The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
THE SILVER FORCES
Those in Michigan Are United on a
Democratic Peoples Union
Ticket"
Will Gust the Yale-Backs.-Watson Lays
Down the PEN Brief Bits of PopuliSt
News.-Personal and General.
Peoples Party News Bureau,

Peoples Party News Bureau,
st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. g.
Judge Samuel Maxwell has been NOM
mated for congress by the Populists and
Democrats of the Third Nebraska dis
trict. Judge Maxwell was the People,
candidate for judge Of the supreme court
of Nebraska in 1894.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, candidate of
the Peoples Party for vice-president, has
resigned the editorship of the Peoples
Paper, at Atlanta. Ca, in order that he
may devote his whole time to the cam
paign. J. l.. Sibley, secretary Of the state
committee, succeeds Mr.. Watson as ed
itor of the paper
The Populists and Democrats in the
Fifth Nebraska district have nominated
r. D. Switzerland for congress.
The Populists of Colorado will hold
their state nominating convention at
Pueblo on Sept. g.
Gov Boies has gone on the stump for
Bryan in Iowa.
John P. st. John, former prohibtionist
governor of Kansas, has taken the stump
fer free silver He recently held several
joint debates in Illinois with William E.
Mason, the leading Republican candidate
for the United States senate.
1t has been established by actual repro
duction OF letters in the newspapers that
the delegates to the recent sound
money Democratic convention were fur
nisned with free transportation by the
railroads.
BY fusion in California the Peoples
Party secures five Of the nine electors.
The Peoples Party of the Sixth Min
nesota district has Endorsed the candi-
dacy for reelection to congress OF the
brave Congressman Towne. who was
one of the first delegates to walk out of
the Republican national convention up
on the adoption of the gold standard
platform.
W. d. Nandiver the Democratic candi-
date for congress in the Fourteenth Mis-
souri, district. has declined the eminent
ly fair proposition of A. H. Livingston,
the Peoples Party nominee, to leave the
question as to which candidate should re-
main in the race to vote of the state
committees of the two parties in joint
session. The patriotic course of Mr.
Livingston has resulted in greatly
strengthening his candidacy to the rela-
tive weakening Of the chances for Van
diver.
EX-COngressman Amos J. Cummings,
of New York says that not only will Sen
ator Hill come out for Bryan, but that
Tammany will support him most Loyalty,
and that free silver will carry the state,
a consumation made the more probable
since the split in the Republican forces
made by the walking out of the state
convention of ex-senator Miller who re-
fused to be placed absolutely under the
thumb of Dictator Tom Platt
Fusion in Michigan has been accom-
plished. The name of the ticket will be
the Democratic Peoples Union Ticket.
Tom Watson has reconsidered his in
tention of making a tour of the Western
states, and all his dates have been can
celled by the national committee. He
believes that if he confines his stumping
to Georgia the Peoples Party can carry
the state at the October election. and if
this is done the influence on the national
election will be of incalculable value
Marion Williams. member of the Pop
ulist campaign committee of Texas, has
issued an address advising the Texas
POpulists to fuse with the Republicans.
Populists and Democrats of Marshall
county, Kas., have fused, the division of
Offices being about even.
The Peoples Party of Knox county,
H.. have agreed to division of county
offices with the Democrats.
The Democrats of Oregon have entire
ly surrendered and the joint electoral
ticket will cast it's entire vote for Bryan
and Watson.
Among the prominent workers on the
stump for the Peoples Party cause who
| will speak in Missouri this campaign
are J. n and Cora Diehl Harvey, OF
Oklahoma. Mrs. Harvey, at the age of
90 was elected register of deeds of Logan
County, Ok. by the largest majority cast
for successful candidate.
DR.. J. T. Poison, Of Laclede, is the
Peoples Party nominee for congress in
the Second Missouri district.
| Populists and Republicans OF Milford
| H.. are associates as members of newly
organized Bryan bimetallic club with
| 100 members.
The Kansas City World has started a
| Bryan Campaign Subscription, and is
raising a fund to aid in his election.
| The Missouri gold bug Democrats
variousiy estimate their strength from
| $1,000 to $4,000. Their convention was
| composed of bankers, note shavers, law
yers and federal Office holders.
The silver forces of Vernon county
| Mo-, will hold a big rally at Nevada
| Sept. 10. and have invited Gov Altgeld
and Senator Blackburn Democrats, and
Hon. Clarence l.. Pinkham. the Jerry
Simpson of Missouri" as speakers
The silver clubs of Polk county. Mo,
held a reunion at Boliver, Aug. 20, which
was addressed by Hon. P. T. Allen. OF
| Springfield, and M. V. Carroll, Of La
mar. The gold bug crowd have had con-
troll of that county for long time, but
will be ousted at the coming election
A. r.