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Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-05

The men in Alabama who rejoiced in the favorable Mckinley election news are not likely to remain long in the Palmer party.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-05

Let's get down to business now and b' ready for the good times that are prom ised
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-05

Total.. '''.oz3o Aoo' Estimated majority for Underwood
 in beats not heard from. .. 135 Underwood's plurality. .. .. .. ....3573 At beat No. 40, Woodward's, Tomson carried the box by about S5 plurality over Underwood, but Underwood gets small ma jority over Grove.
 This is the only precinct in the county carried by Tomson
 The Bryan and Sewall ticket ran ahead of Underwood from 800 to 600, and carried the county by about 4,o00 plurality.
 Tn State Herald was reliably Informed last night that Dr. Grove will file con- test.
 There was demcratic gain in every democratic precinct over Hobart in every beat except beats 25 and 36.
 Underwoods gain over 1894 is about 5000.
 It is estimated that MT. Tomson did not get over 600 votes in the county.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-05
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-05

Alabama should by all means have a constitutional convention.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-05

cinet. That, too, is above the average. Five votes to the precinct in Alabama it does appear is running dangerously near to the loss of the principles of Jefferson and Jackson. We are not yet informed as to how long it will be until a day is named on which the doors of that august body, the democracy preservers of Ala bama, will be opened in order to afford an opportunity to those who stood by the democratic party and it's nominees to make confession of their sins and be for given. We trust an early day will be named. The ninety-nine and one-half per cent. who have strayed away from the one-half of one per cent. will get
 nightly tired and awfully lonesome if they are forced to remain away long.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-05

as the settlement of grave moral issues before the comitum of Christian people. Rev. H. D. Jenkins, Presbyterian, Kan sas City, Mo.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-05

MIRACLES-There is no greater mirs cle inthe world than that which ever man carries under his own hat.-Re' George T. Bowling, Epiccopalian, Toled' O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
DANGER TO CYCLISTS.
CaterpiIlars Make Riding Risky Along
Brooklyn Avenues.

New York, July 8.-Bedford avenue
is the favorite highway for bicyclists
in Brooklyn, being the most direct and
central route to the Eastern Parkway
Unfavorable for riding as yesterday
was. the avenue was crowded with
wheelmen. Some of them had a novel
as well as unpleasant experience in
their progress over the smooth asphalt
pavement on the block between De
Kalb and Willoughby avenues.
There are big shade trees in this
particular block and yesterday thous-
ands of the caterpillarS dropped from
the branches on the pavement and were
crushed by wagon wheels. As soon as
a bicycle struck the dangerous spot the
tire would slip. Many women riders
had their dresses badly sOiled, but as
far as could be learned no one was iz~
1ured. As a precaution sand was thrown
on the pavement and policemen were
stationed at each corner to warn the
wheelmen of the danger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
Says the New Party Is inst a
Month Old
IT is TEETHING.
Saloon Evil Can't Be Abolished
He Says,
Until the Poverty Evil Is AbOl-
ished, Too.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 3.-John p.
St John. from Kansas, was the at
traction last evening at Lake Harriet.
The fame of the speaker, as well as
the fact that he was announced to talk
upon live questions, had everything to
do in drawing so large an audience
that it nearly taxed the lower floor
seating capacity of the pavilion.
Governor St. John is a fOrcible speak
er and has no difficulty in carrying his
audience with him. He also has a
good clear delivery, which served him
in good stead, speaking in the open ar
1t did not take him long to ind his
way to the heart of his subject, after
he had INDUCED in q little preamble.
He announced his heads as prohibition
and the liquor traffic, Acknowledgement
of women. free and unlimited coinage
of silver q a ratio of 16 to l. This
was not at all ambiguous and left his
hearers in no doubt as to his position
He said ne appeared in the interest of
a new paFty-rarher, an old party IN
der a new name-bOrn in Pittsburg,
May %, at 3 o'clock in the morning, "a
month old to the day and already
teething." He declared it was forced
into existence in the midst of high
tariff and gold buggism. He repre-
scented the broad gauge platform.
He announced himself a strong pro-
hibitiOnist, but did not propose to take
much time for exposition of its prin-
ciples, as it was a subject that had
been hammered at for twenty-five
years. Tt has been settled that the
liquor traffic is wrong, evil and only
evil; there is no man possessing a con-
science who will stand up and defend
the American saloon. The Republican
convention in St. Louis declared its be-
lief in temperance and morality; that
was a great step in advance for that
party. The evil of liquor traffic would
be wholly BlOtted out but for the cow
ardice of the Christian churches, and
yet in the churches is the leaven which
/ hope will leaven the whole lump"
The larger part of the address was
given over to the exposition of the
money question as based on the plank
OF his newly adopted party. "Au money
should be issued by the general gov
eminent only and without Intervention
He says, I favor the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver and gold at the
ratio of IS to l. without consulting any
other nation on earth. Among the
statements Governor st. John made
was this: 'If all the silver of the en-
tire world should be brought to this
country under free coinage law, and
coined here, divided according to the
4 population, it would give $50 per cap
tia: If all the gold were divided among
the other nations it would give 50 per
capita"
The First Regiment band under Di-
rector Watson will give afternoon and
evening concerts every day during the
week. the former in the pavilion, the
latter on the float. There viii be bril-
liant display OF pyrOtechnics Fourth Of
July night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
WESTERN UNION PLANS
To Move Their Kansas City Office
Will Lay Wires Un foreground.

