Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-10-14


The Democratic congressional conven
dorsed Francis n. Clark. the Fusion can
didate. This completes the fusion in Min
nesota on candidates for all offices.
There are l12 boys In the Minnesot'
the sons OF Minnesota fathers: and pre-
sumably OF the same political faith. 4
poll of these boys, taken by the Mime
a.polis Journal CRep.) showed a for Me
kinlcy. 81 for Bryan, and one Pro
hibitionist.
Mr. Watson's throat Is still in al
liberated condition and his physician
say he will not be able to speak for a
least two weeks. 1t Is certain that MI
Watson has not sent in his resignation
to Chairman Butler nor has he finished
his letter of acceptance.
The Hay Trade Journal of Canajo
harie. N. ", recently sent inquiries t'
farmers in the hay producing state,ask
ing their views on the political situa
tion. The replies so far received show
IS per cent. of the farmers to be in favor
of The election Of Mckinley.
Chairman Il. Ii. Pierson and Treas
uerer c. L.. Spence OF the West Virginia
Populist state committee, instituted 8
libel suit Monday. against the Wheel
ing Register and Parkersbury Scntine
for So, 900 damage each, for the publica
ton OF accusations of bribery against
the plaintiffs.
Tire Indiana silver Democratic man
ayers, Monday. surrendered to the
Populist proposition for fusion and ac-
cepted combination ticket for the
x.i, h,r ta D,, Jfct
mittee two weeks ago. Withdrawing
five of their own electors. The ticket
consists of 10 Democrats and five Popu-
lists. The Populists state ticket re-
mains in the field.
The 12 clerks discharged by craw-
ford & Co. at ST. Louis Mo, Saturday,
because they favored the free coinage
OF silver, We're asked 10 return to their
position in the dry goods establishment
Of the firm without prejudice and with
full salary Several clerks have ac-
cepteo the invitation. In Il published
statement Mr.. Crawford regrets his
hasty action in dismissing them.
Archbishop Ireland of St Paul was in
Chicago. Monday on his way To Baltl-
more. When pressed for an opinion on
the result in Minnesota he said II be-
lieve II is safe for sound money" The
ireland statement was pronounced by
Bishop Chatard of the Catholic diocese
Of Vincennes. Monday most opportune.
while not endorsing the purely politi-
cal parts of the archbishops statement
he joins with Ireland in deploring the
array of class against class. which is
resulting. he declares. in dangerous
sentiments that may have sad conse-
quences.
The change of the Memphis Scimitar
from Palmer TO Mckinley was largely in
fluenced by Bryan's Interference in the
local congressional contest. There may
haye SO little self-respect that they will
east their ballot for Bryan, in spite OF the
SLAP. In the face. but the great majority
of them will vote for Mckinley" it says,
The campaign for Palmer and Bnckner
has not been conducted with that Vigor
and enthusiasm which the Indianapolis
convention promised. and ii is daily be-
coming more apparent that IL vote for
them will be vote wasted. The issue is
too important for trifiing-not a single
sound money vote should be trovn
away.
Those who study the returns on the
morning of November 4, viii do well to
pay special attention to the vote in wards
which are largely populated by wage
workers. says the Chicago Times Her
aid tRep.l We hear a great deal OF talk
Of so-called labor leaders said to he for
Bryan. But it must be remembered that
even the best and most honest of them
of the great mass of working people in
political matters. We had evidence OF
this fact in 1898. Judge Gary was opposed
by nearly every labor leader in Chicago
Strong unions passed resolutions against
him and he was generally denounced as
an enemy of labor Behold the result
He ran nearly l0.00o ahead OF his ticket in
the county and led in every ward except
two
Congressman Boutelle of Maine. who
spent some time at the Chicago Repub-
lican headquarters, Monday was as
signed to make speeches for the rest of
the campaign in the coast states Mark
Hanna. commenting on the letter of
Archbishop Ireland, says it struck the
keynote, which the Republican orators
are now sounding all over the country.
IN presenting the tendency of the Chi
cago platform towards revolution MI
Eanna said the tariff was now the
chief topic of the speeches being made
by the committees orators and he did
not place much faith in a concentra-
tion of forces and successive demon
strationS in Cook county the last two
weeks of the campaign. He said the
number of voters who could he induced
to change their opinions at that late
hour would not affect the general result.
Chairman Bynum returned to the
Palmer house, Chicago, headquarters
of the national Democratic party and
found big mail to demand his atten- !
ton. Many letters from the West urge
the committee to send prominent Demo- |
Gratis to make tours of Kansas. Miss |
ouri. Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota. |
Col. Martin of the speakers bureau. has |
asked Senator Lindsay of Kentucky to !,
make trip through Kansas on a spec |
lal train. Comptroller of the Currency |
Eckels will make his first speech in Illi-
nois next Friday at Ottawa. his home |
Secretary Usher of Wisconsin reports
that Gen. Bragg is making an aggres-
sive fight for the ticket in that state
which. he adds, is in no danger of go
ing for Bryan. C. Krauthoff. the Mis-
souri, committeeman, has called atten
ton to the large registration in ST
Louis last week. and his ANALYSIS has
brought him to the conclusion that the
increase is from former stay-at-home
voters. who will cast their ballots
against Bryan.
Ihe expression, It's all in the fam
~ may be very appropriately applied