Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-16

certain since New York has been made
! the headquarters.
I1sy Associated Press.
| CLEVELAND. Ohio, July 1e-The na-
! tional republican executive COMMITTEES this
morning appointed Perry s. Heath Of Gin
pointed a committee consisting Of Hanna
Durbin Of Indiana. Dawes Of Illinois, Payne
| Of Wisconsin and Heath to select offices
for the committee IN Chicago and New
Monday and provide neadquarteru for that
| city first
The most important decision reached by
the committee, however, was to visit Major
before him the plans that have been out
lined, and ask for his opinion The party
will leave for Canton at-3:15 pm.
The utmost secrecy has been observed
throughout the meeting Of the COMMITTEES.
| PLANS MATURING RAPIDLY.
| An Immense ThrOng Will Welcome
Bryan at Lincoln.
| LINCOLN, Neb., July 16.-Plans for the
reception tomorrow night to William J.
Bryan are maturing rapidly. 1t il now
| more fully realized that there Is destined
to be an immense thrs,hg in Lincoln on that
date. and the prospect Is bright for a
demonstration of mammoth proportions
| Thousands of letters are at the post office
awaiting the arrival Of Mr. Bryan There
is also a rabbits foot attached to a postal
| card.
Within radius of 100 miles of Lincoln
tickets will be sold tomorrow with the re-
turn limit Saturday. Beyond this limit
| return limit Saturday. The Burlington.
Rock Island and Elkhorn roads expect to
do large business from Omaha trains be-
ing run to suit everybody almost every
/ Nan 0f
| bands have been heard from. all Of which
will take part in the demonstration.
The Nntfoaal Party.
The Bryan enthusiasm has apparently
| obscured the fact that another distinguish
| ed citizen of Nebraska has been similarly
honored Rev. Charles f. Bentley, the
| presidential nominee Of the new national
| party, which first flung its banner to the
| breeze al Pittsburg,: resides with his fami-
| ~ In modest house at the northeast cor
ner of 2sth and NJ stnets. When inform
| ed this morning that a report had been
sent out from Ohio tet the effect that the
| executive committee Of the national party
| had come out hatfooted against Mr.
| Bryan Mr.. Bentley said: Il hardly un-
| national party is out Hatfooted against
| all candidates except Its own, and is GER
| tainly not opposed to Mr.. Bryan any more
than to Mr. Mckinley. In fact, the ma
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I cago platform than the St. Louis platform
We are unalterably opposed to the gold
standard. but, our fnagcial plank does not
go to the length. breadth and scope Of the
democratic declarationS Herr is what the
iational party says onthe money question:
All money should be Issued by the general
government only. and yithout the interven-
iicn Of any private Citizen. corporation or
| banking institution 1t should be based
upon the wealth. sta bi.lty and integrity of
the nation. 1t should, be full legal tender.
for all debts. public and private, and should
be of sufficient volume 20 meet the demands
of the legitimate, business interests Of the
country. For the purpose of honestly Hqui
dating our outstanding coin obligations We
favor the free ard Unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio Of u to !, without con-
sulting any other nation.
ANY one can readily interpret this dec
laration. because it means exactly what 1t
says, and is SO plain that he who runs may
read
After yourself whom does the national
party favor for President"
IF the national party had no other dis
tinctive principle except free silver we
would go over to Bryan bag and baggage"
lie promptly responded, but we have been
contending for other principles for years as
prohibtlonists, chief OF which are prohibi-
tion and woman suffrage"
who do you think will be elected Presi-
dent, Mr.. Bentley asked the reporter.
Il will answer that question by simply
saying that if all the anti-monopoly ele-
ments-mind you, l do not say free silver
can he united, do not think it win be very
difficult to defeat Mckinley: At present.
howe.e er, this is rather doubtful" answered
Mr.. Bentley guardedly.-
Who do you think will carry Nebraska"
Ihat Is a matter upon which do not
care to say anything" responded the rever-
end gentleman, with a twinkle In his eye,
and the interview came to an end.
Rev. Mr.. Bentley. will participate in the
bryan reception tomorrow evening. and on
Saturday afternoon leaves for ST. Louis.
n with t.nn Nf
PARTY leaders: From st. Louis he goes to
Columbus, Ohio. to attend the national
party state convention. which meets there
next Wednesday. Rev. Mr.. Bentley in
tends to take the stump during the cam
pa!gn, and will make speeches in many
parts Of this country.
Prof. Prettymnn's Reelection.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, July 16.-The reelection Of
Prof. E. B. Prettyman of Montgomery as
principal of the State Normal School yes
terday has raised small storm Of dissent
among local republican politicians, and
GOV. Lowndes is being foundly abused to-
DAY for his alleged desertion of Dr. William
H. Purnell, the republican aspirant. Con-
servative members of. the party, however,
are glad that the charge Of undue parti-
sanship can be avoided In this instance.
Want Bryan AT baltimore.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 16-Chairman
Rrsk Of the democratic. city committee
hopes to induce Candidate Bryan to speak
In Baltimore during his eastern trip, and
has sent him an tion to appear here
The silverites will give him rousllg
reception should he come.
Political Notes.
FERGUS FALLS, MINI, July 16.-On the
seventh ballot the popul.sts of the seventh
congressional convention nominated E. E.
Lennon for Congress- over ex-Congress-
Nan Been and several other candidates.
The platform instruets delegates to ST.
Louis to seek to unify the reform clements
II such action did not interfere with pop
Elist principles. .
FoNDULAC, Wis July Ex-senator Villas
has prepared al address to democrats of
Wisconsin, advising them to denounce the
action OF the Chicago convention and CO.
operate for another convention, and has
submitted 1t to Gen. Bragg of this city.
Gen. Bragg has prepared address.
which he will submit to the delegates-a.-
large to that convention the general de-
clares 1t his conviction that the preserva-
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