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12 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, OCIOBER, 12, 1896—sLXTEEN PAGES. NEBRASKA IS CLOSE Returns-of Old So. of No Use CITIES 10 FAVOR M’KINLEY But State Prideand Populism Have Helped Bryan. ————— A VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. OMAHA, October 7, 1896. Ever since Nebraska was admitted to statehocd in 1867 the electoral vote has in- variably been cast for the republican ticket. For a quarter of a century the republican managers have entered successive cam- paigns with great confidence and republi- can nominations have, as a rule, been tan- tamount ‘o election at the polls. This year, hewever, conditions are widely different and party traditions may be broken. Fusion between democrats end populists 1s all but absolute, and while there are five state tickets in the field, with a possible sixth, there are practically but two parties con- testing for supremacy—the advocates of the free coinage of silver on the one hand and these opposed on the other. As a matter of fact, it is the entire field against the republican state and electoral tickets. This condition never before ob- tained in a political contest in Nebraska. On top cf this is the powerful personal in- fluence of Neminee Bryan, a resident of Nebraska, for whom state pride has made many votes. Republicans must also reckon with another. strong political force, the ‘al silverites who have steadfastly ad- vocated the policy of free coinage since the origin of the populist party in 1890. ‘The normal vote of this party is about 7,000, made up in nearly equal parts of dissenters from the ranks of democrats and republicans. Well-earned victory has been repeatedly wrested from the populists in successive contests in the past by rea- son of superior generalshtp among opposi- tion leaders. This year, however, Senaior Allen, Gov. Holcomb and Nominee Bryan have succeeded in effecting a perfect fu- sion of all factions as against republicans, and their generalship Is beginning to teil in all quarters of the state. Physical con- ditions, also, scem to favor the populists this year. The state never produced such bountiful crops before, while prices paid for staple farm products were never lower. Against these terrific odds the republican managers are compelled to do bat Former Returns of No It is too late in the day to quote ele returns of recent years. They cannot be. made to form any criterion iocking to pos- sible results in November. Political man- agers who have the fullest knowledge of all phases of the situation in this sta this fact. Everything now daies uc. ion realize central committee finds it ce successive polls of the stricts, and no sooner is one completed than ancther is begun. The first poll was taken early in September and it gave evidence that Bryan was in the lead. Another 13 now completed, and it shows a steady gain for McKini This result is attributed to the hard and inc go convention last July. The | of the republican manage! time on the fight is to be a desperate o' Senator Thurston will the great of his time to active management in state. Word comes from Ch braska is not to be pred by nmittes, and extraordinary effor.s » made to prevent Bryan from car- s home state. of Omaha, just compl in which every voter was . assurance that Omaha will at least 5,00) majority. Lin- ne state capital, will also roll up a me majority fer the republican nom- will Beat the home of ex- itor Paddock; Nebraska C: he home tary Morton, a strong allvocate of sound money; Hastings, Plattsmouth,Grand Island, Blair and other 1 ior towns, pd Republican Organization. The republican organization is as near fect as it can be. The chief drawback the lack of money for legitimate ca: paign work. The people of the state are peor and under the peculiar conditions of the present time it is difficult to borrow shar th: pe money on any terms. The national commit- tee has done litt!e or nothing toward de fraying th es of the campaign sav matter for distribution This has accomplishes mething more is impera- democrat organ rally or collectively do not present a strong, aggressive politi force in the campaign. In f. the for silver seems to have been delegat hed in convention. Many Bryan clubs have been organized, and speakers of local fame have traveled the state, but no silverites of national promi- nence have appeared. Bryan has been ap- pealed to for a few speeches before election, but he will not lisien. He believes that Nebraska is safe, and that he is not need- ed here. Chairman George W. Post of the repub- lican state committee was in the city y terday. He expressed himself well with the outlook, which, he says, ts ing every day. He conti roughly organize: in every voting precinct in the state, and its information is complete and reliable. It indicates constant r Candidate MacColl Confident. Mr. J. H. MacColl, republican nominee for governor, stopped off between trains to con- fer with local leaders. He nas devoted most & his time to middle and western counties and is thoroughly convinced of republican success in November. “The sound money sentiment fs growing every day,” he said, “and voters are deserting the silver by hundreds. I never saw such enth: in the western part of the state as has b everywhere apparent this year. The silver people declare that the farmers are with them, but I have seen farmers come twenty. thirty and forty miles in their wagons io hear republican speeches. The people seem to realize that this is no ordinary crisis, and that something more than party suc- cess is at stake. There are constant acces- sions to our ranks. The old soldiers are al- most a unit for the republican ticket. I confidently believe there is now a repub- lican majority in Nebraska, and that it will continue to grow until it is registered at the poll: The preliminary skirmish between the sil- ver demoerats and the administration demo- crats has begun. Each faction claims the right to