The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-25
REPUBLICANS
CONFIDENT |.Dl. |I:.| ZOE /
GREAT VICTORY.
Betting With Strong Odds in Favor
of McKinley-Dem Afraid
to Put up Their Money.
HUNDREDS .OF SPEAKERS
Will Appear Upon the Stump oppo-
sition Will Throw All Its Weight
Into the Doubtful States.

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ia Chicago Record: There was neycr
before such absolute confidence in d
political campaign; not only on the
party OF the participants, bu, among
the public generally. have been over
good part OF the country since the
two conventions, and have never yet
found man, not personally Interested,
who expects Bryan's election, while
here in New York people consider his
defeat foregone conclusion. which is
the cause Of great embarrassment 10
the Republican managers. To illustrate.
A frm of brokers. Bell & Co., have
posted on the bulletin board Of the
stock exchange an offer to bet $3.50 900,
In sums to suit, on McKinley's election,
with odds of 8 to 2, and they have not
received an inquiry. a broker named
II. y. Henniug, a member OF gTammany
Hall. called up the Republican state
committee headquarters the other day
and said he had $4,000 to risk On
Dryan's success. This was duly re-
ported in the papers, and the next
morning several sporting gentlemen
called upon Mr.. HennIng. The latter
wanted odds of%3 to /. His. callers Of
tered to 2. Finally they consented 10
accept his terms, and agreed to call the
next morning at Ii o'clock with the
currency TO close the; BET. When they
arrived at Mr.. Henning,s office they
were Informed that he was unexpecr-
eddy called out of town and had left
word that the bet was off
Can't Beat Mckinley. 4
At Republican headquarters l do not
find the same degree Of confidence. Mr..
Hanna says You can't beat Mckinney
with q good deal of emphasis. but when
You bin him down TO details 1t is easy
to see that he is uncertain about In
diana. West Virginia and Kentucky.
and Is not SO sure about Kansas as
other people. The correspondence con-
corning Roosevelt's tour in the West
has disclosed an underlying strata OF
doubt In certain quarters that Is sur
prisinS. we must have Roosevelt for
TWO speeches. II not for three" the state
committeeman write, ito stir up things.
Nobody Is taking any interest in the
campaign. What meetings we have
held are very thiniy attended; and we
have got to do something to wake up
the people-particulariy the young men.
The best man to do this Is Roosevelt.
There IS n general desire to see and
hear him."
ar Come From Every Direction.
The same reports come from every
direction, and while 1t Is still early in
the campaign It Will be remembered
that there was no enthusiasm at the
Philadelphia convention. Roosevelt was
the only man who excited any interest
there. The apathy that exists through
out the entire country may be over
come. but 1t is the cause OF great con-
Germ TO the Republican managers. who
recognize that 1t IS not based upon in
difference to but confidence In the re-
suit OF the election.
Commencing September the Repub-
leans will have several hundred speak
ers on the stump In the eastern states
and several thousand in the western
and central states which come under
the jurisdiction Of the Chicago head
quarters. The first point OF attack will
Maine, where the state election occurs
the second Tuesday In September. Thera
the campaign will be short. sharp. and
the Republicans hope. decisive. The
Democrats are doing nothing In Maine,
and do not seem to care how large is
the Republican majority. They also
appear indifferent to the rest OF New
England, which they expect to give its
electoral vote to Mckinley, although,
they are hoping that the antl-expansIon
sentiment Will cut down his former ma
tority.
After Doubtful States.
One OF the Democratic managers ex-
planned to me, that 1t was the policy OF
their national committee to throw al,
its weigh, into the doubtful states, ard
let the local candidates and managers
look after the campaign In those that
we're certain either for Bryan or Nc
kinley. II that Is the plan AR. Bryan
will probably not waste any time cas-,
Of the Allegheny mountains. for this Is
entirely the enemy's country" quito
az much as in 1896. His speech at H.
dianapolls on the paramount issue,
WITH no reference TO the currency Ques-
lion, has given an excuse for good
many old-l!ne Democrats who voted for
Mekiniey or Palmer four years ago %
return to their old allegiance, and they
are receiving the welcome due to ret
turning proaigais; but the number Ia
not more than 1000 In all parts OF the
east Edward NJ. Shepherd, of Brook
iyh' the most conspicuous. except, per-
maps. Bourke Cochran, has written a
very strong letter. the strongest pre-
Sentafion OF the anti-adnilnIasra,Ioa
sac OF the expansion policy I have
a@en' although he assumes all through
u mat our troops have gone Into chRa
10 stay, and that the president Intends
mat the United States shall have n
sllee Of tho Chinese empire when the
powers divideit.
List Of Deserters.
nc Democratic committees are pub
haning lists OF deHerters from tho Re-
puoilchn rnnks. and Il would nfnusn