The morning times., 1896-11-02

The Guictude of yesterday politically
amounted almost to d solitude. The ledger
at all of the headquarters had been bal
anced on Saturday night, leaving yeSter-
day for contemplation and prayer, today
and tomorrow for hracers, and Wednesday
for settlements and remorse.
Senator Faulkner, the able chairman OF
the able committee Of the Democratic party,
was not IN town. He had not fled, but
lie had gone quietly and imperturbably to
the hills Of West Virginia, Il circum stance
which left Mr.. Lawrence Gardner to play
Atlas with the world and tie doubtful
States.
The greater part of the day at Demo
cratic headquarters was therefore passed
in introSpection untilin the afternoon, when
there came on the wings of the lightning
Il dispatch from Chicago from Mr.. Seton
TO Mr. Gardner, substantially stating that
the national committee had in the leash
several hundred thousand voters who We're
gnawing the Bit paving the ground and
foaming at the mouth ready to spring at
the ballot boxes ut the word fire"
ANXIETY OF VOTERS.
1t was also stated that the voters were
actually tumbling over each other to do
the Balaklaya act. This news was indus
triously circulated, and really was talked
about 20 considerable extent, the Bryan
people believing that it WIS u correct
summing up of the situation and that not
only Illinois, hut Indiana were at last
in the safe column.
The Democrats have bought red, white
and blue lanterns in proportion TO their
faith i'll the result. These lanterns were
displayed in the windows Of headquarters
last evening, and ii was stated that they
would he lighted on Tuesday evening when
the landslide arrived. 1t Will be a very
pretty decoration.
A dispatch arrived at these headquarters
last night from Mr.. E. C. Hall stating
that Wisconsin was all right, and although
the crowd here, as at other headquarters
was very small, consisting principally Of
rctainers, the enthusiasm Was immense.
AT REPU BLICAN HEADQ UARTERS.
AT Republican headquarters the chairman
and the vice chairman We're present in the
morning The feeling there has been for
some time that Mckinley would have about
one hundred votes To spare and that the
spare votes had not diminished since the
ledger was closed. Vice Chairman ApSlcy
lett the CITY in the n.urning at O'Clock
for Hudson, Mass, where he will vote. Mr.
ApSley sticks to his figures.
''Iuu may say for me, " lie said, on taking
the train, that stand by my former pre-
diCtiUrl, that the Republican ticket viii bc
triumphant by more than 325 votes in the
electoral college; that, in fact. McKinlcy's
election win be marked by landslide, and
that | have not modified my estimate OF
the election of 224 sound money Republicans
To the House"
There was no one at Peoples party head
quarters either who had changed their
opinions or estimates, SO that all round, even
at National Silver party headquarters the
issue had been made up when Illinois
had been placed in the safe Bryan column
by Mr.. Seton and Mr. Gardner.
y group OF people gathered in front of
Peoples party headquarters last night
and were some what puzzled by the ap-
pearance OF the windows on the ii street
side. The glass had been broken as if by
brCkbats, but no cause was in sight for tie
circumstance. II there is any plot in ii, II
viii all come ont when the dead reckoning
is made on Wednesday.
A FUNNY DISAGREEMENT.
One of the funniest things of the cam
pIign has been furnished by the desire
Of the Republicans for fair vote i'll Vir-
ginia. Senator Jones, Secretary Edger-
ton, Chairman Butler and others allegc
That the p'niteniiary is yawning for any
Thing or anybody who is caught in ballot
box irregularities.
The Republicans and sound money Demo-
Gratis wants the silver Democrats and
Popuiis's of Virginia to help them to
have ii fair election by keeping tally, So
us To verify the poll lists, but the Demo
Gratis say that they won't agree. They
illege That it is unlawful to keep a check
on the fairness OF an election, or in other
words, that 1t is unlawful to have a fair
election in that State.
For this reason and some others the sit
Uati,n i'll Virginia enCitS The most earnest
soicitude. II is curious fact tn at nearly
every Nirginian hnldihE oilicc here is a
free silver man. Consequently the pros
pect OF trouble in that State on election day
arising out Of the disputed question of
watchers at the polls attracts much in
teTcst
AS to the Maryland situation the forces
in the government offices seem about
equally divided. 1t is probable that quite
as many government clerks will vote in
Maryland for Bryan and German as for
McKialey and the Republican Congress
sionai candidates in the district nearest to
Washington. 1t is a recognized factor in
the election that Senator Gormans con-
tinued aSccndancy in Maryland politics de
pendS upon the result, and the German and
anti German sentiment almost ovcrrides
the Mckinley and Bryan issue.