Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1896, Page 12

~ 12 BRYAN IN INDIANA Last Week Was a Bad One for Him in the Hoosier State. FOSION A SOURCE OF DISCOMFORT Effect of Letters of Archbishop Ireland and Bishop Chatard. eS CHANGES IN THE VOTE —__+____ Correspondence of The Evening Star. INDIANAPOLIS, October 17, 1896. This has be2n a bad week for Mr. Bryan in Indiana. Several causes have operated to make it so. The republicans have re- covered from the fright that seized them last week and are pulling cut more earnest- ly than ever and with greater enthusiasm than at any time during the campaign. The democrats have met with several very se- vere blows. The sound money demonstra- tion of last Monday disclosed the fact that they would have to revise their figures as to the strength of that wing of the party. Then, too, several notable democrats in the State have announced that they could not and would net support Mr. Bryan. The Bryan men had been thinking that all the disaffections that would occur were already known, and these new desertions, and by men of commanding influence, has startled them. In a.ldition to this the fusion patched up with the populists Is proving a source of very great discomfort. It satisfies nobody. The populists are finding great trouble in swingir.s their men into line for the fusion ucket, while thedemocrats are fairly raging at being called upon to vote for populists. The candidates on the democratic state ticket are especially vindictive over the deal and declare they will not pay another penny of the assessments that have been levied upon them. They declare that the ¢eal was fixed up by the national commit- tee, and now that committee must furnish, the money to carry It through. The popu- lists say that to pull dewn their sfate ticket Would utterly destroy their organizctior, and two years hence, if they want to get a ticket on the bailot, it will have to be done by petition. Taken as a whole, it is an awful muddie. The fusion has already in- creased the democratic disaffection to Bry an, and is likely to cost him some thou: ands of votes, some of whom will go direct- ly to McKinley; but the most of them will remain away from the polls. The trip of General Sickies and his party through the state has ulso been a blow to Bryan. it has brought back to the repub- licans many who had been wavering, and some who had actually declared for Bryan, while it has also added quite largely to the | number of sound money democrats. Archbishop Ireland's Letter. One of the severest blows to Bryan, how- ever, was the letter of Archbishop Ireland. It was followed by one from Bishop Cha- tard, the bishop of this diocese. Bishop Chatard is and always has been a demo- crat. “He has also always been a very con- servative man, and there is no cne in the church who wields such an influence with the Catholics of Indiana as he does. His declaration that the success of the Chicago Platform would mean an overthrow of or- ganized government, and hence destructive to the Interests of the church, is already be- ing felt in Catholic circles. A prominent Catholic said today that he believed the letter of Bishop Chatard would turn the scale in favor of Tracewell, in the third ccngressional district. This is the district that has about 7,000 democratic majority, and has been regarded as hopelessly of that faith. Another potent factor this week was the great railroad demonstration of Thursday. The Bryan men have been claiming all along that at least 40 per cent of the rail- rcad men who are now wearirg McKinley buttons and posing as members of McKin- ley clubs and marching in McKirley pro- cessions are doing it for a blind and will really vote for Bryan. Thursday ended all that sort of talk. If there is one class of men more than another who are able to size up a political situation after they have visited the field it is the correspondents sent out by the great Papers of the east. With one or two ex- ceptions, after getting all the light possible here, they have declared that Indiana was sure for McKinley, notwithstanding the great boasts of the Bryan leaders. Several of them have carefully gone over the state, talking with the peopie as well as with the politicians, and their observation has forced them to the conclusion that Indiana is safe for sound money. Former Vote Analyzed. Under normal conditions, Indiana has al- ways been a close state, and the party that had the best organization was the Party that won. The election of 1892 em- phasized that fact. In 1888 Mr. Harrison had the best organization, and carried the state by 2,348. Four years later Mr. Cleve- land was successful by 6.482, and yet he only polied 1,904 more votes than he did in 1888. In 1888 the mugwumps voted for Harrison, and in 1892 for Cleveland. ‘This year they are for McKinley. The republi- can disaffection in the agricultural regions will prove very much less than the demo- crats have been claiming. In fact, it will hardly reach fifty per cent of their claims. Take Terre Haute, as an example. The re- pubiican loss will be less than two hundred in that county. One democrat from there showed The Star correspondent a list of anti-Bryan democrats, all of whom he per- sonally knew, and with whom he had talked, and the list counted 317. He said he did not have all, and was satisfied that McKinley would get at least four hundred democratic votes in that county, and Pal- mer would get almost as many. It has been clalmed by the democrats that they would gain betwee two hundred and three hundred free sliver republicans n Montgomery county. The hest-posted republicans in the county say the number wil not exceed fifty, and that McKinley il get five democrats for every republican he will lose, and they have a list of the democrats. Their list is not of doubtful democrats, but thcse known to be opposed to Bryan and will vote against him. Marshall county is another place where the democrats have been counting on mak- ing large gains. Republicans from th2re assert that the former free silver republi- cans are nearly all back in line, while they know of one hundred and fifty democrats in the town of Plymouth alone who will mst Bryan, and that Kellison, the democratic candidate for Congress, will run two hundred votes behind his ticket in that county. Changes From Former Years. The democrats have been claiming that two years ago they lost heavily from disaf- fection on account of the hard times, but that the democrats who voted with the republicans that year are all back in }! now. That they are mistaken in this c culation Is readily shown. Take Madison ceunty, as an example. In 1892 that coun- ty gave Cleveland 346 