The evening times., 1896-09-07
GOLD PLOT" DISCOVERED
Gov. Black Talks of Politics in
Pennsylvania.
CLARK HOWELL ARRIVES
Assumes Charge OF Democratic Head
quarters In Place of Representative
Richardson-Republ Politicians
and Their Assistants Take Advan-
tnge Of the Legal Holiday.

Ex-Gov Black, OF Pennsylvania. presi-
dent of the National Association OF Demo
| cratic Clubs, was hard at work at local
Headquarters today, preparing so-calied
exposure.
The exposure which Gov. Black pro-
poses to publish is wholesale evidence of
the formation OF ''sound money clubs
among railroad employees In Pennsylvania
at the dictation or the corporations The
movement is said to have been started SO
quietly that 1t became widespread before
its existence was hardly heard Of.
Among employees of all tie principal rail
way systems in the State clubs have been
formed In opposition to the free silver
idea, which. It is claimed, had reached such
alarming prevalence among the working
classes as to rrighten the Republican State
managers.
Even among the track laborers the Nc
Kinley movement has been promulgated.
Small clubs have been formed, presided
over by section bosses, who are under the
direction OF n general organization having
regular officers
Gov. Black says that he has very reliable
Information from many sources to the ef-
feet that the club movement is determined
one, and that it is by sanction, il not the
| instieation OF the corporations themselves.
NATIONAL CONVENTION DATE.
IL was announced this morning at Demo
cratic headquarters that the date OF the
national convention OF Democratic clubs
has been changed from September 20 to
October 3, and that the convention will be
in session Tor one day only. This change
OF date results from the mission OF Mr.
Frank b. Snyder to Milwaukee Saturday,
where he consulted with Mr.. Bryan.
Ii was found that Mr.. Bryan could not lie
In ST. Louis September 90, but he will
surely attend the convention now that the
date mas been changed to suit his conven-
ience. II is announced that Mr Sewall
will also be present besides prominent
party leaders from every part of the coun-
try
Senator Faulknerand Secretary Lawrence
Gardner will probably attend the CON
ventiOn from his city.
Hon. Clark Howell, of Atlanta, arrived
in town at 7:20 O'Clock this morning and
came L. Democratic headquarters at an
early hour TO permanently take the place
OF Congressman Richa rdson as the repre-
sentative here of the Democratic national
committee.
Mr.. Howell received a number OF callers
during the morning, and examined the CON
tents of large pile of mail He said that
the situation in Georgia was such as to in
dCate a tremendous ma iority for Bryan
He spoke of the Western trip of Mr. Watson
and hoped that it would result in much
vote e-getting.
WEST AND SOUTH SOLID.
He declared himself as In favor of fusion
IN every State, and admitted that the free
silver people cannot hope to win in this cam
pagn unless almost complete fusion exists
in the West. II free silver does not carry
the West and South solid he confessed. there
is little hope to win against Mckinley
Mr.. Howell said his only fears for the
South were with regard to Kentucky and
North Carolina. He believed, however that
a fusion agreement would finally be brought
abont in the latter State. though he did not
Just now see how it would be done
Chairman Faulkner is in receipt Of re-
ports from Kentucky covering three-fourtlrs
OF the State, and all point. lie says, to the
certain election of Bryan and Sewall cleo
tors. The situation there was alleged to
~ hH'-NSi fthiibe uucsLiths Oi iuSlOn De-
tween the Democrats and Populists. This
has been substantially effected. and no
doubts are entertained that Kentucky is in
line for Bryan. The Indianapolis nornina-
tion-that of Palmer-las aroused the ire
of old-time Democrats, who remember his
record in that State.
John G Maher. of the Nebraska State
Central Committee. in a letter to Demo
cratic headquarters, reporting a canvass
made OF that State. says: bryan will
carry Nebraska by at least $4,000 am
told that correspondents for Eastern pa
pers sendoutreportst to the effectthat he will
lose the State, but the fact of the matter
is that those who are well informed on
the situation ia the Republican party con
fidentially predict the loss of the State The
silver sentiment is growing stronger every
day"