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o TUTS OMAHA DATfrY Ml Sti SATURDAY , OCTOWDTl 10 , 1890 ,
been the birthplace and homo of many of
Hie eminent men of otir country. She has
Riven to the prtsldcrfcy thito of he& dis
tinguished citizens Jackson , Polk and
Johnson. Slio gave to the Lone Star repub
lic of Texan that sturdy old patriot , Sam
Houston , one of Its early prenldenU. She
has given to the nation such splendid
patriots , statesmen and Upright public
servants as Hugh I * White , John Bell , Felix
Griindy , David Crockett , the hero of the
Alamo ; Admiral Farragut , one of the gnat ;
commnndcrs nf the union navy ; David Olvln
of California ; that distinguished Journalist
of Kentucky , Henry Wntterson , anl that
iible. Incorruptible and honored republican ,
Henry Clay Evans ( applause ) , whoso ab-
eonco hero today I very much regret nnd
excuse because I know ho Is In some other
part of the great field of political contest
busily engaged In the good cause of na
tional prosperity nml national honor. ( Ap
plause. ) The record this year of Tennessee
should be in keeping with the principles
emblazoned on her stale seal , agriculture ,
manufactures nnd commerce.
"Men of Tennessee , I appeal to you to
steadfastly uphold tbo great safeguards of
our national government. Stand by the
party which fecks to promote national pros
perity nnd national honor nnd rebuke the
party or nil parties by jour ballot thnt would
Impair the one or destroy the other. Ten
nessee Is a stnto of Immense resources In
Iron , coal , marble , olay and her forests nro
of the best timber , and while her manu
factures have already assumed the con-
Blderablo proportions of n product of $37-
000,000 every year , she has as yet but grazed
the surface of her Immeasurable wealth.
The policy of the republican party Invites
her to greater development , to gtcater
activity , greater population and greater
honor. The policy of the opposition favors
the continuance ) and extension of
free trade , whose blighting hand Is
felt upon every material Interest of our
state and the country. It favors free sil
ver , which means the destruction of bust-
ness , the Impairment of values , the repu
diation of debts , the greatest panic In our
history , the wreck of all our interests , and
distress to all our pcoplo everywhere. We
want In this country neither free trade nor
frco silver. ( Applause ) . We want neither
debased labor nor debased currency. The
republican policy Is uplifting ; the other Is
degrading. The ono means work and wages ,
mills and factories , good money , good prices
nnd good markets ; the other means dcgrada
lion , distress nnd dishonor. Men of Tonnes
nee , on which side will tfin vote of your
great state be cast this year ? ( Loud cries
of "For McKlnlcy. " ) .
The Women's Republican club of Warren ,
Pa. , marched at the head of a delegation of
nlno carloads of people coming with the War ,
rcn Dally Mirror excursion from Warren and
Forest countlos. Pa. The party was nccom
panted by the Tldeouto band and represented
nil the Interests of the two counties. The
Introductory address was made by C. B.
Burkli-ln of Tldeouto.
OHIO'S RECORD PURE.
Two special trains , ono of eight coaches
nnd the other of six , came from the county of
Clinton , Ohio , with a few neighboring coun
ties to ece Major McKlnlcy. They formed an
enthusiastic crowd and added much to the
volume of cheers with which the city has
been echoing all day. The crowd was com
posed principally of farmers , but business
men , mechanics and all other classes of
citizens were represented. Major A. C.
Down Introduced the party.
After the applause which greeted the gov
ernor when ho rose to respond had sub
sided , Major McKlnlcy said :
"Here In Ohio the pcoplo have more than
once passed upon the questions which are
now engaging public attention. I remember
in the flrst campaign I made as your can
didate for governor , ono of the planks In
the democratic platform was a declaration
for the frco and unlimited coinage of sil
ver , for almost the first time It Is probably
the first time lu the history of our state
that any political party has made that dec
laration. Wo Jolucd Issue with the demo
cratic party upon the platform'submitted
our contention to the people , and the votero
of 'Ohio ' gave to the republican ticket a
majority larger than over before , save * and
except erie , since the close of the great
civil war. Indeed , I feel that Ohio has
upolcon several times against this financial
heresy , for If ehe did not apeak In suitable
tones In 1SH ! , ahe did In 1S93 , when she gavif
the republican ticket a majority of over
80,000 , and If that v/ould seem to bo Inade
quate to let the world know how Ohio
people ktand upon the question , they
again spoke in 1S91 by a ma
jority ef over 10,000 , and gnvr
to our excellent governor In 189.
( Governor Busbnell ) a. majority In excess of
00,000. ( Great applause and a voice : "Wo
will mnlco ib more for you. " ) Why. my fel
low citizens , away back of that In 1875 , when
the Inflation heresy was spreading over this
country and the proposition was to give to
us an Irredeemable currency , Ohio was the
first of the great states of the union to
speak , and under the magnificent leadership
of Rutherford B. Hayes wo achieved a vic
tory for honest money and public honor. I
know that Ohio people arc solid
on the question of protection. ( Cries
of "Well. I should smile. " ) I havr
hcard from them many times upon the
great proposition and I know they will
stand this year , aa they have stood In all
thn years of the past , for a doctrine that
gives work and wages and markets and
prosperity to the American people. Not
only are wo for sound money and a pro
tective tariff , but wo nro for government
by law. Wo are for the supremacy of law
and wo believe in an Incorruptible judiciary ,
which has bten our bulwark In every time
of trouble nnd cilsls of our history. We
value the public honor ns wo honor the
old stars and slrlpca nnd as wo have pre
served the one , even through the dread
ordeal of battle , wo will preserve the other
by our b.illots1
Pennsylvania , as usual , had n delegation
In the largo crowds of today , The party
came from Mrniongahola City nnd county and
occupied a special train of flvo coaches. The
High school and the Grand Army band of
Monongnhela City furnished music for the
march to the McKlnley home , wheni Major
McKlnley responded to the greetings expressed -
pressed by T , If. Pollock. The company
comprised miners , farmers , business men
nnd pcojvlo of all occupations.
! Vo KnlhiiMliiMii til a Silver Itnlly.
MILLARU , Neb. , Oct. 9. ( Special Trie.
gram.--Tha ) popcrratlc free silver rally held
nt thin place this evening was addressed
by Harry Miller , Prank T. Hansom , K. 13.
Howcll nnd sovural other 'combination can
didates. TIiot wither was bad and the nt-
tendance very small und no enthusiasm
was manifested ,
A Joint debate has been arranged by
home talent to tnVe place nt Arnfl's hall
the avenlng of October 17. Prof. B , T. Gil
bert and A , 13 , Dctwollcr will orate In favor
of Bryan mid ti o silver , whllw Prnf. is. R ,
Gaertlu nnd J , P , WoybriBht will favor
tumid munoy and protection.
