Evening star., 1900-10-09
Neither Party Claims State by Big
Majority.
BUT each Side is CONFIDENT
SpeIIbinders of National Repute
Are Stumping the State.
NO CHANGED ELECTION LAW
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


LOUISVILLE, KY, October s, 1900.
The distinguished spellbinders of both Of
the old political parties are invading Ken
lucky in numbers, and the campaign has
reached it's full height of interest. With
the coming of Mr.. Bryan Saturday night
the democrats gave their candidate for
governor a boost which they claim will
land the young successor of Mr.. Goebel in
the executive mansion at Frankfort for
four years.
The crowd which greeted Mr.. Bryan was
an unusually large one, the Auditorium. in
which the speaking was held, being packed
to suffocation and the streets thereabout
filled with people anxious to gain admis-
sion. The more radical Beckham follow
ers are somewhat disappointed because Mr..
Bryan did not refer more at length to the
state campaign and pay less attention to
national issues They say they have hard
fight on, and that more encouragement
from the democratic presidential candidate
would have gone long way toward
strengthening Bec;Sham. What Mr.. Bryan
did say was in a few concluding words
that he hoped Kentucky would give Bryan
it's electoral vote. give the democrats the
congressman and give the state Beckham
for governor
The republicans claim that their political
ball will be set in such rapid motion this
week with the coming of Gov Roosevelt
as to make sure the success of Yerkes and
the restoration of civil liberty to the
people.
Gov Roosevelt enters the state from In
diana at Henderson next Saturday at
am, speaking at Madisonville, Hopkins
Vile, Guthrie Russellvile, Bowling Green,
Munfordville, Elizabethtown and Louis
VILE at night at s O'Clock in the Audito-
rum The speaking here will be made the
occasion for the biggest demonstration Of
the year Ex-Gov. VIM. o. Bradley Will
| introduce Gov. Roosevelt and after the
New York governor has been heard short
tive w. NJ Beckner, Judge w. W. Yost
ex-Representative Golson and John Mar
shall.
VIII Spend Sunday In Louisville.
Gov Roosevelt will rest here Sunday as
the guest of friends. On Monday, October
Is, the Rough Rider will begin his trip
through central and eastern Kentucky
speaking at several points en- route to Ash
land, where he will conclude his speech
making in Kentucky
Following Roosevelt will come such wide
" known republican orators as Senator
Spooner Senator Fairbanks. Governor
Mount Senator Albert j. Beveridge I. "
Powderly, Representative Griffith or lndl-
ana. Representative Doliver of Iowa, Rep
resentative Hemenway Of Indiana, Senator
Foraker Senator Mills of Wisconsin ana
other notabies. Every week day untll the
night before the election will find at least
ten or fifteen speakers at work all over tne
state in the interest of Mckinley and
Yerkes. All the local speakers are working
overtime and other forms of campaigning
are being worked by the G.. o. +. to win
votes and 'whoop up the boys.
on the other hand the democrats are con-
ducting an equally vigorous and aggressive
campaign, leaving no stone unturned to IN
crease the strength of Bryan and Beckham
and land the state back in its old place in
the democratic column.
Bourke Cochran speaks in Louisville next
week, ]. Hamilton Lewis makes three
speeches in the state for Bryan this week
and ex-senator u. b. Hill will be heard
here in one address in the interest of Bryan
during the latter part of the month. Adlal
Stevenson has consented to deliver one
speech in the state during the campaign,
and is expected to add much enthusiasm TO
the democratic ranks. Governor Benton
Mcmillan of Tennessee has consented to de-
liver some speeches in the STATE. and Sen
ator-elect Carmack of Tennessee delivered
three or four effective speeches in the third
congressional district in the interest of his
friend Representative Rea, who Is candl-
date for reelection.
Gen. J. B. Weaver Of Iowa, the noted
populist leader will make a series Of three
speeches in the interest of Bryan and Beck
ham, opening al Owensboro' Thursday.
Governor Thomas of Colorado will speak
at least one time for Mr.. Bryan before the
campaign ends and, 1t Is said. five or six
other democratic leaders of national prom
inence being urged and have virtually
promised to come TO Kentucky and add the
weight of their voices to the appeals for
support of Bryan and Stevenson. The dem
ocrats claim that on the whole they will
give the people the opportunity to hear
more distinguished men on the piauorm
during ti.s campaign than in any previous
state or national contest.
A conservative democrat who has been
,,.It, hn CT OF
two days was asked by your correspondent
yesterday for an estimate OF the probable
result in the state. He said: privately 1
think the race is close between Yerkes and
Beckham / notice both sides are making
claims of large majorities. These claims
are not warranted by the facts as l learn
them. l sometimes talked to as many as
800 men in one county seat These were
from all parts of the county. My belief is
that Beckham will win by less than 5000"
a republican leader who has seen the poll
made of the state by his party said, in
speaking Of the outlook: Il will bet 800
to SO that Yerkes Is elected. but l do not
| want to bet that he will have majority
of from 10000 to 10000. l think l would
/ would be justified in wagering money on
| the majority not being less than 10000. 1
never saw our party as well organized.
There is no apathy. and the Brown demo-
| Gratis are working like Trojans for Yerkes.
We will poll more Independent votes than
we did last year..
These the estimates or two as Well
known men as can be found in either party.
| Results of the Registration.
| The results of the registration in the
| cities and towns of the state last week was
| favorable to The republicans. In fact, in
all the larger cities they showed decided
gains: for instance, the increase in the reg
! stered republican vote at Lexington being
| 1.493 over last year. In Louisville there
were hundreds of Brown democrats who
| registered as democrats independents
| non -committals who will vote for Yerkes
and this makes it impossible to tell the
act gains Of the republicans. The republi-
cans claim they will poll largely increased
| vote in the city of Louisville and Jefferson
| county over 1899. and expect to elect their
| candidate for Congress by safe majority.
| Mr.. Yerkes has been doing some very ef-
| fective campaigning during the past three
| weeks, and even the democrats admit that
| he has created much enthusiasm In all
the towns but one visited by him he has
| been introduced to his audiences by former
| democratic leaders who are now loyal sup
porters of Yerkes. For example at More
head Mr.. Chas. j. Bryan a cousin of WILL