The evening times., 1896-09-10

The announcement of Chairman Babcock
of the Republican Congressional committee
on Tuesday that no campaign literature
whatever had been sent to Arkansas by the
Republicans, caused some surprise even
among the prominent politicians OF all
parties.
But now the Congressional committee
is out with the statement to The Times that
no work has been done in any of the dis
tinctly Southern States by the literary de-
partinent and that IT is likely little or no
effort will be made to convert the peo-
pie to Republican beltefs- Not only Arkan,
sas, but South Carolina, Georgia. FloriGa,
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi. Tennes-
see, Texas, and, in fact, all the far South
ern States are included in the neglected list.
The reason for this is the almost tacit
admission that the Republican national
committee cannot hope to carry one OF
those States in the coming election. But
what makes it more interesting is the cause
assigned for this neglect OF the Southern
States. Said prominent South Carolica
citizen to n well-kDo WI resident OF Wash-
ingtoD this morning:
when Chairman Babcocko said it was
not a question OF votes but OF the returns
made by the judges of election he didn't
say any thing new or original, but his re-
mark will arouse unpleasant memories
among Southerners. They are Bound to
remember the bitter controversy over the
force bill, and the Congressional records
Of many men Will again be passed in re-
view and the whole unfortunate sectional
question reopened.
INSULT TO THE soUTE.
'.Of course, there are elections in the
South which are not honest, but no true
Southerner who loves honor will fail to
declare the Congressional committees
statement as an insult to our people.
THE Republicans know they can't curry
Southern or Western State this year
silver, and when they talk about dis
honest election returns they are simply
begging the question and preparing to let
themselves down easy"
To Republicans, the action Of Chairman
Babcock and his assistants means diff
ferent thing. 1t means. according to the
general verdict of political gossip, that
the Mckinley managers will work harder
than ever to carry the East and middle
West solid for their candidate. and that
they will yield the South and certain
States in the far West without a struggle
II is said that the plans of Mr. Hanna,
as developed within two weeks. are to Com
centrate the work in Illinois, Indiana,
Wisconsin. Michigan and Ohio give second
consideration to other Middle Western
and the Eastern States. and then make
4 good fight to carry West Virginia,
North Carolina, Kentucky and Missouri
II these States are carried by the Repub-
iicans it means an Overwhelming victory
for Mckinley-in fact, a tidal wave Ifthey
do not carry them all they can easily
spare either Kentucky, North Carolina and
West Virginia or Illinois, and have cleo
toral votes to spare.
NONE TO COLORADO.
II is announced also, semi officially,
bat in a way to leave no doubt, that no
Republican literature is being sent TO
Colorado. Most of the other far Western
States are not being neglected, however
Nebraska is counted as first-ciass fight
ing ground, aud Representative Mercer,
secretary of the Congressional committee
and Nebraskan. declares that the State
will surely go Republican, and that Bryau's
residence in the State Will make no appre-
ciable difference in the result. : 1s
The Republicans are counting on MichI-
gan and Ohio as safe, especially Ohio.
Great reliance is placed on the fact that
in Michigan both candidates have silver
records, either in the way OF acts or utter
ances behind them. and that the vote will
be less badly split up than usual on this
account. or course, the Republicans are
not expressing open satisfaction that
Mayor Potato Pingree has said soIne things
favorable to silver, but they privately
reflect and say among themselves that
perhaps, under the present peculiar cou-
ditiou in Michigan, it's Just as Well