The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-05-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Cleaned By Telegraph ead Mai.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
TIE Cincinnati Commercial-GaZette
sent letters to all members of the re-
publican national committee stating
that, the nomination of Mckinley at
St. Louis being conceded. it was de-
sired to gather preferences for vice
president The replies published
showed that with the exception OF
three the members of the national
committee favored Thomas B Reed for
vice president
The most noteworthy feature OF the
session of the American Protective as
ISOLATION on the 14th was the innova-
ton made by giving to the public part
of the address of President Traynor.
He discouraged the attempt to secure
the nomination of a member of the
order for president of the United
States He also stated emphatically
that the keystone of the A P. A. is the
fact that no papist can be a consistent
citizen of the United States and that
entire remuneration Of the papacy must
be made by a candidate to receive the
suffrages of the association.
THE Colorado republican state con-
the 14th resulted in a victory for Sena-
tor Henry NJ. Teller and his followers
Teller was not only elected delegate
at-large to the national convention at
St Louis, but he was commended as
the ''ablest American of them all, and
the other delegates were instructed to
follow his leadership. Senator VOL.
colts name was not mentioned. No
mention of a bolt was made, nor was
one suggested in any way.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Nell
son, of Minnesota, sent his resignation
to President Cleveland, to take effect on
the 10th, on which date he became 70
years of age, and under the law could
retire under full pay, and the presi-
dent filed the vacancy by nominating
Judge William Lochren, of Minnesota,
the present pension commissioner.
THE report of the advisory board of
the A. P. A. said that its committee
had interviewed ex-Gov. Mckinley as
to the charges made against him and
that he had denied and explained the
greater part in a manner satisfactory
to the committee and also that he fully
Endorsed the principles of the A. P. A.
and the advisory board recommended
that the ban which had been placed on
Maj. McKinley's presidential candi-
dacy be removed. John w. Echols, of
Atlanta, Ca, was elected supreme
president of the A. P A.: H. S. Will
liams, of Boston, supreme vice presi-
dent, and Mr.. Swain, of California, SUI
preme secretary.
GEN. GRosvENoR's statement on the
18th said that the conventions had
been held and the result was before
the people. He allowed Mckinley 59a
delegates out of 91S.
EUGENE V. DEBs was named for the
presidency of the United States by the
Chicago Labor congress on the 18th.
The resolution provoked a discussion,
which consumed three hours. but it
was finally adopted by a slight ma
jority. 1t was recited in the resolu-
ton that labor should be solicitous
that man be nominated who was
known to be friendly to workers and
wealth producers.
THE Venezuelan government has
agreed to pay the 81, 600 demanded by
Great Britain for the arrest of British
policemen on the condition that it will
not be considered as affecting the
boundary dispute.
If the sound money men control at
Chicago Senator David B. Hill will
write the democratic platform. He is
anxious to get into the national plat
form three planks which he believes
will help him in his fight for the New
York senatorship One is to declare
against all sumptuary legislation; the
second is to pronounce the A. P. A. an
un-American. organization. and the
third is to favor local option.