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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23

and ST. Louis platforms. With the nomina-
ton Of Bryan at ST. Louis the Democracy or
Nebraska lost its last reason for existence. The
absorption Of the weaker opposition element In
the State by the stronger had been inevitable
from the beginning; yet the weaker. as often
happens had. In surrendering its identity,
forced a leader and a programme upon the
stronger.
Driven in derision from the National Conven-
ton. and outlawed by all rules Of party regu-
larity. the Sound Money or Administration fac.
ton Of the Democracy, which for years had
struggled with show Of success against iden-
LITIGATION with the Populists found itself hope
lessly broken and dsintegrated and for time no
voice but that OF Mr.. Cleveland's ever bellicose
and gladlatoia Secretary OF Agriculture. q.
Sterling Morton. was raised TO urge further
fight for the maintenance Of original Demo-
cratic standards. In July or August, therefore,
Mr.. Bryan and his followers might readily have
been justified in thinking their battle won. and
in proclaiming. as they did that they would
carry the State by plurality OF from lo.oOO to
10000
Since September however. the intelligent and
effective work OF the sound money managers
has told amazingly on the canvass. The new
issue Of short-weight dollar has beer met with
courage and precision. The fallacies OF MI
Bryan's shifty plea for cheaper money have
been met every hustings in the state by an
appeal to native experience and common sense
the worthlessness Of the nostrum which ne OF
fers to the struggling and discouraged OF an
classes has been exposed IN every crossroads
schoolhouse With the mixed population OF
State like Nebraska, separate campaign mas
ish the Bohemian the Polish and the German
speaking voters. Pamphlets have had to be
printed and speakers engaged to talk IN al.
these languages Such canvass as that OF
1896 has never been known before in the rather
placid and easy going politics of the North
west. Yet keen and shrewd Is the native
good sense Of these highly representative Amer,
lean communities that ii is not to be wondered
at that a political programme, involving the
fundamental paradoxes and engendering the
unwholesome animosities Mr.. Bryan's does, mas
not been able to stand the test of sober puDlic
reflection. The Republican managers in Ne
braska are now satisfied that the spell OF the
frcc-coinage hercsy is broken. They assert that
they have already won back two-thlrds OF the
Republican voters who drfted over to Bryan
In the first flush of his spectacular ana ri
descent canvass The god-sandard Democrats,
emboldened by the turn in the tide ef loca,
sentiment. have also rallied their forces ana
now present almost formidable 'front.' as
| they managed to muster in the campaign TOT
| the C;overnorship ir 1894 That the joint
| strength Of the two wings of the sound-money
| force. with the cooperation Of the business ana
transportation interests Of the State VIII even
| tually carry Nebraskas vote into the Mchiniey
! column is the careful judgment of the Keehes'
| political observers here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
POPOCRATS CLAIM MINNESOTA.

81 Paul oct 22-Chairnan Rosing. of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee and Thomas H.
q. Hren member of the National Committee Tor
,irnosota Yesterday issued a statement. In part as
follows:
4 careful canvass Of the situation has demon
strated conclusively TO our minds THAT Mr.. Bryan
ILL receive the electoral vote OF this state mat
Wr Lind and his associates on the ticket VIII De
elected 10 the respective state offices OF Mnheso,a
Tho neople everywhere have made TINS cause
their own and there l. no county In the state OF
W;rresota in which the free silver vote VIII not
rn",y eXceed the former total vote of the oppo-
siiion TO the Republican party When It Is remen-
rnr,ou therefore that for years in this State the
RcnubIiran party has had at least 20oW votes less
nan one-haif the vote OF this State. 1t will be seen
State this fall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
MR. CARLISLE on THE STU MP.

