Evening star., 1896-09-28
THE OLD DOMINION
Representative Tucker Thinks Bryan
Will Garry the State.
OTHER VIEWS TO THE CONTRARY
A Manufacturers Views on the
Condition Of Things.
WHAT AN ENGINEER SAYS
FHER VIEWS TO TIE CONTRARY
WHAT AN ENGINEER SAYS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

is in this city, was called upon by The
Star. correspondent today and asked what
he thought of the political outlook in this
state, as regards the prospects of Mckinley
and Bryan In reply Mr.. Tucker said:
II feel certain that Virginia will cast
her electoral vote for Bryan and that he
will carry the state by handsome ma
jority. probably not less than 10000.
There will, fear, be some considerable
detection from the democratic ranks In
the cities. but not enough to cause the
majority to go any less than the figures
have named. 1t is claimed by the op-
ponents of the democratic party that the
vote of the railroad men will largely be
cast for Mckinley, but do not think such
will be the case. l am supporting Bryan
because 1 am a democrat and because l
want to contribute my influence toward
the accomplishment of unity among the
people of Virginia. which is not only need
ed by the people Of our state. but OF the
whole south. 1 believe the unity Of the
democratic party at least is the most i'm
portant issue before the people today.
Il have not made any speeches in favor
of Bryan, because being Il sound money
man myself l did not care to speak on the
currency question. which is The only cne
the people care to hear discussed, ana
as l could not agree with my party ana
declined to run fer Congress on that plat
on 16 to l platform If you talk tariff
to the people they will run you out, ana
if you failed to talk money to them they
would never again ask you to speak.
Mr.. Tucker was asked Wh2ther ne
thought the speeches of Mr.. ingalls, were
converting many of the railway men 10
the side of Mckinley, but he declined TO
say anything on that subject. Il be!eve
however" he said that a very large vote
will be poled and that Bryan will carry
the state; the democrats also securing
every representative in the next House of
Representatives from Virginia"
Mr.. Tucker added in reply to further
questions that so far as Kentucky. Mary
land and Delaware are concerned he
thought the result very doubtful.
A Manufacturers View.
One of the largest manufacturers in
Staurton with whom The Star correspond
ent talked said that. although he had been
a life long democrat, he felt sure that Nc
KinIey would be elected 'rhere are" he
said, many free silver men in Staunton, but
Staunton is not Augusta county. and there
is SO much dissatisfaction on the part OF
many democrats with the way business Is
at present that they will, l think, vote for
Mckinley. My judgment Is that Palmer
and Buckner will get but few votes from
among those who are called sound money
democrats, and that the others, rea!iZlnS
that there is no chance wha tever of elect
ing the nominees of the Indianapolis con-
venlion, will vote for Mckinley, In order to
render more certain the defeat OF Bryan
Had the election been held month ago
BRYAN would, / believe, have been elected,
but so far as this section Of the country is
concerned the tide In favor of Bryan then
reached its height, and 1t is now fast re-
cedinS.
II talked today with democrat who said
he was all at sea on the question OF how he
ought to vote in November. He had never,
he said, voted any but democratic ticket,
and while he did not want Bryan to be
elected as he feared for the result in case
he should be, he had not yet been able to
make up his mind to vote for Mckinley.
There are many persons who will say
talking for Mckinley, but intend to vote for
BRYAN This regard as bosh. From what
l have learned reliably, am sure that the
speeches of Mr.. ingalls,. president of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company.
have been productive of vast amount OF
good, and that the effect will be seen on the
right side in November.
II have talked with many young men who
for the first time will this fall have the right
to vote and my candid opinion is that the
large majority will cast their ballots for the
republican nominee. The fathers of many
of these young men are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the-wool, and under ordinary circumstances
their sons would also cast their political
fortune with that party. but the very ex-
tended discussion of the subject which Is
taking place here, well as elsewhere. has
most instances they have arrived at the
conclusion that the best interests of the
country demand that Bryan shall be de-
feated.
Young Men to Vote for Mckinley.
ITO nv mind one of the most encouraging
signs of the times is to be found in the fact
that r.ght here in Staunton, where a few
years ago there could not be found a
corporars guard to attend republican
political meeting, large audience assem-
bles every time a Mckinley gathering is
convened and the addresses of the speakers
are listened to with the most profound at
| tention. I do not believe that there Is any
| chance whatever for the democrats to carry
| this congressional district Tucker, the
present representative. is very popular, but
| he was swept aside by the free silver move
ment and Flood, who was put up In his
place, will not be able to defeat fost, the
| republican nominee who al the last election
| was defeated by campara lively small ma
| jcrity, which, it is believed, the sound
money sentiment will easily overcome this
| time
| What an Engineer Says.
+, The true sentiment of the railroad men as
regards the effect of Mr.. ingalls, speeches
| in the course of which he has. as has hereto
| fore been mentioned in The Star, advised
| the employees of the Chesapeake and Ohio
| Railroad Company, of which he is the
president, to vote for Mckinley. notwith
| standing the fact that he has himself beer
| a lifelong democrat, can best be told in the
| words of one of the Oldest engineers in the
| service with whom The Star reporter con
| versed yesterday. This engineer, who run:
| a train between Richmond and Gordons
| yille and who is remarkably we'll posted or
| the issues of the day, said:
II am almost daily brought into contac
| with large number Of railroad men, no
only in the employ of the Chesapeake ant
Ohio, but of various other lines centerint
in Richmond, and my opinion, based on in
formation derived in the course of man.
conversations. Is to the effect that Will
many of them would under ordinary cir
cumstances, being democrats, prefer tina
Bryan be elected. will cast their votes TO
Mckinley, because they believe that it will
be against their interests for Mckinley t
be defeated.
Those persons in the north and else
where who have an idea that the thnkin,
railroad men construe the warning of var
ious railroad presidents. but principally MI
ingalls,, that in the event of Mr.. Bryan
election it will become necessary for tn
company to suspend many Improvement
now being made on the various railwa.
lines, together with the abandonment o
others that are projected. to be a threa
made with the object of coercing them int
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