The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-02
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

their Republican chiefs as during the
present campaign Democrats in the de-
partments recall that Nobel E. Dawson,
Union veteran of the civil war, and who
had three sons in the American Army
during the war with Spain, was dismissed
for humorously criticising the Presi-
dents action in swinging round the cir
Gle" making speeches. Albert Baker it is
said, was removed from a eIerkship in
the Treasury Department at the instance
of Representative Landis, and by direct
orders of the President, for making state
ments indicating his political belief.
Lemuel 4. Via, who made public the fact
that the Bureau of Education was seLd-
Ing out pro-3ritiSh and anti-Boer liter
allure. was ordered by the Secretary of
the Interior to retract or resign. He re-
fused to do either. and the head OF the
department has not yet carried his
threat into execution, bat is expected to
do so. 1t is at the risk of immediate dis
mfssal that any clerk shall say in The
departments that William J.. Bryan Is
representative American: that he is
great and honest man, and that he ought
to win On the other hand. it is consid-
cred perfectly proper for Republican
clerks to assail the character of Mr..
Bryan with any epithet they may see fit
to use. Democratic clerks maintain that
the rule of promotions is not applied to
them. They consider the Civil Service
law as administered q farce, and every
clerk understands that there is an IN
foreground railroad to appointment.
Speaking of pull and partfality in the
departments, said a Census clerk to a
reporter for The Times this morning. re
minds me that in the Census office is a
retired officer of the Marine Corps whose
retired pay It is reported is 1926 month.
He got into the Office on little pull as
clerk on the temporary roll at S75
month. He was soon promoted on pull 10
500, and with little more pull was
placed on the permanent roll. He has only
himself and his wife to support
The Republican Campaign Committee is
hard pressed by the Scott-B urchard story
which they failed to suppress, and the eff
forts of the corps of workers are now be-
ing aimed at the reporter who dared to
quote the Sage of West Virginia. 1t has
thus far been discovered that the man
who was threatened by Mr.. Scott was at
one time employed on Sunday paper in
Kansas City, which was very sensational
in its news columns. This fact has been
spread broadcast by the Hanna committee
and is being used by the subsidized pa
pers in an effort to counterfeit the effect
of the story.
The campaign is being waged in dead
earnest in Missouri. A Democrat while
| marching IN a parade in ST. Louis On
Tuesday night worked up so much en-
thusiasm that he grew weak and lad to
sit down after the shouting was over. He
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in the side. By whom or how he could
not tell. aud he failed 10 notice the pain
owing to his enthusiasm.
The District of Columbia Democratic
Association is concluding a magnificent
campaign throughout the doubtful dis
tricts of Maryland, West Virginia, and
Delaware. For weeks past from five to
| ten speeches have been made daily n
| those fields by speakers maintained by
| the District Association. In little groups
| of two or three, the orators have gone
| forth by carriage over the country teach
| ing Democratic doctrine to the people at
| every hamlet as well as in the cities
| Carefully arranged routes have been
| marked out for them, and the meetings
| have been freely advertised with big
! posters Inc Work OF lns SpGScDIIldhSFS
| has been something tremendous. Starting
| out early in the morning, they have rid
| den from twenty to fifty miles a day. and
| in that time they have usually addressed
/ five different meetings. The local Demo-
! Gratis in each section have given most val
liable assistance by getting doubtful yot-
| ers to attend the meetings II is conf
| IDENTIFY believed that hundreds If not thou
! sands of votes have been secured for BTy-
an by means of the propa ganda thus car
| ried on The speakers have not forgot
| ten the need of a strong Democratic ma
! jority in Congress, and at each nesting
| they have given a full share of attention
| to pointing out the necessity of electing
| the local Democratic representative to the
! House.
The betting Odds on Mckinley are de-
! clining steadily in Street The man with
! than he was two weeks ago, and the man
who wishes to stake his cash on the Re
| publican candidate has ceased to talk of
| q to 1. Or to /, or even TO /. Some
money is being placed at and IL to 1
| by ardent McKinleyites, but even at this
! big reduction from hitherto prevailing
rates the Republicans are not so anxious
| TO bet as they were before Mr. Bryan came
! East Inc IGli0W VINO was N1illnS 10 give
| odds of 10 to s that Bryan would lose
! Maryland has disappeared entirely, and
! Bryan men are now giving even money on
/ the State and in some cases even slight
| odds. The man with money to wager that
| New York would go Republican by 100, 000
majority has disappeared, md another has
| taken his place who has the temerity to
| bet that the State viii show so coo for the
Republicans; but for the most part the
| State is considered very nearly an even
| bet.
! Along with the decline in betting odds,
which is considered most significant, there
| IS also a very dull stock market and a
| tendency toward lower prices which is
| conceded to indicate that the gold bugs
| OF Wall Street Ere losing their cock sure
| ness in Republican success. The people
| who buy sticks outright. or who buy on
large margins, are continuing to buy from
| the small people. This means, it is said,
| that no panic or big tumble in prices is
| expected by the real leaders in the market,
| no matter which way the election goes.
E. j. Morgan. OF New York. manufac-
turer of table and piano covers, passed
| through this city yesterday and called on a
number of business friends. He had re-
turned from an extended trip through the
| Western States besides having thorough
| ly canyassed New York and Maryland
Speaking Of the political outlook in those
! States Mr.. Morgan said: Business is not
as coed IS it usually is at this time of the
! year. This is mainly due, in my opinion.
! to the uncertainty of the political situa-
| ton. The claims Of the Republican party
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