The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 2, 1896, Page 1

VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 155. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY MORNING, PRICE FIVE CENTS. HOW CERTAIN OF ELECTION Major McKinley Destined to _ Be the Next President. SILVERITES ALREADY BEATEN. . Result of the Battle of the Ballots| To-Morrow Will Be a Land- slide to Republicans. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1.—Vice-Chairman Apsley of the Republican Con- gressional Committee left Washington to-day for his home at Hudson, Mass., to cast his vote. “You may say for me,” said Mr. Apsley on taking the train, ‘‘that I stand by my former prediction that the Republican ticket will be triumphant by more than 325 votes in the Electoral College; that, in fact, McKinley’s election will be marked by alandslide, and that 1 have not modified my estimate of the election of 224 sound-money Kepublicans to the House.”” CANTON, On10, Nov. L.—A delegation of over 100 voters from Detroit arrived in Canton this morning to pay their respects to Major McKinley. The delegation bad intended to reach here on Saturday, bat were delayed by bad railroad connections. They attended services at the First Meth- odist Episcopal Church in a body and in the afternoon the members of the Detroit party called in sm=ll groups unon Major McKinley at his residence. There were no formal addresses and the visitors leit quietly for their homes this evening. Major McKinley, in company with Mrs. Thomas McDougal and John W. Warren- ton of Cincinnati, were also present at the morning services at the First Methodist Episcopal Churzh. Major McKinley is confident to-night. The expectation of victory proves a won- derful tonic and restorative. The last week of the campaign was in some ways the hardest of his many weeks of arduous work. Delegations were not so large, asa rule, but they were very numerous and the number of people who strenuously in- .sisted on persoual interviews with the Republican candidate was greater than ever. Then, too, Major McKinley found addi- tional cause for anxiety in the illness of Mrs. McKinley, who for the last five days has been confined to her bed with a severe cold. To-day, however, Mrs. McKinley was much improved and was able to sit up for a time. To-night Major McKinley is in the best of spirits and seems to be thoroughly rested. He said he could scarcely realize that the fight was over and that he had made nearly 250 speeches. Chauncey M. Depew said when he was here that, after seeing the crowds at Can- ton and feeling the excitement with which the air is charged, he was confident hei could not stand the life here longer than a | week if he had to do half of what Mec- Kinley bas been doing daily since his nomination. | Major McKinley said this evening: I | expect to make tie last speech of the cam- | paign to my fellow-townsmen on Monday night. It bas been my practice for many years to speak in Canton the night before the election.” "The people of Canton will call in a hody Monday evening and Major McKinley will | address them from the stand in his front yard. A great volume of cheering news has been pouring in upon Major McKinley all | day. He has received final and reassuring | reports from West Virginia, Marylanag, | Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, | Nebraska, lowa, Kansas, North Dakota, | South Dakota, California, Oregon, Wash- ington and Missouri. The news irom all of these States was thoroughly satisfac- tory with the exception of two. There is some doubt expressed about Kansasand | Missouri, but in the event of a general | 1andslide Mujor McKinley’s friends here | say he will carry both of them. Major McKinley bas been requested to | press the button which shallset in motion the machinery of the Tonawanda Iron and Steel Works on Thursday next, and will probably do so. 5A¥S McKINLL® WILL WIN. Bill of the Great Northern, a Democrat, Cone-des kepub.ican Fictory. CHICAGO, frr., Nov.1.—The National headquarters of both parties were almost deserted to-day. There was no business | of importance to transact. Members of the campaign committees and heads of departments had either gone home to vote or were preparing to leave the head- quarters until after the decisive day, and were at their desks for a short time only in the afternoon, while few visitors from outside Chicago strayed in to tell political news or to be informed before going to their homes to vote. Chairman Hanna will remain at his post “here until to-morrow evening, when he will depart for Cleveland and receive the returns there. Wednesday he proposesto visit Major McKiniey and then go to New York, to return here early next week and wina up the strictiy business affairs. Each of the several hundred employes called to bid bim good-by last night, and to each of them Mr. Hanna presented his portrait and autograph. Mr. Hanna bas madea popular campaign chairman. Executive Committeeman Durbin left yesterday for Indianapolis to examine the Indiana situation witb the State Commit- tee and then go to Anderson to vote. Chief Habn and his subordinates in the speakers’ department left to-day for their Ohio homes. Major Dick, secretary of the National Committee, departed to-day for his home