Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
HEADQUARTER NEWS
Col. Casson Pictures the Prospect in
Wisconsin.
REPORTS ENCOURAGE REPUBLICANS
Mr.. Richardson Summoned to Chi
cago by Chairman Jones.
MISCELLANEOUS 1T EN- S


Wisconsin. is at republican headquarters
today He viii be in the city several days.
Col CaSson is enc of the most sanguine
republicans Chairman Babcock has had the
pleasure of talking with for the last few
days.
1.-The republicans will not get less than
5000 majority in Wisconsin,. said Col
Casson to a Star reporter. MANY polls
have been taken in different parts of the
state recently, which plainly indicate the
sentiment of the voters. BY the way, the
polling business is all the rage in my sec.
ton. Polls are taken IN every railroad
train, in every store, manufacturing con-
Germ, and everywhere. 1 never saw such
interest in campaign. When polls are not
being taken the people are talking politics.
All classes are organized AS to the polls?
Well, five weeks ago a poll was made of a
large manufacturing concern in a Wiscon-
sin town 1t was found that So Der cent
of the voters were for Bryan and the re-
mainder for Mckinley. The same place
was pOlled again last week. and the Bryan
strength had dropped to IL per cent. A
large lumber concern at Marinette was
polled- There are 263 men employed in it.
OF this number seventeen We're for Bryan
and the others for Mckinley. The large
plant of General Schofield was polled. and
it was found that the whole vote for
Mckinley. his opponent not getting vote.
In Governor Uphams plant at Marshfield.
a concern where the men have been largely
democratic heretofore 139 men were pollet
resulting in vote CT 112 for Mckinley and
"a for Bryan. Polls all over the state show
the same thing.
No Likelihood of FUSION
AS to fusion in the state, Col. Casson said
that two years ago he received IL ma iority
of over 5000 over all his opponents for
secretary of state. THE fusion this year
will not be strong. All the democratic lead
ers in the state have gone into the gold
democratic movement and the democratic
vote will show big falling off on this
account 1t wouldn't surprise me if ,he
gold democrats cast $1,000 votes. The gold
democratic convention ne!d recently was a
splendid body of men, There is IepuD-
lican disaffection, except in talk. Actuali-
ties and talk do not correspond Where
there is republican for silver there are
many democrats for Mckinley. I know of
one small place where there are eleven
democrats for Mckinley and two republic
for Bryan. This ratio will keep up all
over the state"
Senator Proctor is in the city, and will
call at headquarters during the day. The
enormous mail is on the increase, and the |
officials find trouble in keeping up with it.
West Virginia ReJoices.
]. l. Barrick of Keyser, w. Va, writes to
Chairman Babcock: We rejoice in the good
news from Vermont. We have silver
republicans in this county, not one but we
It-st q huHlDtI VI SOuIl OF SOll money
democrats who VIII not vote for the Boy
Mouth of the Platte. 1 am quite sure now
that A q. Dayton will be reelected by an
Increased majority in this, the second, con-
gressional district. We organized Nc
kinley and Hobart club here last week
with l69 members, and 1t is growing daily
We expect West Virginia to give her vote
to Mckinley ind Hobart, for protection and
sound money.
An unusually confident Louisanan writes
to headquarters in regard to that state.
He is f. y. Carney, chairman of the repub-
liCan executive committee OF the third con-
gressional district. He says: We should
return at least three Congressman from
this state and will likely carry the state
for Mckinley and Hobart. TIE revolution
IN political sentiment is amazing. A vigor-
Gus campaign of education will insure sue
cess.
Encouraging Reports.
The following is from Big Stone Gap, Va,
from S. r. lessee, secretary of the Mckin-
ley and Hobart Club there: TT affords me
pleasure to be able to state to you that we
have here in our little town, with a voting
population of only about 225 a Mckinley
end Hobart club numbering more than 100
members. and new names are being added
at every meeting. Our people In this sec
ton are more aroused and enthused than
ever before and we are determined to win.
What we need is campaign literature
for distribution We will be pleased to
have a large quantity of the best literature
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speech to the workingmen and Bourke
Cockran's reply to Bryan
Col. ID. Gray Purmcn of Encampment
No. 3 of the Union Veteran Legion of this
city. and a voter in Wisconsin, writes that
he is receiving letters from all parts of the
country, showing that the number OF silver
men is growing fewer every day. His in
formal ton from Wisconsin is particularly
positive to this effect. He also has a letter
from Colorado stating that there will be
much larger republican vote than has been
expected.
Goes to Chicago.
Senator Jones has wired Representative
Richardson, who has been in charge of tie
democratic national committee work mere.
that he must have his services at once in
Chicago, and, in answer to the call he
starts there tomorrow. The work of the
campaign is accommodating so rapidly on
the hands of Chairman Jones, he says, that
he is compelled to have the assistance of
Mr.. Richardson.
The headquarters here will be in charge of
Clark Howell of Atlanta, who has been
telegraphed for. Frank Z. Morgan will aid
Senator Faulkner in looking after the cor
responGence OF the national committee I'M
til Mr. Howell arrives. Mr.. Richardson
has shown splendid capacity in handling
campaign matters. and it is no surprise
that Chairman Jones wishes his services in
the larger field. 1t is a promotion for Mr..
Richardson.
Chairman Faulkner was engaged with
numerous callers at democratic headouar
tiers today. Among the number were Louis
Baker of Minnesota, minister to Nicaragua.
Mr.. Baker had pleasant chat with SEN
ator Faulkner. Representative Miles of the
first Maryland district also a caller
Mr. Miles declared that the eastern shore
of Maryland would go for Bryan and Sew
all. Mr.. Miles believes he will be Reelected
without trouble and that his majority will
be largely increased.
The Matter of n Clipping.
1t is said that the Bryan managers are
going to assume the authenticity of an
article which is alleged to have appeared
In the London Financial News, in April,
1894. relative to the financial system in this
country. The article was to the effect that
If this country adopted the free coinage of
silver, British trade would he irretrieyably
ruined in a few months. The same article
declared that with free coinage the United
States would have all Asia and America at
her back and the trade of those countries
at her command. Portions of the article
were incorporated in speeches made in the
Senate since 1894. one of them by Senator
Cameron. The article has again gone the