Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERsoNAL AND PoLIrICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
THE repu blicans of Michigan, in con-
vent;on at Grand Rapids on the 9th,
nominated Hazen s. Pingree, Detroit
famous potato patch mayor, for gov
ernor
SEVENTEEN advocates of the Henry
George theory of the single tax We're
languishing in the Dover, Del. Jail on
the 9th and single tax leaders have
called for 100 more speakers to go to
the place until the Jail is filled. The
call has been responded to by 300
volunteers, who are bent on vindicat-
ing the freedom of speech in Dover
The authorities of the city are opposed
to a discussion of the question.
THE provisional committee of the
gold standard democrats met at In
dianapolis. Ind, on the 18th and they
formally organized the national demo-
cratic party. Gen Palmer, of Illinois,
| was made chairman of the national
committee and an address was issued
calling for a national convention of
democrats at Indianapolis on Septem-
Der 3
A CALL has been issued for conven-
ton of ro-Americans, to be held at
Chicago, September 22. 1T is called to
organize a national league, to de-
termine on a political path to be fol-
lowed, and to take action looking to
the welfare of the race.
A WASHINGTON dispatch stated that
| if the gold democrats at their conven-
ton in Indianapolis decided TO place
third ticket in the field and to nomi-
nate their own electors in the states,
the national democratic committee
will get out injunctions against the
use of the old party's name The ma
there
be no question about the injunctions
being granted, the regularity of the
Chicago convention not being called
into dispute.
THE Union Veterans Patriotic league
has issued an anti-silver appeal from
New York which will be sent to every
union veteran in the United States. 1t
is signed by Gen. Horace Porter, Gen.
o. o. Howard, Daniel Sickles, Gen.
Franz Sigel, Gen. Arson G. McCook,
Gen. William Il. Franklin, Powell
Clayton and others almost as well
| known.
1t was openly declared at Key West,
Fla, that Capt.-Gen. Weyler had
reached an understanding with the
chief insurgent leaders, and that ne
gotiations will be begun with a view
to the cessa ton of hostilities in Gu ba
upon terms satisfactory to all con-
cerned. 1t was also stated that the
captain-general and his deputy COM
manders have held a conference in re-
lation to this important movement.
/ A MORNING paper at Chicago on the
10th stated that eX-Judge Thomas A.
Moran was prominently mentioned in
connection with the vice presidential
nomination of the sound money demo-
Gratis.
| GEN. AGUIRRE, in a letter to the Gu
/ ban legation at Washington, received
On the 10th, stated that 1.-The war in
Cuba cannot last more than six months
longer the Spaniards being thor
oughly discouraged and yellow fever
hourly decreasing their ranks. He
said, also, that Gen. Weyler had SO far
been unable to accomplish a decisive
victory.
A CHICAGO morning paper on the 10th
said that William J. Bryan had stated
that he was in favor of locating the
democratic national headquarters in
Chicago and that the question was
practically settled that they would be
there