" Cures talk " in favor
of Hood's Barsaparllln ,
ns for no other tucdl-
cine. Its grout cures recorded In truthful ,
convincing Ininjuagoof grateful , ncl , ald
VTomen , constitutes itfl most effective ad
vertising. Many of theseeures nru mar
velous , They liavo won tlio confidence of
iho people ; liavo given Hood's Knrsapa-
ritla tlio largest sales in the world , and
have iniultt necessary for -manufacture
the greatest laboratory on cartli. Hood' *
Snrsaparilla la known by the cures it , lias
made cures ol scrofula , saJt rheum anii
eczomn , euros of rheumatism , neuralgia
and weak nerves , cures of dyspepsia , livet
troubles , catarrh curca which prove
li the beat -In fact tlifc o o True Dlood I'utli tr.
M , i run n".n "ver HI * ! MS ) to
rlOOUS FlllS wkc , j > ytooj > cra\e.i < i ,
POPt'MST ' VOT1J HAS I'AI.MJN OFF
Demon-ill * Cnnftirr lli < * Nc
Kroox nml1ti llnnilHOinrly.
ATLANTA , On. , Oct. 9. Returns so fa
from Wednesday's election show that the
total populist vote will not exceed 83,000 , I
was OS.SSS In 189) ) , showing a decrease o
about 11,000 , This falling oft Is largely at
trlbuted to the capture of the negro vote
by Governor Atkinson. The offlclat figures
eomlng In today do not materially change
the estimate of the result as mndo In these
dispatches yesterday ,
In a few sections of the state the populist
vote was Increased , In nearly every cast
It was duo to the personal popularity o
some populist nominee. In Florida , Wright's
homo county , the populist candidate for gov
ernor received n majority of 2CS votes. But
this was not , In a party sense , n majority
for populism , since Candler , democratic nom
inee for secretary of state , defeated Parsons
the populist nominee , by over SOO votes , In
Coffee county for the first time the populist
state ticket was given a majority nnd the
entire county nominees elected. To offsci
this , however , twenty counties that went
populist In ISO I rolled up on Wednesday's
democratic majorities. This Is true of Camp
bell , Can oil , Chattnhoochle , Clajton , Dawson -
son , Douglas , Emanuel. Fayctte , Gulnctte
Hnrrls , Mcrtwclhor. Montgomery , Pauldlng
Pickens , Pike , I'olk , Rockdale , Tatnalt , Tay
lor , Washington and Olathe. In a largo ma
jority of counties the votes were consoli
dated without protests. In Baldwin county
the consolidation was referred and a corre
spondent wires : "Several tally sheets hnve
mysteriously disappeared. The managers
have decided to wait until Saturday before
declaring the result , Some claim there will
luvo to bo another election ; others say not.
Whltfiold has filed notice of protest. Great
excitement prevails nnd mischief Is to pay
generally , "
Ono of the features of the election Is that
ovcry congressional district In Georgia Is
democratic nnd will send democratic repre
sentatives to tbo next congress. The only
district hold In doubt was the Tenth. Two
years ago In the state election this district
gave a small populist majority. Wednesday
Richmond , Hancock and Washington gave
democratic majorities sufficient to offset the
populist majorities In the eight other coun
ties and show besides a. clean democratic
majority of 2,123.
The Journal's estimate of the vote by coun
ties , corrected up to date , places Atkinson's
majority nt 35,105. _
VOTIXU Otf TUP. AMKXDMHXTS
> f fiditc I'lpor Answers
Sonic l crlcn from County OIHeerw.
LINCOLN. Oct. 9. ( Special. ) The sub
joined copy of n letter received by Sccrctarj
of State Piper from the county clerk o
Chcyenno county , Is a fair sample of numer
ous letters received from all parts of the
state , containing similar Inquiries :
SIDNEY , Nob. , Oct. S. lion. J. A. Piper ,
Secretary of Stnto : Will you kindly nrt-
vlso me ns to whether the amendments to
the constitution arc to 1)0 ) printed on same
ballot with candidates or are they to bo
printed on separate bnllot nnd deposited In
separate ballot box ? Also , tire amend
ments to be printed In full or In condensed
form ? Yours truly , N. C. BULLOCK.
In reply to such letters Secretary of State
Piper Informs new olllctals that It Is the
duty of the secretary of state , In conipll
anco with section 1 , chapter v , of the Gen
eral Laws , to provide the ballots containing
proposed amendments In the form In whicl
they are to bubmltted to a vote of the pee
ple. Section 2 provides that said ballots
shall be printed , both "official" and sample
ballots. In conformity with section 39 , chap
ter xxvl , Compiled Statutes. In accordance
with this law , therefore , the secretary of
state provides himself with somu 2,003,000
ballots , made from a carload of paper , ani
twenty days prior to election , or nioro as
the case may be , sends a written communi
cation to each county clerk In the state
asking what number of amendment ballots
will be required. As soon as a reply Is re
ceived the full number of amendment bal
lots Is forwarded from Lincoln for which
requisition has been made , while the county
cleric himself furnishes , the Official ballots
As to thn use of separate , ballot boxes. , sec
tion 5 of the same chapter says : "It shal
bo the duty of the county commissioners
each county to provide a separate ballot box
for each voting pieclnct in which to de
posit the ballots provided for In this act. '
DOTH imS CLAIM TJlE VICTOIIY.
Itlvul Commlttt'rM l'iirnl - Tlu-li1 Otvii
I'll r ( I ( Ml In r KMlIiniitrH.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 0. Chairman Babcock -
cock of the republican congressional commit
tee has Issued a statement bn&cd on , detailed
reports , claiming the next house of represent
atives as republican by at least thirty-two
mnjmlty. Ho said :
"The committee has received detailed re
ports from nearly all of the congressional
districts , and while there arc quite a num
ber of districts that cannot bo determined
upon at present owing to various causes ,
Eome with two candidates , others where the
question of fusion has not been settled nnd
others where nominations have not been
completed , wo have sufilclent data to war
rant ns In saying that the republicans will
elect members who are pledged to sound
money from 101 districts without any ques
tion. These districts I consider absolutely
certain and in addition to this there are
about fifty mure than can bo classed as
doubtful , with the probabilities that the
majority of them will elect republicans.
This insures at this time a working majority
ot thirty-two. "
Secretary Dofenderfer of the silver party
today gave out an estimate on the election.
Ho gives Mryan 282 electoral votes , Mc
Klnlcy , 107 , and puts fifty-eight In the
doubtful column , this1 last being made up
of Iowa , Maryland , Minnesota , New Jersey ,
West Virginia and Wisconsin. Ho concedes
Nc\v England , New York nnd Pennsylvania
to McKlnloy nnd claims for Bryan all except
these states and those In the doubtful Hat.
Sai'Ity County lU-piiollc'iin Convention.
