Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-24
POLITICAL ITEMS.
The Compilation of the Democratic
Campaign Book Completed.
THE VOTE OF TENNESSEE.
West VirgInin COnditiOns-No Antl-SewaI
Demand-LabOring Men Debate Finance
in Cooper Union, New York-The
Kentucky SenatOrship.

tive Benton McMillin, of Tennessee
has completed the compilation of the
democratic campaign book of 1896 and
submitted the manuscript to Chairmen
Jones and Faulkner, who have ex.
pressed entire satisfaction. The book
will be ready for the public the latter
part of this month. The title page
will contain the admonition of Jetfer-
son in his first inaugural address, to
bow to the will of the majority, in
these words: Absolute acquiescence
in the decision of the majority-the
vital principle of republics from which
there is no appeal but force, the vital
principle and immediate parent OF
despotism." Commencing with the
Chicago convention it will give the plat.
form recommended by the committee on
resolutions, the speech of Mr.. Bryan on
the platform, the notification speeches
land letters of acceptance. The book
will take up the silver question and
for 100 pages deal with that topic,
Under the head of Monroe doctrine
and diplomatic relations the book will
quote from Jefferson, Monroe and
Cleveland on that subject, with suit.
able comments 1t will also treat of
Harrison's Samoan policy. Under the
head of immigration it will review the
legislation on that subject, particular
ly the restriction of Chinese inn
migration. The chapter ON the
income tax will give Bryan's speech
in the house on that subject, the
report of the committee, Mr.. Wilkes
speech, the dissenting opinion of the
supreme court and Senator Vests re-
view. Under the head of labor the
book will reproduce in full Mr.. Bryan's
speech on Labor day at Chicago. 1t
will go into the republican record on
the subject of contract labor and close
with a memorial by all the great labor
organizations in favor of free silver.
There will be chapter on pensions,
one on public lands, one on untaxing
the rich, another on the record of the
Efty-Fourth congress ana finally q
chapter on the tariff.
The Electoral Vote of Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 23.-That
the electoral vote of Tennessee, on the
basis of existing conditions is quite as
likely to be delivered to Mckinley and
Hobart as to Bryan@and Sewall, and
that the republicans will elect a ma
jority of the congressman and may Sc
cure seven, as result of the realign.
ments of political forces occSsioned by
the application of the free silver test of
democracy, are everywhere apparent,
is disclosed by careful inquiry prose-
cuted throughout western, central and
eastern Tennessee, during which every
city of Importance in the common
wealth was visited and men of all POI
litical beliefs interviewed. 1t would
be folly to place the state ON the Nc.
Kinley roll, and yet with the apparent
certainty that the republicans will
elect q majority of the congressman,
it would be no less an act of folly to
add its vote to the Bryan total. The
revolt of sound money democrats
remains as yet a factor of I'M
certain Importance. 1t may, of
itself, suffice to give the state
to Mckinley by an extraordinary
majority;it may, with as great present
likelihood, resolve itself upon the OFF,
cial count into an inconsiderable con-
dition as affecting the result. Its
potency is,subject to such diminution
as will beexpressed in the number of
republicans who will abandon their
own party for free silver's sake-every
such vote aqualling the loss of two
gold standard democrats, for what Me-
Kinley may lose in the one case Bryan
will gain, while in the other, what
Bryan may lose will not positively
strengthen his opponent.
West Virginia Conditions.
WHEELING. w. Va, Sept go. Despite
repu blican claims that they can carry
West Virginia il assured IA fair count"
under to-day's conditions, the state
may be classed as doubtful with the
chances in Bryan's favor. The prOtec-
tiOn sentiment has reached its maxi
mum and republican success appears
to be dependent upon the growth of the
revolt of the gold standard democrats
and the conditions which characterized
the beginning of that revolt were not
such as to indicate strength. OF late
the movement has grown much, yet
it is doubtful if at this time the num-
Der of boiling democrats is at all equal
to the number of free silver republicans
who will vote for Bryan. If, however,
the democratic bolt should grow in the
same rat that it has recently at
tanned, Bryan's chances would be very
much impaired If not extinQuished
The continuing failure of the demo-
Gratis to fuse W tn the populists, who
are backed by Chairman Butler, of
the national committee, adds add .tional
complication. hurt!ul to free silver
but not in the de gree generally al eyed.
Finally. republican chances are less
ened by tie candidacy of ex-senator
Henry &. Davis for the Faulkner sue
cesSion. Davis IS the father-in-!aw
of Steve Ell6ns, the present rePub-
lican sena:o-, and it is sud that E!,;;as