The morning times., 1896-10-19
In Politics.

A. ID. Shuw;a prominent citizen OF Al
legheny City, Pa. was delegate TO the
Union Veteran Legion national conven uoh
held here during the past week. lie takes
an active parr1n pCnticS III li's CITY anu
is an ardent NC Kinley man. He has
fingered somewhat longer than most Oh
his con,radeE- and has infused ms ac-
quaintances liere with the strongest cor
fidtnce IN expecting fig Republican ma
jority in OHIO ana West Virginia, III both
of which States he has business connec-
ticns Said he, concerning the recent pli-
grimage of ex-Gonfederates from tie shrn-
andoah Valley Of Virginia TO canton To
enroll themselves under the banner oil Major
Mckinley: -
''Thcy stopped Off in Allegheny City on
their return, or at least larGe huhDer
OF them did, ana l lad an opportunity to
talk with them. The Union veterans met
them al the station with bands and escorted
them to the place Of reception. The ut
most harmony prevailed and the universal
| opinion among Item was that Only through
the election of Mckinley and the weed
ing OuL Of the free silver notion from the
peoples minds, could prosperity return TO
the Old Dominion. They represented the
sentiment of thousands in Virginia ana
the South, and the fact that the exchrsion
| was made up Of men who had never De-
| fore voted anything but the Democratic
| ticket In their lives, indicates that u changc
| Is going on i'll TIE minds OF the Southern
people of the better class that Will sur
| prise the country on election day
The statement circulated so widely dur
ing the past few days that the gold Demo-
Gratis and the Republican members Of the
Kentucky legislature, who. together, con
| troll that body, will combine III the extra
session soon to be called TO elect Sccrc-
| tary Carlisle to Blackburn's place, cas
| more n tlp~sDUI
ard or rather the silyerites. than would
| the loss Of any State to Bryan. The Dem
ocrats hate Carlisle, and hate him with a
| consuming hatred. His desertion was the
| hardest blow TO their organization and he
is regarded as tue Judas Of his party.
| He would be about as welcome among the
Democrats in the Senate as was Banquo's
| ghost al Macbeth's table
| II take notice" said Col. William Dick
| son. last night, that Mr.. Secretary Wilson
has opened his campaign for Mckinley in
| West Virginia by speech at Charestown.
| He is nominally supporting the indianapolis
| ticket, but he knows, in comm on with every
| man not an idiot, that the Palmer and
| Buckner crowd is merely II Republican
Aid Society, and that Mckinley will be the
| beneficiary OF its existence.
| ''Th.sight Of William l.. Wilson the father
of the Wilson tariff bill, against which
/
tine man who climbed to fame and office
| in the Democratic party by opposing the
| system and measure that Mckinley repre-
sents, whose life work has been against
| protection and all that il implies, speak
| ing Ill behalf of the Republican platform is
| sight fOrthe gods toSmile at. A more com
| plete qualification OF kmself, his declared
| principles, and his whole career, could not
| he imagined. Democrats have been called
anarchists. but / fear the influence that
can force Il man like Wilson to join with
Mckinley in defeating the will OF the party
! that mas made his name and fame: say, /
| fear this influence more than all the red
fhgs ever waved. Ir the power Of money
| can make this man desert his declared
principles, what limit can we set to it?''
lone source OF argument to me-" said
an oIflce-holuer in the Pension Bureau last
night, lis the singula lukewa rmness OF tile
Democrats holding office under this admls-
istration In their moral and financial sup
port of the Chicago ticket The anti civil
service plank in the platform is RESPONSE
bic FOR this, no doubt Not one of them
feels sure of his Job If Bryan is elected.
Every one seems To think that Mr.. Bryan
represents the official guilIotnc do not
myself. think this and can't believe that
such wholesale sweep will he made But
can count on the fingers of my hands and
not use all the fingers either, all the local
office-holders who are giving q hearty en-.
thusiastic support 10 Mr.. Bryan"
Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court
came into the Willard Hotel news stand
yesterday to la V in his usual stock of Sun.
day reading matter. He was not observed
| by group of Democratic politicians VIII,
were there discussing the situation and al
that moment talking about the income de
clsion ana the criticisms Of the Chicag,
platform upon the court. Said one: There
is not one word in til e pla atform or In Bryan's
speeches half so severe as Harlan's dissent
ing opinion, ana yet they say that he is op
posing Bryan and thinks he is too young to
he trusted. Blame me, If l can under
stand 1t. Here we are really lighting hi.
battles for him and the ungrateful old
The judge, with broad smile on hi
face. came out from behind the pillar
nodded to an acquaintance in the groul
and passed out into the street. leayipi
behind him an embarrassed and crimson
, faced taiker.
A letter was shown last night by
Nebraskan resident in Washington from
friend In Lincoln. who is very close t,
l Bryan's law partner Talbot. The write
says that in spite Of Republican claims I,
the contrary Bryan's ward. county ant
State will undoubtedly cast a ma jority o
their votes for him. The Republican de
fection in Lincoln, it was said, is yer,
large.
Last evening Senator Butler, chairman
of the Populist national committee, sait
that he had not yet received Mr. Watson,
| letter in response to his own, notifying the
Georgian of his nomination as the Populisl
candidate for Vice President by the st
Louis convention. Senator Butler said III
did not care to comment upon the Telegram
, from Thomson, published yesterday. il
which Mr.. Watson was quoted as Saying
that he had mailed the letter to Mr.. Butle
last Wednesday and that it should hav'
/, | reached him on Friday.
The Senator spent most OF the day in tn
house, nursing some Sprains and briiiSe
, received last night by a fall from his hicy
Gle. He expects to be all right tomorrow
. however, at the headquarters as usual.
y Mr.. A r. winternitz one OF the prom
S nent business men Of Cleveland, Ohio, an
: brother of Judge Winternitz. is stoppin
at the National. In answer to a query Il
Il to the political.outlook he said:
T. I'm my opinion there is no doubt wha'
1 ever of McKinley's election. / Rave mad
@ u careful investigation not only of m
q own State, but OF all the other socalle
@ doubtful states. Minnesota, on accouI
C | of the large scandinavian and Swedis
population engag ged in the lumber businc:
Will, like Maine, which also has larg
i foreign element. give large majority fo
: Mckinley. have not only made tour
: the principal cities Of the Middle State
II II but also of the rnral districts. and l fin
. the latter in most cases for McKinle!
Il This is true in n'WiscuEsin Ohio, Indian
and Illinois. / efink the only real doub
ful State is Nebraska, and that furnishes
splendid chance for the Republicans"
e When asked ifhc thought Mr.. Bryan woul
/ carry Kentucky he replied:
C Not by jUEful. Kentucky is as sal