The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-03
SCOTT CONFIDENT |. / HI
West Virginia Senator Visits Presi-
dent Mckinley This Week. =
He CARRIES GLAD TlDlNGs.
success OF the Republican Party AS
sured This Year--Will See an Old
Fashioned crmpaigu New Do
minion in Line and safe-Indiana
and Kansas Will Give Pr,aopn:td
Republicar Mriorities.

and Kansas viii Give !Pr,aopn:sd
Republicar Mriorities.
WASHINGTON, August Ex-senator
Scott. of West Virginia, who Is in
charge Of Tie speakers bureau at RE-
publican national HEADQUARTERS in New
York city, paid a flying visit 10 wasti-
ington this week. He called at tina
white house and discussed the political
situation with the President. and wls
able TO make encouraging reports on
conditions in all parts Of! the country.
The weather has been too hot for
either side to do much active work in
the field" said the, sena tor. There. has
ben some apathy encountered by our
people, but 20 more than is observable
among the Democrats. Within; the next
two or three weeks you Will see a de-
cldeds change, and We anticipate 4 reg
ular kliwaly, old-fash:onedE campaign.
which will thoroughly arouse the coun-
Try before election, day. The campaign
has progressed but a short way. ard
yet the Democrats are showing signs
OF distress. Their anti-imperlalistic talk
is fat failure. This We have asspr-
tanned beyond any; question, and II Is
safe to predict that before the first OF
october the Democratic managers will
he casting abouttfor some other para
mount Issue. X
Senator Scott was asked about the
prospects OF his own state of West vir-
sinia. .'1f there. is one section of the
United States which I understand bet
tel, than another It Is West. Virginia, 2
said the senator. This talk of this
Democrats capturing the state aud
Clectins a Democratic legislature Is all
6laster. There is absolutely no doubt
of:the Republicans; carrying West Nir-
glnia by a larger majority than they
did four years ago
Mr. Scott is arranging for a small
army OF Republican speakers to take
the field next month. he says there Is
no lack OF material and public speak
ers arc anxious to enter the campaign.
SINCE arguments are so plentiful, and
the, Democrats have furnished Republi-
can orators with such vast amount OF
good material.
Western Enthusiasm.
Representative Curtis, of Kansas.
reached Washington during the week
on official business. he brings with
dim the enthusiasm which seams TO per-
wade the Republican ranks al! through
the west and southwest. There is no
more doubt that Kansas will cas-. her
electoral vote for McKinley and Roose-
welt than there is OF Pennsylvania going
Republican" said Mr.. Curtis. "a safe
estimate Of the Republican majority
In Kansas is $4,000 or 20. o00:- There has
been a most remarkable political revo-
luI!on in that state since 1896. The state
has had all 1t wants OF Populist rule
and representation. There will be i
close contest In one, or two coRSression-
al:districts. but have no doubt that
Kansas Will send solid Republican
delegation to the next house OF repre-
sentatives."
When asked as to the political effect
of the Bryan Populist notification meet
ing at Topeka last week. Mr.. Curtis
said: THAT meeting was complete
izzle. Instead of the crowd OF 10000
or 10000 which had been ANTICIPATED,
there were not more than 5000, accord
ing TO the most libersl computations Of
the Bryan people. themselves. The
Populists Of Kansas take no stock In
it and are Disconnected with Bryar's
persistent attention 1T to the exclu-
sion of their old cry OF l6 to l.
Some OF the ultra-Popullsts are try
ing TO create enthusiasm on the silver
issue and are insisting on making II
the paramount question. This Is "a bad
year. however. TO talk free silver in
Kansas, where crops have been phe-
nomenally large. where the cattle bus
mess has prospered beyond anything
dreamed OF four years ago. and where
the farmers Have paid off their mort
cages and now have money TO loan.
Kansas Is safely Republican, and am
confident the other states In the west
which were carried by. Bryan four years
ago will return TO the Republican col
luin."
Indiana Safe for Mckinley.
One of the callers at the white house
Today was General L r. Kitchener,
who Is one OF the shrewdest political
managers the state OF Indiana has pro-
duced. His attention was called to a
story published this morning to the eff
feet that the Republicans had made q
poll OF Indiana and found that the state
was Democratic by $1,000. He charac-
terized this report as silly and absurd.
IN the first place he said 1t was too early
Tor either party TO have made poll and
one taken at this time would be useless.
Inc state was too close. he said. for
either side to have 1900 majority. In
diana he felt sure would cast her vote
Tor Mckinley and Roosevelt. although
Tue majority OF four years ago may be
Democrats have been dismayed at the
announcement of W. f. English, of In
llannpols. that he will support NcKin-
rex aud Roosevelt this fall. II Is recog-
hlzed mat Mr. English is man OF
great Influence. He has been a. Demo-
cratic leader for years and Inherited
great political strength from his dis
unguished father. Hitherto he had
Followed the example OF Senator Cor
man. OF Maryland. and while believer
IN the gold standard had stood by the
party organization to preserve his reg