Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-08-20
POINTS IN POLITICS.

| Gov. Buchanan Declares That Ho VIII
Hun Independent In Tennessce-NTaoune
as Prophet Stevenson Talks TO Ilbsr-
MANS Republican Speaking Bureau.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 16.-John p
Buchanan has bolted the nominee Of
the democratic party for governor, and
In lengthy address announces he is an
independent candidate for governor and
asks the votes of all citizens regardless
of past party affiliations lie bases his
candidacy upon the allegations that he
has been called upon by the majority
of the rank and file of the party to run;
that he and his friends have been treat
ed badly by the democratic conventions,
county and state, and that he represents
true Jeffersonian democracy and that
the democratic convention which re-
fused to nominate him renowned the
true principles Of democracy enunciated
in former platforms.
He announces his platform touching
state and national matters as follows:
Free coinage Of gold and silver nj
present ratios; increase of circulating
medium by the general government
sufficient to meet all necessities Of
trade, business and commerce; aboli.
ton Of national banks; graduated
income tax; free commerce.; tariff
only when sufficient revenue can.
not be raised from other sources; cleo
ton of United States senators by the
people; restrictions in dealing in futures
on agricultural products; opposition to
the force bill and federal interference
with state elections; no alien owner
ship of lands. As to state affairs he
favors the abolition of the convict lease
system; law providing for arbitration
in the settlement of strikes and labor
difficulties a constitutional conventions;
the prohibition of the working of chill
dren in mines and factories under Il
years of age.
MCUNE's DEMONSTRATION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Dr. G. w.
Macune, chairman Of the executive
board of the Farmers Alliance, who is
directing the campaign Of that organi-
zation rs far as it is controlled from
this city, has figured out that whatever
may be the fate of Weaver, the alliance
candidate for president, the vice presi-
Dental candidate can count election
ure.
81 feel" said DR.. Macune, "that
Fields election is practically assured.
He is bound to be elected il the election
of the president is thrown into the
house. which is very likely to happen.
rl,a nf Ms
Cleveland to the presidency. Then the
senate would have to select the vice
president from the three candidates
who had received the highest number
of votes at the polls The constitution
prohibits the president and vice presi-
dent both coming from the same state
and the house having chosen Mr..
Cleveland first, Mr.. Reid would be rem
dered Ineligible. The senate would,
therefore, be compelled to choose be-
tween Stevenson and Field, and there
is little room for doubt that they would
select the latter"
The peoples party managers claim
that at the very lowest calculation they
will have 100 members in the next
house in addition to q number OF re-
publicans and democrats who will be
pledged to alliance or peoples party
principles.
MR. STEVENSON SPEAKS TO HIBERNIANS.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-Gen. A.
E. Stevenson was the guest of the An
cient Order of Hibernians at their an
nual celebration of the Roman Catholic
feast of the assumption yesterday. The
picnic was held at the grounds OF the
Bloomington Fair association. Gen.
Stevenson, upon being called to speak,
said in part:
II believe that a better day is COM
az for the country from which you or
your ancestors came. The time is in
the near future when, under the leader
ship of Gladstone and others OF his
party, the people of Ireland will enjoy
the same freedom that we have here in
blessed America to-day. When that
day comes there will be rejoicing, not
only in the hearts of the Irish people
here but in which all America will take
part"
REPUBLICAN SPEAKERS BUREAU.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-Secretary Nc
Comas, of the republican national com
mittee, announced that William NJ.
Hahn, of Springfield, O., had consented
to take charge Of the speakers bureau
and had gone home to arrange affairs
in his own state before entering upon
his duties here He will begin work
one week from to-day. While Mr.. Hahn
is in Springfield he will be Joined by
Whitelaw Reid. Mr.. Reid left for the
west yesterday and viii make speech
in Springfield tomorrow.