The evening times., 1896-09-14
WANTEO--THE LABOR VOTE
Bryan Managers Work Hard
to Capture II.
SOME QUEER ADVICE GIVEN
Men Are COunseIed to Join Mckinley
and hobart Clubs to Avoid Dis
pleasing Their Emp ploy yers-But
They Are Expected io,Screily Vote
for the Democratic Candidate.

Those who are watching the campaign
most closely In its progress are satisfied
tnat. wnIie the cnnn5,cs or Republican sue
cess are materially INCREASING, tie gtrug
gle for the nextcight weeks must bc waged
with every Resource at command of those
WHO Claim TO be battling Ior the nations
honor.
It IS conceded that the appeals which MIR.
Bryan and his fellow-orators are ma king
to prejudice and passion are having much
effect in communities where business de
preston is at its worst, and in sections
where the low price OF farm products has
o owakeped discontentand resentment among
the agricultural classes The Democratic
notnince is to Continue his stnmpinG tour
until the end OF the Campaign, and his
route has been skilfully chosen to reach
as many of the doabtful counties through
out the South, East and middle West as
possible before the / st OF November next.
The Bryan managers are known TO lie
concentrating their efforts at the present
time upon the workinGmen of OHIO, In
diana, Illinois and Michigan. They are
receiving active ana dangerous assistance
from the headquarters Of the knights OF La
bor here in Washington, from whose presses
IL F'Ig AilSt IcIlipD u tli'
ture for the democratic nltiCnal Congress
sinna! conrnittec and the Popuiist national
committee is issued.
DANGER TO REPUBLICANS.
The grave danger TO Republican success
now seems to lie IN the possibility OF the
wurkingmen being led aStray by the dena-
goglc appeals o, the Bryan OTa.uTs aud by
the secret work OF managers of labor or
EaniZat!Ons which have been rui!stei in the
POporrauc campaign. The Bryan man
dserS assert that, under their advice. thou
sands Of wofkinguen are Joining Mckinley
and Hobart clubs in order 10 prevent the
possible dspleasure o. their employers
but that all such Will secretly vote for
Bryan and Sewall when the election takes
place.
1t Is stated that this is particularly the
case with the railroad men in Maryland,
West Virginia and Ohio, aad thal the Dem
DCrauC national committee has iOng rolls
Of such employe yes vino are wearing the No.
kinney and Hobart button. but who are
quietly working among their associates
FOR the scccess of Bryan and Sewall-
the fusion managers recognize the danger
which Hes i'll tie character OF the appeals
which have Teen made 10 the farmers. and
winch must he materially modified when
CURRENT issues are discussed with the work.
ingmen.
DIFFICULT TO REC ONCILE.
Tie are finding 1t difficult to reconcile
the interests OF TIE two on lie basis pI their
promises to tie farmer OF increases IN prices.
II consequence. such Of the tailoring creani-
Zatious as they have been able to cuiitToIare
appealing 10 their members on liLcs Df
Prejudice against capital through cor
liuued relteratlGu of the assertion that iaEDr
has not received its due pIOpOTtion of The
results OF labor, and that any change OF
existing Conditions cannot iuJuTlous!y az
feet the wagc-earncr.
Mr.. Bryau's tour through the East AMI
Central West is expected to supplement TINS
work which Is being prosecuted ny the cam
paIgu Committees among tie. worklngmen,
ana he Will. as far as possible, IL is
stated. address - is remark ks to this
class of workers. leaving work i'll the agri-
cultural communities. to tie prosecuted by
the campaign committees, rational and
State and by the ne wspapers, which areex-
peCted tC print aud to distribute iree Of
cost to thesr subscribers his remarks they
arc reported 10y thedaily press.
VOTE OF THE FARMERS.
Chairman Faulkner intiuates that the
greatest surprise of the campaign will noi
he in the overwhelming vote cast Sy the
farmers for the Chicago ticket, but iii THE
large labor vote which will be polled for
the Democratic nominees.
The Republican managers are not in anr
degree ignorant of the methods being ei..-
ployed for the capture of tile labor vote and
of the men engaged iu the attempt tn divert
1t from the cause of sound money aud prUteo-
ton to that of free coinage aud free trade
Every effort on tAa part Of the Republican
committee will be strained from now until
election in meeting the arguments Of the
Bryan orators and workers among the wage
carners and in completing IN every precinct
Ill tile doubtful States such an organization
as will draw out every Republican indus
trial vote and furnish every wage-caruer
material by which to arrive at an honest
CONCLUSION regarding the issues OF tie day
BEARS LED BY CAMMACk.