Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-07
Political Notes.


Of two to one on Mckinley carrying
New York county find no takers.
The White House is being re-carpeted
FOR the next President and the pre-
dominant color in the new carpets is a
shade Of old gold.
Mr.. German was just as sure of a
Democratic victory in Maryland last
Fcar as he says he il this year The
Republican and antf-Gcrman plurality
IN Maryland last year was lS.7o0
The garbled translation of the Bis
ularck letter leads the Mobile Register
bryan Dem.1 to Remark that lit Is
strange we cannot get a perfectly frank
ma true statement OF fact from the silver
side. II the cause is true. why should
lnything but the truth be resorted TO to
guStain it,
Apropos of the indications of an in
-reasing doubt in the prairie farm
,ouses as 10 the miraculous virtues of
10 sixteeu-to-one dollar. DIR. Park
urst remarks; When people begin
o interrogate their dreams it IL a sign
hat they are waking up"
4 Sangamon county. ILL.,. correspond
ut writes to the Chicago Tribune"
bat John +. Altgeld's friends are get
ting ready To trade off Bryan and every
,ther candidate on their ticket in order
o elect their idol. We must save Alt
reld." one OF them is quoted as saying.
and II we can save him the remainder
the ticket may 90 10 thunder"
The New York Times makes an
Their attempt (Which VIII not be sue
essfuD to force upon Orator Bryans
fa ~ In
ore 1873. such Democrats as Thomas II
ienton and Andrew Jackson Joined in
Importing legislation which placed this
'cuntry squarely on the gold standard.
here it has remained ever since
Hon. George Fred Williams. Tues
'ay. notified Secretary of State Olin
# Massachusetts. that he would not
iccept the nomination for Governor
ifade by the Faneuil hall convention.
his convention was composed Of the
exporters Of the leaders of the regu-
n Democracy. who declared that they
;ere unable to gain entrance to Music
all. where the Democratic state con-
'cntion was advertised to be held.
Theodore Nelson. secretary of the
illinois state Democratic central COM
airy of State Hinrichsen against the
ratification of the Independent ma
ional Democratic state ticket He
lives as his reasons substantially that
he law has not been complied with:
nd that there are not enough names to
he petition and it is illegally consti-
uted.
Nathaniel II. Clement of the New
York supreme court has declined to run
ur justice of the supreme court in the
'econd judicial district at Brooklyn. n
y, OF the Democratic ticket. In let
CT to the president of the Democratic
judiciary convention, he says: The
platform adopted by the Chicago con-
iention has, to put it mildly. proposed
new political creed to which l cannot
eonScientiousIy subscribe"
The state and electoral tickets of the
round money or National Democrats
may not get on the Australian ballot in
ohio. The state Democratic executive
committee filed a protest against adj
hitting the ticket to the ballot with
he state supervisor of elections at Co
lumbus. Tuesday. 1t is based on the
ground that the name is so similar to
ttiht VI tiit ItS uldf litillocTdtlC party
that it is likely to give rise to confu-
sion. There is a state law against this.
Secretary of State Taylor took the pro-
Test under consideration
The party composed of Generals o.
o. Howard. Russell Alger. Daniel f.
Sicllles, Thomas J. Stewart, George A.
Marsden. Corporal Tanner Maj j. w.
Burst. Col. George. II. Hopkins. and
other DISTINGUISHED sound money ora
tors. reached ST. Joseph. Mo, Monday
iight. by special train and were met
at the Union station by all of the Re-
publican clubs of the city and 5000
spectators. A procession was formed
headed by the Veteran Mckinley Club
and the Blaine Flambeaux Club.
marching through the principal streets
Of the city. 1t is estimated that 1900
people were in line. The visitors were
escorted to the Tootle and Crawford
opera houses where they spoke on the
political questions of the day At the
Crawford. c. A. Mosman presided and
speeches were made by Corporal Tan
ner. Gen. Howard. Gen. Marsden and
Maj Burst. AT the Tootle. Gen.
Sickles and Gen. Alger spoke AT both
houses overflow meetings were held
people standing in the rain to hear the
orators The party left at II p NJ. for
OttulnWa. Iowa.