designation on the official ballot as democrats. September 4 the silverites held @ state convention and indorsed the populis state ticket, but its managers claim it wa: convened pursuant to a call of the regular democratic party. October 1 the straight democrats held a convention and put up a state ticket. Now the silverites have filed protests with the secretary of state against jutting the latter ticket on the official bal- lot. The supreme court must decide this vital question, upon which hangs the fate of the new national party ticket, the silver republican state ticket and the gold demo- erat te ticket. Last June the supreme court decided a case “on all fours” with this one. It was held that the secretary of tate could not elect which of a number of party organizations are or are not regular; that the question must go to the people for adjudication. Conditions this year are to a greater degree mixed than was the case last year, and no lawyer of standing is willing to predict that the supreme court will re- s decision of last year. “The court certainly not be expected to follow the lightning changes of political faction the past six months.” een The Friend of Man. From the Indianapolis Journal. Weary Watkins—“I don’t like dogs, gin- erally, but one of ‘em did save my life once. Hungry Higgins—“Wot dog ever saved your life?" Weary Watkins—“He was one of these little pugs. I seen ‘im trottin’ along behind &@ woman and swiped ‘im an’ traded ‘im fer ® drink.” en ELECTION DAY AT CANTON How the News of the Ballots Will Be Received. p Mnj. McKinley Will -Close the Cam- paign With a Speech at His Birthplace. ‘Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. CANTON, Ohio, October 9, 1896. Ever since Maj. McKinley became a prominent figure in the politics of his state it has been his practice the night before election day to make a speech in Niles, Ohio, a little hamlet in which he was born. Now, theugh he has passed beyond the arena of state politics and is today the most prominent national figure, he will not depart frcm this old custom, and on the evening of November 2 will. make the last speech of the campaign in the city of his birth. It will be the only political speech during the campaign which the major will make outside of Canton. Winter is settling down rapidly in Canton and heavy overcoats are very comfortable here nowadays. Neither the cold, bleak days nor the very disagreeable, drizzily rains that have characterized the month so far have interfered in the least with the enthusiasm of those who are flock- ing to Canton in increasing numbers every day. When the weather is so disagreeabie as to make it impossible for the major to speak from his veranda the visitors are taken to the old tabernacle, in which Biaine held one of his greatest meetings in Ohio, and in which Garfield, Hayes and all the great Ohio republicans have spoken. It is from this tabernacle that the major will probably speak to a greater num- ber of the sixty-two delegations that are already booked for this month. Preparing for Election Night. Preparations for the election night have already been completed here. Maj. McKin- ley will, of course, receive the returns by special wire in his home here. National Chairman Hanna will leave the Chicago headquarters the night before election day and proceed to his home in Cleveland to vote and in the afternoon he will come to Canton and receive the returns with Maj. McKinley. Joseph Smith, the major’s right-hand man here, will go to his home in Urbana to vote, and return here in the evening. Pri- vate Secretary James Boyle will go to Co- lumbus to vote and return here before the returns begin to come in. When Gen. Har- rison was elected he knew the result at about half-past 12 at night, and it is ex- pected Maj. McKinley will know the out- come of this election even earlier. New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Mary- land, New Jersey, Delaware and Rhode Island are all expected to have their re- turns in promptly, and all are practically sure to be solid for McKinley. West Vir- ginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Tilinois, Wisconsin and Iowa will none of them be late in getting in their returns, so that the absolute certainty of the election should be sent over the wires some time near midnight on the night of the election. |. MeKinley Not Worrying. So many people wonder how it is possible for Maj. McKinley to endure the strain which the large and increasing number of delegations entail, together with the work of attending to his enormous correspon- dence, and the worry which they conceive his position as the leader and candidate of his party must bring. Maj. McKicley never allows himself to worry. No matter how important or momentous the occurrence may be, he never allows it to disturb or an- noy him. Sunday is his day of rest. In the morning he usuaily walks from his home on North Market street to church. His carriage is very seldom called into use that day. During the walk to and from church he is stopped at almost every step by his friends and fgilow-citizens of Can- ton, some of them’ business men, some warm personal friends, some working men and iaborer® To one ard all he gives a warm greeting and cordial handshake. It is a unique picture presented to one as the major walks down North Market street, which is the principal street in the city. Not a window but contains his picture, not AFTERMATH IN GEORGIA! REMARKABLE ACTIVITY Plain Frauds Were Committed by Both Sides. Whe Senatorship and Supreme Coart Places Now the Most Tempt- ing Plums. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ATLANTA, Ga., October 9, 1896. Confidentially speaking, the democrats of Georgia were surprised at the size of their majority in Wednesday's election. They had been claiming 40,000, but really did not leok for more than 25,000. The other 1 000 claimed was a bluff, and when the re- turns showed that the majority for Gov- ernor Atkinson was 39,000 Chairman Steve Clay did a sun dance. A cry of fraud is raised by the populists. They had been preparing for this for weeks, as told hitherto in The Star. No doubt there was some cheating in several counties, but the populists did enough to practically offset the bogus count of the democrats. Chatham county is always good for a gratuitous thousand votes for the state ticket, but this year Savannah seems on the face of the returns to have thrown in a couple thousand for good measure. Negro Voters for Atkinson. The real increase in the democratic vote this year came from the blacks, who went solidly for Atkinson. Chairman John Cun- ningham of the populist party admitted to The Star's correspondent today that it was the negro vote which swelled Atkin- son’s majority. This {is apparent from the democratic vote in such counties as Meriwether, Carroll and Berrien, where populist majorities were wiped out and large majorities were given to Atkinson. In those counties and many others the pop- ulists had a majority of the white vote. All through south Georgia the sound money democrats scratched Atkinson, and the governor runs 10,000 behind the rest of the state house ticket. Here in Fulton county he was nearly 2,000 behind the other state house officers. Mr. Crisp Will Surely Be Senator. Ex-Speaker Charles F. Crisp's election to the United States Senate is assured. The general assembly 1s democratic by more than 150 majority on joint ballot, and two- thirds of the democrats are instructed for Crisp. The general assembly meets Octo- ber 28, and the balloting for Senator begins November 3, the day of the national elec- tion. This is fixed by law, and, if too many members do not go home to vote, Judge Crisp will be elected to the Senate on that day to succeed General John B. Gordon. Judge Crisp is still a sick man. He re- mains at a private sanitarium in Atlanta, and his improvement is much slower than his friends wish. ‘To Increase the Supreme Court. Captain W. A. Little, who resigned as assistant attorney general, is in the race for a place on the supreme court bench of the state. By an amendment to the con- stitution, adopted in Wednesday's election, two members are to be added to the su- preme court, increasing the number to five. This increase was rendered necessary by the heavy dockets of the supreme court. Three justices were unable to keep up with the appealed cases, and this relief is great- ly needed. Heretofore, the supreme court judges have been elected by the general assembly on joint ballot, like the United States Senators. Under the amendment to the constitution they are to be clected by popular vote, so there will have to be a special election. Chairman Steve Clay will issue a cail soon for a democratic state convention to nominate. Justice Lumpkin, whose term expires this year, is a candi- date for re-election, and he will have to go before the convention for a nomination, tco. Hence there will be three judges te be elected. A Sharp Contest. A lively contest is approaching for the honors. In addition to Justice Lumpkin and Capt. Little, Judge George F. Gober of the Blue Ridge circuit, former judge Marshall J. Clarke of Atlanta circuit, for- @ house or business block but is most pro- fusely decorated with flags and bunting. One place a great triumphal arch spans the street, and there are dozens of banners ung up over the strect. 2: is almost a canopy that he passes under. And every one who catches sight of him stops and watches him untii he is out of sight. There is no cheering or demonstration of any nd, except sometimes a rush to get near encugh and skake hands with him. The major smiles in the best of good humor. He is faultlessly dressed, and looks as though he had had nothing to do but rest for the last four months. The weather is cold, and he wears a heavy cape overcoat, nd his whole appearance is one of diguity. — HISTORY REPEATED. ‘Two Politicians With a Following of Would-Be Repudiators. Frem the Philadelphia Press. From Macaulay's Presidential cam- History of Eng- paign, A. D. 1896. land, vol. 5, page Those politicia: 96, A. D. 1695. whose voice was for delay gave less trouble than another set of politicians, who were for a gen- eral and immediate recoinage, but who insisted that the new dollar should be werth only fifty or fifty-three cents. At the head of this party was William Jennings Bryan, for- merly a member of Congress from Ne braska, but now can- didate for the ottice of President of the United States, a most respectable and industrious public servant, but much more versed in the details of his office than in the higher Parts of political Philosophy. He was not in the least aware that a_ piece of metal with the mint’s stamp on it was a commodity of which the price was governed by the same laws which govern the price of a piece of metal fash- foned into a spoon or @ buckle, and that it Was no more in the power of. Congress to make the nation richer by calling fifty cents a dollar than to make the nation larger by calling a furlong a mile. He seriously be- Heved, incredible as it may seem, that, if the ounce of silver were divided into two dollars and a half instead of one dollar and a quar- ter, foreign nations would sell us their wines and their silks for a smaller number of ounces. He had a consider- able following, com- pesed partly of duil men who really be- lieved what he told them and partly of shrewd men who were perfectly will- ing to be authorized by law to pay a hun- ared dollars with fifty. _ ——_+e+ Lord Rosebery’s Remedy. Lord Rosebery, who recently resigned his leadership of the liberal party in Great Britain, spoke upon the eastern question at Edinburgh, Scotland, last Friday night. He deprecated war on account of the Armen- jan outrages and preferred concert of the European power. His lordship said: “The mere deposition of the sultan would be no remedy, as the system, and not the man, must be tackled.” T hose politicians whese voice was for delay gave less trouble than another