The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-07-23

It is practically settled that Chicago will be
Headquarters for the Bryan-Sewal National
Committee
Gov. Matthews win be candidate for
United States Senator TO succeed Voorhees,.
New Hampshire Democrats will hold State
Convention to determine what to DO
Senator Gray, of Delaware, announc his
repHd iation Of tue Chicago ticket.
BLOODY Brides" Waite. Of Colorado, is
strongly in favor OF indorsiDg Bryan.
Senator PETER has come out for Populist in
dursement of Bryan.
Henry Wstterson says that he is too busy to
run for President on the Gold Democratic plat
form. He has gone 10 Switzerland TO work on
life OF Lincoln. which he has contracted TO
write for publishing frn, aud must finish it
before Fall.
The Iowa Republican Convention. held at
Dies Moines July Is, was unusually large aud
enthusiastic, and warmly Endorsed Nick nley
and the 81. Louis platform.
Senator Teller has written to Bryan Offering
bl,u has services on the stump.
Senator Don Cameron is for Free Silver. but
Bryan is too strong a dose or him. and be an
nounces his intention 10 vote for Mckinley.
Jerry Simpson has been turned down by the
Kansas Populists whom he wanted t. Lor.l Z ate
him for Congressman.
Gen. Weaver does not want any "referen-
dun " and initiative" fangles to embarrass
Bryan. DC says that the Populisis do not IN.
dersiand thlnss with Latin names, and il would
bother them 10 have them in the platform.
Speaker Reed has formally announced his in
teBtion to run for Congress again.
Missouri Sound Money Democrats have de-
cldsd 10 issue call for Convention to deter
mine whether they will support Mckinley. or
r1O an independent ticket.
John r. TIA ner Republican nominee for
Governor OF Illinois. says that the financial
issue will disappear from the canvass inside Of
$50 months.
DR. ID. 5. Fernandez, of Anderson, Ind. saws
that the Popullsis must have more concessions
before they viii support Bryan.
Vice President Stevenson announces that he
will support Bryan.
The kentucky Free Silver Democrats have
captured and reorganized the State Committee.
SewalPs candidacy has rent the Maine De-
mocracy in twain. The leading Democrats of
the State denouDce him as no Democrat They
say that be has always been a rank Protection
ist for purely sordid and personal reasons. and
VIM We SdhnindCy IL tue result oil his own
craving for prominence and notoriety. They
say That he is first for Sewall, last for Sewall,
aud all the time for Sewall
Senator Sherman thinks that the Demo-
cratic party will repudiate Bryan and the
Chicago platform. The bulk Of the Democratic
party are honest aud conservative. and will
never submit TO the mex perience OF BRYAN. or
tbe Populism embodied in the platform"
Ez-Secretary Fairchild advises ali Democrats
20 vote for Mckinley, and ''stop this wild
fre."
Ed. j. Vaughn, one of the best known of
Illinois Democratic has resigned from fbe
ticket, and says that the Chicago Convention
was Tot controlled by Democrats, aud that
bltgeld and Tillman are trying to destroy the
famocraey by inviting revolution.
The California Socialist Labor Convention
has adopted platform protesting against the
free coinage OF silver on the ground that such
action would be class legislation inasmuch. as
alleged, u would benefit the dcbtor class Al the
expense OF capitalists. The platform declares
that Free Silver would not benefit iahoriug
men, as Tage-earnors arc not as rule debtors.