Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1896, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. COL. NAT FITZGERALD|'" © 9 U!S!A4N A THEKEYSTONESTATE The Populist Candidate for Governor of West Virginia. SOME OF HIS CHARACTERISTICS Challenges His Rivals and Studies Phrenology. DAYTON MAY BE BEATEN Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. TERRA ALTA, W. Va., September 29, 1896. The most picturesque, if not the most prominent figure, in West Virginia politics, and one that {s likely to come into national prominence, if populism survives this elec- tion, is Col. Nat Ward Fitzgerald, former- ly of Washington, later of New York, and latest of West Virginia. Washingtonians will remember Col. Fitzgerald as a claim agent, who had an extensive pension claims business, from the profits of which he en- tertained public men handsomely in a fine house on 15th street. Becoming involved with the Secretary of the Interior over some nice points of professional ethics, he sold his business and went to New York, opened a dining room, made the venture Frofitable, and sold out for $20,000, at least so the story goes. From New York city to ‘Terra Alta, W. Va., was a radical transi- tion, but for a man seeking rest from an exciting career it was a sensible move. But the colonel’s energetic temperament could not long stand bucolic life, so, after boom- ing Terra Alta to the extent of locating here a woolen mill and selling off most of his farm in town lots, we now find him launched in politics as the people's party candidate for governor of West Virginia. It was in this capacity that I interviewed the colonel in the interest of The Star and his many acquaintances in Washington. I found him in a pleasant home place, built at the foot of the hills, which have made Deer Park and Mountain Lake Park so popular as summer resorts. A beautiful sloping lawn of bright green stretches in front of the house, and the wooded hills, with their autumnal tints, form an effective background. From the front veranda the view takes in a long sweep of valley, with the embitious and bustling farming town of Terra Alta in the center. Personal Characteristics. The colorel is of the leonine type, but with a nervous activity not usually found in men of large frames. He 1s apparently no older than when in Washington fifteen years ago. His eyes are small, but ex- pressive, his jaws heavy and square, and his hair falls over a square, but not high, forehead. In appearance, manner and con- versation he seems an ideal populist—a man calculated to win his way, especially among the mountaineers, who constitute so large a proportion of the populace of West Virginia. The colonel had just re- turned from a two weeks’ trip through the state, speaking twice a day, and every- where receiving, so he said, popular ova- tions. He was frank in admitting that ne does not expect to be elected governor un- less the democratic nominee should be withdrawn, and as General Watts is not popular and is not making a strong cam- paign, it would be good politics to fuse on the populist candidate. With Watis and Fitzgerald both in the field, the colonel was willing to admit the strong probability of Atkinson carrying the state. He ‘s posi- tive, however, that Mr. Bryan will secure the electoral vote of the state. He not only firmly believes in free silver, but is confident that Mr. Bryan is the inspired leader of a winning cause. The colonel fig- ures that the populists will hold the ‘al- ance of power in the next state legislature, event, he is the logical candi- for the senatorship. He has issued chailenges for a joint gubernatorial canvass in the state to both Atkinson and Watts. He tells General Watts that he wants to show the people that he is a better silver man than any candidate who six months ago said the “free silver craze was dving out in West Virgin He is confident that 1f a joint debate can be arranged be- tween Atkinson, Watts and himself that “the choice for governor will fall on him, and thus West Virginia be placed in the front rank of the free silver states and her beacon light as a people's party state will shine forth in resplendent brilliancy ss a guiding star.” A Challenge. “To Hon. G. W. Atkinson, the colonel thus addresses himself: ‘You want to be governor of West Virginia. There are others in the same boat. Gen. C. C. Watts also has yearnings in that direction, while I not only desire the opportunity to becomé the chief servant of the people of this grand intermountain state, but I feel confident that I can make my calling and election sure, provided the people have a fair op- portunity to compare my merits and abil- {ties with those of yourself and Watts-ls- name." ** ‘This {s fairly representative of Col. Fitz- gerald’s style and modesty. That neither of the gentlemen challenged will unite in the plan which, according to the colonel, will secure his election, goes without say- ing. Phrenology. The populist candidate says he has studied phrenology, and from his knowledge of this science he fs able to discover the dispositions of the mountaineers of West Virginia, and while their “inhabitiveness” indicates a disposition to change their minds slowly, their “perceptives” enable them to solve knotty questions for them- selves and come to correct conclusions. All they need is to have the facts presented to them as they can be by the colonel, who is a graduate of Coin’s Financial School, and is therefore thoroughly ground- ed in the facts of finance and the coin of commerce. The colonel fs the first popo- erat or democrat I have found who Is posi- tive that Bryan will carry West Virginia, but I should add from my own observation that his bump of positivity is largely de- veloped. Launching at the Columbian Works at Locust Point. The first of the three torpedo boats which of several hunéred specta- With the exception of the naval en- gineers and constructors connected with the boat the United States navy was not offi- cially represented. Six of the same type are now hullding for the government, and next week contracts will be let for eleven more, three of which are to be thirty-knot craft and the largest of their class designed in this country. Two of the smaller boats will be built by the Columbian Iron Works. While the American navy has now but three torpedo boats in service, within the next eighteen months tnere should be a flotilla of at least two dozen, exclusive of any the next Congress may authori tors. ee ee A Trainman’s Awful Death. Richard Brok, aged thirty-two years, fire- man on the New York and Washington ex- press train No. 45, due in Baltimore at 12:40, met with a horrible death Thursday morning as his train passed Stanton, Del. Brok