in Akron, Obio. Commitieeman Payne will leave for Milwaukee to-morrow afternoon, and Colonel Haskell, sergeant- at-arms of the headquarters, has gone to Ashtabulato cast his ballot. Mr. Payne will be in char-e of headquarters on elec- tion night to receive and tabulate the re- urns and keep McKinley informed by private wire to Canton. The only visitor of importance at Re- publican headquarters was J. J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Reilroad. a gold Democrat, and to Chief Hahn Presi- dent Hill expressed confidence that Mec- Kinley would be elected and said St. Paul would give a big Republican majority. Commenting on the charges of intimi- dation of railroad employes, Mr. Hill said railroad men were too independent to be coerced; they would vote as they pleased, and because they were honest men as a class ana in favor of good money, the same as he was, he believed the bulk of the railroad men would vote for McKin- ley. Becretary Walsh of the Democratic Com- mitiee is still absent in Iowa, whither he accompanied Mr. Bryan, but he will re- turn to headquarters to-morrow. Cam- paign Committeeman Johnson of Kansas does not consider his State is in such doubt as to make his vote necessary, and will remain here until he knows the news. Campaign Chairman Campan went home to Detroit yesterday to vote and put the finishing touches on Michigan. Sunday was not observed as a day of rest by the campaign orators in Chicago. Dozens of ward and bigger meetings and club parades were held in all parts of the city, and local orators expounded the arguments in favor of McKinley, Bryan and Palmer and iheir platforms day and night. e, INDIANANS A&E AROUSED. Voters Will Insure an Overwhelming Re- publiean Majority. INDIANAPOLIS, Ixp, Nov. L—Cnair- man Gowdy of the Republican State Com- mittee this afternoon furnished the follow- ing signed statement: 3 The campaign of 1896 will be recorded as one of the greatest contests in the history of Indiana politics. Tuesday the voters will settle. by ballot the issue upon which this campeign has been made. The people of In- diena realize that the country is threatened with a crisis which can be averted only by the defeat of the free silver Democratic party. And with an abiding faith in the intelligence and patriotism of the people we are confident that the result will be one of the most decisive victories in favor of the Republicans ever given to any party in the State. A conservative estimate of the situation at this time shows that Indiana will give a Re- puvlican plurality of not less than 25,000. and if, as we have reason to believe,a large percentage of the silent vote is cast for the Re- publican ticket the plurality may reach 60,000. The Republican organization in Indiana is 80 compact and perfect in every detail that we do not believe that an attempt by the ad- vocates of free silver by corruption or other methods can effeet any material change in the sitvation. * The Republicans will elect all of the 13 Con- gressmen, 61 members of the lower house of the generaly assembly and 16 out of the 25 Benators to elect. With the 19 Republican hold-over Republican Senators this will give us 35 in the Senate, 8 majority of 20. The Re- | publicans will have a majority of 22 in the House, giving us & majority on joint ballot of 42. This will insure the election of & Repub- | lican to the United States Senate to succeed Daniel W. Voorhees. AND SENATOK QUAY SMILES. He Does Not See How MNoKinley Can Be Beaten. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1.—Senator Quay came down to Washington to-day fora few hours, leaving in the evening for his home at Beaver, Pa., where he intends to vote. “How much money have you bet on McKinley?” It was Senator Quay who put the question. He nad just been sa- luted by an intimate friend. The latter replied: *“Nothing.” *Nothing?”’ Quay coming as near to an exclamation as he ever does, responded: “And why not?"’ “Bryan man wants too big odds,”’ said the friend. “Well,” quoted Quay, “and pray what does it matter how much odds you give when you are betting on a sure thing ?”’ The friend then admitted that he was out of money anyhow; whereat the Sen- ator smiled in sympathy, as one who feels for a friend who has missed the opportu- nity of his life. Then he added: “Why, that’s too bad. 1t's all settled, you know. There is not the slightest doubt abgut it. ticKinley is as good as elected. Nothing can prevent it.” “The Middle West,” began the friend, but Quay caught him up with: “The Middle West are sure; our friends in charge out there are hilarious. What are the Popcrats claiming here?” “Well,” said the friend, “they scoff at the talk of McKinley getting Kentucky and—"" “You don’t mean to say that the Pops honestly think that they are going to carry Kentucky for Bryan?” ,And when the friend nodded the Ben- ator smothered a smile with his hand. e BETTING ON THE ELECTION, Democrats Afraid to Cover all the Wagers Made by Republicans. CHICAGO, Itr., Nov. L—In OChicago betting on the result of next Tuesday’s election has not been very heavy, and the wagers made were not very large. Around Wwho is on his way home to Minneapolis to vote aiter & visit to New York. Heis the resorts where speculative men congre- eate there seems to be plenty of McKinley money. At the Baratoga Hotel, where Ry AR < il - o fHt 1"'.11',[ 0 2 Rk’ 1 FOUR T0 ONE ARE THE 000S GIVEN Germans Cohfident That Ma- jor McKinley Will Be Elected. Victory of Protection’s Cham- pion Properly Taken as a Foregone Conclusion. ALREADY BUSINESS REVIVES. Notwithstanding * Faked” Dispatches From Bismarck, Bryan Is Not Pop- ular in The Fatherland. [Copyrizht, 1896, by the United Associated Presses] BERLIN, GeErMaANY, Nov. 1L.