plurality. In 1894 the republicans had a plurality of 904, showing that there had‘ been a very great change in sentiment. The republicans of the coun- ty say they have diligently searched to find if any of the democrats who voted with them two years ago had gone back, and de- clare they cannot find one. Every indica- tion from that county points that the re- publican plurality this year will be large- ly Increased. No one puts the increase at less than three hundred, and many are firmly convinced it,swill be nearly double what it was in 1992. This county Is another where a great change took place between 1892 and 1804. Here they have not gone back, but the republican plurality of 1892 will be -nore than doubled. The democrats have been largely counting on Evansville and Van- derburg county. They have been claiming that the fusion thére would add 1,300 popu- lists to the Bryan vote, and they would get enough free silver republicans to en- able them to carry the county by a fair plurality. The sound money democrats say they know of 1,000 democrats in thé coun- ty who will not vote for Bryan, and that eighty-five per cent of them will vote for McKinley. If the sound money democrats are right, McKinley’s plurality in that ceunty will be increased about 500, instead of being diminished, giving Bryan all the populists. So it is ail over the state at this time._In two or three of the it repub- lican agricultural counties, ike Hamil- ton, Hendricks and Henry, the republican majority will be reduced somewhat, but the McKinley gains in democratic counties will be several times greater. THE OHIO DISTRICTS Republicans Expect to Elect Twenty Oon- gressmen. Interesting Contention Over Using the National Flag for a Cam- paign Banner. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. CINCINNATI, October 17, 1896. The republicans of Ohio hope to retain their strength in the next Congress. Two years ago, when the republicans elected Samuel M. Haylor secretary of state, his plurality was 137,086, and the pluralities on the congressional tickets aggregated 136,207. The democrats carried but two districts, electing Sorg in the third by 202 votes, and Layton in the fourth by 1,473. This year the republicans are confident of carrying the third, but are doubtful of being able to re-elect Harris in the thirteenth. There is a chance, however; so that the fourth is the cnly district conceded to the democrats. In the third district the republicans are united, and their candidate, Robert M. Nevin, is popular. The democrats are with- out the personal or financial assistance of Congressman Sorg and his friends, and they failed in effecting a fusion with the Fopulists, who have an independent candi- date and are making their fight mainly against the democratic candidate. Many candidates concede Nevin’s election, some placing his plurality as high as 1,5 Fusion in One Distric The fourth district is more sure to the democrats than two years 2go, as a fusion was effected with the populists, whose vote in the district has reached as high as 2,323. In the twelfth district jhe aggregate democratic and populist vote of two years ago exceeded the republican vote by This is the Columbus district, now repre- sented by Gen. D. K. Watson, who is up for re-election. He has increased his popularity by his admirable work in Congress, while John J. Lentz, his democratic opponent, has the opposition of a large number of demo- crats. A democratic landslide is the only thing that can make his election at all prob- ble. ae the doubtful thirteenth district the re- publicans are doing some hard work. The district is naturally democratic, and there is fusion with the populists. This combined vote two years ago was 23,136, but ‘there Was a populist candidate then, which made republican success possible. There are peculiar conditions in the seventeenth. Congressman McClure, repub- ican, is for re-election. He is the only re- publican free silver congressional candidate in the state, and he will lose many votes from his own party, while he cannot hope to get any democrate votes on the strength of his views, as thelr candidate is also a silver man. His only hope is to draw large- ly from the populist vote, and he is making a vigorous canvass along that line. He ex- presses himself confident of re-election, and if he does carry the district he may take it to himself as a great personal triumph. A Flag Incident. The Commercial McKinley Club of this city has put out forty large flags at con- spicuous places In the city. Fourth street, the great business and shopping thorough- fare, has a dozen. The intention !s to have a hundred flags floating before election day. The club has also arranged for daily noon- day sound money meetings at fifty places. This is the club that is officered mainly by democrats, the president 1g Gen. Michael Ryan, United States subtreasurer, and the vice president Edward Colston, an ex-con- federate general. The democratic committee prepared a pro- test against the unfurling of the flags on the grourd that it was a violation of the United States laws to make use of the flag for such purposes, cr to attach to it any de- vice, the latter objecticn referring to the names of McKinley and Hobart, and such expressions as “Open the mills; not the mints.” The committee prepared and pub- lished in the Enquirer their view of the case and announced that that day they would take legal steps to preserve the flag from such desecration. But at an eariy hour some one called their attention to the fact that the Caldwell bill did not get through Congress. Then they took another tack and threat- ered to proceed under a city ordinance against stringing large advertising signs across the streets. The idea of construing the flag under such conditions as an adver- tising sign because it was unfurled in be- half of McKinley and Hobart created such a broad smile everywhere that the com- mittee concluded to drop the matter. What Cox Thinks. George B. Cox, the republican leader,who posted some large bets two weeks ago, says: “While I have offered to bet that McKinley will have 50,000 plurality, I am confident he will have over 100,000; while I have bet he will carry this county by 20,000, I shall be disappointed if he does not get 35,000, end while I have bet_on 5,000 in Kentucky, I expect 10,000. The Bryanites of Ohio have ne organization and no leaders. They are demoralized. They don’t know anything about their own canvass or their own con- dition in the state. They are boasting of a great defection of farmers and working- men from the republican ticket without having taken a census of those two ciasses to ascertain if their claims are