GRETNA , Xcb. , Oct. 9. ( Special. ) The
republican county convention met hero this
afternoon and placed in nomination Prcd
Tillering of La Platte for representative and
Isaac D. Clarice of Pnpllllon for county at
torney. The Third commissioner district
lilaccd in nomination Thomas Dolan for
commleiiloucr , but the convention refused
to ratify his nomination. Again the Third
district delegates went into convention nnd
nominated Dolan by a unanimous vote and
again the convention refused to ratify the
nomination , for tlu > reason that Dolan re-
tused to agree to support the ticket and
St. Louis platform. The committee ad
journed without nominating a candidate ,
i'ho cause of the trouble was that the Porcst
City delegation had been packed nt the pri
maries on Monday night by the populists
and democrats electing a frco Hllvcr dele
gation. This the republicans of the county
resented , and refused to endorse the
nominee. The county central commlttcu
elected Is : T. J ) . Clarke , chairman ; \V. S ,
Parker , tccrotary : J. J. Hishop , W. P. Mar
tin , A. L. neburger. p. 1-3. ICcyea , Mai Ion
Plah nnd W , II. Davidson , who were author-
l/.cd to mum ) a commissioner and supply any
other vacancies that might occur on the
ticket , CL. . Hoover of Papllllon was chair
man of the convention and A. L. Stearns of
Porrst City secretary. '
PollllcH \ViiHliliiKtoii County Kalr.
1ILAIU , Neb , , Oct , t > . ( Speclal Telegram. )
- Today clotcd the fifth annual fair for
Washington cauniy. Yesterday and today
wera the main days. There was not as
Inrgo nUendtuifio ae was expected. Yester
day was the largest , aa it was advertised
ns McKlnley's day , and today was Uryan's
day. John H. Wubiter was to speak yester
day at tlio fair grounds , but on account of
the uliul poke in the hall one hour before
thu opera compsny used the hall In the
evening , Judso DufUo and n. R. Smith
wcro tn speak- today at the fair grounds ,
but on account of the wind and small at
tendance ( t was given up entirely. It com
menced to rain Just ns the fair closed to
night. Barring the lateness of tu- ! season
and Jmrd UiTiin , tbo tnlr was very good ,
llcjinlillcnil vilTu Wlll lle llcnvr ,
PUKMOXT , Oct. 0.-Spcclal.-Gcorgo (
Marshall , chairman of the Third district
congic53Uuml committee , has returnui from
Norfolk , the campaign headquarters 61 the
committee , and after having made a careful
V.Noinlnatlon fools very mucli srutlfied at
the outlook for the republican candidate for
congress from this district , The reports re
ceived , lie sold , showed a growing sentiment
for the republican nominee , and that In
nvuiy localities ( hero war a largo dofoctlon
from tbo democratic vote. He considers
tun outlook for success as very flattering ,
BRYAN DAY IN SIOUX FALLS
Low Ratoi on the Railroads Bring In a
Considerable Crowd.
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SPEECH TO FOUR THOUSAND IN THE RAIN
SIHcr Crt n < ! I ( In I coir In SnuUi ln-
luitn , ItcjicnlH tinStiitriiieiit Hint
( inIII Kliinilnril Democratic \IM\M-
Arc
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Oct.3. . ( Special
Telegram. ) Thla was Bryan day In Slous
Falls. The populists nndHtTohiocrnts nnd cx-
rcpubllcans have been hard ift * ork.for two
weeks to make it an overwhelming demon ?
stratlon. They have sent men nnd letters
all over the state to organize crowds to come
down here. They" sold ono und ono-flfth
fero rntcs on the railroads and four specials
were run while all the regulars run In anil
out conveniently for visitors. The whole
party machinery of the state was brought
Into operation In Slaux Falls ; all the people ,
regardless of politics , decorated and pro
posed to glvo the candidate a sample of
western hospitality. The nchools were dis
missed and the pcoplo turned out.
The day was a bad one , Rain fell early
In the morning and wlillo It cleared up by
3 o'clock and the sun came out , the skies
were threatening all day. A crowd of 25,000
was expected and Chairman Ustabrook ol
the state committee placed the expectation at
30,000. The trains brought In , according to
the report ot the railroad officials , 1,800
people , whllo from. 1,500 to 2,000 farmers
drove.
The special train with the candidate ar
rived nt 2 o'clock nnd Mr. Bryan
wo * received with enthusiasm. Aboul
1,000 men with a dozen bands es
corted him through iho crowded
streets to the residence of C. A. Jewott ,
where on elegant dinner was served with
six Invited guests. This pccuplcd over thrco-
ciuarters ot an hour. It had begun to rain
again nud the 4,000 people uliu were standIng -
Ing In the drlzzlo at the oval grew Im
patient. Shortly after 3 the party arrived
and Mr. Bryan spoke for half an hour , cover
ing the same ground as In previous speeches.
Ilo complimented Senator 1'etllgrow , roastct :
the democrats who had left the party , statet
tbo newspapers which hnd left the , democrats
were subsidized and made the usual remarks
about England.
This evening Judge Plo.wmnn discussed
the Issues for the populists and Gurley for
the icpubllcans.
Altogether the populists are happy over
the demonstration , except the Jowett dinner ,
which they regard as a great mistake.
SLEEPS THROUGH CHEEB.S.
SIOUX CITY , Oct. 9. Mr. Bryan ar
rived In Sioux City from Marshalltowa at
10:25 : this morning , ono hour behind time.
The fact that the train was late was caused
by the numerous demands of the people at
the stations along the line to see the presi
dential candidate. Mr. Bryan arose about
7 o'clock , but nearly all night crowds gath
ered at the- stations to see the train pass
through and , If possible , to see the candidate.
At some of the stations where the train
stopped the people went so far as to pu1
their heads In the windows and cheer Air.
Bryan.
At Onawa , in Monona county , a large
crowd had gathered and the train stopped
for about ten mlnutca and Mr./ Bryan went
out on the rear platform and addressed the
people. It was bitterly cold and a strong
south wind blew directly Into the speaker's
face. The people went wild with delight.
When the train arrived la Sioux City the
candidate was greeted by Rjlarse crowd at
the depot and ho was escorted to the large
trninshed of the Union depot , where Me
spoke for thirty minutes to ah 'immense
crowd. It was an enthusiastic reception
and seemed to please Mr. Bryan. Not only
the population of the town turned out In
force , but the numbers were- Increased by
big delegations from. Nebraska , just across
the river. They gave their fellow citizen
a great greeting and the car sheds of the
Union station was thickly packed .with lis
teners. The nominee was Introduced to the
crowd by ex-District Judge A. Van W.agcnen ,
candidate for congress from the , Eleventh
district , and said :
"If you go into court and find a , witness
who is willing to clearly state what , ho
icnons , who gives 1m testimony without
evasion , you believe , ho Is an honest wit
ness. If. on the pther hand , jjourflnd a
witness who deals iri amblgu6us' phrases ,
who attempts to evade questions and who
attempts to cover up his Ideas , wlth-jwords
of n double meaning , you doubt the1 honesty
and sincerity of the witness. So ; in a con
troversy like this , when our people who
advocate free coinage openly declare what
they want , why they want -it and how they
expect to get It , when they give ? you rea
sons for their faith , you have n rl lit to
have confidence In the honesty ot their pur
pose. But when our opponents try to se
cure a gold standard without daring to ad
vocate It ; when they talk abojit' sound
money , when they mean gold ; when they
talk about an honest dollar , when they mean
the most dishonest dollar there' ' is In this
nnd today , you h'avo a rjght to question
holr sincerity. My friends , men who have
a cause in which they believe are not
ashamed to state their belief and when
you find written on republican banners that
deceptive phrase , 'sound money , ' you have
a right to bellevo , that the men who use
ho term use It because tli'ey ari ? not 'willing
o tell the American peoplo'what they mea'n
jy sound money. Wo believe In sound
money and wo believe that the free coin
age of silver at 16 to 1 gives us a sounder
money than can be had by the gold stand
ard. We bellcvo in a safe financial System ,
but wo believe In order to bo safe a financial
system must hnvo a foundation good enough
for the system to rest upon.
