West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE FOX THE
PEOPLE.
Political Pointers On The General
Situation.
From our regular correspondent.
W AsHINGToS. ID. c.,


July l8. 1896.
According to present indications,
the number of Democratic Clubs
which will take part in this year s
campaign will largely exceed that
of any previous campaign. In one
day, this week, sixty applications
for charters for new clubs were re-.
ceiyed at the headquarters of the
National Association Of Democratic
Clubs.
The Congressional committee
has already placed large orders for
MIR. Bryan's speeches in congress,
in order To be able to promptly ill
the orders for them which have al.
ready begun to come in. Among
the other documents selected by
the committee for cam paign use
are speeches on finance by Senators
Daniel, Jones. of Ark, and Cock.
rell; on the income tax by Rep
resentative McMillen and Elk Rep.
resentative Wike, and Representa-
tive Fitzgerald's speech on secla.
rlanisn and the Marquette statue.
TIT
There is reason to believe that
a bold attempt is to be made to
prevent the populist convention,
which will be held at st. Louis
next week, endorsing Bryan and
Sewall. Agents Of those interested
in having the populists put up a
ticket of their own for the purpose
of dividing the silver vote arc re-
ported to have intimated to Leading
populists that any price they might
name would be paid for failure on
the part of the convention to en-
dorse Bryan and Sewall and the
nomination of straight populist
ticket. Those who ought to know
say the convention will either en-
dorse Bryan and Sewall or will
nominate them outright. IL is
certain that the silver convention,
to be held at the same time and
place, will be for Bryan and Sew
all.
TIT
Senat or Faulkner, of West Vir.
GINA, chairman of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Commit.
tee, believes that the Democrats
can capture the House this year
and is determined that it shall not
be the fault of the committee if
they do not. lie says: "Tho
province OF this committee will be
to AID the election of any candidate
for congress upon the regular Dem
ocratic ticket. We have nothing
whatever to do with the nomina-
tions for congress, and will take
no part ia the con tests for them.
After the candidates are selected,
however, it VIII he our business,
and we will see to it that all tie
aid possible is given for the elec
ton OF those candidates. We will
take it for granted that the Dem.
ocrats Of each district know what
they are about, and we will not
question their selection. 1t will
make no difference to US what the
platform may be upon which the
candidates are selected" Senator
Faulkner has no doubts about the
election Of Bryan and Sewall, nor
about their carrying his own state,
Of which he said: Il think West
Virginia will be carried by free
silver. ! believe that the sen
timent throughout the state is over
whelmingly in favor Of it. In nv
own county | know personally Of
Republican votes that we will get
with our platform. l think the
same condition exists In other
counties in the state. We will hold
our state convention August 18th,
and will nominate state ticket
upon a silver basis throughout.
Every one of our congressional
candidates will also be for silver. 4"
1T
Senator Jones, Of Ark, " no was
chosen by Mr. Bryan to be chair
man OF the Democratic National
Com mittee, returned to Washing.
ton this week. lie brought with
him an immense stock OF conf.
dence which he is freely distrib-
uting among Democrats. lie re-
fuses to consider the election Of
Bryan and Sewall other than an
absolute certainty, and he SAYS he
knows prominent Republicans who
take the same view Of the situation.
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