Evening star., 1900-10-11
Everything is Favorable for Repub-
lican Success.
STEADY GROWTH OF THAT SENTIMENT
Bryan's Mistake in Attacking a
Local Manufacturing Company.
HE MAY BE REPUDIATED
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
OMAHA, Neb., October Z. 1900
The last few weeks of the campaign in
Nebraska are proving quite exciting Each
side Is expressing much confidence in the
result and boasting OF perfect organ.zation
There is no disputing the fact that both
sides are doing great deal of work. The
situation undoubtedly, however. favors the
republican managers. The fusion managers
themselves admit this. though insisting that
the state is certain to go for Bryan. In view
of the fact that full state ticket. legisla-
ture and two United States senators are
in the balances this fall the managers
on both sides are doing all in their power
to turn the tide their way. singular fea-
ture of the situation is the almost entire
absence o. the silver issue. Neither side
seems disposed to dig up this phase of the
last presidential campaign.
As an original proposition it may be stat
ed that today Nebraska may be fairly
ranked Mckinley state 1t is mis-
take to claim. however, that this change
has been accomplished during the present
presidential campaign. Good work has GER
tainly been done by the republican manag-
ers in Nebraska, but the present condition
has been slowly brought about, and it is no
reflection upon the able managers of Mr..
Mckinleys interest in Bryan's home state
10 assert that the State would probably
have given a majority for the republican
ticket without any work being done in the
field this fall.
High Tide of PopuIism.
In fact. Nebraska has been slowly. but
surely. returning to the republican fold
since the memorable campaign of 1890
when pOpulism reached its high tide and
aided in the overthrow of the republican
forces in this state. Populism and pr0hibi-
ton resulted in the election in the fall of
1870 of James f. Boyd as governor 1t is
peculiar coincidence that in that three
cornefed fight d blanket Of 1JiH votes
would cover the difference between the
three candidates for governor Boyd
democrat, received 1000 votes; Powers
p0pulIst. D,O00: Richards, republican. 6s,-
HD-
Then the fusion between the populists and
democrats followed, and Nebraska was di-
N-ced almost equally between the republic
cans and fusionists. Annually. however
the republicans slowly made gains The ap-
pearance of William Jennings Bryan in the
arena made it an uphill business for the re-
puDhcans. but the gains were substantial
though slow. In 1876 Bryan's majority over
Mckinney was 1900. though the following
year the vote OF the fusion forces for SUI
preme Judge had fallen off 1900 and the
Following year the vote for a full state
Lcket fell again by 2Coo while the repub-
Leans made steady gains. Last year the re-
pubiicans actually elected a majority of the
ieslSld ture and showed big gains on other
tlcketS. therefore the present situation of
assured supremacy IS no surprise to the
students or the matter. 1t is the natural
result the managers of the republican
party in Nebraska claim of the persistent
efforts of the republican party as q whole
It's fine record and the dissolution of tho
fusion forces