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Elect 81 Few SilVeFltes 10 Con-
gress-RepubIicRns Claim He Has
Wasted His TImc-The Republic
cans Making Hard Fight i'm
Maryland.
Washington. Oct. CANDIDATE Bryan,
having concluded his visit to the "ene-
my's country" has gone TO wind up the
campaign in the west His best friends
and supporters are unable to understand,
up to date, why he has spent so much
time in tho eastern states. One Of the
members of the national democratic COM
mittee, who attended the recent CONFER
once with Mr. Bryan in New York, SAYS
Mr.. Bryan feels confident that he Is 60
ing to be elected, and he journeyed to the
east hoping to assist in the election OF a
Few free silver congressman from that
section of tho country. Chairman Bab-
cock Of the republican congressional COM
mittee says Mr. Bryan simply wasted
some time in New England, If he went
there to elect free silver congressman.
At republican headquarters the leaders
are very confident of McKinleys election,
and they say that Bryan will be beaten
worse than Greeley was. In spite of the
expressed confidence of the republicans,
1t is observed that they have not ceased
their efforts to check the free silver SEN
timent, which seems to cluster around
Bryan wherever he appears. His
speeches may not make votes, but It must
be admitted that he is making a wonder
full campaign. Indeed, Bryan is all there
is to the democratic canvass. II his voice ,
should go back on him. or should an acci-
dent deprive him of the opportunity to
fll out, the programme that he has ar
ranged for himself, the campaign would
languish If not totally collapse.
The managers at democratic and repub-
lican headquarters, in this city, are wind
ing up their part of the campaign of edu-
cation work, and will begin to look after
the qualification of the voters in those
states where new methods Of registration
ana voting are to be tried for the first
time In several Of the states, the demo-
Gratis are having trouble In getting their
voters registered. while the republicans
are showing greater activity than ever be-
fore In that branch of the political bus
mess.
In Maryland the republicans are count
ing upon carrying that state for McKln-
ley, owing to the fact that the democrats
have been unsuccessful In getting a full
registration. The explanation given by
the democratic managers in that state is
that the new law requires re-registra-
tion throughout the counties as well as
in the city OF Baltimore. Many of the
old farmers, who have lived in the same
place for the past twenty or thirty years,
resent the idea of being obliged to regis
ter again. and they refuse to bow to the
new order OF things and thus they will
forfeit their privilege of voting this year.
on the other hand, the republicans have
been more successful in getting their peo-
pie on the registration books, for they
have had the money to pay voters for the
loss of time required to register. The
colored vote In Maryland promises to be
very large this year, and there are indica-
tions of superior organization by the re-
pubicans all over the state.
Some interesting and encouraging cor
respondence comes to democratic head
quarters by every mail. Here are a few
samples culled from Senator Faulkner's
daily budget:
The alleged enthusiasm for Mckinley
at Homestead, whence the carload OF
workmen were taken free of charge to
Canton and back, day off given them
by the Carnegie works, with pay, and the
shops closed to enable the demonstration
to be made, must have petered out, IL
the following statement from Pittsburg
correspondent is true. He writes: The
original headquarters of the republicans
at Homestead has been closed, the furni-
ture attached, and even the pictures OF
Mckinley and Quay, which adorned the
walls, have been levied upon, and the
doors closed. This Is the end of the al
legged enthusiasm for Mckinley, whose
friends imported Pinkerton detectives to
make targets OF the very men who were
unwillingly hauled to Canton to be pa
raded, duly labeled with Mckinley
badges"
From Covlngton KY, comes a state
ment In relation to the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, which shows an entirely
different state Of affairs from that al
legged by President Ingalls, who has been
represented as mildly suggesting to the
employees of the company that 1t was
their interest to vote for Mckinley. The
writer says: II am in hopes you Will
favor me in my endeavors to Christian
ize some Of our shop employees, or,
should say, the cause OF humanity 70 the
working people. In the shops OF the
chesapeake and Ohio railroad, at this
place they have organized two clubs, one
a Mckinley Club, the other a Sound
money" club. All Of the employees are
requested to join one or the other and all
have joined with the exception OF three
men When the men 20 to work at noon
they report to the time keeper, and re-
ceive a check, which is numbered, in or
der to ascertain who is working and who
are not, and when he gives them their
checks, he gives them some kind of lit
erature, mostly books and pamphlets and
the Railway Age. Send documents to the
names given you. The men are afraid
TO 20 to the democratic committee, as the
railroad has spoilers"
1T. L. French, secretary OF the Eass
Tennessee farmers convention, writes
from Catlettsburg: I'VE have organized
o. central club at our county seat, with
branch clubs in each election precinct.
This county Is more than two-thirds re-
publican, but we are going to give our
ticket the largest vote polled."
The secretary Of the state committee
Of South Dakota writes that the state
may be classed as sure for Bryan. The
treasurer of Bryan Club, at Gettysburg,
$. D., writes 1--WE are doing well in this
county. Democrats and populists are
working together We have good reports
from all parts of the state. G. Boyd Bar
rett member OF the democratic congress
slonal committee for South Dakota,
writes I'VE have the best reports from
all parts of the state. We are better or
ganized this campaign than ever before.