The morning times., 1896-10-12
In Politics.

Ill FOHuCS.
/ Senator Butler was asked last evening
when the Popuiist headquarters here would
be abandoned. The Senator smiled one
OF his quizzical, deeply mysterious smiles
| as he answered:
I'VE shall stay here just as long as it
is necessary to stay"
1 When it was suggested that he might
| not wish to say that he would re-
/ main until Bryan Is elected, since
that might involve much longer period
| than one month, the Senator smiled again
] and remarked that he would not regard
such declaration ON his part as risky
l one.
There is noticed n similar reluctance on
! the part OF II the party managers to state
| when the active work OF the campaign as
1 represented at local headquarters will be
| abandoned. 1t has been understood for
| some time that Chairman Babcuck and
Secretary Mercer of the Republican Con-
| Sressional committee will cease their latOrs
here within few days and 20 To their
| perso nal campaigns In Wisconsin and
| Nebraska.
| A prominent local Republican. has called
attention to the fact that almost with
| outexception tile Democratic and Populistic
| estimates OF the electoral vote OF the several
States as tie tables have been given out
| during tile last two or three weeks have
| grown more conservative with each sue
| ceeding publication. The first estimates
claimed nearly everything for Bryan. Sec
| retary DiffeEderfer OF tie National Silver
committee issued statement of this char
/ acter. Tilen there was one issued from the
| National Democratic headquarters at Chi
cago which was very conservative and
| neglected to make any very definite state
| ments about Illinois and several other States
| OF the middle West The latest estimate"
| is that of Senator Butler published in The
| Times yesterday. According to this state
mentBryan is given only 232 electoraivotes.
| or only eight more than enough to elect
| hIm. Several important States are left out
| of the table, however. The Republican who
| commented on these facts thinks he sees
| that the Popocrats are growing less conf
dent, and this. taken together with the
| growing belief in sporting circles that Nc
| kinlcy viii be elec.ed, gives the Republican
| critic great confidence.
The remarkable silence II TilIrnan has
| cccasioDed some wonder among those who,
only Il short time ago. were regarding his
| antics IN Pennsylvania with some partisan
amusement. The stories that his zeal
| for stump speaking were not regarded
| kindly by the 1udicious Democratic poll
| ticians such AZ German. have been quietly
revived among some of tie Political Cos
sips, and it Is stated from reliable
source that the pitchfork statesman did
really make proposition shortly before
| he returned to South Carolina To stump IN
other States than PENNSYLVANIA, and that
| his offer was uncerem oniouAy refused by
| the Democratic managers.
The night of the great storm which swept
.ks.r
| 80 Mr.. Bryan made q speech in 1T. Ii Jis
| which, on acc cunt of the wrecsitg oi tele-
| graph wires, was not published f'illy In
| the Eastern papers.
Gen. Walker Of Democratic lIrtdquart-
ers, who has spent good il.:l nf time
| In exposing the cases OF tn" in.innda-
| tiUn" of railway employees. calls ,t,Luon
| To a paragraph in tEat speech of Mr..
| Bryan which he thinks is admirable. This
| is the paragraph:
"And, my friends, when We Insisted that
| we had no right 10 treat the lives OF other
| peoples brothers in a different way from
| what we treat the lives of our own brothers
we could hot touch the hearts OF these men
| who were sent to Congress by the railroads
| and obeycd them when they got there.
| Ny friends, I point that to you. l point
| To that As an instnace where the interests
OF one We're not the Interests OF all. II
| the railroad president and the railroad
manager can compel his employees to vote
| for some railroad man to help the rail
roads, whenever q question comes up be-
| tween the employer and the employees. that
man for whom the employe is compelled to
| vote will look out for the Interests Of the
| employer who commands the vote and not
| for the einteresis Of the employe whose votes
are trade d for"
Since Representative George B. Nc
| Cieilap of New York secured. after great
| tribulation, renominat ton from his Tam
many constituency, il is probable that he
| will again be the youngest member OF the
| House. II is one OF the difficulties that
Mr Mcclellan must bear in common with
politicians older than himself in New
| York State that n declaration OF his Pc
| litical principles is called for at this time.
| He was renoniinated without being obliged
| 10 make any statement on the money
question. but now 1t is demanded by his
| managers that he go on the stump, and
| ne will. therefore, find IL very hard work
| to avoid sa ying what he thinks ON the
money question.
Flattering returns are made from the
North Carolina Republican headquarters,
No. a23 F street, of the number of voters
who are obtaining certificates to entitle
| them to reduced railroad rates during
|
| made applica tion up to date far exceeds
| all expectation. The usual reduction in
| rates is made and the usual length OF time
| for hich the tickets are good is given.
Senator, Butler, chairman OF the Peo-
pies party national committee, last night
| issued call for n meeting Of shct'Secu-
| tive committee. to be held at the sherman
| House. in Chicago next Tuesday, Chair
| man Butler leaves for that city this .iern-
ing at 1O:30 o'clock. He declines to
| discuss the reason for the mr.Ius further
1 than TO say that the location %as near
| the great battle ground and was of easy
access to the members Of the executive
| Committee.
| SATOLII AT WEST POINT.
| Witnessed Dress Parade and Then
| Entertained by the Officers.
Highland Falls, n. Y, Oct. IL His