The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
POLITICAL NEWS.
Variety Enough to Suit All Kinds
of Readers.
Silver Clubs to Meet In Chicago
kentucky Populists Want Sewall to
Withdraw-Ticksts Named In
Several States.

Several States.
Washington. Aug. 21.-George P
Keeney, the national organizer of the
silver party since its organization, and
member of its executive committee,
has been appointed by the silver party
national president of the various non
partisan silver and bimetallic clubs OF
the United States. Mr.. Keeney has called
q national convention of such clubs to
meet at Chicago September %. All OF
the old bimetallic unions, bimetallic
leagues, Bryan.Sewall silver clubs, ma
tional silver clubs, silver clubs and pa
triots of America are invited to attend
and participate The representation
will be three delegates at large from
each club of 20 or more, and one addi-
tional delegate for every 50 members
on the club rolls.
The purpose is to unity all non-parti-
san silver organizations under COM
mon plan for effective work during the
coming campaign.
Elaine Gold Democrats.
Portland, Me-, Aug. 2l.-The Maine
held u mass convention here and in
dorsed the nomination of w. H. Clifford
for governor, who was named for that
Office by a committee of boilers from
the recent Waterville democratic silver
state convention.
Wisconsin Campaign "Opens.
Marinette, Wis, Aug. Ala campaign
meeting was held here Thursday in
honor of Maj. Scofield, candidate TO:
governor on the republican ticket. Fully
a hundred nota bles were in attendance,
including Gov. Upham and all other
state officials. Among the speakers
were II. C. Adams, Acknowledgement
Mylrae, DR.. Drevitt ard Col. Hicks. a
parade was one of the principal features
of the celebration. The meeting marks
the opening of the campaign in Wiscon-
sin.
Colorado Democrats.
Pueblo, COL, Aug. 21.-The demo-
cratic state convention was called to
order at ten o'clock Thursday. A reso-
luton was adopted providing for the
selection of four electors to vote for
Bryan and Sewan and following this the
convention named the following state
ticket:
For governor, Alva Adams, Pueblo: lieu
tenant governor, J. NJ. Ellis. Denver: sec
rotary Of state, c. H. S. Whipple, Leadville;
treasurer, Olney Newell, Denver; auditor.
DR.. W. W. Rowen, Ouray: attorney-gen-
eral, A. L. Moses, Creole.
Presidential electors-E. T.. Wells re-
publican, Denver: A. T. Gunnell, democrat.
Colorado Springs; George W. Thatcher.
democrat, Aspen; T. NJ. Patterson, popu-
list, Denver.
Illinois Nationallsts.
Decatur, Fill. Aug. 21.-The nationalists
on Thursday named the following
ticket:
Governor, Isaac W. Higgs. Chicago;
United States senator, Daniel r. Sheen,
Peoria; secretary Of state, L. G. Spencer,
Chicago; auditor, J. A. Hooper, IpaVa:
vile; attorney-seneral. G. A. Gordon,
Campbellville.
Three women were named for state
university trustees. Hon. c. E. Bently,
candidate for president, spoke few
words of encouragement, after which
the convention adjourned sine die.
Demand Withdrawal of Sewan.
Louisville, Ky. Aug. 21.-At a meet
ing of the populist state executive COM
mittee at Lexington Wednesday after
noon, Joseph A. Parker, L. X.
Taylor and F. Rectenwald were
appointed a committee to convey
greeting to the democrats and ask them
to withdraw Sewall. They were in
structed to state that the populists in
tended to stand by Watson and that
Sewall is odious to them, and that they
will make no concession.
Name a Ticket.
Syracuse, n. Y, Aug. 21.-The pro-
hibition state convention wound up its
work Thursday forenoon by the nom:-
nation of the following ticket:
For Governor - William NJ. Smith. Of
Poughkeepsie.
Lieutenant governor-Dr. c. E. Latimer,
Of New York.
Judge Of Court Of Appeals-Hon. Darius
Root. of North Tonawanda.
Will Tell Mr.. Bryan September 8.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 22.-Hon. George
A. Groot, chairman of the notification
committee, has sent out the following
notice:
The notification committee appointed by
the silver convention which assembled at
st. Louis on July q. 1896, to notify Hon. w.
J. Bryan of his nomination by that conven-
ton as the candidate Of the silver party
for the Office Of president of the United
States, will meet at Lincoln. Neb., Mr.. Bry
ans home, on September 8, for the pur-
pose Of notifying him of the. action Of the
convention. Mr.. Sewall will be there also
on that date to receive notice Of his nomi-
nation as the candidate OF the silver party
for vice president.
Illusion Nominees in idaho.
Boise, Idaho, Aug. "a. - The demo-
cratic state convention Friday NOM
mated Frank Steuenberg for governor,
R. P. Quarles for justice of the supreme
court, r. E. Mcfarland for attorny-gen-
eral, and G. II. Storrer for treasurer.
The populists nominated the following:
For congressman, Capt. Gum; lieuten-
ant-governor, C. c. Fuller; auditor, ].
H. Anderson; secretary Of. state, L.
Lewis; attorney-general, Lewis Ander-
son.
Two Children Perish by Fire.
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