well found- ed. The help for Bryan outside the silver wing of his own party is from the populists, and these are so noisy in their protesta- tions that they have deceived the Bryan leaders into the belief that every one has come over to their side. I do not find that many republicans have been caught by the free silver chaff. M. E. Ingalls’ Views. M. E. Ingalls, a democrat who was among the first of his party to declare for Mc- Kinley, has been interview, and said: “The Bryan men base their expectations of s@ccess upon the assumption that the workingmen of this country, particularly the railroad men, are liars and idiots; that they do not understand their interests, and that they will wear McKinley buttons and enroll themselves in McKinley clubs, but take advantage of the secrecy of the ballot to vote for Bryan. This is not a very high cempliment to the character of the working classes of this country, nor to the honesty ef Bryan’s supporters, and it is resented a: # reflection upon the integrity of an intelli- gent and honorable class of men. We do not have dishonest men upon our road, and you do not find them among railroad men generally. If the democrats are de- pending upon the men who wear Mckinley buttons to elect Bryan he will never reach the White House.” Cincinnati Registration. The returns from the second day’s regis- tration in Cincinnati are complete and they indicate that the registration this year will reach 80,000. The first day’s registration exceeded that of the first day last year by 11,000, ard the increase the second day was 5,125. The aggregate of the two days is 65,887, of which 55 are women who have registered to vote in the school election next spring. The total registration for the four days last year was 69,215. >—— Monument of William I Unveiled. Emperor William and Empress Augusta received an enthusiastic greeting Sunday at Porta Westphalia, Germany, where he went to attend the unveiling of the monu- ment erected in honor of Emperor Wil- Ham I. Emperor William made a felicitous speech of eulogy of his grandfather and of the patriotism of Westphalia and expressed himself. as feeling sure that the West- phalians would joyfully respond to a sum- mons should danger ever again threaten the empire. ok The monument consists of a series of stone terraces on the summit of the Witte- kind mountgin, 150 feet wide and 110 feet long, with a cupola open all around, in which is a statue of the late emperor. twen- ty-three feet high. The work was erected at @ coat of 1,500,000 marks. Claims and Counter Claims of Success at the Polls. Dayton’s Prospect of Election in the Second District Said to Be Good. Special Corresrondeuce of The Eventng Star. WHEELING, W. Va., October 19, 1896. Unusual interest centers in the canvass of A. G. Dayton and ‘Junior’ (W. G.) Brown for Congress in W. L. Wilson's old district. John W. Mason, commissioner of internal revenue in the Harrison adminis- tration, who has spoken in most of the counties of the district, says: ‘“Dayton’s majority in the second district will not be far from that of 1894. The free silver idea is decidedly losing ground, and I have founa there is practically no free silver sentiment among the republicans. Mr. Brown will gain a few votes from the populist fusion, but the effect of that will be fully made up by sound money democratic votes. Bryan's trip did not hurt us a particle, and I look for McKinley to carry the state beyond any doubt.” Lamar C. Powell, editor of the Fairmont West Virginian, republican, says: “Mr. Dayton is especially strong in Marion county on account of being instrumental in procuring river legislation, which has been wanted for thirty years. We will lose some republicans who have been greenbackers, but that will amount to very little. Mc- Kinley and Dayton should carry thig dis- trict by 8,000 if the gold democrats are as strong as it is claimed they are: The re- publicans are making an active canvass, and the issue of protection to coal, agricul- tural and oil interests is having its effect in cur interest.” Col. Clarence L. Smith, late democratic candidate for the gubernatorial nomination, thinks that Brown can beat Dayton, and claims that the silver sentiment is growing. He says: “We will have to fight a deluge vf boodle, but I do not fear that, for the party is practically solid. We lost in "4 because the democrats voted the republican ticket, but they will not do it this year. There is no great change among republi- cans in any one place, but there is scarcely a voting precinct where there are not fron: two to a dozen republicans’ who will vote the democratic ticket for the first time. The silver cause is growing, and the democrats Mere never more enthusiastic than now. There will be no tidal wave to help Dayton this time.” 5 A prominent Feirmont democrat, who predicted the defeat of Wilson in 1894, is confident that Dayton cannot be elected this time. He says: “I thought Wilson would be defeated in "M4, for the reason that complaints of disaffection were com- mon. Now there are no discordant ele- ments, and we are making steady gains, in addition to getting the support of the popu- lists.”” Dnyton’s Allies. To an outsider, it looks as though the re- publicans had the best of the argument. Two powerful influences that were for Wil- son in 1894 are now against Brown, namely, John K. Cowen of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and ex-Senator J. N. Camden. The democrats claim that the Davis influence will offset this. The sound money demo- cratic vote in Jefferson, Berkeley, Hamp- shire and Hardy counties will also cut quite a figure against Mr. Brown, as well as the silent opposition of William L. Wilson. The Wheeling Intelligencer publishes an additional affidavit in the charge made by members of the committee of giassworkers that in September, 1893, W. J. Bryan, when @ member of the committee on ways and means, called glassworkers “public beg- gars,” who asked him to use his influence against reducing the tariff on window glass. Mr. Bryan evaded the matter.when it was called to his attention at Wheeling by stating that the stenographic report would show whether he made the remark or not. The glassworkers in their aflida- vits distinctly stated that the colloquy oc- curred in the committee room after the session had adjourned, and are consider- ably wrought up over the incident and what they term evading the facts. The Elkins Invincibles of Sistersville and republicans of Tyler and Wetzel counties were guests of Maj. McKinley at Canton Friday in very large numbers. In his speech he dwelt at length on the remark- able progress of West Virginia, as well as of all the south in