The representative., 1896-09-23
TELLER AND DUBOIS.
Republican Senators, Speaking on
Behalf of Mr.. Bryan.
Peoples Party News Bureau

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept %.
Judge Stark, Peoples Party candidate
for congress in the Fourth Nebraska
district, has been unanimously indorsed
by the Democrats. -.
}. X. Sovereign, master workman of
the Knights of Labor, has established
campaign labor bureau in Chicago in
the interest of free silver. One hum
dred speakers will be placed in doubt
full territory
In the Fifth Indiana district all the
friends of free silver have united in the
support for congress of DIR. John C..
Ridpath, the eminent historian 49,
September IA William J. Bryan was
formally notified by letter of his nomi-
nation by the Peoples Party by Senator
w. '. Allen, and the notification COM
mittee. The same day a letter of
notification was forwarded to Thos E.
Watson by Chairman Marion Butler,
acting for the presidential notifica-
tiOn committee.
ThOs. Patterson, editor of the Denver
News, will stump for the Peoples Party
in the Central States during October.
At the Peoples Party convention held
at Pueblo, Colo, September II, Judge
Bailey, of Fremont, was nominated for
governor, after Lafe Pence had declined.
Gen. John C. Black. nominated for
governor by the gold bug Democrats of
Illinois, has declined to make the race
and is expected to announce himself for
Bryan.
In the Twenty-second Illinois congress
sional district the Peoples Party has
agreed to support the Democratic legis-
in, rof, fr1, hn >0,t
by the Democrats of John J. Hall, the
Populist candidate for congress-
Judge J. r. Caldwell, of Toledo, has
been indorsed for congress by the Peo-
pies party of the Iowa District in which
Cedar Rapids is located.
Despite expectations to the contrary
ever since the Republican national con-
vention, Senator Tom Carter, of Mon
tana, has refused to join his associates,
Senator Lee Mantle and Congressman
Hartman. in the free silver movement
in his state, and has declared for Nc
Kinley
A complete Bryan and Watson ticket
has been nominated by the Peoples
party in Kentucky.
Grover Cleveland. by letter. has de-
clared for Palmer and Buckner.
The coal companies of Indiana are
printing gold bug arguments on the pay
envelopes of employees.
The Republican state convention of
Texas gave a committee plenary powers
to effect fusion with the Peoples Party
and the sentiment of the convention
was in favor Of giving the Populists the
entire state ticket and six electors for
Watson.
Bryan has formally accepted the
nomination of the National Bi-metallic
party.
Senator Teller will stump for Bryan
in Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee,
and Senator Dubois will speak in Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington
The Peoples Party OF the Fourth con-
gressional district of Missouri has made
G.. F. Cochran, the Democratic candidate
it's nominee.
Senator Jones, chairman of the
national Democratic committee, has
announced that Vice President Steven
son will take the stump for Bryan.
The Maine election resulted in an in
crease of the Republican plurality to 50,-
OOO Bath, the home city OF Sewall, the
vice presidential nominee, gave a Re-
publican majority, as did also Sewall's
ward.
Secretary EdgertOn, of the national
committee. writes that the committee
is confident that the movement for other
Peoples Party conventions in Kansas
and Nebraska will not assume prOpor-
tions of Importance. Republicans are
actively interested in agitating these
conventions.
The Republican state convention of
Nevada declared for free silver.
T. V. Powderly, ex-master workman
of the Knights of Labor, who has an
nounced himself for the gold standard,
was jeered off the stage at a recent
mass meeting of workmen at Cooper's
Union, New York City.
The Colorado Republican state con-
vention declared for Bryan and Sewall
and free silver.
The state executive committe of the
Peoples Party of Texas have issued two
manifestos, one recognizing Bryan and
Watson as the national ticket of the
party, and the other denying the charges
that fusion with the Republicans has
been effected. C. M. Cureton has been
elected secretary of the committee for
two years.
In North Carolina the Peoples Party
and the Republicans have effected fusion
on the state ticket and in all congress
sional districts, the Populists receiving
five out of nine electors.
The fusion arragned by the Populist
state committee of Iowa has been en-
dorsed by the state convention of the
party.
The Democrats and the Peoples Party
of Pennsylvania have fused on the
electoral ticket, the Populists securing
four electors.
Negotiations for fusion between the
Peoples Party and the Democrats of
the Eighteenth Illinois district have
been declared off, owing to the refusal
of the Democrats to pledge their support
to the Populist candidate for congress-.
A full Bryan and Watson ticket has
been nominated by the Populists of
Mississippi, the Democrats refusing the
proposition to give the Peoples Party
proportional representation of electors.
The Illinois middle-of-the-road Pop
ulists held a state convention at Chicago
last week and nominated full state
ticket, except a candidate for governor.
Henry d. Lloyd is their candidate for
lieutenant-governor.
Tom Watson has decided to return to
Georgia, after speaking in Colorado,
cancelling his engagements in Missouri,
Iowa, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Congressman Bell has been unani-
mously renominated by the Peoples
He will have the Endorsement OF the
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