—If the tri- umph of McKinley at the polls in the Presidential election which takes place in the United States next Tuesday is not an overwhelming one, political and coms« mercial Germany will experience a shock of surprise. With the exception of some of the special cable dispatches sent by its American correspondent to the Berliner Tageblatt, all of the advices which have - been sent by wire or mail to the Berlin press have so expressly excluded any pos- sibility of Bryan’s election tbat interest in the American campaign has waned. The Socialist organ, the Vorwarts, and the Kreisinnige and other Liberal organs suggest that an uprising of the masses might defeat the combined educated and capitalistic forces, but in the face of the unvarying temor of the news received from America the public has accepted the election of McKinley as a foregone conclusion. Class prejudice here, however, is little interested in the result, as evidenced by the utterances of the Kreuz Zeitung, Con- servative, which discusses the question ot McKinley vs. Bryan from a currency point of view, ignoring all of the issues entering into the campaign. The Kreuz Zeitung inclines, bowever, to the support of McKinley, as the election of a bimetal- list such as Bryan would be disastrous. The influence of the trusts and other mo- nopolies, in diverting electoral votes from Bryan, is also commented upon by many newspapers, but the consensus of s “We won't do a thing to him to-morrow.” many Bryanites are registered, the most noticeable bet made yesterday was by a Nebraska man, who offered $500 even that Bryan would not carry his own State. It was promptly taken by a man from Texas. Under telegraphic instructions from St. Louis William Mangler is requested to place $1000 against Altgeld, and slight odds will be given if necessary to get some of the Governor's adherents to come to the front. The principal feature of the betting is that as to whether Bryan wiil carry Nebraska, called forth by Chairman Jones’ table, in which that Commonweaith is placed in the sure Bryan column. To- morrow it is expected there will be a bo m in the speculative game. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. L—Publicity bhas not been sought 0 a great extent by those who have wagered on the outcome of the election, but 'some good-sized bets have been made. Mos s Fraley, a prominent Board of Trade man, has vlaced $3000 against $1000 on McKinley for President. At tie Planters’ Hotel $10.000 is locked in the safe to bet on McKinley at odds ot 3 to 1. Colonel W. C. Wetmore, vice- president of the Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Company, bet $500 to $1000 with a Chicago man that Aligeld woula be elected Goy- ernor of Iilinois. e CLOSED IN NEW YORK, Spiritless Campaign of Demoorats Dus to Certain Republican Success. NEW YORK, N. Y., November 1.—The campaign closed in this State last night. The Democrats have managed the cam- paign for Bryan and Sewallin a seemingly perfunctory way. With Senator Hill's silence, William C. Whitney, an avowed McKinley man, and ex-Governor Roswell P. Fiower and other leaders stumping for Palmer and Buckner, 1t has been a spiritless campaign. The National Democrats have con- ducted a warm campaign for Palmer and Buckner and are confident of making a showing at the polls which will justify them in continuing the organization for fature work. The Prohibition and Socialist-Labor parties have made their usnal quiet cam- paigns. The People’s party, after vain efforts to obtain recognition on the Demo- cratic electoral ticket, indorsed the Brvan and Sewall electors and took down their State ticket, with the exception of their nominee for Judge of the Court of Ap- peals. The Republicans expect to carry the State for McKinley by from 200,000 up- ward. They expect to elect Frank S. Black Governor and to capture the Con- gressional delegation of thirty-four with possibly two exceptions. They count upon electing 100 out of the 150 members of tue State Legislature, thus insuring the election of a Republican to succeed David B. Hill in the United States Senate. Chbairman Danforth of the Democratic State Committee says he is confident of carrying the State for Bryan by 40,000. He looks for a Democratic piurality in this city of 30,000. The betting, however, is the other way. The registration is con- siderably in excess of all former years and the heaviest vote on record will probably be polled. F I Kentucky §s Safe. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 1.—The politi- cal editor of the Courier-Journal figures out McKinley’s plurality in Kentucky at 2000, based upon private fizures of the Silver, Democratic and Republican chair- men of the eleven Congressional districts. —_—— FIGHTS BEIW:+EN FACTIONS. Bullying Tactics of Bryanites Lead up to Lively Batiles. CHICAGO, Irn, Nov. 1.