Evening star., 1896-08-05
Gossip at Republican and Democratic
Committee Rooms.
BRUNSWlCK'S RESULfNOrSIGNIFlCANr
What is Expected for the Fusion
in Minnesota.
P o L ON A TR Al n

victory in the railroad town Of Brunswick,
Nd, which was taken by the democrats as
q straw indicating the direction of the po-
litical wind at this time. The committee is
more of that opinion today, and is in receipt
of communication upon the subject 1t is
an editorial in the Baltimore News, and is
as follows:
"One would suppose that there had been a
terrific struggle between the adherents of
the Rothschilds and Wall street bond-sharks
on the one hand, and the unterrifed cham
pions of the poor mans money and the
Nebraska orator on the other. In point of
fact. however. only 293 votes were polled out
of total voting population of about 900,
which rather indicates that most of the
citizens of Brunswick thought they were
simply electing mayor and councilmen,
and not helping specially to settle the finan-
cial system Of the country. Moreover this
republican stronghold gave the republican
candidate for sheriff last fall plurality OF
just IA votes-234 against 220-although last
fall was tidal-wave year for the republi-
cans. who carried Maryland for governor by
nearly $4,000 plurality. Yesterday the dem
ocratic candidate for mayor polled 161 votes
against 129 for his opponent. With these
hgures before them the people of the United
states Will probably decide that Brunswick,
Md. has done but very little as yet toward
the settlement of the presidential question"
Mr.. Babcock Expected Friday.
Chairman Babcock of the republican
committee is expected to be at his desk
by Friday, and will take up the business
which he was forced to suspend Temporal
rily On account of interesting political
events in his own district. Vice Chair
man Apsley expects to leave about the
middle Of the north for q six weeks trip
through the west upon which he will be
accompanied by Representative Mccall of
Ma: sachusetts. 1t is MIR. Apsley's inten-
ton to visit the principal republican head
quarters west of this city and to make per-
sonal inspections Of the situation as repre-
sented to the state central committees and
the congressional committees Of the several
districts. In this way Mr.. Apsley expects
to gain much information of the real sit
ration throughout the country, which will
be OF Invaluable aid to the congressional
committee in its conduct Of the campaign
Lively for the Clerical Force.
While this was a dull day for news at
the congressional committee headquarters
on account of the absence of prominent
callers and the lack Of unusual information
IN the mails, 1t was a busy day for all
hands around headquarters, who find the
work Of the committee increasing in vol
ume day by day. The clerical force at
the NormaEdie have all they can do to keep
up with the demands upon them, and the
employees of the document room around the
L
own line of work.
The committee has suite of several
rooms on the parlor floor of the Norman
ole, but 1t is still crowded for accommoda-
tlons. Visitors to the committee headuuar-
tiers receive petite attention and are shown
into the waiting room, where Mr.. Bailey a
courteous young man, aScertains their
wants. If they want to see Vice Chairman
Apsley they may find 1t a somewhat diff
cult undertaking, because he Is too busy to
talk to everybody who comes. The major
ity Of the callers seekers for employ
Tent too, and as the clerical force of the
committee has long ago been made up.
they do not receive great deal of encour-
agement.
The newspaper men, who visit the COM
mittee at all hours of the day. are well
coined to Col. Fred. Schrader's room and
from there they get access to the vice
chairman, who always has a word for the
newspaper men.
Circular to Colored Voters.
The republican congressional committee
has received circular from the West End
Mckinley Club of this city, addressed to
the colored voters of the United States.
1t is issued by George W. Stewart, chair
man of the club. and exhorts the colored
population to vote for the republicans, the
circular concluding with this paragraph:
beware OF the silver craze, shun the
populists and stick to the old landmark"
At Democratic Headquarters.
At democratic headquarters, on 18th
street, the caller upon entering the hall is
confronted Immediately by gateway
guarded by colored man. The rooms of
Chairman Faulkner and Secretary Gardner
are upstairs, and the plain citizen has to
run gauntlet of satisfactory explana-
tions as to his mission before he gets into
this sanctum. Senator Faulkner is always
approachable to newspaper men, however
and the latter have no trouble in getting
access to him.
probability of big democratic victory In
November" said Senator Faulkner to a
Star reporter this afternoon with the
fusion which has been made between the
democrats and the populists, and with the
constantly increasing sentiment in favor
of silver, I do not see how 1t will be possi-
ble for the fusion ticket to fail to wipe out
the republicans almost completely"
Advices from Minnesota state that the
populist and democratic forces were COM
bined at yesterdays convention, and a
ticket for the state made up which will
take in nearly every element of population.
Ex-Congressman Lind, formerly a republi-
can, was nominated for governor He is a
Scandinavian, and he Is expected to con-
troll the entire foreign vote of the state.
Other foreign elements besides the Scandi-
navians were also provided for in the
ticket. The present republican lieutenant
governor Of the state has been nominated
McCleary. the gold republican, and divi-
sion has been made of the presidential
electors between the populists and the DEM
ocrats.
Pennsylvania Prediction.
Ex-Congressman Mutchler Of the eighth
Pennsylvania district was a caller at dem
ocratic headquarters today, and predicted
a democratic silver majority Of from 1900
to 1000 in that district. He said the dem
ecrats would gain several Congressman
through the state, as the silver sentiment
was making great headway among the
miners and laborers. In this connection
Senator Faulkner stated this afternoon that
the committees mail from Pennsylvania
Is twice as large as 1t was two weeks ago,
and that it Is all for free silver. He said
the county committees are all in line for
the ticket. and he looks for some pro-
nounced gains in the state.
One of the callers at democratic head
quarters today who had noticed Senator
Faulkner's interview in The Star yesterday,
in which he stated that he feared a conflict
between the classes and the masses, told
Of an incident which occurred on tho Gin
oinnati express on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad a few evenings ago.
Poll on q Train.
after the train left Washington" no