Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-27
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Morton, So; Allison, 3551; Reed, s41<;
Quay, 6119; Cameron, 1; blank 4. Gar
rett A. Hobart, of New Jersey, was
made the nominee for vice president,
the ballot being as fellows: Hobart.
53311; Evans, 2sO15; Buckley, SO; Walk
err, 81: Lippitt, 8, Il. B. Reed, 5: Fred
Grant, 2; Depew, 3; Morton, L; Thurs
ton, 2; Brown, 3
| WILLIAM r. MORRISON, chairman of
| the interstate commerce commission,
has declined to be candidate for the
| democratic nomination for president,
giving as his reason that the Illinois
| democracy was for free silver, and the
democratic national convention would
also be for free silver, and that he
(Morrison) was not for free silver, and
under the circumstances he did not
wish the state to indorse him. The
telegram was sent to G. A. Keerner, of
Springfield, Ill.
THE silver men, to the mum Der of %,
headed by Senator Teller, of Colorado,
bolted the republican national conven-
ton at. St Louis on the 18th after pre-
senting a protest against the financial
plank adopted.
| THE Arkansas democratic state con-
vention passed resolutions indorsing
Bland for president
| MANY delegations called on Gov. Nc
|
the 10Th to congratulate him on mis-
nomination for the presidency. War
ner Miller, of New York, was one of
| those who called and made a speech to
the assem- led crowd, assuring them,
on behalf of the repu blicans of New
York, of their loyalty to the governor.
Gov. Mckinley made suitable re-
Spouse. Canton was wildly enthusi-
astic, steam calliopes and shrieking
whistles, tin horns and bands accom-
panying the different delegations from
the depot to the governors house.
The silver men had a conference at
St Louis on the 10Th and have issued
an appeal to the American people set
ting forth their views of the situation
and their principles and recommend
ing that all parties and organizations
opposed to the gold standard unite in
supporting Senator Teller for presi-
dent of the United States.
CHAIRMAN HARRITY. of the demo-
cratic national committee, was in ter
viewed at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 10Th
and predicted that the democratic ma
tiona1 convention would not declare
for free silver. He said the sugges-
ton that Senator Teller would be
nominated at the Chicago convention
was unworthy of serious considera-
ton He thought the democrats
ought to declare unequivocally for the
gold standard, like the republicans,
and thus eliminate the finance issue
from the campaign and then the tariff
would be the main issue to the preju-
dice of the republicans, who stand for
a high protective tariff.
WILLIAM c. WHITNEY made public
statement at New York on the 21st in
which he defines the political situat ton
n ia hot h
possibility, that he would not run if
nominated and would not serve if
elected" He also went largely into
the silver movement and said it was
inopportune and would cause a defeat
for the democratic party if persisted in.
As the result of a series of confer
ences between the seeding silver men
of the recent repu blican national con-
vention and prominent populists an
address has been issued from the head
quarters of the peoples party national
committee in st. Louis, advising pop
ulists throughout the country to make
Henry NJ Teller, of Colorado, their
national standard bearer.
A HAVANA dispatch stated that
Consul-General Lee had forwarded to
President Cleveland at Washington
report of the existing condition of af-
fairs in Cuba which was of such ire
mendous Importance that it might be
made the basis of armed intervention
in Cuban affairs on the part of the ad-
ministration at Washington immedi-
ateIy.
THE Montana democratic state con-
vention met at Butte on the Goth and
declared for free silver. An attempt
to instruct for Bland failed.
WILLIAM c. SHEPARD, secretary of
the prohibition state central commit
tee of Michigan. has announced that
meeting will be held at Lansing. July
3 to take action to join the new ma
tional party and declare for free silver.
He asserted that $1,000 of the 20, 900
prohibitionists in Michigan are for
silver.
A RECENT dispatch said the question
was being discussed at Washington
whether, after the bolt of the silver
men at St Louis, the repu blicans
would control the senate in the next
congress or whether the committees
would be reorganized by the free silver
minority. The dispatch figured out
that the desertion of seven silver re-
publican senators would reduce the re-
publican strength to As and would per-
NIT the passage of a tariff bill only by
the casting vote of the vice president.
BENJAMIN Fl. BRIsTow, ex-secretary
of the treasury, died in New York On
the 22d. aged Ga He was the principal
means of breaking up the whisky ring
during Gen. Grants term as president
A WASHINGTON dispatch stated that
an extra session of congress next