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The sun., 1896-10-06
TIE ONLY NEGRO CoNGREssMAN
Geo. Warrington Murray Wants His Re-
publican Opponent Pulled Out OF the Race.

Geo. Warrington Murray Wants His Re
publican Opponent Pulled Ont OF the Race.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.--George Washington
Murray, the only negro member of the present
Congress. was one of the callers at Republican
headquarters to-day. He has been renominatcd
in the Charleston. :. c.. district. white Re-
publican has also been nominated against him,
in addition to the regular Democratic nominee.
Murray has had two terms in Congress and he
likes it. His district is tho famous "Shoe-
string" district. There are two factions in the
Republican party throughout the State OF
South Carolina, and Murray is the leader OF
that faction which opposed Mckiney's nomina-
tion and advocated the cause of Speaker Reed
Cecil Cohen. young Hebrew. residing in
Charleston, has been selected by tho Mckinley
Republicans in that district to oppose Murray.
Cohen has been clerk in the Railway Postal
Service for several years. and has not previously
figured in South Carolina politics. Last week
lie came to Washington and had long consul
tation with Representative Babcock. Chairman
"Dick Si IKE Kerens % OF Missouri member Of ii, the
National Republican Committee, detailed to
in the Southern States. But Immediately upon
returning to Charleston Cohen sent 10 the Chief
OF the Railway Mail service his resignation as
postal clerk, and IL was accepted to-day.
Murray heard of Cohen flying visit 10 Wash
ingtOn and concluded that his standing with
the Republican leaders needed q little bracinE
He called at headquarters to-day and went over
the situation with Chairman Babcock and Sec
retary Mercer. Murray claims that he WAS
nominated by the regular Republican organiza-
tion before Cohen entered the field. and that
Cohen is but a recent convert to the Repu blicsn
faith. He wants the Congressional Committee
to ignore Cohen's candidacy. and declares that
unless he is pulled OF the track the district
be carried by Col. William Elliott. the Demo
cratic candidate. who has served several terms
in Congress and is popular with nearly all OF the
substantial people in that district.
The Republican managers are not anxious to
mix in the South Carolina controversy; Neither
of the men are willing TO rest their claims upon
the decision OF the committee, moreover, as
to make a contest There is always a contest
from that district. The subject will receive
further considerable at the hands OF the com
mittee. for Chairman Babcock hesitates to de-
eide against Murray. fearing the effect his de-
cision may have upon the colored vote IN other
States. Murray voted for free silver in the
House
The sun., 1896-10-06
BYNUM'S WARNIHG.
He Tells the Travellers the Sound Money
Fight Isn't Won Yet by Any Means

Chairman Bynum of the National Demo-
cratic Committee the principal drawing
card at yesterdays MONDAY meeting of
the Commercial Travellers Sound Money
League. He said that he came from n section OF
the country dIdianal which would decide the
question. The people of the middle Western
States were asking themselves what the cause
of the present depression was. and seemed una
BILE to get \ satisfactory answer. The Repub-
licans. Mr.. Bynum said, should not net as II
they thought they were out of the woods. The
fight was not over yet BY any means Mr.. BY
nun announced that he was Loyalty supporting
Palmer and Buckner.
Chase Mellen of this city, who has spent sew
eral years in Mexico. described the pitiable con-
dition OF the laboring class there Yet Mexico
he said. had the advantage OF free silver. The
worKingmeu of this country who are being do
luded by Bryan and his followers into the belief
that they would be benefited by the adoption of
free silver should take into consideration the
condition OF the Mexican poems and ask whether
they would like to be brought to the same Lowell.
Don VI. Dickinson has consented TO address
the meeting to-day.
The sun., 1896-10-06
NEW JERSEY FOR M,KIyLEr.
Republican State Committee's Estimates
Solid Congress Delegation.

