Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-17

will meet at La Plata tomorrow Among
them are Senator Washington Wilkinson of
st. Mary's and ex-senator Parran of CAL
vert, both of whom told The Star cores
pendent that Speaker MuGd would be nomi-
mated without the slightest difficulty
DR.. Isaac A Barber of Eastcn, who was
nominated by the republicans of the first
district last week, was at the Carrollton
this morning. Dr. Barber expects to be
elected, and says that in addition to ths
regular republican vote of the district he
will receive substantial aid from boiling
democrats. 1t is generally conceded that
The first district democrats will renominate
Congressman Miles at their convention
which meets at Ocean City Thursday.
Insurance and Politics,
DENVER, Col, August 17.-State Auditor
Parks who threatened to cancel the license
to do business in Colorado of any mutual in
surance company using its fW.ds for the dis
semination Of campaign literature, has re-
ceived the following telegram:
c. c. Parks, Superintendent of Insurance
Yours of the 11th instant received No cir
cular or other letter has been sent out by
any official of this company to Its policy
holders. This statement is made to apply
to all policy holders. See our letter to YOU
dated yesterday
tSigneD
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE. COM
PANY.
In reply to a letter from the Denver agents
of the New York Life Insurance Company.
President Mccall explained that the circular
letter of a political nature purportng to
an interview credited to him which appeared
In an eastern newspaper.
A Talk to Railway Men.
KANSAS CITY Mo-. August 17-Yester-
day all the railroad shop men in Pitts5nrg.
Kansas, Kansas City and intermediate
points, besides many other employees of
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railway,
altogether numbering several hundred, were
given a holiday and free transportation to
Fairmount Park. When they arrived there
President Stilwell appeared before them
in the auditorium and delivered an address
on the free silver craze" as; he termed it,
Mr.. Stillwell declared that the free silver
agitation had done more harm to the labor
ing man-had taken more bread OFT of his
mouth-than the civil war. He assured his
employees that they could never see any
tree silver man at the head of any grea,
enterprise to develop the country and
give work to the laboring men. He urged
his employees not to cast their ballots in
favor of policy that would drive capital
away from the country.
Bolts the Chicago Platform,
FRANKFORT, KY, August 1.-THE
Daily Capital, for many years the official
strf ightout republican paper. The paper
has recently repudiated the Chicago ticket
and platform, and advocates gold stand
ard democratic convention. Assistant Ad-
jutf.nt General Walter Forester becomes
editor-in-chief and Fred II. Roberts, pri-
Vate secretary to Governor Bradley, asso-
ciate editor.
Why the Game Was Given Tn.
TACOMA, Wash. August I7-By order
Of the democratic state committee Stephen
JLdson, chairman, and E. c. McIllon sec
retary, have issued a manifesto to the
democratic party, explaining why the dem
ocratic convention accepted the title "peo-
pies party ticket to adorn 1he' head Of
the fusion ticket. Thelmanffesto speaks
OF the fusion being union in the in
terest Of REFORM" and urges support for
the ticket.
Gen. Wheeler Defeated.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, August 1S-Gen
Joseph Wheeler, for seven terms a member
of the House of Representatives, and one
of the most noted members of that body,
was defeated for denomination in the pri-
maries Saturday. Col. William Richardson
of Huntsville has carried the district, and