Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-13
CONSERVATIVE CLAIM
What Chairman Babeook Says of Sen
ator Quay's Statement.
KNOW WHAT FTHET ARE TALKING ABOUT
Vermont's State Election an Index
of the National Result.
OTES FROM ST A 7 E S

The following statement of interest to
residents of Washington who vote in Illi-
Iois was issued today by the republican
congressional committee:
Mr. James r. B. VanCleave. secretary of
the republican state committee of Illinois.
has notified Chairman Habcock that all
persons who vote in Chicago, Cicero or East
St Louis must register in person October
III. They cannot swear in their vote on
election day. but outside of these places
named they will be permitted to swear in
their vote.
Chairman Babcoak said today that the
claim of 40 electoral votes for Mckinley.
which has been made by Senator Quay, is
a conservative one.
THE republican managers know what
they are talking about said Mr.. Babcock-
In many states where the democrats do
not suspect 1t our registration shows safe
majority.
Conditions Improved in Maryland.
Representative Baker of Maryland, in a
letter to republican headquarters, estimates
McKinIey's majority in Maryland at not
less than 1-UOO. The chairman of the Lau-
lei republican executive committee of Lau-
rel Md writes: From a republican stand
point the conditions here have been much
improved in the past two weeks. Our regis
tTatiOn is very complete, and the people
seem to be united in their desire to do all
possible to advance interest in the repub-
Hcan cause between this and November 3. -
Vermont an Index.
1T is a noteworthy fact remarked a
politician at republican headquarters to-
day. that he vote of Vermont on the state
ticket has been an infdllible Indication,
since 1864. of the national vote of Novem-
Der. When the majority in Vermont's state
election has fallen conside rabIy below D.
0tD majority for the republicans. there have
Feen republican reverses in the succeeding
rational elections. When the republican
majority has exceeded 25.,Oo there have
been corresponding increases in republican
:najorities elsewhere. In fS16, when the re-
IublicaEs only carried Vermont by d few
thousand above 25,oO0, Hayes was elected
President by a majority of one electoral
vote.
From this experience in the past. which
has never failed since 1864. l take IL that
the recent republican tidal wave in Yer
mont is a prediction of deluge of repub-
lican votes in November
Danger of Brynn's Talk.
A man who for years has represented one
of the leading industries in Illinois, and is
a keen observer of political events. writing
to a friend in Washington from Kansas
City, under recent date, discusses the sit
uation follows: "Ies, 1 am for sound
money. or, in the language of the populists
a gold bug. The majority of voters on
our side, though the other fellows do most
of the bar room and curbstone talking.
have found none who have money to back
1t on the national issue l look for a sweep
ing victory for Mckinley. The longer the
election Is delayed the worse 1t will be fol
Bryan. do not believe that the danger OF
such talk Bryan is making is appre
ciated by those who have not met ant
talked with the western laboring classes
Many of them are very bitter, and som,
look upon Bryan as almost a savior suci
as Christ L can scarcely describe the sen
tlnIeEt. bat there are many such, to whom
1t will not do at all to talk freely.
They border very closely on anarchy
and 1T would take but a few more such a:
Bryan and AltSeld TO raise trouble in tht
west Fortunately, this feeling is mucf
less pronounced in the large cities. If yol
were at all familiar with the state of af
fairs In Chicago just preceding the arres
of Parsons, Spies and others you will un
derstand the general tone now when 1 say
that IN my opinion II is much the sam,
ant. FULLY as dangerous That is to say, tn,
Chlcago affair was a small eruption, cauS
ing a bad local sore, while the presen
threatens the whole body with the sam.
terrible disease.
How serious the danger now is will re
qulre Inc Judgment of some one bette
Nersed In such matters than 1 am. 1t is ;
welI-known fac that none Of the anarch
lists who were hanged threw the boml
"hich Killed SO many at Chicago, but SOM
one less intelligent and still hotter-heade.
follower who was stirred up by their talk
Bryan is doing the same thing and m
danger of his views III the minds of his ig
nOrant followers is no trifiing matter"
Making Mckinley Converts i'm Utah
William Ajax. a merchant at Center
Utah. writing to republican Headquarters
says: When the Bryan craze-for really
cannot call it anything else-broke on thi
country it was impossible to reason wit
the people. Now, however, they are con,
ing TO their normal heat, and are eagerI
seeking after information on the siIve
question. II seemed at one time as if ther
would not he $40 Mckinley votes in tn
whole of this state. Probably we may b
sti!l In the minority, but We are maxim
converts every day, and shall make quit