was leaning out he cab window, and a Baltimore and Philadelphia accom- modation train knocked his head off his shoulders. The accident was caused by the two trains passing each other on a sharp curve. The train was stopped at Newark and the body put off. Brok lived in Wil- mington, Del. and leaves a wife and sev- eral small children. ———_+ e+-____ An Ex-Mayor Bolts Bryan. Capt. Hugh S. Doggett, ex-mayor of Fredericksburg, Va. announces that he will vote for Palmer and Buckner. He says “TI believe in sound money—gold and silver— one equal to the other. But I am opposed “to the free and unlimited coinage of silver, as I believe it will bring ruin and disaster to the country.” Chairman Hanna to Send Some One to Congressman Meycr Renominated by Boss Methods—Condition of Things im the Other Districts. Correspotdence of The Evening Star. NEW ORLEANS, La., September 20, 1896. ‘The last letter to The Star closed with an expression of the urgent necessity for the intervention of the national republican com- mittee in the affairs of this state, show- ing how the republicans were throwing away their chance of electing three repub- Mean Congressman by their fights among themselves. The vriter was shown a let- ter today from Chairman Babcock of the national republican congressional commit- tee, in which he stated that he intended to confer with Chairman Hanna, and the result of that conference would be the send- ing of an emissary down here to look into the situation and try to straighten out matters. Under the provisions of the new election law, all parties are supposed to have the names of their candidates, prop- erly indorsed by the officers of the con- ventions which nominated them, in the hands of the secretary of state thirty days before the date of the election, and bocn the regulars and the new republicans have long since forwarded these names to the secretary of state. If the regilir can- didates are to be pulled down, the names of their candidates would have to be with- drawn befcre the thirty-day limit ts reach- ed, otherwise the secretary of state will proceed to have the official ballots made up, in accordance with the lists of names in his possession on October 2. It is to the interest of the democrats to have the reguiar candidates remain in the field, snd even if they were pulled down, it ig not improbable the democratic secretary of state would not go to any trouble to have their names taken off the official ballot. Meyer Nominated. It now turns out that ex-Mayor Fitz- patrick was sincere in his declination of the first district democratic nomination. After repeated efforts to get him to ac- cept, they finally called another conven- tion, and he forced them to nominate Con- gressman Meyer against their will. The convention was a true ¢xemple of the power of bossism in politics. Half of the ward leaders, and all the rank and file were unalterably opposed to Meyer, but Boss Fitz wheeled them all into line, and they cast their little votes for Meyer. No- body but the bosses seem willing to claim the election of Meyer now, whose cnly ray of hope lies in keeping ‘he regular republican candidate for Congress, Judge A. E. Livaudais, in the fieid against Sena- tor Romain, the nominee of the new re- publicans. ‘Senator Romain ts jaining strength every day, and there are many who predict his triumph, over both his democratic and republican opponents. But after all it is all in the count, and if he does not get a square deal, no matter how big a majority he gets, he will be counted out. Senator Romain has challenged Mr. Mey- er to a series of joint debates on the money and tariff questions, but the latter, after delaying his reply three days, has finally stated that he had referred the matter to his executive committee, whcse decision he would abide. It is very probable that that will be the last of it. His followers say that they do not want to attract crowds for Romain, but the facts in the case are just the reverse, as borne out by the first public meetings held by the two candidates. Meyer's first meeting was supposed to consist of democrats from the eighth and ninth wards, but by actual count there were only eighty-three persons present, in- cluding reporters. The situation In the other districts is about the same. James Legendre, the nom- free of the new republicans in the second district, proposes to open his campaign on October 10. Wicker, the nominee of the regulars, has held one or two small meei- ings, but he is hardly known outside of the city, and his following In the city is small. ‘The democrats propose to open up their campaign ip the city by a general ratifica- tion meeting of Bryan and Sewall, and their two congressional nominees, Meyer and Davey. The date has not yet been fixed, but it will be within a week or two. They propose to make a short and hot campaign, mainly for the reason that they have not much money. The democrats and populists have ar- ranged their fusion electoral ticket. A sub- committee of both parties met at Baton Rouge, and after two days of caucusing, they reached an agreement, dividing their electoral ticket with the populists, each pulling down four men and completing the ticket with the remaining four of the other party. The ;opulist convention which nom- inated their original ticket decided to sup- port Bryan ard Watéon, ane the democrats have gained little by their fusion with the populists, as the four populist electors are left free to vote for Watson. Each party is pledged to a fair election: Thic was exacted of the democrats by the pops, because they have two congressional candidates in the field—Bailey in the fourth district and Benoit in the fifth district. Sound Money Democrats. The sound money democrats are not doing much. They-held a meeting in Sareveport the other day, but they could not get up much enthusiasm. The movement fs drag- ging in the city also. The fact of the mat- ter is that nearly every man who has made up his mind to vote agairst Bryan has also maie up his mind to vote for McKinley. They found this out when they started out with their application for representation on the official ballot. The law requires that any new faction or party must get up a list of a thousand names, and a canvass of the city among the business men proved that nine-tenths of them, though old-time dem- ocrats, intended to vote outright for Mc- Kinley. They do not believe in wasting their votes. There is some talk of an at- tempt to fuse the new republicans and the sound meney democrats, the former keep- ing their congressional candidates in the field, and dividing the electoral ticket on the plan of the pop-democratic fusion; but, it is hardly probable that this will be