The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-06
BRYAN SHOWING STRENGTH.
NEw YORK. DEMOCRATS ARE
WORKING LIKE BEAVERS.

INV NORk DEMOCRATS ARE
WORKING LIKE BEAVERS.
Mayor Myers Reports n Live Interest
IN the Campaign In the Metrop-
oIis-Democrats VIII Easily Carrs
the CITY by Large Majority, Hut
He IL Afraid the IN state Repub-
IIrnns VIII Be Too Much for Them.
nanker. Favor McKinIey's he
election. want southern Collection
Law. Improved and Report Gen
eraI Prosperity over the whole
Country.
Mayor Myers returned yesterday from
the North after an absence Of two weeks
During the greater part o. this time he
has been IN New York. looking after tho
Anairs Of tho cuban American Manufac-
turing Company Of which he is president,
Mr. sligo Myers. the vice president being
absent on business OF the company ~
Europe On his way South, Mayor Myers
stopped in Richmond. and attended the
annual convention Of the American Bank
ers' Association.
Naturally. the readers % the Morning
Ncwa are more interested IN knowing
Mayor Myers views on she political sit
uation than almost anything else. just az
present
The situation has changed somewhat
since my former visit 20 New York. a Ut
lie over a month ago. said the MAYOR
There s. q more active interest on both
sides and 4 man does not have 90 read
the papers 20 know that an election u OF.
BRYAN D. gaining that De-. IN Sew foiA
city Tammany g. honestly 40 work ana
the Democrats will easily carry New 1ofk
hy "A much larger majority than they save
Mr. Bryan in 1898 Whether this majority
will he sufiCient 10 Offset the kephhltean
maiorties up the state. Is tho question
Candidlv. I 10 not think SO. People whom
I met from up the state claimed that
there was no change ga conditions tbeft'
and that tho Republicans would pile up
their usually heavy majoritee above the
Harlem
while IL Is true that a great many
Democrats who voted Tor NJ kinley ~
1926 will vote for Bryan this year SAID
tho Mayor "the business men. as whole
are lust as soudlv against Bryan as they
ever were They are not 20 much for Nc
Kinlcv as they are against change IN
admin sirhtiou az the present time lh'H
fear the effect such n change "oald nave
on business. and especially on the money
market Then too me people ~ Ne"
York. rarteulark the hu-iress men are
fsverabie ~ expansion. and the issue -
Imperialism does not weigh as much with
them rs ii might Bryan VIII carry Ne"
York cty. but what his majority VIII be
40 one can say
Al the Bankers Convention a. Rcn-
moud. there were many Democrats. nut
the bulk of them We're for Mckinney BE
ing bankers and business men. however
their views could hardly be taken as "a
safe index of the puh,ic sentiment IN 'h'
sections from which they came
There were between so and so0 deae-
gates lu attendlnce az inc convention
All sections 90 the country being wei
represented Mayor Myers attended a
delegate from the Georgia Bankers
As=ociation The National Bank Of sa-
vannah. Of which be- is president. is also
T. mem her of the national association.
Tine convention wns very pleasant
and a very satisfactory one said the
Mayor No business Of special import
ance was transacted. unless the unanl-
nous demand OF the convention for the
repeal OF the war tax can be CONSIDERED
such We arc tired Of paying special
taxes for the maintenance Of war
which was declared ended long ago, and
0
ana business interests.
ION the usual roll call for inquiry IS
90 the condition of the states represented.
every report wns 10 the effect that such
n era OF prosperity had never been
experienced before. and that all classes
OF people the farmcrs and me working.
men as well as tho business men and the
bankers. were doing well"
Tho claim was made before the conven-
zion that on account Of the defective
collection laws in the Southern states. 10
is difficult 70 make collections. making
| DO necessary to charge a higher rate FOR
money loaned iu this section. The South
eru members were urged 10 bring this
matter 20 the attention Of their law
makers for The purpose Of securing such
changes IN the laws as 60 make possible
tho prompt collection OF honest debts IL
was urged that such an Improvement in
the lows would make 10 easier Tor persons
desiring 10 secure money for mtnufa --
turing and business purposes 60 do SO.
Mayor Myers said that ho Will have .
conference with Congressman Lester At
an early date in reference TO securing
deeper water FOR tho harbor