set of politicians, who were for a gen- eral and immediate but who ted that the new shilling should be worth only nine pence, or nine pence half pence. At the head of this party was Wil- Ham Lowndes, sec- retary of the treas- ury and member of parliament for the borough of Seaford, most respectable nd industrious pub- lic servant, but much more versed in the details of his office than in the higher parts of political philosophy. He was not in the least aware that a plece of metal with the king’s head on it was a commodity of which the price was governed by the same laws which govern the price of a piece of metal fash- ioned into a spoon or a buckle, and that ft was no more in the power of parliament to make the king- dom richer by call- Ing a crown a pound then to make the kingdom larger by calling a furiong a mile. He seriously be- lieved; incredible as it may seem, that, if the ounce of silver were divided into seven shillings in- stead of five, foreign nations would sell us their wines and their silks for a smaller number of ounces. He had a consider- able “ollowing, com- posed partly of dull mer who really be- Meved what he told them, and partly of shrewd men who were perfectly will- ing to be authorized by law to pay 2 hun- dred pounds with eighty. mer United States Senator Pope Barrow of Savannah, W. C. Glenn of Atlanta and per- haps Joseph Lamar of Augusta will be in the race. Little has the best prospect of getting one of the nominations. Gober will have the support of Gov. Atkinson and the state house ring, for he has been the shrewdest member of it. W. C. Glenn will antagonize the Gober faction, for they have an old political feud. Judge Gober was re- cently assaulted by Steve Ryan here, and badly cut about the face and head with a riding whip. The assault made sympathy for the Judge. He is as able as any of the candidates, but he is one of the most bit- terly hated men in the state. He has stanch friends, too, and the chances are good for his nomination. A Complication. His nomination would mean the retire- ment of Chairman Steve Clay, who Is an aspirant for governor, because they are both from Cobb county, which has now the state commissioner of agriculture and the chairman of the state railroad commission, besides other good berths around the capi- tol. The rest of the state is getting tired of the Cobb county politicians. They never get enough, and try to monopolize every office in sight. So if Gober gets on the su- preme court bench, Clay must take a back seat. Clay has suffered in popularity by the management of the present campaign. Although the party won by an increased majority, there were bad blunders from which it will not recover in years. Hither Clay or Gober. must go into eclipse, and the odds are against Clay. The two men have been close political friends until recently, when their ambitions began to run too close together. Either would be willing to see the other retired now. ‘Tom Watson's re Throat. Tonsilitis has attacked Tom Watson, and his letter in reply toe the notification of his nomination is thereby delayed. He was not going to speak his intention, but he can- not dictate it until his throat gets better. Mr. Watson intends to accept. No further uneasiness need be felt on that score. He says that he has been sacrificed by Butler, Allen and the others, but he is not going to drop out of the fight. On the contrary, he is planning to lay them out. ‘The Palmer and Buckner leaders are very quiet. They have sprung one banner across the streets in Atlanta, but they have not arranged for any meetings. The fact is nearly all the sound money democrats in Georg:a will vote for McKinley. Down in Savannah the sound money men were dis- appointed by the defeat of Tiedeman for the legisiature. He had declared that he would not come down off the ticket when the Bryan men objected to him, because he said that he would not vote for the Nebraskan. The gold men in Savannah thought that Tiedeman would lead the ticket, but it turned out that he was badly beaten, which indicates that the Bryan peo- ple are stronger there than was thought. A private letter from Savannah says that Congressman Rufus E. Lester of the first district ‘s improving. There is no blood clot on the brain as was feared at first. His miad is clear, but he has trouble in articulating, the vocal cords being partly paralyzed. —_—_— .RAILWAY EARNINGS. Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Advance copies of the report of the inter- state commerce commission for the year ending June 30, 1895, have been issued. The report shows that the total railroad mileage of the United States is 177,746 miles, an increase of 2,036 miles during the year. The financial results from operation were fairly satisfactory. The figures are us fol- lows: 1895. Gross earnings. .....$1,075,871,642 1804, $1,078,361,707 Operating expenies.. "725,720,415 781,414,822 Net earning: + 349/651,047 341,947,475, Net income..... 482,088) 180 481,761,280 Fixed charges. 2 425,966,921 420,008,310 Surplas |. 56,116,250 755,970 Dividends paids..... 961, 101,007,264 felt... < | 20,845,241 eA aight increase 1s shown in the number of men employed in the operation of the roads. During the year. 6,136 persons were killed and 33,748 injured on the railroads, against 6,447 killed and 31,889 injured the previous year. == All the Political Pafes Working Very Hard - 28 Progress of ‘th ‘founa Money Demo- erate—What tip Republicans Ex- pect as to Congressmen. — : 108 Correspondence of The Jitvening Star. RICHMOND, Va., October 12, 1896. One of the most giriking characteristics of the political campaign.in Virginia is the re- markable activityoat the state headquar- ters of all four of the political parties. It Is said that the present campaign has brought out more bitter contests and hard work than any political fight since the war, the Mahone campaign not excepted. Since the vertures on the ‘part of the free silver democrats to bring about a fusion between