Evening star., 1896-10-03
! N L o U ! S A N A
Chairman Hanna to Send Some One to
straighten Out Republican Matters.
Congressman Meyer RenOminated by
In the Other Districts.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

expression OF the urgent necessity for the
Intervention of the national republican COM
mittee in the affairs of this state, show
ing how the republicans were throwing
away their chance Of electing three repub
ncan Congressman by their fights among
themselves. The ritter was shown a let
ter today from Chairman Babcock Of the
national republican congressional commit
tee, in which he stated that he intended
to confer with Chairman Hanna, and the
result of that conference would be the send
ing of an emissary down here to look into
the situation and try to straighten out
matters. Under the provisions OF the new
election law. all parties are supposed to
have the names of their candidates. prop
erly indorsed by the officers Of the con-
ventions which nominated them, in the
before the date of the election, and bo,n
the regulars and the new republicans have
long since forwarded these names to the
secretary of state. If the reg lllr can
didates are to be pulled down. the names
of their candidates would have to be with
drawn before the thirty-day limit IS reach
ed, otherwise the secretary OF state will
proceed to have the official ballots made up,
in accordance with the lists of names
In his possession on October 3. 1t is to
the interest of the democrats to have the
regular candidates remain in the field, end
even if they were pulled down, it is not
improbable the democratic secretary Of
state would not go to any trouble to have
their names taken off the official ballot.
Meyer Nominated.
1t now turns out that ex-Mayor F'itz-
patrick was sincere in his declination OF
the first district democratic nomination.
After repeated efforts to get him to ac-
cept, they finally called another conven-
ton, and he forced them to nominate Con-
hasr v1yi11 he
convention was a true example of the
power of bossism in politics. Half of the
ward leaders, and all the rank and file
were unalterably opposed to Meyer, but
Boss Fitz wheeled them all into line, and
they cast their little votes for Meyer. No
body but the bosses seem willing to claim
the election of Meyer now. whose cnly
ray of hope lies in keeping .he regular
republican candidate for Congress. Judge
A. F.. Li"audais. in the field against Sena-
tor Roman, the nominee of the new re-
publicans. Senator Roman is gaining
strength every day, and there are many
who predict his triumph. over both his
democratic and republican opponents. But
after all 1t is all in the count. and If ne
does not get a square deal. no matter how
big majority he gets. he will be counted
out.
Senator Roman has challenged Mr.. Mey-
er to a series of joint debates on the money
and tariff questions, but the latter, afte,
delaying his reply three days. has finally
stated that he had referred the matter to
his executive committee, whose decision he
would abide 1t is very probable that
that will be the last of It, His followers
say that they do not want to attract crowds
for Roman. but the facts in the case are
Just the reverse, as borne out by the frs
public meetings held by the two candidates
Meyers first meeting was supposed tc
consist of democrats from the eighth ano
ninth wards. but by actual count there
were only eighty-three persons present. in
cluding reporters.
The situation In the other districts is
about the same. James Legendre, the nom
IL ee of the new republicans In the seconc
district, proposes to open his campaign or
October 10. Wicker, the nominee of the
regulars, has held one or two small meet
ings, but he is hardly known outside Of the
city, and his following in the city is small
The democrats propose to open up thei1
campaign in the city by a general ratifica
ton meeting of Bryan and Sewall. and thei
two congressional nominees, Meyer ant
Davey. The date has not yet been fixed
but it will be within a week or two. They
propose to make a short and hot campaign
mainly for the reason that they have no
n.uch money.
The democrats and populists have ar
| ranged their fusion electoral ticket. sub
| Rouge, and after two days Of caucusing
| they reached an agreement, dividing thei
electoral ticket with the populists. eacl
pulling down four men and completing tn
| ticket with the remaining 1OuT OIL the Olne
party. The ropulist convention which nom
| mated their original ticket decided to sup
port Bryan ard Watson, anc the democrat
| have gained little by their fusion with tn
populists, as the four populist electors ar
| left free to vote for Watson.
| Each party is pledged to fair election
| Thic was exacted of the democrats by tn
pops, because they have two Congressiona
| candidates in the field-Bailey in the fourtl
| district and Benoit In the fifth district.
Sound Money Democrats.
The sound money democrats are not doin
| much. They held a meeting in Snrevepor
| the other day, but they could not get VI
much enthusiasm. The movement is drag
| ging IL the city also. The fact of the mat
| ter is that nearly every man who has mad
| Up his mind to vote against Bryan has ais
! male Up his mind to vote for Mckinley
| They found this out when they started ou
| with their application for representation o.
| the official ballot. The law requires tina
| any new faction or party must get UP a lis
| of a thousand names, and canvass of tn
| city among the business men proved tina
| nine-tenths of them, though old-time dem
| ocrats, intended to vote outright for Nc
| kinley. They do not believe in wastin
| their votes. There is some talk of an al
| tempt to fuse the new republicans and tn
| sound money democrats, the former keep
ing their congressional candidates in tn
| field. and dividing the electoral ticket o
| the plan of the pOp-democratiC fusion; bu
it is hardly probable that this will be cor
| SI.mmated