Kansas City, July 3.-Several promi-
nent officials of the Western Union
Telegraph company have arrived in
Kansas City for a brief visit. In the
party were Colonel Robert c. Clowry
of Chicago, vice president and general
superintendent; L. c. Baker of st.
Louis, district superintendent; c. H.
Summers of Chicago, electrician, and
NJ. G. Bristol Of Chicago, superintend-
ent of construction.
Colonel CIowry stated that it had
practically been decided to remove
from the present quarters on West
Fifth street, but that the new loca-
ton had not been decided upon.
AS to the putting Of wires under
ground Mr.. L. Q. Baker, the division
superintendent, said:
We have been figuring on such a
move for some time, having had an Or
dinance before the council to that end
We have even gone so far as to have
drawn up q plan of the streets upon
which we wish to lay cOnduitS- We
are willing to put our wires under
ground and remove the old poles ut
our own expense. All we ask is the
privilege of using the streets.
There is nothing exclusive ABOUT our
ordinance, either, as we shall lag the
wires in pipe and dozens Of other
conduits can be laid on the same
street -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
Ed. Howe's Domestic Ideas.

There are lot of women meeting in
Topeka who call themselves the Wo-
mems Republican league. What are
they up to? No one cares whether a
woman is a Democrat or a Republican.
All that is asked about a woman is
whether she is a Methodist or a Pres
byterian. or Baptist, or an Episcopal
ian. A Woman's politics cuts no ice
with her own welfare, or the welfare of
the state, and the crowd of Cabling
women meeting in Topeka should be at
home making blackberry jam. There
is less excuse for woman attending
conventions than there is for the men,
and there is precious little excuse for
the men.-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
REED no HELP M'KINLEY.
Will Take the stump-Has Doubts of
McKirley's Election.