material wealth he- tween 1890 and 1890 under the working of the so-called ‘crime of and the pro- tective tariff system. At the same time he asserted that the tariff was not sectional in its beneficient effects. Miscellancous. The ballot commiesioners of Wood county have thrown out the entire populist state ticket, giving as a reason that the peti- tions were not signed by the necessary 1 per cent of the total vote cast at the last election. The matter will be taken to the circuit court. Fear of the civil service regulations seems to affect the effort of Democratic Chairman T, M. Darrah of Wheeling to raise funds from the post office mail car- riers. A postal addressed to each demo- cratic carrier asking him to attend a con- ference failed of any responses. The fight between Judge Harvey and W. W. Marcum, rival democratic candi- dates for circuit judge in the Huntington district, has assumed unusual bitterness and is endangering the rest of the ticket. The supreme court has issued a writ of mandemus against the ballot commission- ers of Wayne county, compelling them to place the name of W. W. Marcum upon the ballots. The writ is returnable today. In Crbell county 1,200 voters have signed a petition asking that Thomas P. Har- vey’s name go on a ticket headed ‘“‘demo- cratic free silver ticket,” identical from top to bottom with the regular democratic ticket upon which Marcum is certified, ex- cepting that Harvey’s name {s substituted for Marcvm’s. The petition insures the name of Harvey alongside that of Marcum on the Australian ballot. ss CONFERRING WITH WATSON. Committeeman Reed __ Apparently Pleased With the Outlook, George F. Washburn and H. W. Reed, members of the populist national commit- tee, left Thomson, Ga., yesterday, after a conference of twenty-four hours with Thomas E. Watson, the populist vice presi- dential candidate. Reliable information shows that one object of the conference was to submit to Mr. Watson some propo- sition from Chairman Jones, the nature of which both gentlemen refused to reveal. It develops that Chairman Jones had agreed to go to Atlanta and meet Mr. Watson, if the two committeemen should think it nec- essary, otherwise he would send a per- sonal representative, who stands high in the councils of the party. Another object of the meeting was to in- duce Mr. Watson to modify in some par- ticulars his letter of acceptance, which the two committeemen had in their possession. The contents of the letter were known to the populist committee at Chicago before the recent address was issued, and Commit- teeman Reed telegraphed Mr. Watson under no circumstances to give it to the public until after conference with him. Mr. Watson thereupon consented to hold it_until his arrival. Mr. Reed appeared to be much pleased with the results of his visit, and stated to Political friends that Georgia populists were very indignant that he, a personal representative of Mr. Watson, should have signed the address issued recently by the populist committee at Chicago, but that their judgment and criticisms were pre- mature, because they did not have the in- formation he had when the address was is- sued, and intimated that his action had met the full approbation of Mr. Watson. Mr. Watson leaves today for Atlanta, where he will meet the representative of Chairman Jones. ARE YOU LOW-SPIRITED? Take Horsford’s Acid Phosphate. Worry is worse than work—makes a man sick Hocetora’s "A Phosphat ‘cleats the “brain and lore! re e Strengthens the nerves. % Thosd-That: Have Been Heard in the : Pennsylvania Court. REPUBLICANS MAY LOSE TWO DISTRICTS Gathering of Ward Heelers at the Philadelphia Cases. THE CITY SHERIFF ————— >. Correspondence of The Evening Star. HARRISBURG, October 17, 1896. It is in the Dauphin county court that all contests for nomination are settled under the Australian ballot system, that obtains in Pennsylvania, and such an exhibition of Political methods that are dark has never before this week been seen here. This is the last week for hearing contes‘s, and as usual, there was a great rush. On Mon- day the case of James O'Donnell of Pitts- burg, the nominee of the democracy for Senator in the forty-third district, came be- fore the court. Mr. O'Donnell sought to dispossess Christopher L. Magee, of na- tional political fame, from the democratic nomination. Mr. Magee is a repubiican, and the noniinee of the republicans for Sen- ator, but when the democratic convention met, it promptly indorsed his nomination, and O'Donnell and a minority of the dele- gates, feeling disgruntled over the extraor- dinary proceeding of a democratic conven- tion indorsing a republican, got off into a corner and held another convention, which nominated O'Donnell. The latter contested Magee’s nomination, and on the hearing in court it was shown that the democratic party in Pittsburg is utterly without rules. Quoth the court: “What are the rules of the democratic party for nominating Sena- ters in Allegheny county?” And the wit- ness answered: ‘None that I am aware of, except they be Rugby rules.” O'’Donnell’s case was thrown out of court and Magee is on both tickets. The Armstrong-Butler District. On Tuesday there came up the contest for the republican senatorial nomination in the Armstrong-Butler district. There had heen a deadlock, Butler supporting Capt. Ritter and Armstrong voting for Senator Mere- dith. At the hottest time in the deadlock the secretary of the republican state com- mittee appeared in the conference, and, without any warrant whatever, announced that/he was there to vote for Meredith, and he declared Meredith nominated. Rit- ter’s conferees held a conference, and, of course, nominated him. Then they went into court, and the court held that no out- sider like:the state secretary had a right to usurp the rights of the people, and prompt- ly threwcboth out, as neither had a ma- jority,: Unless’ one of them yields, there will be a demotrat to represent that dis- trict for the first time. Congressman Hicks and his opponent, Kooser of Somerset, both claimed the congressional nomination in the twentieth district—Hicks on the ground that State Treasurer Haywood, who had been called in without authority, broke the deadlock }-y voting for him. Kooser’s dele- gates voted for him, and then they both went into the Dauphin county court with their), regpective stories, and were as promptly .bowled out for the same reasons as in the Ritter-Meredith case. The Philadeiphig Cases. a On Thursday came the Philadelphia cases. Such a gathering of ward heelers and toughs has never before been seen in the city of Harrisburg since the days when Samuel J. Randall and Willlam A. Wallace struggled to