A Solid Congress Delegation.
TRENTON. Oct. 5.--The Republican State Com
mittee met to-day with the Chairmen OF the
county committees for an interchange of views
and conference on the state of the canvass. After
the conference Secretary John y. Foster gave
out the statement that the reports received
show that Mckinley and Hobart will carry New
Jersey by not less than $1,000 plurality, and
that the figures are likely to be even larger.
Tho free-silver sentiment, Secretary Foster
said. is waning. and the only points where there
appears to be any are in Salem and Cumberland
counties and in tine Fourth Congress district
In the counties named Republican success is
assured by good pluralties. The members
present at the conference corrobOrated Secre-
tary Foster, and one from tho Fourth Con-
gress district said that Congressman Mahlon
Pitney would get enough plurality in Morris
county to overcome any that Augustus Cutler,
the silver Populist- fusion candidate. would get
in the other three counties. Morris county con-
tains many New YORK business men and they
are all for sound money. The news received to-
day indicates the certain election OF all the other
seven Congressman and the probable election OF
Pitney also. Pitney is expected to run ahead of
the national ticket and the table OF estimated
pluralities made up comedies only Sussex. War
rem, and Hunterdon counties to Bryan and
Sewall. The other eighteen are claimed for
Mckinley ana Hobart by estimated p.uralitios
ranging from 800 In Salem 10 1900 III Essex
county.
The sun., 1896-10-06
FILED TOO LATE.
Four Congress Nomination Certificates ne.
turned by Secretary Palmer.

ALBANY. Oct. 5.-Secretary of State Palmer
has returned four Congress nomination certif-
Gates which we're presented by mail to, day for
filing in the office OF the Secretary OF State.
Saturday was the last day for the filing OF such
certificates. They were certificates of nomina-
ton in the following Congress districts:
Seventh. comprising Richmond county and
the First and Fifth New York city Assembly
districts, John q. Nehslage. regular Democratic
candidate.
Twenty-seventh comprising the counties of
Madison aud OnondaCa. Heman D. Fulton Of
Skaneateles, Prohibition candidate.
Thirtieth, comprising the counties of Genesee
Livingston. Orleans, and Wyoming. Charles
Freeman Williams of Middleport, Prohibition
candidate.
rhirty-fourth. comprising the counties of
Allegany, CattarauGus. and ChautauQua sta
ley \. Wood OF llinsdale, Gold Democratic can
didate.
These four candidates will now have to obtain
place in the Independent" column on the
oncial ballot through nominations by petition,
eide that the certificates may be filed.
The sun., 1896-10-06
ADDRESS TO GERM4x-AMER1cAxs.
The National Honor nt Stake Now ms the
Union Was Once In Danger.

The German bureau at Republican National
headquarters issued an address yesterday to
the German-Amercan citizens OF the United
States, calling on them to vote for Mckinley
and Hobart. Among other things the address
says:
mo American citizen that loves his country
can remain Indifferent and inactive in this cam
paigp, for. aside from all ethical considerat ions
there are at stake the interests of the entire
country. In view OF the Importance of these
questions. and also Of the conceded general in
tellgence of the German-American citizens of
this country, VIC believe that as the time when
our Union was in danger so they will now rush
to the rescue OF our nations honor and do all in
their power to put an end. with one decisive
blow. to all the dangers now threatening
our country. This can be done hest by
voting for the standard bearers of that
party which first came ont for tho gold stand
ard. BY electing Mckinley and Hobart the
honor OF our nation and the credit OF our country
can be maintained, and all our national institu-
tions permanently secured BY electing these
candidates we Will show, not only TO our coun-
try. but to all the world. that we are an honest
people and propose to remain such The more
clearly we express this purpose OF ours the
more decisive the defeat OF tho enemies To our
national honor will become, the more safely We
may hope TO crush out the silver craze. now and
forever"
The sun., 1896-10-06
BUSINESS GROWS CONFIDENT.
A Widespread Belief Among Woolien NJ an
ufacturers That Bryan Is Beaten.


