The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-12
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Representative King is holding Bryan
meetings in Utah. Representative New
lands and Senator Stewart are also max
ing political speeches in that State.
The reckless spirit of liberality," says
the Chicago News which is character
istic of the American people is finely illus
trated in those wanton concessions to the
other side which the campaign managers
are now making. There will be only 449
votes in the electoral college. Yet the
Republicans are willing to conceic that
112 OF these will probably be for Bryan,
claiming a bare 266 as cocksure for Nc
Kinley, and putting down 60 as doubtful.
The Democrats for their part are unwill-
ing to acknowledge that they have cast
iron mortgage on more than 326 of the
total votes. They freely accede SIS of them
to the Republicans, and they frankly own
that as to 80 there is some shadow OF
doubt. With 266 votes absolutely assured
for Mckinley and 500 perfectly assured to
Bryan there is still a pleasing and exciting
element of uncertainty which will keep up
public interest until the close of the polls"
Speaking of the Filipinos in 1898,
| Chauncey Depew said: I'VE could
hardly civilize them in n hundred years,
and meantime we would have 20 keep
an army of $4,000 men on the islands to
hold them in check
Governor Tyler. of Virginia. has an
nounced that he will name a time for
calling the Legislature together as soon
as the present election is over"
The Cleveland Leader" points cut to
the Democrats that Ohio has never given
its electoral vote to a Democratic candi-
date for President.
Robert Treat Paine. Democratic candi-
date for Governor in Massachusetts,, calls
Senator Hanna the Hagenbach of the Re-
publican party, because when he cracks
his whip the animals obey.
The Boston Transcript says that in
dependent political parties are a gain
rather than a detriment to the principal
parties in the field They serve to keep
up an interest in the campaign, and in
the end voters generally gravitate to their
proper places.
The "Svenska Kuriren," Swedish
| American newspaper. says Swedish-Amer-
| leans in the Northwest will vote for Nc
/ Kinley.
1t is reported that the friends of James
r. Garfield in Lake County, Ohio. are
| making war on Mr.. Beidler, the candidate
for Congress on the Republican ticket.
The Garfield men hold that Beidler Ge-
feated Garfield for nomination two years
ago and that he tricked Garfield out of
the race this time by getting him z
write letter withdrawing from the con-
test.
1t is reported in the Mobile Register
that a Baltimore man offers to make
curious wager, to wit, that he will give
! up $500 on the election no matter who
carries the State of Maryland. provided
he who takes the wager will pay 81 for
every vote Mckinley receives in Maryland
| above 1900 majority. s
Over 800 meetings. with double that
number of speeches. have been arranged
by the Republican State Committee for
the last three weeks of the campaign in
New York State, in addition to the two
| flying trips through the State to be made
| by Governor Roosevelt and Chauncey NJ.
Depew, during which speeches will be
| made at over 150 places.
The Republican managers are saying
that out of poll OF 2oi travelling men
| taken in an Iowa hotel during period
! of several months, 1t is asserted i15 of
them were for Mckinley and 90 for Bry-
! an