The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-24

ism--rrehshisity THAT Repus-
iican state Ticket win he Elect
ed With n Legislature That wu,
Choose Two Republican senator.
-Majorities WIN Ne small.
special nisnatch to the Post -rnte,lisenc.v
OMAHA. Neb,, oct al, n ,ns. ...,,,,
N TWO weeks Of election day ana ne ~.
htieal atmosphere IN Nebraska ~ c,rar rtnr
rapidly The campaign committees ara
Norhins with might and main. zach
tun'er'ant already claims the victory and
your correspondent has urgea ,heo, nu ~,
give the basis of their belief IN rertat,,
success After travelling throughout the
state and talking with hundreds of ettt
gems of all classes II IL Impossible "a
point 70 but few voters who intend 10
sas, aheir ballots on tho question of im-
perialism or militarism. A great tnanv
people have been found who ara d,sxe,
isfed with the condition Of arairs m the
Philippines. but they ara Disposed IL
leave the matter ont OF their politics Ne.
neving that the destiny OF the Filipinos
uepenus upon circumstances Of the failure
and that promise az this time 10 grant
them Independence under the nro,er,tor
OF the United States r. no better than !,
promise 10 give them the greatest meas.
nr of self-eorernmept they are capable
OF accepting
Republicans say the trust question win
have little bearing on the vote in Ne.
brasks because all those who belirve The
Republican party Is considerate OF the
interests Of the trusts are forced hy local
circumstances 20 doubt the good faith ~
the present Populist state administration
In. - 1T h.
being In ofice for three years and only
as his second term draws 10 a close does
the attorney general ~ the state conmid.f
the trusts of ruff'cisnt imporsance "a de-
niand htp attention.
silver the psvamsuat os~sttsn.
The silver question Ia the paramount
one In Nebraska. because 70 n IL linked
the prosperity issue. in which every
business man. every farmer and every
mechanic In the state iw dir~ciiy iutrr-
esfed. Your correspondent has within
the past two months talked 20 scores of
business men IN Omaha and other Ma.
hraska citiea who voted for Hryan four
yrars ago, but who say they must vote
for Mckinley this year berau.a tbsy want
20 svaid a financial panic that would In
their opinion follow a victory for the
free silver party at the poiia.
Prices of all kinds of farm preGsietg In
Nebraska have advanced from % 20 i0n
per cent. since 1896 and avery farmer
knows II by his individual expertence
The demand for mechanics ana sii classes
Of working men IN this ftate - far In
excess of the supply. and wages hsvo ad-
vaBced accordingly.
nosewster's Forecast
Edward Rosewates. editor of the omaha
bee, makes the following forecast ~ the
political situation 10 Nebraska tonight
THE contest in Nebraska ~ growing
warmer day ~ DAY With tenasney IA
ysrahie ~ Mckinley. Reports from sx4rr
section ~ tho state Indicate heavy gains
for the hepublieanR, especially in the
ssocksraising section west ~ the isB:h
meridian, whsre cattle ranges have been
very profitable fhe iaat three years No
safe prediction can. however, he made
state pride may inruenes a saffieisni
number ~ give the prFaB electors
plurality not exceeding aaso IN anF event
The Republican candidate Zee governor
| g ~ tste'rich, stands a fair chance ~ be.
Ing eferted BY ffem NN to ~
''Cow payrter. fm~ldu candidate for r~.
election. = deciieaiy unporulsf ana viii
run several thousand votes h@hiad nvrar
/ Two Years ago FsYnfsr was .ieefed ~
''rhete i fair prospect N : uapoi..
lttaH gain % one rpnRtsTffDAn. possibly
inalcasieus ere shst the legislature
viii - safely K@ps8hisras on tHts9f s.atiaf
I whieh mfsss That iss Republican United
I sfstes senators wffi be eseesrA +. jar.
nary"
Thish. the state WIN N. uea.sw.s
/ ~ e Lindsay - the Hsrph'ieaa stete
4 committee siln~sd 9fs pau faaes
ana alNo hundreds ~ ietsern ssg.s,s 80
pefrieEf workers FiFlnr fhe fsaasa -
voters ~bo Had asserted their tssenfifn
I q aeserf 'he fasien psrfy ara vusa she
Rswub.ffau xfass Hnd nagtenal iif sefg thia
4 YeaF A. matter ~ galsfy. he@e*er
I Mr tsHssey w9ala nai p4Fnst ffie gtlsii.
caiinn - ihese namfE yet your cfTFss
1 rrqndsnt vas given positive pfaaf -
fhsig NNnNiHsnsHF II f. Mr. fsnHaasa
hpinlaFi fhaf ihe Nsbaklgsxm2 wsH redeem
SahFnska 7his Fear fie asked so ~ esf.
sssssinNsais 20 tel. hisn fhr truth and sai
E i3re fhs eFafs sltantl9n n every vasinE
{ prefiess whsther m ~ f#r9rabe ~ ~.
fagrratsfe. Fis As8sHes thas hss gf shn
fyafh anf oa tAs hasis ~ fheir ferzssfs
s ae says shaf hs fsn dlseear' shrm = rer
< cent and fhTu fsei positive assurance
~ gacgfae ~ tae POLLS
& Democratic SIDE es ~.
ryr = D. ffsR chairman n ne fsesra.
cfaffe sfatz fnufntffes - ~ ths hszf
os a isrWe foge af assistants wHe hsgs
Z mis6e a palg ~ ghr state an6 hare ys-
eeleea fep9fts frnm t4e toatsfs3 c@sas
+ 'iss @ithlr o seek
-Bsvsn via easrT ihe state ~ 1900
{ f'nFatftf asss}srst flr ffaN f~JT,e frah
Z saesn iVs whg ran heal HrFen ~ ffis
state So wGl naa&e large gains oSss hts
vote - iNs Tne impsrialasfie issHe hnq
{ rkaryss fhausanSs = easeyE ~ EsiiraskA
+ ffora MsKirler a. firyan. The pall - fi~
4 e.nte made ~ rnV rn-arafftaa shove thta
fa ~ frwe we tnd that IN sgfas nrrs
etucfs Hryan's gains are enorrsoge. ysi
& Az rot rare 70 name shefe rfsclsseiH tor
z f|llrffst4e reaseuF. We eaaHf On aasfir~
rrlosf ~ fhs Gaif Democrats traf ~ fid
NJ, ret foalf wears $40. nna then there
+ ~av =. n ~ asing Nsbrsska serrgfer,
( air Brvsn Vi2 SCI By far he isrger