The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-04
POLITICS And POLITICIANS.

IF Bryan does not carry New York
he'll give Mckinley a mighty close rub,
said Mr.. James A. Higgs yesterday. Il
have just spent some time in New York
city and there is all the difference In
the world between political conditions
there now and four years ago. Then you
seldom saw a Bryan banner; now the
streets are afutter with them. Then
all the predictions were in favor of Nc
Klnley; now there are men everywhere
predicting Bryan's success, and Offering
to back their judgment with money One
of the biggest political meetings ever
held in this country will be held there on
the 18th, the occasion of Mr. Bryan's
visit. member of the committee on
arrangements told me the other day that
already one hundred speakers and sixty
eight bands had been engaged. 1t will
truly be Bryan day in New York.
Il don't knew what the Republican
leaders may do later in the campaign,
but SO far in my section they have done
absolutely nothing" said Mr.. w. D. NC
liver, of Newbern, yesterday. ''As re-
suit, the negroes are taking no interest in
the coming election. If let alone they
will not try to register. Some of the
leaders favor letting them alone and 9TH
ers want them organized and voted.
Those who favor letting them alone say
that everyone registered means vote
against Mckinley, as the Democrats will
manage, as usual, to control their votes"
The New York Times quotes Mr. Croker
as saying:
ut is too early to make canvass
or to give figures. Anybody who wants
to do figuring can do SO. won't. Why
some people say that we will not carry
California. l say we will. We will car
ry Indiana and Illinois. friend OF
mine came from California short time
ago. He informed me that the Demo-
Gratis would carry the State by 10000
majority Bryan will be elected. l am
sure of that
Z David B. Hill has delivered message
of promise to the Democracy of the ma
ton. 1t was this: "a long pull and q
strong pull and a pull all together, and
we shall have the victory"
The Democratic Eastern managers now
feel that New Jersey, Maryland, West
Virginia and Delaware are safe for Bry
an and Stevenson. Many think that
New York will be in line and are hopeful
of Connecticut.
The New York Herald, a strong sup
porter of the administration, Announces
that there is something very like a
panic at Republican headquarters over
the advices received from Illinois. The
Herald is authority for the statement
that the gains made by Mr.. Bryan in
the State are such as to render it more
than doubtful. No wonder Mr. Hanna
is crying out for more money.
VIM E. Curtis, writing to the Chicago
Record, from New York, says: 1.-THE
most conspicuous convert to the Demo-
cratic ticket recently is Sidney Webster,
who was private secretary to William Fl.
Seward and married the daughter of the
late Hamilton Fish For many years he
has enjoyed the reputation of being one
of the ablest international lawyers in the
country and has been connected with
some Of the most famous and important
cases of international litigation. He
shares with Mr.. Olney and Mr.. Schurz
the fear that President McKinley's for
eign policy will ruin the country, and
therefore advises people to vote for Bry-
an. Mr.. Webster is an aged man and
rather feeble, but he will be invited to
preside over the meeting at Madison
Square when Bryan speaks on the 14th
of October if he is able to be present"