Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-04-22
POLITICAL POINTERS !

The Glst Of DOiHsS in the Political Sphere
 Throughout the Ration on the
 Presidential Question. | Nebraska democrats are split wide 1 open on free silver.
 
 At Boston the prohibition state convention elected delegates to the national convention and instructed them to support the nomination of Joshua Lowering, of Baltimore for president.
 Mckinley is sweeping California. Primary elections throughout that state show that he is first, last and all the time
 II. G. McNillen, chairman of the republican state central committee. who has been in charge of Senator Aliisou'S Iowa campaign, has re. turned to Des MOines after a short | absence. He stated that after a careful analysis Of the situation he was convinced that the Iowa man was stronger to-day than ue had been at any time during the active canvass.
 Senator Teller says that he prom ised the people ln Colorado in 1894 that he would not support a gold standard man in the campaign of 1896. and he will not change his position now.
 Al Roanoke, Va. April Is, the sixth district republican convention elected F. F. SprOuls and James Mclaughlin as delegates to the S. Louis convention. They were in structed for Mckinley.
 NASHVILLE. Tenn, April 16.-At Cleveland to-day, the republicans of the Third Congressional district elected Congressman Brown and T. NJ. Burkett delegates, and instructed them to vote for Mckinley as long as the majority of the Tennessee delegates deemed it best. Brown is a Reed advocate.
 The republicans of New Jersey met in convention on the 18th, and unanimously elected the slated can didatss. The delegates were not instructed regarding the presidential nomination, but the platform con- talned a strong recommendation for C.. A. Hobart for the vice presi- deucy. They want the single stand ard of gold.
 At Elkins, W. Va, April 18th, the county republican convention of Randolph county, the home of Stephen B. Elkins, adopted a strong resolution inStructing the delegates tO the state and district conventions to support delegates to the national republican convention at St. Louis, who are m favor of Hon. Stephen B. Elkins for president, and that in the event that Ee will not consent 10 be candidate, then to support Major Mckinley.
 SPRINGFIELD, Ills, April l6.-It is developed here tonight that there was q well organized plot to defeat Mckinley instructions in the repub- lican convention here on April l9. The circular sent out by the ad- visory committee of the A. F. A., | denouncing McKinly on the grounds that he made appointments of Ro- man Catholics was read in A. P. A. lodges in this city last night, and resolutions were adopted denounc- ing Mckinley. A. F. A. delegates to the state convention instructed for Mckinley will be asked to violate their instructions.
 
 At Louisville, April Is, the repub- lican state convention completed it's labors and adjourned, after endors- ing the presidential candidacy of Governor Bradley. with second iu- structions for Major Mckinley and adopting a platform declaring for the gold standard, protection and reciprocity, and expressing sym pathy with Cuba, and electing four delegates from the state at large to the St. Louis convention, with alter mates and electors. From 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon till ? o'clock Thursday afternoon, the fight be- tween the Bradley men and Me Kiuley men was waged urceasingly, aud the result is dogfall.
 Qowa State Register:) The in crease of the national debt since Mir. Cleveland became president up to date, amounts to only S523, ,3SS, ,022. Paste it in your hat.
 
 (Boston HeraldJ The Mckinley movement still continues to move. Hoke Smith has just appointed Will liam Mckinley Cobb his private secretary.
 SAGINAW, Mich, April 17.-Con- gressman W. s. Linton, who has been urged by certain of the A. P. X. leaders as a possible candidate for president, is here at present. Mir Linton denies that he is or will be a candidate. He is a candidate for renomination to congress.
 (Atlants Constitution,) Demo- cratic: Politically, Mir. Carlisle's day was over in the democratic party when he became an adherent of the money power. If his friends don't believe this let them insist on put ting Mir Carlisle forward as a can didate for the nomination.