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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-30
Poetic Lodge. No. S22. 4. T. Z A. NJ.

THERE WILL BE a SPECItL MEET
ing of Pacific Lodge, No. 922 A F. IL A
VI, at lis al Masonic Temple, THIS
(Monday) EVENING II rch both, al
30 O'Clock
WORK IN SECOND DEGREE.
Members Of Hawaiian Lodge, Lodge lie
Progress and all s0journiug brethren are
fiaternaly invited to be present.
BY order Of the R. W. NJ.
II. II. WILLIAMS
4263-lt Secretary.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
PRoFEssoR WALKER TALKS.
Says Major Mckinley Is Not Gold
MonometdLLfse.

Says Major Mckinley Is Not q Gold
MononletdELtsf.
LONDON, ENG, July 13.-Ata meeting
of the Bimetallic League held here to-day
an address was delivered by Professor
Francis A. Walker, the American poIiti-
cal economist ana superintendent of the
census of the United States in 1870 and
1880. Professor Walker was cheered as he
arose and was frequently interrupted by
bursts of applause. He declared that no
gold monometallist party existed III the
United States, and said he would stake
his honor that if bimetallist convention
was proposed to the United States by the
principal sound money men of Europe
the Americans would tumble head over
heels IN welcoming the proposal. Senator
Gray, Professor Walker said, would find
very few men to join him in opposition to
a proposal for a common ratio between
gold and silver. What the silverites really
desired. be continued, was silver imitation
Widely separated from these men were
the real bimetallists of the United States
/ Nothing, Professor Walker declared
could be more unfounded than to say
that the Republican National Convention
held in st. Louis had pronounced in favor
of gold monometallism. Mr.. Mckinley,
he said, had never been a gold monomet-
allist; he could not be one if he tried. He
had always been uniformly bimetallist.
The maintenance of a gold standard in
the United States was not rendered whit
less secure by reason of anything that was
done at the convention held in Chicago,
but despite much friendly advice from
this side of the ocean the United States
was not going to pull other peoples chest
nuts out of the fire and would remain de-
voted TO the rehabilitation of silver as a
money metal and always ready to make
sacrifices to that end. The bonds of the
United States, he added, would continue
to be paid in gold or its equivalent and
the credit of the United States would con-
tinue to be as high as it had ever been
since she had triumphantly vindicated her
nationality IN the war of secession.
Professor Walker was loudly cheered at
the conclusion of his address.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
Made Sore by the Action of the
Silver Democrats, He Will
Not Talk.
BRYAN OF NEBRASKA MAY BE
INDORSED.
Teller, However, Has a Large Fol.
lowing and They Will Work
for Him.
"THE CALL's" HEADQUARTERS,
HOTEL IINDELL,
ST Il OILS Mo Inlu 10


The "Pcps'' are gathering in ST. Louis
for their big National Convention on July
%. 1t will pro baby be the most notable
meeting ever held in the history of this
party. The leaders are in quandary; (;
they even hesitate to discuss the situation
Chairman Taubenec of the National Com
mittee has locked himself up in his room
in the Commercial building and will not
even receive representatives of the press.
He is sulking over the action of the Demo-
cratic convention in declaring for the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and silver
at ratio of Is to l and naming William ] i.
Bryan of Nebraska as its standard bearer.
This action of the Democrats has robbed
the Populists of much of their thunder. in
addition to a possible candidate of the
party. Many of them with whom con-
versed about the Lindell to-day unhesi-
tatingly declared that Mr.. Bryan was a
good enough Populist for them. Their
only complaint against the Nebraskan is
that he is training in bad company.
There is no reason to believe that had not
Bryan been named by the Democrats he
could have secured the nomination ct the
hands of the Populists without much
trouble. Since his nomination at Chi
cago, however, the situation has changed
considerably and Bryan will have fight
before be secures the Endorsement of the
convention next week.
The belief is quite general in st. LOUIS
to-day that Mr. Bryan eventually will
secure the ndorsement of the Popuiists.
Even if he fails in the accomplishment of
this end his silver friends say that he will
draw largely from the Populistic polls.
DR.. J.. ]. Mott, secretary of the Blmetallic
League of America, has arrived in town
from Chicago to watch the movements of
the Populists. He has secured rooms at
the Lindell for Senators Stewart and Jones
and Congressman Newlands of Nevada
and William P. ST. John of New York.
These distinguished silver champions will
be on the ground in few days. They are
Gil friendly to Bryan and should he be
indorsed by the Populists they will prob
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
THE Bo1TING REPUB11oANs.

