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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-06
PECK CALLS ON KANsANs.
Says if Election Were Held Now Sill
yer Would Garry the Country.

yer W ouId Carry the Country.
Chicago, July George r. Peck
called upon the Kansas fellows yes
terday. Boys" he said. as he slapped
Senator Martin and David Overmyer
on the back, and smiled at the rest
'it does my heart good to be with you
again. I love Kansas with all her
fads, the 16 to 1 business included -
After the usual greetings Mr.. Peck
asked to be placed upon the list for
convention ticket for his daughter
Isabel "She is greatly interested in
the silver question and is reading ev-
erything she can find about it." He
added:
Isabel asked me this morning at
breakfast what I thought of the silver
proposition, continued Mr.. Peck and
I told her thought it was a delusion
blamed if I could answer the child,
and she had the laugh on me"
George, begin to have some hope
for you if q member of the family has
commenced to study the silver ques-
ton" said Sam Riggs.
Mr.. Peck said he believed that if
the election were held imme ediately
af5er the convention the silver forces
would elect the president. He thought,
however, that the silver sentiment
would die out within three months, but
admitted that he could give no reason
therefor
Tom Wilson created the heartiest
laugh OF the day at the Kansas head
quarters. Wilson is cattle baron
down in Barber county, and just at
this season Of the year water is very
scarce in that section. When he
Lake Michigan he said: Great God,
boys, look at the waterl I would give
$500 to have my steers here for a, quar-
ter of an hour"
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determined to obtain 1t. at any cost,
are, and will always continue to be
source OF weakness instead Of strength;
an expense instead of profit; of grief in
stead of joy to the government that
holds them in subsection by force-is,
am sure, the universal wish of every
lover of freedom in all nations of the
globe and by none is that wish uttered
with such excess of desire as by those
of our own country who revere the flag
our fathers defended in a struggle as
deadly as that in which our Cuban
neighbors are now engaged. Sincerely
yours, HORACE BOIES.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-06
CALIFORNIA RAILROAD PLANK
California Delegation Wants Platform
to Indorse Defeat of Funding Bill

Chicago, July 6.-The California rail
road issue is to play its part in the con
Vention- A plank which indorses the
action Of the Fifty-third congress in
defeating the Reilly Pacific railroad
funding bill will be presented to the
committee on resolutions and its incOr-
pOratiOn in the platform asked for
There was talk of a plank commit
ting the party against any plan for
funding the Pacific railroad debts to
the government, but the California men
conclude that the chances of securing
such plank were smaller than for the
less comprehensive expression. The
Fifty-third congress was controlled by
the Democrats and most of the votes
cast against the Reilly bill in the house
were by Democrats.
EX- Congressman Caminetti and Con-
gresham Mcguire declare that the
adoption of their proposed railroad
plank will prove a stronger card on
the Pacific coast that the free silver
declaration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-06
NEwsPAPER ATTACKS BLAND
IA Elece of AItgeld Says No
Southern Nan.

Chicago, July 6.-The Bland camp in
the Auditorium did not bubble over
with the same degree OF enthusiasm
yesterday as it has since the boomers
came to town.
The cause of all this trouble was the
attack on Bland published in The Eagle
Henry F. DOnOvan's paper, and the ac-
knowIedged mOuthpiece of AItgeld and
the Illinois Democracy as represented
by him.
The article printed with haring head
lines in The Eagle declares that the
nomination of Bland would mean IS. 600
Republican majority in Chicago; that
the Democracy demands a northern or
western man for a candidate. and that
1t is too soon after the civil war to
place southern man in nomination for
president This latter point was par
ticularly harped upon by the article
The Eagle declaring that the naming
of Bland would stir up sectional preju-
dice. and that Illionis would support a
man from this state, Nebraska, Ohio
Indiana or Iowa
This being the first attack upon
Bland's candidacy, it has naturally ere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-06
That New York Will Walk Out
of the Convention
In Case Michigan's Gold Dele
gatien is Thrown Out.
THE STORY is DENIED.
Hill Says That He Never Said
1t.
He Will Not Say, However,
What Will Be Done.

