Smyrna times., 1900-09-19
STRAWs FROM SOME STATES
NebrasEn.

Polls received from Bryan's own
county show that he is rapidly losing
ground even there. The Republican
gains, as reported by 40 out of 80 pre-
cincts, averaged from 3 to 81 a pre-
cinct or total of nearly 400.
Republican clubs in every county in
the state are bOlding nightly demon
strations and monster meetings. and
there is great popular enthusiasm.
The different counties are preparing to
hold prosperity carnivals instead of |
county fairs this fall. The state
more prosperous today than at any |
time in its history. Prosperity and Re-
publican success go hand in haId.
New York.
The campaign in New York is warm
ing up. The Republicans are well or
ganlzed throughout the state and en-
thusiastic in behalf of Mckinley and
their own Roosevelt. A monster rati-
fication is to be held in Kew York city
on Sept. IA. when four big mass meet
ings will be held simultaneously in
the largest halls Obtainable and will
be addressed by Commissioner Schur-
man, Hon. John S. Wise, Senator
Lodge, General j. Hampton Hoge ex-
Mayor William L. Strong, ]. Sloat Fas-
sett, Postmaster General Charles EN-
Ory Smith, Senator Depew, Senator
Foraker, General Stewart L. Woodford
and others.
Maryland.
HambletOn & Co., the great Balti-
more bankers, who have been always
until now straight out Democrats,
| have come out in a circular rcnOunc-
ing Bryan and advising all their clients
and correspondents to vote for McKin-
ley. This firm has extensive interests
all over the south, and the influence of
its political action will be great. The
change of its political attitude is due
mainly to Bryan's revolutionary and
dangerous financial views. but it also
strongly denounces his Philippine pol
icy.
Kentucky.
According to Colonel w. II. Gentry
of Lexington. KY, a Democrat and a
member of Governor Beckham's staff,
the electoral vote of Kentucky will be
cast this fall for President Mckinley.
Colonel Gentry recently called on Pres
ident Mckinley and told him that Bry-
an and his paramount issue" were not
very acceptable even to the straight
out Kentucky Democrats, and the gold
Democrats, he believed, would general
ly vote for Mr.. Mckinley, and the lat
ter would carry the state.
Tennessee.
A communication has been received
at Republican national headquarters
New York, from Rev. A. T. GOOdlOe OF
, Springfield, Tenn. one of the leading
, ministers of that state and a very
prominent Confederate soldier, wht
f has never discarded his uniform, ask
, ing for Republican campaign litera
| ture such as will suit southern Demo
Gratis who will not vote for Bryan"
! Pennsylvania.
Organism, with it's attendant train o
j humbug, evasion and sophistry, vii
: not influence the German-AInerical
= vote Of Pennsylvania. Instead the GeI
t man-American vote for Mckinley
o sound currency and trade expansion
1 will be larger than it was four year
o ago. The Philadelphia Press make
n this emphatic declaration as the resul
of careful canvass of the great Ger
/. ters of population in Pennsylvania out
s side Of Philadelphia. Particular after
: tion has been paid in this inquiry t
It the independent German American
and the gold Democrats, who const
III -, {
IS vote. The consensus Of opinion is tina
a whatever change there may be in til
J. votes of this element in the west {
Y northwest of Pennsylvania, the chang
3 will be emphatically in favor of IL
e Republican party.
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