The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspond ent Talks IN Sage
Manner Of Things in General
About Washington
lspessaI TO the csunsn-l
wAsHISGroN. July 3, 1896.

WASHINGTON. July 3, 1895
Bryan's- nomination for President
by the Populist Convention after he
had declined the nomination because
that convention hsd nominated Tom
Watson instead Of Sewsll for Vice
President was much more satisfactory
10 the average Democrat than il would
have been under any other ciTcuul-
stances. OF course, Mr.. Bryan would
not. even if be conld, do anything TO
prevent the PopuIists voting for him.
but their nominating Kim after his de-
clinalion viii relieve him Of obligations
which would otherwise have existed
According TO information received in
Washington. Bryan would have re-
eeived the vote Of nearly ali of the
Populists whether he had been louli-
mated By their convention or nof.
Unless those who ought 10 know are
altogether out IL their reckoning, the
nominal ion of Watson for VIc@-PresI-
dent was one OF those meaningless
things which are sometimes done ia
politics, aud 10 doubt i felt Of the cleo
ton o. Bryan and Sewall should the
Democrats and Populists combined
have majority of the Electoral Col
iege. Nevertheless il Is. feared that
Wafson's nomii alton may cause some
trouble il several of the Southern
states should there be both Demo
cratic and Popui ist electors put up and
voted for in those States. as now seems
prot able. and there is OF course, pos
sibiIity Of their icing trouble in the
Electoral College shoUld,tbe Bryan ma
jOTity be small and the balance OF
power be held by the Bryan and Wat
son electors.
Secretary Hoke Smith Is out for
Bryan and Secretary Carlisle aud POST
master-General Wilson are expected
10 declare for The ticket very shortly.
None of these gentlemen are response
ble for the belief. but all the same il ex-
lists. that If President Cleveland public
L. declares against the ticket. as Is
feared he viii do, there viii b. a
breaking up OF the cabinet, caused by
the resignation Of those who favor The
ticket.
All of the Democratic organizations
in Washington have appointed COLI
inittees Ia act jointly in setting date
and making arrangements for Bryan
and Sewall ratification meeting. As
Mr.. Bryan Is expected 10 b. the princi-
pal speaker at this meeting il Is likely
that the date selected vii, he uear that
III on which the big notification meet
ing in New York City viii he held.
Thar M ant At tro
Congressional Committee headquarters
and among Democrats generally, al the
report that somebody had hired Mad
isOn Square Gardens in New York
city for ar indefinite period from Aug.
lst. in order to preTenI the Bryan no-
tification neetlngzbeiBg held til r. as
contemplated, tbeJdea presumably be-
ing that good luck attended Demo-
cratic candidate 0s4ly when notified Of
his nomination ia Madison square
Garden, because Mr. cleveland receiv-
ed his notification there Ia 1892. II
Bryan's enemies have money 10 spe nd
in that way, the Democrats viii merely
give them the lev laugh aud hold the
notification meeting s0snew here else,
if it be necessary, TO aceosumoziate the
thousands who have already asHeuDc-
ed their intention to attend tue meet
ing.
Democrats were much pleased when
they heard that Senator Sherman was
trying to persuade Mark Hanna. 10 put
bim on the stump in the Western
States for the gold standard ticket and
they only hope that Hanna will do it.
1t is their belief that with the D sssible
exception of j. Pierpont Morgan, the
Wall street banker, or one of the
ROtbschilds, John Sherman could make
more votes for Bryan and Sewall by
talking I'D the gold standard in the
Western States than any one man liv-
ing. Sherman is one OF the gold bugs
whose advice to Western silver men
would he certain 10 cause them to do
exactly the opposite thing.
Representative BabcOck, of Wiscon-
sin, Chairman of the Republican Con-
gressional Campaign Committee, isn't
occupying a bed of roses this year. In
addition to the worry incident to his
position he has troubles of his own.
He is making three cornered fight
for his political life at home. He is a
gold man, but il seems that number
of the most influential gold Republic
eans in his district are trying to throw
the Congressional nomination to some
body else. There Is considerable num-
D@A va SAlfCA 1AEYuOtiCdDS III tie uiStIlCt
and they also are working against
Babcock's nomination. The third fight
against him is being waged by the A
p. A. AS he can control the entire in
huence and all the resources of the
Congressional Committee. he will prob
ably succeed in getting the nomina-
ton again, but with all these enemies
in his own party, his getting elected
again is quite another matter.
Notwithstanding the extraordinary
efforts which are being made to bold
themsback 10y talking of nominating a
gold Democratic ticket, great many
Democrats who do not approve of the
financial plank of the platform are an
nouDcing their Intention to vote for
Bryan aud Sewall instead of throwing
their votes away or casting them for
Mckinley, and there will he great
many more of them before the cam
paign gets fairly started.