Evening star., 1900-10-02
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Virginia. 1T will go for Bryan, he said,
"if-the republicans do not succeed in their
scheme Of colonization" He produced moth
ing upon which to base the charge, but
deemed 1t quite sufficient when, coupled
with the terrible announcement that II he
were in West Virginia he would stop 1t,
with shotgun If necessary" Judge Van
Vorhis, the silver chairman of Indiana,
makes just about as provisional and condt-
tional statement relative to his state.
1--WE will carry Indiana" he said, "if-Mark
Hanna doesn't send too large a corruption
fund into the state" He didn't know any
thing about this corruption fund, only he
just thought that the natural record" OF
the republican managers would cause them
to resort to corrupt methods.
]. Ham. Lewis, the picturesque, doesn
even make a conditional claim about some
states which a week ago were on the Bryan
have no hope of California and Oregon" he
was free to admit. Il concede them.''
Republican Prospects Brighter.
Republican managers in Cook county are
no longer as despondent as they were a few
weeks ago. At that time 1t looked like a
hopeless fight. Now there is encouragement
and the republicans are by no means pre-
pared to concede Chicago and Cook county
to the enemy.
The change has come gradually for a few
weeks and the outlook Is for even more
promising conditions. The democrats. di-
vided into "city hall' and county fac
tions, are growing more hopelessly divided.
The republicans, on the contrary, have
buried their differences for the present and
are working shoulder to shoulder for Nc
Kinley for President and Yates for gov
ernor. The labor situation IS improving,
many of the idle have gone back to work
and there is a growing disposition to dis
pose of the differences yet unsettled. Two
weeks ago the democrats claimed Cook
.ntaty hN+f a NrJ&
Now their figures have dropped practically
to 2Gf@0 The republicans are not making
any extravagant claims, but are working
quietly to take all the kinks out Of the situ-
alton. Cook county is between fifteen and
twenty thousand republican outside of Chi
cago. Republicans argue that 1t Will go
even better than that and that the demo-
Gratis cannot get big enough a vote in the
city to overcome this majority
With the situation n-Cook county simpli-
flying, there isn't the slightest democratic
hope OF making Illinois battle ground
Outside of Cook county the state will give
large republican plurality. Republicans
estimate 1t variousiy at from 1900 to
100000. Democrats never claimed more than
O,0O0 for Cook county. Even If their fond
est hopes should be realized so far as Chi
cago is concerned, they couldn't carry the
state. They might carry the legislature
however. but that is another matter The
legislative fight will open all the republican
facuonal sores anew. In the event Of the
".
Tanner has decreed that Senator Cullom
shall not be returned to the Senate. Senator
Cullom is candidate. A movement is now
afoot to put an end to the trouble. The
purpose Is to shelve both Cullom and Tan
ner and spring a new man for the Senate
Thus far they have not been able to per
feet plans sufficiently to come to an agree
ment on the candidate. But it may quite
sa1ely be assumed that there will be SEN
sational political doings in Illinois before
the inauguration of President Mckinley
Activity I'm Literary Bureau,
The literary bureau Of the republican ma
ttonal committee Is displaying good deal
OF originality 1t has already produced a
large number Of interesting features, and
has another In preparation which is sure to
make hit. Chief Buckland has gathered a
large number of the very best republican
cartoons that have appeared in the press,
and has had zinc plates made in order that
the committee may utilize them again.
The Washington Star cartoons are we'll
represented In this publication. An artist in
the employ of the bureau has drawn other
cartoons from suggestions made by men,
bers, OF the national committee, and Chief
Buckland has provided each and every one
with some appropriate quotation, biblical
classical or otherwise, to more forcibly make
the desired point. These cartoons will be
published In book form, and for a starter,
just to see how popular the feature will
They will be given to state chairmen for
free distribution, and the demand, 1t is ex-
pected, will be large. Although this little
work will be quite an expensive one, a Sec
ond and even a third edition will be printed
If the demand should Justify the expense.
Senator Warren's Contribution.
Senator Francis e. Warren OF Wyoming
has written campaign contribution, in
tended principally for home consumption,
but Of interest generally to the students of
the various campaign issues. There is one
paragraph of particular interest to those
who want more proof Of the prosperity of
Mckinley administration days. Senator
Warren says:
''The chief industries in Wyoming are live
stock raising, farming, coal mining and
railroad operation. Sheep, cattle and horse
state. During the four years of democratic
administration, and uhder the direct opera
ton of the Wilson tariff law, the condition
of the sheep and wool industry in Wyoming
head: wool sold for 5 cents, and sometimes
"ss. per pound, and nation shipments
aid scarcely realize the, railroad freight
> market. There was no sale for breeding
seemed hopeless. During that four years
the highest annual assessed valuation of all
the sheep in the state was 81 800, ,ooo.
But with the Mckinley "a administration
o.tu ehS 0iuSicy tdTIIk OAf 1901 CdIQo Qe-
cided change. Stock sheep, which could
scarcely find purchaser at a dollar a head,
now sell for "a. Wool. under the Wilson
tariff. netted the grower at the ranch but
about cents per pnund It now brings
from IA to II cents, Mutton, for which
there was no sale In tdemocratic days, now
sells for from to cents pound on foot:
and the assessed valuation of sheep in Wy
ondng is now IS, ,428, 483, a gain in four years
OF over 300 per cent
"Guilty, Anyhow"
"GuiltN. but / dnn,t know what 1on