The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-22
BRYAN SURE TO WIN
Pivotal States Seem Leaning
Toward Him.
CENTERS ON NEW YORK
THE NEXT CONGRESS WILL BE
DEMOCRATIC.
(speciaI CorrespondeneeO

" dSiliiS Aoil5 Ocl. 1c---soDIllt In1nS Qel-
mite in regard to the political situation
! throughout the country is coming to
| Washington at this time Heretofore
the reports received at the national
| campaign headquarters have been
practically guesswO-6, and all sorts Of
claims have been set up by those inter-
| ested. Today the information received
/ in Washington points clearly to the
election Of Bryan and Stevenson. The
I pivotal states are almost certain 10
elect Bryan and stevenson electors,
and if the unexpected does not happen
New York, West Virginia and Indiana
win be carried for the Democratic ma
/ tionaI ticket.
| It is admitted ny Republican leaders.
| even that Mr.. B~yan's stamping tour
/ TINS year has been almost as wonder
IL as that of four years ago, and it is
| IurIher admitted that he has made
/ votes everywhere he has delivered
I speeches. The enthusiastic way in
I which he was received in New York,
and while touring through the state
| uoubtless gained him many votes, and
/ ne will probably carry the state. ii
/ MI Bryan can carry the state, his
/ election is certain
This much is admitted by Republi-
cans. From this time forth therefore.
| the Republican and Democratic leaders
VIII put forth every effort to convince
| the voters of New York that il viii be
| best for them TO stand by their party
| nominees, and the remaining days of
/ the campaign will be more exciting
there than has ever been the case in
any recent presidential contest
Correspondents who have been in In
ul54na. and who have written TO indie
pendent papers in the east all predict
that that state will go Democratic Il
&c Mo r1a1 -,
by many. as well as Wisconsin and
Minnesota. Reports from Nebraska in
1 dictate Democratic victory in that
state, so that it is impossible for Bryan
leaders in the east TO figure ont how
II IS possible for him to be defeated on
Nov. 8.
Secretary Kerr of the national Dem
ocrauc campaign committee is more
confident than ever that the next house
VIII be Democratic Chairman Rich
ardsOn, who has been absent from
Democratic headquarters for the past
TWO or three weeks, is quoted in New
York as saying that there is no doubt
whatever but that the Democrats viii
not only carry the country for the pres
lGentlal ticket, but will also have a
good working majority in the next
house.
Secretary Kerr is still disincIined to
give out any inside information as to
where he expects gains to be made. but
1t IS understood that New York, Penn
syiVanla, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin.
Minnesota. Washington and California
VIII furnish the necessary gains in or
der TO give the Democrats control of
the lower house in the Fifty-seventh
congress.
War department experts here assert
that the modern small arm magazine
rifle using snOkelesS powder. has not
vet passed the axueriT1Ar1+a1 sta iS
IS shown by the fact that GERMANY !
France, England, Portugal and Japan /
are either making or contemplating
changes in their service weapons.
The Spanish and the Boer wars have
denOnStTa ted the limit of it's effective
ness The BOer war is the first serious
conflict in which white men have been
opposed to one another using muskets
of such high power, and the tactical /
and mechanical lessons which are be- |
ing drawn from it. in so far as relates
10 this subject alone. are of great
value The new German infantry rifle |
which . being distributed is one of !
the same caliber and uses the same am |
humtlon as the one now in general use, |
and IS simply an improved Mauser
The essential improvements in the |
new rife, which is known as Model 81 !
consists IN a more effective hand DrO-
lection for the barrel, a new sight. a /
more practical arrangement of the /
4deis7oIluSs the cartridge frame being !
replaced by the sO-calIed clip: a new
form of bayOnet and the number of /
grooves has been increased from four
TO six, and the profile of the rifing |
to facilitate cleaning
Japan, it seems, is substituting the
new Arisaka rifle for the Mureta about |
4O.OoO having already been issued 70 the
troops. France is to have a new rifle.
a modification of the LebaI The secret |
has been well kept. and was only re-
Gently made known through a discus
sion OF the war budget in the chamber
OF deputies 1t is stated the new arm
VIII be issued in a few months
It Is believed that since the beginning
OF hostilities in South Africa the Brit
ish government has learned that a
great number of British service rifles
are badly sighted. It appears that ESQ
to replace those upon the arms actually
in use.
Portugal recently appointed a com
mittee u select a new rife. and he
tween the Mause- and Steyr it decided
i'm favor of the latter. The record
states that the weapon was selected on
account OF its simplicity reliable func-
-loning of the bTeech mechanism and
long range, which advantages, in the
opinion of the committee, are not com
FOR by the greater ease with
which the MauSer can be loaded The |
,aliber Of the new rife is 60 millimet-
ers.
Auditor Castle Of the postofice de-
M -rupDf has committed q y.a,.,- ,,+e.ro-+ /