TltEMBLES AT AGITATION.
"My friends , no money Is good which
rises in value and robs the producers ot
this country to the benefit of the bondhold
ers. They sny the gold dollar Is honest.
ft > dollar is honest which rises tn value and
gives an unearned advantage to the man
who loans money and imposes an unjust
lurden on the man who agrees to pay It.
There Is flomethlnjj necessary In money be
sides quality. There must bo quantity as
veil as quality to money. The republican
> arty tells you to build up a financial striic-
uro upon gold and tells you that gold Is
nvlslbie , I do not know whether you .
can get gold In the banks ot this city or
lot. ( Cries of "No , no ! " ) I know that In
it. Louis aoi.io three weeks ago the lead-
ng bankers signed nnd published a titate-
iH'iit that they would not bo able to fur-
ilsh gold because of tbo agitation In favor
of silver , but that they thought they would
> o nblo to as soon ns there was a settle
ment of the money question.
"My friends , it is n very frail system that
roubles at the breath of discussion , It
s an insecure foundation which slips from
mdcr your commercial fabric as soon as
anybody begins to agitato. Glvo us the
reo coinage of silver and let gold and sliver
10 allko standard money of this country ,
nd I promise you thnt no ngltntlon lu favor
f the gold standard will destroy the foun
dation upon which It rests , "
After the speech ho waa driven directly
o the Milwaukee depot , where a special
rain was waiting to tnko the party to Sioux
Falls.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D , , Oct. 0. There was
a dodge made into South Dakota at Elk
'olnt , and whllo there was nothing In sight
mt fields ot corn several hundred farmers
vero waiting for the arrival of the candl-
ate , nnd to thcso ho spoke for two minutes ,
lo told the pcoplo that while two minutes
vas a short time In which to make a free
liver argument , It would not bo too short
a time there because the farmers bad nn
xperlonco which would be argument enough
or thorn , "You will see men -who handle
motley and own money and change money
il\o are anxious for money to rlso In value ,
'ou bee men who handle corn and ralso
orn who are anxious to have corn rlso In
aluo. The people who raise corn have n
Ight to protect themselves and to prevent
n additional fall In tbo price of corn. The
iioro nations there nro which demand gold
lia greater will bo tbo dllllculty to get
t , and tha more of your corn will it buy.
f your taxes would fall , If your debts would
all as your corn fell , you might bo able
o get along easier , I believe the time has
omo when tbo farmer is called upon to de
fend himself Tiha his family nnd his people
around hlmliy , J ho use.of the ballot , "
A Jump wat. taken buck Into Iowa at lift-
warden , andnhe're the farmers surrounding
the car showed , jiorc enthusiasm than nt any
place on tho.iwi-fltcrn . trip. Thcro were not
so many of lhm , but those who were there
shouted nnffi Celled and then yelled and
shouted. Mr. Bryan made a short address ,
telling the tieopjo that they could make a
more cffcctlvo speech In flvo minutes on
election day than ho would In flvo minutes
today. ' '
Canton , & . _ n. ' was the next stopping
place , nnd for. flvo minutes Mr. Bryan spoke
to a crowd of. farmers who hcnrd him with
attention and applauded with vigor.
Sioux Falli was reached shortly after 2
o'clock.
AMOM5 IlUPtlllMCANS.
Whnt ( lie CnnttmlKiicri Arc DottiK Out
In tin Stato.
ELWOOD , Nob.k Oct. 9. ( Special Tele-
J5ESn-h ) L ast evening J. B. Push , of Mlndcn
Ttddrcse < l a largo and enthusiastic audience
at the Knsor school house , The majority of
the Inhabitants ot the precinct were present
and listened to a humorous nnd logical ex
position of the money questions.
ALLIANCE , Neb , . Oct. 9. ( Special. ) The
republicans of northwest Nebraska nro mak
ing preparations to greet Mr. Edward Rosewater -
water , editor of The Bee. No man In. Ne
braska can call as many people from their
homos as Mr. Rosowatcr and the assurance
of his presence In the defense of republican
principles In northwest Nebraska Is pleasing
to the entire population. The dnto has no
boon mndo yet.
Meetings hnvo been called at Badaro fo
October 12 ; Montrose , 13 ; Morsland , 15 ,
p. m. ; Belmont , same evening ! Box Butte
16 , with Captain F. M. Darrlngton ns orator
A. E. Cady will bo at Alliance October 17
and a great meeting Is promised. Pcopl
are expected In from the Platte River nn
cattle ranches twenty-five to forty miles.
MAXWELL , Neb. , Oct. 9. ( Special. ) Hon
A. C. Fish of Chicago spoke ticro last nigh
upon the money question from , n republics
standpoint to nn appreciative audience. Th
fact that Fish Is a business man and argue
the question upon business principles , ha
great weight with his hearers.
NIOBRARA , Neb. , Oct. 9. ( Special. ) W
J. Courtrlght nnd his dehorned steer rcpro
seating the "crime ot 1873 , " nnd other pic
torlal charts , held forth hero In the Inter
est ot republicanism last evening. Thos
who wanted the reasons why the gold stand
ard Is and has been n. good thing for th
people of Nebraska were furnished gooi :
sound proof In that Hue.
HUMPHREY. Neb. , Oct. 9. ( Special. )
Hon. L. W. Osbprn made an excellent ad
dress to an appreciative audience on th
Issues of the campaign from a republics
standpoint last evening. Ills able discus
slon of the tariff and money question wa
well taken and much good will be the result
VERDIQRE , Neb. , Oct. 9. ( Special. )
Hon. Conek Duras of Wllber addressed a
large and enthusiastic audience of Bohemian
voters hero last night. He exhibited a
chart , Just received from Bohemia , showing
facsimiles of about 800 coins , which hav
been in use In that country , and showing
that the system , has been changed abou
800 times. Duras entered the hall will
the audience against him as a republican
but his explanations ot the financial qucs
tlon worn so ( clear and concise that ho won
frequent applause and made many converts
to the causj oUaound money.
C055AD , Neb , , Oct.9. . ( Special. ) Captain
Akers has during tthe past week been making
a very vlgorqus canvass in this vicinity , hav
Ing spoken In some school house , every night
Ho is an energetic and convincing speaker
and with hlstchnrts Is able to clear up the
mists that Imvedpr a time obscured the po
litlcal vlslonjof reany voters.