con-" stmmated. —__ APPOINTED BY THE SULTAN. A Commission of Europeans to In- auire Into the Massacres. The London Chronicle's Berlin cor- respondent reports a Constantinople dis- patch to the Frankfurter Zeitung, which says that a commission of represen- tatives of France, Germany, Austria and England has been appointed by the sultan to inquire into the causes of the late mas- sacre in Constantinople, which was pre- cipitated by the attack of a party of Ar- menian revolutionists upon the Ottoman Bank. This dispatch reports also that the sul- tan’s letter to Emperor William pledges protection to all Christians in Turkey, ex- cept those engaged in anarchism. ———_-ee BULGARIAN BRIGANDS. They Killed a Brother of an Austrian Consal. Advices from Belgrade say that the broth- er of the Austrian consul at Seres, Mace- donia, who was carried off by a band of Bulgarian brigands some two weeks ago, with a wealthy Greek landed proprietor and others, has been murdered, with four of his companions, because the ransom of $50,100 demanded by the brigands as the price of their liberty was not forthcoming. At one time it was reported that it was the Aus- trian consul himself who had been kid- raped. This rumor, it now seems, was in- correct. +0 +______ Seized for Seal Poaching. The United States revenue cutter Grant has arrived at Seattle, nine days out from Ounalaska. She is the first of the Bering sea fleet to come from the north this sea- son, and reports all well. ‘The revenue cutters cruising in the North Pacific ocean and Bering sea were the Walcott, Grant, Perry, Corwin, Rush and Bear, and up to the date of the dis- banding of the fleet they have cruised 79,000 miles and boarded sealing schooners times. The cruisers Satelite, Icarus d Pheasant of the British navy acted in con- junction with the American fleet. Seven schooners were seized during the summer for violating the regulation of the Paris award. Size of the Republican Majority the Only Thing of Interest. THREE REMARKABLE BETS MADE Democratic Chairmen Without Funds and Cannot Get Any. SILVER SENTIMENT WANING Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HARRISBURG, Pa., October 1, 1896. Pennsylvania is so overwhelmingly one- sided in politics that about tho only thing that will bear watching, as of interest, is the size of the majority she will give the republican ticket. The shrewdest repub- lican politician in the state, an editor of n tional repute, said last night, and he offered to back his language with coin at i6 to 1, that Pennsylvania’s republican tajority will be in excess of the combined majorities of all the states carried by Bryan. There were no takers. Then he made another Proposition—the majority in the electoral college for McKinley will be larger than the combined vote of Bryan in the college. Again no takers when he offered to bet on this latter proposition. There can be no question concerning the correctness of his statement about Pennsylvania. ‘Tuesday evening of this week witnessed the close of the time for filing certificates of nomina- tion for those candidates on all tickets who have been nominated by regular party or- ganizations. During the week previons hun- dreds of democrats and republicans, a few populists and some prohibitionists, visited Harrisburg to see that the nomination cer- tificates were all right. Of all those who were interrogated concerning the majority in Pennsylvania not one put it less than 200,000, and the man who suggested the lesser figure was a sanguine democrat who believes in the magnetism of Bryan, and says there is a deep undercurrent cf feeling for the man from Nebraska. Three Bets on the State. State Treasurer Haywood has made three bets on the way Pennsylvania will gv. He bet that McKinley will have 600,000 ma- jority in the state, that the democrats would not poll 150,000 votes, and that Bryan will not carry three counties in the state. As the democratic vote is nbout a little more than half that cast by the re- publicans, and as the combined vote Is about 700,000, it can easily be seen that the state treasurer has permitted his enthusi- asm to chase away his judgment. Anj yet there are others who think he made three fortunate bets. At the last general election the democrats polled 282,000 votes, put it is a fair estimate to say that at least half of that number have either come out openly for McKinley or will vote for Palmer.In any event Bryan will lose them. A great many will not vote at all, and in that Mr. Hay- wood expects to win his second bet. There are two sure democratic counties in the state at this writing—Berks and Pike. The first has always been rock-ribbed in its democracy, and the second does uot know anything but the democratic party. And yet an attempt will be made to capture both of them. The Democratic State Chairman. State Chairman Garman of the demo- cratic state committee is not disposed to agree with the republicans that they will capture as many counties as they did when Hastings was elected governor. He insists that there will be a falling off in that direction, end that the democrats will get back some of the counties lost in the landslide of two years ago. Mr. Garman is making a vigorous effort to recapture some of the congressional districts that never until 184 elected anything but a democrat to Congress. He is so much in earrest chat he has had himself nominated in the Luzerne district to succeed Leis- enring, and is making a very vigorous battle. But Garman is sadly handicapped for lack of finances. He has no money, he does not know where to go for money, and he will not get any money, and he realizes the situation. This week he sent out circulars to wealthy democrats ask- ing them to contribute to the campaign, but the answers he received discouraged him very much. The men of means in the demccratic party in Pennsylvania, with but few exceptions, are against free silver, and the action of the recent democratic conven- tion held here in placing four populist electors and one populist candidate for Congress at large on the ticket, in an ef- fort to catch the populist vote, has had the effect of making the democrats who ere oid-liners and wanted to support Bry- an alone very angry. Then, too, Mr. Gar- man cannot get a cent from the corpora- tions. When Harrity ran the campaigns here, althcugh they were generally unsuc- cessful, he could always get money from the cerporations. This year they will not put up a cent. On the other hand they are all contributing to the success of the Mc- Kinley ticket. This attempt at fusion on the part of the democracy has its funny side. At the convention called to meet here on the 10th of September a deal was made by the democrats with the populists