INEFFEcTUAL EFFORTS OF BRYANITE RoWDlEs
TO BREAK Up THE MEETING.
Covfngton Ky Oct 22-Johr g. Carlisle. Sccre-
tary OF tie Treasury. spoke this evening Al odd
Fellows Hall In tho interest OF Sound Money De
mocracy. The hall Is not large one. but had II
been ten times as large II would not have held
those who to hear the Secretary. Rumors
had been circulated that an attempt would he made
10 break up the meeting. There was dsorderly
element present In the rear of the hall who Kissed
loudly as Mr.. Carlisle appeared on the stage The
majority Of the audience. however. were In sym
patty with the speaker and drowned the Kisses IN
vociferous cheering. Tho disturhers compelled the
Secretary 10 stop several times during IN" early
part Of his speech. but were finally quoted by
Mayor Rhinock and with the exception OF few
isolated yells for Bryan no further trouble oc-
CURED
a counter demonstration vas held by the silver
ties in the street In front OF the building. but II
I'm way intorfered with the meeting inside the
hall During the interruption IN the earlier part
Of the meeting the secretary requested those who
did not care TO hear him speak to leave the hall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
THE LAST DAY WITH THE MiHHiONA"i""'

r1-Rr,EE MEETING IN BOSTON OF THE AMEHiCAH
ASSOCIATION
y..,o, Dot oo-There was large attendance d
tho devotional exercises with which the tn,1d a"o
last DAYS Jubilee meeting Of the American MISSION"
arv Association was opened in fremont Temple TO-
dav Merrill f. Gates. IL. D.. president OF tne 20
c;etv presided. Six-minute greetings from sIs'es
,,,ns u,oro onsned with an address by the Rev.
George NJ Boynton D. D., Of Boston secretary 01
the Conversational Sunday school and fuphca""'
Society who spoke in its behalf
rn. pev T. H. Cobb ID. D.. OF New-York. spoke
for the Congregation Church buiidihs oooseS'
rhonas Weston presented the greetings OF the Con.
greqational Education Society lie said mat M"
Iu,.vs been true to the principles OF the denomlns-
ton Moro than 1000 men have been assistea 70
.nter the ministry. and thirty-six coneses "e's
been established in the West
The Rev f.. f. Webb. ID. D. spoke LOT ~.
American Board of Foreign Missions the rev
nr wiuiam Kincaid for the Home Missionary 20
ciey gave retrOspection Of the anti-slavery sV
gle C Ha p Ph hH from The
during the irving pe erioSa' n y OF oberlin. Ohio
The Rev James fmc IiS, Hshsnders the whites
IN The southern Mountains" The Key D d. - .. ~:
a . i p tho Of Ro' fpG sset Oh a"
ginning the history OF tn" .ioVsrnms,m.; Mis.on-
~ rs effect on the work OF the American M'Ss""
number OF ,sesramrs Ser sr ,sen
and music by the FISK ,hi|'rs"s '"""'' "
officer elected for the ensuing va.
~, business session President Merrill = Gates
L. D.. Massachusetts: vce.prTsld'n,s; o W. Nc
ron -; Wassach,isetts: tho Rev DR. Henry ltop'
Tins Missouri: the Rev. Henry A. Stimsoh' Nv
XXnrt Tho Rav pr Washington GLADDEN., 49,
npcans: honorary secretary and edit9r. me wes
Or ST. r. s,relby, Bible House. Now oT.' WearS
R fnSna HSuss New.York: The Rey pr r r. Woo.
bury Bible House ,"I ra"ord,ng .ecrs.
sr% n S,reSy H r. n hs s.a h ssi
H "" nnn,'york. auditors James n. Oiphant ana
EArS'ss Inn Ry DR. G SSs sn'i!
years nar' D. ~ Dr Nehemiah Boynton, the Rev.
I ~ F. Behrends, tho Roy Edward SIMPSON a,r%s
road, for Two years in place OF william )" "'''"s'
rank NJ Brooks. esq
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
ANOTHER SLUMP IN CHICAGO.
PRICES FAR BELOW THOSE OF MONDAY AND
TvFsDAY-MONEY STILL TIGHT.