New York, July 3.-Speaker Thomas
B. Reed came to the city yesterday and
called on Thomas c. Platt. Speaker
Reed and Mr.. Platt had a. long confer
ence, during which the man from Maine
told Mr.. Platt that he would take the
stump for Mckinley in this state, I'M
der the auspices of the regular Re
publican organization. He has not
been asked by the Mckinley manager
to speak for Mckinley, but Mr.. Plat
has asked him, and Mr.. Reed will be
heard from on the stump.
Speaker Reed agrees with Governor
Bushnell of Ohio that the Republicans
are not going to have a wa1kOVer in
this campaign. He is surprised a the
growth of the silver sentiment and he
do well not to ALLEVIATE Republicans
who are anxious to get votes for their
candidates. Mr.. Reed quite warmly
sympathizes with Mr.. Platt in his
struggle to stay in the Mckinley ranks,
and he expressed the opinion yesterday
that there would be no trouble from the
Mckinley managers as soon as they
understood the situation.
In this connection it can be said that
Mr.. Reed has quite forgiven Joseph H.
Manley for his action at St. Louis, and
has told Mr.. Manley that he is salts
would be nominated was merely bad
Judgment, and not treachery.
The gossip about Mr.. Reeds retiring
from congress and coming to this city
to practice law is revived. 1t is said
that he is now considering a proposition
to visit Germany, before the reassem-
bling of congress, as the attorney of the
American insurance companies now
shut out of Prussia.
Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Platt had a talk
about the financial plank at st. Louis,
and the speaker congratulated the New
Yorker the he MIS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
ROCKEFELLER IN CHICAGO.
Pays His First Visit to the University
He Has Endowed.

Chicago, July 3.-John D. Rockefel-
Ter. the head of the Standard Oil COM
pany, and the man who has endowed
the University of Chicago with mill
ions of money. arrived in Chicago yes
terday. accompanied by Mrs. Rockefel-
Ter, and for the first time in his life
had an opportunity to inspect and
judge the results of his munifCence as
they appear in the south end of Chi
cagO.
While visiting in this vicinity MT
and Mrs. Rockefeller viii spend part
of their time at the home of their SON
in-law, Harold Mccormick, in Lake
Forest.
The arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. Rookie
Teller has naturally been the cause of
considerable excitement among the
faculty and students of the University
Arrangements have been made to give
him a boisterOus reception when lie
appears on the campus today. This
evening the trustees Of the university
will give a banquet to Mr.. and Mrs
Rockefeller. The guests will attend
the fifth annual convocatiOn, and
this evening will be given a reception
by Dr. and Mrs. Harper. They will
leave for their home in New York to-
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
Herald
VOTES FOR SILVER AND GOLD.
Silver Men Lack but 16 Votes of Hav-
ing Two Thirds.

Chicago, July st being understood
that the territories are to be allowed 6
vote each, and that the District of Col
unbia is to have six votes also, the to-
tai number of votes in the convention
is 91S. Then 460 would be a majority
and 612 tWo-thirdS majority. OF these
votes the silver men today claimed
these states: Alabama, %; Arkansas,
16; California, 10; Colorado, 8; Florida,
IS Georgia, IS; Idaho, 6; Illinois, 4S; In
diana, 40; Iowa; 20; Kansas, 20; Ken
lucky, %; Louisiana, 16: Maine, 5; Min
pesota, Z; Mississippi, Is; Missouri, "a;
Montana. 6; Nebraska, IS; Nevada, 6;
North Carolina, p; North Dakota, 6;
Ohio 80; Oregon, s; South Carolina, Is;
Tennessee, q; Texas, 80; Utah, 6; Vir-
ginia, "a; Washington, 8; West Virgin
6; District of Columbia, 6; Indian Ter
ritory, 6; total of 596 votes.
The gold standard people are left, on
this basis with only these states, with
the accompanying vote: Connecticut
123; Delaware 6; Florida 8; Maine Z;
Maryland, Is; Massac husetts, 80; Mich
igan, 28; Minnesota, Il; New Hamp-
shire, 8; New Jersey, 20; New York, 70;
Ohio, s; Pennsylvania, 81; Rhode Is
land, s; South Dakota, 8; Vermont, s;
Wisconsin, "a; a total of 334.
In connection with these figures it
will be noticed the silver men lacked
but 16 votes of having the necessary
two-thirds to nominate but they claim
that the votes counted for gold in
Ohio will come to them after the tenn
porary organization, while Michigan
votes are also expected.
The decision upon the abrogation of
the tWO-third vote on nominations may
be delayed until after temporary and
permanent organization and until the
convention is ready to nominate. Then
unless the gold standard men recognize
the superiority OF numbers and ste
cumb to the inevitable, the silver men
will force the issue and rescind the long
standing rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
COMMENDs TELLER'S ACT
Republican Bimeta1lic League of Ne
braska Endorses Bolt From Gold
Standard Plank.