control the state convention of 1880, and democratic thugs held up the city. This time it was of the other politi- cal faith. The contest was over two nomi- nations for the legislature in the twenty- seventh ward, Philadelphia. It was shown that beer flowed lke water, men broke into the convention, and drunken mer caught delegates around the neck and sought to prevent them from going to the desk to cast their ballots. One witness saic that he had been offered by Frank Willing Leach, formerly Senator Quay’s secretary $500 for his vote and three others. Mr Leach promptly went on the stand and called the other fellow a Har, and it is morc than probable that the other fellow was lying to bolster up his case. On Friday came another grist of heelers to attend court as witnesses in the contest for the republican nomination in the fifth Philadel- Phia district. Ex-Speaker Walton and Col. Brown both claimed the nomination, and they battled in the court for twenty-four hours, the attorneys for each having na- tional reputations. It was shown that al) sorts of skull-duggery was resorted to by both sides to gain an advantage, and Wal- ton came out ahead on the general mix- up. As the court has the last say in the matter, it is hard to tell who will win. 11 all depends on the proper interpretation of the rules of the party in Philadelphia, for it seems they have rules in that city. Republicans May Lose Two Districts. Pennsylvania republicans are certain tc lose two congressional districts now repre- sented by republicans—the sixth, now rep: resented by “Jack” Robinson, and the twentieth, represented by Josiah D. Hicks. | Both districts have two republican candi- dates, an@ they will not yleld an inch, and the democrats are sure to win. It is the iniquitous conference system that is re- sponsible for all of the trouble. It gives each county equal representaiion whetner the republican vote is large ur small, and there is generally a deadlock that lasts for weeks. “The court in the Ritter-Mere- dith case scored the system, and suggested that the next republican state conventior ought to adopt some rule by which cead- locks will be made impossible. It is likely that the convention will adopt such a rule as will make the state committee the arbiters after the deadlock has reacheé a certain period, or else recommend ncmina- tions by a direct vote. State Chairman Elkin said to the correspondent of The Star that he will prepare a rule by the timc the next convention meets, but he has not yet perfected it. The Sheriff of Philadelphia. The purchase by the friends of an inde- pendent candidate for sheriff of Philadel- phia, “Sandy” Crow by name, of 40,00( tax recefpts for democrats in that city has seriously alarmed the republican leaders. Not that‘they have any fears of Peunsyl- vania, byt they do not want it to happen that Bryhn will haves, vote ot respectable size in this state. Up tc the time of the purchase the demo- cratic. clty chairman of Philadelphia did not hive a cent for that purpose, but it ic said ‘that the democrats were only toc eeger- to trade off votes for Crow in return for money for tax receipts that would en- able them to vote for Bryan, and they romptly indorsed Crow’s candidacy. Thir Fas made the republican leaders very angry, bat there is no help for it. Crow has all along been a friend of Senator Quay; going out of his way to help him, and there are low whisperings that Crow's candidacy is part of some of Quay’s schem- ing, for the “Old Man,” as Quay is known here, is very foxy, and not averse to turn- ing down a republican or aiding a demo- crat where it will further his own ends. News comes that Congressman Sibley te to i defeated in the Erie-Crawford dis- trict, for the reason that the men whc have heretofore sold out the republican vote to him are this year on the cther side. They are a mercenary set in that district— both parties—and have been ever since it cost the elder Delamater $30,000 to carry the primaries for senator. —-_—_ Faneuil Hall Convention “Regular.” The bellot law commissioners of Massa- chusetts have reached a decision in regard to the three democratic tickets nominated last month. It is held that the Faneuil Hall convention, held under the direction of the state committee, was regular. This is a de- feat for Geo. Fred. Williams, who was the prime mover in the campaign held in Music Hall. WHERE THE POLITICAL: BATTLES ARE BEING FOUGHT. WEST VIRGINIA'S. OUTLOOK NOMINATION FIGHTS KANSA Republicans Believe That McKinley Will | Fusion and Oonfasion Garry the State by 8,000 Majority. Redoubled Activity of Campaigners as the Interval to Election Narrows —Many Meetings Being Held. Special Correspondenze of The Evening Star. TOPEKA, Kan., October 17, 1896. If the election had been held in Kansas on the first day of September, Bryan would have carried the state by at least 30,000 Majority. 1f it were held next Tuesday, two weeks before the day for balloting, no man would be able to predict the result. Kansas is today hanging in the balance, but with three weeks more of such cam- paigning as the republican national and state committees are putting up, there seems to be no doubt about the result. Re- publican managers claim McKinley will carry this state by from 4,000 to 8,000 ma- jority. The republicans of Kansas have faced de- termined and bitter oppositton during the past eight years, but they have never be- fore been forced to combat such a for- midable foe. Not only are the democrats and populists combined, but they are rein- forced by several thousand free silver re- publicans, who, if possible, are more viru- lent and bitter than the old-time enemy. This combined force certainly outnumbered the republicans by 30,000 when the cam- paign opened, but that fact did not deter the latter from organizing a campaign that will, in all human probability, give Kansas to McKinley and sound money. If this pre- diction should be verified by the ballots on the third day of November, then it can be said that the Kansas campaign for sound money the strongest and best made in any state in the Union, and it would be stice to give to the managers the praise or having won the greatest victory achieved in any state this year. For two weeks past the school houses have been crowded to their fullest capacity with voters who are hungry for informa- tion. Fully 150 meetings are held daily by Iccal and foreign speakers. This will con- tinue until the night before election, and at the rate changes are reported for the re- publican ticket, it is not exaggerating to say that Kansas will give its electoral vote to McKinley by at least 4,000. Possibly this figure may be raised to 8,000. With this