Evening star., 1896-10-09
THE BRYAN OUTLOOK
Generous Claims Made in Some Doubt
fhl States.
ALL FHE WORKERS REPORT PROGRESS
South Dakota and Minnesota Fur
nish Expectations.
MR.. BARRETT'S SILVER FOE

At democratic headquarters today a
number of Items OF encouragement
which come in their mail were given out
for publication. Among the things regard
ed as a find of some Importance is the fol-
lowing extract from a speech delivered by
Mr.. VIM. Mckinley Of Ohio in the House
of Representatives May 7. 1880. and will
be found on page 1855. vol. q, part 5,
Congressional Record. Fffty-first Congress,
first session:
when merchandise is the cheapest men
are the poorest. and the most distressing
experiences In the history Of our country
aye. in all human history-have been when
everything was the lowest and cheapest
measured by gold, for everything was the
highest and the dearest measured by
labor
1t is stated at the democratic headquar-
ters that returns from Tennessee indicate
the election OF the democratic nominees
for Congress in every district In that state
About the electoral vote of the state"
the democrats say. there is no doubt, and
never was The republican committee now
comedies that Bryan will carry 1t. In
some of the congressional districts The ef-
fort will be made to fuse the gold men and
the republicans on congressional tickets,
but this according to the estimates made
In reports from the several congressional
districts interested, would only increase the
democratic majorities. as many Of the
gold men would not vote for republican.
Edmund A. Price, chairman of the dem
ocratic congressional committee OF the
sixth district writes: This state is safe by
a large majority for Bryan and Sewan
There is no question about that. All claims
to the contrary are without foundation
Mr.. H. H. Gachenor writes: This county
is 800 republican. but I am confident We
can carry it in November for Bryan.
The Situation In Pennsylvania.
Mr.. VIM r. Brinton of Lancaster, Pa.
thus describes the situation In his section
of the keystone state from democratic
point of view:
1.-The sentiment In favor Of Bry IN and
free silver is growing very rapidly here,
while the democratic boilers are rapidly
coming back into line. You may recall
that this county Is the home of w. b.
Given and r. NJ. Reilly: they were our ma
tional delegates, and Given was county
chairman. Immediately after the demo-
cratic rational convention they bolted the
ticket. and came out in favor Of the gold
standard and they claimed that ma
jority of the democrats of this county were
with them, and endeavored to control our
county committee. We had q hard fight Of
it, most of our former leaders, men
when the party has most honored. were
against us. But the county committee de-
clared in favor of our platform and candi-
dates by large majority. and we COM
PEELED all nominees on our county and leg
islative tickets, who were not in active
sympathy with the platform and ticket to
get off the ticket and sent solid Bryan
and free silver delegation to the Harris
burg convention; deposed Given from the
chairmahship Of the county committee and
selected DIR. ID. r. Mccormick, who is do
ing most excellent work for the party.
'"rhe result issthat the boiling democrats
are reduced 10 corporafs guard; leaders
without following. On the other hand we
are making large accessions from the re-
publican ranks, especially in the rural dis
tricts: 1 have been in almost every part of
the county land careful polls show that
the democrats will carry some Of the dis
trictS in this county which have hereto
fore always given large republican ma
jorities. The third ticket movement will
hardly cut figure here, although 1t was
supposed to be stronger in this county than
in any other county of the state outside of
Philadelphia
A Word From Ohio.
A letter from a correspondent at New
Philadelphia, Ohio. says: Our county,
Tuscarawas. Joining Stark county. McKin-
leys home is getting into better shape
every day. 1 believe that Mr. Bryan will
have 1,2OO majority here. Last year the re-
publicans had 800 majority
South Dakota Claimed.
1t is stated at democratic headquarters
that adv;ces from South Dakota place that
state in the Bryan column beyond a doubt
"A poll completed by the republican state
committee as late as September g. they
say, "gives Bryan 5000 majority. Accord.
ing to this poll 5000 votes were set dowr
as doubtful. This doubtful list does not
| tally with the poll and estimates Of the sill
| yer state committee, the doubtful list Of
| the latter being much smaller. and the ma
| jcrity for Bryan electors being estimated a
| much larger figure"
| Gen. Shelley, chairman of the democratic
state committee of Alabama, writes tina
| Bryan's majority will be the largest giver
in many years. and that Alabama will sen(
| a solid democratic delegation to Congress.
The North Star State.
| The democrats claim that reports from
Minnesota to the effect that Minnesota
democratic central committee were not con
Quoting an active campaign are pure fabri
cations. Mr.. L. A. Rosing, the Chairman
of the committee, writes that he has tn
campaign well in hand and is thorough.
posted as to what is going on in each schoo
| district in the state.
Local committees and clubs are heartil
| at work., he says, land men who neve
| took an interest In politics before ar
\ spending tnelr time anu money IN Dendl[ U
| the cause. The sentiment for free silver
! growing daily, and the state committee ha
| no doubt as to the result. believing tn
| state now certain for Bryan
In Barretts District.
Mr.. Goldsmith. secretary of the Everett
Silver Club of Everett, Mass. writes: 9Th
| growth Of sentiment among republicans i
favor Of independent bimetallism in Massa
chusetts is alarming the gold leaders an
the united gold press. The seventh cor
gressional district (Barrett's) Is alive wit
silver republicans, and through the Al
| stralian ballot 1t Is not impossible to sen
out silver democrat from the district"
A Cheerful Conference.
Many prominent democrats were in con
ference with Senator Faulkner at tn
headquarters of the democratic congres
sional committee this morning, and a
seemed to be in excellent spirits over wha
they regarded as the favorable prospec
for the election Of Mr.. Bryan. Anon
those at the conference with Senate
Faulkner were Senator H. D. Money {
Missouri. Harry Welles Rusk of Maryland
James L. Norris, treasurer of the demo
| cratic congressional committee, and a.
sistant treasurer of the democratic nations