The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-31
BRYAN WILL
LOSE; Sc; THE. ! HI: ( STATE ! | All:
OF NEBRASKA.
His Fallacies Rejected by Thinking
People of the West, IRE
spective Of Party.
.THREE.CORNEPED WRANGLE;E ON
Between the Democrats and the Two
Wings of Populists = Morton's
Estimate of the Boy Orator.

OMAHA. Neb., July S0.-The CAM
paign in Nebraska is coming on in ear
nest, and before the end It will be the
most spirited political contest this state
has ever known. Bryan. it Is said, re-
allzes that II he loses his own state he
will be forced to take a back seat in
politics.. Therefore, he will make the
effort OF his life to save himself. with a
View to the United States senatorship In
the event Of his defeat for the presl-
dency. Well informed politicians who
are on the inside of the local situation,
do not believe that deep down in his
heart Bryan has much hope of defeat
Ing Mckinley in the electoral college.
At Republican headquarters In this
city It is confidently believed that the
electoral vote OF Nebraska Will go to
Mckinley, and that C. H. Dietrich. Re-
publican, will he elected governor. How
ever. the Republican managers are
taking nothing for granted, and some
lively campaigning is to be done. There
Is large German population in Ne
braska, and the Democrats or fusion
lists at the beginning OF the campaign
expected to wheel the German vote into
line by preaching the evils of imperial
ism. But the Republicans have given
the GubernatorIal nomination to c. II.
Dietrich, n German banker of Hastings.
He is known throughout the state. not
as politician. but as conservative.
Intelligent. and loyal German-American
citizen. He has lived in Nebraska a
long while. and the Germans all know
him either personally or by reputation.
Dietrich Is making personal canvass
OF the state, touching every county. He
is an interchangeable worker and sees a
large percentage of the population ev-
erywhere he goes. Dietrich is bringing
the German vote into line, and In many
of the thickly settled agricultural coun-
ties German-American Mckinley and
Roosevelt clubs are being organized
with large membership.
Z Row with Populists. =!
Another factor that will aid in carry
ing Nebraska for Mckinley Is the
three-cornered wrangle now on between
the middle-of-the-road Popullsts. the
fusion wing OF the PopulIstic party. and
the Democrats. The middle-of- ttle-road
ers are bitter In their war against the
fusionists. and, as thcy constitute
more than half OF the PopulIst voting
strength In Nebraska, they will make a
material decrease in the Bryan vote.
Then, too, the Democrats are split into
two factions in many OF the largest
centers Of population. and there Is more
or less friction between the Democratic
factions and their fusion brethren.
This arose over the distribution OF
places on the state ticket. Here is
Douglas county, which has popula-
tion much greater than any other
county In the state, the Democracy is
hopelessly split. There are two organi-
cations, the "Jacksonluns" and the
Douglas county Democracy" The
war between these clubs is so bitter
thu some OF the most prominent leaders
on either side are not on speaking
terms. Both clubs maintain headouar-
ters, but more time is devoted, seem.
iHSly, to the keeping up OF facttonaf
strife than to work against the Repub-
llcans. who are now thoroughly united.
So bitter has this feud become that
the World-Herald, Bryan's mouth
piece, edited by Richard Metcalfe, the
personal representative OF the Demo.
cratic nominee at the Kansas City con-
".nt!on, has announced edltorIalIy that
something must be done to heal the
breach.
Panic-stricken Appeal.
Let US get together. for Gods sake" ;"
Is the tenor Of nearly every cditoria,
Metcalfe has written since he returned
from the national convention. 1t is quito
evident that under present conditions
the Democrats can accomplish but It'll,
In the way OF organized work. Their
organization has gone to wreck no,
only In Douglas county. but in many
others.
Time was when Bryan relied upon SILL
yer Republicans to help him out, but
that day has gone. for silver Rcpub,I-
cans are scarce in Nebraska now.
The Republican campaign managers
are not allowing their confidence 10 In
i'uence cessation OF activity. Chairman
RlSgs, OF the speakers bureau OF Tho
state central committee Is now In Tho
east to secure consignment OF co,n-
pa!gn speakers for Nebraska. He Is
after the best in the market, and hc hns
wired back to headquarters TINT h. !.
getting them.
1t Is now announced positively tbo,
Theodore Roosevelt will make several
speeches here ir September. His cor
Ing VIII be characterized by rro,,
demonstration. Among the other yvh,
are assured for Nebraska nrc cro,,.a
nor, OF Ohio: Raverldgc, OF 1nd,nnn
Cousins, DollIvcr and Hepburn n, 10
wa; Foraker, OF Ohio, and Hopl,In, :,
Illinois. Others who will probably cow,
are Fairbanks. of Indiana; Frye az
Maine; Lodge, OF Massachusetts: Snl.
son, OF Minnesota. and WoIcott NJ co,.