The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-10
ON THE WALL The
HAND IS WRITING
Const rvative Republicans See
it a. d TrembIe.
SPELL BINDERS BLUSTER
They Claim the Earth and the Full
ness Thereof.
SPELL BINDERS BLUSTER
Eur THOUGHTFUL McKlSLEYTfs FEAF
They Believe That Billy the nvertebrae H S
Been Weigh in the Balar c7s by The
People and Found Griev-
ousIy Waning.
ousIy Waning.

Especial correspondence of the News and
Observer
Washington Get. S.-Tho situation ia
intensely interesting. AS the 6tn OF
November approaches both parties are
claiming ''thc earth and the :ulness
thereof" But the claims of the Demo-
Gratis seem to have a more stable founda-
tion than those of the Republicans. Ger
tain IL is that thoughtful Democrats are
less apprehensive of untoward results in
the round up than are thoughtful Re
publicans. 1t is said at Democratic head
quarters in the Metropolitan Hotel, cat
this time four. years ago the Democrats
were quaking and got less and less con-
ident as the campaign progressed;
whereas, now, they are daily increasing
in faith, which is based on apparently
reliable information from unexpected
quarters. Wait until full reports from
the Pacific States confirm our present adj
vices, and there will be genuine surprise
at the revolution that is going on We
are also getting the best of news from
New York, Connecticut, Indiana and other
States"
The Republican hope is misplaced, it.
seems to me, for it is hardly possible
that the great body Of Democratic bust
ness men IN the contested States can be
induced to vote for Mckinley. Very many
of these who did. so in 1896 have already
joined Bryan clubs, and the parade Of
converts in the Republican papers is beg
carly indeed The reliance of the Re-
publican leaders for carrying Maryland
is on the merchants, and bankers of Bal
timore and their employees. The same is
true Of New York What are the facts I?
From one thing learn all things" is a
maxim of the lawyers. One of the bank
presidents of Baltimore has son who
is engaged in the dairy business and
comes here. day or two since he said
1.-THE old man and / voted for Mckinley
along with other gold Democrats, the
last time. This year We are both whoop-
ing it up for Bryan, and there are plenty
mofeafn Maryland doing the same thing 7"
Most Democrats in this city rely upon
New York, Indiana and Maryland for
Bryan's election. Some Republicans, in
private conversation, admit that Bryan
will be elected; others, that If he can
carry New York he will be the next
President. The general belief is that
Bryan will gain on the '96 vote. Only
aRcll- binders talk any other way. Said
an ex-employe at the Capitol, a staunch
! Republican, to me today: II think Bryan
will be elected, although | say it with
much regret A cool-headed newspaper
correspondent, who is the representa-
tive here of great Northwestern Re-
publican paper looked over my figures
giving a forecast of the election and re-
marked ''It is all right except as to
New York. l do not concede that State,
because it would require a change of
one vote in every five to give the State
to Bryan This is the safest calcula-
ton, except that of Mai. Carson. of the
Philadelphia Ledger, among the Republi-
can newspaper men at this capital. He
virtually admits that Mckinley will lose
Indiana, and makes no claim to either
Maryland or Kentucky. while he frankly
avows that Bryan will lose nothing in
the West except Kansas Washington,
Wyoming and South Dakota.
Leaving the return to the fold of most
of the Democratic business men in the