The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-02
" ashingtoa Letter.
WASH1GroN. 5 Augnst 81. 1898.

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Cn'ess he should himself decline tc
allow it, he will receive the vote OF
every democratic elector elected
Nov. Sd This may be considered
official aud authentic. Notwithstand-
ing reports to the contrary, the dem
ocratic National Comtnitte has never
even considered the question Of with
drawing Mr. Sewal from the ticket
Indeed as Senator Faulkner said, no
one has right to withdraw bin,
even if his withdrawal were consider.
ed desirable, which it is not The
democratic ticket is Bryan and Sc
wall and Bryan and Sewall it will re.
main, Notwithstanding the absurd de
msnd Of Tom Watson and the action
of the Indianapolis boilers conven-
tion.
Nobody in Washington takes any
stock in the story, which comes via
New York, that Hanna is finding it
difficult to raise campaign funds, be-
cause of the over confidence of the
Eastern mIlianaires. The story was
probably started for effect. 1t is cer-
tain that the republicans have plenty
of money, because they are giving
the very best proof by spending it
with a lavish hand. | cannot say
whether the Eastern millionaires are
over-con6dent, but if they will spend
few days in Washington, keeping
their eyes and ears open, it can safe
ly be guaranteed that they will not
be over confident 1t is very GER
that thereis nothing approa ching over
confidence at the republican head
quarters in Washing s; on the con-
trary, there is every indication that
fear of defeat is making them work
night and day in their efforts to stop
the spread of silver sentiment
Speaking of campaign funds, Sen
ator Faulkner, who returned from a
conference with Senator jones at
the Chicago headquarters several
days ago, says that while the den:"-
Gratis are not receiving any large c'n-
tributions from single individu" ),
they are getting enough money III
small amounts to pay the Legitimate
campaign expenses with economical
management.
1t is learned from Mckinley
sources that careful canvass Of the
agricultural districts of Iowa, just
completed under republican auspices,
shows that sixty percent of the here
tofore republican farmers Of that
State are for Bryan and silver.
The daily average number of ap-
plcations for charters for silver clubs
is now between 40 and So Ii is de-
sired that all future applications shall
designate the past political affiIiation
of each member, in order that CON-
prehensive idea can be gained of the
number of republicans who will sup
port Bryan. Among recent letters
was one from Col. Nathan Holloway,
a lifelong republican, who is now
president of the Bryan silver club at
Canton, McKinley's home. which
winds up by saying 1--WE conf.
dently expect to carry this city and
county for Bryan" A number of
the new silver clubs are composed of
negroes who are apparently beco'n.
ing deeply interested in the subject.
Ex Senator Rice, of Ark who was
prominent pepublicas politician du-
ring reconstruction days, wrote to
Democratic headquarters several days
ago to announce that he had abandon
ed the republican party and to offer
to take the stump for Bryan and sill
ver His offer was accepted.
Hon John W. Kern, of Indiana,
who, although not a silver man. will
vote for Bryan, said while in Wash.
ington: "The assertion that free sill
yer sentiment is dying out is not
true, so far as Indiana is concerned.
Though believer in sound money, |
shall vote for Bryan. AS Ex-Sena-
tor Mcdonald, of our State, used to
say, even though your platform has
one bad plank with all the rest good,
it is more worthy of support than
the opposition platform with one
plank half way good and all the rest
rotten. ! have no doubt that the
electoral vote of Indiana will go to
Bryan. The detection of sound
money Democrats will be more than
balanced by gains from the Republl-
cans The boiling Democrats in In
diana are all Generals aud Colone!s;
there are no privates in their army,
and so everyone on the list is con-
spicious. | believe that Bryan is
going to win, although systematic
campaign Of coercion will be en-
ployed by the agents of Mr.. Hanna.
Noither bribery nor threats will be