The morning times., 1896-10-06

He ad nOtn!ng to say regarding lHe CRU
cism OF himself by Mr.. Watson, and uoth
ing of any kind in the recent Watson epi
sodes beyond his brief statement quoted
above.
Senator Faulkner did not arrive in tOwi
yesterday, as is his custom on Mondays
after spending Sunday-at his home in West
Virginia. He was detained by wreck
between Martinsburg aud Harper's Ferry
and at late hour last evening the time
OF his arrival was uncertain.
Mr.. T. L. Spencer, secretary OF the Con-
necticut Republican Association, having
headquarters in this dty, has received a
letter from Congressman N. ID. Sperry, of
the school district of Connecticut which is
In part as follows:
"Our State aud the Congressional dis
tricts are king well. thanks to you and
the other gentlemen in your association.
can see no reason why We shall not elect
| our State ticket by Il very large majority
and return four Republican members TO
Congress. The campaign has opened up
brightly.
My convention meets tomorrow and I
shall be renOuinated, as there is no opposi-
ton to me whatever. 1 am quite sure you
will hear good results from Connecticut If
the work is kept up from now to the end,
but we must not stop exerting ourselves
as long as the battle remains unwon"
Another ietteris from Congressman II cnry,
of the same State, in which he says:
you can say to your Washington friends
that there can be no doubt about the result
in New Engla nd , and the majorities Will be
phenomenal. Connecticut, with about the
same number OF votes rs Maine, would, If
the votes were taken today, roll up nearly
as large a majority
The Republican poll of Illinois, which has
not been Published, gives To Bryan, outside
OF Chicago, majority or 25,oCO- The
Democratic canvass OF the State gives
Bryan nearly 10000 majority outside oI
Chicago, while Chicago is expected to
give him ut least 70 eco, This, despite
the fact that the corporations and iHrae
manufacturing Institutions are, according
to the claims .; the Democrats, making
cvcFyeffort To cont rci the vo.Cs OF their EN-
pioyes hy coercion, intimidation and false
representation.
Il i claimed that the lahUrin. men ~
Chica 20 are aroused over hes" attempts. - nj
the result is said to to that within IN.
last week decided ohan=- has taken
place among the wurkingnen which bids
fair to result in a complete landslide OF
that vote to free silver. This i said TO b.
The ca So not only in Chicago, but IN every
large labor center OF the country. Taking
the reports from the Central Western Stats
and adding them To the States conceded
by the Republicans, the Democratic man
ayers claim the following States as alb
sOlntely certain Tor Bryan:
AlaEama. Arkansas, California. COluTaGo,
Florida. Georgia, It.aho, Kansas Kentucky.
Louisiana, Mississippi Missouri. Montana,
Nebraska. Nevada, North Carolina. North
Dakota. Oregon. South Carolina, Tennessee.
Texas, UtahS- Virginia. Washington, Wyom-
ing. West Virginia, Della ware, Maryland,
Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa. Illinois. In
lana, Ohio-giving Mr. Bryan total OF
3lT electoral votes.
The following has been recei-ed at
Democratic headquarters from Chicago.
giving the estimates under date OF DC
tober 3, as to the canvass in the several
States:
The political outlook at the close OF
september, is of the most satisfactory
character to the Democratic national man
tgcr>. who are confident that the calSe of
BRYAN and free silver has been receiving
| marked ifnpetus during the past ten
lays. From every quarter-4SpeCially from
the central western Statcs-comcs reports
that farmers everywhere are rlocking to
he Bryan standarh. while IN the cities
there is every indication that an over.
HntiInliE IftliOrNS Ol tnt ltDDf vote VIII
be east for the free silver candidate.
In many of the Central Western States
Jhe Democratic managers have Complete,
heir first Iull and the returns indicate
that Bryan Will carry every one of them by
immense ma ioritics Foil of Kansas just
completed by the allied free silver forces
shows that the Bryan electors will have
10000 ma aiority in that State. A similar
roll uf X entuCky shows that Bryan's ma.
,ortiy wiilnot be less than 20 900. not count
ng the Republicans who will vote for free
liver. This vote 1T is estimated, will swell
he BRYAN majority to 10000. The Eoil
shows there are less than $4,000 gold Demo
Gratis in the State. and this will more than
offset the PopuliSt vote.
Fusion between the Democrats. Popu-
lists, Prohihitionists and Silver Repub-
leans has been consummatel in Michigan
result W n, i'll the minds ofthe II oSt on
servative politicians, gives that State IL
Bryan by n large majority Reports fro.g
Ohio received during the week are of. IL,
most flattering character
An sorts Of sarcastic remarks We're mad.
at Democratic headquarters yesterday owe
the interview of Mr. Bynum. published
in yesterday mornings papers One off
cial satirically inquired II II was to tc sur
posed that Mr.. BynUm's salary had been
stopped" by the Hannacratic managers