themselves and the populists the former party 1s more active than ever in their can- vass of the state. Jt is a well-known fact here that the free silyer democrats and the populists are nearer together now than at any time since the ‘Chicago platform was adopted, and the agreement on the part of Mr. McGavock and Senator Hale to stump the state for Bryan and Sewal! has been a strong factor in bringing the two parties together. If appearances be at all reliable it may be stated that before the day of election the free silver democrats and the Populists will have practically come to- ether, and that large numbers of the pop- ulists will cast their ballots for Sewall in- stead of Watson. ‘The opinion seems to be held now by many leading politicians here that Tom Watson is a mere figure head on the national ticket, so far as Virginia Is ccncerned, and that his support in this state will be scarcely half of the strength of the populists. However this may be, it 1s generally conceded that the free silver democrats as well as the populists recog- nize the necessity of fusion, in order to de- feat the combined forces of the republicans and the sound money democrats, and that another effort looking to an agreement by which fusion between the two parties may result. will soon be made. Rapid Progress of Sound Money Democrats. The free silver democrats and the popu- lists have both been aroused by the re- markable progress which is being steadily made by the sound moncy democrats, and they have commenced the most vigorous fight ever made by the democrats in Vir- ginia. The Star correspondent vislied the state headquarters of all three of the par- ties here today. There was a neticeable fact worth mentioning. The efforts of the free silver democrats are nothing like so vigorous and systematic as those of the sound money democrats, and of the repub- cans. The sound moncy democrats have a larger force at work sending out litera- ture and mailing letters to all parts of the state. They are evidently spending a great deal mcre money than are the free silver- ites. A striking fact is the vast amount of work being done by the republicans They are spending more money, distribut ing more campaign li ure and employ ing a larger clerical force than both the of clerk: other two partles. A large force typewriters and others are constantly en- faved in mailing literature and other com- murications in regard to the cainpaign, and there is a bee hive appearance about fcan state headquarters here. The: being held committee meetings daily cn with wonserfully systematic methods. Enormous quantities of campaign literature is being huuled to the post office daily by the wagon load, and everything Is done in a systematic and quiet way. “Strictly business” is the motto at republican headquarters. The state committce has adopted a new plan of procedure in the work, and they think this will be more effective than the old meth- cds of political work. Practically nothing is being given out to the press for publi- caticn, and nearly everything is being done on the quiet. There is an air of secrecy and mystery about their w.:k, which is arousing a great deal of cuvivsity on the part of their noisy free silver opponents. To Secure Fair Count. It is understood that-the purpose of keep- ing quiet. their plans and methods of pro- cedure is to strike the enemy at places where they are not expecting the fight-to turn up. The republicans are making sys- tematic efforts against fraudulent election methods in the state, and they are playing their hand secretly. It is safd they are acopting entirely new methods to get a fair count, and the impression seems to prevail that in this respect they are playing a win- ning game. While the sound money democrats are making remarkable progress in nearly all parts of the state, it 1s not to be denied that a number of people who at first e: pressed their intention of supporting the scund money democratic ticket are coming over to the support of McKinley on the ground that their vote for the Indianapolis ncminees would be throwing their ballots away. Especially is this true in the larger cities and towns in the state. In Congressional Districts. ‘The sound money cause has gained great strength in the second, fifth and seventh districts during the past month. In the seventh district the nomination of Mr. Harnsberger by the sound money demo- crats has made a decided change in the sit- uation. He is one of the strongest men in the district, and will put up a strong fight. The Star correspondent nee the Mota tion from what is believed to be a reliable scurce that the nomination of Mr. Harns- Lerger practically means the retirement of R. J. Walker, the republican nominee. Mr. Harnsberger has a fairly good chance for election. In the tenth district it is almost certain that Jacob Yost will be elected to Con- gress uver Harry Flood, the free sliver democratic nominee. The influence of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, which is very strong throughout the entire section of country between its James river division and the main line, including a large part of the tenth district, it is believed, wil) put Mr. Yost in. Then Chairman Logan ot the sound money democratic state com- mittee has a wide influence throughout Buckingham county and the surrounding country, which is included in the tenth district. What the Republicans Expect. In the fourth district Congressman Thorpe, who is running for re-election, will almost certainly defeat Mr. Epes, the free silver democratic candidate. While the leaders of the republican party in the state will not give out their figures to the press it is understood that they expect to carry five or six districts out of the nine in which they have candidates. It is under- stood that they expect to carry the fourth, fifth, eighth, ninth and tenth districts, and they claim a fighting chance in the third. These predictions are dep2ndent upon whether or not they sycceed in securing the