Preparing to Hold Conference and
Isaac Proclamation.
COLORADO SPRINGS, CoLo., July 13.-
The bolting Republican delegates from the
st. Louis Convention are preparing to hold
a conference and issue a proclamation as
to what they propose to do in the coming
campaign.
On Sunday a number of them met at
Manitou Springs Among those present
were Senator Teller of Colorado. Senator
Dubois of Idaho, Congressman Hartman
OF Montana, General Stevenson OF Colo
rado and others.
Senator Lee Mantle of Montana and
Others of the leaders we're expected to ar
rive to-day. but cannot be here until later
in the week. 1t is thought that they will
get together about Thursday next. They
state positively that no sort of an agree
ment has been reached, but those who are
closest to them claim that there is no
doubt but that they will indorse Bryan.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
SENATOR onANDLER TALKS.
Personal Regard for afr. SetcGIl, btss He
Is Doomed to Defeat.

Personal Regard for Mr. SetUGE, btss He
Is Doomed to Defeat.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 13.-An in
terview is printed this evening with Sena-
tor w. e. Chandler of New Hampshire, in
which he pays high personal tribute to
Mr.. Sewall of Maine. Senator Chandler
understands that Mr.. Sewall is protec-
zionist and that he is as much opposed to
free trade as he (Chandler) is. While this
may not make him acceptable to the
Democrats, it will, Senator Chandler
thinks, commend him to the Populists,
who are largely protectionIsts.
"Does the nomination of Mr.. Sewall
strengthen the ticket9" the Senator was
asked.
ut makes it more respectable, but no
stronger. Itwon't give the ticket an extra
vote in the East, or perceptibly increase it
in Maine."
Then you think the ticket will have
chance in November?''
''It has not the slightest chance to win
unless we are to imagine that half the
American people will go crazy between
now and November. A broad wave of in
sanity is all that can elect the ticket
"Will the Democrats make showing in
Maine Z"
1.-The personal friends of Mr.. Sewall
may help him increase the Democratic
vote In Maine and thus keep the Demo-
cratic party from disappearing at the polls.
as would otherwise have been the case.
Without his nomination the Democratic
vote would have been little more than
scattering The Republican majority in
Maine will not be more than 30,0OG."
"Did you note the assertion of Sena tor
Tillman that your State will vote for silver
in Novem ber?"
I'VE are expecting and believe we will
get $1,000 majority in New Hampshire in
November. Our people are bimetallists,
but there is no sentiment for the imme-
diate free coinage of silver, which is the
issue. Substantially alIthe leading Demo-
Gratis of the State will vote for Mckinley.
Those who do not will take to the woods"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14

in bringing up fusion between the silver
Democrats and Populists. Up TO 1898 the
latter party had held monopoly on free
silver agitation, but for want of leadership
they could not make progress and Bryan
stepped into the arena. Since that time
he has led the free-silFer adherents of
both parties. His first attempt to COM
nit the Democratic party to free coinage
at 16 to was in the State Convention in
1898, but he was worsted. and in an inn
passioned speech he declared he would
take the question direct to the people and
get their final decision. Should the Demo-
Gratis of Nebraska then fail to follow him,
he would continue to advocate the cause
under the banner of another party.
Everybody in the State believed that
Bryan was about to renounce Democracy
and 60 over to the Populists, but he did
not openly do so, and continued his efforts
to convert the State Democracy to free
silver. It was the intention of Republi-
cans to elevate John NJ. Thurston to the
successorship of General Manderson.
Thurston stumped the State for the Re-
publican ticket, but Bryan ana Thurston
were thus pitted against each other in the
State campaign, and it was regarded as a
gladiatoriai contest for seat in the Senate
of the United States.
Bryan challenged Thurston to public de-
bates on the tariff. There were 10000 people
in the audience. Two leading candidates for
the Senate thus tested steel, and the ver-
dict OF the people was that honors were
about even. When the votes were counted
it was found that 8O,472 electors had ex-
pressed a preference for United States
Senator, and that of the 133 me I'm bers of
the Legislature the Republicans had
elected 97 Thurstons election followed
as a matter of course. Bryan's name did
not go before the Legislature. This defeat
was crushing blow to Bryan. His friends
announced that he would leave the State,
but he did not, and has devoted himself
ever since to the advocacy of this hobby.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14

