Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-02
Expressed at Republican Headquar-
ters Over the Vermont Election.
CHAIRMAN BABCOCK CONGRATULATED
The Situation in Wyoming and in
North Carolina.
TIL E Sill V Err
T l E

There was an influx of prominent visitors
at republican headquarters today, and
Chairman Babcock spent the day in con-
ferences and in receiving congratulations
on the result of the election in Vermont.
Early in the morning Senator Warren of
Wyoming dropped in. He came here on
departmental business, but wanted to see
the republican managers about getting
copious supply of sound money literature
to pit against the silver sentiment wEica
has been raging in his state. The Senator,
who is reckoned astute politician,
thinks the silver tide in the west is sue
cumbirg, and that it will be checked in
enough states to prevent the democrats
capturing anywhere near a solid west He
Is at least positive about his own state
He believes the republicans there will have
a hard fight, but they will win. he says.
we Will carry Wyoming, South Dakota
and Nebraska" said Senator Warren to a
Star reporter. We will also get three or
Tour OF the coast states. l am free to adj
INIT that the presidential race is nobodys
yet, but L am confident that the work the
republicans are doing will be so effective
that Mckinley will be elected by a large
majority
the silver states, but all the prominent
republicans there have stood firm. and
VIII not buck" Senator Clark and Repre-
sentative Mon'iell are doing hard work for
tAS -pu'AiCcsIi HoIllneeS, ana Ii Is said
That net more than half dozen repubIi-
cans OF state reputation have bolted the
ticket.
Claims for North Carolina.
'coslns from what he says and the
earrestness with which he says 1t, Sena-
tor Pritchard of North Carolina hasn't the
least doubt about how that state will 60
He called on Chairman Babcock this morn
ing. along with State Chairman Holt of
Isnth of
10 New fork to confer with Chairman
Haina and the national committee From
New York they came here and will leave
for their homes tonight Senator P-itch
ard viii speak at Ashboro' on Saturday.
mckinley Will carry North Carolina
against all combinations that can be
mace sald Senator Pritchard to a Star re-
porter Il am not boastng but know
what l am talking about / don't care
What the opposition is, We are going to
WIN We have fair elections in North
carolina now, and that means that the re-
publican party is going to secure control Of
the state. The republicans are uni ted. and
there is no diSaffecton. 1t is true that
.nsre Is much silver sentiment among the
IepuDilcans of the state. but the voters
know the republican party Will do more for
silver than the democrats Again the re-
puDIcans want protection for the raw ma
products ''
Senator Pritchard said in answer to a
question. that he was not advised as 10
the prospects or populiSt and Gemocrltic
fusion in that state, bat it doesn't make
any difference to us what is done We will
carry the state"
Chairman Hoton was as confident of the
state as Senator Pritchard. He said he
knew what he was talking about and thai
North Carolina could be put in the McKin-
ley column. He believed that if the popu-
iists and democrats fused a large percent
age Oh the populists would vote the repub-
lican ticket.
Representative T. H. AIdrich of the ninth
Alabama district, a brother of Representa-
tive W. F. Aldrich of the fourth Alabama
district, talked with Chairman Rabcock for
good while during the morning en- the
situation in Alabama. Mr. Aldrich was
given the seat of Representative Under
Wood by the present House. Mr. Aidrich
says the republicans are hopeful of tloiny
something in Alabama. They are waiting
the developments that are expected as
result OF the gold democratic convention
ne says there Is strong gold democratic
element In Ala llama