The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-07
ashiugton. Letter.

Washington, July 81, 1S96.-The
gold Democrats are slowly but surely
lining up for Bryan and Sewall. At
ready one member of the cabInet-Sec-
retary Hoke Smith-has declared tor
them. and three other members whose
names am not at liberty to mention at
this time. have intinIated their lnten-
tlun to do the same. Secretary omlth
has not only declared his Intention TO
support the ticket, bat he has SAID that
If he can possibly arrange niS time so az
to be there he will accept the Inyititlon
which has been extended him 10 PIE
side. over a big Bryan and Sewall ratltl-
cation meeting 10 be held at Augusta,
Iia August l2 Senators Gordon. OF liza. :,
and Lindsey, of Ky, who are both old
men were in Washington this week and
they announced their Intention not only
to vote for Bryan and Sewall but to
work fur their election. Senator Gordon
has already notified Chairman Jones, OF
the national committee, that he * ready
to take the stump for the ticket at the
pleasure of the committee. These
things indicate getting together of
Democrats that means victory.
The district of Columbia Democrats
are preparing to take AN active part III
the campaign; they can't vote, but they
can help to convince those who do vote
to vote the right way. a Bryan and
Sewall club this week adopted reso-
lutions repudiating the Democracy OF
, those federal officials who are draw
ing salaries by the grace of the Demo
cratic party and who have pdbllcly OPP
posed the regular Democratic ticket.
1t is expected that the big Democratic
ratification meeting which Will be adj
dressed by Mr. Bryan will be held ID
one OF the large tents used by the late
late Christian Endeavor convention.
The local Democrats hope to make this
meeting the biggest thing of the kind
ever held IN Washington.
If MIR. John ". Hayes, general sec
retary of the Knights of Labor, knows
what he is talking about, and he proba-
bly, does, that, that organization Is prac-
tically unanimous for Bryan and free
silver. Speaking about this Mr.. Hayes
said: The wOrkiugmen as a class are
in favor of free coinage, and they vii
vote fore for it and elect Bryan. Labor
organizations like the Knights of Labor
Will not, as organizations, participate In
the campaign, but the members in their
individual capacity will They want
free coinage, and in my opinion at
least 9S per cent of the Knights of La
Dor will vote for II. q"
Senator Faulkner, chairman of the
Democratic congressional committee,
returned this week from a visit to West
Virginia. In reply to a question as to
10 in haf at 10 no S4l
erything is all right. The silver senri-
ment at present sweeping over my state
reminds me of prairie fire; it is simply
resistless. Furthermore, it seems to be
| going straight on in the East; but 10
spite of It's spread we must remember
| that when we are anIagouizIng the great
money power and corporate interests vi
the country we have fight on oul
hands that calls for united efforts and
| determined work to the close of the
campaign"
Representative Russell, of Ga, who
has just returned from trip to Boston
says: Il found the citizens of the Hub
talking more about the money question
than the people of Washington are, i
such thing is possible. TO my ute
surprise | found that goodly per cen
of them were in favor of free silver
Men who were In a position to know as
sured me that the cause was making
rapid strides III every New England
state, and that if the gain maintaine
It's present ratio Bryan would surely car
ry one or two of them. There wasn't
word to be heard about Mckinley or tn
tariff; all the enthusiasm was on tn
side of Bryan and silver. Though pei
sonally an advocate if sound money,
am convinced that the people of thi
country have made up their minds t
try the other system, and that Bryan
going to be elected president by Il It'd,
wave majority"
There is considerable growing anon
+ the more prominent Republicans {
Mark Hanna's dictatorial manner {
running things, and among themselvt
they are recalling the last campaign
which wealthy business man unde
= took the duties of chairman of the X.
q publican committee, to show the polit
clans how campaign ought to be ru
and ended by seeing Blaine, the mo-
c popular Republican ever nominated fC
e president, defeated. The other million
aire chairman was B. +. Jones, Of Pitt
burg. Hanna seems to remind some {
these Republicans of Jones, and tt
Democrats are confident that his maj
agement of the campaign will have ii
same reSult-the defeat of the Republ
cans. NJ
+ | Alnt Ia.