The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-02
FEAR LOSS IN THE EAST
And Shake in Their Sh e3 For thu
Middle West
THE DEMOCRATS FULL OF CONFIDENCE
But If Superb Organization, u0scruFuIous Use
Of Money and Brutal Tyranny Over En-
ployes Count Republic ms
Don't Despair.

(Specinl - the News and Observer
Washington, November 1.-Two facts
are prominent in the beginning of the
audacity and Republican fright. Bryan's
grip on certain classes, especially the
working men, has alarmed the Republican
anagers. They see both New York and
New Jersey in the East and both Indiana
and Illinois in the West slipping away
from them. If superb organization and
INSCRIPTIONS use of money and brutal
tyranny over employees will check the
IS rising tide, it will be turned back. But
3 is it possible for the American people to
be cozened and bull -dozed?
find some Democrats here who have
not been very hopeful, now satisfied that
Bryan and Stevenson are going to be
elected. One man, who doubted concern
ing Maryland, said to me today: Il got
a hint that some of the local managers
were looking to the future and supposed
that the voters were not much interested
in Bryan, preferring to make a deal this
year which would give them the State
at the next election. All that has chang
ed. Why? They found that the rank and
file wouldn't stand it minute. The peo
pie let it be known that they desired the
election of the Democratic Presidential
ticket. That settled the fact that Mary
land will vote for Bryan and Stevenson"
Take the concessions of Republicans.
Every day men who are most boastful
about the general result are saying: I'VE
must have Kentucky Cor Maryland, which
ever is the State discussed) because we
may need it in our business to make up
ri in bn oil
know that the most desperate exertions
are made everywhere. The Republicans
never worked much more than half as
hard as they are now working, in any
previous election They fear they Will
lose, both in the East and in the Mid
die West. Every man who could be spar
z ed has gone from the Capitol, and many
from the Executive Departments. Some
of the employees are violating the civil
service laws in the matter of collecting
money for use in the campaign One
such case l heard about today. The
fellow is nearly a physical wreck, but
he worked up a big fund for his party.
His contempt of death is only equalled
by his contempt of law.
Democrats are relying upon the States
/ have named and upon holding nearly
all of the far Western States which sup
cans appear to be certain they will re-
cover Kansas, South Dakota, Utah and
washington, and have hopes of Idaho
and Montana. Democrats rely upon the
great States of Illinois and New York,
along with Indiana Kentucky and Mary
land and have strong hope, increasing
every day of carrying Ohio and New Jer-
sey. Republicans say that they will
have New Jersey by half of the big ma
jority it gave Mckinley before, that New
York is good for 100, 900 to $50, 900 major
ity, and that Maryland is good for 5000
to 10000, Ohio, they say, is sure for Nc
Kiney.
They have practically conceded Ken
lucky, but fight there for Congressional
gains They affect to be easy as to In
diana, and even claim it by larger ma
jority than in 1896. AS for Illinois, they
pretend to be sure of it by $4,000 to 100,-
900. But they are badly annoyed over
the comparative failure of their grand
parade and over the interest shown by
the people in Bryan.
1t is too late for tables. The figures
as rule, like the betters, want it all
their own way, whichever side they may
be on. The betting is wild but there is
method in it. The so-called gamblers
are not the genuine article half the time,
but buffers sent from Republican head
quarters to boom the Republican ticket
by Offering money where they know there
is small money on the other side to meet
it. The Democrats have very little
money. Heretofore, as the Post showed
the other day, the election betters have
been frequently off on the result. The
landslide upsets their calculations, the
silent voter is their relentless enemy.
The heavy odds are nearly always on the
side of the party in power which is hand
icapped by its having the offices and be-
ing responsible for the course of things
during the previous four years The
chances are that Bryan will be elected,
but the betting fraternity are giving odds
that Mckinley will be successful.
Speaking of judgment on elections, some