New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-11
TALKING FOR EFFECT.
AT WASHINGTON HEAD
QUARTERS SPEAK their LIT
TIE PIECES.
THEN THEY RETIRE BEHIND THE SCENES AND
HOLD ANXIOUS CONSULTATIONS WITH LoNd
FACEs-A SPECIMEN OF THE

DAILY FARCE
fay TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNE.1

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNEI
Washington. Sept. 1O.-The Popocrauc managers
in Washington gave their usual eAhibitoh Oh ram
bow chasing to-day to tickle and encourage .nen
followers and partIsons who are never per''i'.eu
to peer behind the scenes. and then they setucd
down tn , SOLEMN and anxious consultation. Mat
ters are In q bad way with them. hut they try 10
hold a brave front the public. II Is noticeap'e
that their efforts do not seem to be inspired ny
the same degree of hope and enthusiasm 'ha'
marked them month or even fortnight ago
but are characterized rather by the same qualities
OF grim desperation and logged resolution that
are displayed ly the crew of sinking snip at
sea who stand and labor mt the pumps day ai,er
day, although they know that the leak IL st"aniv
gaining upon them. The chief difference IL that
the half-shipwrecked crew do not STOP ana Try
to deceive themselves with fanciful hopes. as the
Popocratc chemists do. by trying to extract retu-
gent and dazzling sunbeams from very green and
unpromsing political cucumbers
Congressman McMillin. OF tennessee was 'he
first one TO come before the scenes. He had just
returned from New-Jcrsey, where he delivered a
speech yesterday before the Popooratic State Con-
ven;ion. and this the piece he spoke to-day TOT
the benefit of ncwspapc men: II have campaigned
there in three successive Presidential campaigns
and think | know something about the state Inc
Convention held at Trenton yesterday was much
more largely attended than that Of 1872. ana the
enthusiasm for our candidates was very marked
the electoral vote of the State would be cast FOR
Bryan and Sewali. That the decided opinion
of prominent from every section OF the state
whom I met and conversed with There Is no
doubt that New-Jersey is to-day, as IN the past
Democratic State and will continue to be So
Then came forth Congressman Lconidas r. LlV-
ingston of Georgia who, it Is reported, carries
the Venezuelan vote in his waiscoat pocket, and
he spoke his piece follows: 'Ihe only TWO
States in the South where the Democrats Will have
to do any work are North Carolina and Kentucky
II fusion is arranged in North Carolina. as it is
hoped there WIN not be the slightest danger to
the Bryan ticket. 1t will win by a large majority
Kentucky will be close but | think that the State
will 20 Democratic by from 1880 to 10000.
AS to the Middle Western States Colonel Livings-
ton is enthusiastic in his belief that ONO ana
Illinois will give big majoritcs for Bryan He Is
even hopeful of New-York State, and says that the
Democrats could afford to lose several southern
States and would win with ease without them. al
though he Asserts That he knows there Is 10 u'sei
Of the South being broken this time
assistant Secretary Mexican was another star
performer lie is the gentleman VINO assists IN IN
cuDatng Bryan gold and silver CLUBS many oI
which are stuffed clubs. SO 10 speah,a. we we
untiney fate Of the Herkimer club which he ad,
vertiscd few days ago. Mexican mas now star 9ea
letter from j. T. Reynolds. of Gouyerneur who
MS tovn est Lawrence County, of go members
have ratified the nomination OF Bryan and Sewal
and have been instrumental in organizing several
other clubs i'm adjoining towns. OF our 80 mem
bers about rs are former Republicans nave A.
WAYS BEEN a Republican, voted for every kepupss
lean candidate for President. So have many OF
our club members. but have enlisted Tor the
frce-sver fight and will do all in our power to de-
feat the godites. We shall make good showing
o Election Day. l..
Other letters were also displayed and read IN
Guiding several from Illinois Chairman linriChsen
Srir.,d mat Eryan had already carried that State
and the chairman Of the Cook County Committee
wrote that "Chicago is in line for the Cncaso
ticket James l.. Scott secretary of the Demo
cratic Club of Mattoon, ~: writes: rnmer VIII VII,
get only three votes In Matto0n ana VIII no, see
Twelve in the county. lie will do our ticket no
harm here Since Palmers nomination many OF
the old-time Democrats who had been clainorous
FOR gold have decided to cast their lots with "hat
thev call the dirty shirt ttcket-Brvan anu
Asevyall From Franklin County S. w. Swain
writes that 1--WE have got Illinois now; a no
All these things for effect But wlthin ana pc,
hind the locked doors of the room where CHAIRMAN
Faulkner and his assistants gathered TINS alt e
noon different tales told and remarks "ers,
made about the President of the United states ana
members OF his Cabinet that members ol '"c Vo'-
ference would dread to see in print