Evening star., 1896-10-20
IMPOSING ARRAY 0F CAMPAIGN TALENT
Figures On Which Republicans
Base Strong Hopes.
ONGRESSI SSIONAL OUTLOOK
Correspondence Of The Even!n: Star.

licans, the sound money democrats and
even the prohibitionists intend massing
their biggest guns in the old commonwealth
during the next two weeks. and the hills
and valleys of Kentucky will echo and re-
echo with the thunders of the cannonad-
ing, to say nothing of the rattle of the guns
of smaller caliber. The eyes Of the nation
will be upon Kentucky during the coming
fortnight. when John G. Carlisle will leave
his post at Washington. Col. John R. Eel
lows and Bourke Cochran of New York.
John p. Irish of California and Secretary
]. Sterling Morton. all stanch and eloquent
supporters of the Palmer and Buckner tick
ct, and come to do battle and meet Senator
Money Of Mississippi, Gov. Altgeld of 1lli-
nois, Congressman Joe Bailey of Texas.
Gov. Stone of Missouri Allen o. Myers of
Ohio and Judge Thomas of Colorado. all
strong free silver democrats with national
regulations, in addition to Chauncey NJ
Depew of New York, NJ, E. ingalls, of Chi
cago. Senator Frye and Speaker Thomas
B. Reed Of Maine for the republicans. This
is but partial roster of the leaders who
will come to Kentucky within the next
fourteen days to do valiant service as
champions of the principles of their re-
spective parties. Dates have been made
for the speakers just mentioned. and it is
doubtful ii in any other state In the Union
there will be gathered as many men of ma
tiOnal renown.
Even MIR. lowering.
The state will be stumped from now until
the close of the polls. and no advantage
that can be gained by either side will be
overlooked. In addition. the prohibition
party's nominee for President, Joshua Lev
ering Of Baltimore. has announced that he
RI l4Is.
before the close of the campaign, and with
the leaders of the four parties actively in
the field. turning loose oratory and facts
and figures from every stump. the closing
hours of the great struggle in Kentucky
will be indeed memorable
This state has been the scene of many
hard-fought political battles, and feeling
mas run at fever heat, but never before has
excitement run so high as 1T Is now. And
the indications are that each day the fight
VIII wax warmer, for there is no sign of
Iet-down on either side. and the vote of
kentucky IN the electoral college is being
rough for as If a kingdom depended on the
result With Carlisle, Altgeld and Depew
Money, ingalls, and Fellows. Frye, Stone
and Cochran, and Irish, Reed and Bailey.
10 say nothing Of lesser political lights, the
close OF the campaign will be dramatic in
intensity. Carlisle will arrive October 22
ana Will make five speeches. and as Gov
Altgeld will reach Kentucky about the
same time. the free silver democrats are
anxious to have them meet, If not by act
ual appointment, by accident; and the
friends of the Illinois man say that he will
use every gentlemanly endeavor to secure
a joint debate with the distinguished Sec
retary of the Treasury
Silver Hopes.
AS the campaign progresses the party
managers do not give out such glowing re-
ports. All hands realize that there is to
be fight in Kentucky. and that it will not
go by default for either candidate. This
has been especially impressed upon the re-
Dubiicans, for while the free silver men
have developed no alarming strength, they
have showed that they were at least for
midable, and as a result there has been
more tall hustling about the republican
state headquarters lately than there has
been for weeks before. The silver men con-
tmue to make their boasts about carving
the state by anything from 2OOUO to 4OOOO-
never less than DOO1but their private
opinions are different.
National Committeeman Urey Woodson
of the free silver democrats told your cor
respondent this morning that he felt con-
hdent that Bryan would carry Kentucky
but that it would be by a small majority
He felt that the Nebraska man would also
be the next President, but that he would
have no votes to spare in the electoral
college.
1T will be close fight" said Mr. Wood
son. 'and while l feel assured of victory, 1
do rot think that we will have ANYTHING
to spare when the winning post is reached
There will be no landslide. That idea has
been dissipated. Bryan and Mckinley are
running neck and Eeck all over the coun-
try, and If the latter should, by any un-
foreseen combinat ton of circumstances, get
a majority it will be bare majority. The
victory will not be won until the last bal
lot fiutters into the boxes on the afternoon
CT November 3, and our committee recog-
this q
landslide, but We are expecting the triumph
of free silver.
"As to the local situation, I think that
we have a shade the best of it, and as we
are gaining ground every day. firmly be-
lieve that Kentucky will land in the demo-
cratic column in November"
Figuring Out Mckinley's Strength.
However, Mr.. Woodson's views are not
accepted by the leaders of either the re-
publican or national democratic parties, all
of whom claim that Mckinley will carry
the state by at least 15,O0O. And they
figures in this wise: Bradley, the republi-
can nominee, carried the state for govern
or last year by about $500. Those who
voted for Bradley in 1895 will not desert
Mckinley in 1896. In addition to this ma
jority to start with, they accept the esti-
mate of the free silver men in regard to
the sound money democratic ticket-about
14,OOO votes. Taking these votes from the
vote of Hasdin, the democratic nominee for
governor last year. serves to make the
publican majority foot up about 1000
votes. The democrats will get the 1900
pOpulist votes but this will not effect .he
additional vote of Mckinley nor the loss of
the sound money vote. In addition, the
republicans claim that the sound money
democrats will get much larger vote than
is given them by the free silver men, and
Chairman Davie of the national democratic
committee places the Palmer and Buckner
vote in Kentucky at between 5000 and
10000 Thus it will be easily seen how and
upon what arguments the republicans base
their claims.
The COnEressMen.
Well-posted republicans claim that the
silver men will not have over three Con-
gressmen this year. and that these will be
from the first second and third districts
where majorities for Bryan are admitted
as follows: First district, 5000 majority
for Charles K. Wheeler: second district.
5000 majority for John D. Clardy; third
district 1900 majority for John s. Rhea
This foots up $500 majority for silver in
the three districts. But in the fourth dis
trict it Is estimated that John w. Lewis
(republican) will receive a majority of
o5uO: in the fifth district, Walter Evans
(republican) will receive 5000 ma a1ority; in
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