Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-25
REPUBLICAN, ADVICES
News of Encouragement From Many States
Received at Headquarters.
Cool Reception to senator Teller I'm
Kentucky - -Ex-Representatlve La
Toilette of Wisconsin All Right.

W. L. Cook, a prominent grain and coal
merchant of Cook, Fayette county, Ohio,
writes the republican congressional COM
mittee. Il am most happy to be able to
report very favorable outlook i'm this sec
ton. / only know of one republican who
is off. and ] can report ten democrats who
will vote the straight republican ticket and
three who will vote for Palmer and Buck
ner'
A c. Larson of Eau Claire, Wis. the
nominee of the democrats and populists
In the seventh congressional district OF
Wisconsin, to oppose Michael Griffin. repub-
lican, for Congress. has filed his declination
with the secretary Of state. Larson was
one OF the five Wisconsin delegates to the
Chicago convention who voted for Bryan
Cool Reception to senator Teller.
A prominent citizen of Somerset, KY,
writing a personal letter to member of
the republican congressional committee, un-
der date of September %. says: Senator
Teller of Colorado spoke here yesterday
TO a crowd not exceeding 1O0--more than
half of whom were republicans, 100 sound
money democrats and the balance Bryan
ties. His reception was cooler than the
present cold wave, and no enthusiasm
whatever was shown by the audience, who
gave him close attention through respect
for the distinguished man. That portion
of his speech not devoted to the money
question was strong protection arau-
ment, and really acted a boomerang on
the free s!lverites, for ii made votes for
Mckinley. This county gave Bradley LEO
majority last fall. We intend to educate
the people up to 1000 majority for Gov
ernor Mckinley, with the aid of your edu-
cational documents
f. G. Mills. writing from West Superior,
Wis, to Chairman Babcock, says: Every
COP, and the alleged silver craze in
this city was largely overdrawn and Is a
thing of the past"
Not That La Toilette.
Chairman Babcock Of the congressional
committee was greatly surprised yesterday
to find that an eastern paper had confound-
ed Robert NJ. La Toilette of Wisconsin with
Harvey NJ. La Toilette of Indiana, who was
arrested n New York On Thurs day for some
alleged Irregularities in connection with the
bonds of the Connorsville Gas and Electric
Light Company. Mr.. Babcock says ex-
Congressman La Toilette is now in Wis
consin, taking an active part in the cam
paign in that state. They are entirely
separate and distinct persons. The error
was made in the headlines of the dispatch,
which stated: Harvey NJ. La Toilette Ar
rested. Former Wisconsin Congressman
Charged With Fraudulent Representa-
TONS
II am convinced" said the republican
chairman, that the writer who composed
that headline was simply mistaken. and
that all who know the Wisconsin ex-mem-
Ter will see that it was a slip of the pen
and nothing more. There was nothing IN
the dispatch to warrant the inference tina;
it was La Toilette of Wisconsin, as the
rames are not the same and the dispatch
plainly states that the gas mall halls from
Indiana At the same time, in justice to
the Wisconsin man, the error ought TO be
&C rrected"