Omaha, Neb., July 3.-The Republi-
can BimetaIlic league was organized a
year ago. At a meeting held here re-
Gently the following resolution was
adopted and signed by all members of
the league who could be reached:
The Republican Bimetallic league
deems the time to have come when it
should make the following declaration:
Its organization was formed in the
hope that the Republican party would
in the future as in the past be true
to the behest and will of the people up
on all the living issues, and especially
in the demand for free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 10 to l.
But that hope has been dispelled. In
it's national council at St. Louis the
party declared for gold and the single
standard; that this great nation dedi-
Gated in its birth to the highest devel-
Opment of the human race, should en-
gage in the business of making mil
Honaires and paupers; that the classes
should dominate the masses, and that
the government of the people for the
people and by the people should perish
from the earth.
We as league, therefore, most heart
lily indorse the stand taken by Henry
NJ. Teller and his associates in their
patriotic efforts to prevent this party
betrayal of self. and alike commend
their withdrawal from such convention
when it ceased to represent the party
of Lincoln, Grant and Garfield
We are further persuaded that our
duty is clear; we are called upon as
men and citizens of the republic to re-
sist this proposed wrong; we. there
fore invite all Republicans to join with
US to make one united effort to estab-
lish the financial policy of this gov
eminent upon the true principles of BIZ
metallisn as it existed prior to 1873.
D. d. GREGORY, President.
r. F. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
WHY IT SHOULD BE PENNoYER
Oregon Delegates Have Card Con-
tanning His Picture and Record

CI=4cago, July al. P. Mullin and
John WEIGH, delegates from Oregon,
have opened headquarters al the Pal
mer house and are grooming Sylvester
Pennoyer as compromise candidate.
They are handing out cards with a pic
ture of Pennoyer on one side and his
record on the other.
The record shows that he has always
been successful before the people of
Oregon, and while the state has always
gone Republican, Pennoyer as a Dem
ocratic candidate for governor has al
ways carried it. His latest success
was in being elected mayor of Port
land in a very hotly contested race.
They say that the idea of a Pacific
coast candidate is popular and that in
going west they should not count dis
lance Pennoyer has always been
elected as a Democrat but he repudi-
ated his party as represented by Cleve-
land and was inclined to cast his lot
with the Populists of Oregon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
WILL NOT BE ABSORBED.
Chairman Mott Says the Silver Party
will Live.

ST. Louis, July 9-Dr J. J. Mott,
chairman of the national silver party
gives it out that the delegates to that
party's convention do not intend hold
ing One-hour hurrah session and
then marching en- masse in to the
ranks of the Populists. The two con-
ventiOnS convene here July %.
Chairman Mott says that his people
are not to be swallowed, absorbed or
diSOrganized.
We intend to maintain our party or
ganization," said Chairman Mott to a
Post Dispatch reporter, and do not
contemplate for moment the execu-
ton of the plan hitherto outlined. Such
step would be a surrender of our
party's principles and integrity. OF
course, we wish to see the success of
the silver cause. We are organized for
that purpose. The party is strong
and determined one. The Populists
also wish the triumph of the white met
al They, too, wish to preserve their
party organization in accomplishing
that end. There is no more reason why
the Populists should meet, form in
marching order and march to our con-
VentiOn than that our party should go
to them There is a way to bring about
the union of all the silver elements
without disbanding the party An eff
fort in that direction will be made at
Chicago"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
GROSYENOR WRITES.
Appeals in Favor of Discharged EN-
ployes at Washington.

