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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
GOLD DEMOCRAT SLATE.
It is Bourke Cochran for Temporary
and Senator Cafery for Perma-
nent Chairman.

Indianapolis, Aug. 24.-It has been
practically settled by the executive
committee of the national Democratic
the convention shall be taken from the
east and the permanent chairman from
the south. The men who will preside
have been informed of the fact, but
their names will not be made public
until after the meeting of the full meet
of the national committee here one
week from tomorrow.
Several names were mentioned at
headquarters, but the plan seems to be
to make Rourke Cochran of New York,
temporary chairman and Donelson
Cafery of Louisiana, permanent chair
man. Mr.. Cochran has not yet en-
gagged quarters at any of the hotels,
but the men at the head of the move
ment are confident that he will be in
the convention.
of the national committee, will call the
convention to order. It is believed at
headquarters that the convention will
not last longer than two days. The
statement printed in the east yesterday
that Henry WatterSOn of Kentucky
would accept the nOmina ton for presi-
dent under. certain conditions has at
tracted wide attention at gold stand
ard headquarters.
It is conceded that the gold standard
Democrats of Kentucky will be an i'm
they conclude that Mr. Watterson
ought to have the nomination they may
be able to swing the convention for
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
COUNTY POLITICAL MEETS.
Silver Meetings and Republican Meet
ings Over Shawnee County.

D. c. TiIlotson addressed a large sill
yer meeting at ROssville Saturday eV-
ening There We're 400 present The
club there now has 257 members His
address was well received
Capt. J. G. Waters talked silver to a
good sized audience at Tecumseh- He
had challenged the Republican county
central committee to debate the queS-
tion with him but the invitation was
rejected with the remark that the COM
mittee would pay no attention to in
vitations to debate with the silver ad-
vOcates.
W. F. schoch spoke Saturday even
ing at Auburn and organized Nc
Kinley club with so members. There
were 217 men, women and children
present at the meeting. County Treas
urer F. NJ. Stahl acted as chairman.
Mr.. SchOch said among other
The opposition charge that we
have abandoned silver-that we have
gone back on bimetallism. We have
not done so. We have been upon a
gold standard in this country since
1879-yes, since 1853, barring the period
of suSpending specie payment during
and following the war and we are upon
that standard today. The present gold
standard, If you please, that has given
US and is today maintaining at a pari-
ty with gold $4,000 900 of silver coin,
certificates and treasury notes, which
the party pledges itself to continue to
maintain.
. mo national Republican convention
mas ever declared IOr Tree ana uIlIlIn-
tied coinage of silver, 16 to l, or at any
other ratio. They have declared for
bimetallism-the use of both gold and
silver as mOney-it is true and we are
in favor of that now. In our own state
having heard so long the cry for free
silver, and being so near Colorado,
many of US fell in with the idea, and
in 1890 our state convention and later,
some of the congressional conventions,
declared for free coinage of silver. You
see our fellows were after votes and
tried to swallow you fellows but con-
fess we could not do it,
Major J. K. Hudson, H. @. Larimer
and E. F. Ware discussed the issues of
the day from Republican standpoint
at Berryton and they report an en-
thusiastic meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
FARMERS WITH A BAND.
Led by a Load of Hay They Call or
Mckinley.

