The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-18
IN THE CAMPAIGN
PILOT HOUSES
Latest News and Views Of Those Who Con-
duct The Political VOYAGE.

The Democratic mana gers are confesscdly
| highly pleased when an occasional banker
| forSakes the gold bug fallacy" and JOINS
| the free siiverites A bulletin WIS issued
| from local headquarters yesterday with the
| headline Another bank ca shier goes right"
The bulletin reads:
''In the course OF Il letter asking for liter
ature, Mr.. ]. 8. Chandler, cashier OF the
First National Bank OF Bessemer, Ala,
! says: i am cashier OF the First National
| Bank here, and have been IN the banking
| business for a number OF years; am volun-
| tariiy going out of the business, BECAUSE OF
| the great depreciation of values OF every
kind, whica is gradually wrecking our Gus
toners and thereby rendered our leans un-
| sure, and of course would In the end wreck
us, and prevent our paying our depositors
| their money when they IN. ht call for it
~ make this explanation OF my views
fearing my motive i'll writing you Right De
questioned when it became known That
am among the lists OF government Dankers-
| or rather was one OF them. am opposed
to our government issuing interest bearing
bonds to maintain a gold reserve, and be-
| lieve the only way to remedy 1t is TO open
our minis alike to the free - mage of both
| gold and silver. ] am anxious to assist
in the accomplishment OF this result and
desire to give the voters OF tnls section the
| reason why ] am in favor OF Bryan and
Sewall.'"
Chairman Babcock of the Republican Con
gressional Committee smokes choice
brand OF cigars. So well established is this
fact hat lie was recently made the victim
OF somewhat expensive practical joke.
Mr.. Babcock always keeps box OF his
favorite brand in the lower rigbt-haud
drawer OF his desk, and he is frequently
seen to open this particular drawer. He
noticed about ten days ago that lie was
apparently smoking more than his usual
number OF cigars, though his only basis
OF judgment was that the cigars disap-
peared very rapidly from the box. Now
all the era wers OF Mr.. Babcock's desk
are locked by the act of closing the
roll top-that is, all the drawers except
the lower right h and dra wer-aDd Mr.
Babcock thought that this was included
in the automatic arrangement.
AT the end OF week or two after his
suspicious were first aroused by the rapid
disappearance of the cigars tie began to
examine the lock, but to no purpose. Two
mornings ago there were only three cigars
left III the box when he opened the drawer,
while he distinctly remembered that the
box had been two-thrds full the nigh,
before. Then Ee discovered his mistake,
and lie also discovered the thief, who,
from his public prominence, he did not care
to punish for his Joke.
Among the callers at Democratic head
quarters yesterday was Mr. ID. X. II yde. of
Milburn, Scholiar,e comfy, n. Y He did
not come as u POLITICAL worker, he said.
but TO give an opinion 10 the managers which
might be considered worth something re-
garding the county from political pros
poets in that part OF New York state.
''Schuharie COUNTY is in line for Bryan
said Mr. Hyde. Il do not think we will
lose any great number or Democratic votes
and We Will gain many more Republicans
tnan We lose democrats That is the sit
uation there, and 1t is getting better aud
better each day. In Orleans county the
situation is even neutrality-suspicious. are
daily joining free silver clubs The Re
publicans are going 10 be greatly surprised
IN New York 1T the size o! the Democratic
vote in the country, and they are going
to be deceived by the labor votes in the
cities, too"
The convention Of the National Associa-
ton OF Democratic Clubs, fixed for Octo-
Der 3, is TO he reinforced by the conven-
ton OF the Association Of National Silver
Clubs. In pursuance OF circular issued
yesterday the national gathering OF the
silver clubs has been transferred from
Chicago TO st. Louis, and the date changed
from September % to Octboer 3, TO coin
eide with the convention OF Democratic
clubs. Up TO noon yesterday the number
of Bryan clubs reported 10 and chartered
by the National Silver headquarters in
this city aggregated nine hundred and fif
teen for the territory east of Colorado.
Under the official call each club number
ing twenty-one members will be entitled
TO three delcgatcs-at-large. with an addi-
tional delegate for every fifty members.
Some OF these clubs have an enrolled
membership of one thousand.
The assemblage of the Democratic and
silver clubs delegates will present Il po-
litical display that will pale the Repubi
can national convention into comparative
insignificance," says Assistant Secretary
MCKean