fair election for wnich they are now sys- tematically and hard at work. The resignation of C, V. Meredith as city attorney, upon the sfound that he cannot give his politica]” support to Bryan and Sewall, has creat ‘h comment in local politics. Mr. Meredith”has been one of the most faithful democrats in the city for years, and has dane § great deal of work for the party. It is understood that while the majority of the juembers of the city council are strongly i favor of Bryan and Sewall and free gvex,, a strong opposition to accepting Mr,, Mereditn'’s resignation will be made. Ke Joshua Levering, Prohibition candidate for President, will make a political speech in the Auditorium jext Tuesday. The state fair opens on that day, and, as the Auditorium is op the fair ‘grounds, the speaker will have, a large audience. He will address the voters Tuesday night in Cor- coran Hall, in the eastern part of the city. ———_——— Contracts for Gun Forgings. _ After a careful consideration of the bids received several weeks ago for supplying steel for naval gun forgings, Secretary Herbert has awarded the cuntrasts us fol- lows: To the Bethlehem Company, fifty sets of @inch forgings at 23.7 cenis per pound; twenty sets of 4-inch, at 26'4 cents per pound; two sets of 8-inch, at 23.7 certs per pound. To the Midvale company, thir- ty-five sets of 5-inch forgings, st 26 cents per pound. ———— Coming Home. The Castine has sailed from Mantevideo for New York, bringing home the men from the south Atlantic station whose time has expired. are and the work goe BRYAN'S TENNESSEE VISIT Appears Now to Have Done Him More Harm Than Good. He Meddled in State Polities—Gold Democrats Are Nettled Into Open Revolt. Correspondence of The Evening Star MEMPHIS, ‘enn., October 7, 1896. The visit of Mr. Bryan to Memphis now appears to have been arranged in the in- terest of E. W. Carmack, the free silver candidate for Congress here against Josiah Patterson, the regular democratic nominee. Some time ago it was suspected that the effort to get Bryan here was to bolster up Carmack’s cause; but the people were as- sured that the presidential nominee would Dot meddle in the local contest; so a good many gold democrats who expected to sup- port the naticnul ticket co-cperated in the effort to make the reception of Bryan a success. But when Bryan reached Memphis he was importuned eo persistently that he consented to say a word for Carmack. Meimphis ts a strong sound money center. Bryan told his audience in effect that he did not want any sound money democrats to vote for him; and he said furthermore that any one who stood in the way of Car- mack’s election was to be treated as an enemy. The gold democrats were furious when they heard that he had meddled in the congressional contest, and The Star correspondent heard dozens of them say that they would take Bryan at nis word and wculd vote the republican state and national tickets. It is estimated tuat Bry- an's visit here made at Icast one thousand votes for McKinley. The press reports of the demonstracion do not correctly represent the situation. ‘The cheap railroad fares brought 15,000 peorle from Tennessce, Mississippi and Ar- kansas, but not one-half of them went to the speaking. There were never at any Ume during his speech as many as 10,000 people on the grounds, and he had rot been speaking five minutes when two streams of people about three blocks long could be seen rushing for the electric cars. When Mr. Cleveland was here he was greeted by probably six times as many peo- ple as greeted Mr. Bryan Not more than 1,500 people could hear the democratic ean- didate, and had he confined himself to a discusrion of national affairs his visit would have done him no harm. Eut there was an utter lack of enthusiasm every- where. More Harm Than Good. In Nashville the railroads reported that they had brought in about 8,0) persons to the city Mr. Bryan spoke three times there, to crowds aggregating 20,000 peopic A dispassionate view of the matter wi convince any one that the Tennessee trip has done the presidential nominee of the democracy more harm than good. The Sound Meney Club here nas 3,60) active members, and these people are just as much in earnest as are ihe tree silverit Most ct them are democrats and they have be- come nettled at the disposition of the silver mnen to accord them no standing in the party. It is safe to say that not one-fourth of them will vote for Bryan. In Nashville a Paimer and Buckner club was recent organized, which has already a membership ct over ; and the national democra there have also put out a candidate for Congress in the person ot John C. M Reynclds, a lawyer of ablity. In the con- gressional con throughout the state there is stili trouble. Ex-Congréssman En- lee has acknewledged his competitor, Sims, as the regular democratic nominee in the eighth congressional distric! it is said he is carrying a knife vp «i for him. In the ninth distrizt McDearmon has yield- ed to Rice Pierce, who joined the populists a few years ago, but is now one of the noisiest democrats in the loi. Pierce wiil be opposed by his former populist side part- ner, John H. McDowell, the mogul of popu- lism in ‘Tennessee, who will have the in- dorsement of the republicans in the. dis- trict. In the third district Judge Moon, the democratic candidate, is complaining of treachery within the democratic ranks. ‘The republicans will ceriainly carry the first and second districts, and probably the third and eighth districts. In the tenth disirict they have indorsed the sound money demo- cratic’ nominee, Patterson, and his ele is virtually assured. The State Campaign. ‘The gubernatorial has been marked by many mistakes on the part of the democrats, but the greatest mistake of all has been made by Bob Taylor. Ther- campaign has been general dissatisfaction with the administration of affairs in Tennessee, and Col. W. H. Carroll, who was the chair- man of the state democratic commitiee, voiced the general sentiment