Canton, O., Aug, 24.-It was nearly
O'Clock when a party of seven carloads
of Knox county farmers reached Can
ton by a special Pennsylvania train.
They had the Centerburg, o., cornet
band with them and no more enthus-
iastic delegation has reached Canton
than they. They marched the mile
from the station to the Mckinley home
in good form.
A local farmer headed the parade
with a load. of new mown hay They
were a sturdy looking set of men and
cheer after cheer went up as their
chairman appeared on the stoop with
Major Mckinley. Mr.. H. D. Critch-
field of Mt. Vernon, son of a Knox
county farmer made a neat presenta-
ton. Major McKinley's response was
repeatedly interrupted with applause
and it was quite lengthy.
He said the hardships of the Ameri-
can farmer came from too many COM
petitors over in the old world. They
also came from the fact that farmers
best customers, the American work
men, had been largely out of work for
the past three years. The Republican
party could not dispose of the COM
petitors, but it could help the Ameri-
can market for the farmer. The home
market under protection consumed 95
per cent of American agricultural prod
ucts.
He said that the home market is the
best market, that the factory was the
farmers best friend; that prosperity
had come to the farmers through the
factories and not through the mints.
He said he had no fear of the farm
ers' vote. In 1892 they had stood firmly
and loyalty against free trade. They
would stand against free trade and
free silver this year.
That to lower the standard of value
would not give the farmer any actual
gain. But the panic of a free trade and
free silver policy would but add to the
hardships of the last three years. He
quoted from the presidential messages
of Fillmore, Jackson and Buchanan to
show that low tariff policy had al
ways worked to the hardships of ag>
riculture.
He said free silver would not cure
overproduction of farm products or the
underconsumption of the American
people. Free silver would not close
the wheat fields of Russia, India or the
Argentine Republic. That the farmer
as well as the workingman wanted his
pay in an honest dollar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
SURE OF THIRTEEN.
Sam Kimble Thinks There Will be at
Least That Many.

Sam Kimble of Manhattan, who was
one Of the first Democrats in the state
to bolt the Chicago platform, was also
one of the first to get here to attend the
meeting of Democratic boilers that oc-
ours tomorrow. Mr.. KimbIe came in
this morning. To a reporter he said:
4 can't tell how many will be here
at the meeting tomorrow, but 1 know
that we can count on thirteen sure, and
that will be seven more than were in
attendance at the Hutchinson conven-
ton when the state ticket was nominat-
ed. This meeting, as [ understand it,
will be an effort to organize the Dem
ocrats of this state that can't stand the
Chicago platform and at the same time
that we have stood by for so long a
time by voting for the Republican plat
form and it's nominees
I'VE will select delegates to the ma
tiOnal convention at Indianapolis and
will also select committees and will go
on with the work in this state. All ac-
ton in that direction may be post
poned till after the meeting of the ma
tional convention. Every Democrat
and when there is any one that is dis
franchiSed, as there is at the present
time in this state, we have at least the
right to meet and express our senti-
ments and then if we do not think it
expedient to put up a ticket to repre-
sent them at the polls we can go along
and vote as we please or refrain from
voting, but we will have made our dec
laration as to what we believe and it
will stand till at some future time our
party sees the error into which it has
fallen and comes back to the doctrines
that it has advocated SO long.
I think that we will have a very
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
The National Convention Meets in
Milwaukee Tomorrow-Candi-
dates for President

Milwaukee, Aug. 24.-MilwauIzee is
filled today with distinguished Repub-
hcans from every state from Maine to
California, brought here by the con-
vention of national league of Republi-
can clubs AT 10 a. m. tomorrow the
convention will open in the Exposition
building and there will be one or more
sessions each day until the work of the
league is completed.
The two contests in the convention
will be over the presidency and the
place of holding the next meeting.
Chas. Z. Gorden of Chicago, John l.
Webster of Omaha, and D. D. Wood
mansee Of Ohio are the candidates for
the presidency and it looks as though
there would be a very spirited contest
The impression is that Gen. McAlpin
and Mr.. Gorden will be the leading can
didates. The cities that are striving to
get the next convention are Boston,
Detroit, New Orleans, Omaha, Portland
and Chattanooga
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
TILLMAN'S SECRET VISIT.
Tt Was to Get Tom Watson to With
draw-But He Wouldn't.

Atlanta. Ca, Aug 24.-The Journal
this afternoon will print a story which
it says comes from a source of un-
doubted authenticity to the effect that
the undoubted purpose of Senator Till
mans recent mysterious visit to Thos.
E. Watson at the 1atter's home in
ThOmasville was to see if Mr.. Watson
could not be induced to retire from the
vice presidential race on a promise of a
place in the Bryan cabinet.
The Journals informant, who is a
Democrat of high rank. but a warm
friend and supporter of Watson, says
there is no doubt that a tentative offer
of such a proposition was made, by
whose authority it is not known, and
very promptly declined.
Mr.. Watson declared that inasmuch
as he had accepted the vice presiden-
tial nomination in order to preserve his
party organization, he could not sur
render it in exchange for any other Of
flee whatever. It is said that a, similar
offer is to be made to Mr.. Sewal. In
this connection it is noted as significant
that Mr.. Watson has been declaring
his confidence of late that he would be
on the Democratic ticket inside of two
weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24

