The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-19

There is no need OF deny ing tie silly
run:Or ti.at the sCluier vote Will favor Tree
silver. l have .alked with Scores OF my
| old comrades and Know nat they are as
earDes, in tnt CeIeLse OF tie honor Of
lLe nation now Is they were during the
war;
The Democratic officials In Charge Of
headquar .ers nave depurte0fIom, Ee,r 'ELpr
folks policy 20 the ex u Mt Of securing sOme
new and improved electric fans. which
have been placed in POSITION aud are cal
cula,ed 10 Greatly reduce the Interior
temperature and make the hot woik Of
| the campaign less oppressive and wearing
on the human system.
The Silver national committee has just
received some unusually encouraging COM
| municatiOus b , mail which tend to indicate
that the Cause Is making gigantic develop
ments in strength. Among the letters IL
one from National Committeeman Turner
OF Topeka, kans.. whicJ says the State Is
safe for Br yam bya good INA Oifty. Another
from DIR. James Andrews OF COunersvi.le,
Ind. the homie OF exhibited States Treas
urer Huston. asserts that sixteen Republi-
cans win vote for free silver as against
one Democrat for gold. A letter Irom
Boston states that seventeen silver clubs
have been organized in Massachusetts,,
the leading Que in Boston having a mem
bersbip OF 1 400. OF this number 200
are Republicans. The outlook in the Bay
State Is Consequently said to he good.
/ The Democratic Congressional Commit
tee have found their rooms in the Wormley
annex TOO crowded for the distribution OF
literature which will now begin in earnest.
As aconsequence adj iona lac commodst tons
have been secured 10 the vacant hotel
property adjoining which will he utilized
for packing and mailing documents. 4
large additional force OF employees will he
engaged on this work.
The chief ornament in the Popuiist ma
tiOnai headquarters Is o gjlded bust OF Nar
tin, who attained considerable reputation
as a writer on financial topics, and WAS
the author OF u book entitled the Money
Ell Nat The bust Is displayed on a
high shelf overlooking the room where the
braiay work OF the campaign is 10 " being
performed, and Constitutes an undeniahy
fitting and appropriate decoration.
The suggestion is daily made that the
only thing la ckinS to make campaign
literature OF absorbing interest. and guar
antee its being read with avidity, il the
Incorporation OF timely and self-explana-
tory illustrations. 1t is held that political
publications 81 OIld now be modelled after
the great dailies, in order TO meet the >p-
proval OF The public and insure them a
better reception than is now given them
among certain classes. There is little
doubt but that in the near future. if not
during the present canvass, illustrated
dOcumen ats W III he issued to the exclusion
Ut all other kinds.
The impression prevails among politicians
here that the chief reason for Senator Hills
delay in publicly announcing his exact
position in the present campaign is found
IN his unwiiiingness to indorse the national
platform. declaring in favor OF an income
tax. Mr.. Hill was the leader OF the oppO-
sition in the Senate to the legislation after
ward pronounced unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court, and left no stone unturned
to accomplish its elimination from the
Wilson tariff bill His hesitation now Is
believed to be mainly caused by natural
Discrimination to stultify himself by in
dorsing that which he SO recently assailed
with unusual bitterness
Republican headquarters is having a
nttIe tasteOf hard luck just now.
They are not alone in this, though. The
Census Office had it to the extent of Just
twOsthirds ~ much. All came from a wreck
on the Baltimore a nd Ohio bet ween Ora fton.
W. Va. and Cincinnati. As a consequence
niue sacks OF badly damaged mail came into
the city yesterday. The addresses were
all gone, but the contents OF six nf the
sacks showed that they were from Repuhh
can headquarters
These bags were full of speeches delivered
on the silver question and We're evidently
on their way To some State headquarters.
Mr.. Babcock's frank showed up all right,
but many of Mr.. MERGERS were in bad con-
dition- The Nebraska man got nearest the
danger.
The wreck. however. played havoc with
the Census Office reports. They were
twisted and torn even worse than 4 Demo
cratic Congressman would handle Super
intendent Porter had he the chance All
nine sacks We're returned and the poll
teal documents will have another trial
Secretary Palmer of tie A. i. A E, speak
ing of u report Il at the supreme officers
of the association had sent a tommunica-
tion to Major Mckinley, said yesterday:
There is no truth in the fuEor that
the supreme officers If the A. =. A. know
of any communication Tad with any OF the
Presidential candidates They are. low
ever, making a searching investigation into
the records of all Nominees for Congress
as to low they stand or may have stood
in the matter of scttarian appropriations.
the restriction OF paUper immigration and
the other questions in the A 7. A plat
form"
Representative Acheson OF tie Twenty
fourth PENNSYLVANIA district visited Re-
publican headquarters yesterday and ar
ranged for a supply OF campaign literature.
He says the most stalwart Republicans in
his district are among the farmers. Many
Of them are wool growers and particularly
interested in the tariff question.
For the past six years they have been
working TO secure such legislation as will |
adequately protect them. ard Go not pro- |
pose TO DOW relinquish the fight just as
they have about achieved success. A few |
miners in his district. Mr.. Aciieson says. |