Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

letter was received at Toncl,,
Kan, from Garrett \. Hobart in which
ne said he would be in TorcIla at tho
fall festival during the last weel, in
Septem Der. Gov. Mckinley and w I
bryan have already accepted invita-
lions to be present, and letters have
peen sent TO Arthur Scwall and Tom
watson urging them to be there.
Bryan club has been formed anonr
the union printers in Chicago.
The Rock Island county dcu-ocrot;o
committee has made arrangements To
tender w. j. Bryan a great welcome
In the cities of Rock Island and Moline
next Saturday afternoon.
The Fifth Virginia district republic-
ans nave nominated John X. Brown. of
Martinsville, for congress The repub.
means OF the Second district split into
Two conventions. One nominated Dr.
H. y. Wise, of Williamsburg. and the
other put up j. j. Deyer, of South
aUpton, for congress
Mayor lingree, of Detroit. was nom.
mated by the republican state conven.
tion at Grand Rapids. Mich, for gov.
ernor on the fourth ballot.
The Nebraska state populist's con.
vention Thursday morning nominated
j. Il. Mesery for treasurer. but left the
other OF the two Offices originally. va.
quested by the democrats. that of az.
tcrney general, blank. VIM. Neville
and j. ;. Kirkpatrick were nominated
Tor supreme court justices.
Hon. Thomas II. Reed was renor,.
mated for congress by the republicans
of the First Maine district.
AT the national republican hea6.
quarters in New York it was said
thursday morning that additional
prominent speakers had been secured
Tor the campaign. Among them are
eX-tiov. Pitkin. of Louisiana; Gen. O.
.. Howard and l.. +. Fairchild. Ex.
Gov. Pitkin will begin his work in
Maine on August ~ No word bo.
come from Gen. Harrison as to when
ms services will be at the disposal of
the national committee.
Charles y. Dana, in an editorial in
the New York sun. Thursday moruirp.
bolts the Chicago nomination and saw.
he Will vote for VIM. Mckinley.
At Natcrvilie. Ne. the second derv..
ocratc state convention. called because
OF the dcclination Of Hon. Edward T.
NlnSlow 10 stand as candidate fo.
governor. and the divided sentiment,
on the silver question. was held Thurs.
day. Melvin +. Frank was nominated
on the first ballot.
Maj. scofeid was nominated for GOV.
ernor by the Wisconsin repubIic,p
convention on the sixth ballot. Nom
nation made unanimous The prcscn
state officers except governor. were
then renominatcd by acctamation and
the ticket completed.
Jerome G.. Kcarby was nominated 10,
governor by acclamation by the Texas
populist convention.
Maj. Mckinley had score OF Galore
Thursday and rs usual they were from,
many sections of the country. The
work OF organizing campaign club.
goes on rapidly all over the country.
The Illinois leaders in the national
movement for q gold standard demo-
cratic convention left Thursday morn.
ing for Indianapolis 10 attend the M.
tional committee conference Friday.
and the Palmer house headouartcrs
were taken possession OF by the state
convention workers.
The Kansas populist state convcn.
vcntion thursday afternoon adopfcd
inc report Of the conference committee
and nominated thc same prcsidentisl
electors named by the convention at
/ Hutchinson tuesday. Rev. T. +. Hod.
KIN. o Methodist minister. and latcl, a
member Of the prohibition party. was
nominated FOR congressman-as-Iar
Many people. mostly friends and
neighbors, called at the BRYAN resi-.
dcncc Thursday 20 say good.bv To Mr..
and Mrs Bryan prior to their dcpart-
urc for the east Friday One Of tho
'aIlcrs was senator Allen. of H.cbrasl,a.
who nad Commute talk with Mr.
Bryan about political matters.
Tie Florida populists. after nominal.
ing full state ticket headed bv A. ~
/ Nicks for governor. adopted resoIr-
lions iavorinR SewalIs witbdravoa1
hcy also declared: I'm accc,tir,,
bryan the democratic nominee, tbc
| poPu.ist party has done all tb 4 rc,son
and justice can demand