SoMERvILLE. Oct. Sd. X. Kinyon &, Son.
manufacturers OF woollen machinery at Rari-
tan. started up their works to-day on full time
with al increased number OF workmen. d. r.
Kinyor of the firm said:
The renewed activity In our limo after an
unprecedented period of dulness can be attrib.
uted solely to the confidence inspired among
woollen manufacturers throughout tho country
by the Maino and Vermont elections. Every
order we have received has n statement to this
effect affixed. We have received a number of
provisional orders-that is. il we have the
machinery in readiness we can place II imme.
diately after the election OF Mckinley. We are
willing to take the risk on orders OF this kind
as We have come to look upon woollen manufac-
turers the surest of prophets. No class OF
or can forecast the probable outcome or the
elections with greater certainty. We are in
touch with the manufacturers from Maine to
California. and from every section we have re-
crivcd business communications which show
that the belief that the Bryan boom Is burst is
Infectious and widespread.
Now all this contrasts favorably with the
situation on the eve of the last Presidential
election. when were almost compelled to
close down our works on account of the lack 4
confidence among the manufacturers"
The somerset Manufacturing Company of
Raritan one OF the largest manufacturers OF
woollen goods in New Jersey. which has re-
Gently been running on two-thlrds time with n
ten per cent. reduction in wages. has resumed
running on full time in view OF the favorable
outlook since the Maine and Vermont elections
The sun., 1896-10-06
SHIPS TO PARADE FOR GOLD.
Completing Arrangements for the Great
Nautical Display In the Marbor.


The nautical and pyrotechnic display in this
harbor on the night OF Oct. "a, which is being
arranged By the shipping and allied interests OF
this neighborhood, is going TO be gorgeous. be-
yOnd doubt. That was settled yesterday after
noon at tho biggest and most enthusiastic meet
ing the General Committee Of the shipping
and Industrial Association OF the Port of
New York has held since its organization.
One hundred new members enrolled,
and Chairman f. c. O'BrIen announced that
the Executive Committee would consist in part
of Gustav Schwab and Henry +. Dimock repe-
sentinR domestic and foreign steamships: /:
Howard Carroll, steamboats,; +. VI. Clnrks son.
canal boats: Benjamin Hall. stevedores: Michael
Moran, lighters: II. Is. Moore, Jr towing on
motion OF Frederick b. DaiZell the following
Kelly. X. b. Considine, George .. Lord, John
Lynch. L. q. patten. and A. Is. Valentino
Mr.. Patten offered two steam boats and a con-
triDution in money to help along tho project.
Mr.. Dalzell said he expected to get two big
sQuare-rRgers TO take part in the demonstra-
tion. Mr.. Valentine promised several vessels of
the Cornell Steam boat Conpany's fleet Michael
Moran said he would have his fleet Of tow boats
In line on the night OF the great water show. and
gave check to the Finance Committee. In an
address to the meeting Gen. O'Brien said.
1T is safe to say that tho maritime interests
at this port arc solid for sound money. One Of
the greatest political spectacles in history will
be really non political. for many OF the promot-
of II have, until this year, voted other tickets
than the Republican"
Gen. O'Brien said that he had received appli-
cations for places in the line of parade from
stevetlores longshoremen. and dry dock work
that the men who work for days pay were for
u lO0-cent dollar.
The sun., 1896-10-06
CARLISLE ON SILVER COINAGE.
s13,Oie,51a In Silver Dollars Coined Th1o
Year Under the sherman Act.

LOUISVILLE. Oct. "a local newspaper this
morning prints this letter from Secretary Car
Isle concerning tho amount OF silver coined
since the repeal of the Sherman act in 1893 and
especially during the present year.
"TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.
" o. O. Stcdsv Washington.
MY DEAR SIR: In response to the question
which YOU have referred to me. have the honor
to say that durn. the present year-that is.
from Jan. ], 1896. to Sept 80. 1S06-standard
silver dollars have been coined at the mints OF
tho United States to the amount OF Sl39l2,5l2.
Since Nov. !, 1893 the date OF the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the so-called Sherman act,
standard dollars have been coined in the United
States to tho amount of S1T,s09.4 49l. or more
than twice rs much as was coined during the
whole period Of our history prior to 1878.
The coinage Of standard silver dollars 10
going on every day ut our mints, and during
the last month il amounted TO S2,700,000.
About the same amount will be coined during
the present month. The seigniorage or gain
which has been added to the circulation
count of the coinage since Nov. l. 1893. is about
s5, 100000. and the seigniorage gain in the
coinage of last month was about 5000, 900.
The coinage is being done under authority
conferred upon the Secretary of the Treasury
by the third section of the act of July H. 1890 4,
commonly called the Sherman act. whic1lEsSe-s-
vides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall
each month coin 100000 ounces of silver
bullion purchased under the provisions OF this
act into standard silver dollars until the first
day Of July, 1891, and after that time he shall
coin of the silver bullion purchased under the
provisions of this act as much as may be neces-
sary to provide for the REDEEM ptiop of the Treas
ury notes herein provided for. and any gain or
seigniorage arising from such coinage shall bo
accounted for and paid into the Treasury
This law is still in force. no part of the act
having been repealed except the clause which
directed the Secretary OF the Treasury to con-
tinue the purchase OF silver bullion and issue
Treasury notes in payment for 1t. and the coin.
age is being made from the bullion belonging to
the Government. purchased before the repeal Of
that clause
The silver dollars coined. other than tho
seigniorage. are held in the Treasury under the
law for the redemption of the Treasury notes
issued in pay ment for the bullion. and since Aug.
l., 1898, these notes have been redeemed in
silver to the amount of S3l, ,l26. 7o2, and the
notes have been retired and cancelled. the silver
dollar taking their place in the circulation.
i'rior to August, 1893 none OF these notes had
been redeemed in silver retired.
j. G. CARLISInN
The sun., 1896-10-06
RICHARDSON DESERTS JONES.
Throws Up His dob Mt PopocrntIc Head
quarters In Chicago and Goes Homo.