of the people recently when he said that Tennessee was the worst governed siate in the Union. The ous‘ing of H. Clay Evans, the republi- can candidate for governor, whe got on the face of the returns a plurality two years ago, and the seating of Peter Tur- ney were nct pleasing to a great many democrats. The recent extra session of the legisiature called to settle a dispute beteen the treasurer and the controiler as to whether there would be a deficit or a surplus in the treasury January 1 nas added an expenditure of $20,000 without providing any remedy. Bob Taylor was nominated by the demo- crats to joke the people into a good humor and make them forget the ugly facts. As a governor he is the poorest of makeshifts, but it was calculated that he would go through the state arousing the old demo: cratic enthusiasm. As a stumper Bob Ta: lor in a good humor is unapproachable, but Bob Taylor in a snarl, red in the face and dencincing prominent republicans as liars is onty a spectacle, and one that can do the democracy no good. His opponent, G. N. Tillman, has made an excellent im- pression. It is thought that Tillman may win the gubernatcrial fight while Bryan may carry "‘lennessee by a very narrow margia. SSS REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN ORATORS. Remarkable Array of Spenkers to In- vade Middle West. The campaign orators’ bureau at repub- lican national headquarters in New York will work double time for two weeks, and a small army of campaign orators, direct- ed by Gen. Powell Clayton, will invade the middle west. An advance guard of spellbinders stormei Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia last week. They will move across Ken- tucky and invade Indiana, Ohio and Illi- nois this week. From today until the end of the campaign there will be republican meetings and sound money speechcs every night in rearly every town and hamlet in the states of the middle west that are regarded as close enough to be classed as battleground. Gen. Clayton will send into these states this week the largest army of campaign speakers ever employed by a national com- mittee. Some of the men of national repu- tation who will make speeches for Mc- Kinley and sound money in the west dur- ing the next two weeks are ex-President Harrison, Speaker Reed, Col. Ingersoll, Gen. Foraker, Charles Emory Smith, Con- gressman A. Boutclle, Theodore Roose- elt, J. Sloat Fassett, Senator Thurston Of Nebraska, Lee Fairchild of California, Gen. Alger of Michigan, Congressmen Hen- derson and Hepburn of Iowa and John Dalzell of Pennsylvania. In addition to these famous orators, there will be fully 100 other speakers,who, in this great fight, are classed simply us spell- binders. Sound money literature by the ton will be sent into all the western states. ——— Chainiess Bicycles. From the Wheel. Chainless bicycles, in which two pairs of bevel gears are used, instead of a chain, are reported in Engineering News to have proved their superiority over the present style of wheel in a test in which a wheel was run 39,000 miles without adjustment or appreciable wear. Dynamometer tests also show that the bevel gears run with less friction than the chain. It is stated that one of the largest manufacturers will soon put these wheels on the market. An ob- stacle in their rapid introduction is the time required to construct the machinery neces- sury for turning out the bevel wheels, which must be mathematically accurate in form. A STIMULANT IS OFTEN NEEDED TO NOURISH ‘and sti en the roots and to keep the hair a _ Batural color. Hall's Hair Renewer is the best tonic for the hair. scum of the ecrth. SILVER MEN CHIPPER Michigan’s’ Natioaal Committeeman Has Put Money Into the State. WORKING FOR AMBITION AND REVENGE Republicans Disappointed at Not Getting More Big Speakers. CONFIDENT, BUT NO FIGURE: Correspondence of The Evening Star. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 10, 1896. The silver forces are feeling much more chipper than two wéeks or even a weck ago, and are putting more energy and am- bition into the campaign than at any time since the national convention. They are holding more meetings and a better grade of speakers are coming in from the out- side, an. around silter headquarters an air almos* of cheerfulness prevails. The change in the aspect of things is due to Ne- tional Committegn.an Dan J. Campau, who as chairman of the executive committee has sent some money into the state, and who 1s also furnishing the oratorical tal- ent. Michigan is not cnly Campau’s na- tive and home state, but his political future depends largely upon the success of the campaign in the state. His personal in- terests and ambitions are at stake, as well as his pride in how Michigan will vote, and nearly as strong as these senti- ments with him is one of revenge. Mr. Campau was formerly chairman of the democratic state committee. He conducted the fight in 1890, which gave the Michigan democracy the only sweeping victory they had enjoyed for a quarter of a centu He was chairman of the campaign of 1Sv: and althovgh the republicans carried the state Campau delivered four Michigan elec- toral votes for Cleveland under the opera- ulons of the Miner law, by which electors were chosen by districts, the same as Con- gressmen, instead of on a gencral ticket. Ignored for Don Dick! In the distribution of the state patronage under a democratic governor, Campau was almost totally ignored, while Don M. Dic inson of Detroit and J. M. Weston of this city, reither of whom took an active in- terest in the campaign, had much to say in regard to who should be honored. Unde Presigent Cleveland, Campau, althougir chairman of the state committee and mem- ber for Michigan of the national com- mittee, was utterly neglected. Dickinson controlled the patronage and Campau's in- Corserrent upon the application of an offic seeker insured the certain defeat of t candidate. The relations between Ca pau and Dickinson, which were cordial until Campau