Chicago oct % (SpccaD.-Wheat to-day closed :
cents lower than it opened and cents under last
night To-nlght's price is cents under the DIST
figure OF two days Their" was n S'hthi''"' TO-
dav TO realize on long wheat. everybody joining IN
Il tho stampede was probably started 10y the On
traordinarily tight money market. TINS Sen' inc
SPOT grain to killing discounts, and l"t me 'iSn
,,arke, with few buyers Good shipping gfad,s OF
wheat to-day sold from 10 u cents under 10
nrice and No wheat was offered IN ~" PIX ~ -
cents under December. without takers. me- "'"''
nav AT least % per cent for money. b''eh''
opened a, -. cents sold between ~. cents ana '"'
cents and closed at 1oi2 cents. On the '"'' "'o
price was little better, ~ cents.
cables were dcmoralizcd Liverpool Nc INK OF On
some futures equal cents. and Paris on 'H'' 20
3 cents a bushel Here II was day OF -'"P i'
orders The incident was selling by the largest OF
the holders particularly Cudnhy. Armour. VINO
has been on the bear Side all IN" week VAS on IN"
same side early; but apparently did some DuFlng
later on the break Northwestern receipts were
larger than last years. lS.n cars against l'> cars
Network carly In the day reported a .hrse export
busincss closed there on Wednesday There "as'
however. certainly shipping demand mere io-HEy.
9.ipfs showed some falling OF. 81 cars with i''
estimated for Friday ..
rhe corn influences were much Ike the wheat.
light money widening spreads ana AR. - -
h,wcver a good shipping demand from ~ W ! ~, >.
and charters made for i.'Eo"" bush@ls !. :,
reli~d The market and closed 1t only = cent? undrf
,x.tncsdav Man opened AZ III cents. Tpln ~
~. ~ ~, "a cents and - cents. and closed AZ -
Ccn,. Receipts were not SO large A. ihcy ~"
80 cumming "a cars, with 100 estimated ipf = rl-
- .'b'.rd ,l..rtnc.s ta.fr nush 'lf
Cil.s uern weak The best buyers today "rf'
those interests which nav" be'h S'''''s 81" WV
week - -. 49,, ,.i,,.i 49,.
'alss VII, CON, under "wednesday May op"ut !
80 30 ,.n,s sold between 2i7- cents and IL - nl-'
and closed at H. cents The incident w. ,t,t S,
49, e .,e The early selling was l"d by MAJ
min. Eodman presumably Tor New OH AK, INK
les we're up !. cont Charters were l.'."" p"-'-
L. There was a good shipping demand
on the curb puts" on pcccnhof ~n@n nn
30 =, -iAe;i. cents: calls" AT g's cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
,,r.ul.r oil, Tile EREE.COINAGE CRUSADE.

EFFECT or THE FREE-COINAGE CRUSADE.
The steady diminution OF the joint Populist-
Democratic plurality was Of course the encour-
aging feature to tho Republican managers In
these tabuIated returns and had the Prcslden-
t,aI election Of 1896 been fought out on the
po,itical issues Of 1891 there can be little doubt
that Nebraska would long ago have been reck-
oned among the states certnin to cast their
votes for the Republican candidate. The start
Ing OF Mr.. Bryan's silver crusade put at hrst
new and highly discouraging aspect on tn I'M,
local canvass Agricultural interests were still
depressed. and the old unrest among the farm
srs who had been won back to Republicanism
tcmporarjly on the tariff Issue was artfu!iy
famed into fame by the Boy Orator candidate
spacious rhetoric and his insid.ous appeals 20
rustic prejudice. -, ,oot
The Republican leaders saw the work or 1914
practically undone before the canvass tairiy
nnened and their ranks thinned by from Io,o"
10 IL 600 desertions to the free-cOibage camp
On the other hand. the ties OF Popuiist- Demo
cratic fusion, somewhat lax and formal IN
other wears. had been perceptibly strengthened
by the genuine approximation OF the Chicago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
DaNFORTH THINKS NE rs HOPEFTL.

In all his lonesome glory Chairman Danforth
maintains an air Of ssnguinc happiness. ana us
courses daily ut the Barthodi headquarters about
Tho sure victory Of Bryan. lie says he Is pleased
with tho reports that he gets from ZIP the state
adding: "Ncw-York Is still "A pivotal state oe-
Iicve that Bryan Will carry the cry 10y "'''' an"
~ he does that he will more than meet tho Re-
,h,ica, ma ,oritv beyond the Bronx" Wilbur +.
portcr and Frederick g. Schraub. the Popocratc
candidates will both be in the city to-day. ana
will speak a, the Tammany Hall meeting tonight
William p St John is firing Of the work az mead
quarters and Yesterday announced that ne was
r,oing of in the country for a rest lie gave ~
an excuse for his vacation that his eyes are XIV
and added that he would be back by the early
mart OF next week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
WHEAT TAKES A TUMBLE.
CASH WHEAT RECEDEs TO 81 CENTS.

