The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-23
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

The various commissionerships in the
appointment of the President do not come
under the Civil Service Reform laws, and
should Mr.. Mckinley be reelected il is not
unlikely that many of the spellbinders who
are now doing their level best for the Re
publican ticket VIII find their rewards in
coed fat offices to come within the limits of
some good commission never YET Thought
of.
Concerning the extra heavy registration
in New York, politicians on all sides are
at a loss to assert positively what it por-
tends, though the aredonderance of opinion
among Democrats is that the fact is de-
cidedly in favor of that party. On this
subject the World remarks:
AS the Republican vote was presumably
very fully registered four years ago, this
may mean that the Democrats who went
a-fishing' in 1885 are coming out to vote
this year. Or il may mean that the indie
pendent voter, upon whom no man can
count, not even the ablest of campaign
| managers. is coming 10 the polls intent on
destroying all the prophets. All that is
certain IS that the vote of November 6 in
Greater New York is going to be much
larger than anyone anticipated before reg
fstration began
| Leading Democrats in West Virginia are
| convinced that the Republicans have al
| ready consdmmated plans to vote thou
sands of unlawful ballots in that State.
The Wheeling Register declares that
! all the arrangements nave been made the
men are in the State. and the price has
either been paid or guaranteed The
same paper calls upon all Democrats and
nod fsiti RI Hl1ip ar1d RI
! these illegal voters" and cause their ar
| rest as soon as they appear at the polls.
! Archbishop Ireland is receiving much
censure from the Catholic press ac-
| count Of his active efforts in support of
/ Mr. Mckinley This is not only due to
the fact that it is not thought proper for
| a churchman OF such high station as Arch
! bishop Ireland to make himself prominent
| in politics, but is in a great measure due
! to hostility to the Administration
course in the Philippines and the dispo-
sition to form an alliance with England.
|
Ad1ai E. Stevenson, Democratic nomf-
nee fer Vice President. arrived in Detroit
| yesterday from Chicago, and. after taking
breakfast with National Committeeman
/ Campau. left on a three-days' speaking
tour of Michigan. Mr.. Stevenson said he
was feeling splendidly. and was very con-
| ident of Democratic success.
| 81 was particularly impressed" said he,
/ "by the enthusiasm shown by the New
| York voters
During his trip through the State Mr..
| Stevenson viii speak in eleven different
cities.
Chairman Jones' of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee is delighted with the
! impression made by Mr.. Bryan during his
/ campaign tour of the Empire State. At
! Chicago last night. Chairman Jones said;
! -! Go hot believe there is any doubt that
| Mr.. Bryan will carry New York. / be-
I lieve our chances for carrying Ohio are
better than the Republicans. ] regard
! Illinois as an exceedingly doubtful State
kilograms from the Chairman of the State
/ Democratic Committee of California say
| we are going to carry California. have
no doubt of the election OF Mr.. Bryan
The Democrats of Ohio are enthusiastic
over the proposed national celebration on
October 27, the day Mr. Bryan win make
his final speeches in New York city The
chairman of the Democratic State Execu-
tive Committee has sent to every county
chairman in the Buckeye State the follow
ing letter:
THE Democratic National Committee
has set apart Saturday. October q, as Lib
erty Day and asks that Democrats in ey-
cry precinct in the United States hold q
mass meeting that day. Fire salute from
cannon or auviIs. Have the Declaration OF
Independence read. Let the school chill
dren and everybody in attendance sing
| America. The Star Spangled Banner. and
| other national airs
Have some local speaker in every pre-
| cinct to discourse upon the efforts Of the
| Republican party at the destruction Of lib
erty. Kindle the fire of patriotism ana
love of liberty anew in every human
breast, and there can be little doubt as IL
how the vote viii stand in November
! Don't regard this matter as unimportant
Take it up at once and let US know what
you will do.
Neglect nothing that Will promote thu
| interests OF the Democratic cause. With
united effort the nation viii this year en-
, throne Democracy and Ohio will swing int
the Democratic column. Yours for tht
cause. GEORGE S. LONG,
Chairman
One of the interesting Developments Of
the New York city campaign is the organi-
zation OF the Sayenty-frst Regimen
Democratic Campaign Club as rebuke Il
Theodore Roosevelt It numbers 800 IL
dividuals. and A f. DeIlan. a moving
spirit, declares that before election da5
4C9 members of the Seventy-frst Regi
Gent Will be enrolled.
AS the regiment has less than COG mem.