Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1896 — MAJORITIES FOR BRYAN. [ARTICLE]

MAJORITIES FOR BRYAN.

Chicago Record's Postal Card Ballot Has Shown Uniform Result from the First. NONE FOR NI’KINLEY. Eleven So-Called Doubtful States and the City of Chicago Tell the Same Story. Bryan Baa Won More Republican Votes from MeKlnley Than He Has Lest Democratic Votes to McKinley and Palmer Combined—lt Is Not Possible to Beat Him for the Piesidenoy. Chicago, Oct. 26.—[Special.]—The Chicago Record’s postal card ballot continues to give daily evidence that Bryan will carry the so-called doubtful states in the central west for president. Some weeks ago The Record seat out several hundred thousand postal cards to the voters of Chicago and the states of Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, Indiana, lowa and Missouri, and requested them to express their choice for pesident, stating also for whom they had voted in 1892, and return the card to The Record. The returns are not large. But 127,000 votes have been received from the eleven states mentioned. Of this number 88,000 are for McKinley and 38,006 for Bryan. The Bryan vote is larger than McKinley’s in Kentucky and Missouri, but McKinley leads in the other nine states. In Chicago the vote stands: McKinley 66,000 and Bryan 14,000. All this was expected. The Record Is a goldbug newspaper and this ballot was begun with the idea that It would help the Republican cause. Republicans were urged to vote. On the other hand, the Democratic leaders, distrustful of The Record and its scheme, urged the friends of Bryan and free silver, through every means by which they could reach them, net to vote. Thus, under the circumstances, the mere number of votes cast signifies nothing, especially when the total number received is less than 5 per cent, of the total vote of the states named, and scarcely 15 per cent, of the olty of Chicago. The total signify only that, with all their efforts, the Republicans have been able to round up but 88,000 votes in eleven disputed states an* but 66,000 tn the city of Chicago in favor of their own scheme; while, in spits of their efforts to prevent it, 39,000 Democrats have voted in the states an* 14,000 in Chicago. But the Record’s ballot has one, though only one, significant feature. Each postal card received at The Record office tells not only hew the sender intends to vote at the approaching election, but also how he voted four years ago. Thus the percentage of change is obtained, and this is where the Democrats come in.

An analysis shows that in every state mentioned and in every ward of Chicago, without a single exception* the per cent, of Republican votes for fcryan is much larger then the per sent, of Democratic for McKinley. More than that, it shows that Bryan Is receiving a larger per cent, of Republican votes than he will lose of Democratic votes to McKinley and Balmer combined. If this were the resalt of an analysis of the vote of one or two wards of the city, or of one or two states, it would have no special signlfl.cance, but it is true of every ward and of every states. A result thus obtained must mean what it shows, and that is that in the so-called doubtful states of the central and west the drift 1b strongly In favor of Bryan—so strongly in fact that there can be no doubt of his eleotlon. It is easy enough now to estimate the majorities. Hie percentage of gain and loss in each state, as shown by the Record vote, indicates majorities for Bryan as follows: Illinois 71,193 Missouri 93,082 lowa 23,998 Indiana 95,145 Nebraska 42,487 Michigan ~.. 81,441 Wisconsin 10,092 Kansas 38,646 Kentucky24,9s2 Minnesota 28,886 South Dakota 7,543 North Dakota 2,988 Since this showing of gain and less became the most prominent gad onlv significant feature of ’JMie Record's ballot, the managers of the Republican campaign have lost all interest In it. They have been hoist on their own petard. IS HE AN “ANArtfcHIST! ■ The Sola Survivor of the Sixteen Men Who Named the Republican Party. At Marshall, Mich., during his recent tour through that state Mr. Bryan reversed the usual order of tblafs and Instead of making a speech Mmoelf merely introduced tfre speaker He aaJSU