creditable showing as far as numbers
are concerned, and the convention will
be as large as any Democratic conven-
ton that has been held in this state
There is a delusi0n as to the num-
Der of people that are in favor of sill
yer. Take my county, for instance.
There are only a few of the Republi-
cans that will bolt, and I think that 80
per cent of the Democrats will be with
good throughout the state.
THE greatest opposition that we have
had to contend with in our effort to get
the Democrats in line is from the class
that say that the best thing that can
be done at the present time is to sup
port the Republican party and it's nom
inees at this election They don't seem
to see that a, surrender to the Repub-
licans is as bad as a surrender to the
POpulistS. OF course we may still find
ourselves diSfranchised after the con-
ventiOn adjourns, but we will have de-
clared our convictions and let the peo-
pie know what we stand for"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
BRYAN LEAVES RED HOOK.
In Good Spirits Over His Prospective
Meeting With Hill

Upper Red Hook. N. Y, Aug. "a
VIM. J. Bryan, accompanied by Mrs.
Bryan and Private Secretary Outright,
left Red Hook at noon today to begin
their homeward journey to Lincoln.
Mr.. Bryan has gained flesh during his
week sojourn and is in high spirits. in
spired particularly by the approaching
meeting with Senator Hill, Chairman
Hinck1ey and other Democratic lead
ers, which he expects will result in as
surance of the politically solid support
of the state organization.
The party drove TO Rhinecliff, where
they crossed the river to continue their
journey to Winnesook Lodge. where
they will spend the night with Mr..
Hinckley. Much of the time of the
past three or four days has been spent
by Mr.. Bryan working on his letter Of
acceptance. The document will not be
so long as his Madison Square Garden
speech. nor will it be given to the pub
lie until Mr.. McKinley's acceptance has
been published
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
NO LOAN CERTIFTCATESYET
New York Clearing House Decides
There is No Demand for Them.

New York, Aug. 24.-ShortIy before Il
o'clock today the available members of
the clearing house loan committee of
the associated banks convened here
There were present President s. F. D.
Tappen, Gallatin National bank: J
Edward Simmons of the Fourth Ma
honal. H. ". Cannon of the Chase and
z. H. Perkins, Jr., of the Importers
and Traders National bank. Chair
man Tappen said that no application
for clearing house loan certificates had
yet been received aside from the ten
tative and open one of the National
Bank of Commerce, but that if serf-
Dus applications were made loan certifi-
Gates would be issued.
The meeting of the committee ad-
jOurned at 1910 and Manager Sheers Of
the clearing house announced on behalf
of the committee that no applications
for loan certificates had yet been made
The committee viii meet daily except
Saturdays to receive applications for
certificates. Banks applying for the
same will be charged a commission of
1-16 per cent and an additional 6 per
rent for interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
ST. PAUL ENCAMPMENT.
All Arrangements Practically Com
pleted for the G. A. r. Meeting.

All Arrangements Practically Com
pleted for the G. A. r. Meeting.
st. Paul, Aug. 24.-Arrangements have
now been completed for the parade of
the naval veterans and ex-prisoners of
war on Tuesday of Grand Army week.
The parade will start at 10 o'clock in
the morning and will go over the same
ground as the grand parade on the fol-
lowing day, a distance of about one and
one-haIf miles. The veterans will be
escorted by the Third regiment of
United States infantry. stationed at
Fort Smelling, and by the Minnesota
Chief Walker will review the parade
from the balcony of the Ryan hotel
AS the time for the encampment ap-
proaches it becomes more than ever
clear that however great the crowds,
the city of st. Paul will be easily able
to accommodate all who come, the
for all visitors and more are being list
ed daily, five clerks being kept busy at
that work.
The press committee has completed
arrangements for the entertainment
and assistance of all visitors and work
ing newspaper men. Headquarters
have been secured in Newspaper Row,
corner of Minnesota and Fourth streets,
where at all hours of the day and night
will be members of the local reception
committee to give all information and
help, and light refreshments for news
paper people will also be served. Each
visitor will be registered and given
freedom of the city and all its attrac-
tioOS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Some Parts Too Hot, Some Too Cold
and Some Too Dry.


