New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
CHANDLER ON OUTLOOK.
WITH THE SITUATION IN
1S76-MR. SCOTT TALKS OF THE
PRINATn CAR INCIDENT

Senator William d. Chandler, of New-Hampshre
was at the National Headquarters yesterday and
expressed satisfaction with the arrangements there
for work in the campaign. He talked about the
political situation follows:
In, New-England it is all way The Sound
on gsv fqo b gSng os 10 sS that
the Republican matorities will be overwhelming
the majority will be over 10000 and possibly 4ooOO
Yet the situation elsewhere seems 10 me 10 re
came here from New Hampshire. at the request of
Zachariah Chandler, chairman, who told me the
ton in Indiana and New-York. there was APP
parent reason in the political issues as openly
the Republic a change of National power
fU the to and the the pStr6 P1
publican party put out and the unpatriotlc Pc
Democratic plan and hope. and he asked me TO go
and VISIT Indiana and Ohio, which then had octo-
in the sky and with almost no apprehensions of
defeat. we lost Indiana, barely saved Ohio with
an Ohio candidate running for President, and lost
In 1876 the loss of Indiana and New-York was
Offset by faithful Southern Republican States, How
is 1t now? They are all against US but West Vir
these could not if lost Indiana and
NewYork.
p Foy electoral votes uEh nd fory fog
lives in Congress based upon the colored peo-
will be cast where It will have any effect. This
wrong ought to be ended some day but It must be
endured In this canvass and every herculean effort
must be made to carry the pivotal Northern States
I imagine that it is to be with extreme difficulty
that the House of Representatives can be carried
Republican with the solid South and forty extra
Representatives so hard to break into. Yet. under
fair conditions we are entitled TO the House If We
Before long the wicked constitutional amend
ments In North Carolina and Louisiana should in
some way be resisted by the North. 1t would be all
right If the South would adopt intelligence
zens ahke Dut she does not apply the requirement
70 the whites she only imposes 1t upon the blacks,
AND 1hs Is o plain v GaCn ola Of the o Fifteenth @ I'll
about this crime?
Senator N. b. Scott said at the headquarters yes
terday that Democratic campaign material must
be scarce when some OF the Democratic newspapers
were trying to make much Of the alleged slight
to Mr.. Bryan IN West Virginia LAS to the report
ed refusal of the Ohio River Railroad to haul Mr..
Bryan's private car" he said. that is Demo
cratic road. If Mr.. Bryan sighted he was
sighted by his own political friends The papers
say that Colonel McGraw. the Democratic commit
teeman for West Virginia ard a candidate for
the United States Senatorshp of that State, asked
this favor of Mr. Burt, the first vice-president
and general manager of the railroad, and that 1t
was refused. surprised. considering the fact
that Mr.. Burt Is strong Democrat and on ind-
mate terms personally and in a business way with
Colonel McGraw that their combined influence
not sufficient TO obtain the favor desired. The
Ohio River Railroad being Democratic road.
have said the Democratic attempt TO turn the
ulscouTteSy INTO fNepuollCd Outrage ana d o'aIIu-
ard Oil Trust high handed proceeding Is perfectly
ridiculous II this Democratic railroad didn't wish
to transport Mr.. Bryan's private car. that was
an affair for the Democrats to settle among them
selves; the Republicans have nothing to do with it
one way the other"
Senator Scott yesterday received telegram from
John Proctor Clarke, Governor Roosevelts speak
ing companion In the West, saying that the Gov
ernor had been called upon to make seven out
door speeches Yesterday while he was trav-
cling in Mich!gaR, and suggesting that such de-
nands might caqee injury 10 the Governors voice
Senator Scott sfnts arESply that the National Com
1nittee had pronsiseAs W y three speeches by Gov
erpor Roosevelt IN l4de hiEan and that the Governor
need not make any additional speeches The Sena-
tor also sent some dispatches to chairmen of State
committees In the West stating that II was neces-
sary to permit tho Governor to adhere closely 10
HIS itinerary as published and not ask him to make
additional speechesS tsrt ticulary open-air speeches
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