Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-07-03
POLITICAL POINTS.

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1t is said that II the Chicago conven
ton declares for free silver every demo-
cratic paper in New York City will bolt,
Hobart is visiting Mckinley at Can
ton, They agreed that neither should
make q stumping tour during the cam
paign.
The Illinois delegation to the Chica-
go convention elected Altgeld chairman
and decided unanimously to support in
the convention motion to abolish the
two-thirds rule.
Charles d. Jacob, who has been four
times mayor of Louisville, has snnounc-
ed his candidacy for election in Novem.
Der. He is very popular and ii is thought
can be easily elected.
The free silver men say that no quar-
ter will be shown to the sound money
advocates at the Chicago convention. Of
course not. Rule or ruin ia the policy Of
those who now hold the deck.
1t is said that Gen. Hobson contem-
plates running as an independent csndi-
date for Congress in the Third district
This would mean the everlasting defeat
Of DIR. Hunter, who Hobson says, is ss
much free silverite as Rhes.
Senator Lindsay says: at strikes
me that we are going straight to the devil,
but / hope We will round to somewhere
before we strike the jumping-off place.
He thinks Bland is the logical candidate
OF the free silver democrats for the pres
idency.
"A big row is threatened in the re-
publican State campaign committee. Ii
is said that "the original Mckinley men
will form a separate committee to handle
the Hanna funds, and thus leave the
regular committee without any Of the
snews OF war
Postmaster Hesing, Of Chicago, says
that Whitney and Hill will be wasting
time and labor trying to stem the silver
tide at Chicago. He believes that Alt
geld will control the Chicago convention
as absolutely as he controlled the con-
vention at Peoria.
The democratic party was born in
July, 1776, and in July, 1896, is lying at
the point of death from an overdose of
silver. The only hope for the distin-
guished patient seems TO be in the gold
cure, but the doctors are dsagreeing,
and a post norton will doubtless have
to be held.-Louisvile Post.
! The bimetsllic committee will ask to
be allowed to name the temporary chair
man, and if this request is refused they
will offer a candidate for that place in
opposition to any selection by the Ma
tional committee. Senator Harris, OF
Tennessee, and Gov. Hogg, OF Texas, are
both talked OF for chairman.
The Anderson News, which lives in
free silver atmosphere, after speaking
OF Mr.. Owsley's withdrawal says: The
fight having thus narrowed down be-
tween the representatives of the gold
and silver wings Of the party, the race
will be lively one from now on. We
are not in the prophesying business, and
shall not attempt to say which one will
win, bnt it is apparent that neither has a
walkover
The Harrodsburg Sayings commends
the course of Mr.. Owsley in Withdrawing !
from the Congressional race and suggests
the same to Mr.. Force, both because be
is out of sympathy with the democratic
platform and the wishes OF nine-tenths
OF his fellow-democrsts on the currency
question. II will make him no friends
for Mr.. Force to say that he is for the
gold standard and then promise to carry
out the free silver policy.
The Advocate says that the welfare
OF the party and the interest OF the sound
money side demanded that the race
should be simplified by the Withdrawal
OF either Mr.. Owsley or MIR. Force, and
as Mr.. Owsley has elected to retire, due
credit should be given him for the sacri-
fee he has made. His course dis
plays disposition to subordinate his
own ambition to harmony, which is COM
mendsble, and will, we believe, lead to
the favorable consideration of his claims,
should he apply for recognition in the fu-
ture.
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