The herald., 1896-07-06
POLITICAL POINTERS
Various Notes Bearing on the Situation at
Chicago

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Various Notes Bearing on the Situation at
Chicago
CHICAGO, July s. = National Chair
| man Harrity has called a meeting Of the
| Democratic national convention for IL
| o'clock tomorrow for the transaction Of
such business as may be necessary In
connection with the temporary organi-
zation of the convention, the preparation
| of the temporary roll of the delegates
and the selection of temporary roll OF
the delegates and the selection Of tenn
porary chairman.
Previous to this meeting the national
committee will get together at II o'clock.
This meeting, Mr.. Harrity says, will be
held only for the purpose of distributing
tickets of admission to the members Of
the national committee and delegates.
These tickets are in turn to be distrib-
uted by the delegates and committee
men to visiting friends from their re-
spective states.
A SMALL SPLIT.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. July 5.-The
state convention of the newly organized
National party is session here yesterday
emphasized the split in the free silver
forces in Arkansas when the resolved
to support Bentley of Nebraska for the
presidency and nominated a candidate
for governor and list of presidential
electors. ]. W. Miller of Arkadelphia
was nominated for governor. A platform
was adopted favoring prohibition, de-
manding the free, unlimited and inde-
pendent of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1,
and touching upon all the living issues
both state and national
VERY CONFIDENT
LONDON, July Ga Paris dispatch
to the Times says:
At the Fourth of July banquet of the
American chamber of commerce on Sat-
urday. Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, refer
ring to the currency question, asked his
hearers to have more faith in America
and Americans than to suppose she
would be dishonest in her national cred
it, having pronounced strongly for the
single standard. The Times also has
an editorial discussing the Democratic
convention and incidentally Mr.. Mac
Veagh's statement above quoted. which
concludes by saying: I'VE still believe
in the good faith and honesty Of the
American people,
WORKING FOR GOLD
CHICAGO, July 5.-Representatives
of the New York and Massachusetts, Re-
form clubs have arrived and opened
headquarters at the Victoria. Their ef-
forts are to bedevoted to the advance
ment of the gold standard propaganda
and besides their personal argument for
active work, they are distributing gold
literature. Robert Grier Monroe. Law
renee z. Sexton, are the head Of the
New York contingent, and Charles War
ren, secretary of the Massachusetts
oluh. and Henry w. Lamb are leading
the MasYFaffA6Bf tAARGHqn.
CHICAGO, July Sat meeting OF
the executive committee of the Illinois
gold men a resolution was adopted de-
nouncing the means used by the free
silver Democrats. 1t was claimed that
frauds wer used at the Cook county
primaries at which delegates to- the state
convention were selscted. 1t was also
claimed a majority of the Democratic
voters were disfranchised at the primary
election and that the victory Of Cook
county had the effect of discouraging the
gold men throughout the state.
The declaration concluded with state
ment that the majority of the Democrats
of Illinois were against free silver and
for the present standard of value on the
currency question.
M'LEAN SHOUTERS
CINCINNATI. O.. July 5.-Over 100
members of the Blackburn club of Lex
inpton. KY. passed through here tonight
en- route to Chicago. Tomorrow morn
ing the Duckworth club of Cincinnati
leaves for Chicago. 1t will be accom-
panied by over 1000 excursionists over
the Big Four, who go to Chicago 10
| swell the Mclean boom.
|. BELMONT STARTS
NEW YORK, July 5.-Hon. Perry
Belmont, who arrived from Europe on
La Touraine on Saturday, left for chi
| cago to attend the national Democratic
lsconvention today.
HARRITY REELECTED
| CHICAGO. July 5.-The Pennsyl-
| vania delegation met at o'clock tonight
and reelected William F. Harrity
| member of the national committee. He
was also chosen chairman of the dele
| cation.
| A LONELY WOMAN
CHICAGO, July 5.-Mrs. Ellen B.
Ferguson will be the only woman who
| will ocupy seat in the convention. She
| is an alternate from Utah. The delega-
ton arrived today, and at a meeting
voted to vote for Bland for president.