The herald., 1896-09-27
POLITICAL NOTES.
Brief Items of Interest Appertaining to
the Campaign Gathered Hereabouts.

There will be joint debate at the
Temperance temple this evening be-
tween w. c. Bowman. Populist, and Job
Hartman, the candidate for congress
on the Socialist ticket. Mr.. Hartman
contends for the gold standard while
Prof Bowman will take the silver end
The regular meeting of the Union Sill
yer club of the Second ward will be held
Monday evening at Bouttier hall, Belle
vue avenue, corner of Montreal street
The meeting will be addressed by Col
/. e. Messmore and Frank Scheidler;
also good campaign songs by Col. H.
Jesse Tobias.
F. c. Robinson is a candidate for the
Republican nomination for the council
from the third ward.
w. w. Everett, the popular clerk of
Justice Morrison, would like to have the
Republican nomination for city clerk.
Mr. EVerett's friends claim for him the
solid support of the first ward delegation
to the convention.
John Drains friends are making g
great fight to secure him the Republican
nomination for street superintendent
Sutherland Hutton is in the struggle
Also. hFt
There will be meeting Of worl,IHg
men at the rooms Of the Democrati,
county central committee Monday even
ing at 1880 to arrange for the special re-
ception which is to be given to Judge
James G. Mcguire on Wednesday even
ing.
F. M. Ni,(ell is being urged by his
friends to run as the Democratic candi-
date for the council in the first ward.
There are only eleven candidates re-
ported to date for the Republican nomi-
nation for the council in the fourth ward
Yet, despite this, Papa Kingery has not
lost heart.
Messrs. Hughes and Baker are the
only two Republicans who appear to be
| in the fight for the nomination for coun-
| Gilman in the second ward.
The executive committee Of the DEM
ocratic city committee will meet Tues
| day evening at the rooms Of the Demo-
cratic county committee in the Work.
man building to arrange the details for
the approaching campaign.
| The city central committee of the Peo-
ple's party meet at their headquarters
tomorrow evening at 7:30 for the pur-
pose of setting the date of holding pri-
| maries and the city convention.
Col. Messmore and J. c. Maccabe will
| address the Bryan Silver club at Bo-
tiller hall, corner of Bellevue avenue and
! Montreal street, tomorrow (Monday)
night at 1880 o'clock sharp. A large
| crowd is expected, as the people Of the
| Second ward are greatly interested ir
I
The West End Bryan Free Silver clut
I meets Monday evening, September %
Hon. r. nj. Webster and Hon. Il. w. ]
Scott and other speakers will address
the audience. All are welcome.
l. Harry lies, for some years past a spe-
cial deputy in the various city and coun-
ty offices, has announced himself as a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
t,on for city tax collector. Mr.. lies is
from the sixth ward and thinks he will
have the support of that delegation.
There will be general discussion on
silver at the Wigwam this afternoon at
p. m, under the aspices of the Inter
| national Educational Labor association.
The particular phase of the question
{! to be handled will be that showing how
free coinage will transfer business ad-
vantages from the money mongers &c
the creators Of wealth and lead to a COM
plete change in the social system. FRANK
: Jones will open in the affirmative