The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-24

ed tickets in the leld-a greater number
than this generation OF voters has ever
known The other ten tickets are as fol-
lows: Democratic, Republican. Fusion
PCpulist, Niddle-Cf- the-Road POpulisc, SlI-
Yer Republican. Prohibition. Social Democ-
racy, Social Labor, De Leon Socialist,
and United Christian.
To Succeed SpOOner.-ApparentIv
there viii be only one candidate OF the Re
publicans in Wisconsin to succeed the Hen.
John c. Spooner il the Senate. Though
Mr.. Spooners positive announcement Of his
voluntary withdrawal from the race was
made nearly a month ego. only one aspirant
for his place thus far has been brought TO-
ward by the Republican managers. This
gentleman is the Mr.. Robert La Toilette,
of Madison. Mr. La Toilette served a term
or two in Congress years ago. and was
member OF the Ways and MeaEs Committee
when the Hon William Mckinley was is
chairman. He is being given a large share
OF the credit for the tariff bill winch tore
Mr.. McKinleys name, and which retired
that amiable gentleman to private life for
brief spell. Mr.. La Toilette also WAS elect
ed 10 stay at home by his constituents FIR
his connection with the Mckinley bill. Gel.
Hal ID. LaIdon. an experienced and clear
eyed observer, who has been sent out to
Wisconsin by the Hanna people 10 make
some observations, is sending in TO head
quarters discOuragiug reports OF Republic
can prospects in Wisconsin. He is report
ing conditions just as he sees them AID
not as he would like to see them.
He declares that the Germans. who cast
the bulk Of the vote in Wisconsin, are on
the verge OF revolt. and that il viii re-
quire shrewd management and hard work
to held them in line for Mr. Mckinley.
They are shuddering al the shadow Of mill
tarism and Imperialism cast by evel s in
Administration circles during the past two
years Their interest in these questions is
not academic. declares Colonel Landon. but
exceedingly. practical With a frankness
that is startling he is telling the Repub-
Hcan managers that Wisconsin certainly
VIII be lost 10 Mr.. Mckinley unless some
thing is done quickly 10 check the threat
ened stampede Of the Germans. OF course.
II the electoral ticket is lost in the Badger
State several votes in the next House also
viii be lost. and the SenatOrship. too. Will
slip away from the Republicans. Colonel
LandOn's revelations are believed 20 ac-
count for Senator Spooner's strange ard
wholly unexpected announcement o vOlun-
tary withdrawal from the race TO succeed
himself. Senator Spooner knows Wiscon-
sin as well as any man alive. He also
knows cyclone cloud when he sees il.
MIR. Bryan Coming East.-The Hon
Norman f Mack Of Buffalo. y Y. mem
Der of the Democratic National Committee.
announces the receipt of a letter from
Mr.. Bryan stating that the Presidential
candidate will visit New York about the
first Of October and viii make at least
six speeches in that State. This announce
ment has caused considerable surprise in
Washington. where it has been generally
understood that Mr. Bryan would not do
nearly IS much stumping in this campaign
as he did in the last II is held TO be
certain that if Mr. Bryan has concluded
TO stump New York it is a sign OF his
confidence in the prospect of carrying that
State. His present schedule calls for
speeches in New York city, Brooklyn. SYRIA
cuse, Buffalo, Rochester. and Utica. OF
course. II Mr.. Bryan crosses the Allegheny
Mountains during the campaign, he will
not sOnine his speechmaking efforts to
New York. It is thought that either while
he is en- route to New York or as he is
returning West he will make speeches in
West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware. New
Jersey. and Pennsylvania. II is known
that when he was last in Washington
after having Travelled through the States
named, he expressed the utmost confidence
in carrying all of them except PeunsvI-
vania- II is argued that his eloquence and
logic would be much more effective. in
West Virginia. Maryland. and Delaware
than in New York and New Jersey. where
the margin between the parties is not so
close as il is in the three States named.
and where, also, organization rather than
direct appeals to the voters is more effec-
tive than il is il Maryland, West Viz
ginia, and Delaware. Another cousiCera-
tion which may influence the Bryan man
agement TO insist upon him visiting Mary
land is that if that State swings back 10
the Democratic column this year. as now
seems certain, it will be better for the par
ty in the end if the claim can be made with
physical proofs to back il that Mr. Bry-
ans personality and eloQUence contributed
more to the result than did the work or
influence of the Gormanites Mr. German
wants to come back to the Senate, and of
course it behooyes him to do all he can to
strengthen the party in this contest 1t is
considered highly probable that if Bryan
takes the stump in Maryland German will
also have to mount the hastings. Il seems
to be the present intention of the former
Senator to maintain a dignified silence
through the campaign. Wherefore. il Mr..
Bryan should smoke him OUT and Mary
land comes back TO the fold would the
Hon. Arthur Pue German be the winner or
the loser thereby In view of the doubt
indicated by this question, it is being pre-
dicted that Mr.. German viii reconsider his
announced determination to take no active
part in the campaign, and will beat Mr.
Bryan 10 the stump in Maryland.