The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-09-25

hama. who had come to Washington
solely to hear. Mr.. Brvans speech.
While in Washin rton, Mr. Bryan had
conferences with Chairman Faulkner,
of the Congressional Committee, Sena
tor German. and number of other
democrats of national prominence.
Most of these gentlemen accompanied
him to Baltimore and took part in the
meetings he addressed in that city. at-
forwards returning with him to Wash
ington. where he spent Sunday and
last night quietly resting. Mr.. Bryan
is standing the strain of almost con-
slant speaking remarkably we'll He
expressed himself rs being pleased with
the progress Of the camlai IN. and is
perfectly confident that he will he
elected; also that the next House of
Representative will have good work
ING silver majority. 1t will be remem-
bered that the Senate is already strong
ly for silver.
The story that the big ship builders
were afraid to bid on the three battle
ships authorized by the last Congress.
because of the probability that the free
coinage of silver would 90 into effect
before they would get their money.
went the way of all the rest of the
stories started to hinder the growth of
silver sentiment. Every shipbuilder
in the country with Il plant big enough
to do the work. put in a bid for one or
more of the batteships, and the work
of building them was secured bv the
Cramps. Of Philadelphia; the Newport
News Co.. of Virginia. and the Union
Iron Works. of San Francisco, each
concern to build one. at an aggregate
price ofS7 .9l?.950. The torpedo boats
authorized to be built by the last Con-
greSS We're also eagerly bid for
Missouri is one of the states that
over enthusiastic go!,l-bugs are fond of
claiming for Mckinley. How much
foundation there is for such Il claim is
shown 10y reports received at BRYAN
headquarters in Washington, from the
Democratic State Committee, of Mis-
souri,, based upon a CAREFUL poll of il
portion of the state and estimates bv
town and county committees for the
remainder. These reports give the
state to Bryan by Il majority of so 900
and show that the democrats will carry
every Congressional district except
two. If other Mckinley claims are
not better based. the apostle of gold
will be playing in extraordinary luck
if he carries a dozen states.
Il believe said Mr. &. W. l..
Brown. a well-known Indiana lawyer,
that Indiana will surprise the repnh-
licans in 4 way they will hardly relish
on November 3rd. My belief is that
Bryan will lead Mckinley in the state
by at least 10000 votes 1t is the sill
Hest sort of nonsense to talk about the
silver cause weakening in the West.
The statement is made 10y people whose
wish is father to the thought In nv
locality it is growing more popular all
the time; every day witnesses fresh ac-
cessions to our ranks, and no silver
men are going over to the gold camp.
The third ticket cannot be operated as
Il decov duck in Indiana
Dir. Y. Il. Parks. of California, has
this to say of the republican claims of
carrying that state for Mckinley: II
have not the slightest doubt that Cali
fornia will give Bryan at least 10000
majority. The letter of Jesse Grant,
son of the late Gen. I. $. Grant, de-
claring for the Chicago platform, that
| see has been widely copied in the
Eastern press. is fair reflex of the
dominant feeling i'm California.
Mr.. George p. Chimn. a son of Col.
Jack Chinn. the noted Kentucky poll
tician, and himself prominent among
the Younger democrats Of the state. is
so certain that Kentucky will 90 for
Bryan that he is now in Washington
Oh his bridal tour. He said: There
can he no doubt of the result, and any
man who is at all cognizant ofthe situ-
alton and is not warped by prejudice,
will agree that democratic victory is
certain. The silver forces are conf
dent and have Il nearly perfect organi-
Zation.'
The democrats smiled when the news
came that Chauncey Depew, President
of the New York Central Railroad and
General representative of the Wander
tilt millions. was to take the stump in
Illinois next month for Mckinley and
the gold standard The more of the
Deprw brand that Boss Hanna puts on
the stump for his candidate. the more
votes Bryan will get
There are more democratic clubs in
existence to-day, by several thousand.
than ever before, and the coming Ma
tlonal Convention of Clubs at st.
Louis. which will. it is eXncctel. be