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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsHINGTON. d. c., August, 10th
Nix. EDIToR-Mr. Bryan's speech ac-
cepting the democratic nomination for
President, which will be delivered this
week at the monster notification meeting
to be held in Madison Square Gardens,
New York City, is Just at present the most
discussed political topic. That speech will
be the foundation stone for the entire DEM
Ocratic campaign. besides being an impor-
tant factor in influencing the minds of
many democrats who have not fully de-
cided whether they will support the ticket
or bolt Mr.. Bryan's reputation as an or
ator is already made. but the way in which
he intcrprcts the Chicago platform in his
speech of accept ,nce will fix in the minds
of thousands. opponents as we'll AS sup
porters. the round of tine ladder of states
manship upon which he is entitled to
stand. No fears are entertai ed by those
democrats who know Mr.. BRYAN about
that speech. They are confident that he
will make no mistake.
The silver democrats are in some in
stances not claiming as much as some of
their opponents are willing to cOncede
them. \ prominent democratic ex-Con-
gresham, who is opposing Bryan, says he
is certain that more democrats Will vote
for Bryan this year than voted for Cleve-
land IN 1892. yet he claims to believe that
Bryan will be defeated. Every student of
election figures knows that it was the fall
ing off in the republican votes, and not
the increase in the democratic votes, that
elected Cleveland the last time, but all the
same. If Bryan gets as many democratic
votes AS Cleveland got. in addition to the
republican and populist votes he will get,
his election will be certain.
lanes Tins Iisr,oSaS IF tho RI u
campaign liars effort to show that hard
feeling existed between himself and Gov
Altgeld. as the result of an exchange of
communications: II have not had word
Of telegraphic or mail cores pondence
with Gov. Altgeld. since the Chicago Con-
vention. l had never met the Governor
until we came together on the silver COM
mittee at Chicago. and am frank to say
that my relations with him were not only
extremely pleasant, but they gave me the
opportunity of discovering that he was a
man of fine JUDGMENT, humane feelings,
and much worth. When we parted after
the convention, | had every reason to
think that the favorable impression that
he made upon me was reciprocated. The
story is simply "A campaign fabrication"
Virginia is said to be more enthusiastic
for Bryan and Sewall than it has been for
a National ticket for long time. Mr..
Flood, of AppomatoX, who will be elected
to the next House in place of Representa-
tive Turner. says of the situation and pros
poets in the state: I'VE will carry the Old
Dominion for Bryan by 10000 majority.
There never was candidate or platform
more to the liking of the people. In my
district the enthusiasm among democrats
grows daily in intensity, and think that
the voters will break all records in Novem-
Der. 1t is pretty certain that Virginia will
send solid democratic delegation to the
next Congress, and every man will be for
free silver" Senator Martin takes the
same view of the Virginia outlook and
said of the country at large: II think it is
reasonable to conclude that the great
popular wave in favor of the democratic
nominees will not subside. There are no
causes in sight to create reaction"
Senator Martin is one of the democrats
who hopes that the call of the voting gold
democrats for a National Convention to
meet at indianapolis, September end, will
result in the nomination of a gold demo-
cratic ticket, not because he wishes to sup.
port it but because he believes that it would
be of great benefit to Bryan by catching
votes that would otherwise be cast for
Mckinley, while it would not take single
vote away from Bryan.
The average democrat echoes the words
of Senator Faulkner, who, when he was
told that ii minor official in one of the
government departments had bolted Bry
an and Scwall. quietly said: That is his
right; but did he resi- IN the Office which
he owes to the democratic party before
boiling the regular democratic ticket!"
1t does seem little queer that some men
should be willing to go on drawing dem
Der .tc salary after having bolted the NOM
inecs of the democratic party.