The morning times., 1896-10-14
In Politics.

tive committee or the Sound Money League
OF the District, Is inclined to put Virginia
In the list of doubtful States. This inciina-
ton ON his parts due to a trip made to War
renton and tue surrounding country about a
week ago.
II went down there full OF the idea" he
said, "that every Democrat in the State
was d bowler for free silver. But found
things were different. Just to show now
the free silver people have the swing
mus tell you abouttwo meetings heid While
was in Warrenton. One was free silver
affair, the other sound money gathering.
Mr.. Lpscomb OF this city addressed one ana
Attorney General Scott of Virginia tile
other. The next day the papers all re-
ported that the free silver crowd numbered
1900 and the gold crowd about 500. Now
went back and forth between the two
meetings. i saw them and sized them up.
One was every Bit as large as tue other,
and SEQ was a big estimate on tie size
of either.
1T is this trick of exaggeration which
frightcns people who are not present to see
for themselves / found the Democracy
about equally divided and the Republicans
solid for Mckinley II is from personal
observa lion of this nature that l am in
clincd to place Virginia in tue list OF
doubtful States.''
Mr.. Huyck's middle name is Bryan, but
lie is not signing his name in full now.
lie will wait. The Sound Money League
has WATSON among its members, too. but
lie could give the other man pointers on
Democracy.
Yesterday closed the registration in
Maryland II was revision Gay, and now
the entire list OF voters in the state is made
up. No one whose I.Imeis notnow recorded
can exercise the right of suffrage in No
,hnr n ,Stfc rtff L., sx,,t
will show large gain for the Republican
party.
During the last two days the Democratic
registration was very large. Orders had
gone out from Democratic headquarters
and the county organizations applied the
party whip. There weIc large lumber
OF Democrats who intended TO stay at
home this year, and 1t Is a question
whether the driving process has helped
the free silver cause any. 1t has not If
the case OF Montgomery county Demo
cratic farmer is any sample. The party
whip got after him, took a carriage to his
farm and drove him to the registrars.
He was hot about IL and after he had
registered, he turned 10 the committee and
said.
"Now, DIN you, you have forced me TO
come here and register. ] intended to re-
main at home, but now by heavens III
vote for Mckinley, anuswhat are you going
To do about it?''
N oDtgomery's majority will be in
creased by this.
Secretary Diffendcfcr of the National
Silver party got back yesterday from
Philadelphia. He was one OF the speakers
at a free silver meeting held Saturday
night The gathering 80 enthused Mr..
Diffendefer thai he is sure that Penn
sylvaDia will have TO depend on Fhila-
deiphia Tor its Mckinley ma Jority now.
"Dan Hastings got 242 ,oC6 plurality for
Governor at tile last State election and Nc
Kinley can think he is lucky II he gets
40,000.'
The literature end of the campaign is
nearly over AT Republican headquarters
here, only frankabIe matter has been sent
out. The enormous work done can be
imagined when IL is stated that twenty
million documents have been franked to
various paris OF the country.
Some days two and three hundred mail
sacks would be required 10 carry the stuff.
The largest number sent out in one day
was 100000. The documents franked by
the committee would fill seventy large ex-
press cars, packed tight at that. The
largest number Of any one speech sent out
was 100000.
8. W. Curry, secretary Of the Iowa
STATE Democratic committee, writes to
Democratic headquarters here that Bryan's
majority in that State will not be less
than 10000.
The National Democratic Congressional
committee is growing staky on West vir-
giria. Senator Faulkner has teen in close
consultation with Secretary Edgerton and
strong effort is being made to have Col.
Fitzgerald, the PopuIist candidate for Gov
ernor, withdraw. This would save the
State ticket.
IL is reported that the State house ring
at Charleston, the capital of that State.
is moving heaven and earth to elect its
candidatefor Governor, ,e1-Attorney G eneral
Watts. They are said to be ready to trade
any kind of a vote for one for Watts.
THIS, taken in connection with the effort
to get Fitzgerald out of the road, makes
Republicans in THIS city feel confident that
something hasdropped in Democratic ranks.
The National Association of Democratic
Clubs Is sending to each affiliated club an
appeal that they should do their duty. 1t
quotes Mr.. Bryan's appeal to the clubs To
turn out on election DAY and do all that
Gould be done. The circular adds
We now add our appeal. Do all within
your power In tie direction Indicated by
hf' biSup. ne suSCeSS Oh OUT campaign
restsiD great degree upon our club organ
izations. Each and every one of you must
be willing volunteers. The very life of our
nation is at stake. This is rot an idle
assertion, but stern reality
Harry st. John of the Grand Forks Plain
Dealer, North Dakota, writes that North
Dakota is as safe for Bryan as Mississippi.
"A conservative estimate" he says, lis
not less than 5000 for Bryan and iudg-
ing from the number of Converts from the
Republicans it will be much larger. prob
ably not less than. 5000"
Mr.. j. Mack Love, chairman Democratic
state Committee of Kansas, writes that 20
per cent of the Republican vote will be
cast for Bryan. Forty thousand / S the least
figure he puts OH Bryan's ma ajority.
The Democratic State committee of In
diana feels sure that Bryan's majority In
that State will not be less than 80. 900.
trce silver Republicans to return to the
ticket.
Mr.. Allen o. Meyers writes from Cin-
cinnati that Ohio is safe for Bryan. I'VE,
the Democrats. will carry Ohio" he says
I'VE know how to fight Doodle and it
will not win here. Ohio Is one hundred
times more certain than Kentucky"
WOMAN CUBAN AGENT.
One of the Laurada's Passengers Said
to Have Carried Dispatches.
Halifax, Oct 13.-It was not supposed
any filibustering attempt would be made
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