Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-16
THEY FEEL BETTER
What is Being Given Out at Demo-
cratic Headquarters.
4 HARD FIGHT ON IN KENTUCKY
Speakers Who Will Endeavor to
Counteract CarIisIe's Influence.
REPORTS FROM OTHER STATES

Kentucky's proclivities for getting her
self enrolled as the center of battle grounds
will be tickled again this year, If the news
| which is going the rounds is corr oct. While
tcth sides are claiming that state, neither
is confident of what it says, anI as a con-
sequence, the state is to be worked as
hard as any state in the middle west. More
bitterness will accompany the campaign
than in any other state.
The Administration's Hand.
Reports. based on good authority. have
been made to the democratic managers
| that the administration proposes to take
| a particularly active hand in that state,
| s.nsing Kentucky out above all the 9TH
! ers Why this is is not known, unless it
| is that Secretary Carlisle and mis- friends
hope to repay the defeat sust aimed in the
| election of delegates TO the Chicago con-
! vehtion. The Secretary has never gotten
| over that 1t is said. and never will. He
will speak at various places in the stat.
| In the campaign, and will do all in his
power to dig holes iE the silver ranks.
| The information as 10 the administration
| attitude Is what has decided the demo-
| cratic managers to flood the state with sill
yer speakers Of great prominence Sena-
| tor Teller Is one Of these. He will leave
! here this afternoon. He will speak at Ash
| land on Saturday, the date of the Bryan
demo nstraticn here He will make speeches
| at two other points in the state Mon
| day and Tuesday of next week, the places
| to be selected by the state commtter.
| After Kentucky the venerable silver Sena-
tor will talk in the middle states, going
| wherever he do the most good. He
! Will remain in the middle west, it is said,
until the ead of the campaign. He will
| speak as often as his energies VIII permit.
| he wants to speak every day if H.. do
| SO.
The tour of Bryan in that state. and the
sending Of Teller, to be followed by other
| loted leaders, shows that the silver men
realize the fight on hand and making
able efforts to do their best
| While they deride hirl, silver men fear
| the influence of Carlisle in Kentucky. They
| know he is a strong man in the state.
! They profess to believe he can make no
| large inroads on the silver strength, but
| they admit that ne can do harm. Every
vote lost in Kentucky now to eitler party
| Is greater than two in some other state.
Say the News fs BETTER.
| Senator Faulkner said this morning that
! the news from Kentucky for the last week
had been better from democratic stand
| point. He also puts faith in the Bryan
meetings there educators and as pro-
| moters of democratic enthusiasm. Popu-
| list headquarters say they are also getting
encouraging news from that state. A let
| ter was received this morning from Samuel
| James, the editor of the Farmers Jour
nal at Owensboro'. He says: Bryan will
| carry the state by from 5000 to 5000.
The republican farmers are coming to our
| ranks
A Poll in Illinois.
The democratic managers claim to have
received news to the effect that a poll is
being made by the democrats of Illinois,
and which has not been more than half
completed, but shows gains which if pro-
portionate in the remaining counties. will
give Bryan a majority of $1,000 in that
state. They exhibit a number of letters
from Illinois to prove their claims One
of these letters is from A. l.. Hereford,
superintendent of public buildings at
Springfield. He says there is no longer
any doubt that Illinois will give good ma
jority for Bryan. George A. Cline of Gray
vile writes to the same effect.
The Claims of Iowa.
The state chairman of Iowa reports to
| headquarters that a canvass of that state
shows 25,0O0 majority for Bryan. The
chairman, however, does not say whether
this poll is one made by the democrats
or whether 1t is the one that the republi-
cans are alleged to have made, with the
| supposed discovery of their weakness. A
letter from G. A. Huffman of the demo
| cratic state central committee says that
| the prospects in that state were never SC
| bright and the reports are most favorable
If we can get even one-half the number
|
silver clubs we will carry the state easily.
The Talk About New York.
There is continued confidence expressed
IN the growth Of silver sentiment and votes
in New York, and the democratic man
ayers today gave out a number of letters
from that state w. G. Falindian of Col.
lege Point Hugh G. Farley of Utica and
T. L. Hopkins of Syracuse write encourag.
ing letters from their respective sections
of the state. Mr.. Farley is the president
Of the Utica Blmetallic Club. He says tina,
!. county is $500 to 1900 republican, but
| Bryan will carry 1t. Il have the names OF
fifty prominent republicans who are work
ing for the Chicago ticket. 1 told Mr.
Bryan when he was here that We could
carry this state by 150,OOO and he will
Bryan's Tour in Delaware.
The Delaware state committee writes tha
the arrangements for Mr. Bryan's speeche.
in that state have been completed. The
candidate will speak at Dover on the af
ternoon of the 21st and at Wilmington OF
the evening of the same date. The com
mittee hopes to arrange 1t that Mr.
Bryan will make short speeches at othel
| places in the state The reports from tn,
state are that the democrats are gettini
e together and that they will give their op
ponents a strong and hearty fight. Il i!
said that the friends of Mr.. Ford have
withdrawn all opposition to the democratic
e candidate for governor and will join witt
i the other democrats in doing all they car
v | for his election n