becare unduly prominent and threatened Dickinsor’s supremacy, rapidly became anything but friendly, and it culminated in ihe national convention when, under Campau’s Girection, four of the gold delegates from Michigan, chosen at the delegate convention under Dickin- son’s supervision were custed and silver men put in their places, and the Michigan vote under the unit rule was cast solid for sil- ver. Campau was chosen the Michigan member o1 the national committee, and his wealth—he is a millionaire—and his liber- ality won for him the chairmanship of the national executive committee. If Michigan goes for Bryan, Campau will be the ac- knowledged head of the Michigan democ- racy. If Bryan in Elected. If Bryan is elected Campau will be the dispenser of patrorage in Michigan, and Dickinson and his friends will be as the If the state ticket of the combine shall be elected, Campau’s voice will be potent in building up a state machine, while Dickinson will be a political outcast. If Michigan and the nation goes against Bryan, Campau’s position will be no worse than it was under Cleveland, and he will still be at the head of the regular organization in this state and a member of the national organization. Through Cam- pau’s ‘personal efforts money has been sent into the state from the national committee within the past two weeks. Teller is mak- ing another tour through the state. Chan- dler of Missouri is speaking at different points. Senator Allen is coming. Bryan will spend four days in Michigan, instead of two, as originally planned, and “Coin” Harvey has been secured as the closing at- traction. It is the accession of funds and the oratorical assistance that is making the silver managers so much more cheerful. They nave no systematic organization in any part of the state, and have made none but the most fragmentary canvasses. They are working very much in the dark, and, beyond their enthusiasm, have very little real ground for their hopes; but it is never- theless true that for them the sun is shin- ing just now. Republican Speakers. The republicans have been disappointed in securing speakers of national reputation in this state. They expected Reed, but Reed will answer none of their telegrams or letters. They hoped for Harrison, and Chairman Ferry will go to Indianapolis this week to personally interview him on the subject. Senator Cullom gave them twe speeches, but Allison nor Dingley nor halt a dozen other shining lights they were counting on have materialized. They have a swarm of good speakers at work, both from Michigan and outside, but men with national fame are scarce. ‘The republican campaign is, however, being very ma- terially aided by the sound money demo- crats, and what the republicans canot furnish the latter will supply. John P Irish of California was here early last week and made speeches at other places in the state. Bourke Cockran spoke here Sat- urday night, and will speak elsewrere in Michigan this week. Palmer and Buckner spoke at Lansing Saturday, and_ thence went to Detroit. Carl Schurz will be in Detroit this week. This practleally com- pletes the list of sound money speakers oi note, and the republicans will be obliged to furnish their own red fire during the last week of the campaign. Gen. Alger and his soldier comrades will be a three days’ drawing card for the last week, and it is expected they will do much to clinch things. Counting on Bryan's Tour. The silver forces are counting much on Bryan's tour. He will enter by way of the vpper peninsula, coming from Duluth, will traverse the length of the upper peninsula; thence south fron. Mackinaw to this city and St. Joseph; thence northeast across the state to Saginaw and Bay City, and down the shore to Detroit. He will’ visit every congressional district and will make fifty-five speeches, ranging from five min- utes to an hour. The republicans, however, do not view his coming with any degree of apprehension. It is conceded that tremen- dous crowds will everywhere greet him, but he has been on the stump so long and his speeches have been so diligently re- ported that in all his fifty-five speeches he can say nothing new that will win a vote to the silver cause. The best speakers ob- tainable on the other side will be vut on his tra!l as soon as he is gone to counter- act any favorable impression he may have left. Confident, but No Figures, ‘The republicans are very confident of car- rying the state, but those on the inside are loath to give any figures. The situation is such that what formed the basis for good estimates in former campaigns is utterly useless now. Party tes rest lightly on ait sides and a heavy vest pocket vote is ex- pected. The republicans base their conf- dence on their polls and canvasses, but do not pretend at this stage to give any fig- ures. The Doll Whistled. From the Louisville Courier Journal, Frank Steubling of 1313 Quincy street, made a valuable purchase recently when he pought his little son a rubber doll, with a whistle in its stomach. Early yesterday morning he was awakened hearing the d whistle. It sounded strange at that hour, so he got up to investigate. He found a man climbing out a lower window. Mr. Steubling gave chase, but the thief escaped. ‘A large bundle of goods was found near the window. The doll had been left on the floor and the man evidently stepped on it, caus- ing it to whistle. EVENING. STAR hasa Larger Circulation in the Homes of Washington than all the Other Papers of the City Added Together, because it Stands Up Always for the Interests of ALL THE PEOPLE uf WASHINGTON; does not Strive to Divide the Community into Classes, and Array one class Against the others; Contains the Latest and Fullest Local and General News; and Surpasse all the Gther Papers in the City in the Variety and Excellence of its Literary Features. It Literally Goes Everywhere, and is Read by Everybody. It is, therefore, as an Advertising ‘Medium without a Peer, Whether Cost or Measure of Publicity be Considered.