The Portland daily press., 1896-11-02
HEADQUARTERS LONELY.
The Campaign Is Practically Wound
Up.
CHAIRMAN WASHBURNE OUT WITH
SENSATIONAL WARNING.

Indulges in Day Dreams of Future of Pop.
| uIist Party-What Heads of Depart
sss ments Are Doing-Work Among Diff
MBferent Nationalities.
Chicago, Nnvem ber 1.-The following
warning, addressed to the voters
of the United States, was issued today
by Hon. Geo. Z. Washburn, chairman OF
the Chicago branch of the Peoples party
national executive committees: "The
startling statement of the Republican
leaders such as Lauterbach of New
York that they may not abide by the
results, and that of Senator Henderson,
threatening armed resistance II Bryan
wins, and Of Theodore Roosevelt that he
may lead regiment to war II Bryan ia
elected, and of the open boast Of Repub-
lican leaders that If the el ection Is close,
| it will be contested. backed by Grover
Cleveland and Ethe federal government
| in their effort to repeat what was ac-
c omplished when Tilden was elected,
together with the wsll-known fact that
| Republican corruption fund of millions
of dollars is to be used election day In
purchasing election boards, falsifying
| returns, buying up voters in wholesale
manner and that coercion will be re-
| sorted to by merchants, manufacturers
and other employers who will intimidate
empl ployes to vote for Mckinley render it
necessary that we put the people on
guard. In consideration of these un-
American, un-patriotio..and revolutionary
attempts of soheming men to debauoh
and steal the nation, we feel justified
in issuing this warning to the American
people:
First-Pay no attention whate yer to
sensational reports. Whether they effect
| the candidate, public speakers, or others
Of whatever character brand them As lies.
Vote early, mark one ticket only, work
hard and bring out your friends. Avo Id
controversies at the polls and see that
watchers are at every voting place
watching for fraud. Watch the ballot
boxes until the votes are all counted
and the tally sheets made up and signed
that frauds are perpetrated.
'Second-The New York journal offers
$1,000 reward and the National De mo-
cratic committee $500 additional to any
person furnishing evidence necessary for
the conviction of any one attempting to
bribes coerce or intimidate any voter in
any state. The ballot is secret and under
II possible circumstances can it he
known how you vote. Insist on your
rights and you will be protected in theEa..
Eternal vigilance is the price ofEliberty.
Be steady, alert and true. and Bryan
silver and victory will be yours to enjoy,
and by the Eternal no power on earth
| shall take.it from you. Watch and pray
ontelection day, and If victory crown
town and city to proclaim the good news
and celebrate the event of the new
era. -
Forecasting the result of the election
in it's bearing on the probable strength
of the Peoples party In both houses of
Congress, Washburn said: "One of the
| interesting results Of the election will be
| the number of congressman the Popu-
lists will have In the next House and
Senate. In order to secure fusion In
different states and completely harmon
| ize the silver forces, fusion was not only
arranged upon congressman, but upon
many state tickets. As result of this
work, if Bryan is elecsed, tho Populists
will have between go and 70 electors, be-
tween 20 and 80 congressman and several
United States senators, governors and
other mem bers OF state tickets In several
states, as well as mem bers of the legisla-
ture and county officials by the hundred.
This will more thoroughly entrenoh
| and esta abltsh our party than all that has
been accomplished during the last six
years. We now have the balance of pow
or in the Senate, and should the Demo-
| Gratis carry the next House, 1t Is to be
expected that there will be q gold defec
tion of the Democratic congressman who
will unite with the Republicans in
fighting silver. Should this occur, the
faithful allies will be the Populists, who
may hold the balance of power in the
lower house just as we do in the Senate.
with Mr.. Bryan as President, he will
ne greatly embarrassed In the next session
OF Congress by the gold Democrats in
their effort to bstruct silver legislation.
We shall therefore need to begin at once
to prepare for the fight two years hence
In order that he may be supported by
Congress in full sympathy with his
views.
The national headquarters of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties were
. NooS oSN eodhys uoIo WRb AO
business of Importance to transact. The
members Of the committees and heads of
departments had gone home to vote or
We're preparing to leave headq uarters un-
til after the decisive day. and we're at their
desks for short time only in the after
noon. few visitors from outside
Chicago strayed into the headquarters for
political news.
Chairman Hanna will remain at his
post here until tomorrow evening, when
he will depart for Cleveland and receive
the returns there. Wednesday he pro-
poses to visit Mckinley and then go to
New York, to return here early next
week and wind up the strictly business
affairs of the headquarters. Each of the
several hundred employees called to bid
him good bye last night, and to each
Mr.: Hanna presented his photograph
and autograph. Executive Committee
man Daubin left yesterday for Indianap-
oils to finally examine the Indiana stu
alton with the state committee and then
go to Anderson to vote.
Chief Hahn and the subordinate in the
speakers department left today for their
Ohio homes. Major Dick, secretary OF
the national oom ittee, departed this
1ffarpoav a. EOS hj how. A., AL-ou Ohio.