4 LOSS FOR THE DAY ~ CENTS ~. DECEMBER
THE MONEY SITUATION.
There was another heavy fall in wheat yester-
day. II brought about by sales OF 'ong wheat
take profits; large Northwestern receipts and
high rates for money. There drop OF three
cents bushel in the last hour alone Cash wheat
free or board. fell TO 81 cents. loss OF a. from
Wednesday and loss OF sia cents from the high
price of Tuesday which 9oi7 The speculative
dealings chiefly hi December wheat. or wheat
deliverable in December The opening price was
81. which was ia cents below the final price on
Tuesday. There a rally to si.. after which IN
Guiding the collapse in the closing hour. the price
descended until IT touched IA AT the close there
a recovery 17i.. which made the net loss Tor
the day ~ cents. in other words. the last price
lss cents below the last price on Wednesday
There was net loss In December corn OF u OF A
cent while December oats closed unchanged.
The commercial price of silver receded !. OF a
cent ounce 10 co.'s cents.
The stock market fairly active. and showed
substantial advance IN TO the time OF the bad
break In wheat when II fell Off In sympathy.
The raising by the Bank Of England yesterday Of
its minimum rate Of discoun. from TO per cent
was surprise There notion that II might
put up the rate onehaf OF per cent, but there was
no thought that 1t would make the advance n full
/ per cent. There was refaction OF tho Bank OF
Englands action in an increase in sterling exchange
rates In New York The rate for demand sterling.
upon which gold import atoms are based. was made
s4i&. which is "a rate slightly above tho goid-im-
porting point. As a consequence Of higher rates Tor
exchange. gold imports may be checked Temporal
ry. The flow Of gold in this direction. however.
cannot be long interrupted. for the reason That
money rates in this country kept on high level
md commercial bills of exchange are coming on the
market in large numbers as the result OF the heavy
exports OF cotton and wheat, There Is some $1,000
90 in gold now on the ocean bound for N"w-York.
The Monowai. which arrived AZ San Francisco
yesterday, brought S2.315.co in gold for J. e W.
Selgman & co. The firm was also advised that
81 375.Oo additional gold would arrive at San Fran
cisco about November 10. consigned to II. The Teu-
tonic. which sailed from Liverpool on wednesday
for New-York, has board $4,000 In gold. The
total OF the gold which has arrived from Europe.
Australia and cuba and Is on the way. Is So''%@9.
Tho Lain. which arrived on Wednesday night.
brought gold ~ follows:
William II. crossmsn Bro.........-....... -ss wv
Kuhn. Loeb &
Ueidsbach Ickelhelner C'o.................. 1rv-
lldenhurg. Thamdnn Co. -""''"'
Total ............ >iNloo"o
Deposits OF gold In the Sub-Treasury yesterday
in exchange for greenbacks were $4s3.WO ny kuhn'
Loeb & Co, and Slao.ru by William u. CroSsm'n
& Bro.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
~ ALLEGED BROKER TRIES NCi'iDH

Gerald Grimm. twenty-nine years oi"' WIZ
said 10 b. a broker. attempted ~ COMM a.,
' -, h,e home No 3Gl West Twenty first
>. So. turning on the gas in his room lie ooaroe"
,n.r. win his sister-in-law. Mrs Moihe 'r'''i''
We went home at o'clock yesterday morning ~.
,hc servant. Mary OBrien. smelied gas
coming from Grilhns room. and aroused the mouse
ia lilo uas found unconscious on MS bed., "
noiu' - ~ No 2is Wes. Twenty -third-st.. and Dr.
Weston Of No West %ork he
,;, raj the man would die. they infoi med the
police OF the West Twentieth-s, station: Grim mn
nrd,,nn &c said 10 be critical He has been drink
ing heavily OF late. and became respondent on ac-
count Of business reverses Ihis IL S"pPo'su - az
count for his attempted suicide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
ATCHIsCN MEETING AT TOPEKA.

