Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-02
+ TOPICS OF THE TIMES


TOPICS OF THE TIMES !
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Col. Bryan will feel rather lonesome
when the campaign ends.
With only two more days for active
effort every republican should put in HE
best ticks FOR success Tuesday.
Eight states OF the country, and eight
only, have been uniformly republican in
every presidential election since. and
including, 1854 They are Iowa, Maine,
Massachusetts. Minnesota, New Hamp-
shire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and
Vermont.
O. A. Mosier of Dss Moines,. who has
JUST returned from a visit to South Da-
Sota. and brings the cheering word that
trality. also tells a funny story, as re-
ported by ths Capital. Word reached
the campaign managers in certain
South Dakota county to the effect that a
certain SWede. Who had always voted
the republican ticket. had announced
his intention to vote for Bryan this
year. Now a Swedish democrat is as
scarce as hens teeth III Dakota. as in
EVERY other STATE. and the COMMITTEES
Went post haste 20 see the Swede and
hear his explanation Of the change.
fnsy found that thesreport was true
The sWede had had bad luck, was de-
sponderlt and Was going to vote for
BRYAN. Here is the way he explained it,
veil aye lose ma crops and den storms
hegconae an kin ma horse and den ma
Wife he die, hill fe began To pay and
aye fec, like d--n san of -a-g gun am be-
I5lleNe aye viii youst vote for Bryan,
With a free election and fair count.
| Mckinley success is assured Thechief
things TO be feared are intimidation and
fraud at the polls
The democratic roorDaek serials have
reached No. 2-and both have been sex-
ploded as false. one Of these was the
cleveland alleged interview and the
other Bryan story that republicans
mad sent out circulars appealing To re-
llslous prejudice. 1t appears that the
circulars We're really sent out by the
democratic committee
Wyoming. with total vote of 10000
hadi the smallest electorate in the presi-
dental contest four years ago. idaho
With $4,000, was lie NEXT smallest, and
Delaware, with sl.0oo, followed. This
sea ! tn 9 voting POPULATION Of Idaho has
pee'l largely increased by the extension
~ the right of suffrage 10 women. and
there has BEEN A material increase thru
the prosperity of tae steckmen and the
growth Of the business in the popula-
tloa Of Wyoming. Wilmington, the
shief city of Delaware which had 81
VuV population Ten years ago. has $500
~ the recent census, and the distinc-
tieno having the smallest voting pop
ulation is, therefore, uncertain this
Year. the proba bilities favoring M.yo-
ming.
ne terms Of the tVi,ps ing populist.
,nssnbers of the United states senate
exltre IN March 4 next. and the politics
Iof ,heir successors Will be determined
at This years election Allen Of Me-
braska, BGiler Of North Carolina and
Psttiarew OF south Dakota In C.oiofa-
do. idaho, Montana and Wyoming, four
mining and mountain states The ouigo-
ing senator's are republicans.
Aitl1a Montana was a hot silver state
four years ago almost no mention of
.sfss silver is heard this Year. Local
is les=-ehieiiy the fight between Clark
and DAILY. she rival democratic leaders
occupy allsihe atsenticnsof Voters. The
republicans are united ard the pros
poets for Senator Carter's re- election by
iils coming legislature are reported 10
be Very bright The electoral vote is
.noacedsd To Bryan. for the Clark and
DAILY men hasr united on an electoral
ticket The cattienie1l and ranchmeni
are nearly ail republicans. * large fol-
lowing Of d~,npcrats9of both factions is
found among The miners, wlio are iiu-
inerous il the state.
Candidate Wooley expects 100000
Votes. Bryan tbs presidency and Boss
/ Croker and Jones expect to use violence
al the pal.s If dishonest methods are
suspected. Z 1t will be easy enough
FOR this latter pair of worthless e draw
upon their Imagination in conjurlng up
fraud.
Mr.. Croker confirms the interview
published il al the New York newspa-
psys two days ago. in which he aavo-
Gated the use violence by the demo-
Gratis a the roiis but he qualities itlbY
saying inst he naeant that they should
| fight ONLY wiiere they suspected fraud.
4 g any democrat thinks that the judges
.,of election are cheating. Mr.. Croker
SAYS that they should throw them out
of the polling bpoths and take charge OF
the ballot boxes themselves, which in
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