Chicago, July 6.-The Times-Herald
today prints the following. purporting
to be from David B. Hill:
New York will walk out of the con-
vention in case Michigan is thrown out
by the free silver men. It would not
be Democratic to be a silent witness to
such an outrage. This convention has
no right to override the decision of the
state convention and pass upon the le-
gality of the instructions given TO the
delegation. 1t would violate a Demo
cratic principle
1T would not do to discuss the tenn
porary craftsmanship at this time. It
has not been offered me. I could, there
fore. have had no opportunity to refuse
to accept the honor There was no con-
ference between my friends and myself
over the probable reception the silver
men might give the presentation of
gold man for the place Tt is one of
the matters that is giving me the least
worry
Democracy has been always for bi-
metallism. I once wrote a letter-prob-
ably several of them-in which I adVO-
Gated binetalIism by international
agreement. This seems to be impOssi-
Bile at this time. The party, as I know
it. does not want free silver. There is
but one alternative-gOld. 1 favor this
as against the OUher- l th1nk at TINS
time that independent bimetalIism is
impossible
There is going to be a struggle in
the convention. I think the first fight
win arise over the right of certain
gold delegates to sit. 1t is against all
rule that the credentials committee
should SuperSede the state convention.
I shall speak on this point as soon as
the issue is raised. There must be no
arbitrary action by the apparent ma
DTODOS6
thing is fought fairly to the end. We
are all Democrats and want to save
Democratic traditions.
"(Signed) DAVID B. HILL
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CLOSE FIGURES.
POpuliSts Issue a Circular
Showing That Democrats
Can Not Possibly Carry the
Election
WITHOUT THE HELP
Of the POpulists and Silver Re-
publicans.
Teller Alone Can lutte All the
Silver Men.
WITHOUT THE HELP

Chicago, July 6.--The Populists, the
boiling Republicans and the National
Silver party men are determined to
give the Democrats all the chance in
the world to know that they cannot win
at the polls unless they conciliate the
free silver men outside of their party.
They have elaborated in compiling
from best statistical authority show
ing the strength of the anti-DemOcratic
silver men in the twenty-nine states
south of the Potomac and west of the
Mississippi, a territory which gives 2S1
electoral votes-7 more than enough to
elect the president. This statement has
been carefully prepared and will be pre-
sented to the Democrats today, with
the view of influencing their action in
regard to the nominations. Chairman
Mott, of the national committee of the
Silver party, said today that this state
ment was accurate, and was decIara-
ton in the interest of silver made by
the nOn-partisan silver people.
THE ADDRESS.
It is the joint product of all silver
men who believe in the nomination of
Senator Teller, and is as follows:
The reconciliation of silver in the
United States depends upon uniting the
south and west The tWenty-nine
states west of the Mississippi and south
of the Ohio and Potomac rivers have
231 electors, Z more than necessary to
elect a president. If the voters who
favor free coinage Of silver in these
states can be united on the same elect
ors they can elect the next president.
IN the past they have been divided INTO
three hostile camps-POpuHsts silver
Republicans and silver Democrats
Since the silver Republicans bolted their
national convention and will cooper
ate with the POpulists. this Yet leaves
two opposing silver forces-POpulists
and silver Democrats. Thus, in order
to unite all the silver forces it is neces-
sary for the Populists and the silver
Democrats to Cooperate in the coming
campaign. The silver Democrats have
much to say about their ability to win
the contest for silver, but an analysis
of the vote of 1894 and 1895 proves that
that party is far in the minority in
these twenty-nine states which they
must have in order to elect the next
president.
THE WEST.
The following table gives the aggre-
TOnr ffo of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-06
CHOOSE TTLLMAN.
He is Selected by South Carolina for
National Committeeman.

