Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-06
POLITICAL POINTS.
How the Chicago Convention WIN
Stand on Money.
PLATFORM OF MAINE REPUBLICANS.
Snverites VIII Control the Kentucky Dem
ocratfc Convention-Gov. RradIey With
draws a Presidential Candidate
The Oregon Election close

CHICAGO, June 3--The twO-thlrds
rule, heretofore governing nomina-
tions, will be abolished by the silver
majority in the democratic national
convention. This is the positive pre-
diction of w. J. Bryan, the choice of
Nebraska silver democrats for presi-
dent Mr.. Bryan himself favors the
abolition of the time-houored rule, and
he says that there is no question of its
being wiped out He bases his predic-
tion on the assumption that the silver
men will control the convention
Chairman Harrity and his colleagues
of the subcommittee of the democratic
national committee-an gold men
yesterday prepared an estimate of how
the convention will stand on the money
question. They gave the silver men
427 delegates, the gold men 3s7, and
put 90 in the doubtful column Florida.
Louisiana, Nebraska and California
are tho doubtful states
PLATFORM OF MAINE REPUBLICANS.
| BANGOR, Me-, June 3-The Maine re-
publican convention met in this city
yesterday. When the routine business
of the convention had been concluded,
| Llewellyn Powers, of Houlton, was
nominated for governor by acclama-
ton. In national affairs, the resolu-
tions advocate the policy of protection,
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| signal prosperity of the country for 30
years, and rounded by the reciprocity
of Blaine-a policy adapted to the bus
| mess of the country and adjusted from
time to time to changed conditions"
The financial plank is as follows: I'VE
are opposed to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, except by interna-
tional agreement, and until such agree
ment can be obtained we believe the
present gold standard should be main
tanned" A vigorous foreign policy is
urged, also restriction of immigration
and just administration of pension
laws.
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS.
LEXINGTON, KY, June 3.-To-day's
state democratic convention will be
harmonious and simply a ratification
of a majority of the county conven-
tions held last Saturday. The gold
standard delegates have held an in
formal conference and agreed to make
no further contest on the organizat alton
of the convention and selection of del
egates-at-large, or anything. Nearly
all delegates are wearing Blackburn
badges, and in shaking hands say:
'Give me the sixteen to one shake"
The resolutions will not denounce
President Cleveland, Secretary Carlisle,
Senator Lindsay and others by name,
nor the Louisville, Lexington and
other ''gold standard" papers, but
they will denounce the financial policy
of the administration in such severe
terms as indirectly to condemn the
president and the secretary of the
treasury.
| GOV. BRADLEY wITHDRAwS
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 3--The Com
mercial's special from Frankfort con-
tains an interview with Gov. Bradley,
which is his official withdrawal as a
presidential candidate. He announced
yesterday to his friends that his name
would not be presented to the St. Louis
convent ton, although the Kentucky
delegates-at-large and some district
delegates are instructed for him. Gov.
Bradley looks on the growth of free
silver among the southern and western
democrats with alarm, as threatening
the interests of the country and urges
squarely.
THE OREGON ELECTION.
PORTLAND, Ore, June 3--Returns
from the interior show large populist
gains in nearly every county in the
state. The republicans have elected
Bean supreme judge by from 5000 to
: 10. 900. The two congressman are in
doubt, the contest being between the
repu blicans and populist nominees in
both districts The legislature will be
close. The democrats and popuiists
fused in several counties, and it is pos
sible that the democrats and populists
together will have a majority in the
house. The senate is repub 1ican by al
. least five majority.
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