The evening times., 1900-09-15
NOTES OF TIE CAMPAIGN.

Now for Work.-A conference of the
Democratic campaign managers, which
events soon will show TO be the most i'm
portant thus far held, took place at the
Hoffman House, New York. yssterday--it
was attended by Chairman Jones and Vice
Chairman stone of the National Commit
tee State chairmen, national committee
men and other party leaders of abant a
dozen States not included in the group OF
safe Democratic States. At the close of
the conference Vice Chairman Stone.
manager of the Eastern campaign, as
serted wi n Characteristic frankness that
from this time forward the fight for cleo
toraI votes east of the Alleghcnies and
north OF the Potomac would be Waged Wig
! orou5ly and relentIessly. New York, New
Jersey. Delaware, Maryland, and West
Virginia viii be the scenes of greatest &C
tivfty on the part of the Democratic man
ayers, and Connecticut also viii receive
from them proper attention. Tie firing
line will be advanced even as far into the
/ enemys country as Nassa achusetts, and it
is expected to pick up there one or two
( Congressrncn TIE Hon George Fred
] Williams, who is about the meTriest rain
| bow chaser Of the period, has pledged the
! electoral vote of massachusetts TO Mr.
Bryan, and the presumption is that Mr..
/ Williams henceforth will devote all of his
energies TO that State in order TO
/ come near as possible to
/ fulfilling his pledge But New York and
! New Jersey are considered favorable
/ ground. and Delaware, Maryland, and
! West Virginia are now put in the safe
! Bryan column. With factionalism sup
/ pressed in the party In New York, it is
| understood that Governor Stone now feels
| free 10 assert his authority in that State.
! This being the case, he can be relied upon
/ to move with yigor and determination
/ upon thu brea astworks of Piatt and show
| that emiaent boss that he does not enjoy
1 a monopoly of political generalshlp IN
spite of his great renown among the New
Workers. 1t goes without saying that II
! New York veers around to Bryan and Ste
venson New Jersey viii follow suit very
promptly The influences which would
| contribute to that result in the Empire
/ State would operate to the same end IN
/ Jersey; so that really Governor stone can
| Kill two birds with one shot by aiming
| directly at New York. He will keep
/ close watch on Delaware, Maryland, and
| West Virginia while directing the cam
! paign in New York, and if within the next
few days he receives from Ohio the faY-
/ cradle reports he is looking for he VIII
| pounce upon the Presidents State and
! proceed to do business. This. at any rate,
/ Times by gentleman who attended the
| conference III New York yesterday.
Small Republican Meanpess.-The
! Hanna Mckinley machine is remorseless
in It's vengeance Fresh Illustration has
Just been given OF this in the summary
discharge from position in the Kansas
! CITY postoliee of young brother OF the
Hen. Webster Davis. Young Davis had
/ held place in the Kansas City postofice
from the day that establishment fell into
the hands Of the Republicans until few
| davs aga Then an order for his dismissal
was sent TO Postmaster Scott from the
Pos.5fFice Department in Washington. This
SOUNDS improbable. but the statements here
made are literally true. Young Davis is
! q harmless individual and by reason of the
| fact that he held his position for nearly
/ three years il is reasonable to assume that
he was II efficient clerk. He has COM
mitted no offence against the civil service
| laws nor as far as known has he refused
to contribute from his salary 10 the Me-
KinIGy campaign fund. as all Federal en-
ployes are being compelled TO DO under
! the species of blackmaH exposed by The
| Times a few days ago in the publication of
letter sent by Republican State Chair
| man Ree.leT. of Pennsylvania, 10 clerks
! from that State employed in the depart
! rIIrntS in Washington. The sum total of
young Davis offending is that he is a
| brother of the man who resigned the As
.s:sttnt Secretaryship of the Interior be-
cause nc could no longer stomach Hanna
ism and McKinleyism, and in manly,
! courageous statement at the Democratic
! National Convention eSpOGSed The cause
Gf Nr. Bryan. This exhibition of Republi-
can spite on the part of the Republican
managers is almost unbelievable, and be
cause of its meanness il doubtless viii be
laughed at by the country as a ridiculous
canard 1t can be accounted for only up
On the theory that Mr. McKinIey's cam
paign managers have gone stark mad in
the presence OF political situation in the
country which they had thought they
could control this year through the same
means employed in 1895. II is not thought
that young Davis treatment Will cut any
figure in the campaign. Personally he is
of too small consequence for that. And
then. too, as before remarked, not one
american in a thousand can be Convinced
that he has been treated as told here.
Only Himself TO nIame.-The Rough
Rider is the victim of his own folly in
the Northwest. This fact cannot be de-
MED when it is remembered that he was
warned by some of his best friends rot TO
! give full rein to his tremendous powers
as noise maker and q general disturber
? of the poor worlds peace. Instead of
: needing that kind advice the Rough Rider
5 has been careeTing and cavorting through
r the Northwest at the top of his speed
? physically, intellectually and vocalIy
, Now listen TO what happened to him yes
> terday in South Dakota as described by
an eyewitness: At every stopping place
his oTatory was interrupted by the crash
of thunderbolts he was drenched at one
place by a CloudburSt and Il strong gale
from Manitoba drowned his voice at an
other At Summit a dense fog made his
2 audience invisible from the stand. After
: leaving Wilmot a prairie storm swept
down, with rain and wind that flooded he
lowlands and almost stopped his train. AT
Y from the car platform when the light
ming struck a barn nearby, destroying the
| building and killing four horses. "I wish
had a voice like that snorted
| the Rough Rider enYiously, when the
| thunder stilled. You've got a voice like
a rifle yelled Seth Bullock back at the
somewhat dispirited warrior, in an appar-
I ent effort 10 cheer him up We can hear
+ it, reassuriBgly exclaimed his admfrer
J. When the Lone Hero of the Spanish wal
I | dashed out of South Dakota into Mime
9 | sofa the nfuriated elements pursued him
Il At Crtonviile his first stopping place in
+ | the North Star State the rain fell in such
torrents that half the crowd which haC