Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-12
Why the Sound Money Men Are Con-
fident of Them.
OBJECTIONS FROM THE DEMOCRACY
Situation in the Different Localities
Briefly Shown.
A LIV ELY WIN D-U p

The wind-up of the campaign will be no.
where livelier than in the. states of Mary
land, Delaware, West Virginia, Illinois, In
diana, Michigan and Kentucky. In all of
those states party divisions are sharply
drawn, and many new alignments exist.
Claims and counter-claimS constantly
appearing-some palpably extravagant and
unquestionably put out for mere bluffing
effect, while others bear the stamp of COM
parison and calculation. The general eff
feet, however, is to invest the situation
with uncertainty, and cause both sides to
exert themselves to the utmost.
Grounds for Sound Money Confidence.
The sound money men find grounds for
confidence in respect to each of these dis
puted states.
In Maryland the defections from the
democracy are numerous and notable
Party leaders of national reputation, like
ex-senator Whyte, Congressman Cowen,
and ex-Congressman Rayner are in the field
against Mr. Bryan, while the Bait. more Sun,
the leading democratic newspaper of the
state, and the Herald and the News, lead
ing independent journals, espouse the cause
of sound money.
In Delaware the Bayard influence, the
Salisbury influence. and the influence of
Senator Gray are all in the balance against
the Chicago nominees. The republicans
have composed their family row, and united
action by them is assured.
Ex-senator Camden has declared against
silver in West Virginia, and the loss of
his influence, adde1 to that of Postmaster
General Wilson. will be heavily felt by the
local democracy The republicans are Well
led. Senator Elkins knows the state from
one end TO the other, has inspected the
work done. and declares the party organi-
cation TO be the best the state has ever
had.
In Illinois.
Sound money would appear to lack for
nothing in Illinois. The democrats are di-
vided- Mr.. Stevenson and Gov. Alrgeld are
the only leaders known to the country at
large who are actively supporting Mr..
Bryan. Colonel Morrison has declared for
him, but will make no speeches General
Palmer. Congressman Forman, Mr.. Cable,
the Chicago Chronicle, the only democratic
newspaper of nCte in the state, and hun
dreds of prominent business men of Chi
cSgo, are all opposing free silver. The re-
publtcans have lost no man of note, and
investigation of ruInors about wholesale
desertion of republican farmers to the
democrats has exploded the stories. Fri
days parades in Chicago were highly en-
couragins to the sound money men, The
sound money lire outnumbereG the silver
une at least two to one
In Indiana.
In Indiana the democrats are divided Mr..
Bynum is for Palmer and Buckner. Ex-
Chairman of the State Committee Jewett
is openly for Mr.. Mckinley Gov Mat
thews, the leader of the silver forces is
Candidate to succeed Mr. Voorhees, in the
Serate, and is charged with giving more
attention to the legislative races than to
the electoral ticket. Mr. VOORHEES, is con-
fired to his he'd, and will not be able to
appear in the fight. The populists are dis
gruntled, through the failure of a great
variety of negotiations looking TO a union
between them aLd the democrats
Ihe democratic bolt in Michigan is for
midable. Don NJ Dickinson and tine De-
tIOit Free Press lead it. The republicans
have sustained some losses in the country
dlslrlets, but these are said to have been
more than made up by accessions from the
democracy in the towns. Detroit alone is
expected to give large republican ma
jority-
The Bolt in Kentucky.
The bolt in Kentucky is the most for
hhuaoie OF ALL Senator Blackburn and
ex-C5verro or Brown are the only men of
really statewide consequence connected
with the silver movement. Their leu
tenants are all new and untried men. The
outnt in the main is both local and Oh
scrre. The sound money democrats are
leu by Secretary Carlisle Ex-Governor
Buckner, Senator Lindsay Colonel Breck
irridge, Boyd Winchester, the Louisville
CCurter-Journal. the Louisville Post and
the GERMAN newspapers. In all of the
cities and towns sound money sentiment is
strong, and the registration promises a
heavy vote The republicans, under Gov
error Bradley and John W. Yerkes, are
wen organized ard will throw practically
solid vote.
Basis of CalcuIa tfnns
lhls mere outline of the situation In an
important portion of the national field is
Schicieht 10 show the basis of the republi-
Can calculations of success. The demo-
cratic losses are known. In great noa,sur.
tEey can be tabulated On the other hand
republican losses are largely a matter of
uHsupstantiated report. They do NOT an
pear on the face of things, and there ,s a
eli i sespIclon that they do not exist at
sIi IN the proportions described Still the
1epuoheans' very wisely, are hard at work.