The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-03

state is bankrupt. Its leadership is
sPirltless. The city Democratic ma
ehine, which has always been active
aggressive and vigiIant, is also without
money and is doing practically nothing.
10 to the registration offices in Balti.
more and you will not find Democrat
watcher or worker. That is the effect
OF Tree silver on the Democratic organ
ization here. Congressman Rusk. the
chairman of the Democratic city
organization, is gold man. He de-
cllned to be candidate for renomina.
ton.
"All the reports that come to me
point to Bryan's certain defeat in this
state. Washington County, which is
usually Democratic, will give Mckinley
10000 majority. Allegany County,
which has a large vote of railroad men
and coal miners-intelligent Scotch,
Welsh, German and Irish-shows an
increased Republican strength. There
may be tendency towards free silver
among the miners, but at least 40 and
perhaps 80 per cent. of the Democratic
voters in the railway shops will sup
port Mckinley. Frederick County
will give Mckinley at least 10000 ma
jority.
"As for Carroll County, which is
strongly Democratic, know that just
after the Chicago convention there
were only two men who bolted the free
silver ticket, ex,Judge James A. G.
Bond and the president of the West
minister Academy. The Palmer and
Buckner ticket has now an immense
following there. More than $50 Demo
Gratis have informed Mr.. Bond that
they would not support Bryan. Far
mers who are lenders have asked him
about their money and he has pointed
out to them the plain road to repudia-
ton opened by the Chicago convention.
To the debtor farmers he has pointed
out the fact that their creditors will
promptly foreclose mortgages to save
themselves if the free.siIver idea is &C
complished.
81 am satisfied that this normally
Democratic county will be carried by
the Republicans. Four weeks ago
would have said that there would be
no change in the ordinary party vote
outside of Allegany county and the city
of Baltimore. But to-day there is a
very marked change in the four cOun-
ties have named. Baltimore county,
which does not include the city, will
give Republican majority unless my
information is very misleading. In the
other parts of the state l believe that
the Republican and Democrotic vote
will be normal, but it is important to
remember that we have new election
law now and the Republican vote will
be counted this year. l am one of the
Democrats who have insisted upon a
fair election law"
This afternoon 1 called upon Mr..
Jones, chairman of the Bryan Demo
cratic campaign committee for the
state. Jones had no figures to give,
There was no Democratic canvass of
the counties upon which he could base
an estimate, but he believed that Mary.
land might give Bryan a majority of
10000. Mr.. Jones admitted that the
break from the Democratic party in
Baltimore was very large, but he in
sisted that the Republican bolt in the
agricultural districts-particularly in
the eight counties of the eastern shore,
Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester,
Queen Anne, Talbot, Wicomico, Kent
and CaroIine-added to the unbribable
labor vote in Baltimore and the mining
districts, would more than Offset the
vote of the gold Democrats. He denied
that Senator German was lukewarm in
his support of Bryan, and said, with
some feeling, that the organization was
doing its best. There were, thousands
and thousands of men in Maryland
who declined to say how they were 60
ing to vote; but deep down in their
heart was the free silver cause.
Baltimore is the key of Maryland
and Baltimore is so conservative in
financial matters that there has not
been a bank failure here since sixty
years ago, JAMES CREELhAN'