by which the pops were given a candidate for Congress at large and four electors, in return for which they were to vote the balance of the democratic state ticket. The Populists decided to take one of their candi- dates for Congress at large off the state ticket to make room for a democrat, but he was made of pretty stern stuff and no- tified the state chairman that if any at- tempt was made to remove him he would mandamus the chairman and compel him to certify his name to the secretary of state. That had the desired effect. Two pepulist candidates for Congress at large were certified to the state department and the demccrat’s name was left off the popu- list ticket. And now some of those who were parties to the bargain are wonder- ing if they were not sold an elegant large gold brick. Republican Campaign Running Itself. The republican state chairman, John P. Elkin, has all the money he wants, and that is not much. This campaign, so far as the republicans are concerned, ig running itself in Pennsylvania. All it needs is somebody at headquarters to keep the ma- chinery well oiled, and it goes along smoothly. Chairman Elkin takes all the Money that comes his way, uses a little for office needs and sends the balance over to Mark Hanna in New York. He has had the pleasure of sending some nice fat checks to republican national headquar- ters, und there are plenty more where they came from that can be had for the asking. So, it will be seea why Pennsylvania will give 400,000 majority for McKinley when it ig said that every two democrats out of three are either for Palmer or McKinley, the democratic state organizaiion is weak and demoralized, with no funds, and the republican organization is lusty and has all the money it wants. There is very little free silver sentiment in the state, and that is confined to those who were greenbackers in 1878. Even in the Erie-Crawford congressional district, where Mr. Sibley is again a candidate, the free silver idea is dying oyt, and it is more than likely that Sibley will be defeated. A week after the Chicago convention there Were a great many free silver men_in Pennsylvania. It is useless to deny it. But the campaign of education was at once commenced and in a remarkably short time the silver craze was a thing of the past so far as this state is concerned. There are rot today a thousand free silver republi- cans in the state, and they have only re- turned to their greenback faith. Senator Quay a short time ago remarked that he weuld not be s\rprised before the campaign is over to see every free silver republican back in the fold for sound money. “Not that we need them in this state,” contin- ued the Senator, “but for the reason that they will come to thelr sober senses.” —— Hissed a Cleveland Banner. At a free silver meeting in Indianapolis recently the Cleveland Club marched in with their 1§92 banners, bearing the Pres- ident’s portrait. There were jeers, hisses and cries of “Take it out!” The bearer turned it to the wall before quiet was re- stored. TENNESSEE HDR BRYANIEFFFECT QF FUSION(CHACS IN POLITICS|A SOLID SOUTH A Belief That He Will Uarry the State by a Good Mafedity. Bob Taylor Likely ta_Be Elected Gov- ope Rape | in the Con- gressional itricts. Special Correspyndence of Ttis Evening Star. BRISTOL, Tenn., October 1, 1896. That ex-Governor “Bab” Taylor, who a few years ago fiddled himself into the gubernatorial chair of Tennessee, and is again a candidate for the high office of governor of the state, will be again elected is the unanimous opinion of a number of men who are said to be thoroughly posted on Tennessee politics, and with whom I have today conversed on the subject. From among the views of a number of very in- telligent men who expressed their opinicn relative to the matter, I quote one, who spoke as follows “Bob Taylor,” said he, “will be elected by a majority of not less than 25,000, and some say 50,000, but I do not believe that his majority will reach the latter figure. I am sure that he will be elected, because he is immensely popular, and his conduct as governor was such as to endear him to the people of the state generally. He is not, however, using his fiddle to help him in his present canvass. The people of Ten- nessee are, I might sfiy, almost overwhelm- Ingly in favor of free silver, and Governor Taylor has been one of the most earnest friends of the white metal ever since it began to assume prominence as one of the real questions of the day. Mr. Taylor's opponent, Mr. Tillman—no relation, by the way, of Ben Tillman of South Carolina, and an altogether different man—is making a spiritiess campaign, as he apparently recognizes the fact that the contest to de- feat Taylor is a hopeless one. Result of a Tour Through the State. “I have within the past few weeks been to Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Mem- phis and other places in the state, in all of which cities I have conversed with the principal business men, while at the same time I have talked with” farmers in the vicinity of the places named, and I found that the sentiment of almost all those who live outside of the cities is for Bryan. In the cities the sentiment is divided, and while the single gold standard has many earnest advocates, they are not in sufficieat numbers to form any ground for believing that McKinley can carry the state. “There is a big fight going on in Men- phis. Josiah Patterson, the democratic nominee for Congress, and chief apostle for President Cleveland in Tennessee, is a gold bug, and he has a large personal follow- ing, but there is no question in my mind but that the city of Memphis will go for Bryan at the ensuing election. “I was told as a fact by a number of business men in Memphis that no avowed silver man had ever changed to the gold standard, but that a great many men, who had formerly been for gold are now advo- cates for the white metal, and will vote for Bryan and free silver. From the best in- formation I can get I feel warranted in saying that the state of Tennessee will be carried by Bryan by tnywhere from 25,- 00u to 50,000 majority. The Congressioval Districts. “In regard to the outcome in tne dif- ferent congressional districts I have not sufficient information upon which to base a correct opinion except as to those whicn follow. The Nashville district will undoubt- edly elect a silver man. In the Chatta- nooga district there will be a hard fight be- tween John A. Moon, democrat; and Col. Cliff, republican. The populists have in- dorsed Moony and a great many free silv republicans will vote for him. I therefore regard his election as: certain by from 1,000 to 2,000 majority. “It goes without saying that the Knox- ville district is also republican, as, in fact, it has been ever since the republican party made its appearance in that part of the United States. “As there is no United States Senator to be elected this winter there is not so much interest felt in the legislative contest throughout the state, but It {s reasonably certain that the friends of free silver will be able to secure a handsome and effect- ive working majority.” CLAIMS FOR NEBRASKA Republicans Assert McKinley Will Carry the State by 10,000. The Secretary of the Democratic Com- mittee Insists That Bryan Will Have Fully 25,000 Majority. