Evening star., 1896-08-22
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
The Third Ticket Movement.

The Pennsylvania frierd of William F..
Harrity of the democratic national commit
tee do not believe that he will consent to
have his name presented in the Indianap-
oils convention as a candidate for the pres
idency For that reason they do not look
with favor upon the suggestion made In
Chicago Washington and New York that
Mr. Harrity of Pennsylvania and Daniel
W. Lawler of Minnesota should constitute
the democratic gold standard ticket. MI
Harrity himself declares he is out of poll
tics. and will not discuss the matter The
names of Bragg of Wisconsin and Buckner
of Kentucky, Palmer of Illinois ana
Buckncr of Kentucky for the vice presi-
dency regarded as particularly strong
Gold standard democrats Will hold a
meeting at Pittsbtrg today for the purpose
of electing delegates to the pennsylvania
convention. which will be held in Philadei-
phia next Tuesday, when delegates to the
Indianapolis convention will be selected.
Allegheny county will be represented at
Indianapolis by sixteen delegates
Pursuant to call of the provisionai
committee of the national democratic par
ty. joint mass convention or the nrst
ard second Ohio congressional districts. in
cluded in Hamilton county, was neid Iast
evening at Cincinnati. Ex-senator JuiluS
Dexter presided. Resolutions We're adopted
to send delegates to the state convention al
Columbus, August y, and to perfect d1s-
trict and county organizations for which
a committee was appointed. All democrats
opposed to the Chicago platform and tick
ct We're invited to go to the Columbus con-
vention next week. which Will also be
mass convention, and in which Hamilton
county will have SiXty-three votes regard
less of the number present
Resolutions were adopted ins-ructing the
delegates to Columbus for the nomination
Of another ticket at Indianapolis, as well
for another platform; also for the nom
ination Of two electors at large and for
separate electoral ticket in each district
of the state.
The delegation to the state convention
was instructed TO select district electors.
state committeeman and delegates and al
ternates to the national convention at In
diana POLLS for the first and second dis
tricts of Ohio.
Blackburn and NcMillin Speak.
Yesterday was the democratic day at the
Inwood fair at Martinsburg. w. Va. and
big crowd came out to listen to some choice
free sily er oratory. Senator Faulkner pre-
sliced al the gathering. and after an enter
tanning speech of fifteen minutes intro
ducsd Representative Benton McMillin of
Tennessee Mr.. McMillin was given flat
tering ovation He said the south would
cast her solid vote for Bryan and Sewall.
At the conclusion of Mr. McMillin's speech
Senator blackburn of Kentucky was in
troduced- He was loudly applauded. His
speech was given close attention by the big
audience and his arguments were Justify
applauded.
Judge Daniel r. Lucas was the last
speaker His address was BRIEF In order
to enable him to catch a train.
Last night Senator Blackburn and Rep
resentative McMiliin spoke In the court
house to large audience. They were the
guests of Senator Faulkner
Denied by Senator Palmer
a ST Louis paper recently printed a spe-
cial dispatch from its Taylorville. ILL.,, cor
respondent saying that Senator Palmer
had stated that 'If no other candidate
was nominated ne should vote for Mckir-
ley and would advise other democrats to
do the same
The senator was asked yesterday about
the article in question. but he denied the
statement in emphatic terms. He claimed
he never bad any such Interview with any
newspaper representative. He did not
say that he would vote for Mckinley and
wanted ii distinctly understood that he
Was not that kind Of a democrat. The
Ser at0r said he would make speech be-
fore the Sangamon county gold democratic
cor vention today when he will clearly de-
hne his position to the absolute satisfac-
ton or every person.
At Democratic Hcnduuarters
Among the callers at the democratic ma
tlonal committee headquarters at Chicago
yesterday were Senator Roach of North
Dakota. l. A Rossing of ST. Paul, chair
man of the Minnesota state democratic
committee. ard Thomas w. O'Br.en, @
member Of the Minnesota committed While
II Is understood that F. W. Adams will be
at the head of the Chicago literary bureau
of the national committee. the formal an
nouncement of his appointment has not
been made. The principal literary head
quarters will be in Washington, in charge
OF Congressman Richardson and Benton
McMillin of Tennessee.
There Will he few appointments" said
Major TSwles. one of Senator Jones' as
s,stant5. The bulk of the campaign work
will be done in Washington. All the litera-
ture. except for a few states in this vicin-
ity. Will he mailed from our headquarters
on 18th street. Washington. The force of
bands is already at work there, under di-
rcction of members of the congressional
committee"
Democratic Rally mt Indianapolis
The democracy of Marion county, Ind.
opened the campaign last night at Tom
llrson Hall. indianapolis, in the presence of
1000 persons Gov. Matthews did not pre-
side, announced, owing to Illness and
his place taken by Senator Turpie
who talked briefly. The principal address
was made by eX-State Senator F. j. Van
Eoorhis, republican who fayors free
Coinage The address occupied two hours
and was we'll received.
Mr.. ChamLerIfn Able to Travel
SARATOGA, y. Y August co-Iobn