The National tribune., 1896-06-04

In addition there will be some scattering
votes from Ohio. Indiana, Georgia, etc, which
may bring the gold strength mp to $40. IL this
be SO it will scarcely be enough to prevent the
Free Silver men having two-lhirds vote.
Kentucky Democrats outside of Louisville
pronounced overw he mingly for Free Silver at
the County Conventions last Saturday. This
is a victory for Senator Blackburn, and fatal TO
Carlislc's Presidential boom.
The boiling Gold-hugs at Lexington, Ky,
made Col. w. C. p. Breckenridge delegate to
Chicago. which is supposed TO be fatal to his
aspirations TO re-enter Congress
The Free Silver Democrats captured the
Cincinnati Convention, and elected John X.
| Mclean, OF the Cincinnati Enquirer, one OF
the delegates TO Chicago. This means that the
Ohio Democrats will support ex-Gov. Campbell
at Chicago
The Prohibitionists nominated for President
Joshua L. lowering, a Baltimore coffee mer.
chant and formerly Democrat lie ran for
Governor on the Prohibition ticket last Fall,
and received the highest vote ever cast for a
Prohbitioust in Maryland. He is pronounced
Sound Money man.
New England people are excited over the
report that Samuel Fessenden the Connecticut
nembe Of lhe Republican National Committee.
and firm friend of Mr.. Reed, has been invited
TO 20 to Canton. o., aud make a social call on
Maj Mckinley.
The Louisville Courier Journal says that the
victory Of the Free Silver Democrats will make
Kentucky safely Republican.
Both the Republican and Democratic organi-
cations in Indiana are in the throes Of intestine
difficulties. The ti-McKinley Repu blicans
were determined to depose Farmer Jack Gowdy
from the Craftsmanship of the State Committe
| for having successfully engineered through the
Endorsement OF Mckinley. They seemed to
have success in their hands, for they had Sc
cured eight OF the l3 members of the com nit
tee. But the Farmer knew when 10 make hay
and when the committee voted the tally stood
six 10 six, with one adverse proxy. which the
Chairman refused TO allow, and came of victo-
rIous. The Democrats are rending one another
over the currency question, the Sound Money
wing refusing TO abide by the Free Silver ma
jority's action. The Free Silver men, again,
will not allow Gov. Matthews to name the
delegates who are to support him at Chicago
for the reason that he wants several strong,
personal friends on the delegation who are
equally strong Sound Money men.
II is expected that ex-President Harrison
viii stump Indiana for Sound Money.
Senator Brice told some of the Ohio Demo
Gratis recently that he was tired Of making
fights for the Administration and winning vic
tories which were afterward used to humilate
and drag down his friends.
The Kentucky Democrats will put forward
Vice President Stevenson on Free Silver plat
form, and expect to win the nomination for
him.
There is strong movement in favor of
making Senator Gallinger Chairman Of the
National Republican Committee. He is known
as most astute political manager, and his
campaigns in New Hampshire have always
been models OF good management. He has
beed strong supporter OF Reed, while his rela-
tons with Mckinley have been unusually
friendly. IL is believed that one of the objects
OF Senator Quays visit to Canton was 10 secure
the appoin tment OF Gallinger.
Murat Hastead says that the Silver men
will control the Chicago Convention, write the
plat form, and nominate Boies for President.
The Gold men will bolt under the lead of Sena-
tor Hill.
Senator Sewell says that Gov Morton will
take the Vice Presidential nomina alton il il is
offered him. lie does not want to be Vice Presi-
dent. but Mrs. Morton does
The Mckinley slump in Vermont will doubt
less prevent Senator Proctor from presenting
Reeds name in the Convention.
Chris Magee insists that Quay went to Can
ton Oh his own invitation.
Warner Miller has come back at T. c. Plat
with heavy right hander He criticizes Platt
severely for his management of the Republican
party in New York, which has been most in
furious, and says that he (Milier) never gave
anything but a conditional pledge TO support
Morton.
The seventh National Convention OF the Pro.
hibitionists, held at Pittsburg last week was
seriously disturbed by the contentious of the
Narrow GaRers," who wanted to confine the
platform TO the Temperance issue, aud the
Broad Gagers, who wanted to declare for
Free Silver. On a showdown the Free Silver
men were only able TO control 335 votes ont of
the $40, instead Of 700 as they had vehemehtly
claimed.
J. W. Graynor has sued the Chairman OF the
New York Democratic Committee for a COM
mission OF 10 per cent. on all campaign SUBJ
| scriptions collected by Graynor. He claims
that over $1,000 is due him.
The Vermont Democrats have declared in
favor Of the gold standard.