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. LINCOLN, October 1, 1896. Brad D. Slaughter, who is now connected with the republican state central committee, today gave out some figures which are se- verely contradictory of the claims which have lately been made by free silver demo- crats and pooulists in Lincoln. But the claims of the free silverites have never dis- turbed the equanimity of Chairman Post, C. H. Morrill or Mr. Slaughter. The latter said: “McKinley will carry Nebraska, and his majority will not be less than 10,000. This is no unwarranted prediction, but an abso- lutely truthful statement of the political situation in this state today. We are tak- ing a careful, conscientious poll of the state and have thus far covered counties and parts of counties representing about 140,000 votes. These counties are scattered all over the state and do not include either Douglas or Lancaster county, and in these 140,000 votes McKinley has a majority of more than 8,000 votes over Bryan. We have made gains in many western counties where populists have heretofore flourished Ike the proverbial green bay tree. Among these are Hayes and Harlan counties, both rotbeds of pepulism in the past, but which will now break even, if they are not car- ried by McKinley. We have ascertained two things that are espectally significant, namely, that there is a large element in the populist party which believes in the protective policy of the republican party, who are going to vote for McKinley; sec. ond, another element, the middle-of-the- road popullsts—ex-republicans—who are up in arms becavse their party has been sold out to the democracy. It is from these ele- ments, and the German democrats, that the republicans are making their gains, and they can’t be taken away from us. McKin- ley and the whole state ticket will win in Nebraska.” What the Democrats Claim. Lee Herdmen, secretary of the democratic state central committee, has received re- plies to letters sent out, from nearly all the chairmen of the democratic county central committees throughout the state, wherein Polls of the voters have been made, with a view of ascertaining the, political complex- ion, which exceeds the most sanguine ex- pectations. From polls and estimates made, Secretary Herdman says:Nebraska will give Mr. Bryan fvlly 25,000 majority. The al- leged defection among the Germans is with- out foundation. Mr. Herdman says that rot only will the democrats hold their own among the German voters, but will gain a considerable vote from among the German farmers of the republican persuasion. Be- sides, reliable advices have been received that the number of democrats who have been claimed as hostile to the ticket are getting into the band wagon as fast as they can clamber, without the aid or con- sent of the bolters. It is estimated that fully 15 per cent of the republican votes will be cast this year for the free silver candidates. Mr. Herdman is very jubilant over the prospect, and says that every rominee on the free silver congressional ticket will be elected by overwhelming ma- jcrities. TBE “APENTA” HUNGARIAN BITTER WATER, from the UJ HUNYADI Springs; under the abso- pate & Gre eee Chemical In- at Agricultare), Pest, dy18-s18t What May Happen if Bryan Should Be Elected. NEITHERWATSON NOR SEWALL MAYWIN An Entirely New Man May Be the Vice President. SENATE MAY DEGIDE + Not much has been said about the out- look for demccratic and populist fusion in Virginia, but a movement is on foot to that end, and it is said that there are prospects of success. The democrats, it is said, want to show a disposition to fairness to the populists, and are willing to give them rep- resentation on the electoral ticket. It is said they are willing to give the populists three electors, but that the Virginia man- agers of the latter party want four. The difference of opinion is being looked into with the hope that it may be harmonized. The populist managers have _ received nothing official about Louisiana, but they believe the published report from there that fusion has been arranged is correct. They are also hopeful that fusion will be brought about in Alabama, Florida, Tennes- see and Texas. It is known that Senator Jones has written letters to the democratic managers in those states favoring an ami- cable arrangement. Tae matter is now in the hands of the state committees of the two parties, and much will depend on what they do. “It is not believed here that fusion will succeed in Texas. The democrats and populists there are too much at outs with each other to come to an agreement. It is much the same way in Alabama. Florida and Tennessee are likely to have fusion electors. Fusion is almost imperative in these states for democratic success. Ten- nessee, for instance, is naturally close, and if the populists support a ticket of their own, with the gold democratic de- fection also handicapping the democrats, Tennessee is regarded by many democrats as doubtful. Florida has a strong gold element. In fact, two of the electors are gold demo- crats, but are for the Chicago ticket. The populists in that state do not have a large following, but it is large enough to be needed. For that reason Chairman Jones will insist on an arrangement in Florida. The Effect of Fusion. The effect of the fusion deals already made 1s, according to well-posted politi- cians, to tle up the electoral college on the vice presidency in case Bryan is elected. ‘There will be no trouble in the event of the election of McKinley, no matter how close he may come to defeat. Hobart will be the Vice President 1f McKinley is the Presi- a jent. The political situation, however, has reached that point where the election of Bryan may mean the election of a man as Vice President who is not now thought of. Under the fusion arrangements so far made Watson has obtained about forty or fifty electors. These are in states which are almost sure for Bryan. Consequently, Watson will get the electors pledged to him. These electors are in the south and west. If Sewall should secure enough votes in the electoral college to elect him, Bryan will have to get a total