Evening star., 1896-09-30
SENATOR FAULKNER'S MAIL
It Contained Many Reports Favorable to
Democratic Success.
News From Maryland, Michigan,
Southern California, North Caro-
lima and Other States.

boCiolOI iuIhuSI dl Tie HeduQudF
tiers OF the democratic congressional com
mittee this morning contained many favor
able reports on the political situation from
democrats throughout the country.
Mr.. James w. Owens of Annapolis, Nd
says Of the fifth congressional district O
that state: II presume you wish to know
how Is the night and therefore will give
you some personal experiences. Last week
with Mr.. Moss, our own candidate for Con
gress, I made a trip through Calvert ant
st. Mary's counties, Of the fifth congress
sional district. We addressed six meeting!
in Calvert and five in st. Mary's. At these
meetings we spoke in the aggregate to 2,00'
people At every meeting there were prom
inent white republicans and also quite
number of negroes. who are all republicans
We were repeatedly congratulated by lead
ing white republicans after the meeting
was over and had their voluntary pledge:
to support and work for the ticket. Among
the democrats who have been split on fac
tional lines we found a perfect unanilnitN
OF sentiment and every man seems to con
slider 1t his own fight. In Calvert county
we found forty white republican convert:
and four recalcitrant democrats, and in thi:
district We feel sure of it's redemption. Or
Friday next Mr.. Moss, the democratic can
dtdate, will meet Mr.. Mudd, the republican
candidate. in joint debate at the Prince
N'SOA oS SouHlS idli Upper Nudl
From West Virginia.
Mr.. Workman, proprietor Of the West
Virginia Tobacco Reporter, has been max
ing personal tour of that state. He
says in a letter to Senator Faulkner:
Il haXe just returned from trip among
my constituents of this state, who are
made up of the agricultural class without
regard to politics. my journal being nom
political, and 1 find upon a personal So
licitation as to their sentiments on the
free coinage question, and their prefer
ences as to candidates for the presidency,
that 81 per cent of them are in favor of
free coinage at a ratio of Is to l, and are
supporting the Chicago ticket. Four per
cent favor the so-called national demo-
cratic ticket nominated at Indianapolis, and
the remain ing per cent favor Mckinley
and the gold standard. This estimate Is
made on sentiments elected from close per-
soIal inquiry. and embraces several hun
About the same comparison will apply to
the state ticket, there being only a slight
variation. You may make such use of this
as you see proper"
Report From Michigan.
From Michigan the state committee re-
ports:
I'm the last presidential election the dem
ocratic vote in Michigan was 2O2, ,296, and
the republican vote was 222, 7OS, showing
a IepublicaA plurality of 2O,412 The pro-
hitition vote was 2O.S57, and that of the
peoples party 1881, showing that on the
whole vote the republican party was in
q minority of O,376
In the present campaign there has been
a thorough combination and fusion between
the democrats. populists and a silver re-
publican organization. and the leaders and
rank and file of the broad-gauge prohibit
tionists are for free silver and Bryan and
Sewall. although they have not yet with
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10000 votes for Bryan among the prohibi-
tionists.
While there is some detection from the
democratic party among gold democrats,
practically solid. and the chance Of carrying
the state for free silver without republican
aid is great. The republican free silver
vote will be very large, and in any event
ample to give Bryan and Sewall good ma
jority.''
Mr.. Q. A. Smith, democratic candidate for
Congress in the sixth congressional dis
trict. will carry that district. The commit
teeman from his district says there is no
doubt OF this, and adds: "A great many
republican farmers in this district are tor
free silver. and the prospects are more than
encouraging
Concerning the political situation in Con-
necticut, Mr.. Joseph r. Manning of New
Haven writes: I'VE are getting along in
this state in very good shape. What We
need is plenty Of literature in the small
towns. The cities are all in good condition.
and do not be surprised If we cast six votes
for our hero. We have nominated for Com
gress In the second district Dr. Austin b.
Fuller. noted exponent Of the free ,oina ee
of silver, and believe he will be elected" :"
Southern California.
From southern California T. J. Dowell.
chairman of the Bryan Silver League. COM
prising the democratic, populist and silver
republican clubs. reports: Southern Cali.
fcrnia is overwhelmingly for Bryan and free
silver. San Diego county, one of the repub.
lican strongholds of the state, is now safe
Tor Bryan. For Congress, Bowers, repub-
hcan, was leading. He is between the
Devil and the deep blue sea- though. He
dare not come out for silver, and yet relies
upon his silver record
Moye G. Norton OF Los Angeles reports
great gains for Bryan and Sewall. "It IS
only question of the size of the majority
for Bryan"
The democratic state committee of North
Carolina contradict the report that the
because of the running Of both democra dc
and populist state tickets. There is but ont
electoral ticket in the state and 1t will ge,
the united support Of both democrats and
populists. The claim is made that the ma.
jority for the Bryan electoral ticket will not
fall short of 10000.
Mr.. A. A. Lipscomb, one of the democratic
electors in Virginia. and who has been
StumplHS tnat STATE, says tnat there Is but
little detection from the democratic ranks
and that this detection is more than thrice
made up by accessions. He estimates
Bryan's majority in Virginia at not less
than $1,000. This year, he says, there will
be 70 Stay-at-home democrats.
General Weaver regards Iowa as sure for
Bryan; that he has been withdrawn, tenn.
porarily, from the canvass in that state and
sent to speak in Michigan and Indiana.
Frank A. oNeal. secretary Bryan and
Sewall Club of Brooklyn, N. Y, writes that
Kings county will give a majority for the
ticket.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Love, chairman of the demo-
cratic state committee gives some esti-
mates upon the congressional districts in
Kansas. In relation to the electoral ticket
he says that there is no possible doubt
about Kansas. Bryan will have not less
than $1,000 majority in Kansas; anything
above that would not surprise me. This es-
innate is based upon the returns from the
counties named, nearly all being official"