Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, d. U. Aug.3l'-
That there is much more III the
Story of the probable retirement of
Sewall from the democratic ticket
after the Maine election, than
those connected with either the
democratic or popLlist National
Committees will admit, is generally
beheytd In Washington. A proml
nent democrat SAID: 81 do not wish
nv name mentioned as saying So
int my own belief is that the ON?
fanlt in the story OF SeWalrs 1t-
lirement from the ticket was that
it was premstureIy made public
1t was, of course the intention OF
chose who were engineering tue
scheme that the retirement should
appear to be entirely voluntary on
Sewal's part. The publication O
the matter has made that Impossl
bile, and may result in defeating
the scheme altogether" Although
the cOcky.pOsitioD taken by Tom
Watson undoubtedly helped along
the scheme to bring about Sc sal 8
retirement, it was not the Intention
of those engaged in work. & up
the Washington end that Tom
Watson should get any beneht out
of it. The idea was that alter
SewaIl retired, the democrats on
the Nationa. committee were to
claim that he had done so III de-
f. renee to pOpuIIst opposition, ana
TO ask that the populist National
Committee bring abont Iom
Watson's retirement from their
ticket IN Difference to democra lc
opposition. Then with both wat
son and Sewall out of the waT,
the JOINT Committees wo lid select
A new candidate for vice President
I'm order to get the consent OF the
populistS 10 Watson's withdrawal
the democrats were prepared 10
aeree that the new Candidate
should be a pOpulist aud that lie
should be from the South. Accord
ing to trustworthy Information
that was the way the programme
stood when the story OF S'~alFS
withdrawal was prematurely made
public by a Maine popullst. As a
matter of course the Chairman OF
both Populist and Democratic
National Committees decline to
admit any knowledge OF this
scheme.
Republicans are either alarmed tr
ski fully pretending to be alarm
ed over the reported large defec'
tons from that party in tue agrl'
cultural sections of the middle
| West. According to a story gwen
out by friends of Mckinley, a can
yass lust completed shows thai
Isixty per cent of the republican
farmers of iowa have announce !
their intention TO vote for Bryan
and free silver. This statemen
would have excited much moi
Interest If it bad not been giver
out by republicans aud accompInl-
ed by another story detailing th
IT, uble Chairman Hanna was hav
LOG ID getting campaign contriOu
tions, because of the belief III tn
Z ,st that the defect of silver wa
already practically accomplished
The policy of frightening one
r side into harder fighting has NOR
than once been successfully pu
through in politics, and Mr.. Ham
may he trying 1t again. The silver
E people are not giving figures, Ou
they say republican detection WI
. give them most Of the mlddl
: Western states, unless there Is
change of sentiemeut between no
: and election day. o. the oths
r hand, republicans just from tho'
e states say there is already chang
of sentiment aid that the defectio
3 is not greater in one party tina
L IN the other. aud that McKinle
will carry them al.
There are ominOus mnttering
' concerning the management,
d rather the alleged lack of manage
ment of the Bryan campaigI
i which may break into an ope
u storm in the near future 1t theI
isn't a change. Ii Is charged tba
4 the campaign managers have ne
a lected opportunities which the
y should have taken advantage o
u aud some of those who make Il
Vt charges say that Br, an is large
d to blame, for insisting upon ha
= ling his own wsv about mai
r things which should have bee