The evening times., 1896-09-03
MAY GIVE UP IN THE EAST
Discouraged by Poverty. Bry-
ans Tour and Indianapolis.
LOCAL DEMOCRATS TALK
Conference of Mr.. Bryan and the Cam
paign Managers is Certain TO Con-
slider the Question of Continuing the
Fight to the South and West-Seri-
Ous Lack K Of Funds.

The muchvaunted old Democratic doc
trlne of economy as ii used TO be preached
and practiced before the party was rent
in twain by the financial issue is, unde dire
stress OF poverty and by an irony of fate,
to be practiced in the campaign work OF
the free silver wing.
This conclusion has been semiofficially
announced at local headquarters. though
the highest Officials there still assert that
Chairman Jones' rene wed appeals for finan-
ciai aid will soon bring more abundant re-
suits.
Another conclusion. more important even
than the first, it is expected, Will be
reached at this weeks conference between
Candidate Bryan and the party managers
at Chicago. 1t is result growing out or
the candidates trip in tie East, and also
the sentiment aroused in the same part
OF the country by the Indianapolis con-
vcntiop. In short, it is reasonably certain
that the Bryan campaign managers will
decide to practically give up the fight in
certain States and SOnfine the really ac-
tive, hopeful fighting to the South and
West
This oUicomeis clearly seen-at leas. local
Republican politicians profess SO to see,
and many Democrats do not deny-to have
been simply victory OF the Judgment OF
old stsgers in campaign work over that
Of the boy orator. The latter believed. as
was freely published at the ame, that he
could leave Lincoln and enjoy one tour of
triumph and wholesale vote getting from
that time until ids return. lie thought he
-.
DID NOT CAPTURE 1T.
Responsible Democrats, ,whosay what they
mean, nov say that Mr.. Bryan did not cap
ture the enemy's country, and that his fail
ureandthe neSpectedoutburstU Of sympathy
for the indianapolis movement, proves that
1t is useless to expect to carry any Eastern
States for the Chicago ticket
1t is asserted, and the Information comes
from a reliable sourcethat Chairman Faux
ner of the Congressional committee yester-
day talked discouragingly about the situa-
ton to some OF his close advisers and
friends. He has decided that the Bryan
tour of the East has not ha1 an inflsence to
change the result in November He believes
that tie fight shoul / be male in the Middle
West, the West and the South.
about these matters last evening he had
been talking with a delegation OF local
colored visitors who had come to offer some
services in the campaign. Senator Faulkner
answered with show of cheerfulpess.
''Oh, we are going to fight everywhere"
he said. Give up? Where should we give
up? Some parts OF the country are more
favorable to or cause than others. of course.
but we are fighting all along the line. 1
have predicted the greet triumph Of Bryan
and free silver in this campaign, and there
is no cause yet to doubt the prophecy"
Senator Faulkner positively refused to
acknowledge that the fighting would cease
IN any State.
DIDN'T EXPECT IT
Gen. Williams, when at headquarters.
had this to say about the work in the East:
"Of course Vermont would go Republican,;
I never saw the time when l thought it
would go Democratic 1 expect Maine to
show still larger Republican gains. We
don't expect anything in New England,
anyhow"
Secretary McKeen said he had rot ex-
pected to see campaign work accomplish
much i'll Vermont or in New England.
tional committee. spoke plainly:
Il think the Bryan fight should be con-
fined to the South and West" he said,
where there is hope of winning. There IS
no chance OF carrying New England Sta.e
and haven't expected Bryan TO get cleo
toral votes in the East. But those States
are not needed if good work is Gone else
where
The leading Democratic officials local
headquarters would not deny that Il prob
able question to be considered at the con-
ference with Mr.. Bryan at Chicago is the
question of where the most active fighting
shall be carried on. 1t is suspected that
Mr.. Bryan is very ia + from having given up
his idea that the Eastern country is good
fighting ground, and the Democratic man.
ayers may have n refractory candidate on
their hands to be persuaded. say the po-
litical sossips of the opposition party.
IN WANT OF FUNDS
the Democratic national committee is in
a bad way. In some departments of the
campaign work the poverty has reached an
acute stage. Even with the aid Of 4
government frank on nearly all the political
literature sent out, the work of educating
the people by pamphlets goes on slowly.
The financial question the silver
question, this time will. it is said, be
thoroughly discussed at the Chicago con-
ference. II is certain that Chairman Jones
will lay the details of the situation plainly
before the conferces, and ask advice. An
other equally certain thing, il good Demo
cratic opinion from high source may be be-
lieved, is that one of the plans OF economy
TO be suggested by Chairman Jones is to the
effect that the fight in the East lie carried
on only in a desultory manner, thus saving
expense, and that the heavy fighting be
done in The West and South