The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-15
WASHINGTON.
Prom our Regular correspondent. u.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9th, 1896.

other officials at democratic head
quarters in Washington have we're
bound-to-win expression on their
faces. They have not lacked conf
dence from the beginning, but they
have received information this week
which they think makes the election
of Bryan an absolute certainty. They
deem it best not to make public the
exact nature of this information at
this time.
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner, secretary
of the Democratic Congressional Cam.
paign Committee, returned this week
from the convention of the National
Association of Democratic Clubs, of
which he is also Secretary. He says
the convention was the most largely
attended and most thoroughly en-
thusastc of any convention of the
kind ever held, and that despite the
hard times and the discrimination of
the railroads there was larger attend
ance than was expected. Speaking
of what he learned on the trip Mr..
Gardner said While at st. Louis,
and on my way thither and back,
consultations were had with delegates
from all parts of the country, and
while | went to st. Louis already sat
ished that Mr.. Bryan would be elected,
| returned with absolute certainty that
nothing can be done to stay the tide
which will carry him into the White
House. | have RETAINED, up to the
present time, from expressing my
opinion for publication, but now, feel
ing SO absolutely confident of the re-
suit, state the sincere belief that
Bryan's election is assured. But as
this is the fight of the people against
the money powers of the world. we
must be watchful and keep up the
fight until the results are declared"
Democrats are wondering whether
President Cleveland's return to Wash
ington indicates his taking an active
part in the remainder of the campaign.
Some say one thing and some another
Meanwhile Secretaries Carlisle and
Morton are talking for gold and small
fry officials are asked for their rcsig-
nations for talking for silver.
More than three hundred enthusi-
astic democrats went out to Laurel to
hear Senator German make his first
Bryan and Sewall speech, and they
were amply paid for SO doing. Senator
Gorman's statement of his own posi-
tion on the financial question was at
once modest and forceful He said {:
"There are some democrats who have
thought it best to go slow on the
question now before the people, but
when we submitted our views at the
highest court in this land, the National
Convention, there was nothing left for
any democrat to do but to accept the
decision. The Senator paid his
respects to the boilers in a few vigor-
Gus and characteristic words, and
closed by assuring his hearers that the
Maryland voters could not be bought
in his own language: 81 think
know the people we'll enough to say
that all the banks, railroads and other
corporations will not be able to pre-
vent Maryland from casting her cleo
toral vote for Bryan and Sewall."
This week the Democratic Con
gressional Committee issued pocket
campaign book, giving in a nutshell
the attitude Of the democratic party
in the present campaign, and specially
designed to aid democrats in arguing
for the free coinage of silver. Sen
ator Faulkner says it is one of the
most unique, useful and popular cam
paign books ever issued.
Here are some of the reasons, in
the shape of letters received at demo
cratic headquarters in Washington,
why the republicans are getting fright,
ened about Ohio. From Fullerton,
the Chairman of the Silver Club
writes: "In our backwoods town in
the corner of Ohio, where we usually
poll nearly two hundred republican tc
ten or twelve democratic votes, we
have organized a silver club, which
now has more than ninety members
There has been a silver club organic
ed in every township around US" and
from Redfeld the secretary of another
Silver club writes This precinc
polled 81 democratic votes last fall
and we will have over one hundred
this fall"
Mr.. Sewall's letter of acceptance
made public this week, is conhrma
tion which nobody can dispute of the
positive assertion made weeks ago il
this correspondence, that Mr.. Sewal
would neither be withdrawn nor with.
draw from the ticket upon which he
was placed by the Chicago Conven
tion.
The republicans came dangerously