A snecia, meeting Of the stockholders OF the Atch"
,.o, Toreks and Santa Fe Railway Company Will
ho Mold al Topeka Kan. December IN. at s;So
IN for the purpose OF voting upon proposal 10
.,,end Article II Of the bylaws by striking out the
uo-ds Eat TN. first annual meeting at the begin
ming OF the second sentence OF section OF s"u
Article , and substituting the words AT the second
annual meeting" The annual meeting OF me s'o'h-
,i,rs viii ne held on the same day at j. O'clock
er the nurpose Of eecting directors: also. the cleo
,,on Of INDEPENDENT auditors 10 audit the BOOKS ana
sccounis OF the company at the close OF tne ns,a
- THO transfer books will close to-moiro" anu
rreonen al the close Of the annual meeting. J. ne
A,nhfaon ropeka and Santa Fe Railway COMPANY.
n.;u on and after November ]. pay coupon no 10 81
onaraniee fund notes a. the office OF the COM
amy No 50 Cedar-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
FEDERAL MAILS WE'RE DELAYED.


POSTMASTER HEsING SAYS GOVERNOR ALToEI.D
DOES SOT TELL. THE TRUTH.
Chicago oct. c2.-Postmaster 1esing. In an open
letter 10 Governor Altged. says the statement OF
the Governor in his New-York speech that there
no delays OF mail az Chicago. and that In so
far as the mails are concerned nothing had hap
pencd call for Federal Interference" IL not
borne out by facts and is contrary to the official
records OF the Chicago postofce MIR. Hesing says
these records show that for nearly ten days prac-
,cally no mail ears arrived and departed on time.
In conclusion. he says:
Your statements concerning that part OF the
strike with which | am personally acquainted. and
with which in my Official capacity had 50 much
TO do Ia positively untrue ana must not 20 10 the
world unchallcnge1. Never In the history Of this
country vas mail service seriously interfcred
,Viih SO ;nuch and 20 long delayed. ~ during the
Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23

New-Iaven. Conn, Oct Gan exciting session ol
the Selectmen who have charge OF making ne"
voters here. took place this morning The question
OF allow ing 100 Yale students who have res'stere"
to vote was the principal issue Both the De"'
ocratic Seectmen on Tuesday opposed letting any
Yale men vote here. asserting tha' a" s"'u'u -
,., po,h ,,. students and Democratic Select:
men appeared with leading counsel to-day anu
pleaded their sides OF the case for over TWO nou.:
The rooms in the City Hall where the argumenHts
,ooh Mace were crowded with Yale men, VINO
cheered every point made b. their champion Inc
democratic Seectmen compromised by anoWInS
most ~ the students who are paying their college
EXPENSES and have been In college over year "
vote About fifty will be made voters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
COMPLICATIONS IN OHIO.
TOPOCRATs THREATEN TO PREVENT ANY El-h'
TON BY ENJoINISG THE PRINTING
THE RAIIOTS

OF THE BALLOTS
Columbus Ohio, Oct 22-Chairman '" W. Dur
bin ard Secretary ". A. Taylor, OF the Democratic
State Committee served notice on ). NJ ldyio''
the State Supervisor of Elections. tonight mat
they proposed 10 cnjoin the printing OF the AUS
tralian ballot as he has certified IL to the county
boards In every county OF the State. ana that the
probable result OF this would be that the ballots
could not he printed in time after the courts nad
passed the matter and the whole election STATE
and National in Ohio. would be prevented.
The trouble grows out Of the refusal OF tho state
Supervisor to recall the ballot form and take off the
name of W. f Barr the sole Populist candidate Tor
clector, who resigned from the ticket to-day. Inc
Supervisor holds that the matter mas passed be-
yond his control and that in many OF the counties
the ballots have been printed He also ruled that
the ballot could not be recalled 10 substitute name
for that Of W. X Miller. cousin OF MAJOR Nc
Kinley Republican candidate for elector. VINO Is
DYING from paralysis. He holds that the substitu-
ton must be- made by Use OF pastors There - no
provision for removing "A name from the ballot even
by pasicr where name is to be substituted Barr
refused to withdraw from the ticket. having heei
nominated before the fusion agreement was reached,
until his resignation was demanded to-day by the
State committees OF both the Democratic and Popu-
parties
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
THE WHEAT QUESTION ABROAD.

