The advocate., 1896-08-19
NOTES AND COMMENT.


The Journal Of the Knights Of Labor Il
fighting for Bryan.
John Sherman IL making speeches in Mr.
McKinley's interest.
Bland has been nominated for Congress.
In his old district In Missouri.
English papers are not enthusiastic ovel
Bryan's speech Of acceptance.
United States Senator Squire (Rep. o.
Washington will support Bryan.
There are 100 Socialist members OF Par
lament In the four provinces Of Australia
Dick Bland, who Is accompanying Bryan
on his Eastern trip, thinks that Ohio will
go for silver.
The Republican nominee for Justice o.
the Supreme court of Florida has joined
the Bryan forces.
Congressman Bynum Of Indiana is spoker
Of for the gold standard Democrat nomina
ton for President.
II was 80 hot In New York last week tha
the parks were thrown open 80 that people
could sleep on the grass.
The Democrats Of the Twenty-second iii
nois Congressional district have indorseC
John M. Hall, the Populist nominee.
Nebraska gold Democrats say that an
other gold ticket In that State would helI
Bryan, and that one will not be named.
Bryan will actively enter the campaign
September l. He will travel over the
country speaking from the rear end Of q
train.
The Republican nominee for Congress In
the Kansas City (MO) district to succeed
MIR. VanHorn viii be chosen at primary
election.
Colorado Republicans have split and two
State conventions will be held. One will
name Bryan and Sewall Electors and the
other Mckinley Electors.
Foreigners are being given their natural
ization papers In wholesale lots In the East.
The majority Of those who are being made
citizens are Italians and Jews.
Senator German Of Maryland says that
he would not accept the Craftsmanship OF
the Democratic Executive committee. The
gold crowd don't seem TO enthuse over
Bryan.
DR.. Nansen, the Scandinavian explorer,
who started on an expedition TO the north
pole in 1893, has returned. He got to a point
degrees further north than anyone has
The headquarters Of the Democrat Ma
tional committee will be established at
Chicago. The management evidently In
tends to centralize its fight In the Ohio
Valley and Lake States.
The Democrats Of Illinois have given the
Populists four Electors and the candidate
for State Auditor. There will be but one
ticket In the field, although there Is some
talk Of a middle-of-the-road ticket later.
The Spanish government Is preparing q
bill for damages against this country on
account Of numerous filibustering expedl-
tions which have gone out from our shores
TO aid the Cubans in their fight for inde-
pendence.
An attempt has been made to discredit
the New York Journals support Of Bryan
by a statement that the owner Of that
paper Is large owner of silver mines. II
appears that the mines In question are
largely copper producing ones.
P. ]. Dixon of the Missouri World was
mentioned In q recent issue as a candidate
in the POpulist convention Of that State
for Auditor. Mr.. Dixon was not q candi-
date, positively declined TO accept IL nomi-
mated, and In the face of these facts re-
ceived highly creditable and compliment
tsry vote.
Warren Foster, formerly Of the Hutchin-
SON Gazette, who was lately nominated for
Congress by the Utah Populists and who,
being Bryan man and having been nomi.