The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-22

Washington, August Ex-senator Ba-
con, of Georgia, who has just returned
from the Pacific coast was at Democratic
headquarters to-day. In an interview he
said that as the sentiment now exists in
the country, Bryan would be elected but
that Republicans told him the sentiment
of the people will change before election.
The Senator said he failed to see that the
sentiment of the country through which
he passed had changed, but was inclined
to think that the money which the Re
publicans are putting into the campaign
will have its effect. He did not mean by
this, he added, that voters will be
bought, but that Republicans will get
their literature more largely circulated,
will have more speakers and will have
more and better informed men at many
places who will be able to defeat the
Democrats in argument.
TALKING SILVER.
He said he noticed at the stations and
other places where there were groups of
men talking, arguing the silver question
in every instance, that as n general thing
the Republican was better informed and
could array his argument with more
effect, and when he got the best of his
Democratic antagonist he was likely to
carry the crowd with him. This he at
tributed to a.large circulation of litera-
ture and special work of the Republicans
who are posting men everywhere to be
able to argue the question Senator Ba-
con thought that this was the only fea-
ture wherein the Republicans were Sue
ceeding, and said he had no doubt that
all this would be counteracted by the
Democrats.
Chairman Babcock, returned from
New York to-day. He had a conference
with Chairman Hanna, of the national
committee, yesterday and feels very we'll
satisfied with the result of the campaign
thus far. He says that Mr.. Hanna re-
ports everything in good shape and the
work of the campaign progressing very
satisfactorily.
PEOPLE ANXIOUS TO READ.
Mr.. Babcock says that the Congress
sional campaign committee is in daily
receipt of information tending to show
the successful work of the committee in
sending out literature. He says that the
reports show the people are very anxious
to- read the documents, which are having
good effect in arming the Republicans so
that they can meet all argument of the
Democrats
MAKING PROSTITUTES.
"Our object" he said, sis not so much
to make proselytes in sending out the
literature, but to arm our own people
that they may DC informed and ready in
arguments
Some OF the silver leaders in Washing
ton are not at all surprised at the course
of events in Idaho, where the Populists
and Democrats have fused, leaving the
silver Republicans to flock to themselves.
One who has recently returned from the
West says that the result is largely due
to the course Senator Dubois has pursued
in Idaho. Instead of cutting loose from
the Republican party, Senator Dubois
and his friends went into the Republican
committee and carried it by one majority,
and instead of organizing as silver party
or inviting fusion, maintained that their
organization is Republican
OUGHT TO BE FOR M'KINLEY.
The Populists and Democrats claimed
that any Republican organization ought
to be for Mckinley if it claimed the
name, and insisted that Dubois. must
leave the Republican party, rs Teller and
Pettigrew have done. There has been a
great deal of hostility between Dubois
and the other two parties, and the Popu-
lists and Democrats say that if they
elect Dubois Senator, they will not be
sure that he will remain. Silver men
here say that they have information that
the Bryan electoral ticket will carry the
State and that the antagonism is more
personal to Dubois than anything else
BUTLER IS ENCOURAGED.
Senator Butler, chairman If the Popu-
list committee, says that he has been re-
ceiving some very favorable reports from
different States where there have been
disagreements between the Populists and
Democrats as to fusion on electors. 1t
is now believed that the offer of the Popu
lists in Texas to take seven of the fifteen
electors will be accepted.
In West Virginia the committees have
about agreed upon division, giving
the Democrats four end the Populists
two electors. 1t is also stated that the
chances of fusion in North Carolina have
improved.
VIRGINIA IN THE LEAD.
Secretary Gardner of the National AS
ISOLATION of Democratic Clubs, to-day re-
ceived applications for membership in the
national association FIR I'm thirty-four
clubs, Virginia heading the list. Each
application, without exception, is accom-
panied with the statement that the mem
bership includes men who have hereto
fore been identified with the Republican
party. Some of these letters also note
disaffection from the Democratic ranks,
but say it is very much less than the ac-
cessions.
There has been notable demand at
Democratic headquarters for literature,