The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-04
FROM THE CAPITOL.
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Manner of Things in General
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w ASh1NG1ONs august OIL looOs
Sewall will not be withdraw. Unless
he should himself decline to allow it,
he will receive the vote of every DEM
ocratic elector elected November 3rd.
This may be considered official and
authentic Notwithstanding reports
to the contrary. the Democratic Ma
tioual Committee has meyer even con-
sidered the question of Withdrawing
Mr.. Sewall from the ticket. Indeed, as
Senator Faulkner said, no one has a
right to withdraw him, even if his
withdrawal was considered desirable,
which it is not. The Democratic ticket
is Bryan and Sewall, and Bryan and
Sewall it will remain, notwith-
withstanding the absurd demand Of
Tom Watson aud the action of the In
dianapalis boilers convention.
Nobody in Washington takes any
stock in the story, which comes via
New York, that Hanna i finding it
difficult to raise campaign funds, be-
cause of the over-confidence Of the
Eastern milliDnaires. This story was
probably started for effect. 1t is ceT-
tain that the Republicans have plenty
of money, because they are giving the
very best proof by spending it with a
lavish hand. | cannot say whether
the Eastern milliouaires are over-c0n-
dent, but if they Will spend few days
IN Washington, keeping their eyes aud
ears open, it can be safely guaranteed
that they will not be Over-cOufident.
II is very certain that there is nothing
approaching over confidence at the
Republican headquarters in Washing
ton; Oh the contrary, there Is. every in
dicatiOn that fear uf defeat is making
them work night and day IN their ef-
forts TO stop the spread of the silver
sentiment.
Speaking of campaign funds, Sena-
tor Faulkner, who returned from a con-
ference with Senator Jones at the
ChicagJ headquarters several DAYS
ago, says that while the Democrats are
not receiving any large Contributions
from single individuals, they are get
ting enough money III small amounts
TO pay the legitimate expenses Of the
campaign with economical manage
ment.
1t is learned from Mckinley sources
tbat a careful canvass OF the agricul-
tural districts of Iowa, just completed
under Republican auspices, shows that
sixty per cent. of the heretofore Repub-
iican farmers are for Bryan ana silver
The daily average number of appli-
cations fol- charters for silver clubs is
- a N l. 4
that ali future app icati1ns shall desig-
nate the past political aft iat4ons Of
each member, ia order that cJmpre-
henSive idea of the number of Repub-
llcaus that will support Bryan can be
gained. Among recent letters was one
from Colonel Nathan Holloway, IA life :
long Republican, who is now Presi-
dent of The Bryan Silver Club at Can
ton, McKinley's home, which winds
up by saying: 1--WE confidently expect
To- carry this city and county for Bry-
an" number Of the new silver
clubs are negroes, who are apparently
becoming deeply interested in the SUBJ
ject.
Ex-senator Rice, of Arkansas, who
was prominent Republican politician
during reconstruction days, wrote to
Democratic headquarters several DAYS
ago TO announce that he had abandon
ed the Republican party and to offer to
take the stump for Bryan and silver.
His offer was accepted.
Hon. John w. Kern, of Indiana.
who, although not a silver man, will
vote for Bryan, said while in Wash
lngton: "The assertion that the free
silver sentiment is dying out is not
true, SO far as Indiana Is concerned.
Though believer in sound money,
shall vote for Bryan. AS Ex-senator
Mcdonald, of our own State, used to
say, even though your platform has
one bad plank with all the rest good,
it is more worthy of support than the
opposition platform with one plank
halfway good and all the rest rotten
L have no doubt that the electoral vote
of Indiana will go to Bryan. The de-
lection of the sound money Democrats
Will be more than balanced 10y gains
from the Republicans. The boiling
Democrats in Indiana are all Generals
and Colonies; there are no privates in
their army, and so everyone on the
list is conspicuous. / believe that Bry-
an is going TO win, although a syste-
matte campaign of coercion will be
employed by the agents of Mr. Hanna.
Neither bribery or threats will be eff
fectual, and the more they are used the
greater will he the resentment of the
voters"