Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-10-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. d. C.. Sent. 81

on the OIneT, IN the new DIX
gubernatorial campaign, is the
most talked about political event
of the week. 1t pleased the re-
publlcans very much and it has
unquestionably added to the GER
tai ty they feel of carrying New
York. 1t has deeply offended
both wings of the democratic
party and the populists, and the
opinion has been freely expressed
by experienced politicians that it
will spoil whatever political fu-
ture Senator Hill may have had.
The populists are rather pleas
ed at the action Of the democratic
national committee in closing the
Washington branch of its head
quarters. and concentrating the
work at Chicago. They consider
it recognition of their conten-
ton, which they have stuck to
from the first, that the battle has
got to be Won or lost in the mid
die western states. The demo-
Gratis only say that the change
was made because it was found to
be more convenient to have the
matter prepared in Chicago, ow-
ing to their plates being all made
in that city, but it appears to be
we'll understood as an abandon
nent of the silver campaign in
the east, so far as the democratic
national committee is concerned.
There are people who doubt
the wisdom of the Bryan mana
gers in making such conspicuous
use of Bismarck's letter to Gov.
Culbertson, of Texas, expressing
the opinion that independent BIZ
metallism will be a good thing
for the United States. They say
that most people who are posted
on the money question know that
Bis. arck was responsible for the
decentralization of silver in Ger
many and the placing of that
country upon a gold basis, and
that the gold men will soon make
that fact known to all the voters
in this country, and that it will
be certain to arouse doubts of
Bismarck's sincerity by showing
that he adyises us to do what he
would not allow Germany to do.
Chairman Butler, of the popu-
list national committee, says the
report that the popullsts had
made formal demand for the
withdrawal of Sewall in Watson s
favor has no foundation. He
said further: "We are doing all
that we can to unite the silver
forces, and would be glad to have
them unite upon Mr.. Watson for
vice president, but we have not
presented the matter as a de-
mand.'
lyon pay your money aud you
takes your choice" Senator Ell
kils, Of West Virginia, stated in
the most positive terms while he
was in Washington this week
that his state was certain for Nc
kinley by a majority of not less
than $4,000, while Judge John
Brannon, of the same state, whose
opportunities for obtaining polltl.
cal information ought to be just
as good as those of Senator FL.
kins, was equally positive in as
se-ting that the state would be
carried by Bryan.
/ It is claimed by the secretary O.
the democratic congressional com
mittee that the checks drawn t.
the order IF Mr.. Hayes, genera
secretary-treasurer OF the knight
of Labor, which have come yer,
near to causing a sensational
scandal, were drawn for legiti
mate purposes---in payment TO
printing done for the committe
by the K. of L. printing office ii
Washington. He says there wer
} two checks, one for 1000, an
one for $500, and that he has n
knowledge of any other payment
, to officials of the K. of L. by tn