The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-31
GORMAN WILL AID Mr.. BRYAN
EX-SENATOR TO TAKE AN ACTIVE
PART IN THE CAMPAIGN.
Says Mckinley VIII Lose Marx,.,a
West virginia ana Delaware.
Eikins and Scott Alarmed.

| Washington, August 27.-Ex- Senator
Arthur Pue German of Maryland was in
communication with friends in Washing
ton today and not only confirmed the re.
port that he is going to become one of the
uctiye managers OF MIR. Bryan's cam
paign in the East, but expressed the be-
/ lief that Mr.. Mryan will be elected. He
I is satisfied beyond question, so he told
a local democrat over the long distance
telephone. that Mr.. Bryan has alread!
won Maryland, West Virginia and De.a-
ware, three States that cast their eieotor.
al votes for Mckinney in 1876. and th,f ne
STANDS better tnan dgnllng cnance O
carrying the state of New YORK
senator Gorman believes that it only
required haid ana conscientious work on
the part of the democratic National com
InltJre ara sllilcient insight INTO cur
rent events TO lake adVuntage OF every
thing that is favorable TO the democratic
TICKET to win complete victory.
Hls optimism comes as a complete sur
prise TO the republican bosses and also "a
the pre-. ident and his Immediate friends
In Washington. They wsIe so wed sa:-
lsiied that he would turn tine managers OF
b L.
al pr z anime to Keep aioof from the hght
that senator Scott OF West Virginia ha1
caused to be printed little pamphlet de-
scribing the apathy of the Maryland lead
er ana attriDuting 1t TO mis- refusal Ia
participate in the protest against impe-
rialism.
That phamphlet was ready for distribu-
ton and thousands OF copies of il would
have been scattered broadcast over tn,
country after the LIST OF September Per.
maps Mr. German heard OF the contem-
plated move of Hanna's Eastern lieuten-
ant and FASTENED the publicati ton OF the
announcement of his purpose TO get back
Into harness anG become one OF MIR. Bry-
ans managers. ii is his intention 10 "a
to New York on Thursday and from then
until the close of the campaign ht
will moke his home in that city only leav-
ing 1t at rare intervals to visit Maryland
and consult his renocratic friends anout
the campaign in thai State.
senator German said today that Mary
laDd Will need very little personal atten-
tion from him. The State is already won
he says, ana nothing can happen between
row and November which will change the
result. AS to Delaware he is equally con-
fident, and inasmuch as his sources of IN.
formation about that little commonwealth
diS 10 dCtuIdle DIS those ne possesses III
Maryland be is credited as speaking by
the book.
Senator Scott OF West Virginia. asro-
ciate manager Of the Mckinley campaign
in the East told President Mckinley thi:
af ternoon of the dangers that are threat
enlng the republican party in West Vir-
GINA. The picture he drew, while entire.
ly truthful, was startling and disagreea
BILE to the president and Senator Scott
excused himself for bringing up the SUD
ject on the ground that the president 1;
entitled to know exactly where he stands
Senator Scott and Senator Elkins, who's
terms expire next March, will make
combined effort to save West Virginia
Together they will spend literally OF their
vast fortunes and, indeed have already
begun to do so. 1t is estimated tha
Scott alone will put 500 coo into the Stat.
before the list of October and il there (;
need for more he will hand 1t over to the
chairman of the State committee later
Elkins is expected to make personal con-
tribution of $3.50. 900 to save himself from
defeat and there is hardly any reason "a
doubt that he will do so. He is enormous
ly rich. He appreciates the need for spend
and he Is already unloading with a gener-
Gus hand In spite of this vast senatorial
corruption fund the democratic leaders VI
the State are absolutely confident of sue
cess and every one of them who has beer
in Washington during the past ten days
has assured Chairman Richardson of thI
democratic congressional committee thai
the State Is won for Bryan and Stevenson