Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


rEiaoEAL AND foLifrrAh.
Ex'Gov. JonN p. ST. john, Of Kan
SIS, addressed the silver convention n
St Louis on tho esd. He dcnoence,
the wall street syndisaten and Eng
lish bond sharks"
THE Washington Star recently print
ed the following item: It Is understoc,
that Secretary Hoke Smith has In
formed several intimate Friends In tn,
south OF his purpose 10 support Bryai
and Scwall, and that 81 the rresiden
and his cabinet bolt tho Chicago tickle
either Tor Mckinley or for n sount
money democratic ticket, he (Smith
will rotire from the cabinet withou
further ceremony.
TnEpcople's party convention Mt st
Louis on the cath adopted q platform
and nominated Thomas q. Watson, o
Georgia, for vice president
The national convention OF the sill
yer party at ST. Louis on the cath
nominated William j. Bryan for prcsl
dent and Arthur Sewall for vice prcst
dent A platform was adopted max
ing the money question the paramount
issue and, after motion was carried
to notify the nominees at Mr.. Bryant
homo In Lincoln, Ncb., the convention
adjourned sine die.
THE new national committee of the
silver party at ST. Louis met on the
aith and Charles D. Lane, Of Califor'
nin, wns made chairman and |. N.
Stevens, of Colorado, secretary. d. p.
Thompson, OF Portland, Orc, was
chosen to go to Japan and j. M. Haw.
thorn, Of St Paul, Mimi, to 20 to Mex,
leo for the purpose OF investigating tho
effects of free coinage of silver In those
countries.
THE gold standard democrats held
another meeting at Chicago ON tho
cath At which Comptroller Eckels was
present and it was decided to call for
n convention to be held ON Septembcr
.. A committee YVES appointed to ar
range for state conventions for the
purpose OF nominating state tickets.
The national committee Is 10 meet nj
indianapolis, Ind, August Z TO decide
on the place for tho national ronpen-
ton.
A WASHINGTON dispatch to the New
York journal on the Goth stated that
liolSe Smith, secretary of the interior,
would resign from tho cabinet in a
short time, his resignation being in the
hands of tho president now. Mr.. Smith,
having Endorsed Bryan in his southern
paper, wanted to align himself com
plctcly with that faction Of the de-
mocracy.
The national commit tee of the silver
party has issued an address from st.
Louis, urging the people to support
bryan and Scwall and calling for con-
lributions for the legitimate expenses
Of the campaign.
CHAIRMAN JONES, of the democratic
national committee, has appointed
William T. st. John, who presided over
bic silver convention at st Louis,
treasurer OF the democratic national
committee an l Mr.. ST. John announced
that he would accept the appointment.
TmE populist national committee,
which held its first meeting at st. Louis
on the 25th, elected Senator Butler, OF
North Carolina, chairman.
THE peoples party convention at st.
Louis on the 25th nominated William
]. Bryan for president Of the United
states. A motion was also carried
giving the ma tional committee plennry
powers in all things connected with
the party after adjournment. Soon
after the announcement Of Bryan's
vote, l,o4e, the convention adjourned
sine die.
THE New York World on the 27th
published statement from Thomas q.
Watson, the populist nominee for vice
president, that he would make the race
to the end even IL Arthur Scwall, the
democratic nominee, did not withdraw.
WILLIAM HENRY SMITH, late general
manager of the Associated press, died
1t his home in Lake Forest, near Chi.
:ago, recently. lie had been sick for
several days with pneumonia.