Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-08-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(rrcm our Regular CorresDondsnt.)

W
Ii only one political party was
starting into the Presidential
campaign by fn ing fault with
The men who have been selected
to manage that party's intere SITS, it
would he easy to agree in saying
that the party was thereby ieOpar.
dlzing Its chance FIR success: But
with a more or less considerable
number of men In each Of II Q
parties finding fault with the part,
managers, as IS now the case, it
Is much more d fficult TO form any
idea of what resn't, it any, the
fault.6ndIng will have upon the
election. s nator Jones, Chair
man of the democratic NattOual
committee, NJ. Marx Hanna.
Chairman OF the Republican Com
miltee, and Senator Butler, Chair
map Of the PopulIsts committee
are each under hot fire from
men. bers of their own party. Sena'
tor jones is sharply criticised Tor
what has been done by MIR. st.
John, the Treasurer of the Demo-
cratic Committee, at the elaborate
and Expensive headquarters ~
has established III New York, Tor
tue populIst interview which he
has repudisted, and for general
dlatoIiness IN getting down TO
wnlk. Mr. Hanna ia found iaul'
with because of bis aulocrAllc
methods, aud Senator Butler be
cause he has not made his appear
snce at PJpullst Headquarters IN
W .shlngton since he Was made
Chairman of the National Com
nittee. From thus it will he seen
that 30 far as fault finding Is con-
cerned it is about a stand on all
around. 81 far as smoothly WOlk'
ing machinery Is cOGctrned, the
r pubIIcans, both Ia their Con
ore ssioual and National Com
nitteee, are far In the lead The'
daily seod out FROM Washington,
ten Zines as many documents as
their opponents. However, it has
from the first been generally un
dersto0d that the silver or demo
cratic campaign would not get nm
der wsy until Bryan m ale his
speech of acceptance. As he will
do that, at New York city on
Wednesday If This week his parry
managers may now be exected L"
hustle.
The gold democrats are not
numerous in Washington, outside
of the holders eff prominent posltl
ons under the administration, AMI
whatever disposition they might
have felt 20 enthuse over the call
frs gold democratic convention,
to meet ut Indianapolis Sept. :,
was squeIchod by the appearance
he same day of an authorized IN
rervlew With Elk Secretary Whitney
declaring that MCKINLEY would
carry New York by 200, 1000 ma
jOrlty. They know that Mi.
Whitney never talks for publlca'
llon except for a purpose, and that
his purpose iu this case was TO
throw cold water on the idea OF
putting up gold democratic ticket
by letting it he seen that himself
and other iUti entail gold demo-
Gratis intended to throw 'heir In
fluence for Mckinley. IL Is gen
.erally believed in Washington that
a gold ticket Will be nominated
but even the silver democrats, WHO
want the ticket put up to prevent
gold democrats voting Tor Nc
Kinley do not believe that 1t Will
receive support enough 10 make 1t
q factor III the election, III evt n
10 r STATE. The politicians OF all
parties almost without exception,
believe that tue silver and gold
line will be so tightly drawn be-
fore election tnat every tnlnH els
will Ue forgotten, aud that Mchln
ley will get practically all the gol
votes and Bryan ali tue silver
votes.
S cretary Carlisle has gone to
ser President Cleveland and there
lis considerable guessing as IL
" bether there Is any presid entlaI
politics 10 the Visit. Up to three oil
four days ago, there was Somt
Goubt about whether Secretary
Carlisle would lin the boilers o.
hls party or follow his trlend'
Senator Lindsey, of KY and sup
port Bryan. There 10 no longer
any doubt about his position; he
will bolt, as will President Cleve
Hand aud every member OF hi'
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