The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
IN THE CAMPAIGN
PILOT HOUSES
Latest News and Views Of Those Who Con-
duct the Political Vovage

duct Inc F0lltlCal voyage.
Hon. Benton McBiillin of Tennessee, act
Ing chairman OF the executive committee
National Association of Democratic Clubs
will speak at the Democratic state COZ
vention at Trenton, N. j., today. Mr.. NC
Millin made many speeches i'll New Jersey
during the '92 campaign, and it Is in fe'
Spouse to the urgent Invitation OF piomi-
Bent Democrats that he will speak today
! Mir. McMillin says that he hopes New Jer'
4 sey will. be kept In the Democratic column
but Dies not state that he believes H.
| Assistant Secretary AicKean Or the Ma
tional Associa ton, who IL himself u New
Jersey citizen and secretary Of the Demo
1 cratic Society OF that STATE, Will accom-
pany MIR. McMilIin today.
| A letter was received yesterday at
local DemOcraiic headquarters inn .oIisz
| A. Kitchen, secretary OF the "st. Louis
Democracy" the central Dody OF the ciuO
| organizati ons OF that city. He says That
the St. Louis Democracy numbers 200
representatives, elected by l65 precinct
| clubs, which have been organized Tor TINS
| Campaign. The object OF the organization
| is to unite the Democracy OF ST. Louis In
one harmonious, efficient body" he says,
moving as a well-disciplined army TO
the accomplishment Of its object that OF
redeeming ST. Louis from Republican mis-
| rule and rolling up large majorities for
| tue State and national tickets"
1.-THE greatest baby on earth" is the en-
| thusiastIc response with which Fred
| Schraetier, head OF the press department
| OF the Republican Congressional Commit
tee. received the congratulations OF many
| friends yesterday. weighed ten pounds
honest weight he continued, land is q
boy Mr.. Schracder, by many more re-
marks of similar character, vlndlcaIed his
right to the traditional description of
''proud and happy fatiier." He had to
smile many Acknowledgements during the
day and in conversation with callers who
usually talk of nothing but matters OF the
| campaign, baby and politics were con-
fusedly mixed.
Secretary Difenderfer. of the National
Silver Committee, had this to say about
Senator Tillman's speech which lie heard
Monday night during his visit to PennsyI-
vania:
1T was one of the grandest speeches
/ ever heard from anyone. Tie audience
was carried away by his-eioquence and by
his convincing logic. He paid tribute
OF thrilling eloqueDce to the memory Of
abraham 1.incoID, and convinced the audi
ence that IL Lincoln were living today
he would be an advocate OF the free Coin
age OF silver"
Herbert K. Mcmillan, secretary OF the
William j. Bryan Club OF Ogden, Utah,
Writes to local headquarters about the
women voters OF that State: while we do
not have the least oubt OF Hon. William j.
Bryan and the whole democratic ticket
obtaining an Overwhelming victory here.
still we are not resting on our oars Wehave
a membership OF over 800, consisting OF
mel and women.
As you are probably aware the women
this year enjoy equal suffrage with the men
in Utah and having this Tact in mind and
desire u have a large vote polled from that
source, we have had women canyassers out
in every ward. AS a result We have large
enrolment of the female sex, indeed, far
greater than we expected.
"A few nights ago at the Grand Opera
House. the Republicans had a ratification
meeting which broke up with three cheers
for Mr.. Bryan, 1t being proposed by some
person III the audience, and TO one who did
not know whether IT was a Mckinley or
Bryan ratification, the hearty cheers that
were given would leave an impression
that IL vas the latter rather than the former
The whole audience seemed to join in it
During the meeting the speakers devoted
their entire time to tie discussion OF the
tariff, paying no attention to requests from
the audience to talk on silver
Senator Butler, chairman of the Populi%t
national commit &c, believes that Candi
date Tom Watson is the victim of misrep-
rescntation by the press in the report of
his speech Monday. Il am not ready to
believe said the Senator yesterday, that
Mr. watson was correctly quoted in saying
that Bryan would he defeated IL Sewall
was not taken down from the ticket. Ger
tainly he meant to make no threat, as this
newspaper report would seem to imply.
Mckinley and the gold standard must be
defeated.
This, surely, is the earnest desire of
every man who is not a InonopOlist or
gold standard advocate, and, therefore, no
one could feel more earnestly in this direc-
ton than Watson himself. Those who
constitute the Peoples party have made
great sacrifices for the reforms that are
at stake in this campaign In fact, the
Peoples party is responsible for forcing
these issues to the front, therefore, the
Peoples party can he depended upon to do
everything in its power to win this fight.
1T is true the Democratic party has
not done its duty. In the first place it
made a great mista Ike in nominating Sewall
for Vice President. This, think, every
fair minded Democrat will now admit
1t was not what the country expected after
the platform had been written, and / am
frank to say l think the patriotic thing,
in order To remove friction and make sue
cess certain, would be for Mr.. Sewall to
take public position such as would re-
move this friction. But, Whether this
is done or not, the Peoples party can lie
depended upon to defeat the mOnopoli,.s
and gold bugs in this fight IL it is in
its power to do So"
Ex-Secretary Charles Foster stopped over
here a few hours yesterday en- route from
Ohio to New York. He said there was no
doubt that Mckinley would carry Ohio
and he elected President by an enormous
majority both Of the electoral and popular
vote.
Senator Harris of Tennessee had a con-
ference with Chairman Faulkner yesterday
preparatory to his departure within the next
few days for Tennessee. where lie will
enter actively in the campaign.
There can be no possible doubt about
Tcnnessee's electoral vote" said Senator
Harris. 1T will be cast for Bryan, and
no construction that can be conceived
can prevent it. The elections recently held
show larger majority than usual for the
Democrats. and there has been no change
in the sentiment since them
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