The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-15
sTRAWs FROM SOME STATES


Polls received from Bryan's own
county show that he is rapidly losing
ground even there. The Republican
gains, as reported by 40 out of 81 pre-
cincts, averaged from . TO 2T pre-
cinct or a total of nearly 400.
Republican clubs in every county in
the state are holding nightly demon
strations and monster meetings, and
there is great popular enthusiasm.
The different counties are preparing to
hold prosperity carnivals instead of
county fairs this fall. The state is
more prosperous today than at any
time in it's history. Prosperity and Re-
publican success go hand in hand.
New York.
The campaign in New York is warm
ing up. The Republicans are well or
ganized throughout the state and en-
| thusiastic in behalf of Mckinley and
their own Roosevelt A monster rati-
| fication is to be held in New York city
on Sept. IA, when four big mass meet
ings will be held simultaneously in
| the largest halls obtainable and will
! be addressed by Commissioner Schur-
man, Hon. John S. Wise, Senator
Lodge, General j. Hampton Hoge, eX-
Mayor William L. Strong, ]. Sloat Fas-
sett, Postmaster General Charles EN-
DRY Smith, Senator Depew, Senator
Foraker, General Stewart L. Woodford
and others.
Maryland.
Hambleton G. Co., the great Balti-
more bankers, who have been always
until now straight out Democrats,
have come out in a circular, renounc-
ing Bryan and advising all their clients
and correspondents to vote for McKin-
ley. This firm has extensive interests
all over the south, and the influence of
its political action will be great The
change of it's political attitude is due
mainly to Bryans revolutionary and
dangerous financial views, but it also
strongly dcnounces his Philippine pol
icy.
Kentucky.
According to Colonel W. II. Gentry
of Lexington. Ky, a Democrat and q
member of Governor Beckham's staff
the electoral vote of Kentucky will be
cast this fall for President Mckinley
Colonel Gentry recently called on Pres
ident Mckinley and told him that Bry
an and his paramount issue" were moi
very acceptable even to the straight
out Kentucky Democrats, and the golG
Democrats, he believed. would general
+, ly vote for Mr. Mckinley, and the lat
ter would carry the state.
, Tennessee
$ A communication has been received
J. at Republican national headquarters
New York, from Rev. A. L. Goodloe Of
!, Springfield, Tenn, one of the leading
ministers of that state and yer,
: prominent Confederate soldier, wht
t has never discarded his uniform, ask
n ing for Republican campaign litera
I ture such as will suit southern Demo
, Gratis who will not vote for Bryan"
Pennsylvania.
: Organism, with its attendant train o
Y humbug. evasion and sophstry. will
not influence the German American
= vote of Pennsylvania. Instead the Ger
man-American vote for Mckinley
sound currency and trade expansion
will be larger than it was four year
ago. The Philadelphia Press make
j this emphatic declaration as the result
q of a careful canvass of the great cen
: tiers of population in Pennsylvania out
i side Of Philadelphia. Particular atten
! tion has been paid in this inquiry t
i the independent German American
and the gold Democrats who const
tute what may be called the uncerta
vote The consensus of opinion is thai
i. whatever change there may be in til
votes of this element in the west O
= northwest of PENNSYLVANIA. the chang
IS will be eniphatically i'll favor OF til
e Republican party.
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