—Bryan and McKinley forces met in West Madison street last night. Four men were injured and three arrested, two of the latter being liberated when it appeared to the police that they were neither instigators of the riot nor aetive participants. ‘The trouble necessitated the calling of extra squuds of officers until a whole company was de- tailed within the two blocks bounded by De-plaines and Halstead streets. The njured are: Hugh Murray, Richard Porter, E. J. Proctor and Robert Converse. The trouble began at 6:30 o'clock. The headquarters of the Eizhteenth Ward Silver Democrats and Republicans are nearly opposite each other, ana the crowds which bang about both places came together three times before midnight. CHICAGO, Irr, Nov. 1.—The police were called upon to-night to quell a polit- ical riot on the West Side. Fifteen or twenty people were battered and bruised. The tight took place in front of a Repub- lican meeting place at the cornerof Union and Madison streets. From a near-by Bryan hall came a crowd of silver men, who were marching. When they arrived in front of the McKinley nall. it is alleged, they stopped and commenced shouting for Bryan, thereby interrupting the speakers inside who were arguing for a gold standard. There was a general exit from the ball and the two crowds came together, and the fight became so mixed that it is said the combatants could not tell their friends from tneir enemies, but were striking at random. A riot call was sent in to the nearest police station, and twenty-five policemen were sent to the scene. The police soon restored order. No one was seriously injured. Vote for thezsolid Republican delega- tlon to Congress. They will help Me- Kinley to restore prosperity, —_————— DELAWAKE ALL KI1GHT. Barping Treachery the State Will Give MeKinley a Majority. WILMINGTON, Den, Nov. L—Hugh C. Browne, chairman of the Republican State Committee, has telegraphed the United Associated Presses as follows: “The reports that Delaware is doubtful for McKinley are without foundation. Itis untrue that because Mr. Addicks lad down the Republican vote was not qual- ified. It was never better qualified by payment of poll taxes and full registration than this year. Mr. Addick~’ organization did not qualify the vote. That was done by the regular Republicans, who are in excellent shape. The assertion that the financial conaition of Mr. Addicks had anything to ao with qualifying the vote is not true. We undertook and completed the work. Delaware will surely give Mc- Kinley 1500 majority, barring treachery.” The New Champagne Vintage. By its remarkable quality and dryness, with- out being heavy, the svlendid new vintage of G H. Mumm’s Extra Dry now being imported ‘1s creating & sensation. It should be tasted to | be fuliy appreciated. . RAPID RISE OF FRENCH RIVERS. Much Damage Done Along the Banks of the Seine. Villages Surrounded by Water and the Inhabitants in Great Terror. FAMILIES FLEE FOR SAFITY. Considerable Territory Already In- undated and Great Loss of Life and Property Threatened. PARIS, Francg, Nov. 1.—The Seine has been rising for some days and has now reached 'a point that is causing much alarm. Low-lying structures along its banks have been flooded and much dam- age has been dohe above and betow. The river is so full of floating debris that traf- fic upon it has been stopped. Most of the other rivers of France are also out of their banks. Many of the villages along the Rhone are completely surrounded by water. At Vallabreques, near Tarascon, the inhab- itants have been driven from their homes by the risinrg waters and are camping in the cemetery, which is situated on high ground. Near Nmes, department of Gard, and Bourg, in the aepartment of Ain, a num- ber of bridges have been swept away. Families living on the low ground near the Rhone have taken refuge in the upper stories of their houses, the lower portions being inundated. The district northeast of Nimes has suffered extensively. The Bishop of Nimes is rendering what assistance he can to the distressed vil- lagers. The inundations are so extensive that the postmen have to use boats to per- form their labors. The plain of Roguemaure is an immense lake. The water is so deep that only the tops of the trees are visible. The roads northwest of Bourge are impassable. The inhabitants are terrified, as the flood gives promise of increasing. The islets of Piot and Barthelaise in the Rhone, near Avig- non,capital of the department of Vaucluse, are completely submerged. The inunda- tion is causing much distress, and the property loss will be heavy. —_— Satolli Says McKinley Will Win. LONDON, Exe., Nov. 1.—The Daily News will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Rome saying that Cardinal Satolli made a lengthy report to the Pope regara~ ing the situation in the United Siates, especially the political situnation. Al- though the Cardinal considers that Mr. McKinley’s success is certain, he appre- hends the consequences, which, if they are not immediately grave, will, in his opinion, certainly be so at the next elec- tion, when the present differences will be augmented. AND THE NATION WILL FLOURISH. Cardinal Gibbons Speaks of the Battle of Ballots and Not Bullets and the Polls. BALTIMORE, Mp., Nov. 1.