Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-16
NOT FAT ALLDISMAYED
DEMOCRATS DID NOT EXPECT
lIAINE To GO FOR THEM.
OUTLOOK In OLD VIRGINIA.
The DiscrcditnbIc Figure Being Cut
by the Boilers from Democracy
The Bryan Meeting Here to BE an
Eye-Opener.

Special 1.-The Democratic managers here
are not at all surprised by the result OF
the election in Maine. The Democratic
campaign in the State was muddled and
badly managed, and a month ago Cnair-
men Jones and Faulkner decided TO make
no fight there. At least they declined
to send any speakers there, and tne
quantity of literature distributed In
Maine was not as much as that given to
a county in some other States. The De-
mocracy in Maine was so demoralzed
and divided by the complete change from
a gold to a silver platform, with candi-
dates to suit, that the campaign from
the beginning was inert. dismal, and
hopeless.
The indianapolis decoy ticket cut no
figure in the Pine-tree State. The Demo-
cratic boilers, few in number. and lacking
in influence. either stayed away from
the polls or voted for Mckinley.
With such a condition of affairs in the
Democratic ranks. 1t Is not surprising
that the leaders here declined TO make
any fight worthy the name in Maine.
Nearly three weeks ago. Chairman Faux
ner. privately discussing the campaign
I'm that State with some newspaper
said that Maine would go Republican by
over 1900 majority, and that IL IL dld
not he would consider II victory for the
Democrats. So IL win be seen that the
Republican victory there had been dis
counted, and that the Democrats are py
no means discouraged. The big MAORI
ty I'm Arkansas stands as an answer
Af.ff anH
elections between now and the November
contest will all be in favor OF Tree SILVER
and Bryan and Sewal.
REPUBLICAN RESERVE VOTE.
Chairman Faulkner. of the Democratic
Congressional Committee, said to-day
that the result of the Maine election
neither surprised nor troubled him. III
shows what the result in vermont
showed" he continued, that the Re-
publicans have made tremendous ell
fort TO call out their reserve vote IL
has been done in a State where stay-at-
homes are plentiful. and where the peo-
ple have not been educated up to the
free silver belief. There Is nothing IN
the result TO discourage Democrats. on
the contrary, there is good reason why
the party should continue campaign
work there The silver sentiment IS
growing in the State. The fact that the
Republican majority was unusually large
is attributable partly to the fact that
the Democrats did not vote, knowing that
the State would 20 Republican, anyway.
The size of the majority was thusy
augmented by the very fact that the De-
mocrats knew that the result would
be in favor of the Republicans
Congressman Yoder. of Ohio. who has
been stumping In Maine. claims that the
result OF yesterdays election was vir-
tual victory for free silver. Il base tnls
claim" he says, "on the fact that ninety
days ago there were not 5000 free-silver
believers i'm the State of Maine. To-day.
there are $500. That shows that If we
had had more time the result OF the
election would have been far different
THE SILVER LINING.
At Democratic headquarters the leaders
and volunteer helpers were bright and
cheerful. as usual this morning, not
withstanding the news from Maine, and
they were all actively at work promoting
the interest of the Chicago nominees
and the cause OF free silver. This sill
yer lining to the Maine cloud was partly
due to the encouraging accounts received
from nearly all sections OF the country.
A Virginia gentleman. who had recently
been I'm every section Of the Old Do
minion, said it would go by from 1900
10 60 600 for Bryan and Sewall and would.
i'm all probability send a solid free-sil-
yer delegation to the next Congress. He
said the amusing feature Of the campaign
in Virginia was the performance of the
Mckinley Democrats. or alleged support
ers of the boilers ticket. They are very
few and far between, their convention
i'm the beginning was miserable
failure and a farce. and the only meet
ings they have since held were composed
of the Chesapeake and Ohio employees,
Transported free over the railroads to
hear President ingalls, make Mckinley
force-bill speeches.
In Richmond. he said, the Mckinley
Democratic allies would not poll the orr
ginal 700 whose names they published,
and many OF whom will probably vote
for Bryan and Sewall I'm November
The Bryan meeting in Richmond on
Friday will open the eyes OF the boilers.
1t promises to be perhaps. the greatest
political, demonstration ever made In that
famous city. In the country the
Decoy ticket has absolutely no following,
and the accesslons from the Republican
party TO the Democracy will be one OF
the surprising features of the campaign.
At Democratic headquarters here the
boilers ticket or their feeble efforts are
never spoken of except in a jocuiar way.
They are as completely ignored as II
they did not exist. the belief being that
they will neither hurt the Democrats nor
greatly help Mckinley.
THE PICKETT CAMPS, C. V.
Arrangements for the reception Of the
Confederate veterans OF the Pickett
camps of Richmond. Petersburg. and
Norfolk tomorrow are complete. They
will arrive by the 1:i5 train from Rich
mond tomorrow morning. and will be
met by the Confederate Veteran Asso-
citation Of the District of Columbia, by
whom they will be cordially welcomed.
They will then participate IN reunion
OF the Blue and the Gray with the Phila-
delphia Brigade. which will be prelmi-
nary to the trip to Sharpsburg. where
the Philadelphians will unveil their
monument on Thursday. The Confede-
rates will be the guests OF the Phila-
delphia Brigade. and a royalty good time
is anticipated.
The reception and festivities here will
take place at Central Hall. corner Ninth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. John McKenna, of Buckingham.
Is here to-day with his daughter. on his
way to place the young lady in a school
near Baltimore. Mr.. McKenna met Mr..
William r. Teller, now manager OF the
Metropolitan Hotel. member Of his old
company in a Virginia regiment during
the war for the first time in twenty
five years. They are both invited to the
reunion Of the Blue and the Gray to-
morrow. where they win no doubt meet
many old comrades.
Slr. s. s. Elan. Of Richmond, Is al
the Ebbitt.
NJ a. Watts and Miss G. Shaw, Of
staunton. are at the National
col. COwARDIN AND MIR. GLENNAN