narrow margin for the national ticket, not more than four members of Con- gress will be teturned. They will be Blue, Broderick, Curtis and Harris, and possibly Long and Calderhead, though the chance: are against them. The result on the legis- lature will be close, but the republicans are making a determined fight for it, and be- lieve that they will win by a majority on Joint ballot of not less than 10. The en- thusiasm is with the republicans, Gains are reported every day. All the republi- cans are working, and when the count is made, they beleve Kansas will be found in the McKinley column, Qe FLAG DAY FOR DEMOCRATS. ‘They Are Urged to Follow the Ex- ample of the Republicans. Chairman Jones of the democratic na- tional cummittee at Chicago issued the fol- lowing appeal late yesterday afternoon: | “Democratic National Headquarters, “Chicago, IM, October 19, 1896. “The American fleg has always been the emblem of national honor, and it will al- ways remain so. It is too sacred to be prostituted to partisan purposes, as has been attempted for the first time in this campaign. Its influence hes always been the emblem of nailonal honor, and it will always remain so. It is too sacred to be prostituted to partisan purpeses, as has been attempted for the first time in this campeign. Its influence has always been for good to all maukind. Its display is al- ways potent for the advancement of all that is best In cur government, for it ap- Peals to every sentiment of patriotism and national pride. “I therefore suggest that on Saturday, October 31, all those who desire to preserve the country’s honor and independence, as it came to us from the fathers, who believe in the rights of every man, rich or poor, to cast a free and untrammeled ballot; who oppose government by corporatiors and the coercion of voters, and desire that real aiid genuine prosperity may once again re- turn to bless our people, display the na- tional colors at their homes, their places of business, and wherever else they may be seen in order that the voters whose hearts are with their country may be cheered, and their rurposes strengthened, and that those who are wavering may take covrage of their patriotism to perform their duty as citizens, ‘to the end that govern- ment of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth. “JAMES K. JONES, “Chairman Democratic nal Commit- tee.” Bryan Indorses the Suggestion. In his speech at Lima, Ohio, yesterday, Mr. Bryan, the democratic presidential can- didate, quoted the letter of Chairraan Han- na calling on the people who intended to vote the republican ticket to hang the American fiag from their Windows October 31, and said: My friends, it is the first time that I krow of that I have ever agreed with the chairman of the republican national com- mittee, but I want to sign my name to his | letter, and ask all those who believe in the ideas set forth there to display the flag on the 31st of October, because there is not a thing in that letter but what we aivocates of free silver indorse. Now, note what he says—that he wants the flag displayed by’ all those who on the 3d of November intend to vote for the preservation of our national Lonor. We advocates of free silver believe that only by having a financial policy made by the American people, for the American people, can we support the honor of the United States. “He wants those who are going to vote for the advancement of our people's inter- ests and gencral prosperity to display the flag. My friends, we believe that free coin- age of silver, the cpening of the mints to the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, with- out waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth, means the advance- ment of the interests of the people, and of general prosperity, and therefore we can Join with these men in displaying the American flag and let it be k1.own to the country that we are standing by the flac, ard that we are not asking foreign nations what that flag shall mean. “I join in the request for three reasons, first, because everything he asks in that letter we believe in, and therefore we have as much right to display the flag on that day as any republican has, and we be- Heve that we have a good deal more moral right to do it in this campaign. I join in the letter for another reason. I do not want them to mark the advocates of free silver for slaughter on that day. I do not went employers to go about over your town and throughout the country and find out who has a flag in his window, and then threaten to discharge any man who does not say he is going to vote the re- Publican ticket. “My friends, if coercion is going to be attempted for heaven's sake let it not be attempted by using the flag as a means of inting out the men to be threatened. if they find out who shall be slaughtered let them take some other emblem than the na- tion’s emblem under which to do their ne- ferlous work. There is another reason why I join in the request: I want some flags to float on that day which do not mean a gov- ernment by syndicates and for eyndicates. I want some flags to float on that day that do not stand fer the right of a coal trust to send a representative to every fireside and collect tribute from every family in this land. “I want some flags to float on that day which have behind them the honest senti- ment of the American people, of people who intend to attend to their own business, and do not intend to be bought or bribed, or driven into support of foreign financial pol- icles. (Applause and cheers.) ‘So, my friends, I want t» ask all ad- vocates of silver to bring out the flag on thet day. I want them to put it into their homes and in their places of business, and if need be, to carry it upon the streets ard let our opponents know that we do not intend to surrender that ensign and em- blem into the hands of the enemies of the People of this country” (Great applause and cheering.) THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. S CLAI!MEDJ)NORTH CAROLINA'S .FIELD Mark the Present Situ- ation. Both Republicans 4 Democrats Boldly Claim They Will Carry the State. Special Correspondence of The Evening Siar. RALEIGH, N. C., October 3, 1896. At last the fog has lifted from North Carolina politics and negotiations between democrats and populists, which have caused most of the uncertainty, are at an end. There wil: be three candidates for governor in the field—Cyrus B. Watson, democratic; Daniel L. Russell, republican, and W. A. Guthric, populist. On the remainder of the state ticket there will be fusion of republi- cans and populizts, and assurances are giv- en that the republicans are ready to indorse Hal Ayer, the