Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-02

mas prevented taking as active part
in the campaign as be wished, has
lately been giving the Democratic
managers in Maryland the benefit Of
his counsel. lie says the state viii.
in his judgment, 20 DEMOCRATIC; and
that from ali the information he has
received, lie regards the outlook for
the election Of Bryan aud Stevenson
as favorable. lie says there is pc
doubt of the masses being with the
Democracy TO much greater extent
than in 1896.
Senator Blackburn, who came to
Washington to attend the funeral of
bis son-in-law, left for Kentucky
to-day, TO resume his compaign work.
lie said that be had no personal
knowledge Of the situation outside
of Kentucky, but that he knew The
situation in that state thoroughly
and that The Republican claims there
were the rankest sort of bluff; that
the state was absolutely sure 10 go
Democratic, both for state and
national tickets, and that he believed
Republican claims in numerous other
states had no better foundation than
III Kentucky, which made him con-
fident Of the election of Bryan and
Stevenson and a Democratic majority
of the House.
While for vote making purposes
the Republicans are talking about
the early return of the volun teers
from the Philippines, the War be-
partment is arranging to forward
5000 recruits to the Philippines
from San Francisco, within the next
two weeks. That's the difference
between talking aud acting.
The Board of Construction of the
Navy Department evidently takes
no'stock in the fairy tales of Mr..
Mckinley aud other Republicans,
concerning the future reduction of
the governments income by the re-
peal of the war taxes, as it is going
ahead upon project for building
additions to our navy that will make
1t imperialistic in size, as well as in
the class of vessels. This project
involves the construction of no less
than 40 warships. How much all
this is to cost has not been given
out, and, of course, will not be until
after election, but that it will be
enormous, is certain and that if car
rled out, it will require an increase
In taxation, instead Of the reduction
promised, is equally certain.
- Friends of Senator Sullivan. OF
Miss, say the suit for breach Of
promise of marriage, which has
been filed in Washington agar
him, by a Miss Lection, who is
divorced woman, con tains many fla
allegations, and that the won
really has no claim upon him. The
say further that the suit would rol
have been filed, had not Senator Sui
Ivan refused to buy the woman and
her advisers off. Senator Sullivan is
not in' Washington, but his friends
say that he will come out all right.
when, the case is tried in court.
In addition to compelling Repub-
llcah voters employed by the govern
ment to go home and vote, the Re
publican bosses are keeping Demo-
Gratis in the employ OF government
from going home to vote. A Demo
cratic capitol policeman said On this
subject: 1.-The tip has been given to
the few Democrats that are on the
force, that it will be better for ms
not to go home to vote, and although
the tip has been given out in the
nature of suggestion, it has been
construed by the men to whom it
was given as threat, and has deferred
several of us from going home to
register. No circular has been sent
to MS, but the word has been passed
along to us by the Republican mem
bers of the force, with the insinua-
ton that it had come down from a
pretty high source"