The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-11-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

Some time before the election newspaper
man wrote that Gen. Charles II. Grosvenor had
become frightened at the Free Silver sentiment
In MS district and come out squarely for Free
Coinage. Gen. Grosvenor Immediately denied
the story absolutely. He said that he stood
squarely for the gold standard and the st.
Louis platform, and that in Congress he had re-
peatediy voted against Free Coinage.
Senator Hill has come out of his retirement
at Woolfert's Roost with scheme to reorgan-
ize the Democratic party in the State. How
| this will be received remains to be seen. At
| the present time neither faction seems to have
much use for him, but all the same he stands
head and shoulders above any other man aspir-
ing to the leadership, and he is probably crafty
enough to devise some scheme by which all the
| shattered fragments of the party can be gotten
together. No matter how much MIR. Bryan and
his supporters may protest. the Free Silver
issue Is practically dead, and can never be
made to cut figure in another National cam
pagn. Hill has no doubt that other issues
will develop which he can take advantage of.
John G. Sheehan says that there will be no
reorganization of Tammany Hall, and that the
men who bolted will never be taken back. He
may talk very differently next year. He has
to reckon with such men as 6ilroy and Hugh
| J. Grant.
| George Fl. White, of Tarboro. N. c., will be
| the only negro in the next House. Murray,
OF South Carolina the only negro in the pres
ent House, went off on silver, and was defeated
| by Washington L. Elliott, Sound Money
| Democrat.
| The Republicans have an apparent majority
| in the Kentucky Legislature, but Senator
| Black burns friends will endeavor to destroy
it by challenging the right of several Repub-
licans to seats. The law says that man
| shall hold two offices. One of the Republican
Representatives is an Asylum Commissioner,
and another is the Chief Of Police of Coving-
being able to maintain their majority Col. w.
| G. P. Breckenridge will be candidate for the
| Senate to succeed Blackburn.
| In 1883 the Socialistic Presidential ticket
received 1,772 votes in New York City, and at
! the last election 1896 votes were cast for it..
They were mostly cast by Russian and Polish
Hebrews, who imbibed the doctrine before
coming to this country. Their Presidential
candidate this year was carpenter.
| Alameda County carried California for Nc
| Kinley, by giving him the unox pectedIy large
| majority of $500, instead of 150O, which was
| the most the Republicans had counted on. Ala
media County is in the northern part of the State
and is one of the smallest Counties in area,
but large in population. The Popuists hereto
| fore have been very numerous in the County,
but the people seem to have tired of them.
There were 81. 600 polling places in the United
States at the recent election. Texas had a
larger number than any other State-4,022.
| Delaware had the fewest.
| Senator John Sherman says that under no
circumstances will he accept place in the
| Cabinet.
| The National Republican Committee is being
urged to adopt permanent FORM and continue
the education of the people on the Sound
Money question, in opposition to Bryan's threat
| to continue the agitation of Free Silver. Mark
Hanna and the majority of the Committee are
reported to be opposed to the project. A per-