Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11


Reports From The .West'--IIan.
mains Boiling Democrats scored
food Record for Hoke. ,
From oar Regular Correspondent
WASHINGToN, Sept. 18th, 1896.
The Mckinleyites haven't had much !
to enthuse over before so they are max !
ing most of the Vermont election by |!
yelling themselves hoarSe over what an
intelligent man knows to have been a
foregone conclusion. This isn't worry
ing the Democrats even little bit. |
Senator Faulkner, chairman OF the
Democratic Congressional Committee,
says of it: 1--WE made no attempt to
carry the State, while the Republicans
have spent lots of money and have
exerted every energy to win. | am
told that a house-to-house canvass was
made by prominent Republicans"
Senator Harris, Of Tennessee, one Of
the old Democratic war horses, said
&" If the Republicans can fine any COM
fort in the Vermont election they are
welcome toit. They will need a great
deal of comfort before this campaign
is over" Secretary Diffenderfer, of the
silver committee, said: "The effect
of the election will be to unity the
south and west and middle west. The
election shows that the east is making
sectional fight, and do not know any
thing which could have happened that
would have made more silver votes.
We had no idea of carrying Vermont,
and we haven't any idea of carrying
Maine. We have not done anything
in either State"
The Democratic National Commit
tee has decided to accede to the re-
quest OF the Pennsylvania miners, and
will send Senator Tillman, OF South
Carolina upon ten days stumping
tour of the coal section. The Demo
Gratis do not expect to carry Pennsyl-
vania for Bryan, but they have ex-
cellent reasons for expecting to give
the Republicans some very unpleasant
surprises in number of the Con-
gressional districts of the State.
Senator German was at Democratic
headquarters this week, and it is ex-
pected from now on he will take an
active part in the management OF the
campaign. He believes that Bryan
and Sewell can be elected.
Every Alabama Democrat in Wash
ington regards DIR. Moseley's recent in
terview about the rosy chances of the
Republicans to carry that State as
nothing more nor less than an at.
tempt 10 get part OF Mark Hanna's
big campaign fund, and one Albanian
saws OF it: ain view OF the stringency
OF the money market down our way,
the true blue Democracy would be
pleased to see DR.. Moseley pull any
amount from Mr.. Hanna's plethoric
political purse. We rather enjoy the
fun, and the money goes into circu-
lation." As to how the State will go,
Mr.. Percy Clark, who took an active
part in the late State Campaign and
who is now in Washington comforting
with members of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, says: Il say it
with a knowledge Of the conditions
existing that the straight Bryan and
Sewall ticket INFUSED, will carry
Alabama by 100000 majority"
Rev. Sam Small, who has Just re-
turned from stumping tour of the
States named, said to Chairman
: Faulkner: Nebraska is safe for
, Bryan beyond the shadow of doubt,
Missouri is safe. Illinois looked so when
l WAC there few days ago, and Ohio
is doubtful" Mr.. Small was also very
emphatic in saying that Nobody out
west wants Watson" He has gone
back to Illinois to take the stump.
+, The number of application from
clubs for membership in the National
e Association of Democratic Clubs has
\ been steadily increasing. but the record
a was this week broken when tifty-three
applications were received in single
day.
Mark Hanna's convention OF boiling
e Democrats, which met At Indianapoli,
- this week, excited scarcely ripple o
4 interest at Democratic headquarters
and it is not expected that its ticket
will excite any more interest among
e the Democratic voters OF the country
e IL was fake convention from start t
!. finish, and it is doubtful whether {
), dozen OF the men who participated ir
. it will vote for the ticket they helped
u to nominate. They intend voting fol-
d Mckinley, but have put up counter
r felt Democratic ticket in the hope tha
o it may catch the votes of some Demo
Gratis who cannot stomach Mckinley
and who might have voted for Bryan,
d, thus adding to McKinley's chances t.
: win. 1t would really have been more
II manly for the convention to have en-.
dorsed Mckinley instead OF putting
up q dummy ticket, and the result,
a would have been precisely the same or
the Bird of November.
Ex-Secretary Hoke Smith left Wash
: ington this week. He made RECORD
as Secretary of the Interior which ha.
: never been surpassed, and left the
work OF that great department ir
Y better condition than it has been fol
t years. He also left many warm friends
I who wish him success in all his under
takings. Dem.
UNLESS matters are rushed, Mr.
d Bryan may fail to get notice of his full
assortment of nominations prior to elec
. tion.-Olymptdn.
These evidences OF the landslide