ably try to secure like action by the silver
party convention.
"Will the Bimetallic National Conven-
ton indorse Bryan's nomination." 1
inquired.
IS to that" replied MIR. Mott, "but as an
officer OF the BimetaIlic League can say
that Mr.. Bryan is quite favorite of many
prominent members of the organization.
We are very well pleased with the plat
form and can support it. The action we
will take, however, will greatly depend
upon the course pursued by the Populist
convention as to the financial question"
''Is it probable that the Populists will
indorse Mr.. Bryan's nomination for Presi-
dent of tie United States2"
This question put straight to Mr.. Tau
beneek, but he could not answer it, He
only shook his head and smiled. The
chairman informed me, however, that in
his opinion the convention will be large
and representative. They say delegates
will be in attendance from every State and
Territory in the Union with the exception
of Alaska. The widest interest is evidently
being taken in every action of the leaders.
kilograms and letters are pouring in from
all sections of the country.
The executive committee will meet on
Saturday and the n National Committee will
meet on July 81. Sergeant-at-Arms Nc
DoweH is very busy making preparations
for the convention. He returned from his
home in Tennessee this morning. His
friends are congratulating him on his
nomination for Congress from the Tenth
~ 81 ;o&
He told me that there would be 1909 dele
gates and as many alternates in the con-
vention. The contracts for admission
tickets, delegate and press badges have
all been let ana the work for getting them
ready is progressing rapidly.
81 feel just this way about it," he said.
eff they don't do what Mcdowell wants
them to do, Mcdowell will do what they
don't. / have not made up my mind as to
what it would be best for the convention
to do. Before we indorse any man we have
right to know his position. don't know
vet whether Teller is in the fight, and,
you know, If he is we might desire to keep
the pledges made after the Republican
convention"
1t is quite certain that unless Teller alb
solutely declines to become a candidate
his interests will be guarded carefully by
thousands of admiring friends and he will
give Bryan close race. Mrs. Diggs OF
Kansas, who has usurped the place once
held by Mrs. Lease in the Populistic move
ment and who will have large following
in the convention, sends word that she
will not support Bryan. She favors Teller
for the first place on the ticket.
Ruchanar hoe orona1 rr
headquarters at the Lindell and will make
fight for Mills OF Tennessee for the sec
ond place on the ticket. Mills ran for
Governor of Tennessee on the Populist
ticket and was defeated along with Henry
Clay Evans, the Democratic candidate.
Will he meet the fate that Evans did be-
fore the Republican convention in the
city some weeks ago? FRANK MCGUIRE.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
AN INFoRMAL MEETING.
Headquarters Discussed by the Des,so-
cratic National COMMITTEES.


