Show FEEL SO CONFIDENT republicans think they will carry the middle western states gold democrats apply to republican headquarters for speakers to defeat bryan in kansas chicago oct 15 the republican national committee feels of carrying carry inn the middle western states where the political lighting bof been the thickest that chairman has in chiet alahn 0 the speakers bureal to bend all the prominent speakers to california washington and wyoming to close the campaign several national committee speakers are already there congressman boutelle is on bis way and hon robert P porter started today tor washington where he will make five the llast at tacoma mr porter will make two speeches in oregon and wind up in california speaker reed has made arrangements to visit alie coast col ilaban said there was complete in the coast stacee all of which would go for mckinley on the protection issue california always liavine been a gold state secretary ex of the treasury charles boeer camo to from a stumping tour of missouri and nebraska he talked confidently ot republican success in both stae gold democrats appeal for speakers chairman eugene of the kan sas committee ol 01 the national democratic party wrote to national headquarters asking for speakers oa account of the inroads which the gold sentiment among the bad recently made upon the silver forces of that state he pre with an extraordinary pull for palmer and buckner brjan could be defeated in and populism be given a crushing blow |