Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-16
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has further
amended the civil service rules by an
order issued on the sth bringing into
the classified service the interstate
commerce commission, whsch will en-
brace about 40 persons
The Indiana rePu blican convention
at Indianapolis on the 9Th instructed
its delegates for Mckinley, the ex-
pected tussle between the Harrison
and Mckinley factions not taking
place Gen Harrison did not visit the
convention. The platform declared
for sound money, favoring bimetallism
on an international basis and condemn
ing the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at sixteen to~one.
The democratic sta tie. convention met
at Nashville, Tenn., on the 9TH. 1t
was free silver convention from start
to finish. Ex-Gov- Robert L. Taylor
was nominated for governor.
THE prohibitionists Of Arkansas held
their state convention at Little Rock
on the 9TH The platform adopted
favors free silver, woman suffrage,
government ownership of railroads,
telegraphs and telephones, and con-
tains the usual prohibition plank.
THE democratic convention at Tren-
ton, N J, ON the 18th declared for a
gold money standard and warmly in
dorsed President Cleveland's admins
tration- no effort was made to in
struct the delegates
THE rep1 blicans of Michigan met in
state convention atDetroit- The dele
gates were instructed for McKinl ey.
Both the gold plank submitted by the
majority end the silver plank su bmit-
ted by the minority were sque5ched
and the money plank of the Minneapo-
lis platform of 1892 was substituted.
THERE wasreported to be a general
demand in Spain for the execution of
filibusters captured on the schooner
Competitor. The carrying out Of the
death sent enee was said to be delayed,
however, ewing to the represen tGtions
of the q nited States government The
situation was decidedly critical
The MCKINLEY leaders have sele cted
Senator Dhurston, of Nebraska, for
permanent chairman of the national
convention at St. Louis.
GEN GRosyENoR in his recent state
ment issued lat Washington, stated
that no earthly power could prevent
the nomination of Mckinley oH the
first ballot He made out that Nc
Kinley had 5sS>votes, but allowed that
60 might be >contestcd, leaving ASS. He
said 72 delegates were yet to be elected,
so of which Mckinley would get, max
ing SIS votes. on the first ballot beyond
all controversy.
Mr. JOSEPH MANLEY and Congress
man AIdrich said in their recent state
ment OF the situation of Mckinley and
Reed that S32 out of 91S delegates had
been elected. They allowed 361 votes
to Mckinley, excluding the contest
cases They said SO were yet to be
elected. and if Mckinley got all he
would fall short of the necessary ma-
jority. They also stated their belief
that the sentiment of the people would
change vet in favor of Speaker Read
for president.
THE statedepartmentat Washington
announced on the 18th that the Span
ish government had aceeded to the re-
quest of the TJnited States to postpone
the execution of the filibusters cap
tured on the schooner Competitor until
arguments on the treaty of 1875 and
the protocol OF 1857 can be presented.