Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-27
NO DOUBT ABOUT WYOMING
State Sure to Go for Mckinley by Big
Majority.
LEGISLATIVE TICKET IS ALSO SAFE
Cattle Rniscrs Compare Prices of
Four Years Ago with Those
Prevailing mt the
Present Time.

THE majority for Mckinley in Wyoming
will te larger than in any state in the
| union In proportion to the vote cast" said
j. A. Van Orsdell, chairman OF the Wyoming
| state republican committee. I'VE gave
Bryan a slender balance Of 300 votes four
years ago, and this year without the least
question Mckinley will have a lead of 5000,
which is doing pretty we'll in a total Of q. 900
votes. Owing to the comparatively small
| number OF voters In the state we have been
| able to make an exhaustive poll through
our county committees and are able to tell
pretty accurately what the result will be-
The issue which appeals most forcbly to
the ranch owners and sheep men in Wyo-
ming is that Of good markets and high prices
for wool and beef -Four years ago. said a
prominent cattle raiser to mo, We simply
had to beg packers to take our calves at
S1.50 or 81 apiece at weighing time Now I
have just sold two 6-months- old calves for
$3.50 apiece and get from IS to s12 for the
ordinary run. There has been the same in
crease In the price of horses. Animals
which would not bring $50 in 1896 are worth
800 to me now "
Mr.. Van Orsdell was no less sanguine In
regard to the legislative ticket, which is
running strong throughout the state. at
will surprise me-" he said, "if the demo-
Gratis get Ave members in the next legisla-
ture."
Cheering News from the Country.
Another bearer of good tidings to the
state headquarters yesterday was Fred
Olmsted OF Hastings, candidate for the
legislature from Adams and Webster coun-
ties. II spoke at stockville last week."
remarked Mr.. Olmsted. "and the hall was
about half big enough for the audience. /
spoke there four years ago and could not
raise corporals guard. They hooted and
stamped and would not let me talk I am
well acquainted there and in the audience
this time i saw seven men wearing Nc
Kinley buttons who had assisted in driving
me out before.
IL have been all through the western part
OF the state and you may put 1t down as
certain that Dietrich is already elected
even IL Douglas county should 20 demo-
cratic by 1000. No matter how many
sleuths they put on his track they cant
catch him. The national ticket will run
but little behind the vote on governor and
II Douglas and Lancaster counties will only
do their share McKinley's success in Ne
braska is certain"
I'm going to stand the expense Of send
Ing you a wire on election night that Harlan
county has gone republican" remarked
County Committeeman Biddeo of Orleans
this morning, "and since we can overcome
a majority Of 42S there is no reason why
every county In the state should not 10
republican. We have had eighteen changes
in our precinct at Orleans alone and they
are SO solid that Bryan and all the fusion
list hosts could not lure them back. We
told them before they came over that IL
they didn't intend to stay we didn't want
them and they are with us to stay. Sixteen
OF our workers came down to Omaha to
hear Hanna and they have since taken off
their coats and gone into the field with new
energy"