The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

President Cleveland sent the following dis
patch to the managers of the National Sound
Money Democrats
BUZZAgDAs BAY, MASS, Sept. 10. 1896.
Hon. w. ID. BYNUM Indianapolis. Ind.
regret that cannot accept your invitation
to attend the notification meeting at Louis
vile on Saturday evening. As Democrat
devoted to the principles and integrity of my
party, / should be delighted to be present on
an occasion so significant, and to mingle with
those who are determined that the voice of
true Democracy shall not be sm0tbered, and
who insist that its glorious standard shall be
borne aloft of old in faithful hands.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Secretary of the Interior d. r. Francis en-.
Enthusiastically Endorses the Sound Money
Democratic ticket.
The Sound Money Democratic Headquarters
will be established at Chicago, probably at the
Palmer House.
G. b. Hart, of the Wheeling hatelligencer, has
| announced himself as candidate for the
United States Senate in West Virginia to sue
coed Senator Faulkner, in the event of the
election of a Republican Legislature. He will
enter actively into the present canvass.
| In his letter declining the Gold Democratic
nomination for Governor of Illinois, John G.
Black gives his reason that the only effect of
| his candidacy would be to lessen the majority
either to Tanner or Altgeld, and. as he wishes
| Altgeds defeat, he feels that he had better de-
| cline.
| County Judge Lewis E. Griffith. of Troy, N.
| Y for many years a personal friend and po-
| litcal ally of Senator Murphy, has announced
that he will not be candidate for the Guber-
| material nomination at the Democratic State
Convention in Buffalo. and will not attend the
convention. He said: "The ship of Anarchy
and Socialism is sailing along with all sails set,
and don't intend to get aboard"
| Gen. John C. Black having declined the
nomination of the Gold Democrats for Gov
ernor of Illinois, s. w. Forman has been SUBJ
stituted for him. AS Forman recently came
| into prominence by his letters to Gov. Altgeld,
| accusing him of gross Irregularities and cor
| ruption in Office, and of wrecking the Demo
cratic party in Illinois, this will make the CAM
paign red hot.
Bourke Cochran was last week rendered the
Republican nomination for Congress from the
Twelfth District of New York, which would be
| equivalent to election. Cochran declined on
the ground that while he intended to vote for
| Mckinley he was still q Democrat and would
continue one, though he was fighting for the
downfall of the men who had prostituted the
party to base uses.
Sept. Secretary Lamont came out squarely
for the indianapolis ticket refusing to adopt
moment of delirium at Chicago"
They have a queer condition of things in
Indiana The State Board of Election Com
missioners, which determines what tickets are
entitled to place on the ballot. consists oil
the Governor, one Republican and one Demo-
crat. The Democratic member declares that
the ticket nominated at Indianapolis is entitled
to the name of democrat" and of course the
Republican member supports him. 1t looks as
if there would have to be an appeal to the
courts to settle the matter.
The leading Democratic newspapers which
support tho Indianapolis ticket are the Chi
cago Chronicle, Louisville Courier Journal. St
Paul Globe, Brooklyn Eagle, Detroit Free Press
Richmond Times and New Orleans Picayune.
The Nevada Republican Con vention declared
for Free Coinage of American Silver, Protection
Equal Suffrage, and the settlement of labor
strikes by arbitration.
The Allegany County (Pa.) War Veterans
Association, numbering 400 have decided to
visit Mckinley in a body, and invite all other
veterans of the neighborhood to accompany
them.
The Congregationalist, of Boston, Mass, has
come out in support of Palmer and Buckner.
The second primary for Senator in South
Carolina resulted in the defeat of the Tillman
crowd and the election of Earle. Gov. Evans
attributes his defeat to treachery.
The Populists and Democrats Of Iowa have
agreed upon fusion.
The Texas Republicans are expressing con.
fdence that they will be able to do something
for Mckinley.
Representative ]. Frank Aldrich. of Chicago
who has just returned from tour of the Pa
cifc Coast, says that he found everywhere I'M.
nistsksble signs Of weakening Of the Exe(