“My friends, I am not going to have time to talk to you, but I simply want to make a little speech in the introduction of a famous anarchist who to going to speak after I am gone. [Applause.] Now, I want you wtoa is gets up to talk to you to take a good look at him. He is a typical anaMhtot. You will probably see his pktoure tn Harper’s Weekly next week. Hta name is the Hon. Albert Williams, and he lives at lona, Mich., and was introduced two years ago at lona by Mr. McKinley as the only survtoor of ftie sixteen who met and adopted the flsst Republican platform, and anggested the name of the Republican party, on the 6th of July, 1854, under the oaks at Jackson. [Applause, and a voice, “I was there."] He must be an aaarchi*, because he is with us this yea*. [Laughter.] My friends, he is one of the many men who have foi*B* it necessary to either get out of the Republican party or surrender theft country into the hands of foreigner and hg has naturally chosen to get out of the party?’ Every regular state Democratto oonno Hon and evary regular county Demoorat canvention held elace the Chleago convention has indorsed the nominees and tbs •reed of the teinocrntlc Nevada by Eighteen Thousand. A bulletin recently sent out from Republican national headquarters in Chicago claimed Indiana for McKinley by 46,000, Minnesota by 25,906, lowa by 60,000, Kansas by 10,000, Wisconsin by 80,000, Illinois by 100,060, Nebraska by 25,000, Nevada by 18,006, and Michigan by 25,000 majority. The accuracy of this estimate may be best understood when it is known that in 1892 Nevada cast 2,862 Republican votes, 711 Democratic, 7,286 Populist, a total of 10,855. The Republicans haven’t even an electoral ticket in Nevada. Everybody there is supporting Bryan, yet the Republicans expect to carry the state by 18,000 majority. But their estimate of the other states is just as reliable as their estimate of Nevada. "I don’t want any maa to vote for me because he thinks that ts I am elected j will help him put his hands in somebody else’s pocket. All I expect to do la to pre* vent somebody else from putting his hand In your pocket.”—W. J. Bryan.

What Governor Altgeld Says. In a recent interview concerning the campaign in Illinois Governor Altgeld said: “We had this state won a month ago. I understand now that our Republican friends concede my election as governor; and if they do that it can but mean that Mr. Bryan will also carry, the state.” 1 The governor also thinks that both' he and Mr. Bryaa will carry Cook county. And in this connection he gives full credit to the splendid work which is being dose by the silver Republicans who have organized over 170 Bryan and Altgeld clubs in that city alone. Which Is the Anirohlit? Edward Lauterbach, chairman of the New York county Republican committee and delegate from the state at large to the Republican national convention, says: "If a majority of the votes at the approaching election should be cast fyr Bryan and the Chicago platform, we will not abide by that result.” William Jennings Bryan says: “I am willing to submit any question, however great or small, to the peoplo oi the United States, AND I AM WILL INC TO ABIDE BY THEIR DECISIO N.” Which is the anarchist? Kentucky Is All light. The latest pell of Kentucky, just completed, gives the state to Bryan by over 18,000 majority. This poll was made by Chairman Sommers of the Democratic campaign committee. Another poll of the state, made by the county chairman, differs from this estimate by only 4M votes. This verifies Bryan’s long and safe lead in that state. “Corporations are last becoming the curse of modern life. They usurp the powers that belong of right to the community and the government and actually threaten the liberties of the people.*’—Peter Cooper. Chauncey I. Filley, the big boss of the Missouri Republicans, is so disgusted with the condition of the Republican campaign that he refused to register, and therefore cannot vote. NORTON FOR BRYAN.

The Leader of the “Mlddle-of-the-Boad" Populists for the Democratic Leader. Mr. S. F. Nbrton, of Illinois, the favorite candidate of the “middle-of-the-road" Populists for ‘the presidential nomination at the St. Louis convention, has written a letter to Senator Butler, of North Carolina, chairman of the Populist national committee, announcing his support of Mr. Bryan and advising PopuMsts everywhere to assist in Mr. Bryan’s election. Mr. Norton advises Populists to forgive for the time any unfust treatment from the Democrats ana postpone the settlement of minor dlfflculties until after the election. He says: “If success is assured the Populist party cannot be denied the glory of the victory. Whether Mr. Bryan is a Populist or not, one thing absolutely certain is that every enemy reformers have encountered during the last twenty years we find today amen? Mr. Bryan’s bitterest and meet relenless opponents. If they are itfg enemies he must be our friend. Kto success is their defeat, their defeat |p our victory. “However much the Populists may have suffered at St. Louis m to the correct policy to adopt; homter much sama a us maw etui bsiwv* tkat saX-

takes ware maU tinier eeditlag circumstance*, there to omly one oeurae to pursue, and that to to loyally and earnestly support Mr. Bryan—not so much for the sake of elevating him to the presidency aa tor the purpose of defeating what may be appropriately! and most expressively termed Mark Hanna Republicanism. Although some of us may regret certain fusion arrangements which have been made, it is a noticable fact that no other mag in the Unite* States to so much troubled about them as the manages of the Republican campaign.” “I will tell you about the Url» question. If the mea who want proteeUew will join me in putting a prohibitory duty on foreign financial policies, I will discern the rest of the tariff schedule with them.” —W. J. Bryan,