The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-17
Various Notes and Opinions.

invite Candidate Hobart to that city tC
reception to be rendered him by thai
club.
The republicans of Grand Isle county
have changed their plans. The county
convention will be held July Is. but the
rally will be postponed until some date
in August to accommodate some of The
speakers expected.
Major Mckinley continues to be over
run with visitors, and his mail is said
to include Il thousand letters Il day.
Walker perhaps the leading
American bi-metalist, said in speech
in London Monday:
at is deeply to be regretted that millions OF
our best citizens, as represented at the Chica so
convention last week, declared for the free
coinage of silver ut the ratio of Is to |, without
waiting for the action of other countries. This
was done passionately, lbutIthe effect will be to
United States were not going to pull other peo-
pies chestnuts out of the fire"
CHI .Grasty of the Maryland Demo-
cratic State committee says the ticket
and platform riding rough-shod over
Democratic traditions, policies and prin-
ciples, make that state surely Republic
can IHls year.
Ex-Gov. PattisOn of Pennsylvania
SAYS. Under no circumstances would
accept the nomination of a boiling dele.
CATION" Nor will he bolt himself. He
says, II would rather suffer the ills |
now have than to fly to others which |
know not of.
Mr.. Bland will run for Congress again
in Missouri.
sits a very wicked platform" re-
marks George B. Mcclellan, son of the
General, a Congressman, Tamneyite and
delegate, "but |. shall support it,
Senator Hill says. II am Il democrat
still-very STILL
The Republicans get sizable taste
of boiling out in South Dakota where
Senator Pettigrew and a majority OF
the Minnehaha county delegates walk
out of the state convention because il
declares against silver.
The Iowa Republican convention
Wednesday reaffirmed its adherence
to SOUND money
Secretary Morton says sound money
Democrats are in the same position
union Democrats were in 1850. He
much fears that silver will win as
the cause seems to be gaining every
where.
Candidate Bryan attended the St.
Louis convention as reporter for syn
dictate of silver newspapers. From
the reporters table of one convention
to the nomination for the highest office
in the gift of the American people
gives graphic illustration of the
inherent in our politi-
cal system.
Gen Harrison is to take the stump
for Mckinley, paying most attention to
the close states of the south.
ambassador Bayard declares that Mckinley
ism is worse evil than silverism.
We do not defend Senator Tilman In his
violent harangs, although we believe that he is
a legitimate product OF the times, for which the
republican party is not without responsibility.
Republican.
The Wisconsin silver Democrats had con
vention Wednesday to endorse the platform and
ticket.
Candidate Scwall reached his Bath, Me-, home
Wednesday and was enthusiastically received.
He made speech calling for the nomination of
a silver ticket as that already in the field is
gold platform. sewall and his friends express
great commence that they VIII carry Maine,
where there Is strong latent Hreenpack senti-
ment that once carried the state.
"That's pretty rough" was McKinley's com
ment ON the conventions voting down of the
resolution endorsing Cleveland.
DR. james Conland; 81 will vote for no man
who made himself famous, rs Bryan did, by de
nouncing Democratic president | am out of
politics this year. I don't think there is any use
in putting up another ticket"
Geo. Fred Williams, who is apparently
figuring TO play the role of Rem Rutler in
had GREAT ovation OF E,n-
,anI I'LL rr,aJn,, a,,a,,;,, IL - gu
lhu.. ii S,aoat Wa,iS' ny niaue
mort speech anu Mel,eh OF worcester.
)SulllNah OF Lawrence, L. W. Coakley and
'thefs parlicipated' eNtoiiing MN hlghly.
Hanna also believes in managing the cam
,aipn from the west and HAVING tho ronuh
;ca,, baaJ,nortar. nt CiaNaiand ~ pun
'''" '.'' W Wv e''i"'
Candidate Hobart promised the committee
If Burlington to attend Il reception there in
MS honor If nossibIe
,,,s 10 Iii 80 ,I,o t;oI.at "' 'Npe''eo'
"sn ho WIN 'o'e 'ne .i'he.'
The Orange County Democrats are to have
mass convention July 80.
Rousipc mass. meetings were hold In nearf,
very city on the Pacific slope Saturday night
o ratify the nominations of Bryan and Sewall.
me meetings were addressed by the democrats,
rec silver repuDncans ana others. Great en-
husiasn prevailed.
The Democratic National Convention organized
With the choice of Senator James of Ark for
hartman and hugo Wallace of Washington,
on in-law of Chief Justice Fuller, temporary
e.retary
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a oSn",u, ,,y,i, , oonsiuei tne noihl-
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= 49, 10 -. =. ~ . sS q" ~ iohS iiion"
e,,' ,ia an' lbs; PeoP'e' iie VIII MAKE
u eNeeiien. P'esi'e"'.
Minneapolis went wild Friday night over the
omination of William Jennings Bryan. An
npromptu ratification meeting was held in the
pen air and over 10000 people listened TO
hos Inv