The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-10
HOW CLAIMS STAND
ESTIMATES AT REPUBLICAN AND
SILVER HEADQUARTERS.


Chairman Babcock of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee Says There VIII
he an An;i-sIiver Majority in the Next
House of MISUNDERSTANDING of the
Silver Party Figures ON the Electoral
Vote to His Own satisfaction College
Clu3 Mau;festo-Eusion That Hangs
Fire Offensive Partisanship.
Washington, Oct. S.--ChairInan Bah
cock of the Republican congressional
committee has issued a statement
based on detailed reports. claiming the
next house of representatives as Re-
publican by al least thi-ty-tWo sior-
ity. He said: The committee has re-
ceived detailed reprts from nearly az Of
the congressional districts, and while
there are quite number OF districts
that cannot be determined upon at pres
ent owing 70 various causes, some with
two candidates. Others where the queS-
ton OF usion has not been settled, and
others where nominations havs not been
completed. We have sufficient data 10
warrant US iii saying that the Repabli-
cans wild elect members who are pledg-
ed TO sound money from ia districts
without any question. These districts
consider absolutely certain, and in
addition to these there are about fifty
more that can be ciassed as doubtful
with the probabilities that the major
;ty of them Will elect Republicans. This
insures at this time working major
ity of thirty-two.''
Secretary Defenderfer OF the Silver
party, gives out the following estimate
on the election: Bryan 2S2 electoral
votes; Mckinley 107; in the doubtful col
urnn IS, the last being made up of To-
Wa, Maryland, New Jersey. Minnesota,
West Virginia and Wisconsin He con-
cedeS New England, New York and
Pennsylvania TO Mckinley, and claims
those in the doubtful list.
COLLEGE CLUB MANIFESTO.
Chicago, Oct Eff. IS. Whitney, ma
tional committeeman of the American
Republican College club, has wired
circular which reads:
Hon. James X. Jones. chairman of
Tha Democratic naiional committee.
has issued an open letter to the stu
dents of the United States, appealing 10
college men, in the name OF education
TO form National League of College
Bryan clubs The American Republi-
can College league appeals to sill stu
dents who beieve that their intelligence
has been challenged and their patriot
ism insulted by the Jones letter, to form
oil, -
Rational grounds may exist for diff
ferencas concerning money, but not
morality. The political situation is
now one of manhood. not money. When
moral sentiment IS the supreme test of
national greatness all educated men
should take an active part in the de-
feat of party of national dishonor
and social disintegration. Free silver
through an oppressive and repellant
idea in its present form might receive
attention IN the calm deliberations of
the American people if IL We're proceed
ed with in a proper form and by honest
and sincere advocates. The educate ted
American must Internationally oppose
1T when burdened down with the force
Of social and political disfntegratiOn III
the form Of a brutal assault upon the
honor and purity of our courts, the i'm
parchment of national honor aud the
annulment of moral laws"
FUSION HANGS FIRE.
St. Louis. Oct. 9.---The Post Dispatch
this afternoon says: TIE only tangible
result of the all day session of the Pop
ulist state committee Thursday was
the adoption of a resolution authoriz-
ing the executive committee 10 deal
with the question Of fusion with the
Democrats in this state. II nothing is
done before next Wednesday the COM
mittee will file the state ticket norniT-
ated by the POpulist state convention.
Chairman Sam b. Cook of the Demo-
cratic state central committee said to-
day: Il believe that a fusion can be
arranged on the state ticket. The Pop
ulists Will probably put up their ticket
and in friendly spirit We WEI fight il
out along those lines. The PonuNsts
still contend for two on the ticket but
the members of the executive commit
tee do not believe fusion can he arrang-
ed II is known that O. D. Jones. can
didate for governor. is willing to with
draw. and Frank Richie. candidate for
attorney general, would also get out
of the way. If the Democrats would
sacrifice two candidates the entire Pop
ulist ticket would be pulled down"
FUSION BY ANY SCHEME.
Petersburg, W. Va. oct. 9.-After
two days session, the Democratic and
PopuIist committees have adjourned.
The main desire of the Democrats was
TO get the Popuiists TO take down their
state ticket and endorse the Democratic
state ticket. This they have failed 20 do.
The Democratic state committee now
propose to influence each nominee on
the Popuhst ticket 20 resign after II Is
TOO late for the POpulist executive com
m:ttee 10 place other names on the
ticket.
GOOD JOB THROWN Up.
Washington. Oct. 9.-Henry Clay
Smith. United States consOi to Santas.
Brazil. who is al present IN Washington,
has resigned his offIc5 because OF the
rule forbidding Office holders 10 take
an active part IA politics. r. bss letter
70 the president ten1ering his reslgn1-
ton. Mr.. Smith says. "C0ncelVsng II
M plain duty 20 take a part in the
present political contest. where 60 much
as understand Il. = a. stake. no Osaer
course which my conscience can ap-
prove : left open 10 me bu. % resign
the very important Office you have hal
the kindness 70 give me-. 20 take e.
feet - TIE end Of M leave. nocwith-
Standing the pleasure ard profit l r.
celved BY holding the same. Ny plain
duty forces ne - join with my state
and is rep7esea tatlves 81 Alabama in