The National tribune., 1896-08-27

There il talk Of the Free Silver men In West
Virginia getting together by pulling on both
the Populist and Democratic nominees for Gov
ernor, and substituting . man for whom eosh
parties can vote.
The Free Silver Democrats Of Wisconsin want
to depose ex. Gov. Peck from the Chairmanship
of the State COMMITTEES, because he was not an
original Free Silver man. Nor will they BE-
licve in Senator Mitchells conversion into .
genuine Free Silverite.
Even in Colorado the Sound Money cause ID
making rapid hoadway. Large meetings were
held at Colorado Springs and Colorado City
last week. and at the latter place Mckinley
Club was formed, with $50 members, mostly
workingmen.
Already orders have been received for more
than 100000 copies OF Bourke CocKrans
speech, and it looks as If the demand would
run into several millions
Last Sunday the Rev. DIR. Macarthur preach
ed q great sermon at the Calvary Baptist
Church, New York, on Righteousness or
Slver2" taking for his text Amos, ESQ:
Because they sold their righteousness Tor
silver"
Judge Edward Scott Of Jacksonville, ILL.,, .
prominent Democrat, says: Although Am
q warm personal friend Of William j. Bryan,
/ cannot support him on any such platform
as that adopted at Chicago. / am not a Silver
man now, and never have been, as l believe
such policy the sure way 20 financial ruin and
disaster"
One of the most remarkable campaigns in the
history of South Carolina closed Aug. %. 1t
was one for primary, at which every candi-
date from United States Senator down was to
be voted for. Senator Irby wanted to be re-
nominated for his present place. but he had Sc
cured Senator Tillman's enmity, and had to
give way in favor of Gov. Evans 1t was sup
posed that Evans would have no real opposi-
ton, and everybody was surprised, just before
the close of the nominations, which was fixed
for June %, to have TALL black-baired, black
eyed young man appear and furnish evidence
that he had complied with all the formalities
for being a candidate. He proved to be John
r. Duncan, a clerk in the Secretary of States
Office. Evans and Tillman tried to ridicule the
young man out of the race, but he was not
made of that kind of stuff. Then they tried to
bulldoze him, with no better success. He has
met Evans on the stump and continuously for
two months. and though there has been much
mud singing and abuse, be has more than held
his own. He has made some very ugly charges
of corruption against the Governor, and came
near, if not altogether, to substantiating them.
He has forced the Governor to acknowledge
that he was at least attorney for an obscure
DIOkCT WHO WAS SiVou tnc JOU VI thO
State debit and will receive part Of the COM
mission. Both candidates have frequently de-.
nounced one another as Liars" scoundrels,"
"skunks," "buzzards" etc, and frequently
fisticuffs on the stand were averted only with
difficulty. Judge Joseph 81. Earle, another
candidate, managed to get into the canvass by
telegraph, and he and Evans have come to
blows on the platform on account of offensive
terms applied to each other.
Ex.Congressman W. s. Foreman, of East St.
Louis, ILL.,, leading Democrat, makes some
serious charges against Gov. Altgeld, in which
he says that Altgeld borrowed $4,000 of State
funds from the State Treasurer, who was de.
faulter to the amount of nearly half q million
dollars. After the defalcation was discovered
tho Governors due bills for the amount were
mysteriously distracted from the Treasurer's
safe, and political friends of the Governor re-
placed the money. He holds the Governor re-
sponsible for the entire defacation, on account
of his influence in securing loans from the
Treasurer to personal and political friends, and
says that he has wrecked the Democratic party
in Illinois.
Gen. Joe Wheeler has finally pulled through
all right, and secured his denomination for
Congress by small majority. The back
Counties saved him.
w. r. Morrison has consented to stump Illi-
nois, but he has some delicacy about his old
district where Jehu Baker, who defeated him
for Congress- is now running on a fusion ticket.
The campaign which resulted in shelving Nor
rison Left him many sores which are not healed
vet.