GENOA , Nqb. , Oct. 9.-Special. ( ) Folly COO
people werejsrovded Into the opera house
last cvcnlngjtq hoar sound money , protection
and reciprocity djscussed from a republican
standpoint , j/rThe / meeting was opened by a
rousing song.byrthe Genoa Glee club , after
which Ross 'k.jJIamnqSd spoke upon the
issues of tKe. jcjinfpalgh. Hammond was
followed , y' , jfqn.Tlieron Keator of Illinois
who made onpxif,4he-best nnd most cqnvlnc-
ing speeches , that lias .been made hero dur
ing Iho camfmioU.u
FAIRFIELD. , Neb,1 Oct. 9. ( Special. )
A crowd of BOO pcdplo was at the St. Joseph
& Grand Island depot yesterday morning
to greet Horn J. B. Forakcr as ho passct
through on the train on his way to Fair-
bury. Ho utilized the ten-minute stop
which is made by the train here , la a ring
ing speech and In shaking bauds with for
mer Ohloans.
REPUBLICAN CITY , Neb. , Oct. 9. ( Spe
cial. ) Mr. Salsbury of Holdrlge delivered
a genuine republican speech to a crowded
house here last night.
FRANKLIN , Neb. , Oct. 9. ( Specla-jj ! ) ,
V. Farwell ot Chicago delivered a stirring
address at this place Wednesday night to , c
full house. His pointers on the tariff 'ant
finance were tersely put nnd unanswerable.
His Illustrations of the workings of the tarifl
were exceptionally good. . Tlio audience wns
enthusiastic. He- extended an Invitation to
any ono who wished to ; ask questions to do
so. Some old stock questions were asked by
an ex-Judge from Bloomlngton that were"
answered very satisfactorily , Judging tro'm
the howls' ' of delight that came from the au
dience , many of whom were populists.
OSCEOLA. NelL Oct. 9. ( Special. ) The ,
political battle In Voile county Is not waning
but Increasing , firing being kept up all along
the lines. Meetings are held nightly in every
part of the county by homo talent. Next
week Congressman Halnor Is billed for four
speeches In different parts of the county.
Ho is to speak at Osccola Tuesday afternoon
The republican women have organized i
Woman's McKlnley club and at the begin
ning had 170 members.
CEDAR RAPIDS , Neb. , Oct. 9. ( Special. )
Hon. John L. Webster of Omaha was given
an enthusiastic greeting last night , at
Grove's opera house. Tbo building was
crowded , nnd the speaker held the attention
ot all till tbo close. Mr. Webster is a fluent
speaker , nnd aa able and convincing ex
ponent of the cardinal republican doctrines
of sound money and protection. Republican
ism appears to fcv ; on the upgrade In this old-
tlmo popullstlc center.
BLOO.MFIELD. Neb. , Oct. 9. ( Special. )
The people of this vicinity turned out en
nia'sj Wednesday night to listen to the is
sues from a republican standpoint both In
the German nnd English languages. Nearly
one-half of the audience was composed of
old-time German , democrats seeking knowl
edge. The meeting was held In the large
tent provided by the clubb. The time was
apportioned among Hon. John R. Hayes of
Norfolk , Hon. Louis Klniniol of Washing
ton ( German ) and Judge John G. Tlpton of
Omaha. / ,
LINCOLN , OcL 9. ( Special. ) The Sound
Mono } Railway Men's clubs from Lincoln
.and Havelock , 350-strong , will go to Platts-
mouth tomorrow fcto Join their brother rail
way men In a grapd republican rally , which
is to take place' Uier'o tomorrow night. Hon ,
Allen W , Field of Lincoln will address the
meeting , Jf
BEATRICE. Neb , , Oct. 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator"Thurston was nnonunced to
speak In Beamc this evening , nnd , despite
a regular downpoTir of rain , every seat In
the Paddock house was filled , and almost
enough to refill1 Jhb liouso were turned away.
The senator yf lHmet at the train by the
bund and the McKlnley Marching club. Upon
his appearance before the magnificent audi
ence he was jjlvVn a most enthusiastic ova
tion. His arraignment of Bryan nnd his free
silver followers was a terrible one ,
BRADY ISUAND , Neb. . Oct. 9 , ( Special
Telegram. ) Hon ? A , C. Fish addressed the
voters of BradY'Tslanil upon the questions
of the day tlJM JcVonlng. By a simple and
concise mathematical demonstration , ho set
forth the resnltsjbf free silver , as being to
draw the United States gold out of circula
tion and reduce It to a single silver standard
In reality. He then discussed the tariff , and
showed the cause ot the "hard times" and
the remedy. Though the weailior was In
clement , ( jullo a full attendance was had ,
At n caucus held a full precinct ticket was
nominated.
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Ilfliuhllrimltht at
PLATT3.MOUTH , Neb. , Oct , 9 , ( Special
Telegram ) Great preparations are being
made to hold a great republican rally hero I
tomorrow night , when Judge Field of Lin
coln will speak for sound money and straight
republicanism. The different clubs of Have ,
lock are coming down in full force nnd all
the republican organizations of this city
will tuni out.
11 r > nu to NiK-aU -Women Only ,
MINNEAPOLIS , Oct. 9. The committee
on arrangements announce ! that Mr. Bryan
will speak bore Monday night at the Lyceum
theater exclusively to women. This is
a decided Innovation In the campaign ,
BREAKS INTO TilE COMBINE
Primary Elections Result Disastrously for
Two Star Members.
KENNARD AND TAYLOR BOTH DEFEATED
Kiiiont SocnrcN n Hi-noinliintlon In flic
Second Itint nnd AHk llli Tie lu
tlio Kirili Sliiht HciifN Uncle
in ( he 1'lrM.
The republican , primaries yesterday brotight
out ono of the largest Votes ever cast at a
primary election In the city , the total bolng
over 0,000 , and In one ward , the Sixth , over
1,000 votes were cast. In all of them there
was a much larger per cent of the total vote
cost than Is Usually the rnso , which was
probably duo to the fact that thcro wns a
lively fight on In each of them over members
of the city council. This overshadowed
everything else and it Is Impossible lu
most cases to ascertain who the delegates
favor for members of the Board of Education ,
being selected by the councllmanlc candidates
without any reference to the aspirations ot
pcoplo in the other direction. In some of
the wards the count was unusually slow and
this , with the largo vote cast , mndo It Into
bcforo anything definite could bo obtained
as to the result.
Ono of the notable features of .the prima
ries is that the combine of the members of
the Hnanco committee of the council was
badly demoralized , Kennard and Taylor , the
two star members , going down. Kmetit , one
of the old members ot the council , was more
fortunate , iuJ was also Mercer In itho Ninth.
Taylor made n close race but Kennard , his
running mate , was never In It at any stage.
In the First ward the fight was between
E. Stuht nnd Peter M. Back , and Stunt won
by a majority ot an even 100 , the vote be
ing 324 to 224. They favor Frank Bandhaucr
for the school board.