cratic National COMMITTEES.
CHICAGO, ILL, July 13.-An informal
meeting of the members of the Democratic
National Committee remaining In the city
was held to-day at the Palmer House
headquarters, and the question of head
quarters during the campaign was dis
cussed. There was unanimous express
sion of opinion in favor of having West
ern headquarters in Chicago. and some of
the Western members wantthe chief Office
removed from New York to this city. Sem
ator Jones, the chairman, said
'There will be another meeting of the
National Committee during the next three
weeks, when the question of changing the
location of the headquarters will be more
fully discussed and decided. The cam
paign will probably be directed actively
from Chicago.
This city has all the facilities claimed
for New York and others to favor its selec-
ton. l am in favor of the change from
New York. We intend to make q cam
paign which will be National in scope,
and the organized Democracy of the East
will soon come out in support of the party
ticket. I confidently expect to see Tam
many and Hill working for us. The Middle
States will be the scenes of our greatest
victories, and that is another good reason
why the headquarters should be moved to
Chicago.
"The members who are opposed to the
proposition of removal argue that such
action would afford the gold men who are
fighting the ticket some ground upon
which to claim sectional prejudice OF the
West against the East, and that as much
campaign work was needed in the Eastern
States as in the silver States Of the West. -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
Givs a One Fare Rate.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 13.-The follow
ing announcement was issued to-day:
All railroad associations in the United States
except the Trunk Line Association, with head
quarters in New York. and embracing the fol-
lowing lines: Baltimore and Ohio, Central
Railroad OF New Jersey, Chesapeake and Ohio,
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Erie Rail-
road, Grand Trunk Railroad, Lehigh Valley
Railroad, New York Central and Hudson
River, New York, Ontario and Western, Penn
sylvania Railroad, philadelphia and Reading,
and West Shore, and the New England Asso-
citation, with headquarters in Boston, have
given one-fare rate for the round trip, com
mencing July 1S, for all delegates and visitors
to The Peoples party convention and the silver +
convention, both of which meet in ST. Louis,
July Z2. HUGH MCDOWELL,
Sergeantat-Arms Peoples Party National
Committee.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14

This morning committees started out to
canvass the city for funds and met with
much success. All the fireworks in the
city will be exploded that evening. There
will be delegations with bands from nearly
every town of importance in the State as
well as neighboring States. Denver has
promised to send a large delegation. To
show the absence of party feeling in the
demonstration, Colonel Ed R. Sizer, one
of the most uncompromising Republicans
in the city, has been placed in charge of
the affair.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
WILL NOT LET 1T LANG UISH
Populists Determined to Keep Up the
Boom for Bland.

LINCOLN, NEBR., July 13. A number
of the Lancaster County delegates to the
Populist State Convention, next Wednes-
day. left this afternoon for Grand Island.
Their presence thus early on the ground
is not to allow the Bryan boom to languish
at that meeting. There is little question
but that the State Convention will send q
solid delegation to ST. Louis instructed to
work for Bryan's Endorsement. Governor
Holcomb, who is booked to be one of the
delegates at large, is one of his most en-
thusiastic supporters, and he wields a
powerful influence on the party in this
State. A few counties have decIarged
against fusion. but it is hardly thought
they can affect the result.
Here in Lincoln interest largely centers
in the demonstration on Bryan's return.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
Ouayss Acttve Part.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 1S.-Sena-
tor Quay has resigned the State chairman
ship, and his successor will be elected at
once. Deputy Attorney General John p.
Elkin will be elected Mr.. Quay's successor.
He IS stanch follower OF the Senator. Mr..
Quay's resignation of the State chairman
ship is taken to indicate that as member
of the executive committee of the Repub-
ican National Committee he intends to
take an active part in the campaign.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
BRFAN,s BAD DEFEAE.
HosC He Failed ina tho Big Senatorial
STRUGGLE.

OMAHA, NEBR., July 13.-William J..
Bryan served two terms in Congress, ex-
piring March, 1895. From the day of his
election all his energies were directed to
the end of securing seat in the United
States Senate. The Democratic party be-
ing third in numerical strength in Ne
braska, Bryan's only hope OF success was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
Je,cett BYthdra,r..

NEW ALBANY. IND, July 13.-Hon.
Charles L. Jewett. ex-chairman of the
Democratic State Executive Committee.
has Withdrawn from the contest for the
Democratic nomination for Congress from
the Third Indiana District because his
party declared for free silver.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-29

The republican press in this
congressional are using DR.. John
sons editorial in the Willmar
Tribune, wherein the doctor
predicts panic if Bryan is elec-
ted, but he further intimates
that a commercial crash is sure
to come and the election of Bryan
would only hasten it. This is moth
ing new. Students in political
economy have for years predicted
financial disaster in this country
before the close. of the nine
teenth century, and from present
indications their predictions are
very likely to prove true next
year. If Bryan is elected Wall
street will no doubt give the peo-
pie another "object lesson" in
finance similar to 1898; but there
is a probability that the money
power will receive a drastic dose
of it's medicine, and learn that
the rights of men are more Sd
cred then the rights Of property.
Alliance Advocate.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-29

