New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
THE HOLSTERS CONFIDENT.
VISITORS FROM INDIANA SAY THE STATE
is SAFE.
FIGURES GIVEN BY SOME REPUBIIcANs-GoV-
rnNoR MATTHEwss PARTY-GENERAL
HARRISON TO REMAIN IN THIS

CITY WEEK OR MORE.
The presence of a distinguished party Of business
men and politicians from Indiana. who came East 10
give TO the warship Indiana handsome silver SER
vice aroused considerable interest yesterday, ana
the Hoosier State was mentioned frequently. The
fact that ex -Presdent Harrison and Governor Claude
Matthews as well as other prominent men from IN
diana were present. and both sides of the money
question were we'll represented gave the talk ABOUT
Indiana an impetus. Ex-Presdent Harrison. so the
Generals private secretary said yesterday VIII re-
main in the city about days. attending to some
,ryato business When he leaves New York he Will
return 10 Indiana where he will make a speech IL Is
also expected that he will make other speeches. III 'e
campaign. When asked about the situation yester-
day. he laughingly remarked that there were enough
Indiana statesmen around him to give pretty thor
oueh account of the things were going, ana that
norsonav he had little to say he had been sum-
ner,nr in the Adirondacks and had not kept track Of
affairs.
Governor Matthews, who since his arrival has
been irving TO sibdue the Republican exuberance OF
some members Of the presentation committee MADE
the assertion that Indiana Is for free silver.
"yes to-day" answered Colonel Holloway, an IN
nuential business man, who was standing nearby
but after get this silver service saiely OIL ooHiu
the Indiana. We will be for god out and out"
Whatever the friends of Mr. Bryan. and the advo-
Gates Of the free coinage Of silver may say ne went
on the fact remains that the Republicans Will carry
the State by from 10000 to 10000 majority That Is
no, a wild calculation or in which pre)udce mas
prevailed over conditions. Every day meet from oe
to a dozen or Democrats who are quietly WORN
na for the success of Mckinley and the preservation
Of the gold standard The truth Is the people are ol
for Rrvan personally and no honest man wants any
thing to do with his party. do not call lhuaha
doubtful State in this struggle WIN 30 "".'
Democrats either for Mckinley or Palmer ana BUCK
ner and every Republican solid for Mckinney 10
not see how the Republicans can lose we nave never
had contest In the State upon the money issue IN
the past the Democrats have carried the state upon
local issues az various times but always after nara
fight To-day it seems me that a conservative
estimate of the Republican majority Is zVV'' anu ea
day It is getting better for the cause
ESTIMATE OF COLONEL sHEER1N.
There was one man In the little group from Indiana
who said little but who is doing much lie Is CORONER
s,,ron p Sheerin ex-secretary Of the Democratic
National Committee. Colonel Sheerin Is Denocia.'
but he isn't Bryan man. HIS synpa'hes are VIZ
Palmer and Buckner. 1t Is Colone Sheerh opi'AoH
that BRYAN will be defeated in Indiana ana ms est-
| mate OF the vote that Will be drawn hon "o Ia
column by Palmer IS about ZoOOo' ,,
While the Indiana party was standing IN the iopDy
Of the hotel General Buckner. who Is the cauiude
| Of the gold-siandard Democrats Tor Nlce-i "
,oseod through H. The General had just arrived IN
| the city, and tired from travel ZIG was s'ee'
| by several who knew him. - c..
| "Indanas all right, General; how IS your State
goingr called one member OF tme pa' %entuckv" re-
piled General Buckner In diplomatic way. hv
| Does that mean Mckinney? asked "ho'"ei ~
Il am working for the success of our ticket came
'' ExGovernor Henry c. Warmoth. Of LOUISIANA ,n
and Colonel swords Oh to in me
b hCae IN the afternoon Mr. Warmoh who is max,
ing tight in the ptgre aa Cd how the strug-
ee was going: I'VE are having hard fignt ana
ths Is no Sis rehabilitation to talk about the strug-
gle it is known that Mr. Warmo,n ma ,aIking Win
OF eadry'bs said that New-Or alone ought to
Give 600 majority FOR Mckinley the business irar
men ad ate "o senator caery who Is for Palmer and
Buckner has large to stsin win 20 for Mckinley
and snn5 HOBART Thousands are opposed to me dase
Gus and pstform The Republican platform
Declares dec for protection and specie du Tes 0n E en
Sssses and Kentucky will likely go Republican,
MR.. GuERIN AsTONIsHED.
| NV =, co,, y, Ohio and ex-member OF the Re-
| nrhl,can State Committee and a prominent pusi-
| ness man. when he heard that GoVerho, ma, Nv.
| had ntimated that there was hKehhoou INA.
| Ohio would go for Bryan was so as'ohlsheu 'a'
| no could hardly draw his breath Mr. Gucrmn re- re-
covered his equnamity enough to assert that MaJor
Mckinley would not only carry H9iU 20 pg over the
border line into ndana and Illinois Gn1 ,e
States Sat from OF G iSe hands Of the Popoas Ut VIII
Be- Waterloo for Bryanism and free Tree, si uhic,
w plHT never S recover, and all OF the middle Wessrn
states WILL in my opinion. be solid ior Mci n
| 81 7 Richa rdson Editor Of THE Davenport Dem
ocra in Iowa was also in the ely o yeT Frdn
| Ia is an ex-rnernber Of the Democratic Nauonh
Committee from Iowa; lie has howeveT' no sym
| nsthv with BRYAN and his platform. ana VIII sup
bort bort Palmer and Buckner; lie contends strenucc
pUsiv that his State is safely beyond the pale OF
| Rrvsnism THE talk that the farmers OF Iowa are
unit for free silver remarked Mr. hchards ,bc
people look around and want 10 know what sys
lem offers the best relief. Beyond a doubt then
they study the free-silver idea but II does not fol
| low that they adopt IT,. Recently the farmers OF
| Iowa have had good times and they have had
some little money They do not wish this ,so MONEY
| on the dollar everywhere. and they are going to
| vote that way. Iowa is also Republican state
| naturally Mckinley ought 10 get 0OD majority
in the State Bryan does not stand ghost Of
| chance The gold-standard Democrats will poll
! probably $500 votes that will be recorded for
! Palmer This alone would insure the defeat Of
| BRYAN. ! do not where Bryan expects TO make
any inrouds upon the Republican, vote. The silver
! men will say that Boies carried the State twice
! This is true, but he carried IL upon State issues
and upon the money issue. Besides Boies Is
a farmer and popular Iowa has little Of the In
lection and will remain true to its coors."