Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-08-07
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July 81, 1896

Spirit Creating Ili-FeeIing.
| From Our Regular Correspondent.
/ WASHINGTON, July 81, 1896.
The gold Democrats are slowly but
surely lining up for Bryan and Sewall.
Already one member OF the Cabinet
Secretary Hoke Smith-hss declared
| for them, and three other members,
! whose names | am hot at liberty to
mention at this time, have intimated
! their intention to do the same. Sec
/ rotary Smith has not only declared
/ his intention to support the ticket,
but he has said that ii he can possibly
arrange his time 50 as to be there, he
will accept the invitation which has
been extended him TO preside over
] big Bryan and Sewall ratiii cation
meeting to be held at Augusta, Ga,
/ August II. Senators Gordon, OF Ga.
and Lindsey, of Ky, who are both gold
men, were in Washington this week
| and they announced their intention not
only to vote for Bryan and Sewall but
to work for their election. Senator
Gordon has already notified chairman
Jones, OF tho National committee, that
he is ready to take the stump for the
ticket at the pleasure OF the commit
tee. These things indicate a getting
together of Democrats that means
victory.
The District of Columbia Democrats
are preparing to take an active part i'll
the campaign; they can't vote. but
thew help to convince those who do
vote to vote the right way. A Bryan
and Sewall club this week adopted
resolutions regulating the democracy
of those Federal officials who are draw
ing salaries by the grace OF the Demo-
cratic party and who have publicly OPP
posed the regular Democratic ticket.
1t is expected that the ratification
meeting which will be addressed by
Mr.. Bryan will be held in one OF the
large tents used by the late Christian
Endeayor convention. The local DEM
ocrats hope to make this meeting the
biggest thing of the kind every held in
Washington.
If Mr.. John w. Hayes, General Sec
rotary of the Knights of Labor, knows
what he is talking about, and he prob
ably does, that organization is
practically unanimous for Bryan and
free silver. Speaking about this Mr..
HAYES said: THE workingmen as a
class are in favor of free coinage. and
they will vote for it and elect Bryan.
Labor organizations like the Knights Of
Labor will not, as organizations, partici-
pate in the campaign, but the members
in their individual capacity will. They
want free coinage, and in my opinion
Mt least 9S per cent. of the Knights of
Labor will vote for it,"
Senator Faulkner, chairman OF the
Democratic Congressional committee,
returned this week from q visit to
West Virginia. In reply to question
as to the outlook in that State. he said ::
!" Everything ia all right. The silver
sentiment at present sweeping over
nv State reminds me of prairie fire
it is simply resistless. Furthermore,
it seems to be going straight on to the
East: but in spite Of its spread we
must remember that when We are
antagonizing the great money power
and corporate interests OF the country
we have a fight on our hands that calls
for united efforts aud determined work
to the close of the campaign"
Representative Russell, of Ga, who
has just returned from trip to Boston,
saws: 81 found the citizens of the
Club" talking more about the money
question than the people of Washing
ton are. if such thing is possible. To
my utter surprise found that II goodly
per cent. of them were in favor OF free
silver. Men who were in a position to
: know assured me that the cause was
making rapid strides in every New
England State, and that if the gain is
maint tanned at its present ratio, Bryan
would surely carry one or two of them
There wasn't a word to be heard about
Mckinley or the tariff; all the
enthusiasm was on the side of Bryan
and silver. Though personally an ad
vocate of sound money. am convinced
that the people of this country have
made up their minds to try the Other
system, and that Bryan is going to bt
elected President by tidal wave ma
jority."
There is considerable growing among
, the more prominent Republicans at
, Mark Hanna's dictatorial manner o.
running things, and among them.
selves they are recalling the last cam
paign in which q wealthy bushes:
man undertook the duties of chairman
OF the Republican National Commit
tee, to show the politicians how 8
campaign ought to run and ended by
seeing Blaine, the most popular Re
publican ever nominated for President
defeated. The other millionaire chair
man was b. F. Jones, of Pittsburg
; Hanna seems to remind some of these
Republicans of Jones. and the Demo
Gratis are confident that his manage
ment of the campaign will have the
) same result the defeat Of the Re
publicans. Dem.
i F0REPAUGH AND SELLS BROS