Hutchinson gazette., 1896-05-07
POLITICAL NOTES.

hired lawyer and will sue Cy Leland
for libel is the latest.
James L. Pace, warden of the Mis-
souri, penitentiary, says that he is not
a candidate for State auditor.
II. G. Orton has majority of the
delegates of the Third Missouri dis
trict and will be the Republican
nominee for Congress.
The Democratic convention of the
Second Missouri congressional district
will be held at Chillicothe September
g. Among the candidates are Scott j.
Miller, Chillicothe; r. N. Bodine,
Paris; w. w. Rucller, Carrollton, and
]. b. Butler, Milan.
Congressman Grosvenor, McKinley's
statistician, figures out that the Ohio
man has already more delegates than
enough to nominate. Joe Manley,
Reeds statistician, can only find 275
delegates for the Buckeye candidate,
162 for Reed and PIT for all the others.
Joe Manly and Tom Platt, man
ayers respectively of Reed and Nor
ton, still believe Mckinley cannot be
nominated.
The Kansas CityRepublican county
convention instructed its delegates
for Mckinley for president, Webster
Davis for governor, Filley for national
committeeman and Mayor Jones for
delegate at large.
The st. Louis county Republicans
instructed for Mckinley for president,
Filley for national committeeman,
and Niedringhaus and Filley for del
egates at large.
The Second, Third, Fifth, Ninth
and Twelfth congressional districts of
Michigan gave ironclad instructions
for Mckinley.
Republican territorial convention in
Arizona ended in a split, and McKin-
ley and anti-McKinley delegates were
elected to st. Louis.
Illinois Republicans turned down
Senator Cullom and instructed for
Mckinley. Cullom was backed by the
machine and all the bosses.
McKinley's victory in Illinois makes
his nomination at St. Louis almost
certain.
AS a side incident of the LELAND
Morrill, falling out in Kansas, Leland
charges that in 1894 "Farmer" Smith
came to him and agreed to withdraw
from the contest for the gubernatorial
nomination if Morrill, would pay him
So, COO, the amount of his expenses in
the campaign of 1892, when he was
defeated by Lewelling. Morrill, re-
fused. Smith hotly denies the story
and says Leland is liar.
Tennessee Prohibitionists nomi-
mated Josephus Hopewood for gov
ernor.
Ada, Ohio, A. P. AS officially de-
nounce the efforts to array the order
against Mckinley.
Senator Irby says South Carolina
Democrats will not follow Senator
Tillman in bolt.
Senator Teller of Colorado fatty an
nounced his intention to bolt the
Republican party if silver is ignored
at st. Louis
Michigan Democratic convention de-
clared for sound money by a narrow
majority.
The Populists and Republicans of
Alabama have fused on the State
ticket. The Populists named the Gov
ernor.
The Democratic State convention of
Pennsylvania instructed its delegates
for ex Governor Pattison for Presl3 t
on q sound money platform.
The Cleveland wing of the Nebr; ska
Democracy met in convention at in
coin, indOrsed Clevelands adminL ra-
tion, roasted the free, silver men and
A. p. A. and elected sound money del
egates to the Chicago convention.
The Mississippi Democrats declared
for free silver and for Senator Wal
thai Of that State for President.
The Illinois Republicans nominated
John R. Tanner for governor.
Vermont Republicans chose McKin'
ley delegates.
Georgia Republicans split, The
regulars elected three Mckinley and
one Reed elegate.at-large. The bolt
ers indorsed one Reed and one McKin-
ley delegate and named two contest
ing delegates,
Senator Wolcott of Colorado declares
he will remain loyal to the Republican
party, no matter what action the ST.
Louis convention may take on the
money question.
Silver Democrats have put forward
the name of Senator Isham q. Harris
of Tennessee as chairman of the Chi
cago convention.