In the Second ward there were only two
candidate , Anton Kuiont , the present mem
ber from the ward , nnd Andrew Klewlt. A
lively contest was anticipated , but tiife re
sult demonstrated that It was easy for
Kment , the vote being 363 to 194. Frank
Uaudhaiier Is the delegation's preference
for member of the Board of Education.
In the Third ward there was a red hot
fight on all day , and at the closing of the
pools both of the contestants , Sol Prince
and Captain O'Malley , were of the opinion
that It would ba close , and both were of
the opinion that they had the best of It.
There was C92 votes polled , and the scratch-
Ing1 i.on delegates was so great that slow
work was -made counting out. O'Malley wn
the winner on the direct vote for council
man , by fifty-three majority.
KENNARD A SHORT HORSE.
In tbo Fourth ward Is was a stralgh
fight between W. F. Bcchel and F. B. Ken
nard , and the finance committee comblni
candidate was not In It at any stage of tin
fight. The total vote of the ward was SCi
and the nvorago majority of the Bcchel del
o&atcs was about 200. On the vote fo ;
councilman It was 370 for Bechel to 167 foi
Kfennard , many of those voting neglecting t (
specify their preference for that office , other
wise than by the delegates voted for.
In the Fifth ward the vote was very close
It was a tie. When the ballots were countec
Lunt and Askwlth had exactly 291 votes
apiece , but Lunt claimed the advantage
from the fact that three of his ballots had
been rejected by the Judges. One was Im
perfectly printed and two fell on the flooi
and were never placed In the box. Lunl
claims that the preference of the voter was
sufficiently Indicated In each case and that
ho will succeed In establishing his right to
the nomination. There was-only one ticket
of delegates In Die field. They will present
the name of George H. Hess for member of
the Board of Education.
There were 1,007 votes cast In the Sixth
ward and the multiplicity of candidates
greatly complicated things. The various
candidates for councilmcn had agreed to
submit their names to the voters to decide
who should have the nomination and only
one list of delegates was voted for.
Karr was the successful candidate , receiv
ing 311 votes. The votes of the other can
didates was as follows : Dorlght , 174 ; Bet-
torman , 127 ; Llttlefleld. 172 ; Falrman , IIS ;
Walcbtt , 101 ; Morse , 3 ; Nell , 9 ; Durlik , 32 ;
Christiansen , 17.
The Eighth ward furnished ono of the
hottest fights of the day. The result was
In doubt until the last ballot was counted
and T. S. Crocker was the winner by the
narrow margin of eight votes. There were
845 votes cast and the preference for coun
cilman -was ; Crocker , 301 ; Taylor , 293 ; Steb-
blns , 81J Bruner , 43. With one or , two ex
ceptions'the Crocker delegates were elected.
There were C07 votes cast in the Ninth
ward and Mercer received 481 to 126 for
Davidson. There was less stir around the
polls in this ward than any other In the
city , and it was the only ono where a light
Vote was cast.
MOUNT WINS IN THE SEVENTH.
There wa a hot fight In the Seventh ward ,
not over councllmanlc honors , for D. T.
Mount won tboso fairly easily , but the vote
on the ward's representation in the Board
of Education was close enough to be excit
ing. At 2 o'clock this morning the votes
on the latter question were still bolng
counted , but it looked as though Ira 0.
Rhoades would have a majority of the dele
gation and bo returned to the board. The
delegation will certainly bo a mixed one.
In all probability It will consist of five dele
gates favoring Rboades and four pledged to
Sam Macleod.
Macleod's ticket was headed "unpledged
delegation , " but there wasn't much doubt
about the preferences of the men whoso
names were printed In bold-faced typo on
that ticket. Four of the candidates for
councilman , Arthur 13. Baldwin , Thomas S.
Carey , Joseph H. Taylor and John C. Thomp
son , In addition to looking after their own
Interests , combined to help out the Macleod
ticket.
A total of 736 votes were cast. With a
single exception , this Is the largest vote
over polled at a primary election In the
Seventh ward. Dave Mercer's fight In the
spring brought out 751 voters. It Is esti
mated there are about 900 republican voters
In the ward. Most of the voting was done
early tn the afternoon ,
T.V U was only ono exciting Incident dur
ing the voting. Ono ot Macleod's workers ,
who had charge of obtaining liquid refresh
ments for all voters who felt that they
would like to bo revived , took a crowd tq a
neighboring saloon during the afternoon , and
ordered up drinks for th& gang. Then the
saloon keeper hinted that It might bo well
If ho were reimbursed for the drinks that had
been consumed , the abbreviated politician
told him to visit hades. There was a war
of words , followed by a few passes with the
dukes. The heeler was thrown out , nnd the
men. ho thought be had In line scattered.
A little tlmo later the saloonkeeper , who
tias been a republican for years , went to
the polling place to cast his voto. The
ward heeler , vexed at his undignified exit
from the saloon and Inflamed with much
Imbibing , promptly challenged the saloon
man's voto. The bluff didn't go , The ward
lieeler was escorted from the- hall by a po
liceman and was only saved from arrest
by the Intercession of his friends.
The vote on preference for ward council
man resulted as follows ; D , T. Mount , ISO ;
Fred J. Smith , 171 ; Joseph H. Taylor , 119 ;
lohn C , Thompson , 119 ; Thomas S. Carey , 3'Jj
Arthur E. Baldwin , 28 , and Edward Walsh ,
23.
DELEGATES SELECTED.
The following nro the delegates selected !
FlrBt Ward Peter BoUcn , F , K , Darling ,
llto Llkcrt , Frank McDonald , Christ Mor-
lenson , Frank Pokorny , Charles B , Schroth ,
Carl Stefan , Christ Tautkus. ,
Second Ward John Anderson , George
ftntuea , II. J , Banker , J , F. Brown , W. C.
Uloud , John Hoya , Frank Kaspar , George
) , StryUer and Charles Stleor.
Thltd Ward Nate Brown , Louis Burmca- l
ler , J. H , Carroll , William Crutcbfield , Wil
liam Gerko , George Johnson , Henry Rhode ,
foe Venuto and John Wright. 1
Fourth Ward Gustavo Anderson , R. S ,
\nglln , John W. Battln , Charles H JirrSnt ,
rhomaa A , ' Crclgb , Elijah Dunn. Simon
3oetz. John G. Kuhn and J. B.-Kalpb.
Fifth Ward Robert Christie. Harry Conns-
nan , J , N , Drake , W , S , Glbbs , George W , :
Jower , W. 0. Prltchardl 0. L. Saundere , Q.
7. Shepherd and W. E , Btockbam.
Sixth Ward. B , S , Anderson , Frefl Bugbw ,
A. 1 > . Dram , T. L. Hill , J. n. Huso. H. T.
LcRvltt , K. Q , Starr , T , I. . Soncy and H , II.
Taylor.
Eighth Ward Charles B. niack , II. L.
Burket , K , S. Fisher , Silas Johnson , S. K ,
Spnldlng , J , n. West , Frederick Bacon , W.
