The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-19
POLITICAL SIRAWS.

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The National Republican Committee
man from New Jersey reports to his col
leagues that "the Democrats are in a reg
ular cyclone of activity in New Jersey
this year" Mr.. Murphy reminds his col
leagues that the Senate elections of 1898
showed an apparent Republican major
ity Of 5000 in New Jersey, which was a
falling off of 81, 900 from the Mckinley
majority of 1895.
A special from New York to the Cincin-
natl Z inquirer says:
"Ric hard Croker called at the head
quarters of the Democratic State Com
mittee today, taking with him harmony,
joy an d, report has it, $1,COOOOO in
money"
The Chicago Times Herald contains
picture of the leading German Demo
crat in Illinois and says
"Hen.ry Raab will assume command of
the Gel man Democratic State committee
this mo cning, with headquarters at the
fremont House, and will commence
rounding up and organizing those German
citizens who are alleged to have bolted
President Mckinley on account of 'impe
Bryan m IN in 1896. The Democratic
managers labored a month before they
could ind uce him to take part in this
camp align, and when they won him COM
plimented themselves on having done
their est piece of work. His friends call
him, by way of indicating his personal
strength the Carl SchJirz, OF Illinois,
'Mr. Eaab was born in Wetzler, Rhen-
ism Prussia, siXty-four years ago. After
getting thorough education he took up
his fathers trade of tanner and currier.
Disguised with militarism and the tyran-
nical COVE rnment in Prussia after the
revolutions ~ uprising of 1S4S, as he puts
it, he came to America in 1854. He
worked for n time at his trade in st.
Louis and Cincinnati. then moved to
Belleville in 1857, became a teacher in
the elementa ry department of the public
schools, and in 1873 was made superinten-
dent there.
in 1882 he was elected State Superin
tendent of Public instruction by 5000
plurality the first straight Democratic
nominee to be elected in Illinois in thirty
years. After serving again as superin-
tendent Of the Tielleville schools he was
renominated for State Superintendent in
| 1880 against his wish and was elected by
$4,000 plural ty- Six years ago. on re-
tirement from office he resolved to keep
out of politics, but he has come back, be-
cause, he has said, he considers it his
| duty to assist against Republican ex-
travagance, militarism and imperial
ism "
The Chicago Record has this good
story:
CoI nobooo1, oboirroo1 of +1,o parub
lican Cong resstonal committee, met Will
liam Jennin gs Bryan in the elevator of
the Audito rum Hotel the other day
Since then the Democrats at the National
headquarters grin whenever Republican
| apathy is mentioned
ut seems that on the day of the meet
ing with Mr.. Bryan Col. Babcock had
stretched himself out on a lounge in a
room at the Republican National head
quarters. and the heat and the quiet en-
vironment soothed him to sleep. When
| he awoke he found that some one had
picked his pockets of $40. Senator j. X
| Jones at the Democratic Headquarters
| across the street heard of the ColoneIs
| loss and ard sent word to him that he
| was welcome to sleep in the Democratic
| headquarters and he would be insured
against losses by theft. Col Bryan that
afternoon met Col. Babcock in the eleva-
tor. He leased the chairman of the Con-
| gressiona committee a bit. He said:
81 am sorry you went to sleep in the
Republican headquarters, Colonel, and
| am more sorry that while asleep they
robbed you of $40. It reminds me of that
man in Nebraska who sat up with a
corpse, went to sleep. and was robbed
Is it a parallel case, Colonel?"
Ex-Judge Thomas A. Moran. of Illinois,
| has core out for Bryan, and has inform
ed the Democratic State Committee that
| he is not only willing but anxious to take
the stump for the entire Democratic
ticket He was a power for Mckinley
four years ago.
Governor Pingree visited Chicago last
week and confirmed to the reporters the
story that he void vote for Mckinley,
| but ''hold his nose" while doing So add
| ing: 81 am against this Imperialism BUSH
| ness and cannot take the stump for that
Mark Hanna crowd under any circum
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