Evening star., 1896-09-12
DEMOCRATIC OBJECTIONS
News of Many Received at Republican Com
mittee Headquarters.
What Representative Comn Says Of
the Voters I'm the Fifth Mary
land District.

Representative Coffin of the fifth Mary
land district, which includes the counties
adjoining this city upon the east was a
caller at republican congressional head
quarters To-Day.
Il think a majority of voters in that
district will vote for Mckinley on the ma
uonal ticket" he said to a Star reporter
today. There is very little silver senti-
ment among the republicans out there, and
you know it is a republican district. One
prominent republican of the district who
has been inclined to favor silver, came in
on the train with me today and mad a
handful of Mckinley pastors. He said
he would not let his regard for silver make
him vote against Mckinley. He is mem
Ter Of the silver club out at Lakeland,
and he just about expressed the sentl-
ments of those republicans who may favor
silver. They are for Mckinley first and
silver afterward. There are more sound
money democrats, too, who will vote Tor
Mckinley than there are republicans VINO
will vote for Bryan"
Democratic DcfectiOns in Wisconsin.
The republican congressional committee is
In receipt Of advices of further defecuons
in Wisconsin by prominent and old-time
leading democrats. One of these is Alfred
James secretary of the Northwestern Life
-'~~"1
written letter. in which he says:
1T is necessary for the welfare OF the
country that there should be two great po-
litcal parties; therefore, the work done by
the national democratic convention at In
dianapolis deserves the commendation OF
all good citizens. But as citizen of Wis.,
consin, my vote for the nominees OF said
convention would have no good effect. On
the other hand, if Wisconsin is likely to be
close, as the fusion men predict, 1t becomes
my duty to my country TO vote against re-
pUdiation and anarchsm. Therefore, like
thousands OF democrats that are in my po-
sition. without indorsing any protection
theories, l shall vote for Mckinley and
Hobart and still remain democrat"
DR.. Jesse A Clayson, chairman Of the
de mocratic committee OF Dodge county,
Wis, has written his resignation of that
position, and deClared his intention to give
his support to Mckinley and Hobart. aud
to assist in the reelection of Edward
Sauerhering to Congress.
Mr.. {. A. Barwig, son of the democra tic
eX-Congressman from that district, also a
Dodge county man, has announced a SINH
lar intention. Mr.. Barwig was also a ,nem-
ber of the democratic county committee
Information has also been received that the
German democratic farmers of that section
are practically solid in their revolt against
the Bryan ticket
Another bolter of prominence from the
Bryan ticket is Mr.. j. X. Mcdonald of the
NJ lwaIkee and Waukesha electric railway
who announces his intention to support Me
klnley, stating that 1T will be his first vote
for any other than democrat. Advices
have also been received that the Holland
ers OF Wisconsin are prac tically solid for
Mckinley and Hobart
Republican Work in Missouri.
c. b. Armstrong, deputy county col
lector for Jasper county, Mo-. writes the
republican congressional committee:
I'VE have in this county a silver hotbed.
but the reaction set in some time ago, and
the boys are coming back by the score, and
bringing gold democrats with them We
are doing all in our power to carry Mis-
Souri Tor Mckinley, and expect to elect
Lewis governor of the state"
News has been received that j. c. Man.
ming, the Ballot Rights League president
ard once leader of the populists and JEFF
1ersonians in Alabama. has joiEed the re-
publican party.