—Cardinal Gibbons touched upon the political situa- tion 1n his sermon at the Cathedral this morning. He sald: “We are on the eve of a Presidential election, both great parties contending for the mastery. They are leaving no stone unturned in order to be successful. ‘A foreiguer lookihg on and witnessing the violent deaunciat «a that one party is uttering against another, and the terrible predictions in regard fo the future of the country 1f the other party were to win, would think that we are on the verge of dreaaful revolution. *On next Wednesday morning he would find that it was but a bloodless revolution; one effected not by bullets, but by ballots. A man is to be chosen to the highest posi- tion in the giit of his fellows, and impor- tant issues are at stake. Yet on next Wednesday the minority will bow grace- fully to the will of the majority, the coun- try will survive and the Nation will flourish and be perpetuated.” e o BATTLED WITH THE OUTLAWS. Deputy Marshals Encounter *“Dynamite Dick’s” Gang and Copture Some of the Punder. GUTHRIE, O. T., Nov. 1L.—United States Deputy Marshal Thomas and posse came in from the Creek country yester- day, having been in search of **Dynamite Dick’ and his gang of outlaws, who looted Carney and the Sac and Fox agency. They brought with them a team of mules loaded with plunder and a saddle-horse, which they captured. They came upon three of the outlaws a3 they were leading their horses up a ravine and a pitched battle ensued. It was get- ting dsrk, and though over 100 shots were fired, nobody was hurt and the outlaws escaped in the darkness, abandoning mules, baggage and one horse. There is no doubt about their being the Carney gang, led by “Dynamite Dick.” A large posse will give chase. e e Pearls Murd-rers May Confess. == COVINGTON, Ky, Nov. L—Signs are pointing to a eoniession by Jacksoa and Walling, or at least to a getting at the truth of the murder of Pearl Bryan. For two weeks Jackson and Walling have been kept in separate cells, and a bitterness is erowing up between them. Yesterday Wailing uil-)i to Turnkey Maurer: “Why should 1 be punished for a crime I did not comm:tt 1did not murder Pearl Bryan. Jackson is the man who cut her head off.” Maurer asked why he had nct so testified, but Walling deciined to answer. It is your duty to defeat Maguire. | He is for free trade and ruin. opinion is that nothing can prevent a McKinley triumph. Under this convie« tion the Boerse for the past two days has been especially firm for American stocks and- textile manulactures, and the expectation is that after the election there will be an increase of exports to the United States, this belief being based upon the ground that the advance in the price of grain is benehting to American farmers and consequently ought to lead to an in- crease in the demand for European goods. German farmers, however, have not in the least benefited by the rise in the price of wheat and other cereals, as have. the agriculturists of Hungary, where the har- vest has been abundant and where there :as been an advance of nearly 2 florins per hundredweight in the price of wheat. This state of things has been a perfect god- send to the Hungarian farmers and has also given an impetus to trade all around. The Berlin financiai journals in their articles discussing the prospects for the immediate future agree that if McKinley is elected, affairs will remain very much as they are at present, that is to say that there will be little or no financial trade; but if Bryan should be successful, there will be a financial and commercial cata~ ciysm. European capitalists, tho-e papers agree, must therefore prepare for a decline in American securities, a large premium on gold, extensive failures of American firms havinz gold contracts in Europe and the consequent failure of European and es- pec ally Engish capitalists and stoppage of European exports for America. The conference which Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe had with the Emperor yester- day is understood to have had reference to a projected conierence of the Euaropean powers with the object of revising the treaties ot Berlin and Paris. and also a settlement of the customs dispute which has for some time existed between Russia and Germany. The Emperor is favorable to making concessions to Russia, which will bring about the speediest possible settlement of the conflicting interpreta- tions ot the present commercial treaty, and it is understood that the Czar is not averse to yielding many of the pointsat issue, if an amicable and favorable adjust- ment of the differences is thus brought about. The Russian official, M. Timir- jagseff, who conducted the original treaty negotiations, will arrive in Berlin on Tues- day for the purpose of assisting in the ar- rangement necessary for the hol!ingofa conference, but nothing in regard to the | matters in question is definitely known, except that it is given out that t"ere may be some delay in the settlement inasmuch us it is announced that the Czar hasin- timated his desire for a period of absolute home repose before allowing his Ministers to enter into any engagements involving the empire. 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