The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-22
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The anti-McK inley men are encOur-
aging themselves by reading over the
ballots of former national conventions,
when men who started with long
leads failed to gain the nomination.
In 1888, however, Mr.. Sherman was
largely in the lead with 229 votes, the
next man to him having only Ill.
Sherman's nomination was thought
certain, but Benjamin Harrison won
the prize. In 1880 Grant had his solid
3O6, but wanted Y more-which he
never got. The man who was nOmin-
ated had but one vote on the thirty
first ballot and won on the thirty
sixth. In 1876 also Blaine was the
leader with POI, needing SO votes to
nominate him. On the last, or
seventh ballot he had 351 votes, or
within 20 of the prize, but Hays had
the combination and was nominated.
There is an exception to every rule,
however. In 1884, when it was Blaine
against the field, the Maine man
started with 1874 votes, lacking IS of
the necessary number, and he was
nominated on the fourth ballot
Herald.
The United Mine Workers conven-
tion on April 16, at Columbus, Ohio,
endorsed Major Mckinley and then
introduced a resolution recommend
ing the nomination of Eugene Debs
for president by the Populist national
convention at st. Louis in July.
About two-thirds of the delegates
were wearing Mckinley badges and
w. G. Webb of Kentucky said the
idea of adopting resolution favoring
a Populist candidate with a peck of
Mckinley badges in sight was ludic-
rous. The following substitute was
adopted; '"That we recommend to
the wage earners of the country the
advisability OF nominating repre-
sentative wage Garner or well known
friend of the wealth producers for the
presidency of the United States, to be
held in next November"
The editor of the HillsbOrO Ills
News disposes of the proposition to
run him for congress in the following
frolicsome manner: "No, kind but
deluded friends" he protests, "the
mission of the hireling who holds the
pillow handles of this paper is to keep
the fires burning on the affairs of lib
erty and the beacon lighs blazing on
the shores of time at $3.50 blaze, in
variably in advance. He does not
hunger and thirst after official life.
He did think once he would like to 60
to the legislature, but he has grown
IN grace since then and purged his
system of that unholy desire. Since
then he has not yearned single yearn
or hankered a hank after political
distinction"
The Chicago Tribune has found
out that the Emergency club, of
fredericksburg, in Ohio, goaded
thereto by what they consider. the
tyranny of the high hat bill, has come
at the legislature in this novel way:
"We petition the assembly to pass
law that all men shall part their hair
on the side, and not infringe on the
rights of women by parting their hair
in the middle"
AT the time G. A. Towne was run
ming for congress against Major Bald
win, it was conceded that he was a
brilliant orator, but many said he
would not be as good for the district
as was Major Baldwin. Mr.. Towne
has already done more for his district
than any congressman in the state,
besides looking after the personal in
terests of number of pensioners.
ALTHOUGH the opening of the
Worlds fair 1900 is four years off.
Paris is preparing already to look her
prettiest on that occasion. Anumber
OF new parks are being laid out, and a
good deal of tree planting has been
begun that promises more shade and.