New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21

REPUBLICANS NEARLY EVERYWHERE
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
THE .DyrXIsTR ATOMS COURSE HEARTILY AP
PROvED- GOOD PRICES FATAL TO HE
FREE SILVER DOCTRINE


FREE SILVER DOCTRINE
fRy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBrSEl
Washington. Aug. 0-RepTesentatVe over
street Of Indiana. has returned To washington
orior an absence ~ more than two months ana
n half all Of which was spent In the west
During that time he journeyed through sixteen
states including Indiana. Illinois, Wisconsin
and all the states west 81 them and north OF
Kansas. EXCEPT South Dakota. Mr.. Overstreet
IL secretary 81 the Republican Congressional
Committee. and he made careful obserVa''o"S
~ noli,lcaI conditions and prospects wherever
he went.
Arnos, everywhere he found the outlook
bright for Republican success I'm the NoNe'""''
elections Democrats az well Republicans
are aprlauding the course and acts OF the Al
mirlstratlon The adverse criticism OF the
President because he refused to plunge the
country into war when II was wholly unpre-
nored and because he hoped that peace with
honor might be preserved longer than most ot
rho Western people did. has not only disap-
u,ared hue universal praise has taken us
,l,ce and 20 use Mr. Oversireet's words. there
is hardly q Democrat bold enough now - claim
that Mckinley viii not succeed himself III
1907
Another thing that T. helping the Repuhli-
can party is the successful operation ana peheh-
cent eliects ~ the legislation enacted oy CON
gress since March ! 1891 and approved 10y the
President. which has shown that the party IS
faithful 20 it, pledges and has redeemed them
as FAR as II was able TO do 50. OF course the
money question has not yet been dealt Win
owing 10 the adverse attitude % the senate
An through the West and Central West"
said NJ Overstreet. these things have operated
o., the success ~ the Republican party The
states II Kansas and Nebraska. where Populism
reached such hgh-wa'er mark in lN'" are
swinging back ! think there is no question OF
Republican success in Kansas. When one coun-
~ Ike Sumner County In Kansas. received
more than >3OOoOco for wheat alone, II IL easy
10 see how Popullsm gives way g Republican,
ISM This s true throughout the state Of Kan
$40 and I feel quite confident 90 success In that
state and very material gain In the number OF
Republican members - Congress.
THE Republicans OF Nebraska are equally en-
thuslasiic. although the conditions are not quite
as favorable ne they are In Kansas. The opera
ton ~ the protective policy. together with me
general Improvement In business. has put the
Republicans o. Wyoming upon the aggressive.
and n appears now that that state VIII
give n very handsome Republican majority Th~
state ~ California H. situated now much as the
state - oregon Wa preceding the oregon cleo
ton"
Mr. ov.r.tree, found the California Repuhn-
cans exceedingly wide awake. aggressive ana
,,u - courage" and confident OF carrying the
state. elccting Senator Whites successor ana
gaining severnl Congressmen. Respecting con
dltlons in Washington. Mr.. Overstreet said.
The state 90, Washington has been greatly
atg vii
Oregon and California. is strengthened for Re-
publicanism by the acquisition OF Hawaii and
me outlook FOR commercial extension. owing TO
our victories In the Philippines. The entire Pa
cnc slope Is awake to the anticipation Of In
creased business growing out OF enlarged ad-
yantages IN thc Pacific. brought ABOUT D! '"e
present Administration.
Mr. Overstreet does not expect 70 see Ithh'
col,rad. Montana Idaho and Nevada. or any
of them break from their free silver moorings
this year but hc found North Dakota ana Nyo-
ming we'll as Iowa, Minnesota Wisconsin
and Illinois In excellent condition p9htically
FOR Republican success Respecting MS own
state Mr.. OV"rstreet said
The State of Indiana has never been In pet
ter condition for Republican victory than IL Is
AT this time. our party there IL harmonious
ard aggressive. II * absolutely free from rae
lions this being tru' IN each Congress district.
so that throughout the stat" locally We are as
free from factions as II Is possible for the party
10 be- our state Convention held August >
and T. was one OF tho most largely attended and
eni husiastic In the history Of the party. The
large number Of candidates Indicated the hope
ful feeling throughout the state. while the har-
monious conclusion Of the convention. being
entirely free from bitter feeling. indicates IN"
hope that the party has OF success in the fall
| have no fear that will not hold our own
I'm the number of Congressman from that state
and the present outlook IL most favora ble for us
10 elect n successor TO Senator TurpIe.'
Summing up the results Of his personal OBJ
servations Mr.. Ovcrstreet said: while | APP
prcclatc that 4, Is too early to make any claims
of results. yet viewed from the present sltua-
ton. I cannot help feeling that the West and
Central West VIII make decided Republican
gains I'm November.
While there Is disposition on the part Of
the Democrats 10 discover some new issues
upOr which 10 make the contest. the money
question IL st at the front and upon this the
battle will probably finally turn. We are quite
issue is not nearly so strong In the West and
Central West as il was AT this period Of the
last campaign. on the other hand the advo-
Gates Of the gold standard are even stronger in
their position. and better fortified than they
we're at this period OF the campaign Of 1896
Taken all N all, the Republicans have much the
advantage of the Democrats upon the issues
ana are In better condition To make the fight
IN 1S'N than they were to make the fight I'm
1896"
ODELL LEADS DELEGATES FRON ORANGE
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