Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-09-02
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POLITICAL NEWS I'm BRIEF

The Populists may notify Bryan of
his nomination, but it will be done by
letter
The Machinists' Associat ton has de-
clared through its official organ for
Bryan and Sewall.
Harrison and Sherman are an
nounced to speak in Kansas.
The candidacy of General E. Pettus
to succeed Senator James E. Pugh in
Alabama Is announced.
Neal Dow, the prohibitionist leader,
has declared against silver
Gold Democrats expect delegates to
the Indianapolis convention from
every State except Nevada, Wyoming,
Idaho and Utah
Bryan toured through Northern
New York for two days on a trolley
car, addressing county fairs and
other gatherings
Senator Tillman has challenged
Ben Harris on to joint debate.
Democrats, Populists and Silver
Republicans of Michigan and Ohio
have fused on national and state
tickets.
In the course of joint political de-
bate at Englantine, Ark, between
Congressman Dinsmore, Democrat,
and Jerry Scanlan, Populist, the lat
ter called the former a liar, when
Dinsmore struck Scanlan in the face,
Scanlan's friends knocked Dinsmore
down, kicked him in the ribs and
jumped upon him with heavy boots.
Dinsmore will be confined to his room
for a month.
The Republicans opened the cam
paign In New York with speeches by
ex-President Harrison and Chauncey
M. Depew.
Buffalo, President Cleveland's home,
turned out en- masse to hear Candidate
Bryan. 1t was the greatest ovation
he has received since the Madison
Square Garden notification meeting.
D. d. Woodmansee of Ohio was
elected president of the National
League of Republican clubs on the
first ballot.
stump the State of Illinois in favor of
free silver.
1t is said the national committee
has selected Bourke Cochran for tenn
porary chairman and Senator Don
Caffery for permanent chairman of the
gold Democratic convention at In
dianapolis.
1t is alleged that Senator Tillman
visited Tom Watson to offer him a
cabinet position to come down from
the Populist ticket Watson declined,
and says Sewall will come down
within two weeks.
Benjamin o. Sims, Populist candi-
date for Congress in the Ninth Mis-
souri, district. declines To withdraw in
favor of fusion.
Republican state committee of Kan
sas will make a poll of the state.
Massachusetts gold standard Demo-
Gratis elected delegates to Indianap-
oils, praised President Cleveland's
administration and denounced the
Chicago platform. Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury Hamlin was the
principal speaker.
Ex-Mayor Cowherd of Kansas CITY
was nominated for Congress by the
Democrats of the Fifth Missouri dis
trict
The Democrats of Oregon have IN
dorsed the Populist Bryan and Wat
son electors.
The gold standard Democrats of
Illinois nominated General John C.
Black for Governor and full state
ticket. Delegates to the Indianapolis
Altgeld denounced in unmeasured
language.
The leaders of the Democratic gold
standard movement say there will be
from 5000 to 5000 people present at
the Indianapolis convention.
1t is said Bourke Cochran is the
choice of the New York gold Demo-
Gratis to succeed Hill in the Senate.
The Missouri Democratic State COM
mIttee has organized fifty-six counties
on the school district plan for the
campaign.
The Democrats. Populists and silver
! Republicans of California have fused
on presidential electors.
The gold Democrats of st. Louis,
Kansas City and many other interior
Missouri counties held mass conven-
tions Saturday and selected delegates
to the state convention.
w. s. Cowherd, ex-mayor of Kansas
City, carried the Fifth Missouri DEM
ocratic congressional primaries in a
walk away.