F. Hart nnd C. J. Anderson.
Ninth Ward J. A. Beverly. C. J. Johnson ,
Louis Burke , W. q. Templeton , Andrew
WlRsliis , H , L. Hlbbeler. Fred Kratz , J. H ,
MrCulloch , Andrew Peacock ,
Seventh Ward At 2 o'clock the count
ing ot the voles was still In progress. At
that tlmo It seemed certain that these dele-
finles would represent the ward In the city
convention : Frank Bell , Louis Bcrka , It.
W ( Brcckonrldge , Graham Park , W. R.
Rhoades , George W. Sablno nnd B. F.
Thomas. Three candidates , Jnmcs Boyles ,
George L. Dennis and Louis Peterson , were
at that hour running n close race Tor the
other two places on the delegation , with
chances about oven among them.
.TIM IA1IIMAAS AX OIUKCTOH.
Putt tn Illn Formal Protrit
HiiHoiinil Monry Cnniltilati-N ,
LINCOLN , Oct. 9. ( Special. ) Attorneyn
for James C. Dahlman , nn elector residing
at Chndiwn and chairman of the state cen
tral democratic committee , today filed the
protest ot the silver democrats to the sound
money democratic state ticket filed yester
day In the ofilco ot the secretary ot state.
The objector finds fault with the ticket and
objects to Its being placed on the official
and sample ballots as thnt of the democrats
for the ? following reasons :
1. That Charles O. Kyan nnd Henry
Ivoehler , ns chairman and secretary re
spectively , are not members of the demo
cratic pnrty of tlio stnto of Nebraska , and
that no convention of that party was he-Id
IU . .V.tlmo nll(1 llnco designated In said
certificate of nomination.
2. Inat said convention did not represent
the democratic party nor any other party ,
nor any .party casting 1 per cent of the
votoH In this state cast nt the last genoriil
election ,
3. That the pretended convention did not
represent the democratic party of the state
of Nebraska and had no authority to net
4. That the obnoxious gold democratic
convention was not and Is not recognized
by the democratic national convention.
G. Tlmt the said convention IB not and
wan not representative of the actual dem
ocratic party in this state.
G. That the said convention did not act
In Kood faith in placing Its ticket In nom
ination , nor for nny laudable or honest
political purpose but to deceive honest
voters Into thinking their nominees to be
the regular nominees endorsed by the na
tional convention at Chicago.
7. Tlmt the placing upon the official bal
lot of these candidates will entail upon the
state heavy additional oxpcnso and tend
only to confuse electors.
8. Thnt In fact the regular democratic
convention was held In Omaha September
i , 1898 , under call of the chairman and sec
retary of the state central committed of
the democratic party ; that said conven
tion was the only convention recognized by
tlio national democratic party nt Chicago.
9. The convention hero protested ngnlnst
was only held for the purpose of disorgan
izing and disrupting the regular demo
cratic state ticket.
S STUDENTS WUATHFUI , .
"Unite n IliiiKliu ; llejdy < o nil
front Chairman JOIION.
CHICAGO , Oct. 9. F. B. Whitney , national
coinmlttecnian of the American Republican
College league , has wired a circular which
says ;
"Hon. James K. Jones , chairman ot the
democratic national committee , has issued
an open letter to the students of the United
States , appealing to the college men 'In the
name of education' to form a 'national league
ot college Bryan clubs. " The Republican
College league appeals to all students who
bcllovo that their Intelligence nas been
challenged and their patriotism insulted by
the Jones letter to form active clubs to op
pose all 'Bryan clubs. '
"Rational grounds may exist for differ
ences concerning money , but not morality.
The political situation Is now ono of man
hood , not money. When moral sentiment is
the supreme test of national greatness .all
educated men should take an active part in
the defeat of a party of national dishonor
and social disintegration. Frco silver ,
though an oppressive nnd repcllant Idea In
its present form , might receive attention in
the calm deliberations of the American
people if It were presented In the proper
form and by honest and sincere advocates ,
but educated Americans must uncondi
tionally oppose It when burdened down by
the forces of social and political disintegra
tion in the form of a brutal assault upon
the hdiior and purity of our courts , the im
peachment of national honor and the annul
ment of moral law. "
GOLD DKMOCHATS IJAHIIED OUT.
CiimlldntrN Not Allowed on New
VnrU'n OIHcinl llnllot.
NEW YORK , Oct. 9. The Board of Elec
tions at a meeting held In Brooklyn late
last night rendered a decision that the
party name of the "national democratic
party" was substantially the same as that
of the regular democratic organization , and
that as such it was an infringement upon
the rights of the use thereof by the regular
party. It was decided further that the cer
tificates ot nomination ofthe "national
party" were not party certificates within
the Intent and provisions of the law.
The board clso endorsed the opinion of
Corporation Counsel Burr that there was
sufficient doubt in regard to the questions
at Issue to make it desirable that the matter -
tor should be determined as soon as possi
ble by the courts.
I.ooK-H Jlrlivht lu Jo i vn.
Carl Jacobson , who has been stumping
the western portion of the state of Iowa
In the Interests of sound money , returned
home last night. Mr. Jacobson has been
addressing the Swedish farmers. Largo audi
ences packed the halls at every meeting ,
and although on two occasions there were
rival meetings of the frco sllvorltcs , the
attendance upon the republican meeting was
undlmlnlshod in numbers , Speeches were
delivered nt Essex , Red Oak , Sliver Creek ,
Center , Ida Grove nnd three other points.
At Ida Grove a prominent allverlto ad
mitted the defeat of his party In the state
nnd conceded McKlnley 30,000 majority. Ex-
Governor Carpenter of Iowa spoke at Ida
Grove and stated to Mr , Jacobeon that from
personal observation ho figured the fltatu
would go republican on national Issues by
60,000 majority ,
cil u Mc-Klnli-y Club.
A McKlnley club was organized In Doug
las precinct , school district No , 55 , Thursday
evening. F. B. McCold was elected presi
dent ; Herman Rosslcg , vice president ; John
Poguo , secretary ; George Henry , treasurer.
Captains and llcutenantH of the respective
districts were elected. The club adjourned
to meet next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
A number of voters have tholr names on
the club rolls.
Kx-.Sccrotnrv KOH < T on Aiinroliy ,
KANSAS CITY , Oc 9. Ex-Secretary of
the Treasury Charles Foster spoke hero last
night after a week's tour of speech-making
In MUsourl. A largo crowd greeted him nnd
cheered his utterances. Ho devoted his re
marks to a defense ot the silver demonetiza
tion acts , and in the course of his address
alluded to the silver exponents aa "the Igno
rant , anarchistic masses trying to overthrow
the government. " _
I.OOAI , iiiiisviriKS.
The 7-year-old daughter of Superintendent
Pearso of the public schools is seriously
111. At ono tlmo a fatal result was feared ,
but the child was somewhat better yesterday ,
Yesterday morning tlio council allowed
the September pay roll of the sewer depart
ment , amounting to $773,60 , Unless the
fund Is reinforced the money to take up
the warraijls will not bo available for sev
eral months.
