Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-08
SURPRISES N Store
Prediction by Wellman That the
Election Will Produce Some
Strange Results.
Does Not Think That Presidential
Contest Will Be Affected by
Outcome.
No Matter What the Returns Show,
Struggle in 1900 Will Be
Same.

lSiI III tOodS . GiSCllOu among I'LL GLASS;
es Of officials here. But in no respect
is the voting looked upon as at all de-
cisive concerning future events. No
matter how the important states vote
today it is not believed by any one
whose judgment is worthy of much
consideration that either the democracy
or the republicans will have a sure
thing of carrying the country next year.
By-elections are proverbially unsound
as criterions of the larger and more
strenuously waged contests of proAi-
Dental years. Nor is it believed by
clear-headed observers here that the
two conspicuous political aspirants are
to be adversely affected, let todays re-
suits be as they may.
As far as the president is concerned,
the only danger to his interests, il dam
| ger 1t may be considered. Is in Ohio.
But even II Ohio should go democratic
or return but slender republican plu-
rality 1t will be at once perceived that
the result is due to local causes. In
year like this the republican party, like
other parties In power, is sure to suffer
TO some extent while factional differ
ences are being settled and old scores
paid off. The presidents friends are
naturally anxious for good republican
victory in Ohio, but even if they fail of
it they will not have the slightest fear
of his reelection by the party next
! year. He is the natural leader of his
party, and without raising his hand, as
matters now look, will be it's practically
unanimous choice next spring.
What is true as to the president is
true in a modified way of MIR. Bryan.
1 He is the natural leader of his party,
and it will take great deal more than
q temporary defeat Of his force in Ne
braska, such as some people think may
/ occur tomorrow, TO hurl him from his
j position. Mr.. Bryan is not one-state
man any more than Mr.. Mckinley is,
and the fortunes of neither OF them is
| bound up in the commonwealth in which
ne happens to live. They are national
4 men, and the movements which stand
behind them. the forces of public opin-
4 ion which sustain them, are superior to
trivial incidents like a slender plurality
Or even an adverse vote in this state or
that For an instance of what a real
national leader may do without the
support of his state it Is only necessary
~ tdili W MI. NltStldIlu appearances
as a presidential candidate from New
York
1t is true, of course, that Mr.. Bryan
is handicapped by lack of issues. He
: has made his campaign In Nebraska
and in other states largely upon the
anti-expansion Issue and if the cleo
tors fail to support him in such states
as Nebraska and Kentucky and Mary
ltanH iS a mn ~ n ho ra-
suit might harm his chances next year
Not simply because of such result
but for the much better and deeper
reason that the democracy at large
might We'll conclude that anti-expan-
sion was losing issue and that it wa:
necessary to throw it overheard.
this should chance to be the outcome
and it is not impossible, it would onl,
(. be natural to throw overheard. alon;
: With the losing issue. the man who ha,
= raised it and pushed it to the front. al
) untoward result of pronounced natur
/, might indeed in this way force the ma
i. ational democratic party to make an eff
: fort to get itself once more in line witt
Z the business element of the country
which has won it all the presdentia
victories it has had to inscribe upon it
s trolls since the rebellion.
v Among the administration peopl
here l find this state of belief abou
>, Ohio: That the state is going repuh
lican, possibly by a slender plurality
& perhaps by very large one. There ar
!. so many doubtful elements in this cam
t. paisn there, so many forces at wor
which can not be accurately gauget
i, that it is impossible for the shrewdes
a campaign manager to know precisel
10 where he stands. Anything from 100
!, 10 10000 for Mr.. Nash would not SUI
g prise the president and those assistant
al of his who have heard all the insc
al lnews from Ohio that Mr.. Hanna an
MIR. Dick We're able to get hold of. i3l
re they do believe the state is safe, bal
ce ring a most extraordinary movemel
az / for Jones. Now that it is so near tt
de close of the bailoting that one can ~
an be accused of trying to affect the r.
ne suit, don't mind saying that Mr.. Nj
sc Leans family in this city do not expe
r. him to win. Admiral Dewey Is respol
id sible for this pleasant bit of gossip. al
70 any one may imagine where he got
NJ AS to Kentucky, the best source
ri information here foreshadows a repu
MT iican plurality and a democratic sci
he ure of the governorship. 1t Is With
nd my Knowledge that betting men he
or have been advised by their friends
Kentucky not to wager cent upon t
ON plurality of Goebel, but to put up
IN much as they please, even at odds
is 1.-TWO to one, that Goebel, barring deaf
,le will be the next governor of kentuck
ID There Is but one explanation to
al placed upon such way of putting I
.tv case, and this is a most unpeasa
,la one The leading Kentuckians here a
ne waiting with painful anxiety the ne
cd from their state. They care little viii
,sv side wins; what they fear Is bloodsh
MI and disgrace in their commonwealth
ad Maryland appears to be republic
he state At least in republican Giro
arc one finds more confidence as to the
suit there than in Ohio. Not Il
Maryland democrats who left their pt
ty in 1896 through fear Of real dang
zen of free silver have now returned to
ur- through fear of fancied danger OF i
nj peralism, but the best reports are II
go enough remain to make the state
the publican. If this proves to be II
lad Maryland will have to be assigned
me the republican column as a perman'
GU, fixture, at least for some years
os- come.
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