The Press., 1896-08-13
Washington Letter,
- Washington, Angus

Washington, August 10, 1896.
 If only one political party was starting into the presidential campaign by finding fault with the men who have been selected to manage that party's interests, it would be easy to agree in saying that the party was thereby jeopardizing its chance for success. But with a more or less consid- erable number of men in each of the par ties finding fault with the party mana gers, as is now the case, it is much more difficult to form any idea of what result, if any, the fault-finding will have upon the election. Senator Jones. chairman of the democratic national committee, Mir. Mark Hanna, chairman of the republican committee, and Senator Butler. chairman of the pOpulist committee, are each under a hot fire from members of their own par ty Senator Jones is sharply criticised for what has been done, by MT. St. John, the treasurer of the democratic committee, at the elaborate and expensive headquaI- ters he has established in New York, for 
 pudiated, and for general dilatorlness in getting down to work. MT. Hanna is found fault with because of his autOcratic methods, and Senator Butler because he has not made his appearance at populist headquarters in Washington since he was made chairman of the national committee. From this 1t will be seen that so far as fault-finding is concerned 1t is about a stand off all around. So far as smoothly working machinery Is concerned the re- publicans, both in their congl essiOnal and national committees, are far in the lead. They daily send out from Washington ten times as many documents as their OppO- nents. However, it has from the first been generally understood that the silver or democratic campaign would not get under way until Bryan made his speech of acceptance. As he will do that, at New York city, on Wednesday of this week, his party managers may now be ex- pected to begin to hustle.
 The gold democrats are not numerous in Washington, outside of the holders Oi prominent positions under the admins. tratiOn, and whatever disposition they might have felt to enthuse over the call for gold democratic convention, to meet at Indianapolis September 2, was squelch. authorized interview with Ex-Secretary Whitney, declaring that Mckinley would carry New York by 100000 majority They knew that MT. Whitney never talks for publication except for purpose, and that his purpose in this case was to throw cold water on the idea of putting up a gold democratic ticket, by letting it be seen that himself and other influential gold democrats intended to throw theil influence for Mckinley. It is generally believed in Washington that gold ticket democrats, who want the ticket put up to prevent gold democrats voting for Me Kinley, do not believe that 1t will receive enough to make 1t factor in the election, in even one state. The politicians of all parties, almost without exception, believe that the silver and gold line will be SC tightly drawn before election that every thing else will be forgotten, and that Nc. Kinley will get practically all the gold votes and Bryan all the silver votes.
 Secretary Carlisle has gone to see Pres ident Cleveland, and there is considerable guessing as to whether there is any pres idential politics in the visit. Up to three or four days ago there was some doubt about whether Secretary Carlisle would join the bolters of his party, or follow his friend, Senator Lindsey, of Ky, and sup port Bryan. There is no longer any doubt about his position he will bolt, as will President Cleveland and every member oi his cabinet, except Secretary Smith, and he will probably be out of the cabinet sometime before election. It is now said among friends of President Cleveland that it was the failure of the convention to say single word cOmmendatOry of the administration, more than the adoption O1 the free coinage clause of the platform that made the bolt of the president, and all but one of his cabinet certain.
 It has been said that politicians can stand anything, but an exception must now be noted. They cannot stand the broiling, sizzling sort of weather which Washington has had for the past few days. At least those of them who had money or credit enough to get to the sea- shore or mountain resort could not, and they have gone to wait for change in the weather.