Washington, July "a great deal Of
public sympathy has been excited in
behalf of the Knights Of Labor in their
disagreement with the Metropolitan
Street railway. The railway a few days
ago discharged all K. of L. employees
because at one time they took part in
a strike.
President Phillips of the street rail-
way has received numerous letters in
behalf Of the men.
Representative c. H. Grosvenor wrote
directly to Mr. Phillips, and sent a copy
of the letter to Mr.. Hayes of the K of
l., with the comment that he hoped it
would prove satisfactory After refer
ence to the discharges, Mr.. GrOSVenOr
said to Mr. Phillips:
You will pardon me if I call your
attention to the fact that your corpor-
alton looks for its chartered privileges
and rights to congress direct, and that,
therefore, it is not impertinent that
your men should look to congress, also,
to protect their rights
mo man will go farther than I to
protect all sorts of employers of labor
in the right to demand and have good
work and subOrdination among their
employees. But I think no one will go
farther than I to condemn the persecu-
ton of men because of their efforts to
protect their own interest by associa-
ton and mutual support. Organiza-
lions of Ia Dor are as just and fair to all
concerned as is the organization of
capital These men join organizations
of labor for their own protection and
benefit.
Il hope that there is some misunder-
standing in this matter, and that you
will reinstate the men. I do this espec-
tally because of the beneficial results
which I have seen flow from labor or
CARNATIONS among the men of the great
labor district which I have the honor
to represent in congress-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
COLISEUM DECORATIONS.
The Hall Where Democrats Will
Gather a Busy Place.

Chicago, July 3.-With an effect al
most Kaleidoscope the great Democrat
ic convention hall in the Coliseum is
responding to the architects latest
plans.
The most spectacular of the decora-
tons, perhaps, will be a bunting stream
er in national colors 100 feet long by 70
feet wide. This will be stretched across
the canvas partition separating the
convention hall from the south half of
the Coliseum. The largest streamer
ever hung in a national convention was
so feet long by 80 feet wide displayed
in the old exposition grounds in Chi
cago at the time of the nomination of
Samuel J. Tilden for the presidency. A
streamer 20 by 40 feet was prepared
for the Worlds fair, but for some I'M
ascertair reason was never display
ed.
Metallic figures of the American eagle
of the screaming" variety will flank
the coat of arms on the north and
south. Portraits. eight feet square, of
all the Democratic presidents win be
hung from the galleries at convenient
points on the east side of the conven-
ton hall. Jefferson and Cleveland will
probably occupy the most conspicuous
positions. Secretary Sheerin, however,
will be final arbiter as to the arrange
ment of all the principal decorations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-03
GLANDS GOOD POINTS.
Gov. Stone Says He Never Rode on
Passes and is a Farmer.

Chicago, July Ex-Governor Stone of
Missouri was asked today if he had
noted the report that the eastern gold
standard delegates were tending to-
ward Governor POieS.
The governor said that Mr.. Bland
and his friends had not expected and
do not expect any support from that
source. He said: Mr.. BANDS stand
is the personifcation of the free coin
age idea. 1t is utterly impossible in
the very nature of things that there
should be any alliance between him
and the single standard gold people
If he is nominated he will be nominated
by the votes of the delegates as free
silver coinage men. am sure Mr..
the utmost, and his defeat sought by
every means possible by the gold
power One thing more: The states
represented here by the single gold
standard delegations will not probably
cast a single electoral vote for the nom
inee of this convention. If Mr.. Bland
is nominated he will be nominated by
the delegates from the states whose
electoral vote must be relied upon for
success at the polls"
The governor was asked if he was
aware that two or three gentlemen
prominent in labor organizations were
not partial to Mr.. BANDS nomination,
on the ground that he has not been the
active friend of labor.
THAT is a strange objection to make
to Mr.. Bland was the reply. HIS
whole life has been identified with the
industrial producing classes of the
country. He has not played the gal
leries for mere effect, but his whole
public career has been one long battle
in favor of the peOple-of the great
masses Look at the man and his his
tory. For twenty-five years he was q
representative in congress. In that
time he never rode to Washington or
anywhere on free passes. He paid his
own way and that of his family.
ITO illustrate his character, it is an
al 70 aE hot Ea
Texas state convention was in session
to send delegates here, and when it was
known that his name would be before
that convention, he was out actively