The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-05
MR.. SIBLEY'S CAMPAIGN
Democrats Working Hard to Beat
a TuPncOat.
an Interesting Canvass in the T'sven-
ty-seventh Congregational District
of PennsyIyania-The Republican
Candidate Makes Threats Against
Men Who VIII Oppose Him at PoIis

Joseph Croker Sibley, who was elected
to the Fifty-sixth Congress from the
Twenty-seventh district of Pennsylvania
as a Democrat and who was reEominated
ard is seeking reelection To Tho Fifty
seventh Congress as a Republican will, it
was said at Democratic headquarters to-
day most likely be defeated and that Lew
Is Emery, jr., of Bradford, Democrat, will
be cleo tied
Democrat in Mr.. Sibley's district in
writing of the situation there says:
LAS the sins of the father come back to
curse the son, so have Joe Sibley's cam
paign methods come back to taunt him.
The honest people of the Twenty-seventh
Congressional district have been nauseated
by the means TO which his managers have
resorted that his election may be accom-
plished. He stands face to face with an
outraged public opinion. Democrats here
believe it is strong enough TO crush him,
to remove him and bis associates from
politics
The Iaughable acrobat and betrayer of
Democracy has probably turned his last
flip-fop. Held in check as il is by the
treasures and funds of the great corpora
ton, the feeling against Sibley is growing
every hour. His almost unlimited power
of coercion cannot stay il. Men VINO
were working and shouting for this man
OF no political mGorings TWO weeks ago
are now eXerting their every effort to de-
feat him. Those who then remained 81
Iently neutral now openly oppose him.
The very pillars of RepublicanisIE IN
VenaDgo county frown upon him
Backed only by zhe scant Quay follow
ing and his faithful trust supporters, Sih-
ley practically admitted his defeat N an
interview given hare yesterday, in which
he raised q bludseon over the head OF ev-
cry man employed by himself and the oil
trusts This deliverance Is most remark
able because il Is so desperate and be
cause it is so foolish. In Nenango alone
IL has cost Sibley $40 votes
The candidate practically says that If
any man employed by himself or the trusts
votes against him he wiz open the ballet
boxes and ind il out. After claiming
majority OF $500 votes over his opponent
IN this district, Mr. Sibley in the inter
view published in his organ at Oil City,
says that if he is defeated he VIII contest
the election in the halls of Congress Then
follows the greatest effort at intimidation
ever heard of, considering Mr.. StIley's pc
gition employer and his alliance with
the corporations that are supporting him
Then every bailotbox would be opened
and every vote read and counted" he says
He then reitergtes that he viii win By
al SttCiulcUS maturity StCu dS SNSI9 ny
who knows anything knows is absurd, but
concludes with q suggestion that his friends
had better not bet his figures.
while thousands and thousands of yet-
ers of this district have been corrupted in
past campaigns such vast expenditures Of
money as are seen today were hitherto IN
heard Of. Price counts for nothing. Drunk
en- men on the streets who have net work
ed for years have their pockets full of
change, their heads full or mischief and
their mouths full CT praise for Siblsy. Few
of the very rich men OF the United States
could stand such drain upon their for
tunes.
The Sibley managers election day bro-
gramme is upon tbs most elaborate scale.
Expense is the least considered of any
proposition that enters into it. The ria
chine Of NJ. s Quay, whose whole Eeart is
centred in the .fopper's' election, has left
none Of the tactics known to it unused in
its efforts TO seat him Every card is be
ing played. People are waking up to The
realization that some great point is at is
sue, else why such unheaTd-Of efforts 10
elect q Congressman They cannot faith
ON it, do not quite understand what it
means, and are afraid to take a chance on
it. Ward heeleTs in Oil City who were ia
ken off the market two or three weeks ago
at figures ranging from $40 10 $3.50 now
see more fortunate and perhaps less iElu-
entail hustlers giving themselves up fer
rates running DSlNGtu SlOU GA SZ0N. IT
George Torrey's office recently an incident
occurred that illustrates how the machine
barrels fame has travelled
Mr.. Torrey is one of the Democrats
leaders Of the district. and his visitor b.
side himself was a farmer who lives near
Cooperstown, and who had been directed
to the office of a prominent official CT the
Oil Trust who is deeply interested in Mr..
Sibley's success. One OF Mr.. TCrrey's
friends learned the farmers errand and
directed him to Mr.. Torrey's Office tell
ing him he would find the man he wanted
there. If you are Mr.. - said the
man as he walked in I wan to tell you
that Mr.. referred me to you. He
said you would fix me up. One of my
horses died this summer, and if l had an
other one now I could do some hauling
this fall Mr.. - said you would prob
ably tend to me and l will vote for Sib-
ley
&c The gentleman yoa want to see is
across in that building said Mr.. Torrey,
pointing out Of the window Il know who
he wants to see,' observed Mr.. Torrey as
the fellow left. Several of them have
got in here by mistake. They know they
can get it, but are directed to my office
as joke occasionally
Mr. Torrey Is one OF the most ardent
of Lewis Emery's supporters. Some of
Sfbley's campaign managers played a
card that is coming back against him
with terrific force. They travelled through
the county locking up members of va
rious secret organizations and assurine
them that the lodges had informally
agreed at meetings they had held to sup
port SibIey because he was a member OF
the organizations
1.-THE scheme might have worked all righ
had it not been that some of the lodge
men became curious and wrote to their Of
fceFs to learn more about it. They discoy.
cred not only that no action had been TAX
en-, but that the somersault candidate die
not belong to their societies. Now it is
understood that several well-knoWn lodge
men have been called upon to show cause