, ! D. Clem Deavery member of the populis
| comuoittae HX-chairman of th