The National tribune., 1896-07-02
POLITICAL NOTES

John w. Book walter, and John 3. Mclean
head the delegation.
The New York Democrats are solid for Sound
Money, and w. C. Whitney, with an olive
branch for the Free Silverites, Senators Hill and
Murphy, ex-Gov. Flower and Fred ]. Coudert
head the delegation, with w. S. Bissel and W..
Il. Grace as alternates.
United States Circuit Judge Wallace has
decided that the Raines law is constitutional.
Senator Teller says that he is not a candidate
for the Presidency.
On his return home, Senator Cannon was met
at the depot by procession a mile long, with
bands, drum crops, etc.
1t is claimed that fully 10000 people turned
out to greet Representative Towne, one of the
boilers. upon his return to Duluth. Ignatius
Donnelly made the welcoming speech.
| Senator Ben Tillman addressed an audience
1 of about 1000 at New York last Thursday,
and for two and a half hours gave one of his
characteristic speeches, i'll which everything
and every body was denounced as utterly bad.
| He included his auditors. who he said were
! too dumb and ignorant to be called men, but
were mere slaves, tied to a party, and who
| would "vote for yaller dog or thief if the
the party put him up" He was applauded to
the echo. Some Henry George men were in the
meeting and flung their usual questions at
him, which he ignored.
In the North Carolina Democratic Conven-
ton, which was the largest that ever assembled
in the State. the Gold men only had 81 votes
out of 907, and Cleveland's name was Kissed
every time it was mentioned. A radical Free
Silver declaration adopted.
The Georgia Democratic Con vention adopted
a Free Silver platform, and renominated the
present State officers.
nf tba No
tional Silver party was held at Denver, Colo.
June %, with 500 delegates present 1t Endorsed
the course of Senator Teller, and elected dele
gates to the National Silver Convention to be
held at St. Louis, July %
This week will be spent in anxious confer
I ences among the leaders and would be leaders
of the Free Silver men at Chicago to arrange
some plan by which they can all get together.
All the leading Free Silver men are either at
Chicago or in easy communication with the
city. Senator Harris opened the Democratic
Headquarters at the Sherman House, with
Senator Daniels and Sergeant Arms Bright.
Senator Jones takes the lead in look ing ont for
the interests Of Senator Teller. Senators PETER
ana Allen represent the Populists.
Horace Boies was born in New York. and
was elected to the Legislature of that State in
1856 as Republican. He was not reelected.
and emigrated to Iowa, where he became
supporter of Senator Allison. He became dis
satisfied with the Republican party's attitude
on the Tariff and Temperance questions and
in 1885 accepted the nomination for Governor
on ticket nomnally Democratic but with
the platform quite as much Republican and
Populistic and Democratic. He was elected.
aud took strong grounds against the Mckinley
| law and "sumptuary legislation" He was re-
elected in 1891, and in 1892 was a candidate
for the Presidential nomination before the
On He
103 votes. lie was renominated for Governor
in 1893, but was beaten by a majority of
$4,000.
Richard Parks Bland {" Silver Dick ~ was
born in Kentucky 81 years ago. aud taken to
Missouri by his parents. When he came to
manhood he went to California and remained
in that State, Nevads and Utah, generally en-
gagged in mining, until 1864, when he returned
to Missouri and began the practice of law at
Lebanon. He was elected to the AID Congress,
and reelected nine times, and distinguished
himself by his unfagging zeal for the white
dollar" He was defeated for reelection in
1892 by DR.. Hubbard.
Senator Gallinger says that Mckinley will
sweep New England by larger majority than
ever before known.
Congressman Cowen, Democrat, of Baltimore,
SAYS that if the Chicago Convention goes for
Free Silver Mckinley will carry Maryland by
an overwhelming majority.
There have been 30 Republican candidates
nominated for the Kansas legislature, and ex-
Senator lngalls's friends claim 20 of them. A
clear majority of the delegates TO the State Con-
venton favor the denomination OF Gov. Nor
rill.
Gov. Bradley, of Kentucky. shows decided
inclinatious to become the Republican boss of
the State. and get everything into his own
bap He batp cla szad hrt he
Original Mckinley men,"
Senator German has definitely announced his
| intention of staying at home.
Boies's boom has been fading during the past
week and BANDS blooming fresher.
The Alabama Republicans are hopeful of be-
ing able TO carry their electoral ticket with the
aid of the Sound Money Democrats.
Mark Hanna says that the working men are
not interested at all in silver, but in protect
i've tariff and the return of employment at good
wages,
Theodore Roosevelt telegraphed Mai. McKin-
ley that New York would give him the largest
majority ever given Presidential candidate.
Ex-Sccretary Noble hopes that Missouri will
he carried for Mckinley.
Representative Boatncr, of Louisiana, says
that Blackburn can carry that State against
Mckinley, but Boes cannot.
w. c. Whitney says that the FREQ Silver
victory at Chicago will disrupt the Democratic
party worse than in 1860. mo power on
earth can coerce or persuade Sound Money
Democrats to forsake the fundamental prin-
ciples Of Democracy"
Vice President Stevenson has gone to Chicago
on the hopeless mission of peacemaker.
Gov. Altgeld was planning for n declaration
in favor of the free coinage of silver, without
any statement as to ratio. But the Free Silver
men blocked his game. They look upon any
thing short of ratio of 16 to 1 as a surrender
to Wall street.
Congressman Sibley, of Pennsylvania, has
come out in favor of Teller.
Congressman Shafroth, of Colorado says that
while they are all earnestly for Teller, they
will support Free Silver Democrat if they
cannot get the Senator.
/ John r. Mclean, whose Presidential boom
has been recently launched by the Ohio Demo
Gratis. is the owner and editor Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, and is about so years old. His father
was the noted Wash K Mclean, of the Enquirer,
and Democratic boss of the old school, John
Il. has been very successful business man, and
is worth several millions.
Senator Faulkner, of West Virginia. and
| Chairman Of the Democratic Congressional
Committee, is another Sound Money man who
will not 90 to Chicago.
Free Silver is represented in New York City
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