The weekly weather and crop report
issued tomorrow by Weather Observer
Jennings will say;
During the past week the Kansas and
Smoky Hill rivers practically divided
the state in regard to temperature
South of the rivers the temperature
was above normal, and north below
An irregular line drawn from Labette
to Wallace divides the state for rain
fall, counties north of that line having
an excess, and counties south def
cheney. In the northern tier of coun-
ties east of Rawlins and in the eastern
counties extending south into Allen,
the rainfall amounted to three inches
and upwards, eliminating in six inch
es of rainfall in Johnson. The 20th and
21st were extremely hot days, and hot
winds prevailed The temperature in
the southern counties reached the high
est point for the year, and at several
places the highest since records have
been kept. In Barber the mean day
temperature was 104, yet the mean night
temperature was but Sc.
In the eastern counties the corn that
was planted later than June is entire
" ruined, but late corn planted before
that time will make a fair crop. A
large crop of fine hay has been secured.
In the middle and western divisions
the conditions are favorable through
out the northern and some of the
southern counties. The forage and hay
crops are all in fine shape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
TOPEKA AND KANSAS.
The Call for Voting Contest for Rep
resentatives in the Festival

Following is the call issued by the
ladies of the floral committee for their
voting contest which is being held at
Waggoner's drug store: believing
that every citizen in Topeka should be
interested in the representation of the
state and city in the floral parade, to
take place during the Fall Festival
we, the members in charge of arrange
ments for this feature of the floral pa
rade, desiring to make this the most
attractive and beautiful float Of the
parade, have decided to have a voting
contest to decide who shall represent
our state and city. Trusting to the
good judgment of the citizens to elect
ladies who are in every way suitable
to represent our state and city, We
have decided to have a ballot open to
all ladies' cents for each vote. Sign
ed: Mrs. w. H. Wilson, Frances N.
Wood Lucy A. Milliken, Helen B.
Farnsworth Emma R. Remley, Clara
o. A1dridge, Carrie E. Hanley. Mrs. E.
Raub. Mrs. R. A. Randlett, Miss Min
ME Marsh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
A Trolley Cars Wild Run Down
Mountain Grade.
One Hundred Persons Aboard
Are Terror Stricken.
WOMEN FAINT AND CRY
Some Wanted to Jump But
Were Restrained.
Car Wrecked But MiracuIOusIy
None We're Killed.

Frederick City, Nd, Aug. 24.-Fortl
persons were more or less injured b.
the brakes of a trolley car failing t.
work last evening on the steep noun
tain incline, the Frederick and Middle.
town railroad. The line was opened
last Thursday and yesterday a large
number of excursion parties from thii
city made the trip.
The car on which the accident oc.
CURED started from BraddockHeight
at the top of Catoctin mountain at
o'clock. w. MANI was the motorman
and D. Kefauver the conductor. There
were 100 people on the car, many more
than its capacity. The conductor and
motorman attempted to keep a number
of men and boys off, but they crowded
on the car and the start was made
down the steep grade with the heavy
load. The motOrman applied the
brakes. Those in front seemed to hold
but those on the rear wheels yielded
and the speed of the car rapidly in
creased. For a while those on the car
did not seem to realize their peril, but
the eXhiliration of the dash down the
mountain side turned to terror as they
realized the car was beyond the con
troll of the motorman.
A three mile run was before them
Just before reaching a trestle over a
ravine, so feet deep, the car gave a
lurch, the window panes split from the
train, and it seemed that the timbers
would break. Over the trestIe the car
flew at a terrific speed. The women
and children screamed and several
tried to leap to what would have been
certain death. Others tainted, but the
men clung to the sides of the flying car
and held them back.
The motorman tried to reverse but
the trolley slipped the wire and he
was powerless. He stuck bravely to
his post, however, and called to the
passengers to hold on for their lives,
as the car neared a sharp curve, two
miles and a half from the mountain
top. The next instant there was a
crash as the car bounded from the rails
and turned over. The people were
piled on top of one another and jam
med in the mass of wreckage. Many
persons who had seen the car tearing
down the mountain hurried to the res
cue and the bruised and manned pass
engers were removed to their homes
Not one was killed but nearly every
one of the hundred passengers was
bruised or mashed in some way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
HORRORS-CAN TT BE!
The Warm Weather is Coming Back
It is Said.

