The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


 PRESIDENT CLEVELAND wrote to the New York Herald on the 16th on the outlook of silver and stated that he re. fused to believe that when the time came the democratic national conven- tion would engraft upon the party's creed q demand for the free, unlimited and independent coinage of silver and that the adoption of the proposition would give the republicans great ad- vantage over the democrats. THE national republican convention was opened at St. Louis on the 18th by Chairman Carter, who introduced Mir Charles w. Fairbanks as tempo rary chairman. After the temporary chairman had made speech and some routine business had been gone through the convention took recess till the next day.
 SENATOR HOAR sent statement to the press from Paris stating he was confident the time was ripe for a set clement of the silver question and the re-establishment of bimetallism by in. ternational agreement and with the V oi
 SENATOR TURPIE, of Indiana, on the 18th published statement declining to allow his name to go before the democratic convention at Chicago for the nomination for president
 A CALL for the national democratic league to meet at Chicago August II has been issued.
 TN cononA l,,,So eoe,;oo of tho national republican convention at St. Louis on the 17th Senator John M. Thurston, of Nebraska, was chosen as permanent chairman and Charles w. Johnson, of Minnesota, as secretary. The majority report of the credentials committee was adopted, seating the Anthony Higgins delegates from Dela- ware and the Grant delegates from Texas and recommending the adoption of the national committee report on all other contested cases. The report of the committee on rules was also adopted.
 CARDINAL SAToLLI's successor as apostolic delegate to the United States is to be Mgr. Falconio, titular arch bishop of Acrenja, according to semi official report received in Washington.
 WILLIAM MCKINLEY. of Ohio. was nominated for president by the nation- al republican convention at St Louis on the 18th on the first ballot, the vote being: For William Mckinley, 66lK; Morton, 5s; Allison, 35]f; Reed, s41&; Quay, 6l}f; Cameron, l; blank 4. Gar. uohart of Nan, made the nominee for vice president, the ballot being as fellows: Hobart, 533H; Evans, 2s0N; Bulkley, 30; Walk CT, a4; Lippitt, 8; T. B. Reed, 8; Fred Grant, 9; Depew, 3; Morton, 1; Thurs ton, 9; Brown, 9.
 WILLIAM K. MORRISON, chairman of the interstate commerce commission, has declined to be a candidate for the democratic nomination for president, giving as his reason that the Illinois democracy was for free silver, and the democratic national convention would also be for free silver, and that he (Morrison) was not for free silver, and under the circumstances he did not wish the state to indorse him. The telegram was sent to c. A. Keerner, of Spring field, III.
 THE silver men, to the numb ber of 23, headed by Senator Teller, of Colorado. bolted the republican national conven- tion at. St Louis on the 18th after pre- senting protest against the financial plank adopted.
 THE Arkansas democratic state con- vention passed resolutions indorsing Bland for president
 MANY delegations called on Gov Nc Kinley at his home at Canton, O., on the 18th to congratulate him on his for the presidency. War ner Miller, of New York, was one of those who called and made a speech to the assem bled crowd, assuring them, on behalf of the repu ublicans of New York, of their loyalty to the governor. Gov. Mckinley made a suitable re- sponse. Canton was wildly enthusi- astic, steam calliopes and shrieking whistles, tin horns and bands accom-. the different delegations from the depot to the governors house.
 THE silver men had a conference at St Louis on the 10th and have issued an appeal to the American people set. ting forth their views of the situation and their principles and recommend ing that all parties and organizations to the gold standard unite in Senator Teller for presi. dent of the United States.
 CHAIRMAN HARRITY. of the demo- cratic national committee, was inter- viewed at Pittsburgh, Pa., on the 18th and predicted that the democratic na- tional convention would not declare for free silver. He said the sugges- tion that Senator Teller would be nominated at the Chicago convention was unworthy of a serious considera- tion. He thought the democrats ought to declare unequivocally for the gold standard, like the republicans, and thus eliminate the finance issue from the campaign and then the tariff would be the main issue to the prein. dice of the repu blicans. who stand for 3 high pro otective tariff.
 MISCELLANEOUS.
 FIRE destroyed the finest business block in Tilhurv Ont on tho 1utb