New-York tribune., 1900-08-31
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN

Hrvanites are tubnant over the report that sr-s--
ator German Is 20 take on hts coat and WORK -.
Bryan" These Bryanites-some Of whom ns4s
the weIkin ring not many months ago with deD--
Citations Of Gorman-profsss now 70 be wen plsss.s
with the talk reported from Laurel that the frsSS
pen56se eontingenc Of ryans sseon b n %
Secretary Of state or secretSry Of the Treasury
bama 'is very gratifying 70 Democrats" 'sN-
German" said another DeInocrat Is known % "a
OF the Treasury. with Senator Teller IN the Cabns.
6Tyan @Ici1 jd bniIds CaSinsts ont ~ "a nus ne
btion. which. II Is well known. does not run 10
and washington that he Is doing all ne can t6 sUs
ceed Wellington In the Senate A correspondents 81
ing that wellington VIII probably have eight nnssS.
eeTs or tne ss ,s "a y = S-y doaot-
that body. whsther there would oe a clear majority
chosen 20 succeed himsslf.
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR sIMs-Ths Bryani,-.
are uneasy about the With Congress Districc -
Tennessee now represented BY Thetus Willrs,.,
Sims. This district formerly for several terms
represented by 3, A. Enloe Six years aEO Enlos
district became Republican for two years Evsr
sditor has trisd 70 recspturs the nonninstior -
has failed. The contests before the primaries havs
Sn tSe friends Of the rival candidates A. he -
maries held last Saturday sims was the victor.
said that the result may defeat Sims in the sIss.
ton next November.
MR. CLEvELAND's "PERPLExITY~-D
Hepworth. representing The New-Tork Hsraldf
wrote to ex-Presideut Cleveland for his opinion o
the political situation and this reply was rseslvsas
Buzzard's Bay. August q. 1s00
Ny YoRs Rsqs letter. MF: : Hfg%qiTtaa: fgsceiTaa
I quite sure you wrongly estimate the valzs
Of any expression I might make concerning "a
Besides, by no means free from The psrplsz-
ity which afliicts thousands OF those who
the principles Of true DsnofFaey &c In tssss sc-
to their present political duty crisis has arissa
when each mans eonsseisnGe and informed Patr.
inasmuch therefore. as neither the certainty q
tion, prompts me 70 discuss political e9adit!0ns
avoid the Irritation and abuse which my intsrfsT%
ence at this time would lnsTita5ly invite Yours
Rev G. H. Hepworth. Long Beach, Long Island
Bryanites may draw from this the inference thss
Mr.. Cleveland will not vote for their idol and heg1
reticence they are likely 70 couple the ouisSosss'
statements Of his intimate friends such as e c.
Benedict, repudiating Bryan
NO APATHY IN SOUTH CAROLISA-Ths gen.
eraI apathy OF which the leaders OF al political
parties complaining does not appear 20 prevail
TO any great extent in South Carolina. where IA
Bryanites having killed or otherwise sIsnced thss
political opponents. now fighting and killing.
another Primary elections 20 name candidates
for State officers. and also Senator TiImaz's s1.-
cessor, were held IN that State August 8 N1i
candidate was opposing TiIInan. but more tran
twenty thousand voters nevertheless erased as
name from their ballots as a mute protest agsfnss
Tillmanism and Organism As Indication thac
the election was lively weu deadly enc.
press dispatch from Columbia, the State captaLs
is herewith reproduced:
Columbia, s c.; Aug 8.-There were two olOOts
fights at the polls in this State to-day. whsrs q
primary election was being held for every oflcs
from Trial Justice 10 United States Senator. Ths
first had the dimensions Of riot and occurred az
aloway " 6alesF SouIy & Ionn n bss.ss5 :,f = - Ss1
Srnoak because OF differences as 70 TIllmans course
With lists but, smoaks relatives Coming 70 is rss>
cue, pistols were drawn on both sides Bessinset
were mortally wounded. Dick Smoak was shot "a
In West Dunkin Precinct Greenvine County, pis.
tolls. knives. and clubs figured IN general a{{as
6ition candidate comes from that county. Pincz-
tbTourh The b0fv Henry Owens was almost is
embOwelled and Edward Owens had his hand nearly
cut and beaten.
WHERE BRYAN WILL LOSE.-Estimats at tbs
Republican Congress headquarters indicate that
81 of the IS electoral votes Mr.. Bryan received
from the Middle West, Rocky Mountain and Pa
sihc Coast states in 1885 vii this :al IL Be fais e
lows: California. /; Idaho 3; kansas 10; Montana,
q 3o1 V5Tnng n g. totsi 81 The electoral votes
Of Colorado and Nebraska. the only two remaining
looked upon as doubtful with chances rather favor
able Republicans. Estimates as 20 me
toral vote give President Mckinley 2S4, Bryan -
while the following placed in the doubrui col"
unnn: Kentucky. 13; Maryland, s; Colorado Z, Ne
braska s; total g. These estimates. however, 40
Predicated upon the assumption that The Rsggs-.
ncans and Democratic anIi-BryaniteS viii SHAKE OF
their Iethargy soon and go 10 WORK and Keep oA
working until the polls close on election day.
A PERTINENT oUESTION.-'Ths Boston Hsrs
aid says;
The thirty-hve thousand drummsrs who clam 20
have lost tner places through Jns tXranay - ,sss-
three hundred and fifteen thousand associates Wno
have thus far escaped the operations OF I1lS Ial-
OF tyranny. The question is 70 whether 80
out Of every ten drummeTs who are not out ot 20
will have the goodness TO cooperate with the es
out OF every ten OF their number who is