The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
 GARRETT HOBART, the republican nominee for vice president, visited eX- Gov. Mckinley at Canton, O., on the 18th and they both considered their letters of acceptance.
 Mss GERTRUDE VANDERBILT was married to Harry Payne Whitney at Newport, R. l., on the 25th. The event was rather quiet on account of Nr. Cornelius Vanderbilt's i'll health. THE gold standard democrats of Pennsylvania held a state convention at Philadelphia on the 25th and nomi- mated delegates to the Indianapolis convention and organized new party called the "Jeffersonian party" the word democratic" being omitted, as, according to judicial decisions, they could not infringe upon the title of the older party.
 GEORGE P. KEENEY. president of the Association of National Silver clubs has issued an address from Washing ton calling upon the people to organ ize silver clubs in every school district of America.
 THE formal letter of acceptance in reply to his notification by commit tee that he was nominated by the re- publican party for president of the United States was given to the press by Maj. Mckinley on the 26th. It is devoted principally to the discussion of what he considers the great ques. f;opc of tho ,o n, ,,o ;op -nrota otaofiop bpp- est money and reciprocity.
 THE names of Senator Villas and Gen. Bragg of Wisconsin, Henry Watterson of Kentucky, Senator Palmer of llli- nois, Secretary Morton of Nebraska and Senator Gray of Delaware are be- ing talked of for the gold standard democratic nomination for president and a lively contest was predicted at Indianapolis, Ind.
 A DISPATCH from Chicago on the 26th stated that there was movement among populists to take William J. Bryan off of their ticket if he failed to accept their nomination and either have another convention or have their national committee name another can didate.
 SENATOR STEWART gave to the press on the a5th an open letter in reply to Senator Sherman's speech opening the Ohio campaign. Senator Stewart con- cluded by saying the facts convicted Senator Sherman of having imposed on the senate in having secured the demonetization of silver.
 CANDIDATE BRYAN spoke to big crowd at Buffalo, N. Y., on the eth. The police were powerless to control the audience and they swarmed down and took possession of seats reserved for the clubs which escorted Mir. Bryan. to the hall.
 A STORY was sent out from Washing ton to the effect that Dominic l. Mur- phy, pension commissioner, will soon resign his office. The story of his all legged resignation was semi-officially confirmed by an employe in the pen sion department who is close to the commissioner.
 THE Washington Star on the 27th stated positively that William J. Bryan and Thomas Watson would be notified of their nomination by the populist party for president and vice president respectively.
 IT was understood at the Chicago re- publican headquarters that Col. R. c. Kerep3, national committeeman from Missouri, would be requested by Mir. Hanna to look after republican inter- ests in railroad circles throughout the country.
 EX-PREsIDENT BENJAMAN HARRISON spoke to an immense audience at Car negie hall, New York, on the 27th on the political issues of the campaign. Chauncey M. Depew was the chairman of the meeting and many distinguished people were among the audience.
 FROM the political organization not democratic, but in sympathy with the Chicago platform, Chairman Jones, of the democratic national committee, has appointed an advisory board, con sisting of Senator Teller, of Colorado; Senator Dubois, of Idaho; Senator But Ter, of North Carolina; c. T. Wash burn, of Massachusetts; I. N. Stevens. of Colorado, and George P. Keeney, of California.
 PREMIER ITo, who is also minister for the interior and secretary of the Jap anese cabinet, has resigned.
 SENATOR PULLMAN, of South Caro- lima, sent telegram to ex-President Harrison at New York, challenging him to joint debate.
 A CLEVELAND, O., dispatch stated that Chairman Groot, of the silver party notification committee, would notify Bryan and Sewall of their nom- ination on September at Lincoln, Neb.
 A DISPATCH to the London Chronicle from Rome said that private letters re- ceived from Constantinople stated that the Turkish government was on the eve of being overturned and that provisional government would be ap- pointed.
 LI HUNG CHANG. the grand old man" of China, arrived at New York on the 2sth and was given 8 reception befitting his high rank. The North Atlantic Snuadron boomad n solufa ;,,