Tlio new uniforms for the High school
cadets have been received. There are nearly
200 of them , but n * several were" rejected
and had to bo relumed tbo cadets will not
appear In thrni for tevcral days yet. As
> oth Lieutenant 1'ouu and Lieutenant Clem
ents wore out of the city Adjutant Bchwaii
detailed Lieutenant Hutchison to Inspect
the uniforms. ,
Chairman Munro and Members Wliizpeur
and Kaepar of the Board pf Public Works
will attend the meeting of the American
Society for Municipal Improvements at Chicago
cage October 14. Mr , Muuro is chairman
f the committee on taxation and aasesument
aud has been hard at work far sovcral days
311 a report which will cover tbo ultuatioq
to imral ct th lari cltiii.
V
SENTIMENT CHANCES SWIFTLY
South Dakota Now Takes Its Plnco in
McXinloy's ' Column ,
WHAT THE CAMPAIGN HAS DONE THERE
ItciMitillmitft Curry On n riKht A in OUR ;
the .MitNKrn anil Soon Oountrr-
iiot tlio Iiillnriu-e of
, j. 1'cttlKroiT.
SIOUX FALLS , S. 1) . , Oct. 9. ( Special. )
Will South Dakota vote for McKlnloy ? At
Iho present tlmo were tlio vote taken the
republicans would carry the state by fi.OOO
to 8,000. This statement Is based upon an
nccurato poll. The majority is likely to
increase between now and November.
In July there was a great ebullition of Iho
silver sentiment In this state. Following the
Chicago convention cnmo the bolt of Senator
1'ettlgrow nnd other prominent republicans.
The republican party was shaken to Its
foundation. The teachings ot Pettlgrow hftd
permeated the people. For years the sena
tor nnd his lenders had filled the state with
free sliver documents and free silver speeches ,
and no campaign had been made on the other
side. Naturally n largo share ot the pnrty
had Imbibed the heresy. In the spring the
senator had swept the five counties surround
ing Sioux Falls by two-thirds majority nnd
had carried a third of the state. This
showed his personal following. Ills bolt
naturally drew hundreds , If not thousands ,
away from the republicans. The union of
democrats , populists nnd frco silver repub
licans made a formidable opposition.
On July IB had the vote been taken the
state would liavo gone for Bryan by fully
15,000. The Bryanltes were cntliuslnstlc nnd
carried with them the band wagon floaters.
Since then a great change hns tnkcn place ,
lly August 1 tlio republicans began a hard
campaign. For the first tlmo In the history
of the state the sound money argument wns
put forth by the newspapers. Thousands of
merchants who had never taken nn Interest
In politics became convinced thnt frco silver
meant ruin for thorn and the stnto , nnd
without anything belug said on the part ot
politicians they turned themselves Into
propagandists.
The effect became at once evident. The
records showed dally conversions to
the republicans from those who
had nt first followed Pottlgrew
Into the populist campaign. Sound
money democrats became changed for Mc-
Klnley. Many populists who objected to
Iho domination of their party by Pettlgrow
returned to the republican fold. An organ
ization was made by the republicans which
exceeded in strength and efficiency nny
hitherto known. The great silver majority
began to dwindle. The silver men covered
the state with speakers and literature , but
their organization was neither strong nor ef
fective.
SHOWN BY THE NEXT POLL.
Then the poll was -taken. It showed a
small majority for Bryan. The work went
on harder than before , nnd the changes were
all In the same direction. The republicans
grew in enthusiasm , A largo number of
national speakers came to the state , and
every day saw gains. Toward the middle of
July the city of Sioux Falls showed a popu
list majority of 500. Today the city Is
safely for McKlnley by 300. The poll Just
completed by the republicans Is the most
accurate over taken. It shows that McKlnloy
would carry the state today by several
thousands.
The republicans will lose over two years
ago in Minnchaha , Moody , Brute , Yankton ,
Fall River and some of the smallocounties. .
They have largely gained in the north part
of the state in McCook , Bon Hommo , Turner ,
Hutchlnson and tbo northern bills. At the
present tlmo It may bo eald that outside of
five counties about Sioux Falls , comprising
the Second Judicial circuit , the party has
gained over two years ago. Of tboso Jlvo
counties , Lincoln will glvo the same repub
lican majority. The republicans have gained
In McCook county , though it Is hardly to be
expected they will carry It. Lake will go
republican by about the same majority.
Moody will bo about a standoff , and Minnc
haha will find the majority reduced from
1,000 of two years ago to 300 this year. This
Is the situation now.
The republicans , however , are putting up
a tremendous campaign nnd nro gnlnlng
daily. The business Interests of the state
are almost solidly for McKinlcy. The rail
road employes , thrco-fourths ot the old sol
diers , a largo majority of the miners are
the same way. Among the farmers the free
silver cry has taken the strongest hold ; hut
among the farmers the republicans are gain-
Int ; continually. It is safe to predict that
McKlnley will carry this state by from
"i.OOO to 10,000. Tlio populists practically are
aware of their defeat , are working and glv-
ng all their strength to carry the legislature.
Owing to tha fact that they have possession
at a largo number of the smaller sparccly
populated counties , their chances for th
legislative nro better than for the general
ticket.
Two years ago the republicans cnrrled tin
jtato by 4,000 majority , They will gain thto
year from 2,000 to 3,000 sound money demo-
jrats. They will lose from 2,000 to 3,009
fettlgrow republicans. The gains , therefore ,
) n the ono side from the democrats on tha
> ther from the republicans are about nn
) rtsot. The Indications are thnt 2,000 or
t.OOO who voted the populist ticket , being
Ilsgustod at the various fusion deals , nnd
ilso at the nerve with which Pottlgrow baa
issumed the leadership M thn populist
> arty , will vote the republican ticket. Tha
mtlook is particularly bright , Both sides
ire working with tremendous energy. They
lave fought their fight well In tha
tuto , and for the next three weeks It is tin.
lerstood that they will concentrate tholt
trength in Minnchaha county. This it
Senator Pcttlgrcw'a homo , and will be tbt
lardest fought field In tbo state.
Our Fs and.
. . . .
. . . .Other Eyes.
Our I's arc just as strong ns
they were fifty years ngo , when
we hnve cause to use them.
Hut we hnve less mid less cause
to praise ourselves , since others
do the praising- , and \ve are
more than willing for you to sec
us through other eyes. This
is how we look to S. 1 * . Boycc ,
wholesale nnd retail druggist ,
Dtiluth , Minn , who after a
quarter of a century of obser
vation
"I have gold '
Ayer's Sarsnpa-
rilla for more thau 35 years ,
both tit wholesiile and retail ,
and have never heard anything
but words of praise from my
customers ; not a , single com
plaint ha ever reached me. I
believe Aycr's Sarsaparilla to
be the best blood purifier , that
has been introduced to the gen
eral public. " This , from a
limn who has sold thousands of
dozens of Ayer'fl Soreapnrilla ,
is strong testimony. Hut it
only echoes popular sentiment
the world over , which has ,
"Nothing but words of praise
for Aycr'a Saraaparlila. "
.Auj-ilouU abotilltr6 nd fcr"Curebook"
It Mill doubti end cuiri dojibttti.
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