The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-30
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspond nt Talks in q Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
Communicated

WASHINGTON, Oct. 70, 1890.
| No such absurd claims are being
made i'm Mr.. Bryan's behalf as the Re-
publicans are claiming for Mckinley,
but every man connected with either
the Democratic, Populist or Silver
Committees at the Bryan headquar-
tiers express the utmost confidence
in the election of Mr.. Bryan. They
claim that there are several States In
the latest Apsley bluff, that are GER
tain to elect Bryan electors by majori-
ties of not less than $4,000, and half a
dozen more that will he carried by
Bryan. They also dispute both APPS;
ley's and Babcock's claims as TO the
number of gold men who will be elect
ed to the next House, aud say that
the silver men will control the House.
An estimate made by Secretary Edger-
ton, of the PopuIist National Commit
tee, which is regarded as conservative,
gives Mr.. Bryan 233 certain electoral
votes. This estimate puts down as
doubtful, but probably for Bryan, the
IS electoral votes from Delaware, ILL
nois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan and
Ohio, and gives Mckinley 1919 electoral
votes.
Few men had as many and as warm
personal friends as the late Ex-Speaker
Crisp had, and fewer men had as clean
a public record-.nOne could be cleaner;
his was absolutely spotless. His death
was great shock to his Washington
friends and admirers, although it was
| generally known that his health was
not in good condition. 1t is as man
and a lovable companion that his
friends will miss him, but the Demo
cratic party lost in him one of its
ablest leaders. He was leader in ev-
cry sense of the word, being ever ready
to maintain the principles of the party
he loved SD well, either in the council
chamber, on the stump or in the hur-
| ly-burly of a running Congressional de-
bate. The highest ambition Mr.. Crisp
ever entertained was to be elected a
Senator, and it would have been at
tanned had he lived but a few months
longer. 1t will be remembered that
he declined a gubernatorial appoint
ment to the Senate.
The figures received at the headquar-
ters of the National Association of
Democratic Clubs, in reply to a circu-
lar letter asking that the previous po-.
litical affiliations of the members of
the Bryan and Silver Clubs be given,
are the hest answers to the claims of
the McKinleyites that comparatively
few Republicans are supporting Bryan.
Ten clubs in Iowa report a total mem
bership of 1850, including 2.100 Demo
Gratis, 472 Republicans, 406 Populists,
Al Prohibitionists and 81 Independents;
and six clubs in Ohio report total
membership 944, including III Demo
Gratis, $50 Republicans, "a Populists, 10
Prohibitionists and 8 Independents.
If the ratio of Republicans are the same
in the hundreds of Bryan Clubs in
those wo States, Iowa and Ohio will
cast their slectoIa votes for Bryan.
The appearance of Secretary Carlisle
on the stump, noIninally for Palmer
| and Buckner, but actually for McKin-
ley, has recalled the fact that Secretary
| Carlisle used all the influence he pos
sessed to get Democratic members of
the Nebraska Legislature to vote for
Senator Allen, WHO was the Populist
| candidate for the Senate aud who was
elected by Democratic votes. A copy
| of the telegram sent signed by Secre-
| tary Carlisle and Senators German and
Brice and addressed to a Democratic
member of the Nebraska Legislature is
being circulated by the Democratic
| Congressional Committee. It reads:
1--WE hope you will vote for Judge AL
! len and thus keep the Senatorship out
of the hands of the Republicans
Thus it appears that Secretary Carlisle
and Senator Brice were not afraid to
| help elect silver man to the Senate
in February, 1898, although they now
profess great fears of what will follow
| the election of a silver man to the Pres
| idency. ~ rrf. te4s7 s.1f
Mr. J. A. Welch, of Kansas. now in
efs understand very well that the pres
ent advance in wheat is due to the
+, manipulation by spectators, and they
| are not going to be deluded into the
| idea that the gold standard is to be
| given any credit for the increased val
ne Of their product. The farmers have
made up their minds that the double
! standard is necessary to the preserva-
| ton of staple prices and they are go
| ing vote that way This is no new idea
with them-nO craze of the present
campaign. The agricultural class in
Kansas will give Bryan almost solid
support, and he will carry the State
by at least 10000 majority.n
Although President Cleveland may
not be actively minglng in the cam
paign, his administration is losing no
opportunity to hit silver below the belt.
The latest is a State Department Re
port, purpoting to be summary of
consular reports, attacking silver and
lauding gold.