populist nominee for auditor, in return for populist indorsement of Chas. Reynolds, republican nomince for Heutenant governor. This completes the ticket, Sena- tor Butler's paper, the pepulist organ, hav- ing last Thursday put tp the names of Z. V. Walter for attorney general and Robert . Douglas for associate justice of the su- preme court. No reason is given for its not having previously displayed these names. It also put up the name of Rich- mon Pearson as the fusion nominee for Congress in the ninth district. The fact is now apparent that the congressional “deal” of the populists and republicans is really to elect five of the former and four of the A Secret Circular. ‘The democrats and populis.s have been playing for position for weeks. Proposi- tions and counter propositions were made. Republican influences largely dominated many populisis all the while and made it sure that the popullsis could not deliver their entire vote, or, indeed, any great part ot ft, to the democrats. The popuiisis in a Srea- many cascs simply saia they would uet vote for any democrat, and that they would vote fer Mr. Bryan not because he 13,2 democrat, but because he is a pupulis The populist state chairman in a. secret circular says Bryan has not voiced for a is mpcrat an over four years, and that this ut as good a ri en gut 88 Good @ recoru as any popuiist In tins secret circular sent out from pop- ulist Stale headquarters the siatement is made, “upon authority,”*that “in the elec- ‘oral coliege neliher Sewall nor Waison will be voted for ‘Lhe national commitices have agreed,” says this circular, “that they shall both stay in the race, but that in the end—when the vote for Vice President is —the combined democratic and popu- list vote shall be cast for a man who will be satisfactory to both sides.” There is no little taik in the state about this strange statement and people are ask- ing if it is true. its Party Strength. There are many questions as to the strength of the various parties and fac- tions. Congressman Skinner (populist) :o- day said it appeared to him that the fol- lowing were ciose estimates: Republican: 140,000 (of these 120,000 being “rezroes democrats, 100,000; populists, 55,000 to 60 ow; national democrats, 1,500; democrats who will vote for McKinley, 1,500; demo- Tats who will not vote any national ticket, Republican State Chairman Hatton said to your corresperdent’ today: “We will carry North Carolina for McKinley by 12,- 00 to 20,000, and for Russell by 20,000, We will have about 125 anti-democratic major- ity in the legislature.” Chairman Hatton Says Congressman Pearson's chances nave greatly improved during the past few days in the ninth district. Congressman Skin- lares he will be re-elected in the first by 4,000 to 5,000 majority. Republicans and populists alike say they intend to sweep the siate from end to end. Democratic State Chairman Manly said to me: “The condition of affairs is very sat- isfactory. The people will approve the course of our committee, for we have acted up to our declarations. We have done everything possible to bring the silver people together. Those who desire Bryan's election and the reforms for which he stands will give approval of our whole course.” — SUPPORT LORD SALISBURY. Mr. Gladstone’s Advice om the Ar- menian Question. St. James’ mall, London, was packed with an audience of 2,000 people last night, a large proportion of whom were women, to take part in the demonstration of protest against the Armenian massacres. Nearly 7,000 people applied for admission to the hall. The Bishop of Rochester presided, in- stead of the Duke of Westminster, who wrote regretting that ill-health compelled him to be absent. The Earl of Ports- mouth, the Earl of Meath, Baron Abinger, Baron Rendel, Viscount Oxenbridge, the Earl of Siamtord, the Bishop of Winches- ter, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Aberdeen, Right Hon. James Bryce, Rev. Harry R. Drew and Mrs. Drew (Mr. Giadstone’s daughter), Canon Wilberforce, Canon Maccoll, Sir Lewis Morris, Rev. Dr. John Clifford, Rev. J. Guinness Rogers and a number of mayors wearing their insignia sat upon the platform. Ten pecrs, twenty-elght bishops and a number of deans and non-conformist ministers wrote expressing their regret at their inability to attend the meeting. Intense enthusiasm was manifested by those present, especially over the reading ef a letter from Mr. Gladstone. In this letter Mr. Gladstone expressed the hope that the meeting would worthily crown the Armenian meetings of the past two months, which, he said, were without a parallel during his political life. The great object, Mr. Gladstone said further, was to strengthen Lord Salisbur: hands and to stop the series of massacres, which was probably still unfinished, and to provide against their renewal. As he believed that Lord Salisbury would use his powerful position for the best, person- ally he objected in the strongest manner to abridging Lord Salisbury’s discretion by laying down this or that as things which he ought not to do. It was a wild paradox without the sup- port of reason or history to say that the enforcement of treaty rights to stop sys- tematic massacre, together with effective security against Great Britain's abusing them for selfish purposes, would provoke the hostililies of one or more of the pow- ers. To advertise beforehand in the ears of the great assassin that Great Britain’s action would cut down what the most backward of the six powers think to be sufficient would be the abandonment of duty and prudence and would be to doom the national movement to disappointment. The concert of Europe, Mr. Gladstone wrote, was valuable and important, but such an announcement would be certain to be followed by its failure. Mr. Gladstone's letter concluded as fol- lows: “I have had special opportunities of knowing of what materials the sultan, with all his seeming obstinacy, is made. Frcm deplorable and disgracefyl causes he triumphs for the moment, but for the mo- ment only. In the face of civilized man- kind he -has recorded the final condemna- tion first and foremost of himself, but next and no less effectually those’ who have been his willing, brutal and san- guinary tools.’ The meeting unanimously adopted reso- lutions expressing abhorrence of the Ar- menian massacres and support of the Brit- ish government in its efforts to stop them; appealing to the powers to co-operate with that object and asking all nations and creeds to assist in the succor of the help- less and starving Armenians. ———-+e---____ Chinese Certificates, The Attorney General has rendered an opinion to the Secretary of the Treasury that the statute requires Chinese laborers actually to obtain certificates from the col- lector of customs before departure from this country, and that, failing to do so, :rey should be refused admission apon their re- turn. FOR CONGRESSM Both Parties Working Hard to Them in Minos. WHAT =THE FUSIONS = C Republicans Assert They Will M a Clean Sweep. OF DISTRIC REVIEW Correspondence of The Evening Star, CHICAGO, October 1s Both parties are now devoting thems cepecially to the election of members their party to Congress. The de:o: pect to make a specially strong {i Fusion has been effecte! with the Popul in every district where it might accom; anything, with the exception of the 1 tcenth and twenty-first. These are ex) ed to reach some basis of agreement? |.y withdrawal of one candidate or the oi before election day. H.T. Parker, the vlist candidate in the fifteenth, was i to withdraw yesterday, and this li the way for the retirement in the districts where there is no fusion In the present Congress all of the Ilir delegation is republican. This includ.-s men who were seated after the election the third district, McGann, the den who held the certificate, admuitied had been unfairly elected, and ailow knap to take his In the other sixteenth, Finis E. Downing was el the face of the returis, but was ur by the House and his scat given to John Rinaker, the republican contestan The democrats claim that they hay will have, after the last fusion is made certainty of electing nine members of twenty-two on the face of the reti the republican tidal wave ciection or years ago, and base their bh n the that they think their idates wi ceive the full vote cast by the demo. and populist pgrties at the le . On the other hand, the re that they will again make the state and refuse to ¢ to the fusionists. They ticket will nut receiv: the support « members’ partics in full, that may populists will refuse to vote for the cerat, and where populists are ea iif the democrats will not vote for then What the Fusio; The nine distr the fusionists as certain are the *\ 1 fourth, fifth and sixth, which are loca’: Chicago; the nfteenth, now re Benjamin Marsh; the sixteenth, which Ri aker represents; the nineteenth, where Hi son Wood lives; the twentieth, Burrell’s home, and the twent which Congressman Eve a candidate for re~ tricts which are doubtful, from can standpoint, are the seccnd, yards district of Chicago, Lorimer is a candidat sixteenth, where “Buck democratic candidate, and th: These claims are, however, extra and it is believed that the fusion win each of the districts which ar. ted as doubtful by the re those which are claimed by the as certain, other than these three, erly considered as doubttul In considering the fight in the con sional districts both pertics go on a b of the vote in IS4. The fusionists belil they will make gains of at least 5 per ce in each district, while the republicans expect to make gains. In_the first distri J. Frank Aldrich, republican victory is conceded. Aldrich 33,902 votes in 18M again! for Max Dembusky, democrat, a’ for Howard S. Taylor, populist, the of the party in the state. The two par polled less than 19,0) votes, and H. Teller, who is their united c: this year, will hardly get as many b: Aldrich was beaten for renomination by Judge James R. Mann, who will be « successful at the polls. Thomas R. 5: bridge, the prohibition candidate, n receive many votes, and the friends Benjamin J. Wertheimer, the gold dem cratic candidate. think he will poll ond third, or may be one-half, of the regul democratic vote. William Lorimer will have a hard f to secure a re-election in the se trict. The populists polled 8.484 1894, which, united with the 16,ss2 for the democratic candidate, should John Z. White, the fu late plurality. The republican hope William P. Crenshaw, the democrat who is running of the Indianapolis ti enough votes from W to pull through. Unless Chi enormous majority for Mck: is probably doomed to defeat. is normally democratic, and in the past. A Populist Leader's Fight, Clarence Darrow, the leader of th cago populists, is making a hard t the third, supported by the dem but it does not seem likely that hv win. The district is no moet but this year Mr. Belknap is likely to re-elected, as Darrow hs ocrat, John Krebs, and populist, running ag hin represents the middle-of-t lists. who are opposed to 1 he was one of the against Seymour F. against Bryan at Si. many friends in- tne dis have been working against 1 is both a business man ular with all classes and 1,000 votes from Darrow Eight candidates have i the fourth district, whic the fusionisis. Two yea democratic nomince, Ww Frank Lawler ran more votes than the m in Ss which an esentod rian rs a repu wen fu: are now represented & Speaker Reed's chw born a read arrow bec in the vs non m. i. the office. This year Ss independent candidate, and Woodman, who is the prescut memi» who was beaten for the repu tion by Daniel W. Mills, is also a cu date. Woodman will cut into Mills’ vo while Harris, with McGrath, a midcl the-road populist, Francis dependent, James E. Gillis, : will draw from the vote’ which y otherwise be cast for James McAr the regular democratic nominee. man’s vote two years ago was against 23,000, cast for Lawler, ar candidates of ‘the democratic amd p parties. McAndrews believes that will not poll as great a vote as did Man on account of the latter oppesitioan this year, while he will not lose more !) 3,000 votes to the independent stiver didates, giving him a safe majority seems warranted in his claim. In the Fifth District. Although the fifth district is claim: the fusionists it wovld seem that ( E. White, the republican candidate the best chance. Edward T democrat, might succeed if he receiv full vote of the anti-republicans, but are several independents in the race. In the sixth district Edward republican, is opposed by J. the fusion candidate. Cooke 1 votes two years ago. 15,433 and the populists 4.1 19,502, claimed for J. S. Martin, the fusioy ist. Sigmund Zeisler, a very yular ma‘ is the gold democratic candidate, an draw some strength from Martin. his vote depends largely whether M will return to Washington or not. In the seventh cistrict the ek George Edmund Foss is conced has many strong friends in the district w! were able ty secure his renomina-ion av smash the machine slate. The s!] who are in a minority, are divided half a dozen factions and Olaf the democrat, seems to have no whatever of success. Congressman Hopkins of Aurora is solutely certain to again represent eighth district, while there is no serio: hope on the part of the democrats of 0 feating Congressman R. R. Hitt of ti ninth. Both cf these men, who have bee gold it