The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-25

neglect your registration. In the counties
there are only two 'days-Tuesday, October
., and Tuesday. October 9-fOr registra-
ton and one day-Tuesday, October 16-
for revision. This is very important"
The campaign in Virginia is an interest
ing topic to large number of those men
who spend their idle hours at Democratic
Congressional headquarters. 1t has been
announced that Mr.. Ellyson, Chairman of
the Virginia State Democratic Committee,
and Secretary Button. after n conference,
have decided to open headquarters in Rich
mond next week. A number of political
meetings have already been held in the
northern counties of the State. State
Senator Mann, one of the electors at-large
will begin a stamping tour at Augusta
Court House on Monday and on the same
day State Senator Jeffries, the other elect
or-at-large. will begin a speechmaking
tour at Fluvanna Court House. Senator
John W Daniel will begin an active cam
paign at Amherst Court House On sep
tember II. Representative Jones, Demo-
cratic candidate for reelection to Con-
gress. will open his campaign at Spotsyl-
vania Court House, Monday, September ,,
court day On the following day at Tap
pahannock the First district Republicans
will nominate a candidate to oppose NJ.
Jones.
The Prosperity Statistics.
Against the prosperity statistics which
are being manufactured by the Census
Office" said a Democratic leader yesterday,
I'VE will place in opposition some hard
fats which indicate that many classes OF
mer who have to depend on their labor
for living are not prosperous. rake lot
instance the anthracite coal miners re
Coal Trust has cut down the number OF
work days so that miners are expected to
live on three days work week rms
means that they can barely exist. IN
Massachusetts, some of the cotton mlils
are shut down altogether and quite num-
Der are already running on half tire. The
silk mills of New Jersey are running on
short time and one of the big silk manu-
featuring companies has within the last
week gone into bankruptcy.
I'VE are all looking for the scare when
the Republicans have intimated they Will
give the country. that attention ma! DC
called to the money question. II may come
at any time and the small volume OF
trading in Wall Street indicates that other
people fear that money squeeze nay be
impending When the West begins the
moving of its crops and calls upon the
East for money TO do IL WITH, and IL,
coincidentiy with this a Russian or any
other European loan should be- placed
making drafts upon our gold supply
little artlNCiAl VIZ
produce the scare which / thinE orr ne
publican brethren contemplate.
One of the many things which have given
announcement to the Democrats is the
announcement that Mr.. Croker has given
directions to the Tammany leaders to be
gin their work for the national ticket IL
is said that as a preliminary move Mr..
Croker has given orders to put Up Bryan
banners through New York City. Every
district club must put up Bryan banner
in front of the house 1t occupies. and II
there are any other social or fraternal
organizations in the district amenable to
Tammany they must also put up banners.
The leaders have also been told TO see all
business men within the persuasive in
ffuence of Tammany and request them TO
string Bryan banners or put Autographs
in their windows Mr.. Croker is prepar-
ing for a monster ratification meeting
which will be held soon after the state
convention, when the tickets and platforms
of both the State and national conventions
will be ratified.
Democrats in Washington who are con-
versant with national politics laugh at
the statements made by Isaac H. Klein.
one of the New York promoters Of the
third party movement. The adjourned
meeting of the third party men will be
held at Carnegie Hall on September and
the understanding is that nominations for
President and Vice President will be made.
This is looked upon in Washington as one
of the fimsiest ruses OF the Republican
national managers.
The Irish Republicans.
The movement of Irish Republicans to-
ward Bryan and Stevenson is being care
fully watzied by the Democratic leaders.
Il is said that the English tendencies Of
the Republican Administration have caused
widespread disaffection among the Irish,
and that the direct and forccsul reference
to the Anglo-Boer war contained in the
Democratic platform. when contrasted
with the evasiye and weak paragraph on
the same subject in the Republican plat
form, has done much toward alternating
Irish Republicans.
The Democratic platform contains this
declaration:
Believing in the principles of self-goy-
eminent, and rejecting as did our fore
fathers. the claim of monarchy. We view
with Indignation the purpose of England
to overwhelm with force the South African
Republics. Speaking as we do for the en-
tire American nation. except its Repub-
lican officeholders. and for all free men
everywhere. We extend our sympathy to
the heroic burghers in their unequal strug
gle to maintain their liberty and indie
pendence.'
This platform paragraph, 1t is said, is
also one Of the many items which has
caused the disaffection among Republican
German Americans.