rondon. oct 22-"The Daily News. In i'S MARIE,
r.vi.w Tomorrow will say that the exaggerated
views regarding wheat which prevailed Mohnay
are giving place to more reasonable Ideas. me
nositon IL serious but not hopeless The sellers Oh
Russian wheat still show a great reserve o"' 'no'e
t., . question whether the Black Sea shippers ar"
-, ,i,v,np INTO the hands OF the Americans by.
holding their stocks. The Russian crop Is o, sIi
~, nr Than that OF 1899 but there mas NOT ran,
81 he a material surplus for expectation; ne
chief dfficuty IL scarcity OF Tonnage Wh'ct II,
,ha uiack Sea The weakest point IN Great bri'"'h
&c The Iowness OF the Stocks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
m prrryE ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Association football players will meet tonight q
-. c,brooms OF the ST. Georges A. c. in East
s,x,ssn,h.st wnen the Cosmopolitan Football Club
will be revived. This will be brought about BY the
amagama,on OF the association men OF the II.
Georges A. c. and the Harlem Cricket Club. The
members OF these TWO Clubs have been invited 70
,,a;a the meeting in addition 20 all the old MEM
49, ~ Inc Cosmopolitan. Promises Of support have
been Obtained from such e, players as W
Eoode Until other grounds are obtained |. 10 pro-
os.d that the team practise al Central Park, where
here will be a turnout tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
pOPOCRATIC THEORIES Exploded
SECRETARY MORTON oN THE RISE OF WHEAT
..n FALL, SILVER.

srcHrTAnY MoEToN or THE RISE OF ""EHr
ASD FALL. ~ SILVER.
Washington. OCT, 1.-The Secretary o. Asrlcu,''
,,ro ,oniebt gave out the following regarding IN"
recent rise in wheat: THE rise OF "heat III '"oeo
a,d vcw.york markets during the last Sixty DAYS
-, "a cents q bushci This crop OF
"a .n oo bushels makes 100000. And a. least
20, IN, 90 bushels OF this wheat are now owh"" by
and in The hands OF American farmers Ihus' 10
,.s. than sixty days wheat has made FOR It's pro-
ducers about ti00p0H.
During the same period sllNer mas W. me-
,,,,. from ~ 10 cs cents The alleged
kinshiu OF prices for wheat ana silver u us
nn,.na Wheat IL divorced from silver on Inc law
~ rnund that the relation OF supply 10 demand ~
he sole regulator of values, and Bryan ana 49,
r go cnT,ll are made correspondents because OF
.rand.lous assertions II II be dishontst IN !,
III, r =" ,ise I'm its power to purchase wheat ~ "
uo . li,. dishonest for wheat to rise IN us power
doIlargp'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
uCLELLAN FORBEARS TO EXPLAIN.

The fight in the NTH Congress District has split
Tammsny wi lc open. Colonel Mcclellan. the can
didate of the Tammany Hall and Sound Money
Democrats was around yesterday explaining to
his constituents how he stood on the financial ques-
ton Colonel Mcclellan seemed TO be most inter-
,no "a eynIain his posi,ion were unfounded. When
asked by "A Tribune reporter whether II was true
that he had indorsed the Chicago platform ana
candidates the Colonel replied: II have nothing to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
NE.W.ENGLAND DIRECTORS ELh' led

hartford. Conn. Oct. 2.-Twcniy-two persons "'
tended the second annual meeting OF the Ne" L"s
, na,,ro.., companv this afternoon. President
- ID c,art presided IRE following directors were
elected: william f. Hart. Boston: Francis IT, ing
o,,son Boston: y. w Rice, Boston: Lnarie CO. =.
Toyerine Boston: Jesse Metcaif provinencT t;incs
,,, 4, ponrov Providence; Frederick .. nmS
i hu Waterbury,; d. Plume Waterbury, mar wrt
- clark Ncw-Havcn; Robert Bacon N'" ~" ~
Iohn w Doane Chicago