The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-18
INDIANA COUNTED
SAFE FOR BRYAN.
Republican Committee Claims
Not Borne Out bv State
PARTY Managers.
T1ILERS AGAINST M'klNLEY.
Growing Democratic Sentiment Among
Farmers and Employees Of Rail
roads.

roads.
Chicago Oct. 11.-Nice Chairman
Payne of the republican nariona
committee issued tonight a rain
bow" forecast OF the result OF tie
presidential election in Indiana. il
which he claims the state for Nc.
kinley. Indiana, Mr.. Payne AYERS,
il no longer doubtful. but viii give
Mckinley an increased plurality.
This optimistic prediction IL ridi-
culed by Chairman Jones OF the dem
ocratic national committee, who
claims that Indiana will surely cast
its vote for Bryan, and it is belied by
reports to the Chicago Record from
it's correspondents on the ground,
Messrs. Charles NJ. Pepper and John
Raftery.
Telegraphing from Indianapolis to-
night. Correspondent Raftery says
The republicans OF Indiana
are scared beyond expression. Wit
ness the words OF one upon whose
efforts depend the capture OF the far
lner vote, and remember that unless
Mckinley gets the farmer vote ne
must lose Indiana.
"In the first place, the Indiana
country vote is at two to one COM
pared with the city vote. When |
tell you that the republican poll OF
the city vote shows loss OF 1000
votes in Marion county alone. Won
will understand that Mckinley is
beaten unless we can ma Ike cores
pOnding gains i'll the rural districts
Now i'll 1896, Bryan was strongest
III the rural regions of Indiana. and |
we must gain six to eight votes in |
every county precinct before We can |
win. We are sure that Bryan has |
gained i'll nearly every town in the |
state, and, naturally, we are driven
to do our best work in the country. |
The question is, can we bring out |
the farmer vote that we have won?
1'e'ih Cli ciCCCioi ddy VIII pIpDdblN
defeat Mckinley in Indiana. 1t is
sure to be that close. A sick hog
will keep one farmer from the polls.
and a hundred sick hogs NAV give
the state to Bryan. The lethargy
of the majority of the republican
managers in Indiana is threatening
US with disaster
They know the cities, but thew are
mistaken if they think that every
farmer is..going to vote for Mckinley. ,
Our chairman of the county commit
tees are ready to throw Us down if
the democrats pay the price necessa-
ry to throw the bulk of country
votes to Bryan
The democrats are spending more
money in this state than we are. The
railroad employees are almost solid ;
for Bryan. They scott at prosperity.
because, while the roads have made
more money since 1896 than ever
before, wages have not been raised,
and the employees are disconnected.
In the rural districts we planned to
AID Debs because we thought he
would draw largely from the demo-
cratic party, but we were fooled. He
has drawn mostly from the republi- r
can party. The small storekeeper L
and well-to-do farmers will not con
tribute TO the campaign fund. They C.
say, why don you get your money I
from the trusts? Those are the inter
ests that progt most from the Ne 2
klnley administration. Our sole :.
chance of carrying Indiana lies :
in the farmer vote and while we have !.
made gains there | doubt seriously q
whether they are enough 10 Offset i
the loss in the towns. New Albany +
alone shows loss of 1000 votes. " h
DISAPPOINTED IN HARRISON. r
Correspondent Pepper says: Y
General Benjamin Harrison II
statement is Enthusiastically a diSap- l.
pointment to Indiana republicans, Il
They looked for something larger !,
and stronger. "
Il saw evidences of the disappoint- I,
ed feeling in the southern part OF the
state this morning, and here in Indi- a
apolis, notwithstanding that the Y
Roosevelt demonstration is occupv-
ing the minds of the republican man "
ayers, they show that they expected \
more from General Harrison than II
they received -
The republicans would be grateful Y
1 he could be persuaded +oSo~,.