The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-30
mlaINGrON LETrER.


the conluy, Senator Butler. chairman
of tho mpuli-t National commiteee,
/ Who hlsi'ne compamtiyeIylilie boast-
ing during the campaign, now declares
F. his belidinthe most emphatic Language
that Bran will bee elected. llc says boz
this vek received Information which
F. boz thid makes % absolutely certain
| that Ryan will carry Michigan, Min.
ne.o.a aud Illinois, which will elect
mm d'h big margin The Mckinley
men d.lnoi even discuss the probability
oi Byan's winning. They say that he
eight has been won for several weeks
audil lite uoN only aqucstiou OF
| houNr Mckinney majority will Doe,
and yicc.Chairman AspIcy, OF the Re
publican Congressional committee has
/ Iu.t put ont the largest claim yet made
. lor Mckinley aud be- insists that be
expects from information in the pos
session OF hi. committee that Mckinley
ail gct more votes than hc has claimed
Tor him. Il requires no microscope,
s0ueyc Co -cc that the gentlemen Who
pot forward these claims Tor both sides
ar' very nervous, aud they would doubt
le.- be very gladto be able to feel o.
confident a. they wish the public TO
think they feel.
Secretary Carlisle bas gone TO Ken.
tucky 10 take ihe slump aeains, Bryan.
llc will mako number OF fpccchcs
but will not rcm1in iutho .Htgto vote,
which SCENE little strange 800 view ot
int belicithat Kentucky viii bca cloto
state Tor whoever carries DO.
Some idea of Che enormous amount OF
oampaignliiymiurc sent out from Wa-h-
inglon recently may bo gathered from
the 100000 speech envelopes which
have been printed at the Government
Printing Once. upon orders from Con.
z smcni 100000 wete ordered ~
Senator Faulkner. chairman OF the Demo.
cratic committee; 100000 By Re.
preventative Bobcock, chairman OF the
Republican committee 100000 by rr
preventative Lynton Of Michigan, 90,
remainder by other mcmbcrs. III,
literary purt Of the campaign is nov
over and the fight is hand.to.hand.
1.-THE more conservative among III,
MeHinleyites have been putting Kansai
aud Nebraska In the doubtful column
notwithstanding the claims made by ia,
campaign managers, and some arc nov
almost ready to put both States In IN,
sure Bryan column, owing 10 the state
ment made in Washington by Mr. A
II. Plumb, Of Kansas. Mr.. Plumb ha
excellent opportunities to know In,
political sentiment Of his own state an,
Of Nebraska, as his business takes hin
TO nll sections OF both, aud he says thai
both States are absolutely certain TO be
carried by Bryan aud Tree silver.
Everybody In Washington stoppe,
discussing the money question LON
enough to extract little amusomen
out Of tie sending Of a challenge To Ugh
duel by one printer to another printer
both employees Of the Government
Printing Once, which was al
the more surprising because Of III
general belief that printers are as rule
beautifully endowed with common
sense. Tie receiver Of tho challeng,
had 10 little respect for the code o
honor" that he had the would.bc du
elist arrested. lIea y penalties AZ,
provided hy law for sending q chalIcng,
to dght duel IN the District o
Columbia, but, fortunately Tor the %
ligerent coup, the Police court didu'
/ take the aildr seriously aud discharge,
him with warning not to repeat th,
Offence
An appeal TO popuhsts, issued boy Mr.
! y. A. punnius, Who was edi,oroi a.,
National Waterman, the ropulist organ
before the aper was absorbed by seua
tor stewart Silver Knight, IL creating
talk among politicians. 1t accuses III,
PopuIist National committee OF having
"bctmy,d .hc tu given TO 10, mad,
merchandise of tIo party creating ir
aud Of being guilty Of thecrimes oil
fraud, trcachcry and deception against
those It should have honestly served, Of
and is especially severe ON Chairman
Butler whom 70 accuses Of wishing "a
force Mr. Watson on the ticket Mr.