Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-09

Bryan will speak in North Carolina.
His first speech will be at Asheville,
on the afternoon of September 16, and
his last at Rocky Mount on the after
noon of the 18th. He will also speak
at Hickory, Greensboro, Raleigh and
Charlotte. Just what day the Char
lotte speech will be delivered is not
stated in the papers but it will prob
ably be on Thursday, the 18th. That
there will be immense crowds to hear
each of the speeches is a foregone
conclusion.
"How about Texas?" said ex-
Governor Hogg in answer to a question
from the New York World, the other
day. Oh, we'll, for 10 years you had
stories up here about Republicans car
rying Texas. Well, they are just as
apt to carry Texas this year as they
have for the past 10 years, and not
bit more so. / have been up in the
northeast resting for some days and
have been taking no part in the cam
paign, but I want to say to these gen.
tlemen that they had better look out
for New York and some parts of New
England.
The Republican executive commit
tee is beginning to deny that it is re-
ceiving large contributions from the
rich bankers and manufacturers. The
denial is brought about by the fact
that the size and source of the con-
tributions have begun to exert bad
influence on the sentiments of the la
boring classes. The laboring people
have grown suspicious. But the de-
NAL of big campaign fund is not
fooling anybody much. The Demo-
cratic papers are representing Mark
Hanna with tears in his eyes holding
up to the country an empty collection
box, while through half open door
is to be seen an assistant sitting on
great piles of contributions and wink
ing his eye as significant of the great
success of the ruse.
- The Examiner-J Journal bicycle re-
lay race from San Francisco to New
York was finished at City Hall park
at 20 minutes past 8 o'clock this after
noon, says a New York dispatch of
Monday. The entire race taking l3
days, 20 minutes and four and one
fifth seconds. The number of miles
covered was 1885. The last relay
from Kingsbridge to the finish was
run by Frederick J. Titus, the we'll
known racing man, who wheeled his
part in 90 minutes and 13 seconds.
All along the line from Kingsbridge
was a great crowd gathered to greet
Titus. He was heartily welcomed
and vociferously cheered. Following
after him were many others, and the
upper drives were thronged with en-
thusiastic wheelmen. Four thousand
persons were in City Hall park when
Titus reached the end of the journey
and their cheers were deafening.
Senator Marion Butler has been
interviewed as to the prospects of the
Populist party. He says that on Mon
day, Watson started for Texas and
will make his first campaign speech at
Dallas. From Texas, he will make a
limited trip into Kansas, Nebraska
and Iowa, returning to Georgia in time
to participate in the winding up of the
state campaign. Both the Populists
and Democrats have out full state
tickets in Georgia, and it is nip and
tuck as to which will win. AS yet
there has been no fusion on electors,
and there will be no fusion until after
the state election. 1t is expected that
this election will show the relative
strength of the two parties and fusion
will be made on that basis. "There
will be no failure to fuse" said Sena-
tor Butler, "in any state where such
failure would be calculated to endan-
ger Mr.. Bryan's chances of success.
- Arthur Sewall does not propose to
stand in the way of Democratic sue
cess. He wrote to Mr.. Bryan the other
day as follows: "In view of the action
of the St. Louis convention, I cannot
refrain from giving you my thoug hts
on the situation. My advices are that
YOU have been nominated as candidate
for president and Mr.. Watson for vice
president. I also learn from press
dispatches that you are somewhat un-
decided whether you ought to accept
or decline. Now, 1 desire to say to
you, with the utmost frankness and
good feeling, that you must not allow
any personal consideration for me to
influence you in your action. l desire
you will do just what you believe is
best for the success of our ticket. The
principles we are fighting for are para
mount to any personal consideration
that the latter should not have any
weight or influence whatever with your
action. L cannot for moment allow
myselfto be factor on your part that
would in the slightest degree hazard
an electoral vote for you.
Senator David B. Hill is still among
the doubters. He does not know
which way to turn, and his probable
action remains a source of anxiety to
the politicians. Mr.. Bryan, however,
appears to have given the New York
senator over to the enemy. In a
speech at Ripley, n. Y, a few days
ago, Mr.. Bryan said: II desire to say
a word to the Democrats Of this state
who believe that the state convention
ought to indorse not only the candid
ates of the Chicago convention, but
the platform on which these candidates
stand. No man who wants to do
what is right refuses to let the people