New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-31
OUTLOOK BRIGHT IN NEBRASKA.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEIKLEJoHN PRE-
Diets REPUBLICAN VICTORY.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEIhLEjOHN BtE4-
Diets REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
Washington, July 80 (SpeciaD.-Mr. MeikleJohn.
tho Assistant Secretary of War. has returned to
Washington firmly convinced that the State Of
Nebraska will give Republican majorities this fall
He is we'll pleased with the situation and present
indications.
Never In the history Of Nebraska he said to-
day has the State enjoyed such prosperity. Crops
will be abundant. The drouth which affected Min
nesota and the Dak0tas did not extend to Ne
braska Mortgage Indebtedness has been liquidated.
and the rates Of interest are at the lowest point
ever reached in the State As a matter OF fact, It
is difficult TO loan money at per cent All these
conditions place the people OF Nebraska in state
of absolute contentment, and contentment as his
tory has shown. = a forerunncr OF Republican
success The Fusionists represented by Demo
Gratis. Peoples Independent party and Free Silver
Republicans, met at Lincoln and renominated FOR
Governor the incumbent. Poynter, Fusonist. The
seceders of the Peoples Independent party met
later at Grand Island placed another ticket in the
field and paved the way for the nomination OF full
legislative and Congress tickets in every district
Their convention was attended by more than four
hundred duly accredited delegates. which. under
the laws Of Nebraska gives fun Legality to their
ticket and entities the nominee to a place on the
ballot. They styled themselves Populists. and
decided to adhere to the tenets OF the Populsts as
enunc!ated by the Omaha platform
This party will be a most potential factor N
Barker and Donnelly and for their own candidates
for State of1ces. members OF the Legislature and
for Congress They will certainly poll not less than
ten thousand votes. every of which Will come
from the vote given Bryan four years ago. 1t is
thus plain TO be seen that with these thousand
votes taken from the Of Bryan in 1885, together
with the gains made by the Republicans in the last
four years the electoral of the State will be
given to Mr. Mckinley. More than this it Will in
sure Republican Legislature, which carries with
it the election of two United states senators, as
Mr. Thurston's term expires, and Mr.. Alien was
appointed by the POynter administration ad interim
10 the vacancy created by the death OF Hayward.
Il firmly believe. too that solid Republican
delegation will be sent TO Congress from Nebraska.
In view of this situation. IL the PopuIsts place can
didates in the field indicated II is charged
that the Poynter administration PROPOSES M ma
official ballot, but the Populists will make strong
fight against such an attempt to destroy them:
How about the race for the GoNerhorsnp' ne
Mr. DIETRICH the Republican nominee. will de-
feat POINTER the Fusionst. and there is every IN
dicaon that the entire State ticket Will De elected
with DIETRICH. The nomination Of stevenson has
given the Bryan ticket no strength IN the East
and in the West il Will lose votes in those quarters
where success in the past has come from the votes
of the Peoples Independent party ana free silver
Rsnublicans These men are of Republican ante
sented a man who represented their principles the
Fusionists have sacrificed their man-Towne. They
faction on that account will tell plainly at the
What is the sentiment imperialism in the
The people of the West cannot be deluded into
the belief that expansion means imperialism. They
being an agricultural state. its people naturally
want extend their markets 10 the turthest eN-
tent They know consumption means good prices.
no attention 10 the cry OF imperialism. 1t Is not
an issue with them at all