New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-04
CLOSING Up NEBRASKA CAMPAIGN.
BRYAN TO STAY BY HIS STATE TO THE END
-MANY REPrRLICANS SPEAKING

BRYAN TO STAY BY HIS STATE TO THE END
MANY REPUBLICANS SPEAKING.
Omaha. Neb NOV 2 )speclaD The closing hours
OF the state campaign are fun Of interest for both
sides. The report OF the Philippine Commission
seems 20 have been a crushing blow TO the hopes
Of The Bryan allies. The Fusionsts now charg
Ing that II a. Republican trick. and that the re-
port was printed on the eve OF election and crcu-
iated through those States especially whore impor-
tant results are expected Tuesday. for pur
pose. that purpose being tho election Of the cand
dates standing 10y the Administration The fact
remains that It has changed many opinions In
Nebraska IN favor Of the position held by the Ad-
minstration
Throughout the State tonight the utmost &C
tivity continues. Bryan'= special train started at
Hay Springs this morning and ran through 20
O'Ncill. where he held rally this evening To-
morrow he makes another long trip. winding up at
Lincoln. Ills plan Was 70 close the State campaign
there tomorrow night and Jump over In Iowa FOR
q few speeches on Monday. bat the Fusion leaders
have persuaded him that the State OF Nebraska is
TOO doubtful 20 permit any help being extended TO
Iowa. SO on Monday Mr. Bryan Will come to Omaha
and close the campaign with meeting here In the
evening
Tonight in different parts Of the State the fol-
lowing Republicans. among Others are holding
rousing meetings Major William Warner. OF Mis-
souri,. Ex-Governor CrOunse George y. Meikejohn
the Assistant Secretary OF War. Congressman
Mercer Senators Thurston and Hayward and John
l. Webster The Republican managers continue to
show the utmost activity to-day. Tho Fusion
forces made great flourish Of alleged frauds pre-
pared hy the Republicans in Omaha. The alleged
plot was for one thousand Council Bluffs men 10
register here tomorrow Republicans. and the
Republican state Committee would 500 10 II that
their votes would be cast by some professional re-
poaters They are alleged to have been brought
into the city for the purpose Of carrying the state
The Democratic State Committee has offered large
rewards for evidence Of the plot they declare exists
and has hired twenty-five detectives TO watch the
registration books tomorrow The idea Is ridicu-
LOUIS The e>fra0rdirarv increase in The number of
Republicans registered IN Omaha compared win
Democrats has to be accounted for in some way,
and the Fusonisfs have accounted FOR n by saying
that the registration OF the Republicans ~ in
creased by fraud This could not be. as each side
has a representative I'm each voting booth and IN
each precinct men are watching who know per
sonally every person In the ward. Each side Is
watching the other TOO closely for a fraud TO he
is being exercised
To-day the Popnlst state chairman gave out
ism nv 300 ills previous cstimate was 5000
lie saws he is in communication With thousand
formation on which he bases tho estimate The
Democratic chairman says he Is m COMMUNICATION
with 1--WE thousand persons. ana ne makes IN
estimate to-day showing that the state VIII 60
for Fusion 10y from 1900 to 1900
4 Republican poll OF The State. as accurate AS
house to house canvass be said 10 be. shows at
least three thousand majority for the Republican
side This s with the elimination OF an doubtful
votes The fact remains mat the hottest light OF
The state is lust now closing Whichever side wins,
there can be no charg" or apathy All are a'tt
and ready 20 cast their ballots early. II "a esti-
state will be deposited before II o'clock in the
morning.