Show Mr M S Ascheim of Park City who is now in the east writes to a friend in the Park that Bryan will surely be elected He says he will carry Kentucky Ken-tucky Indiana Illinois Ohio Nebraska Nebras-ka Minnesota and Michigan Mr Ascheim has reached this conclusion from his own observations and from talks with the Democratic managers I at headquarters The bets at large odds that McKinley will be elected he says are but straw bets made by gold men between themselves for the purpose of deception and to keep up the courage of McKinleys supporters I Mr Ascheim is recognized in Utah as a very close student of politics and I as being very conservative in his political po-litical forecasts This fact makes his prediction regarding Mr Bryans election 1 elec-tion of more than ordinary Interest |