The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-10-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASnINGToN. ID. c.. October Goth.

WASHINGToN. ID. c.. October Goth.
MIR. EnIroR: No such absurd claims
are being made in Mr.. Bryan'S behalf as
the republicans are putting out for Nc
kinley, but every man connected with
either the democratic, pOpuistS or silver
committees at the Bryan Headquarters eX
presses the utmost confidence in the cleo
ton of Mr. Bryan. They claim that there
are several states in the latest Apsley
bluff that are certain t, elect Bryan cleo
tors hv ma joriticS of not less than $4,000,
and half IL dozen more that will be car
ried by Bryan. They also dispute both
Apsley's and Babcoci>s claims as to the
number of gold men who will be elected
to the next House and say that the silver
men will control the House. An estimate
made by Secretary Edgerton. of the Popu
list National Committee, which is regarded
as being conservative, gives MIR. Bryan
23} certain electoral votes. This estimate
puts down as doubtful. but probably for
Bryan. the s. electoral votes from Della
ware, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan
and Ohio, and gives Mckinley 129 cleo
toral votes.
Few men in public life had as many and
as warm personal friends as the late ex-
Speaker Crisp had, and fewer men had as
clean a public record-none could be
cleaner; his was absolutely spOtless. His
death was great shock to his Washing
ton friends and admirers although it was
generally known that his health was not
in good condition. 1t is as Il man and a
lovable companion that his friends will
miss him. bu' the lie II ncratic party lost in
him one of its ablest leaders. He was a
leader in every sense of the word. being
ever ready to maintain the principles of
the party he loved so we'll, either in the
council chambe on the stump or in the
hurly-burly of Il running Congressional
debate. The highest ambition Mr.. Crisp
ever entertained was to be elected Sena-
tor. and it would have been attained had
he lived a few months longer. 1t will be
remembered that he declined a guberna-
torial appoint nent to the Senate
The figures received at the headquarters
of the National Association of Democrat
ic Clubs in reply to circular letter ask
ing that the previous political utilization
of members of Bryan and Silver Clubs be
given, are the best answers to the claims
of the Mckinleyites that comparatively
few republicans are supporting Bryan.
Ten clubs in Iowa report 4 total member
ship of 1850. including 2,100 democrats,
472 republicans, 406 pOpuliSts, fl prOhib;-
tionists and 81 independents; and six
clubs in Ohio report total membership
o! 9A, including IL democrats, 40 re-
publicans. 81 populists. 10 prohibitionists
and :, independents. If the ratio of re-
publicans is the same in the hundreds of
Bryan Clubs in those two states Iowa and
Ohio will cast their electoral votes fOl
Bryan
The appearance of Secretary Carlisle
on the stump, nominally for Palmer and
Buckner, but actually for Mckinley has
recalled the fact that Secretary Carlisle
used all the influence he possessed to get
democratic members of the Nebraska leg
islature to vote for Senator Allen, who
was the Populist candidate for the Senate
and who was elected by democratic votes
A copy Of a telegram signed by Secretary
Carlisle and Senators German and Brice
addressed to democratic member of the
Nebraska legislature is being circulated
by the Democratic Congressional Commit
tee 1t reads: We hope you will vote
for Judge Allen and thus keep the Sena-
torship out of the hands of the republi.
cans Thus it appears that Secretary
Carlisle and Senator Brce were not afraid
to help elect a silver man to the Senate in
February, 1893, although they now pro-
fess great fears of what will follow the
election of a silver man to the Presidency
Mr. J. A. Welch, of Kansas, now in
Washin gtan. says: The wheat growers
understand very well that the pres mt adj
vance is due to manipulation by specula-
tors, and they are not going to be deluded
into the idea that the gold standard is to
be given any credit for the increased value
of their product. The farmers have made
up their minds that the double standard is
necessary to the preservation of stable
prices and they are going to vote that
way. This is no new idea with them-nO
craze of the present campaign. The agri-
cultural class in Kansas will give Bryan
almost solid support, and he will carry
the state by at least 10000 majority"
Although President Cleveland may not
be "actively mingling' in the campaign
his administration is losing no opportu
nifty to hit silver below the belt The
latest is State Department report, pur
porting to be a summary of consular re-
ports attacking silver and lauding gold.
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