The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-06
BRYAN CLOSES
HIS CAMPAIGN
Feels Certain Appeal to Con-
science Is Not i'll Vain.
LANDSLIDE Is
GENERALLY CONCEDED
Betting in Omaha Is He Will
Carry Kansas.

Omaha, Neb, Nov. William Jen-
nings Bryan made his last speech of
the campaign in this city tonight
When he had finished it was past mid
night and election day had arrived.
Thus he had fought from the very first
hour of his candidacy to the last pos
sible minute OF the campaign, fought
earnestly and unremittingly through
foul weather and fair, and at the last
there was no indication in his appear
ances that he had passed through such
a prolonged and exhausting crusade.
As. Bryan finished his last speech and
stepped from his last platform his eye
was clear and confident and his air
that Of a man who has won a battle. He
is convinced that he viii win tomor-
rows fight by a majority which VIII
surprise even his friends
Indications certainly point that way
All the middle west is ablaze for him.
Betting men out this way are wager
ing good sums of money that he viii
carry Kansas. and every other state IS
generally regarded as doubtful clear TO
the Pacific coast.
Close observers along the line Of Bry-
ans triumphant march believe the Ike
publicans set their estimates too hlgh-
They are following the advice of old
/ zach Chandler and are claiming every
/ thing, whether it is in sight or not.
| Their statements are false and mislead-
/ ing.
Works Like a Crusade.
/ AS a matter of fact in the closing
/ hours of the campaign ali the middle
/ west is ahame for Bryan. The Demo-
/ cratic leaders are confident they Will
/ carry Indiana, and Bryan himself be-
/ lieves that his chances of carrying Ohio
/ are better than McKinley's.
I If surface indications are worth any
thing, the rOusing demonstrations in
/ Chicago point to victory for Bryan In
/ Illinois also. The silent vote, so far as
| expert opinion goes. is that the men
! who are going to vote for Mckinley are
J not silent. The silent vote is that OF
men who are employed by the trusts
the men who are afraid to express an
/ opinion on account of Republican
! threats.
: In Chicago. St. Louis. Buffalo. Kansas
J City Omaha and throughout all the
states where Bryan has travelled the
silent vote is the vote of the bulldozec
trust BmDtOye- The man to whom TFee-
dom and the fun dinner pail has become
Mr. BRYAN will return to Lincoln tomor
row morning. He will receive election
( returns in the parior of his home j
ever a presidential candidate is confident
. II u ne
Nine Speeches in One Night.
Mr.. Bryan arrived in Omaha at 81
o'clock tonight and began his first speech
Of d series of nine in South Omaha
S:Sa This first speech was made in
I'll hall used as Democratic headouar
ters and the hall was packed to the poin
Of suffOcatiOn with men, women ant
children, who received the candidate viii
loud acclaim and frequent applause
When ne expressed the desire that Sen
atOr Allen should be given "a fusion col
league there were many cries for Hitch
cock. To these Mr.. Bryan responded tha
the crowd might express its own opinion
as to individuals, but that for himsel
anyone selected by the fusion force 5 woul
be satisfactory.
/ At the Boyd theatre he said:
"A Democrat told me few days -
that he had been invited to come to Ney
York right after the election in case o
Republican success to help form trUS
( and he asked what he would do in cas-
l was elected. He was tsld he need no
come. they would not organize.