The advocate., 1896-08-05

| The Colorado Republican committee
passed resolutions favoring Mckinley and
virtually reading everybody who win not
support him out Of the party.
Henry Vincent has severed his editorial
connection with Sound Money (CoxeV's
paper), and is succeeded by Carl Browne,
who is Mr.. Coxey's son-in-law.
The Populists and Democrats Of North
Dakota have reached an agreement whereby
there will only be one State and Electoral
ticket in the field In that State.
The Missouri World and number Of
other strong Populist papers are reprint
ing the ADVOCATES series Of articles on
government ownership Of railways.
Senator ThurstOn of Nebraska and Olar-
ence S. Darrow Of Chicago debated the
silver question at Madison, Wis, July 81.
MIR. Darrow was attorney for Eugene V.
DebS In the strike trouble.
The Popullsts of Indiana have nominated
Thomas WadswOrth for Governor The
convention was controlled by middle-of-
the-road men, and no steps were taken to
secure a unison Of the silver forces.
The Notification committee appointed by
the Democrat convention will meet MIR.
Bryan at Madison Square Garden, New
York, August L. 1t is stated that he will
then make a statement in regard to the
PopuliSt nomination.
Missouri Popullsts have made an ar"
rangement with the Democrats whereby
four Bryan and Watson Electors win be
put on the ticket. This will give Populists
os that State proportional representation
and make Bryan Electors sure.
Henry Payne, the Standard Oil magnate,
is a member Of the Republican National
Executive committee, but the laboringmen
are roasting him so hard 1t is thought that
his health will not permit him to perform
his duties and he will probably resign.
Henry George, the single tax leader, says
that he is neither a gold nor silver man,
and that the present currency system and
both systems advocated by the two leading
candidates are bad, but that Bryan's idea
is more nearly in the right direction than
the other and he will support him.
A. s. Mcclure, the Republican candi-
date for Congress in the Seventeenth Ohio
district, says: "At the time the conVen-
tion assembled it looked like the Republl-
cans would have walk-over-that nothing
could prevent the triumphant election Of
Major Mckinley. 1t does not look that
way now"
A sergeant Of the st. Louis police force
told prominent Kansas man who attended
the PopuliSt convention that it was posi-
tive impossibility to control the crowd
which attended the Republican convention,
but that the strangers in the city attending
the Popullst gathering were gentlemen and
gave the police no trouble.
The Associated Press has issued instruc-
tions to correspondents to use the words
''gold standard" instead OF 'sound money"
10 dispatches, and In cases where the
words "sound money are used in reSolu-
tions, interviews, etc, dispatches must be
so plainly worded as to indicate what Is
meant when the words are used.
Tne committee appointed by the Prohi-
bition National convention formally noti-
fed Joshua Levering Of his nomination for
President, at his home at Baltimore July
49, Mr.. lowering says that he believes In
the gold standard and does not see why
gold standard Democrats who cannot vote
for Bryan and who do not want to support
Mckinley, should not vote the Prohibition
ticket.