quarters In Chicago and Goes Home.
CHICAGO. Oct. 5.-Congressman James D.
Richardson OF Tennessee who has had charge
OF the literary bureau at the Popocratic ma
tional headquarters since its organization.
threw up his Job to-day and returned home His
colleagues say he went because his presence Is
needed in the Fifth Tennessee Congress district,
where he is seeking reelection. Not that his
district isn't safely Democratic" they add. but
his constituents want him on the ground during
the closing weeks Of the campaign"
Other Democratic leaders are frank enough to
admit that Mr.. Richardson has gone home to
repair his political fences, which have suffered
during the wane OF the free-silver craze. Still
another version of the Congressman's sudden
flight from headquarters Is that Richardson
sees the Jig is up. that Bryan is defeated
already. and that the best thing he himself can
do is TO desert the sinking ship and devote his
entire attent ION to holding his seat in Congress
ReSaTdson Would be- back % before a eleoton aon. Mr.
Edward Barrett will be in charge of the
literary bureau hereafter. 1t is understood
that Mr. Richardson has not been on the best
OF terms with Chairman Jones for q week or
two. Like many other Democrats, MIR. Richard
son Is inclined to think 1t comes with poor
grace for Jones to call Republican leaders bull
dozers and tyrants. Last week Mr.. Barrett
prepared table OF calculations how each State
Congressman Richardson, who gave it his ap-
proval after max a few changes.
More frank than the other arithmeticians
about headquarters, they intimntod their belief
that Illinois was doubtful State. The Repub-
licans made no little capital out of this admis-
sion, and senator Jones got excited; Iii said
that the Chairman criticised Mr.. Richardson
sharply for not claiming the earth. and ever
since there has been a coone between them.
MIR. Richardson was acting Chairman of the
Chicago Convention. and felt at least as big in
Popocratic affairs as Jones himself. Iikemany
others who have differed from the Chairman
he found the best way to deal with him was to
Quit.
The sun., 1896-10-06
poUeHxEEpsIr,s MAYosAIrY.
Faotionai ouarrel A>enG the Republicans
Over the Nomination OF n Candidate.


