The morning times., 1896-08-13
IN THE CAMPAIGN
PILOT HOUSES
Facts Gathered From Headquarters Of Damo-
Gratis and RepubIeans.

Representative Arnold of the Invent s.
eighth pennsylvania district was among the
callers yesterday at Republican head
quarters, arranging iOr supply OF nteIa-
Iure and EeriettIng preparations for a Wig
orOus campaign. Mr. Arnold says that al
though his district is normally Democratic
the Republicans two years ago had ma
9onty Oh L $40 and 1t will be as much ifnot
greater in November. Free silver sen-
trneDt has made but little headway in that
part OF the state end the Republicans will
gain more from the sound money Democrats
tnaD they Will lose 10 the sliverites. In
addition. the Democrats are divided by fac
tioDai rights, there being three candidates
from that district for the Craftsmanship
OF the State executive committee and a
renewal or the old Harrity ana anti Harrty
controversy will cause many OF the dis
satisfied democrats 10 vote the Repub-
hcan ticket The State itself, says Mr..
Arnold, II is safe ror McKinley by an ywbere
from 100000 to a quarter OF Il million
majority.
The work OF revising the Republican
campaign textbook is now being performed
and the second edition OF 10 QUO copies viii
follow its complexion. So far but eompara-
lively few errors have been discovered and
they are chiefly miDof ones, winch have
been noverlouked in proof reading. Whenthe
official in charge OF the revision reached
the word 'appanages," which occurs IN
the quotation from Senator Vests speech
where he referred to the LUXURIOUS and or
Damental appanges OF the government" a
halt was called and a dictionary brought
into immediate reQuisitiOn to ascer-
tain the meaning OF the unfamiliar word.
webster's unabridged gives two dfint
tons or the word. the FIRST being
The portion of land assigned by a sover-
eign prince for the subsistence ofhs younger
sons.''
The second Is:
Means OF Hourishing; sustenance."
The illustration OF meaning is taken from
Swift: Wealth the appanage OF wit"
John Egan of Indianapolis has come te
the iron; with sweePng Ofier to wager
money on Utmost any feature of the ap-
prua ching election, all looking toward
The success of Mckinley copy OF his
propositions. nil OF which are open until
september first; has been received at Re
publican headquar rters. and iEclcce tfe ioi
lowing: An offer OF $4,000 to $4,000
that Mckinley will carry every Northern
and Western state; s 10 eco 10 &5. .0O0 that
Mckinley gets Indiana by sc. Geo plurality:
1000 to $500 that Mckinley carries
seven OF the Southern States; $20.UCO TO
$4,000 that Mckinley viii be elected:
So, 900 to 81 500 mat Bryan will not
receive MS large n vote as did Horace
Greeley in 1879.
The extreme warm weather has apparent
ly had no effect upon the mass OF mail
matter daily being received at Republican
headquarters Tie total Buniter oil letters
coming II now averages about 700 per
week. or daily average of between two
and three hundred. All Of them arc
~s..f
enthusiasm. and as a consequence there
is a surplus of encouragement. In the larger
number OF instances IL is found Necessary
TO make formal response to letters, and
hence the work OF attending 10 the cor
respondencc is by no means "A small Job.
MyrOn NJ. Parker. national committee
man for the District. is frequent visitor
at Republican headquarters. He drops in
every day or two to see how the battle
is going and to take such part in the fight
as may be assigned him. He proposes to
be an active worker during the campaign
and will render the Congressional commit
tee every possible assistance.
.'The boys" at Democratic headquarters
are cOnEratulating themselves on not 6e-
ing rushed to death during the prevailing
weather roast. All the Officials of both
high and low degree are in New York at |
tending the great demonstration in honor
OF Mr. Bryan's notification. and the EN-
pioyes are not cha aDcing death by prostra-
tion rs the result OF overwork At the |
same time. business is being promptly trans |
noted. An incoming heavy mail is being |
read and answered and literature sent out |
in response to all demands that are re- |
ceived. No visitors are in evidence, as |
they, too, have Joined the thronss OF good |
Democrats in New York But this calm |
is but preliminary to the storm that will |
break loose when national headquarters |
are established here and the work OF floct- !
ing the country with free silver documents |