of 275 or 300 elec- tors. If Bryan is elected by a majority not exceedirg thirty or forty, it is practically certain that Sewall will not be the Vice President, as Watson will stand in the way, with from thirty to fifty electors. Should the electoral college become tied up as between the two candidates, it would have a right to vote for any other man It saw fit. There is no law compelling the electors to vote for any certain man. They eould vote for Hobart if they saw fit—that is, silver electors could do so. Should the electoral college be unable to choose a man, although electing Bryan, the selection of a Vice President would devolve upon the Senate. Under the Constitution the Senate would have to vote for the two men who received the largest vote in the electoral college. This would force the Sen- ate to choose between Sewall and Hobart, as Sewall would have more votes than Watson. Say It Won't Be This Way. Silver men who believe in Bryan's elec- tion acknowledge that a peculiar situation will confront the electoral college, but they say the silver men will never allow the election to go into the Senate. That body is now tco close as between the silver and sound money men to run the risk of the election of a sound money man. They be- leve htat the electoral college will pick up a man who can be agreed upon by all classes. In connection with this. there are a number of men mentioned. Sibley of Pennsylvania is one. Judge Walter Clark of North Carolina 1s another. Senator Al- len is mentioned, but he is from Bryan's state, and would not be chosen. Gen. Weaver is mentioned as a man who might receive both democratic and populist sup- port because of his fidelity to Bryan. Populists Will Claim It. The populists will make a big fight for the vice presidency, provided the conditions which have been mentioned arise. They may not demand that Watson be selected. but they will démand the election of a man from their party, and they may induce the democrats, or many of them, to think with them. —__-o+_____ BRYAN AT CINCINNATI. He Addressed a Large Gathering in Music Hall. Huntington, W. Va., had openly boasted that it would give the democratic nominee the largest crowd of any city in West Virginia, and whether it kept its promise or not, it certainly did turn out a great crowd, which enthusiastically received Mr. Bryan yesterday. Excursion trains from points in Kentucky, Ohio and West Vir- ginia helped to augment the crowd, and many came from outlying districts by wagon and on horseback. An old house in a large lot had been torn down in order to give the nominee a chance to speak near the center of the city. From a platform erected at this place ne spoke after being introduced by J. H. Holt, candidate for judge of appeals. At 2:30 the party left Huntington, short steps having been made at Catlettsburg, Ussell, Greenup, South Portsmouth, Mays- ville, Augusta and New Richmond, Ken- tucky. At each place Mr. Bryan was in- troduced to those gathered about the train and at each place he declined to talk, but introduced ex-Congressman Benton McMil- lin as a substitute, saying he wished to save his voice for the evening meetings. At Cincinnati he was met by a local com- mittee, and the members of the Duck- worth Club and was driven to the Gibson Hovse, where he ate a light supper. Al- most immediately afterward a procession was formed to Music Hall, where the first and biggest meeting of the night was held. He was at first interrupted by some row- dies, but they were ejected and Mr. Bryan proceeded. There were about 10,000 pres- ent. Mr. Bryan practically made no speeches at the overflow meetings, which had been addressed during his stay in Music Hall by a number of prominent local politicians. He merely appeared on the platforms and expressed bis gratification at the extent of his welcome, but did not enter into any prolonged discussion of the money ques- tion. Then he was escorted over to Cov- ington. The streets around the stand at Park place, Covington, were densely crowd- ed when Mr. Bryan arrived, at 10:30 p.m. Congressman A. 8. Berry, nominee for re- election, had held the crowd for an hour, and he had been followed for half that length of time by Gen. Wat. Hardin. The crowd was quiet and orderly, and waited patiently until Mr. Bryan arrived. He was introduced by Mayor Rhinock of that city, and was warmly welcomed. Careful investigation fails to substantiate the story sent out that there was an attempt to assault Wm. J. Bryan by an unknown man at Wheeling Thursday night. There is absolutely no foundation for the story. As a matter of fact, Mr. Bryan was treated with the greatest cour- tesy and respect by men of all parties dur- ing his visit, and there was no unpleasant ineident. That is Said to Be the Oondition of Things in ‘North Carolina, * Everything is Subordinated to Silver Bitter Feeling Between Demo- crats and Populists. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. RALEIGH, N. C., September 30, 1896. The quarreling between the democratic papers which favor electoral fustun and those which oppose it is now very bitter, and the feeling between these factions runs so high that it almost overshadows some other campaign issues, such as the repub- lcans and populists. The Charlotte Ob- server advises its democratic readers to re- frain from voting for the populist nominees for elector, voting only for democrats. Senator Butler's paper says that this is the sharpest of all tricks to defeat Bryan; that it is done to arouse the anger of popu- lists and cause them to cut the ticket, too. The editorial begs the populists not to do this, but to vote the ticket just as it is— democrats, populists and free silver party. Choas in Politics. No matter what declarations may be made there is chaos in politics in North Carolina. The republicans and demoeratic state chatr- men are tireless in their work. The popu- list state chairman has an easier task. The republicans when they were told that tke populists wanted to have a “‘count of ncses” this year smiled incredulously. They have insisted all along that there is sreat struc- tural weakness in the populist party, and so they said the populists could show their strength by voting for their own candidate, W. A. Guthrie, for governor. What the populists really wanted was to have the republicans vote for Guthrie, while, in re- turn, they voted for the re-election of Peter C. Pritchard to the United States Senate. But this plan fell flat; the republicans would have none of it. The populis:s have all the while been anxious to have the prestige of the governor. There were populists who had an idea that presently the republican nominee would re- tire in Guthrie’s favor. Perhaps