The herald., 1896-04-15
Missouri Democratic State Con-
ventiOn Convenes Today
A BLAND BOOM IS STARTED
The Free Silver Element Hopes to
Control Affairs
Kentucky Republican Delegates Are Chosen
and Most of Them Instructed for Brad.
ley-PoIiticai Pickings
Associated Press Special Wire.

sEDALIA, Mo, April 14.CThae Dem
ocratic state central committee has Sc
lected eX-Congressman w. Fl. Hatch Of
Hannibal for temporary chairman OF
the state convention, which convenes at
noon tomorrow.
At late hour tonight friends of ex-
Congressman Richard p. Bland decided
to offer a resolution tomorrow endorsing
the silver leader as Missouris candidate
for the presidency. j. w. Farr the cen
tral committeeman from Bland's coun-
ty and his closest political adviser, au-
thorzed the publication of the follow
ing:
Mr. Bland is not candidate and does
not ask the endorsement of this con-
vention for president. But if the Dem
ocratic convention of Missouri should
declare him its choice, it is a compliment
That any man should feel proud of. If
the free silver element controls the Chi
cago convention. Mr.. Bland could not
decline the nomination if it were ten
dered to him. He prefers, however, to
make the fight for the principle, without
being regarded as an aspirant for Of
hce.'
The convention will be called to order
at noon by C. c. Maffitt chairman of the
state central committee. That the con-
vention will adopt platform favoring
free silver at IS to is certain.
Congressman BANDS candidacy
for the presidency has been quietly
worked among the delegates, and Bland.
who is here, is said to be nursing his
boom. He is said, however, not to desire
any instructions for himself Governor
Stone is said to have expressed his pref
crence for Ex-Governor Boies of Iowa
for the presidential nominee, but moth
ing definite in regard to presidential ia
vorites is known.
After innumerable conferences, eX-
Congressman Bland consented tonight to
become 2 candidate for the presidential
nomination. The resolution endorsing
Bland will be presented to the conven-
ton by Governor Stone, who will make
n speech and ask the convention to
adopt the resolution unanimously.
KENTUCKY DELEGATES
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 14.-The
last of the eleven district conventions
in this state was held today. OF the
twenty-five district delegates who will
represent the state at st. Louis, ten
from the Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh
and Ninth are instructed for Mckinley
those from the First, Second, Fourth,
Eighth and Eleventh received straight
Bradley instructions. while two from
the Tenth We're instructed for Bradley
first and Mckinley if the governor is
dropped. There will be contest in the
delegations from the Third and Fifth
in these districts the Bradley men claim
a strength of sixteen district delegates
in the national convention.
POLITICAL PICKINGS
At the New Bedford, Massi congress
sional district Republican convention
yesterday delegates We're chosen and
instructed for Reed.
The Republican congressional con-
vention for the Fourteenth Illinois dis
t,.;a Low md mi tod
Joseph G. Cannon for congress. Resolu-
tons were adopted instructing for Nc
Kinley
Senator Pugh of Alabama has re-
ceiVed from his son, j. c. Pugh. the fol-
lowing details of the Alabama primar-
les: johnson carries forty-tlve coun-
ties, without trouble. Clark only thir
teen, with seven doubtful. Johnson will
have 800 delegates, Clark "a, with so
doubtful The legislature is free silver
by large majority"
Secretary Carlisle left Washington
yesterday for Chicago. where he speaks
tonight on financial issues at mass
meeting of the labor organizations of
that city.
MELTON REPUBLICANS.
COLUMBIA, S. c., April 1.-THE
Lilly White" or Melton factlon Oh the
Republican party held state conven-
ton 1t was presided over by DR.. Samp-
son Pope and eX-independent candidate
for governor. The convention elected
e. NJ. Brayton and l.. d. Melton (white)
and Congressman Murray and s. Z.
Smith (colored) to the national conven-
ton A resolution endorsing Mckinley
was overwhelmingly'def but reso-
| lutions We're adopted saying either Nc
Kinley, Allison. Morton, Reed or Quay
would be acceptible. The financial plank
is as follows:
I'VE are in favor of retaining the pres
ent monetary standard until some sat
isfactory ratio between the metals can
| be reached by Internal tional agreement"
The rest of the platform was taken up
with denouncing the reform state gov
ernment. the dispensary and Tillman-
ism in general.