The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspondent Talks II 8 Sage
Manner Of Things IN General
About Washington
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WAsHINe1oN. August ;. 1876,

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daily growing brighter. scoring 70
ali iUformafion which reaches VAST
inglon. He Il losing no frieuds AID
The god Democrats are constantly
dropping back iatn lin with more y
les grace, snd. Notwithstanding The
positive announcement that : gold
Drmocraf IL Convention i 10 IL held a
Chicago about ;h= first II Sepisnb. :.
- nominate AB0tber Presidential
1iezet, there are few Democrats here
shouts = 10 believe ah4I 3 ytIiug done
al that convention viii eth jeopsr-
die Bryau's election, OF Ilay auy i'm
porgSDt part IN tie campo gu The
Democratic msnagers figure that -
son s. the c2upsigu gets ny start
ed. il viii b. ElziD 10 everybody that
il must IL either Bryan Or Mex inley
aud that fully nln-Iy-dve Per cent Of
the Democrats XII vote for Bryan.
and hat for every one Il TIE five per
cent. who vii vote Tor Mckinley 81 =
gold Democrat. ~ not vote 81 al. Bry-
al all get the votes q IL least ten sill
ver ReFubl. cans The fact that Tam
msuY Hall has announced lis iuIen-
ton 10 support Bryan and Sewzll. not
SiIb>tzuciug the extraordinary efforts
made by prominent gold Democr4l, 10
get II u withhold action uEIl the
New York STATE Convention met il
September, : Z straw showing the
drift Of Democratic sentiment in the
stronghold Of gold, which viii have
much effect n BFyan's favor else
where
Bryan's sp.eecb 81 the monster noIi-
fcation nleeIiug in New YORK City
viii lot Only sci the keynote for the
Democratic caDpzign, out will 81
the pace for the Repu Icaus 70 follow.
a. Marx Hama has said that the Re-
publican plan OF csu pzigu would Lot
te s-tlleG upon uutIi they have that
speech teiOre them. Mr. Bryan ought
TO aud doubtless does feel high1v CON-
plimeDted 10 oecupy this position De-
fore the County,. By the way. seak-
ing OF that notification meeting. the
railroads running into New 9urk CIV
seem disposed 10 throw obstacles II
tie way Of Democrats tho wlsh u al
tend that meeting. The Democrats q
Washington appIi-d 10 the two rail-
roads running direct lines 10 New
York for = reduced fare for the meet IN :
and were Informed that no reduction
would - allowed. This somewhat IN
usual action on the part OF the r4II-
roads which are ordinarily only too
anxious 10 offer Inducements II the
shape of reduced fare 10 auv large
crowd. has beeD much c0mmeutei
upon, and many think il only eart =
the general = an o. the nloueyed and
czETp Tale Interests 70 fight Bryan and
Seszil: isui II has not dzmpened
the enthusiasm of tie Washing
Ion Drni0cr -. They may CARY
a. many a. would have gone had
3 reasonable reduction OF fare been
slawed them, but they wiu 20, aud
- III carry considerable number al
the saaIe- No dale ba- been 81 ioT the
local ratification meeting. but i l. tx
T'ec1ed that II ~Il l'e after The New
1ulk meeting. and that Mr.. BRYAN
~in speak. Mr.. J. r Mclean, who
, va 3 Candidate before the Chicago
csanveDiiOD, vii D. asked u Preside
Representative Meredith OF Virginia
ssyS II MS STATE 1T i 81 one wsv IN
Virginia. 4 large number Of Repuoli-
cans sud al OF the Populists az gong
10 support the Democratic ticket. which
viii caTry he state By big majority.
There val b no large DETECTION Of gold
Democrats from tie ticket, and Tor
every bolter there val be Two soluisi-
tons from Ibe Republicans"
Mr.. j. O. Shsnslln, Indiana mem
bFr OF th- Democratic Nati0nal Com
:
ton. He s9y> Indians i Certain 10 90
for Bryan and Sewau bv large ma
loriiy; that not more tian one .hou-
sand gold Democrats viii bolt. while
more than ten times that many silver
Republicans viii vote the Democrs &c
ticket. aud that there are good reasons
tor hoping that Ohio viii go Demo
cratic, while the chaUcaS are in favor OF
Bryan carrying The y whole Mississippi
yslley
Ii may sound Ike The most rabid
sort Of rainbow chasing for Democrats
10 be talking hot only 81 the ross oil
lily but Of The Pr liability that Penn
sylvania cSu be carried for BRYAN aud
SeNan Mr. W J. Brennan, y no has
just returned from trip through the
mining section OF that SAFE. said:
Free silver has made converts tx the
thousands in all that section. talked
with grrat many Of the men who
worked ia the mines, for, having been
an employer OF labor in the coal belt
knew many Of Ihsm personally. They
nearly all told me IDat they were go
ing 10 vote for Bryan. For years The
mine workers have experienced the
hardest sort Of luck. and with an sver-
age employment OF not over one hun
dred days IN 8 Year, they have scarcely
been able 10 make living for their
families The farmers are almost As bad
on, through the depreciation OF farm
ing lands and their products Know
ing Pennsylvania IS / do. have no
hesitation 10 saving that, with the
proper effort and Organization. and the
thorough canvass Of The Safe t,v nan
Who can explain the silver side Of the
controversy, II Is debstable ground.
and tie Republicans would be put 10
their best trumps 10 carry it for Nc
kinley.