The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-16
LABOR VOTE FOR M'KINLEY.
POWDERLY TELLS or MS BAPBRi-
ENCE IN INDIANA AND KENTUCKY.
Indiana. lie says. VIII give Mckinley at Least
$4,000 Majority. and Kentucky a Majority
Of "a. 900 -workinHmen Who Voted for
Bryan In sB8 Are Now for Mckinley.

Bryan In 1890 Are Now for hehihIet'
WASHINGTON, oct I5.-Terence Y. Powdcrly
J Commissioner General Of immigration, who
has been addressing The workingmen OF lndiana
and Kentucky the last two weeks. returned TO
Washington to-day AMI mndc some Interesting
statements to a reporter Of TuE SuN on political
conditions In those States, both Of which. he
says, will give Mr.. Mckinley substantial ma
| Jorities.
Mr.. Powderly was formerly Grand Master
Workman Of the Knights Of Labor and II still
IN close touch with organized labor throughout
the country lie said that the men who OPP
posed the stand hc took for Mckinley four
years ago came 10 him all through Indiana and
Kentucky. joined in the meetings of working
men which he addressed, and where four years
ago they were working for the election Of
| Bryan, they would now vote for Mckinley
Some Of the statements made by Mr.. Powderly
| to-day were:
Indiana is a torchlight procession from
one end Of the state to the other for Mckinley
and will give him at least 1900 majority.
Kentucky will give Mr. Mckinley a ma
jority Of 25.OOO and the old-line Democrats.
anti-Goebelites are determined that there
shall be q fair count. Mr. Bryan In his speech
at Louisville when he indorscd Goebelism-
and he waited TO do II In the last sentence OF
his speech. Immediately stepping behind the
nies-turned more votes to Mr.. Mckinley than
any speech In the State has turned this CAM
paign.
THE worklngmen are not caring two raps
about Imperialism. Tho issue Is prosperity
| and its continuance They don't want any
interruption or Interference In several places
] saw banners In paTadeS mich read: We
don't want no cheap man, and We don't want
no cheap dollar Workingmen fear Bryan
will inauguratc "A financial policy which VIII
'1Besidcs these r-tat"mcnt~ MIR Powdcrly said:
Il never saw NOR" enthusiastic crowds in
my life than addressed IN Indiana ana Non
lucky There T. q marked difference between
now and four years ago. Then ne lHbQrinE
man did not attend the meetings met hun
| drcdS Of Democratic wOrkiugmen who never
cast a Republican vote In their 1--we. who VII
vote for Mckinley this year, though they voted
for Bryan IN 1850 A, great many OF my old
friends in the various labor organi2ai ions were
: bitter against me in 'B Tor aklnE the stump
for Mr.. Mckinley The same men occupied
seats on ne pl4'loT1wH og AZ ,r I'll" 60 m sS :, wTi,b e eSe
administration They indorsc II In everything
and say that my ADVICE four Years age WIS
| They are ready 10 take II now.
When Mr.. Mckinley was In Congress the
officers Of organized labor never anne to wash
tnGton on any matter that they did not go
straight to him when they got here. He always
advised them for their goodand never deceived
tde snca In a5nIy m 7 asd T TorE nSmGn have nna G more
confidence in Mr.. Mckinley to-day than they
ever had.
ION this trip ! met prominent members
Of the Amalgamated Association OF Iron and
Steel Workers. of the Glass Workers Associa-
ton and members Of the Journeymen .Potters'
Association. and | learned that the old officers
Of these associations, who formerly Cooperated
with me here In Washington when Mr.. Mchin;
lay was in Congress. are making, a personal
canvass In these associations in the interests
of Mr.. MCkinley's election and are work
ing effectively to that end. As an example
of this work | may say that at hokone. Ind,
a week ago to-day. after an adI,r~~ : made
a Mckinley and Roosevelt Club was organ
led and 3sj members were enrolled that eve
ming ont Of w employees In the works. he
night shift had not yet come on, and ! have
been informed since that most all OF these 600
EMPLOYEES have Joined this club. Every fac
tory and every mill and every workshop, from
one end Of Indiana 10 the other has q Mckinley
and Roosevelt club. and II il q significant fact
that these clubs are all paying their own eN-
penses. That II one Of the beet evidences In
the world that the men are enthusiastic Tor
| the Republican candidate. .
Incidentally. I may say that In travelling all
over Indiana and Kentucky ! talked with scores
never have done more business in any similar
period In their lives than I'm. the last three years.
The houses they represented never in all their eK-
| perience have had fewer unCollected accounts
outstanding than they have to-day"
Mr. Powderly will return to Indiana the latter
part Of this week and viii later GO, to Illinois.
Toward the end Of the month he will rome. East
and go on the stump In West virginia and Mary
land He found invitations on his desk to-day
from Montana and Idaho to come out there
and address workingmen in those States be-
fore the close OF the campaign.