The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-10-24
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from our regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. OcT. 16, 1896.


Quays's absurd claim OF 27O electoral
votes for Mckinley " b%nrlesqne. aud
says that Quay knows the battle il
lost and being compelled TO put out
some kind Of figures he made them SO
large that nobody would believe them.
A significant result Of the publication
of Qaay's figures was their immediate
effect upon the betting fraternity. the
members of which may be counted
upon to recognize a bluff when they
see it. The most reckless of the gam
blers were offering odds of 8 to l on
Mckinley until Qua.'s claim ~
made public. They ut nnce reduced
them to 2 to ! and in some cases the
most they will now offer ia z to s..
and there are rtasons for believing
that the money t" offer these odds
comes from Mark Hanna's corruption
fund.
Senator German returned from New
York this week. A usual he refused
to be interviewed, hut he reiterated
his statement that Bryan would carry
Maryland.
The returns from polls made in
nearly al. the Congressional districts
are sufficiently complete 10 Indicate
how the next House will stand, and an
estimate, which Is regarded by the
democratic Congressional committee
as very conservative, shows that 100
silver Representatives Will lie elected,
including democrats, populists aud
silver republicans. That will give
the silver men the control of the
House by a comfortable working ma
jority and ensures the early euact-
ment Of a law providing for the free
coinage of silver. if tho estimate be
correct and Mr.. Bryan be elected, aud
democrats have 10 Goabt Of either, %
Mr.. Bryan has said that if elected
he would call an immediate extra
session of Congress for the express
purpose of providing for the fee
coinage Of silver, and the Senate is
solid for silver and sill remain 50.
A Washington hotel proprietor has
stirred mp a regular hornets nest by
inviting all the other hotel proprietots
to meet at his place ''for the purpose
OF contributing to the Mckinley and
Hobart finance committee" MANY
hotel men have publicly condemned
this scheme and announced that thew
wonld neither attend the meeting nor
contribute, and the following resolu-
slon, unanimously adopted shows
what democrats generelly think of it
"Resolved, That the Columbia Demo-
ocratlc Club denouDces the action of
y =. Roessle, proprietor Of tie Ar.
iington Hotel, Washington, D. C.|
(Who in the past has been the beDef-
CARY of democratic patronage through
National committees and representa-
democrats of the various states.)
his personal efforts to tax the hotel
men OF this city in behalf Of tho Nc I
hlnley and Hobart finance committee.
and We earnestly call upon the hotel
pfoprletors OF Washington, without
regard to their political affiliations,
DC not wish to confne their trade
one political part;, to- repudiate
and repel this contemplate effort to
array them in such a partisan move
.ent. Resolved. That when hotel
men arr"gate to themselves tie right
20 dictate to the people what their
political course should be, we reserve
and shall exercise-the right to no.
MY the travelling public OF our politi-
IA faith as to whom they should pa
when they visit Washington.n
Secretary Morton has in a pub
isEed interview allowed it to he seen
hat the administration thinks that
The republican party is making a
,reat mistake in Dragging Of strength
md not doing more work" and ia
cry much afraid that Bryan is going
% he elected.
II the Washington Post, gold organ
hough it be, keeps on increasing the
Sryan vote in its estimates it will be
'oncedlng his election before the
'otes are cast. In it's latest table it
ives Bryan POS electoral votes and
lckinIey 165, leaving II in doubt.
t Mr.. Bryan only has to get 10 electo-
al votes ont Of these n his election
an he put down as Il reasonable cer-
ainf.y, AS the States from which these
I votes are to come are Illinois.
laryland, Delaware, West Virginia,
Minnesota, Michigan and Kentucky.
As II rule neither democrats nor
think Archbishop Ire-
and's letter will benefit Mckinley.
Kansas man, now in Washington
ays: ut is quite possible and very
robable that the letter OF Archbishop
Ieland will prove a boomerang, aud
more loss than gain to McKin-
s.. The temper Of a good many Of
re western A. +. A. members IS such
lat they are very apt to resent any
ling OF advice from a Catholic
'urce, aud thus the letter OF his rev.
:ence may be a sort Of Burchard
for which Gov. Mckinley will
We him no thanks"
NO matter how much money Han
a5S M sniffoo nokc-