The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-23
Washington Letter.
From our REGULAR Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, October 19.-Some of the
most ardent Bryan men have been absolutely
astonished at some of the recent uneXpac' eddy
good news which has come into Washington
Lawrence Gardner. who attended the State
Convention of Democratic Clubs in New York
says he received information there which
makes him certain that Bryan will carry New
York and the Congressional Committee has
information that New Jersey and Penn ylvania
are in Il fairway 10 become Bryan States, owing
to n tidal wave OF silver sentiment which is
sweeping the workingmen out of Repub can
RANKS aud making them StauncE supporters OF
BRYAN. A member of the Democratic State
Committee of Ohio writes that Bryan will not
have less than 10000 plurality i'll that State,
ity of 81 900 tor Bryan. Hon. i. III. LovejOy
writes: II have been all over Michigan. lis
consin, Minnesota AID North and South Da-
kOta, and have come in personal contact with
the voters. especially in the large numbering
towns and mills, and 30 per cent. OF these men
intend to vote Tor Bryan. | feel sure that all
these states will go tor lIr. an, and that by Il
good majority. Silver is On tor, sure"
1t must be evident even TO Secret nv Morton
himself that he made IL mistake from every
point of view when he mad" that uncal ed for
and undeserved attack upon Senators RarI is.
Pugh aud Morgan, because OF heir support of
free SILVER. AS strongly rs Pre- S:dent CieVe-
land and the other members of his cabinet are
opp rscd to silver. they to a ma Geprec ne the
language of Secretary Morton. NnGOdN i'll
Washington would follow the exam pie set by
some of the Democrats ON the Virginia side of
thu. Potomac in hanging Secretary Morton in
eiligy. but he has been very freely condemned
by all classes of men. Here is very cOnSerVa-
tive opinion expressed by Hon. 7. B. Mex enZ e,
Mayor of Eufdla, Ma. and ii gold Democrat ::
Il have put Secretary Morton int g front rank
of Democracy leaders, and as Il sound money
Democrat, | was anxious to see him nominated
for President But after his late utterdnces,
so uni st and uncaled for, am bOnnd to
modify my opinion of his character. His fool
ish assault on Senators organ, Pugh and
Harris and his attempt to wave the bloody
shirt by rouSng prejudice against the South
will hurt the cause he wants TO aid more han
most people imagine. 1t VIII turn hundreds OF
waYering voters i'll every Southern Sta c to the
side of Bryan" Senator Morgan dismissed the
matter il Il few CHARACTERISTIC words, referring
to Mr.. Norton Us Il barn rat
Secretary Carlisle has thu dubious honor Of
having been the first man to make n public
partisan political speech IN the U. 5. Treasury
building. The speech was against free silver
and was made to Baltimore delegation which
had come to Washington to request Mr. Car
Isle to make speech in Baltimore before cleo
ton. As Mr.. CarliSeS stump engagements i'll
Kentucky made il incOnvenient for him to go
10 Baltimore, he proceed to make an anti-siiy er
speech then and there to the delegation, for
getting. perhaps. that Democrats were being
kicked out of Office for daring to do much less
in behalf of silver. The latest removal was the
son-in-law of Senator Pugh, of Alabama, who
dared to become silver candidate Tor Con-
gresS.
The Republicans who have been blufling
about their expectation or carrying leNaS
crawled in their holes when Il man with $500,
which he wanted to bet that Bryan would car
~ Iexas by $50 600 mai ority, arrived in Wash
ton and tried to run them down.
Senator Butler, Chairman OF the Populst
National Committee, dOeSen't talk like man
who is either ukcwarm in his support Of Bryan
or doubtful of the result, both of which he has
bet II charged with beng by Republicans. He
said while | was in Chicago, assurances were
given me that the votes of Minnesota, Indiana
and Michigan are absolutely sure for Bryan.
Should Mr.. Bryan not lose any of the border
States, the vote of Indiana alone, in addition,
will elect him. The votes of the other States
will simply add to his ma Ority.'' Mr.. Butler
frankly said that he did not care to express
any positive opiniou about Illinois or Iowa, be-
cause the information he received concerning
those two States was of such mixed nature
that he had not formed any.
Mark Hanna has captured the national OIL
GERS OF the A. p. A, bag and baggage, and they
are preparing to circulate an official attack
upon Mr.. Bryan. which will indirectly appeal
TO A. =. A. men to vote for Mckinley. Il has
been known to Mr. organs managers for some
time that this action was contemplated, but
they have not deemed the matter of sufficient
Importance to try to prevent it, In fact, some
of them think the A. p. A, attack on Ny. Bry
an will make a great many more votes for him
than against him and are for that reason rath-
er disposed to welcome it.