Chicago, July 6.-The South Carolina
delegation elected Senator Tillman
chairman Of the delegation, member of
national committee. and member of
committee on resolutions. Senator Till
man has not decided whether he will
be willing to permit his name to go be
fore the convention as a presidential
candidate.
He declares the convention must
name a man who will consolidate the
disorganized and antagOnistic elements.
He says the situation now is so chaotic
as to disgust man who loves the cause
and wants to fight for it,
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Nc Renort Deniad.

Chicago July 6.-Senator Hill was
as T7alIfne- The signed radical STATE
nent that the gold standard men
would be advised by him to bolt the
convention if NIiehigan's gold delega-
tiOn was unseated. The statement
came as q surprise, because Senator
Hill has been very conservative in
the matter of statements. When Wis
tied this morning by a representative
of the Associated Press he said: The
statement is absolutely false. The
only things I said were embodied in an
tion yesterday. I never said anything
to give any person the idea I would
counsel a bolt In fact, I have re-
Trained steadfastly from making any
statements of what action we would
take in the convention
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NOT A PARTY OF ONE IDEA
Congressman Bailey Doesn't Believe
the Platform Will Contain but
One Plank

Chicago, July 6.-Congressman Bailey
Of Texas, said today of the platform:
I do not believe the convention will
think of limiting the platform to sin
gle plank. Most of the southern dele
gates are opposed to such a plan. We
want the financial plank made the par
amount one, but we do not cOncede that
the Democratic party has become a par
ty of one idea. It has changed none of
its principles, nor has it lost any of
them, and the platform should reiter-
ate them"
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FOR TELLER, THEN BLAND.
The Colorado Delegation Decides on
Its Choice forIPresident.

Chicago, July 6.-The Colorado dele
cation elected the following officers:
Chairman, R. W. Shreer; member of the
national committee, Adair Wilson; res
oIutions, c. 8. Thomas; credentials, T.
J. O'Donnell.
The Colorado delegation decided by
a vote of to 8 to support Senator Tel
Ter for president as a unit in case his
name was brought before the conven-
ton. If TeIIer's name is not presented
the delegation is for Bland.
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ILLINOIS ZOE BLAND.
The Delegation Decides to Give the
Missourian Her Entire Vote.

Chicago. July 6-The Illinois deIega-
ton today decided that Illinois would
cast her AS votes for Bland for presi-
dent. The first formal vote stood AZ
to l in favor of Bland. with four dele
gates absent. Preceding the formal
vote there was an informal ballot in
which Stevenson and others received
scattering votes
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TALK FOR TILLMAN
South Carolina Delegates Boom the
Pitchfork Statesman.

Chicago, July 6.-The South Carolina
delegation arrived last night and open
ed headquarters at the Sherman house.
Governor Evans, who heads the dele
cation, intimated that Senator Tillman
would be the choice of South Carolina
for the presidency.
Mr.. Evans said the people of South
Carolina had a high opinion of ex-Con-
gresham Sibley of Pennsylvania. and
would gladly vote for him if given the
opportunity.
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Kansas Delegation Gets a Banner.

Chicago. July 6.-The Kansas dele
cation has been presented with a
catchy banner by Sam Riggs of Law
renee It was made by Adam ROhe
of Lawrence, whose ability in that line
is well known. The banner is twelve
feet long, with the word kansas" on
green field. and suspended is a huge
sundower three feet in diameter, with
the center made up Of the coat of arms
of the state. the whole being executed
with rare taste and ability
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-06
WEAVER FOR TELLER.
Is in Favor of Fusion Between Popu-
lists and Democrats Everywhere.