The warm weather is again endeav-
Oring to regain its lost footing, and
succeeded in forcing the temperature as
high as 80 degrees by 2 o'clock this
afternoon. Warmer weather is also
predicted for tomorrow, and it is prOba-
BILE that the mercury will do much bet
ter by this time tomorrow afternoon.
However, the past refreshing nights
have acted as a soothing syrup to the
tempers of the majority of people, and
they will now stand a little warm
weather without complaining.
In addition to warm weather. gen
orally fair weather is predicted by the
weather bureau tomorrow.
Throughout the state the weather is
reported generally fair and warm. The
temperature ranging from 81 to 100 de-
srreeS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT
It Will Consider Details for Mending
the Asphalt

There will be a council meeting to-
night where the details of the contract
to repair the asphalt pavements will be
fixed up.
1t will be necessary to advertise for
three days and LET atae work by con-
tract so another meeting will be held
probably on Thursday evening to let
the contract.
Mr.. Kasson of the Barber company
was in the city today and had a confer
ence with Mayor Fellows and accepted
the proposition of the council to make
the repairs. 1t will be done under two
contracts, one to make the repairs and
the other to keep the pavements in
good condition for five years. 1t will
cost the city during the five years
about $40 OOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
POLITICS MARES THEM MAD
The Sixth Street Financial School
Nearly Experiences a Riot.


This was a lively day in the Sixth
street financial school. At times there
were indications of a riot but at 1:3O
p. m. the crowd was dispersed by Off
Ger AIcElroy when the fire seemed
ready to burst forth at any moment.
A young man wearing a new straw
hat who said he was drummer for a
Cleveland firm talked Mckinley. He
commenced to talk at about 10 o'clock
and rather got the better of the dis
cussiOn. He had a way OF throwing up
his hands and calling for three cheers
for Mckinley that was unanswerable.
After he had retired amid the plaudits
of the gold standard advocates Phillip
Lux, a retired merchant, took up the
thread of discussion.
His free silver antagonist was John
RadfOrd, a jeweler Radford was
better informed than his opponent and
Lux to get out of the tangle in which
he had placed himself said:
We have got it in for you fellows
that don't pay any taxes"
That was an unhappy speech for
RadfOrd pressed the crowd back and
pointing to Lux, shouted
Friends look at the man who tells US
that they have it in for US fellows that
don't pay taxes. I tell you that every
man that lives pay taxes"
Several men in the crowd moved
threateningly toward Lux and some
ugly things were said but he withdrew
from the discussion and things Quieted
down
A short time afterward the Cleveland
drummer returned and there was a re-
neWal of hOstiitieS and cheers for Nc
Kinley and cheers for Bryan We're given
in response to calls. There We're grOans
and misses, handclapping and shouting
as the men jOStled each other
When things began to look serious,
Officer McElrOy pushed his way into
the crowd and sent the participants in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN DEAD.
The Famous Washington Hotel Keep
er Passes Away.

Saratoga, N-Y.,Aug. 24-John Cham
Deflaln OF Washington, D. c.. died at
the Grand Union hotel II :25 last nfpht
he had been in a comatose condifiou
tor the past SO hours.
John Chamberlain had a ,-e,,,,+, IT,
as a boniface, as a jolly, good fellow
ana as an entertaining companion af
the table which was national. almost
~ its extent. He was in a class nv
himself as connoisseur of an goo7
hings to eat, and he was himself the
inventor OF many now famous dishes
mon the epicures Of the land
Fhsre he attended bar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-24
Indians Filled with REELECTION.

Perry, o. t, Aug. 24.-For ten days
an old fashioned camp meeting has
been going on near Pawnee with hun
dreds of Indians in attendance. The
religious fever has gotten hold and the
Indians shout and dance all night, be-
coming so exhausted that they have to
be hauled from the camp ground. The
squaws in many instances faint away
and do not regain consciousness for
many hours