Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-09

given an equal chance to share IN
the spells, If any be won. One
ngnidcant feature of the situation
is that some democrats are Just az
bitter against Sewall as they are
against Watson. Attention, too,
- being called to the probable
mix up ~ the electoral college in
case Brl an should be elected, with
both Watson and Sewall on the
ticket. Ii Mr.. Bryan should lie
elected by less than b majority IN
The electoral college, and few of
his most sangulne supporters
claim that IL will get as much as
that, ueilhtr Sewall nor Watson
could be elected Vice President
aud in case of failure a majority of
tue electoral college to az ee upon
some other man, the election Of
Vice PItsldeut would be thrown
into The Senate, and, owing 10 the
peculiar political complexion Of
that body, that might make no
end Of trouble all around. As
late as Il Is ia tue campaign there
is little doubt that most of Mr.
Brla managers would breathe
easier II both Sewall and Watson
would voluntarily retire aud let
them put up new candidate fol
Vice Plcsid, mt.
Senator Mitchell, ef Wis. one OF
Inc democrats who is supporting
Bryan, although he was opposed
to the free coinage of silver and
other plankS Of the Chicago plat
form, called attention while he was
in Washington to sOmetl Ing which
seems to haYe been heretofore
OverlJoked-the political statu S
of the den Ocratic Senator'S who
have bO'ted their patty and are
sup. O,iug Palmer and Buckner.
Mr.. Mitchell wants to know who
the boiling Senators will caucus
With when Congress meets Speak.
ing on tue sui ject he sid: "TbeN
are certainly not entitled to caucus
with Us. NAY I've Hill Is an excel
ton. | don't know about H.. !
NOu So" he Is with us and aga'u.t |
rs. II. is for the ticket and |
against the platform. Maybe b. |
viii cducnS with both the Chicago
and the Indianapolis democrats.
S riou,ly thought, | shonld oU''t
10 the support OF the Indianapolis
ticket coming into oar cducrSes.
They have no tight there They
are not only no. for Bryan, but are
working for and expressing hope
f the election of Mckinley. That
question will becone really i'm.
portant Que wien Congress meets,
r CARELESS Of the result OF the
election.
When Ex.Gov. Campbell, Of
Ohio, who has 20 far taken 40 put
in the campaign, although ne hrs
now agreed to make some Biy.D
,peeches IN Ohio and indiana,
came to Washington, be was at
once b s'iged for his opinion or
the political situation, because of
TIE general belief in BIS saEscltl
D. drawing conclusions. lie said:
an a. able to venture an oplnio4
aud have also TO meet the frsl
nan who can give VIVA seems 10
me intel igcn; reasons for making
a prediction. Never before have !
snch ruthless shi erlng
OF p ,riy Ines
Secretary Carlisle has positively
,l,claed TO divide tine with 5 IA
tor Blackburn at The plAc's he
will make sp eches IN Kentucky,
tniS expected It i Gus
< much talk am ng politicians.
4 Washington man who II SIP
porting Bryan IN the stump bLt
who Is helev, Il to have doubts OF
his election. has mad an 0 Ill sort
OF wager. lie has bet suit OF
clothes that il Mckinley is elec'e ed j
be will, within two years of his
Inauguration, sign bill for the
tree coinage of silver and has
publicly stated bis willingness to
duplicate the bet.
Although it seemed that no inr
thar complications cOlld possibly |
I've injected into this, alreriy |
thoroughly complicated campaign,
nd new and most important one |
under consideration by the r,pub
lican managers, and may Ne y
n 1tly materlllize aud give the
Bryan managers conslde' able