The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-03
IN THE SOUTHERN FIELD.

Republicans Hopeful of Carrying Many
Sta tes of that Section.
Boston, August "A special to the
Herald from Washington, says: The Re-
publican managers here are hopeful of
carrying several Southern States for Nc
Kinley. They regard West Virginia,
Maryland, North Carolina. Ala bama and
Georgia as good fighting grounds. Mary
| land they regard as pretty nearly a sure
| thing. The situation in Georgia, as
represented by gold Democrats, is much
| more favorable to Mckinley than might
| naturally be supposed, even " ith the
practical certainty that th middle-of-
the-road Populists will fight for the
Bryan ticket
Gold Democrats say that 1t will not be
| possible this year to resort to methods
\ heretofore praotised to build up Demo-
| cratic majorities, and that, with q
| middle of-the-road Populist ticket in the
| field, Bryan cannot carry the state
What they call the ''skilful count" when
| dead mems dogs ard busters" are voted
for the Democratic ticket they say, is
| not now prcticable. A count by which
| the votes of certain districts amounts to
| from one-half to two-thirds the entire
population, men, women and children
cannot be INDUCED in. These big counts
are represented as necessary to hold the
state to the Democrats, and it is said
| that in the sections of the state in who b
they have been made, the anti-silver sem
| timent Is strongest, and the expert
counters. will not exercise their talents IN
behalf OF Bryan. On the contrary, the
cold Democrats will see to it that there
| Is a fair election, and that the anti Bryan
| Populists, as we'll as the Republicans,
get all the votes cast for them, and that
| the Democrats votes no dead men
dogs' This view of the situation comes
from Democratic sources.
| In Maryland it is confessed by the
Democrats that it will be An uphill fight
for Bryan, with the chances against
| Democratic success. In some sections OF
the state few Republicans have declared
for silver, but their number is insignitf-
can't compared with the great number OF
gold Democrats in Baltimore who will
support the Republicans ticket. 1t Is
argued that if German. with the state
machine in his control, and not en-.
barrassed by the silver question, could
\ carry the state last fall, it can hardly bf
hoped that it will 90 for Bryan next NO
vember.
| z In North Carolina and Alabama much
depends upon what the Democrats car
do with the P0pulists. In these two
states the Bryan people are anxious tc
fix up things with the Populists. They
have alrsadyEmade substantial overtures,
and they are ready to make liberal CON-
oessions. To aid them in their efforts
they have the active cooperation of Kolt
in Alabama, and in North Carolina the
assistance of Butler, provided he is per
mitted to dictate terms. If they accom-
plish fusion in these states, the prospects
for Mckinley will not be SO good there
but a failure to get oil the elements to
gether is likely to throw one or both tc
Mckinley.
Senator Elkins has great confidence IL
his ability TO carry West Virginia for Nc
| Kinley, and the gold Democrats in the
state are very numerous, though there il
considerable silver agitation. Wilson
and Faulkner, who represent two ele
ments of the Democrats, are both gold
men. Wilson aggressively so, apf
Faulkner not bs1ieving in free coinage O.
silver. but willing to put forth his bes
efforts for the Democratic ticket.
Senator Pritchard for Mckinley.
Washington, A ugust 1.-Previous to hi
departure for home last night. Senate