The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-05
The ISSUE Of The CAMPAIGN
REPUBLICANS TRYING TO OFFSET
SILVER SENTIMENT.
Senator Faulkner Says the Republican
Party Is Trying to Make an Issue
Between Corporations and Wealth
on One Side and the Poor People on
the Osher-in Fact, a Class Issue.

Washington. August 4-The Demo
cratic Congressional committee head
quarters have become rendezvous for
Democratic leaders until the national
headquarters are established. Chair
man Jones was q. work there early on
his mail. Later Chairman Faulkner,
OF the Congressional committee, was
joined by Senator German, Senator
stewart, Ex-Governor Black, preside
OF the association OF Democratic clubs;
Chairman Chiffon, Of the West Virginia
State committee, and Representative
Capehart Of West Virginia.
The talk was on general politics. al
though Senators German and Faulkner
went Into secret session on certain
branches OF campaign work. Mr. Faux
ner and hls associates expressed much
satisfaction with the results in Alabama
and at brunswick, Md, yesterday,
where the Democrats carried tho town
on the issue, they assert. OF silver.
In speaking of the general status Of
the campaign, Chairman Faulkner said ::
VI am beginning to fear that our op-
ponenss Will force the issue away from
the economic questions and make it an
issue between corporations ana wealth
on one hand and the poor people on the
other-in short, clsss Issue. We have
49, SNNS As ohSh al loSuSs VS nave Ue6n
willing to discuss economic questions,
but our opponents will not discuss the
silver question further than to ridicule
1t and assail their opponents, and now
by the organization OF their committees
they have made their contest one essen
TALLY representative OF wealth and COR
porate influence. Aa gay, regret to
see that the opposition are forcing this
dangerous class issue to the front"
Chairman Chiffon, Of the West Vir-
gin1a committee, reports that silver
clubs are springing up throughout the
State. He instances three silver clubs
In hia county and declares the member
ship Is recruited largely from Repu bill
cans who believe in silver.
At Republican Congressional head
quarters half million pieces of litera-
ture have been sent out within the last
twenty. four hours. or these quarter
u million are small "pasters," giving
Mckinley's view on the money. They
are intended TO be stuck on letters and
in public places. The other quarter
million wae made up Of speeches and
campaign documents. The committee
continues 30 be deluged with requests
for literature.
The mail indicates thss schoolhouse
meetings in the country are becoming
popular feature OF the campaign.
The Republican officials look upon
the Brunswick, Md, election ga one
turning wholly on local issues and de-
void OF general significance.
Secretary Gardner, OF the Democratic
committee, has gone to Pittsburg with 8
view, it Is understood. of arranging In
part for the large quantities OF printing
needed by the committee. Workmen
are busy cleaning up Normley's Hotel,
which adds TO the impression that the
old hostelry will become the national
Democratic headquarters.
The silver national headquarters were
deserted to-day, the officials having
gone to Virginia barbecue, in which
silver and roast OK were combined
Chairman Faulkner received request
which he regarded as significant. 1t
came from leading retail dealer at
Huntington, w. Va, asking where he
could buy 500 Bryan cabinet photo.
graphs, which, he said. were the
strongest kind Of campaign documents.
The photographs were to be distributed
with purchases.