The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-06
SOARING THE MONEYED MEN.
Talk With Democratic Vice Chairman
w. j. Stone.

in 1892 Cleveland getting one or the
electoral votes. Bryan pooled 10000 mere
Votes In Ohio in 1896 than Cleveland did
in 1892, and yet the republicans tell us
McKinley carried the State in 1896 by 5S.-
600 or more"
believes Ohio For Bryan.
what are the prospects for carrying
the presidents own State this Year, was
asked OF Governor stone.
"of course. should the followers OF
Mayor Jones OF Toledo throw as many
votes to Bryan as they did for Jones for
governor there would be no doubt about
Ohio he replied 81 believe we shall
carry Ohio unless we are defeated by an
enormously fraudulent vote. have head
ohioans and others deno4nee the Goebel
election law prevalent Id Kentucky as
partisan.
But / understand that the OHIO cleo
ton law Is a GOOD deal like the Goebcl
law. am told that the Ohio secretary OF
state. republican, names the comm g
d3ners OF election, who In turn appoint
the Judges ana other subordinate election
officers except In the four cities OF Cleve-
land, Cincinnati. Columbus and Toledo,
where the mayors name the election Off
Gers.
"In Kentucky the legislature names the
State commissioners of elections, and
these commissioners select the subord :
nate officers OF election. ! nave been told
by Kentucky democrats that when the
legislature was called together TO repeal
the Goebel law, or, rather. to amend 1t 50
as to make 1t acceptable to all the people,
they suggested TO the republicans and
others not In sympathy with the demo-
Gratis that the law prevailing at the homes
of Mckinley and Hanna be adopted.
The republicans threw up their hands
at the suggestion. and frankly declared
they preferred the Goebel to the Ohio
law
Public Sentiment for Bryan.
"What OF the situation in the East"
"Slnce have been here have become
convinced that pubic sentiment demands
the election OF Bryan. But now that the
republicans are getting all the funds they
want they are also getting to work, and
the night viii be hard and bitter one.
II am satisfied that Richard Croker
David B. Hill, Edward Murphy and all the
other democratic leaders in New York
State are sincerely for Bryan and vii
work hard for his election. l have not
discovered any faeti0nal friction which at
al menaces the National ticket
There is no more friction among the
democrats OF New York than there Il
some other States | might name.
Il presume there is rivalry among demo-
Gratis as TO who shall be the candidate for
governor. That is all right. But ] pre-
diet that when the convention is held and
the ticket nominated the leaders and the
members OF the rank and file will all get
in behind Bryan and the entire democratic
ticket and labor enthusiastically to elect
them all A strong State ticket will make
the more votes for Bryan. The National
committee has no candidate for governor
1t would &c a piece of impertinence on its
part to even suggest one. That would be
contrary to the democratic idea of self
government.
"Messrs. Richardson, Campau, Guffey
Mack and myself have been Entrusted with
the task of booking after the National can
vass in the East. Our hands are entirely
off any contests involving the selection OIL
candidates for State or other local offices,