Evening star., 1896-10-05
Certificates Issued to Voters Intend
ing to Go Home.
CONFIDENT OF CARRYING KENTUCKY
Encouraging News From Missouri
and South Dakota.
A CANVASS OF VETERANS

Representative George w. Murray CT
South Carolina called at republican head
quarters this morning in company with
Mr.. Jennings, a republican politician Of
his district, to make an appeal to Chair
man Babcock to recognize Mr.. Murray as
the rightful nominee of the republicans
for Congress in the district. Mr.. Murray
has received nomination. but SO has Mr..
Cecil Cohen, and there is trour3le among
the republicans thereat. The policy of the
congressional committee has been to keep
cut Of these facticnal fights, and the situa-
tion in this case will probably be handled
with circumspection by the committee.
The bureau of transportation wGs in full
blast at the Hotel Normandie, corner 10Th
and streets today, and great many GER
tificates were issued to voters intending to
go home to register and vote. Mr.. Bass,
who is in charge of the bureau, rcnews his
invitation to all republicans to call early
and receive information and instruction
upon this duty.
Working in Indiana.
Representative Charles L. Henry of the
Anderson, Ind, district writes to Chair
man Babcock:
Il think that ou.' majority in the district
for Mckinley and the rest of the ticket
will be fully as large as, If not larger, than
the majority of two years ago was over
the democratic and popuiist vote combined.
AS you understand, of course, the demo-
Gratis and popuists have completely fused"
Representative Walter Evans of Loui~-
Ville, KY, writes to republican headquar-
ters that 1t is impossible to forecast with
anything approXimating accuracy the ex-
act size of the majority which he has no
doubt of getting in his district, but 1t
Will be good many thousands, probably
practically assured says Mr. Evans. Il
am devoting my whole time to the work OF
getting out large majority for Mckinley
Gaining in Missouri.
c. A. Loomis, a prominent lawyer of
Chillicothe, Mo-, who was recently nomi-
mated by the republicans of his district for
the republican party. and two years ago re-
duced the democratic majority 5000 votes.
He writes Chairman Babcock:
Inc republicans all over the district are
very enthusiastic and are working hard.
we are gaining ground very rapidly every
Where. Every man who can make a speech
at All is on the stump talking day and
night. The sound money democrats are
very numerous and are working with us
and working hard. We are losing no votes
10 speak OF at all on the silver question
and are gaining thousands from democrats
and populists on the tariff question, as well
as on the sound money issue"
Representative Robert J. Gamble of South
Dakota writes that the republican Etera-
ttre has been productive of great good in
the canvass, and the interest has been so
intense on the money question that every
thlng OF value has been eagerly sought for
ana read with the greatest interest by the
people. He writes:
we nave every confidence of succeeding O
with the entire ticket, and believe we are
sale In claiming the state for Mckinley
our state ticket and also the legislature
Ihe republicans of the state are enthu-
siastic and are full of courage, and have
been unceasing in their efforts in every
locality in the state Thinking YOU might
care to hear as to the situation 1t is with
great pleasure that l write you thus en-
couragingiy. Careful polls have been taken
through the state committee in question
able localities, and they have uniformly
SHOWN al increased vote for the republi-
cans over the vote of 1894 We feel safe
1or majority as strong as two years ago.
ana IN my best Judgment 1t will be larger"
A Canvass of Veterans.
John Blake of Battery F, U. S. Artillery
in personal letter to a friend in this CITY.
writes from Phillipsburg, N j., as follows:
1 live In the city of Philiipsburg. and
canvassed all the old veterans This is the
way they are going to vote: William Nc
kinley. 25O; William J. Bryan, TO-"
Jonn w. Langley, who Is one of the re-
publican nominees for Congress in Ken
lucky, writes:
we are confident of carrying Kentucky
FOR Mckinley by 1O.0Oo.''