Evening star., 1896-09-23
"THE GRIP OF GOLD"
Chairman Faulkner on Chairman Bab-
cock Styling It a Forgery.
TO CIRCULATE BISMARCK'S LETTER
Thinks West Virginia is Sure to Go
for Bryan.
HEADQUARTERS HERECLOSED

HEADQU QUARTERSH RSHERECLOSED
There are Indications that Chairman Bab-
cock of the republican congressional COM
mittee and Chairman Faulkner Of the dem
ocratic committee are going to lock horns
in lengthy debate over the alleged forg
cry of an article which Is said to have
appeared in the London Financial News
two years ago. The silver managers, as
has been stated in The Star, have been Civ
| ing the article, which they say is genuine,
| Widespread notoriety, because it is a splen-
did campaign document from their point
| of view. 1t is an admission that the United
| States, should 1t adopt the free coinage of
silver, would be able to force England to
| her position and would ruin Great Britain
| by taking away from her the trade of the
| eastern countries.
Chairman Babcock, in an interview in
The Star yesterday. pronounced the article
| a forgery. He said the republican man.
| ayers had letter from the editor of the
| Financial News declaring that no such
| article ever appeared in that paper under
| date of March TO- Mr.. Babcock charges
! that the date of the appearance of the
| article has now been changed to April 30.
| 1894 Commenting today on the interview
| of Chairman Babcock, Chairman Faulkner
| said:
| We have never circulated any article en-
| titled the Grip of Cold and We have never
March 10. 1t is all very well to get the
| London Financial News to deny something
| which never appeared in its columns and
| which we do not say did appear there. We
| are confident, however, that the article
which we are circulating is bona fide. We
| know 1t is genuine. Let the republican
| managers and Mr.. Babcock get denial of
| the article which appeared April 10. The
oli Inn NiFCr Hob hntf CHI G
| ness. 1t contains London advertisements
on the back. When we see denial of the
| editor OF the paper We will then investigate,
| but there will be no denial. 1t is also well
| for the republicans to deny something
which was not charged. Let them deny
| what is charged"
West Virginia.
Chairman Faulkner said he is much
amused at statements appearing in the
papers that West Virginia will go republi-
can. 1T is sure for Bryan" he said.
Have the democrats made a poll of the
state?" he was asked.
He admitted that poll had been made
democra tic gains and the state certain tor
| Bryan. He declined to give figures, how
ever. He said he had never heard a re-
publican claim the state by over 10000 ma
jority until the statements recently appear
ing.
Bixmnrck'a Letter.
Prince Bsmarck's letter to Governor Cul-
berson Of Texas. approving the free COIN
age Of silver, is to be made campaign
document by the democratic and silver
managers. In addition to its circulation IN
various other ways it is to be put in the
democratic hand book. The managers
seem to be immensely pleased with the
letter. All the information received. at
headquarters since the opening OF the
campaign has been that the Germans and
Scandinavians We're almost solidy opposed
to Bryan. There is little doubt tcat the
rumber of letters received by dem mocra Is,
populists and silver party appealing for
German and Scandinavian literature will
run into the hundreds. These letters have
Invariably shown that unless something;
could he done these votes would be cast
against Bryan in every middle western
state. Thousands of documents have
been printed in these languages and sent
where they would do the most good.
| 1t is now believed that Bismarck 5 letter.
If it can be freely circulated IN German.
will do more good amont, that class of
voters than all the speeches which could
be sent out. The veneraton in which
Bismarck IS held by his former countrymen
is something wonderful. and the silver
managers count on this 10 It's fullest ex-
tent. The letter of the prince will lie
printed in botn German and English, and
there will be thousands of copies of it.
The Minnesota Situation.
John D. Smith of Minneapolis, who heads
the list of fusion electors in Minnesota, is
in the city, and was at democratic head
quarters today. Mr.. Smith has been can
vassing the state, AMI says ne Is sure Min
nesota VIII vote for Bryan. He says the
farmers and laboring men are solidly for
silver but charges that they are being
coelce0 in many ways. He alleges that
the iaboriEg men are being forced to join
Mckinley clubs. and that the loans made
by banks to farmers are being called in.
Speakers in West Virginia.
The democratic leaders here have ar.
!, ranged for a trio of well-known campaign
; speakers to assist Mr.. Bryan on his stump
, | ing tour through West Virginia. They will
include Representative Benton McMillin Of
, Tennessee, jeff Chandler of California anf
Stilson Hutchins of New Hampshire. AL
: of these speakers will not be present at tht
same time at each place where the cand
date speaks. but they will be shifted abou
SO that one more will precede or follow
l him. as the case may be- Thus. while Mr.
Bryan is at one place, another speaker viii
be ahead of him at the next point on hi.
itinerary, and will open the meeting az
hour or more before Mr.. Bryan arrives
r The speaker that follows Mr.. Bryan at
meeting will, after he is through, take tn,
next train for the second point ahead OF
the route and be prepared to begin tn,
speechmaking preparatory to the candi
dates coming The managers believe, b,
this means, that with these speakers great
. er enthusiasm Will be aroused, and goo,
l results attained.
Branch Headquarters Closed.
The local branch headquarters of tn
democratic national committee have bee
1 closed a I'd will not be reopened. TIL
$ branch was opened at the beginning of tn
, campaign with the idea of supplying liter
ature for democratic newspapers, but
has been found that this work could b
more effectively done in Chicago than i
t | Washington The work will hereafter b
); done from that point under the directio
| of ex-Consressman Richardson of Tennes
II II see, as was originally intended 1t shoul
be here. The democratic congressional com
f mittee will continue its work here unde
: the direction of Senator Faulkner.
e Mr.. Bryan's Itinerary.
Il John T. McGraw, national committeema
y for West Virginia, has announced Nj
O | Bryans itinerary for that state. M
n Bryan will leave Washington over the Ba
+ timore and Ohio railroad at 8 O'Clock o
| tho morning of tho 3Oth instant and wi