New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-13
BUSY AT HE4DQU.. -
ENCOURAGING REPORTS FROM VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
There was no Saturday half holiday at the Repub-
ucan National Headquarters yesterday, because tne
number Of callers and the increasing correspondence
kept General Powell Clayton and Mr. Scott. OF the
Executive Committee busy until late in the AFTER
NOM and General Osborne and his staf OF assistant
secretaries and clerks had their hands run OF business
90 usual The contrast between the activity and con-
fderce at the Republican Headquarters in the Metro
poitan Life Building. al Madison-ave ana twenty
thrd-st and the loneliness and melancholy IN tne
windmill presided over by William P St John the
treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, IL
the Hotel Barthold. at Broadway and Twenty-third-
ST IS an object and indication OF the reel
ing in the metropolis
General CLAYTON Yesterday took the trouble to con-
rradIct report that there had been disagreement;
between the Republican National Committee ana the
Republican State Committee account OF the speech
of T V Powderly Cooper Union on THURSDAY
evening There occasion for the report. De-
cause II was known that Mr.. Powder.y was invitec
- speak by the Mckinley League OF the state o.
New-York and that the National Committee nah
nothing do wiki his appearance there as speaker
Nj P5wderly said after the meeting that The men
mostly Anarchists. while many members 81 me resu'
lar labor e;eera powell 9Iayton from Judge l.
w Lansing. OF Nebraska. who Is campaigning N
West Virginia. reports that meetings everywneie
are well attended and the interest manifested IS
great. Large numbers Of Democrats have ATTENDED
questions ntelligenty and evincing desire TO get
AT the truth of the issues involved. Great activity
obtains in the work Of the campaign on both SIDES
Railroad employees appear TO be unusually inter
ested and clubs being formed among them all
over the State one of these clubs at Grafton has
over 300 members many Of them being lifelong
Democrats. Judge Lansing predicts Republican
ma iority of least Il 600 in West Virginia.
Louis A Wise a merchant Of Vincennes. Ind
was one Of the callers at headquarters. He was
asked about the silver sentiment among the farm
ers OF his State. and he replied: A certain per-
centage of farmers and merchants who transact
small business in rural districts are talking silver
vet but there very little real detection from Re-
publican ranks that account. There certainly Is
not enough make any appreciabe difference In
the result. The sound money movement Is gain
ing such proportions that one can predict what
the effect will be the Bryan vote In my city.
Nincennes have so COO of these Sound
Money Democrats AS population Is only about
10000 YOU that represents a large percentage
of the Democratic share of voters. Our county.
Knox generally gives about 600 Democratic ma
iority. We lsha surely carry the State. put the
figures at 10000 at least. From all can learn.
believe that Indiana will give Mckinley greater
ma jority than Illinois
There are 30.WU Hebrew votes In Chicago for
Mckinley and sound money" said VI. L. Fox pub
Usher Of The Chicago Jewish Daily News. Tho
entire Hebrew OF the city il about - 900 and
ain confident that not over 1000 can possibly be
found who will vote for Bryan Our people want
sound honest money and have no sympathy with
any movement that affects the financial integrity
and credit of the country