The morning times., 1896-09-17
IN THE CAMPAIGN
PILOT HOUSES
Latest News and Views of Those Who Con-
duct the Political Voyage.

Aosoos NoWo ouu sio"o VI AAoSo "uV 0vn
duct the Political Voyage.
1.-THE volume OF business is simply enor-
NOUS" said Assistant Secretary Mexican,
Of the National Association of Democratic
Cubs, last evening. To-day has been TIE
biggest day in point OF amount Of Coz
respondence to be attended to-" AS the
date Of the national convention draws
near 1t Is expected that the number Of
club applications for enrolment in the
National Association will daily increase"
The somewhat famous controversy over
the Bryan and Sewall Silver Club in
Herkimer, n. Y. has again been brought
to the attention OF Assistant Secretary
Mexican, at local headquarters, in let
ter from an officer of the club The let
ter confirms the original statement OF Mr..
Mexican. which was attacked by the Re-
publicans, that the club membership is
fully as large as was represented. Mr..
Mexican is pleased with the letter be-
cause he says 10 summarily disposes OF the
silly Republican story that the club is
small in number and Is the laughing stock
OF the country.
Republicans are receiving good pews
daily from the Pacific Coast States. In
Oregon, especially, The Republicans are
Nhoiou7"1 oi6dbiLGu Wei attNV
the Campaign and confident of success
Gov. w. j. Mcconnell Of Idaho, is engaged
In an active canvass for the Republican
ticket in his State. Gov. Mcconnell says
the Republicans OF Idaho are thorC rghly
organized and are going TO make ed hot
campaign.
In Oregon Hon W. r. Ellis and Hon.
Binger Hermann, both OF whom were silver
men, are advocating the election OF the Re-
publican ticket. Mr.. Ellis is iilling dates
in various parts of the state, fixed by
the State central committee.
Mr.. Hermann delivered his first speech
at ROseburS on the lth. and will make a
vigorous canvass later in the season through
his district He Is a very popular man
and tie announcement OF ms determination
10 enter the canvass was received with
great satisfaction In his section Of Oregon,
especially as he was defeated for re-
election to the Fifty fifth Congress.
Two very cnthusia site meetings were held
in Portland on Thursday and Friday OF
last week, at which many ladies' were
present. Senator Mitchell is 1illing dates
under the direction of the State central
committee and speaks at Eugene on the
Goth, at Ashland on the 22d, ut Grants
Pass ON the 18th, and at Roseburg on the
25Jh. J. W. Ivry, an eloquent speaker and
a thorough master of the tariff question,
is speaking to great crowds in Eastern
Oregon.
sc. Spencer, another very effective cam
paigDer. is doing great work for the Re-
publicaBs and is discussing the tariff cues
ton with good effect. On his recent visi:
to Buttville, where lie talked to the hop
growers ON the question of protection, Mr.
Spencer aided in organizing Mckinley
Club with seveDty-five members. Barkley,
the free silver advocate, had recently Wis
tied lIe-place and succeeded in getting
together uhirty-siX members, two-thirds OF
whom were women.
the IoHow.ug Mex iDley Clubs were
organized last week: Merlin, Josephine
county: Gold Hi, jackson county, Klamath
Falls, Troutdale, Pleasant Hill, Clacka-
mus county; Elk City, Lincoln county;
Grants Pass, Dayton, Ashland. Cottage
Grove, Waldron. Crook county; Pilot Rock.
CIuaUlia county. The latter club is stu
ated i'll an agricult ural district aud contains
100 members, which is three fourths of the
voters IN the immediate vicinity.
unique feature of the Republican cam
pacn IN that section is the illustrated
lecture which Mr.. I. f. Shields is delivering
II forms "a talk on the life OF Mckinley
from the cradle To Tie White House. Mr..
Shields has been engaged to stump the State
OF Washington with tins lecture, which is
original and illustrated with fifty stereop-
tIcOn views made direct from copies or
oNHtu tN MdJtI e
They are the only set of views on the life
OF Mckinley in existence. Substantial
aid is being gwen by the Gold Democrats
who have begun TO organize in earnest.
A. L. Morrison, n well-known Repubn-
can, who has been doing some campaign
work for the Republicans in Michi gan,
writing Mr.. Babcock, chairman OF the
Republican Congressional Committee, rela-
tive to the situation in that State, says he
finds that in most places the reasOnin 6
people are fast recovering their senses.
He writes:
There is a demand for discussion OF
protection and rcdpr ocity, and fortu-
nately for me anticipated this and pro
cured a copy OF the Ways and Means Com
rnittee's report. II is positively wonderful
to find how Uniformed farmers are on
this subject / was told il was a perfect
revelation to them. Many people crowded
around me at the meetings TO know where
IL could be procured. Your two speeches
and also that OF McCleary, are giving great
satisfaction. They are in universal de-
mand. / think Jefferson's order stopping
the coinage OF the silver dollar in 1906
ought to be publishcdin every sound IN oney
paper. Some OF the most ignorant OF
these fanatics deny its existence in toto.
The change OF sentiment is marked that
our folks are claiming the State by 900
majority"
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