they Fad been told as much, but rot by zany person who had authority to make a promise or give a pledge to that effect. Popuilst State Committeeman.8, Otho Wilson said yester- day that Guthrie would surely be governor. Registration Began. Registration under the new law degan Saturday. The republicans assert that at Winston two democratic registrars of elec- tion procured appointment as populists, and so acted as to prevent many persons frcm registering. The republicah state chairman sent an attorney to Winston, to look into this matter, so he could apply for a man- damus to compel the registrars to use no obstructive tactics. The republicans announce-that two more speakers will soon be in this state for a brief tour—Labor Commissioner Matthews of Maine and Von Klonitz, a “lily white,” from Charleston, 8. C. The organ of the Bapiists in this state today makes what is virtually an attack on Guthrie, the head of the populist ticket, charging that allegations are made that in a specch he cast reflections on the Baptists. The democratic campaign in the state is on rather queer lines. It is altogether, or practically so, on national issues. This is following the line marked out by Cyrus B. Watgon, the nominee for governor. The democrats have conducted what some term a campaign the reverse of aggressive. Ex- Congressman “Buck” Kitchen says 1t is the tamest he has ever known. Everything Subordinated to Silver. The fact is that all things have been eub- ordinated to silver. The democrats who urged this line of conduct thought it the best suited to capturing the popullst vote. They assert now they have that vote eplit to a considerable degree. But the populists are an uncertain quantity. They share fully with the republicans the motto, “Any- thing to beat a democrat!” There are many democrats who are extremely sore by rea- son of this persistent pursuit of »opulists, and they say that in the wild desire to ob- tain populist votes many matters in the democratic party which need attention are passed by. Many of the silver democrats are trying hard to force the members of their party who take a different view into voting for McKinley; in other words, into coming out as republicans. It is email wonder that feeling runs high. ———_ Blair Lee at Gaithersburg. Correspordence of The Evening Star. GAITHERSBURG, M4., October 2, 1896. The silver forces of this district held sway at the opera house Thursday night. It was a large assemblage of local voters, irrespec- tive of party, and many brought their wives with them. Mr. Blair Lee, democratic can- didate for Congress, arrived on the 8 o'clock train from Silver Spring and was accom- panied by a large party of followers from Rockville, Forest Glen and other points. Mr. Wm. H. Talbott called the meeting to order and introduced Mr. W. W. Wright, the Washington banker,as the first speaker, who proceeded to discuss the money ques- tion, which he said was the main Issue of this campaign. He advocated the free coin- age of silver. Mr. Blair Lee was continuously cheered when he began to speak, and his arguments were upon the planks of the Chicago plat- form, which in his opinion is one of genu- ine Jeffersonian democracy. Federal inter- ference with railroads was denounced and Mr. Bryan lauded for his stand in Congress for human life as against the expenditure of money for automatic car couplers, whereby thousands of lives might be saved annually. International bimetallism was traced since 1860, leading to a shortage of $125,000,000 annual interest on the national debt, while doing more business with the world. Mr. Lee predicted a change and asked where the liberties of the people are to be found if there was not a change. Mr. A. A. Lipscomb was the last speaker. SS Here You Have It. From the Topeka Capital. 'T. M. Shellenberger of Bradshaw, Iowa, sends to an exchange a political suggestion that must not be kept from the public. Mr. Shellenberger is a modest man, but it will not do to let his light shine under a bushel, and so his note is printed herewit “Being a democrat, I have built a plat- form and a cabinet which I submit before patenting. The cabinet 1s as follows: Secretary of State, Altgeld of Illinois. Secretary of War, Bloody Bridles of Colo- rado. Secretary of Agriculture, Pitch Fork of South Carolina. Secretary of the Navy, Herr Most of New York. Secretary of the Treasury, Herr Peffer of Kansas. Secretary of the Interior, Pennoyer of Oregon. Attorney General, E. V. Debs of Illinois. “The free silver car will be built with two platforms—democratic in front and populist at the rear. Passengers are warn- ed nét to stard on either platform. It is dangerous. These platforms are to get in on— Democratic platform: Damn Cleveland. Damn the Supreme Court. Damn the Constitution. Damn the banks. Damn the gold bugs. Damn the railroads. Damn tl British. Damn Wall street. Damn the rich (except Sewall). Populist platform: “The populists being pious cusses, they simply insert the name of the Deity be- fore each plank of the democratic plat- form.” Horseshoeing a Profession. Gov. Morton has appointed a board to have charge of the examination of horse- shoers in cities in New York of over 50,000 inhabitants. The law under which the ex- aminers were appointed was introduced at the lest session of the legislature by As- semblyman Daniel Finn of New York, and The qualifications are that the applicant has served an apprenticeship at horseshoe- ing for at least three years. Any person who had been practicing as a master or journeyman horseshoer three years may register within six months and be exempt from an examination. All Democratic Estimates Include That Whole Section. HIGHT STATES ARE DOUBTFUL Three at Least May Go for the Republican. Ticket. ELEMENTS OF WEAKNESS The democratic managers here and in Chicago invariably include a solid south in their estimates of the vote Bryan will get, yet there are seven, probably eight, south- ern states which the democrats would be glad to feel are absolute certainties for their candidates. Maryland, West Virginia and Kentucky are always included in the democratic es- ‘imate. All conservative estimates place ‘these three states in the doubtful column. The betting on Maryland, for instance, is even, with republicans more eager to place money than the democrats. The two other states are in the same box. ‘The five remaining southern states which are so confidently counted on by the dem- ocrats are North Carolina, Florida, Ala- bama, Tennessee and Lou'siana. It is simply taken for granted that there will be no change in these states from previous years. North Carolina is put down as sure because of the fusion there, and the prob- ability is that the state will be for