Chicago, July General J. B. Wea-
yer of Iowa was in conference with the
BOies leaders today and said he was in
favor of fusion of the Democrats and
Populists, not only in congressional dis
tricts and state offices, but through
out the nation. Mr.. Weaver, who was
the Populist candidate four years ago,
says he is for Teller and hopes that
Teller will be nominated.
If Teller is not selected he will sup
port Boies and will urge the Populists
to support him if he is nominated by
the Democrats, provided he. is not nom
mated with the aid of gold votes in
the convention.
Weaver says he will not support any
Democrat who is nominated in this con-
vention with the aid of gold votes, and
will urge the POpulists to oppose fusion
for such candidate.
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ated a sensation in the Missouri camp,
and this was heightened by the know
ledge that Colonel Donovan, editor of
The Eagle. is a warm personal friend
of Governor AltgeId, an officer on his
staff and a close adviser in his pOliti-
cal councils. Donovan, it was argued,
would not dare to print such an attack
on Bland unless Altgeld knew and ap-
proved of it and the publication was
taken almost as an official utterance of
the Illinois delegation
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Small Fire at the National.

About 3:15 O'Clock this afternoon fire
was discovered in the engine room Of
the National hotel a still alarm was
turned in at the fire headquarters
across the street and the chemical en-
gine put the blaze out in a few mo-
ments. There was very little damage.
The fire started probably from einders
and ashes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-06
Cowlev County Company.

The Brown Investment company of
. ArkaIlssas CITY, CONVEY county, has in
sell real estate and to make and nego-
tiate loans. The directors for the first
year are George l. Brown, I. l. Brown
Charles l. Brown, D. NJ. Brown and
Norman Baker.
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SILVER MEN DISAGREE.
Can't Decide Whether to Have an
Ante Convention Caucus or Not.

Chicago, July 6.-The silver men are
anxiously discussing among themselves
whether they will have a caucus before
the convention meets. The majority of
them appear to be of the opinion that
there should be a general meeting of
the forces tonight, but the states of
Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky and some
of the other delegations are holding out
stiff1y against the proposition, some of
the delegates going so far as to say
they will not attend if one is held. The
matter will be determined at the gen
eraI meeting of the general silver COM
nittee to be held at o'clock today.
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WALLING SENTENCED.
The Murderer of Pearl Bryan to Han,
on August z.

Newport, July 6.-AIonzo J. Wall
ing, convicted of the murder of Pearl
Bryan, was sentenced today to be
HANGED AUGUST z.
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GOLD DELEGATES SEATED.
National Committee Seats the Gold
Delegation From Nebraska.

Chicago, July 6.-The gold delegates
from Nebraska were seated on roll call
by vote of &c to % in the national
committee.
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Appleton, Minn.-Dr. A p Sawyer:
Dear Sir-I have used your Family
Cure and can safely say have never
used anything better for kidney trou-
bic. Mrs. J. H. Craig. Frank Sim,
Pharmacist, 607 Kansas avenue.
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Sues jerome Mower for Sc. coo.

T. K. McGlanthery has begun pro-
ceedings in the district court to fore
close q. chattel mortgage on live stock
against Jerome Mower and others to
satisfy q note of S.. 600.
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STANLEY STILL WORSE.
The Explorer Ead Another Relapse
This Morning.

London. July 6.-Henry N Stanley
had another relapse this morning II
followed a slight Improvement yester-
day evening and caused great anxiety
to his friends.
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THE WEST.

The following table gives the aggre-
gate Populist and Democratic vote of
1894 and 1895 in the twenty-ntne states
of the south and west:
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COFFEES

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CAMPAIGN LITERATURE.
Curious Statements Made by Greenvine
Politicians.

