Evening star., 1896-10-06
POCKET CAMPAIGN BOOK
One Issued Today by the Democratic Con-
gsssionL Committee.
A Platf0r0 Made Up Of Paragraph
Notes From Different States.

A
Notes From Different States.
The democratic congressional committee
| have today issued Pocket Campaign
Book" by "Jeffersonian," which Chairman
Faulkner says, in a circular letter to demo-
cratic clubs. is lone OF the most unique.
| useful and popular campaign documents
| ever issued
It is a book Of thirty-two pages and Of a
size suitable to carry in the pocket or in
close in a letter to friends and correspond
| ents.
The book opens with a portrait of Mr..
| Bryan, followed by a double-leaded preface
| addressed ito the people" Next is the
platform. which is decidedly unique. being
composed of three planks, brief para
graphs, one by Lincoln, one by Jefferson
| and one by Bryan. All through the book
| these three names are linked together
harmonious authorities on the subjects
treated.
The chapter on "the silver question" &C.
cupies one-half of the book. A portion Of
this chapter. entitled America must lead"
claims to demonstrate her ability to do so
by brief quotations from the opinions of
| Napoleon / in 1903, Gladstone in 1878 and
| Bismarck in 1896.
This is followed by very forcible claim
that Europe will follow and gives state
ments intended to show the rapid spread of
the bimetallic movement among the COM
mon people of those countries. Under the
head of New England tributes to silver
are pertinent and pointed extracts from the
speeches and writings Of Webster, Blaine
Senators Hoar and Chandler and Speaker
| Reed.
After chapters devoted to Democracy
Defined The Farmer" The The Lsborer"
Trusts 1.-The Tariff" and Foreign
Policy the book concludes with cnapter
on "The Centenary of Democracy which
| brings out a new and interesting feature in
the campaign, and shows that Mr.. Bryan is
the centennial candidate of the party.
The author of the book is Alex. ID. Ander-
| son of this city.
North Dakota for Bryan.
| The chairman Of the democratic state
| committee of North Dakota writes 10 the
democratic committee here: 1T is safe
and conservative estimate to place Bryan 8
majority in North Dakota at not less than
5000. This is not mere conjecture, but
an estimate based poll of the state
just completed. We shall also elect a silver
legislature, insuring the election Of silver
Senator, and also silver Congressman
James G. Dahlman, chairman Of The dem
: ocratic state committee of Nebraska. esti-
mates the majority of Bryan in that state
: : at not less than twenty thousand, as show n
by the polls of the state. lie says further:
There is no doubt about Nebraska. 1t will
surely he for Bryan. Estimates made are
: col servatiye, and based on the polls men
. toned. and We are daily gaining, anu will
! 4 continue to gain.
4 Claims for Michigan.
Il Frank A. Baker. chairman Of the demo
: cratic state committee Of Michigan. in
. | letter to Senator Faulkner states that il
n is estimated now that the Bryan major:t!
o in Michigan will not be less than 1900
: In 1892" he says. the democratic Yo-'
Il | in Michigan was 3,c. DOG. and the republicat
3 | vote was 222. .70S. The prohibtionist vo;'
I was 2o,s57. ard the peoples party, 1921
i | the republicans being in minority o
/ .o.3I6. There is now thorough fusion be
tween democrats. popuiists and silver re
! publicans- There viii be gained from th
j | Prohhitionists not less than 1900 vot2s
e | and there is 4 dsaffection of about 80, ,JD
. | from the silver republicans. while iher
, / will not be 10000 gold democrats. Bryal
= and Sewall will have a good MAJORITY
:, Bryan's Speech at Wilmington.
- A letter given oUt at democratic head
v quarters today from an officer of a Bryan
h and Sewal club AT Wilminst on. Del. says
J, Il wish 10 assure you Of The interest an,
; enthusiasm aroused here by VIM. j. Bryal
: by his remarkable speech made at tn
# Auditorium September 2l We are gainin,
|
!. | democratic vote We gain epGblican yot..
:, The Business Mems Mckinley and Ho pa-
- Club propose to hold a loolday mee;in;
!. in front of the work shops of the city
>, 1 suppose that this Will he mother mean
= of intirnidating the workingnen of thi
:, | community. / will cite one case OF in
.s limitation practiced here by Blum enthai
- & Company's superintendent. This firm
~ | employs a large number of democrati Ii
= voters. Their superintendent had a !ars
=, | number of gold buttons distributed amon
- | their men, and gave them to understan
- that if they wanted their jGb they wou
- have to wear them and he also paid the9
a off in silver. explaining that this WAS a
g object lesson for them.
lie silver Republicans in Ohio.
II is stated at democratic headquarteI
that the returns from Ohio indicate an III
a usually large number OF republicans joir
/ ing silver clubs In Geauga county, a fol
| rner republican stronghold. the clubs repol
lie large increases of membership. From tn
IS town of Fullerton the chairman
l. | a silver club writes: In our h2ckwood
% | town in the corner of Ohio, where We usl
- | ally poll nearly two hundred republican
- | ten or twelve democratic votes, we fay
,s organized a silv er club Of over ninety nov
J. | There has been silver club organized
q | every township around US.
n | From Redfield the secretary OF a silve
Al | club writes: This precinct polied 50 den
ccratic votes last fall, and We will hay
= over 100 this fall. This, Of course is smal
D. | hut will help TO swell Bryan's majority
=, little in this state
Is From Rising sun, Ind. the president of
silver club writes We have organized
p Bryan silver club in this county, and {
4 | this is a republican county by about
to ! majority we are making effort to owe
ID | come that and as lifelong republicans al
ID coming over TO the cause OF lfee SILVER.
d have great hopes that this election will fin
he Ohio county safely Democratic
al