The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-04

BE Attempted in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. |
Iey,s New York Plurality Melting.
Representative Burnett OF Alabama was
a caller at the Headquarters of the Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee today. H :
had a social chat with Chairman Richard
sen. There were few other callers of
note
1t is announced on competent authority
that the extent of the detection among
colored Republicans is causing grave con-
eern in the Republican camp. Among the
callers at Democratic headquarters today
was H. C. Barnett, eolored, editor of the
Spokesman" of Huntington, W. Va, and
who is engaged in active campaign work
for the Democratic national ticket. His
particular field OF operations is among the
people of his own race in West Virginia
Since the adoption Of the Democratic
platform Afr Barnett has organized thir-
ty-fve colored Democratic clubs in his
State He rells very much the same story
which is told by other colored men who
have broken away from the imperial par
ty. He believes that division Of the
coIored vote between the two great FAR
ties will relieve the friction between the
races. particularly in the South. He be
yeves that much of the trouble between
the races is due to the fact that the blacks
have permitted themselves to be contrcll-
ed by the very little minority of Republl-
can whites against the great majority Oh
the Democrats in the South
Reports received by Democratic leaders
In Washington are favorable The Inlla1a
poll and the admission Of the Republican
managers in New York that the apparent
Mckinley majority is reduced to fifty
thousand, whereas his plurality in 1895
was 26S 600, are taken as landslide syInp-
toms by Democrats.
Senator Scett's claim that Nebraska,
Kansas, South Dakota, Utah. Washington,
Montana. Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming
are 10 be carried for Mckinley IS given
no serious attention by Democratic lead
ers Nebraska South Dakota, Colorado,
Montana, and Washington are regarded by
Democrats as safely Democratic as IS N4r-
ginia.
A curious feature of this claim is that 1t
did not include Maryland. West Virginia,
and Kentucky.
It is said that the Republican National
Committee has determined upon course
to ENSURE q fair count IN hentucky-
Democrats say il is well TO watch the op-
position when it has 50 violent burst OF
virtue
the past few days by official OF the Ma
tiopal Committee that sufficient numbers
of United States deputy marshals will be
distributed over the state at the various
polling places TO prevent any intimidation
or voters and TO see that the ballots are
couEted as they were cast"
Senator Joseph c. S. blackburn, Who
arrived in Washington yesterday, says he
has been awG4e OF the plan for some time,
and characterize8 it as a brazsn attempt
10 steal the elec;o-a vote Of Kentucky The
State being naturally Democratic. he said,
and the election law about to be enacted
being manEfestly fair and impartial, there
can be no other Interpretation than that 1t
is 10 be case of steal.
He asserts that he has warned the DEM
oerats of the designs Of the Republican
Committee, and that he Will return to
Kentucky in a few days in order to be
present at the opening Of the campaign,
so that the Democrats viii be certain TO
take steps to exploit thoroughly the dan
ger impending.
According to Senator Blackburn the
Democrat of West Virginia Maryland and
Missouri viii have similar condition to
face. He points to the fact that the Con
gTessional elections viii be held coinci-
dentalIy with The general election, which
makes the plan of the Republican mana
gers feasible The Democrats will resent
tempt to steal the election.
Trusts Troubling Republicans
The trusts continue to make trouble for
the Republican managers. Not a day goes
by that a new combination of this character
is not born From New Jersey come It'd
ings that the South Jersey Gas, Electric,
and Traction Company, which controls most
of the water, lighting, and trolley COmpa-
MES in the southern part of the Trust
State, has absorbed one more railway COM
pany and one more electric lighting COM
pany.
The closing up of the Cumberland Steel
and Tin Mills 5y the CTucible Steel Trust
has given point to the Democratic cam
paign against trusts in western Maryland.
The commercial travellers, 81, 600 of whom
have been discharged by trusts during the
last four years, are doing great work
against the Imperial Administration. All
those who were the road are cam
paigning against Mckinley and Roosevelt
and all those who remain on the road
nearly all Of whom have suffered a de-
crease IN salaries and commissions, ara
doing active service in spreading the gos-
pei Of Democracy. The hotel men, who
have suffered by the reduction in the NUM-
Der Of drummers, are with them. The num-
Der of commercial travellers in the United
States is given as $50, GOO. Of these it is
said that only 5000 voted for Bryan and
Sewall while the number 10 vote for Bry-
an Stevenson is set down as 345, 900.
Many politicians are saying that it looks
like whirlwind weather and that landslide
symptoms are everywhere.
The Outlook in Montana.
News has been received in Washington
from the Democratic managers in Mon
tana that the stories which have been sci
afioat In the East that the Mountain State