A politician, who has the reputation
of keeping we'll up with the revolu-
tions of the political kaleidoscope In
South Carolina made the following
significant statement to reporter yes
terdaY:
ID. A. Tompkins has been from the
beginning the pattern maker, so to
speak, for the Reform machine shops.
He is the silent man in all conferen.
ces. Has heard all and said nothing.
He is the uncle of John Gary Ev-
ans by marriage. He is also father
in-law to John T. Duncan, who
proved to be the dark horse at Man
ming for the United States Senate.
Duncan knew what he was doing
when he made the charges (virtually)
that John Gary Evans was in the
bond deal. He would never have
taken that bold position if he had not
had in reserve the proofs to sustain it.
Tillman has had nothing to do with
the deal, more than to advise DR.. Bates
to accept the fee from the syndicate.
Tillman will not help John Gary out
of his trouble.
"These things being known to only
a select few, influences were adroitly
put in motion to scare of all other
candidates till the door closed at IL
o'clock at night on the 22d.
John Gary will be knocked out
and his fall will be like that of hump.
ty dumpty.
Another prominent Reformer made
similar predictions and added:
"But this dark horse move means
more than this. I believe charges will
be made against Governor Evans in
regard to his connection with the State
Dispensary and such enormous charges
that the bond scandal won't be in it. "
Jack Cranston was formerly the
partner of the Governors brother, B.
R. Tillman. Cranston is now the
agent of Waters & Company, a big
wholesale whiskey concern of Balti,
more, and recently he has been given
exclusively the orders for whiskey for
the State Dispensary."
well, suppose he was; that's the
Board of Controls business"
Now don't fly off at the handle,
young man, and I'll explain. said the
politician. That Board of Control
has not been convened for the past
year. What orders have been given
have, therefore, been given by the
Governor. There are several hundred
thousand dollars involved in this con
nection.
You watch the campaign smoke.
Dan Tompkins is no fool. If Tillman
has Withdrawn the props from under
John Gary Evans, which the circum-
stances seem to indicate, he will fail. "
-Greenville News, June 25.
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Morgan to whitney,

WASHINGTON, June 25.- Senator
John II. Morgan of Alabama has ad.
dressed an open letter on the silver
question TO the Hon. VIM. G.. Whit
ney in response to the latter's CON-
munication of June 81. After saying
that Mr.. Whitney's letter is 'entitled
TO the respect which it receives from
the whole people," Mr.. Morgan dis,
cusses somewhat the question Of an
international agreement and says: 1T
seems to be very vague and distant
hope that Great Britain will ever yield
to European or American States real
participation in her financial policy
by treaty agreements. The Senator
assumes that no American statesman
can present such plan as our govern
ment will ever consent to adopt or
or can agree to under the constitution,
and makes the friendly challenge to
Mr.. Whitney to state the plan (which
you would advise the Democracy 10
accept as a basis, at least for an inter
national agreement" The Senator
concluded as follows: "As you seem
to agree with the Democracy of the
South and West that silver should be
fully remonetized I respectfully sub
NIT it to your candid judgment whe-
ther this restoration of the rights of
our people is not more justly to be ex-
pected from the action and power OF
our own government. that has never
failed in such an effort, than from
Great Britain or any combination of
European powers who will do nothing
of the kind. except upon the induce
ment of some selfish motive"
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Carlisle Denies It.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-The state
ment sent out from Kalamazoo, Mich,
giving the substance of an interview
with H. H. Smith, in which he is
quoted as saying that Secretary Car
Isle told hin last winter that he (Car-
lisle) would vote for the Republican
nominee in case the Democrats nomi-
mated free silver man on free silver
platform, is denied by Secretary Car.
Isle. He states that he has not talked
with MIR. Smith in two years, and never
made such a statement to him or any
one else. Close friends of Secretary
Carlisle say there IS no doubt that he
will support the Chicago nominee.
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A FIFTEEN. YEAR OLD school girl in
Fordham. N. Y, few days ago deco
rated her schoolteacher's chair with
bent pins. When the austere Profes-
sor learned of the fact he Immediately
arose in his just wrath and demanded
the name oil the guilty party, which
was finally divulged by classmate.
Now the young lady is suffering the
tortures of q remorseful conscience
and her teacher will henceforth 60
through the world on one leg, the 9th.
having been amputated as the result
of blood poison caused by her ill-ad
vised joke.
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