Bryan, but there are a hundred combinations in North Carolina which may hurt the na- tional ticket. Despite the supposed fusion, the populists, it is said, will trade with re- publicans in many counties. This gives an element of uncertainty even to that appar- ently certain state. Of the other four states it is interesting to figure on them from the vote of previous years. Alabama’s Vote Analyzed. _In Alabama the vote in 1892 for President Was as follows: Democratic, 138,138; re- publican, 9,197; populist, 85,181, or a dem- ocratic majority of something like 42,000. In that year, however, the republicans made no fight, some of them voting with the populists. In 1874 the republicans cast 93,000 votes in the state, and in 1SsS they cast 56,197, Some idea of the republican Strepgth can be obtained from this. With anything like a full republican vote the re- publicans and populists have a large ma- jority over the democrats in Alabama. As they are not together, their vote cannot be used as a basis. There will be no fusion of populists and democrats, and separate tick- ets will be run. The democratic majority of about 40,000 over the populists will be reduced half by the defection of gold demo- crats, bringing the total democratic vote down to about 120,000. Should the republi- cans poll their full strength of 1874 and get the gold democratic vote they would go close to 110,000, a difference between the two of about 10,000. The populist electoral ticket, it is believed, will cut no figure, owing to the division in the populist ranks. Capt. Kolb and some of the leaders have gone over to the democrats. Other leaders have gone to the republicans. Owing to the bitter hatred between democrats and pop- ulists, it 1s hard to tell whether the demo- crats or republicans would get the largest pull out of populist ranks if the populist ticket is supported by the party. The chances in Alabama, It is admitted, are more favorable to the democrats than re- publicans, but it is hard to see how the state can be counted on as an absolute cer- tainty with the gold democratic defection staring the party in the face and no fusion with the populists, Florida and Tennessee Doubiful. Florida is certainly not safely democratic, if the reported defections of gold demo- crats are true. The republicans ran no electoral ticket in the state in 1892, but in 1888 the vote was as follows: Democratic, f republican, 26,657, a majority of 13,- 000 for the democrats. The gold sentiment is very strong in Florida, as there are strong corporation interests in the state. A_ defection of 7,000 or 8,000 gold demo- crats would give the state to McKinley, as can be seen from the figures. It is said that in the cities of Jacksonville, Tampa and Paletka there are more than this number of democrate who will vote against Bryan. There will be no accessions to the democratic ranks from republicans. Tennessee, according to figures of pre- vious elections, is a doubtful state. In 1892 the vote for Cleveland was 13 for Harrison, 100,331; for Weaver, 7, @ democratic majority of about 15,000. | In 1894, in the state election, this majority was wiped out, the vote for governor standing: Democratic, 104,356; republican, 105,104; populist, 23,092. The republicans are new making a hard fight, and the democrats. and populists have not fused. If they fuse it may make the state sure for Bryan, but if they do not the figures given do not show a dead certain thing for the democrats. A large gold defection is also reported from that state. Putting it at the small figure of 10,000, and giving it to the republicans, it would give the repub- cans a good majority over the democrats. Even giving the democrats the solid popu- list vote, they would not have such a safe Majority over their opponents. Tennessee is looked upon by many democrats as @ critical state. Gold Element in Louisiana, Fusion has been arranged in Louisiana, but there 1s a powerful gold element against Bryan. Many wealthy democrats are against him. If it comes about that the republican electors are taken down and the party indorses the gold democratic electors, the democratic ticket may be en- aangered, and democrats realize this. Estimates of former elections are of no importance if Chairman Hanna should in- struct the republicans in the states men- tioned to support the electors of gold dem- ocrats. Movements of Troops. Major General Ruger, commanding the de- partment of the east, has ordered che fol- lowing movements of troops to take place from the 12th to the 15th instant: First Artillery—Lieutenant Colonel Marcus P. Miller, headquarters, staff and band.from Fort Hamilton, N. Y.; Battery C (Huybell’s) from Fort Wadsworth, N. Y., and Battery M (Van Ness’) from Fort Slocum, N. Y., to St. Francis barracks, Fla. Major William L. Haskin, Battery D (Rus- sell’s) from Fort Wadsworth, N. Y., and Battery G (Ingalls’) from Fort Jamilto: Y. H., to Jackson barracks, La. Major John H. Calef and Battery B (Mer- rill’s) from Fort Slocum, N. Y., and battery A (Andruss’) from Fort Hamilton, N. ¥., to Key West barracks, Fla. Battery H (Cotton's) from Fort Siocum, N. Y., and Battery L (MacMurray’s) from ag Wadsworth, N. Y., to Fort Berrancas, Pla. Battery I (Patterson's) fro’ ton, N. ¥., to Fort Monroe, V Third Artillery—Staff, band and ‘atteries E (Pratt’s) and H (O'Hara's) from St, Francis barracks, Fla., under command of the colonel, and Batteries A (Chester's) and G (Burbank’s) from Fort Barrancas, Mia., under command of the Ieutenant colonel; Batteries D (Humphrey's) and lL. (liess’ Fort Hamil- mand of Major Ramsey, 3d Arti (Smith's) from Key West barracks, Fla., under command of the battery commander, to San Francisco, Cal., to take station at the posts assigned to them oy the com- manding general, department of “ailfornia, as follows: E (Pratt's), G (Burbank’s), H (O’Hara’s), I (Danes’), and K (Smith's) to the Presidio; D (Humphrey's) and 1. (Hess’) to Alcatraz Island; A (Chester's) to Fort Mason. Battery I (Danes’) will remain at Key West barracks until the arrival of a buttery of the Ist Artillery, when it will proceed to its station in the department of California. Battery M (Kobbe’s) from Fort Monroe, Va., to Fort Canby, in the. department of the Columbia. Major John-. Myrick from Key West barracks to Fort Canby, Wash- ington. Fifth Artillery—This regiment on ite ar- rival in the departmert of the east will take station as follows: Col. Major D. H. Kinzie, staff, teries A (Roberts’),H (Crabb’ at Fort Hamilton; Lieutenant Colonel Wm. Sinclair, Major J. A. Darling and Ratteries E (Vodge's), K (Morris) and I (McClellan's) at Fort Wadsworth. Major Tully McCrea and Batteries B (Lomia’s), C (Wood's) and M (ay’s) at Fort Slocum.