The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-20
BRYAN STANDS
POOR8SHOWsTO
W Y! N ]. YEAR 4: a.
Prominent Western Republican De-
clares Him Practically Out Iot the !
Presidential Contest.
KANSAS SURE FOR FAl'KINLEY,
Kansas city Platform Has Entirely
Lost the Democratic Grip IN the
Great Northwest.


WASHINGTON: Aug. ls.-Republi.
can managers at congressional head
quarters state that the campaign is as.
Stunning definite shape and there is the
greatest encouragement to anticipate
Republican success in November. The
scare about the German vote which the
Democrats have tried to lnaugurate has
not been very effective The Republl.
can leaders have paid special attention
to the !German-Amcrican citizens and
reports received from all sections Of the
country Indicate that there has been
little or no change in their Views since
1896. -. " !; :; ~
The Republicans ara;not lodging the
issues rrised by the Democrats. but are
discussing the SENTIMENTAL questions OF
imperialism and .'mllitnrfsm.... very
willingly. Experience Shows that In
sections where the Democrats expected
these questions to AFFECT the, German:
American vote It has been found thar a
simple statement Of facts as they exist
has been sutliclentsto convince the Ger
mans that the danger Of military domi-
nation or OF IN empire has. been con-
jured up for political effect. 1t has no
foundation.
West for Republican Ticket.
Delegate Dennis Flynn, of Oklahoma
one Of the shrewdest political observers
in the west and southwest. ltwrlting tc
a Washington has this to say:
You want to know ,yhat the political
complexion cut west is. 1t3vlll proba-
bly, surprise you. but the, atmosphere
and the color of the sky are just about
the samctas they are in the east. The
west never has seen such prosperity.
The crops are abundant the people are
not only wearing smiles but good
clothes. and no one that you can find
honestly believes that Bryan will BE-
elected. You can bet every dollar you
have got that Mckinley will.carry Kan
sas just as certain as he Will carry any
state in the Union. Local pride will
probably give Nebraska to Bryan, by u
scratch. South Dakota, Wyoming. Ore
gon and Washington have all kissed the
Kansas City platform and It's nominee
goodby. Mckinley and Roosevelt are
SO far ahead in the race that the dis
tance flag will be dropped before the
Democratic nominees realize thatit has
begun.
People Are for Expansion.
"The people OF the west are for expan-
sion. a prominent Republican friend
Of mine stated to me the other day that
he presumed weiwould shortly want to
homestead China. Nobody seriously
fears the cry OF Imperialism. Mckinley
to-day is the strongest man that has
occupied a seat in the white house since
the days of Lincoln. The people have
absolute confidence in him. Those who
did not have when he was, first elected
are like the man from Misouri-they
have been shown, and.are' satisfied with
the goods.
Heaven and earth will be turned 10
whip people In line for Bryan. but /; is
hard TO convince a man who was swap
ping horses for hogs under the last
Democratic administration and getting
nothing to boot-now that horses are
worth from $50 to slOo-that II he votes
against the present administration ana
goes back to the old rut he will be bene-
fitted.
"As far as Oklahoma Is concerned. We
furnished soldiers to the WARMTH Spain.
We have soldiers In Manila and we have
1000 men whowant tovoluutecr to SO to
China. This is a patriotic year. McKin-
ley Is not only a soldier. but he is n
statesman and diplomat, and. the west
Will be the greatest surprise. TO the
doubling Thomasss when the;yotes are
counted in November. States that arc
even now regarded; as surgsfor Bryan
are made up OF a class OF people who
are patriotic. who no, longer take any
stock In Is to !. and who frankly con-
cede that whether Mckinley caused i:
or not, the fact remains that we have
had the best times since the boom days
in the early eighties. 49,
Mckinley Never Assailed.
Mckinley will get more votes than
anybody dreams OF from men who do
not profess to be Republicans. They
Won't state SO In public. butlihey know
when the country has had n clean ad-
minls,ratlon, and there Is sort OF feel
Ing existing that the proper thing to Ito
Z Is TO uphold the Presidents hands.
There is another thing very notice
able throughou, the country, and that
Is that Mckinley is never assailed.
I Hanna was abused SO outrageously thai
the people have taken his side. because
he has demonstrated not only In tbs
senate, but elsewhere, that he Is a busl.
ness man. and this country does not
want near as much politics as 1t does
business In IT'S administration"
sJEs.
Postal Business.
st. Louis Globe. Democrat. Tho no.,o,