The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28
WORKINGMEN ACTIVE
THEY ARE NOW TAKING GREAT IN
TEREsT IN THE CAMPAIGN.
Those Employed in the Big Industries
Anxious 10 Form Republicans
Marching Clubs.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-In view OF the fact
that Mr.. Bryan and his faithful followers
are devoting their attention principally 70
the cities. il is discouraging to learn that
employees of manufacturing establish
ments. large and small, are displaying
unusual interest I'm the organization OF
Republican marching clubs. / learn from
sources entirely independent of political
committees that there has never been a
presidential election when the working
men in manufacturing concerns manifested
such a desire TO connect themselves with
campaign organizations as now. | get this
Information through bankers whose Gus
toners and clients drop in and talk with
them about politics. There is no subject in
which the money lenders are more inter-
ested at this writing than politics. They
are greedy for news and quiz everybody
who is supposed to know anything or who
is in a position to see and hear what Is
going on.
What the bankers learn is that working
men are letting their employers know that
they are very anxious TO form clubs and
ally themselves with the Republican or
ganization in some form. This Information
Is conveyed in requests for permission TO
form clubs and sometimes i'm requests for
contributions to buy uniforms or other
necessary equipment The movement APP
pears TO be general. 1t has satisfied the
Republican managers that there Is no foun-
dation for the Democratic claim of a land
slide among workingmen towards Bryan
and the facts which are coming to light
would seem TO prove that the alignment
among them established in 1896 will be
maintained as a rule. Workingmen who
voted for Bryan in 1885 will vote for him
again this year. as a general proposition.
and those who voted for Mckinley the first
time are standing by their colors 20 a
far greater extent than was thought 10 be
the case down TO two weeks ago. This dis
covery leads the Mckinley campaign dlrec-
tors TO believe that Bryan's gains in cities
will fall far short of his expectation.
IL is extremely improbable those al the
the force and significance of the revela-
tons with regard 10 the attitude of work
ingmen as revealed by the movement for
the organization of Republican clubs. IL
they appreciate the situation they are
dumb on the subject. and the chances are
they are not entirely acquainted with the
facts as | have learned them. To such an
extent is the Bryan campaign based on
the theory that the victory must be won
In the cities that the farming classes are
being neglected.
county. in which is situated the city OF
Chicago. gives premise OF going Repub-
lican. although Carter Harrison was
elected mayor of the municipality by 1000
majority or more. This claim is made with
great confidence by Republicans I'm charge
OF the Cook county end of the State and
national campaign. and upon the closest
kind of canvassing In an infinite variety OF
ways. Unless the Democrats are able 10
carry Chicago by at least as large
SON for mayor. there is no hops
of Bryan coming within megaphone
speaking distance OF the goal. In plain
English, he has no more show OF carrying
Illinois than he has OF securing the cleo
toral vote of Vermont.
Mr.. Bryan's friends are Indignant over
the widespread publicity given the report
that he Is trading on votes for his candf-
date for Governor I'm Nebraska for the
Legislature. so that II he should fail Of
election TO the presidency he can go To the
United States Senate. They denounce the
report as malicionsly false and say that
whatever faults their popular idol may
have. disioyalfy Is not ore of them. Yet.
nevertheless and Notwithstanding"
movement of that kind Il going on in Ne
braska. with or without the Bryan con-
sent or inspiration, and II II succeeds and
Bryan should fail in his larger ambition.
he will be the beneficiary. III feeling has
arisen between the Populist candidate for
Governor and Mr.. Bryan in consequences Of
the trading manipulation referred TO. Re-
publicans from Nebraska and scouts who
have passed through the Stass spying out
the land, report To Republican headQuar-
ters that the State is likely TO go against
Bryan and elect the straight-ouf Repub-
lican Legislature which will send two SEN
ators 10 Washington. one TO nh a vacancy
caused by the expiration OF Senator Aliens
appointive term, and the other 10 lake the
place OF Senator Thurston. who announced
MS purpose two years ago 60 retire from
public life next March.
w. q. NICHOLAS.