Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-03
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Vermont Election-senator Martins
Nfews-Etc.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., September p
Special )-Republlcans here, and particu-
larly those at their party headquarters
are making "a great to-do" over the re-
suit of the election in Vermont yesterday,
as il It in any way foreshadowed the re-
suit of the national election in November.
As a matter Of fact, the free-silver issue
did not enter into the Vermont campal ~
Democratic leaders, both here and else
where have never regarded Vermont as
a State in which it was worth while TO
make a contest. Neither speakers nor
silver literature were sent there, and the
Democratic managers were from the be-
ginning quite Indifferent as TO the
course the canvass might take In the
Green Mountain State. Though 1t is a
so-called farmer State, it Is nevertheless
dyed in the wool with Republicanism' ana
mat of the most bigoted New England
tvne Nearly all of the States in tra'
section are conceded TO the Repubilcahs'
with the possible exception OF Connecu'
cut and Massachusetts, which may DC
carried by the Democrats, and IN poth oi
which they will certainly make immense
gains. The result in Vermont Is taken
as Il matter of course, and the Democrats
here say the Republicans are welcome 10
all the cold comfort they can realize out
of it.
THE BOLTING DEMOCRATS.
On the other hand, Republican mana
gers here are very much. I'm fact, IN
tensely. interested in the meeting or polt-
ing Democrats at Indianapolis to-day.
Tbev seem to regard it as convention
- their own party and they do not
disguise the fact that it is an auxiliary
side-show in the Republican campaign
What they fear most is the nomination
nv the Democratic boilers OF ticket
that may possibly get some votes IN
cIoee states that would otherwise go 70
Ncxinlev. They know that such ticket
y,iu secure a small following I'm New
vorlr and some others of the Eastern
ctates which may lose them 10 the
straddle-bug protectionists; and they are
exceedingly anxious that thelr ltlehus'
the Democratic boilers at lndlahapoiis'
should adopt only gold platform, "l'h
the soundest Democratic princlpIes' anu
adiourn Some individuals, ambitious for
presidential nominations, empty hol,ois
though they be, may disappolh' theSe
Republicans.
SENATOR MARTINS VIEWS.
Senator Martin. who was here recently,
and who was called home by tele
Gram announcing the threatened serious
illness of Mrs Martin, Whlch happhy
turned out to be unfounded, speaking
about the presidential outlook, said ths.'
he considered il most encouraging II
was vet 100 early in the campaign h'
continued, to form any accurate Opinions
or to make any estimates as resaru'
! figures. but on the whole. ne DeneFe'
,Iat the prospect for the election OF th'
Democratic candidates was bright an
boneful As for Virginia. he had no sor
~ doubt as TO the result. The state
would give the ticket one or the larSes'
maforities I'm its history. and possibly
send a solid Democratic delegation 10 Ih'
next House of Representatives.
Asked about the Indianapolis conVeu
lion and the effect of a ticket, II one
shonld he nominated by the Democratic
,uies Of Mckinley, he said he dld no
t,inl, that the indianapolis folks Woulc
ont much figure in the campaign.
,,.o,ld not make much difference wha'
tbev aid. but he thought the best thinl
tbav could do was TO nominate ucket
es that would command some votes tina
vvould otherwise unquesuonaply 80 t'
NrcVinlev. II would compel some OF th'
| soro-bead-pro rotectiOn-sOund-m Demo
crats who we're anxious for an excuse
ord an opporunity TO vote for Mckinney
10 cast their ballots for the lndianapou
ticket. which would be equivalent t'
| throwing them away.
A marriage license was issued TO-DAY I
Edward j. Salter and Rosa A. Mulei
both Of Spotsylvania county Va