Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-09-26
WASHINGTON LETTER
HONEST nONEY.
Headquarters at Wash
ingtOn Sanquine of
Success.
The Size of the Majority in
the Next House the Only
Question.
POPO-DEMOORATIO CANDIDATE
POPO-DEMOORATIO CANDIDATE
Reaches Washington.
(From Our Regular Correspondent

(From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsHINaroN, S pit 21. 1895.
The better the news the harder
we'll work, is the motto which gov
erns republican headquarters, and it
Is being lived up to. The silver men
are on the retreat i'm every state in
which the Republican National and
Congressional committees have made
fight for Mckinley and honest mon
ey, but as yet the retreat is orderly
BY redonbling their efforts, the repub-
lican managers believe they can make
1t complete rout on the 3rd of Nov
ember-sO complete that the free
coinage of silver by this country alone
will never again be made National
issue; and nothing less viii satisfy
them. They are working with all the
vim and energy they could put into
the campaign III the chances for repub
iican victory were doubtful instead of
the victory assured as it is This
pleases all visiting republicans, as it
enables them to go home and tell
their friends that there is no danger
from Over-cOnfid ence on the part of
the men who are managing the cam
paign.
CHAIRMAN BABCOCK ESTIMATING.
Chairman Babcock, of the Congress
sional committee, is now giving spec
ial attention to the Congressional dis
tricts, and by the middle of October
ha will know about what the size OF
the republican majority in the next
House will be. Two years ago when
Mr. Babcock gave out his figures, they
were hooted at by the democrats and
n Ia Ia Al
smile at them, but when the returns
came in, it was seen that they were
based upon direct information from
every Congressional district.
Mr.. Babcock is proud, as he has
every right to be, of his record as
Chairman of the Congressional com.
mittee. He doesn't believe i'm the
wisdom OF making big claims based or
nothing but hope, as the popocrats are
now doing. He thinks it possible al.
ways to obtain information as how. al
least, 800 OF the districts will go, sew.
eral weeks in advance of the election
and he wants the public 20 take hi,
figures as careful estimates and not n.
a mere bluff for effect.
CHARGES BY X. OIL.
The using or he official organ of tn,
Knights of Labor a. a campaign docu
ment, by the Bryanite managers has
been quickly followed by ugly 65aTSe'
against prominent officials of the X. o.
l. These charges are made By re
sponsible parties and allege that
drafts have been drawn on Mr.. J. l.
Norris, Assistant Treasurer of the
Democratic National Committee. in
favor of Master Workman Sovereign
and Gen. Score tary- Treasurer Hayes
who are in immediate charge of the
Journal of the X. l. published a
Washington, and that similar draft,
have been drawn in favor of official,
of the X. of L at Chicago, Cincinnati
and st. Paul, and paid through
Washington Bank The stir created
by these charges is by no means con.
fined TO the members of the X. of l.
who do not approve of the selling o
the influence of the organization {,
Bryan, put extends to all who are op
posed to bribery as political agent
and may result in a rumpus of larg,
dimensions in the X. of L.
THE HEAVENS wRPr.
About the most notable thing con
nected with the appearance of Mr.. Br,
an in Washington, Saturday night
and his speech upon that occasion wa
his gall in making the farewell ad
of his speech which endorsed the Chi
cagO platform. Even the heaven
weep" SAID "A gentleman present whel
the rain storm put a sudden stop t.
Bryan's speech.
Washington said I'm contemplat
ing the causes which may disturb on
union, it occurs as a matter of seriOu
concern that any ground should hav
been furnished for charActerizing par
ties by geographical Discrimination
Northern and Southern, Atlantic an
Western whence designing men ma
endeavor TO excite belief that Their
is a real difference of local interest
and views " Designing Mr.. Bryan
seeking the Presidency through al
raigning class against class an
section against section.
Again, Washington said :--"As
very important source Of strength an
security cherish public credit" Nj
Bryan's principle business is the ad VI
cacy of deprecated currency, whic
will injure both private and publ
credit.
FREE SHOW.
There have been some more or lie.
amusing stories in connection wit
Mr.. Bryan's coming to Washington I
make a speech. In the first pIaC
there was no end of trouble in gettiT
a place for him to speak then thel
was more trouble about the distribl
ton OF tickets for seats and aboI
muSic-the local committee seemed |
fear that some unauthorized bar
might get into the baseball park,
which the speaking took place, ar
which, by-the-by, was paid for by tV
saloon keepers whose places are opp
site the main entrance, and play son
piece OF music that would give M
Bryan the raZzle-dazzle right befoi
the crowd.
There was a crowd, just as thei
would have been at any free show, al
the prOprietors of the bar-rooms wi
paid for the park made a good spec
lation, even If the crowd was not
to expectiORs in size.