PoUoHKEEPsIE. Oct. 5.-Thero is a fierce fac.
tional struggle among tho local Ropub blican lead.
ers over the nomination OF candidate for
Mayor. Tho rival aspirants are Isaac w. sher-
rill, who Is backed by ex-Postmaster Robert II
Hunter, and J. Frank Hull, Jr. whose interests
nre In the hands OF State Committeeman Lucius
II. Vail. Apparently Mr.. Hull Is on top Mt the
caucuses, MS he carried four out of the seven
wards. but there is q strong feeling in favor OF
Mr.. Sheriff. on account OF the methods used to
defeat him, which may win over n majority
of tho delegates md capture tho City Conven-
tion, which is to be held tomorrow.
Tho whole trouble s attributed to Mr.. Wallis
ambition to become an absolute boss In Dutch-
ess county politics. Up to week before the
Saratoga Convention there wns an implied
agreement among influential Republicans that
Mr.. Sheriff. was the most available candidate
for Mayor. He wns asked to run by James r..
butcher, Mayor Arnold. Mr.. VAIL and other
well-known and influential citizens. While will
ing To become q candidate, Mr.. Sheriff. was
bound by his endorsement OF MIR. A. Y. IaiEht,
Republican. who was defeated for Mayor sew
eral years ago. and until Haght had declined
to take the nomination, he felt in honor bound
to hold his own ambition In abeyance.
AZ SARATOGA NJ Vnil + alleged to have mH sud
date, and to have put MIR sheriff. In the position
OF either betraying his friend, Mr.. Halght, or
Mr.. Sheriff. refused to take cithor horn OF tho
dilemma. When asked by Mr. Vail IL he would
take the nomination, he said NO" and as soon
as Mr.. liaiGht had had full opportunity to de-
clare himself as a candidate and had failed to
do so. Mr.. Sherrilis friends insisted that he be-
come n candidate. and he did 30, which was in
accord ance with the original understanding.
At the caucuses which were held last Friday
the attendance was surprisingly large. Over
1000 votes were cast. while the total Repub Bill
can vote at the election last fall was less than
5000. OF the total vote MIR. Shcrril received
several hundred majority. and in the up
town wards which are Republican. he ran
ahead of his opponent. But in the First
ward, where last fall only 233 Repub-
lican votes were cast nt the election. nearly
400 votes were pollcd at the caucus, and Sher-
rill was beaten by about thirty votes. a. the
success of MIR. Hull In this ward gave him n
that the majority OF the voters at the caucus
were Democrats, there is n bitter feelin be-
tween the factions, and n tendency on the part
of delegates to the city Convention Tomorrow
to vote for Mr.. Sheriff. as the real choice of the
Republican party for Mayor.
The sun., 1896-10-06
NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.
Skirmlsh To-day Over tho TitIe-Bynum
Wants Money for tho West.

SktrmIDh To-day over the 1ltie-hynum
Wants Money for tho West.
The hearing upon the protest Of the Danforth
State Committee against the use Of it's present
title by the National Democracy will be given
by Secretary of State Palmer in Albany at .
o'clock to-day. Edward NJ. Shepard. who will
take charge of the litigation for the National
Democrncy's State Committee. was in consulta-
tion yesterday with Gen. Tracey and the firm Of
Eaton & Peckhnm in Albany.
National Committeeman Tracey came down
from Albany last night to sec Chairman w. d.
Bynum OF the National Committee. He said it
didn't matter much whether the Dan forth COM
mitIee eventually won its contest or not, as the
sound-money Democrats have an emblem of
their and the sound money Democratic
voters of the state are not in n mood TO Qubble
this year over the name of an organization. Gen.
Tracey added that these sound-money voters
were fully aware that the column in the ballot
headed with the emblem of 4 ship meant sound
money; mo Never,heless, Gen Tracey hopes to win
Spencer Clinton, the candidate for Judge OF
the Court OF Appeals believing that n candi-
chances of election, should not actively partici-
pate IN campaign, has requested the State
at the Cooper Union meeting.
National Chairman Bynum was interested in
the finances OF the organization. He visited many
prominent Democrats yesterday and also dis
guessed matters with Treasurer Charles j, Canda.
Necessarily the expenses OF the sound money
movement are not lnslRulllCant. Dut IL Is n mat
ter of fact that a vast majority OF the Demo-
Gratis who contribute to the legitimate expenses
Of a national campaign have this year sent
their contributions to the Republican National
Committee, believing that tho surest way To kill
Organism is to elect Mckinley. Mr. Bynum.
however, issued an address. which is in the ma
ture of an appeal for funds. He says:
=" find 1t somewhat difficult to impress upon
situation in tho West. The intelligent. ener-
getic. and patriotic Democrats Of the " est are
now in our movement. The political power in
this country is in the West and will in
there for all time and II our friends in the East
want to aid IN the development Of the sound
money sentiment in that section now Is the time
to II. II this movement fails we will not re-
cover from the effects OF our defeat in a quarter
OF a century. Within the next ten days we hope
to have at least fifty speakers of national repu-
tation and several hundred local camragners
on the stump in the States Of Ohio. Indiana,
and Michigan"