The daily papers of the gold
bug stamp are publishing the
the following taken from the
Pioneer Press editorial columns:
There has never been a time in the
history of our nation--if, indeed, in
the history of the world-when dol
would buy so much food, so much
clothing, SO many iuxuries and orna-
ments of living, as it will today.
Never would the workmen's ordinary
wages go SO far. The shop windows
show an amazing array of bargains
in all lines, and the more we look the
more the wonder grows that things
can be aft orded SO cheaply.
Yes, and there never was a
time in the history Of the north
west when it took SO much good,
No. 1 wheat to get a dollar as at
this time. There never was a
time in the history of the section
when it took so much of pork,
beef. butter, eggs, oats, barley,
rye, and in fact EVERYTHING THE
FARMER HAS, to get a dollar, as at
present. AS to the working
mans wages there never was a
time when there was so LITTLE
TO DO and so many men who
want to do that little. Yes, the
working mems wages will go a
great ways, PROVIDED HE CAN
GET SOMETHING TO DO TO GET
THE WAGES. Yes, the show
windows do show amazing bar
gains gathered in from bankrupt
concerns gone to the wall by
means of the doubling of the
purchasing power Of the gold
dollar through the appreciation
of gold. Yes, things are cheap
as they are none but the rich can
buy them as now, but the rich
have the dollars. These gold
papers are very quick to tell how
much a-dollar will buy, but the
people are looking at the question
from the side of how much farm
produce it take to get a dollar and
that is the side from which they
should view the question, simply
because our people ARE AN AGR1-
CULTURAL PEOPLE.-Waseca
Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-29
MCKINLEY'S. DENUNCIA-
TION OF CLEVELAND

The following is a verbatim ex~
tract from the address of VIM.
Mckinley at the Lincoln Day
banquet, in Memorial Hall, Tole-
do, Ohio, February -, 1891:
During all of Grover Cleve-
land S years at the head of the
government he was dishonoring
one of the precious metals, one of
our own great products, discred-
ting silver and enhancing the
price of gold. He endeavored
even before his Inauguration to Of
fee to stop the coinage of silver
dollars and afterward and to the
end Of his administration, per-
sistently used his power to that
end. He was determined to con-
tract the circulating medium and
to demonetize one of the coins Of
commerce, limit the volume of
money among the people, make
money scarce and therefore dear.
He would have increased the
value of money and diminished
the value of everything else
money the master-everything
else the servant. He was not
thinking Of the poor then. He
had left their side. He was not
standing forth in their defence.
Cheap coats, cheap labor and
dear money. The sponsor and
promoter of these protesting to
stand guard over the welfare of
the poor and lowly! Was there
everImore Inconsistency or reck.
less assumptions
What has changed Mckinley s
views on silver?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-29

A few years ago there were no
gold-bugs who openly worked in
this country-Every statesman
was in favor OF .metallism.
Under such conditions it was not
to be wondered at that men ex-
pressed different ideas regard
ing the way to restore silver, as
all we're supposed to be in favor
of it's restoration but differed in
their plans. But now the gold
standard is openly defended by
one party and all friends of bi.
metalliSm must unite to defeat
that party now, or their cause is
lost. There is no middle ground.
Either you must declare that you
are in favor of only gold being
standard money or that gold and
silver both shall be standard
money.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-29

Let the farmer stop for one
moment to listen to the political
harangues Of the day, and devote
his time from now on during
this campaign to find out how
much wages he has earned per
day during the last year. IF
every farmer would get down to
learn just how much less then
nothing his farm if worth, and
how he is wearing out the health
of himself, wife and family for
less than a bare living, there.
wouldn't be one repu blican farm
.er leftby the 3rd Of n ovember
next. Not one. G.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-29
A republican asks as

A republican asks as why
there are two farmers wearing
Mckinley buttons where there
is one wearing a Bryan badge.
The reason is plain, Mckinley
buttons are furnished free and
the Bryan buttons have to be
bought. We have no rich com
mittees to furnish them for us.
But don't think that every body
that wears a Mchanna button is
going to vote that way, as tits a
cold day when we don :have one
or m ore pinned on US by some
go1dbug The Duluth Herald
tells q little story that covers
this point fully: An Irishmanin
a mac chime shop, while talking to
his boss, a Wind ictiVe gold bug,