The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-09
SENDS HIS REGRETS
M'KINLEY TO THE NEW YORK Re
PUBLICAN LEAGUE.

In Answer to Their Complimentary Invita-
tion He Refers The no to His Rule. Laid
Down Early In the Campaign, TO Stay at
Horne-Praises the Work of the League
ssCoin- Harvey Denies Things-Fusion
In Missouri and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
in St. Louis.
Syracuse, n. Y, Oct s.-The State
League of Republican clubs Of New
York began its annuel meeting today in
this city. There was a large attend
ance. George E. Green presided Let
ters of regret were read from ex-GoV-
ernor William Mckinley. National
Chairman Hanna, ex-President Harri-
son, Speaker Reed, Senators Allison
and Quay and T. c. Platt. Mr.. Mchin-
ley wrote:
'-The fact that circumstances con-
strain me to adhere 10 the rule l laid
down at the opening Of the campaign
to remain at home, will. | am sure, be
taken as sufficient explanation why l
cannot accept the invitation. But,
avail myself of the opportunity TO make
acknowledgment Of my deep apprecia-
lion of the loyal, enthusiastic and ef-
fective service of the league in the
Republican cause Your convention
will inset within a month one of the
most important elections our country
has ever held, and l am confident that
the result in the Empire state will be
greatly promoted by the thorough and
unselfish work of the great volunteer
army of the Republican party enrolled
under the banner of the league"
Mr.. Plat, in his letter, takes issue
with the proposition of Senator Hill
and other of the gold standard Demo-
Gratis that the campaign be fought out
on state questions. The real issue, he
said, was that Of national honesty, Of
a currency that represented actual
value.
SILVER AND PROTECTION"
Salt Lake, Utah. Oct. S.-The Salt
Lake county Republican convention has
nominated a county ticket and candi-
date for the legislature. This county
furnishes third of the members Of
the legislature and the action may have
an important bearing on the choice Of
the next United States senator. The
resolutions adopted are in part as fol-
lows: We maintain that the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 10 TO l,
Independent of the sanction Of any for
eign nation, is a political issue para
mount 20 all others and second only TO
this issue is the protection Of home in
dust-y, coupled with reciprocity with
foreign nations. We pledge our legis-
latiYe candidates to strictly maintain
these principles and to vote for candi-
date for United States senator only who
will declare himself in full accord with
these principles"
COIN DENIES IT.
Kookuk Ia, Oct Sin regard to the
alleged disrespectful treatment of w
H Harvey csCoin,D by the audience at
Clinton, Iowa, Mr. Harvey has. fur
nished the following signed statement:
There is not one word Of truth in the
printed report that the audience or any
part of it treated me disrespectfully, or
took ufi.brage at what l said at Clinton. |
The report is made out OF whole cloth I
and has not one word of truth for its /
basis
FUSION IN MISSOURI.
ST. Louis. Oct. S.-Pursuant to call |
Issued last week, the Populist state /
committee met her today behind closed |
doors. One, OF the purposes of the |
meeting, il was stated, was to remove
from tie state ticket Sheridan Web
ster. the candidate for auditor, who is !
charged with desertion from the party. /
II was not certain that another can /
didate would be put in We0ster's place I
but it was thought that ii would be
left open in order to carry out the
scheme Of fusion, which the members
of the Populist committee expected to
be made today on behalf Of the DEM
ocrats. Those Populists and Demo-
Gratis who are in favor of fusion or
state issues seem to feel much more
confident of success than for some
time. The Populists' first demands
were that they be given lieutenant gov
ernor. Whether there viii be fusion
in the congressional districts has not
been decided. but may be settled within
a few wdays. The Populists want two
and if their demand is
granted, they Will probably secure the
Seventh and Fourteenth districts.
SOVEREIGN HAS a SHOW.
Little Rock. Ark, Oct. S.-A meeting
of the Democratic state central COM
mittee vii be held in this city on Sat
urday, at which the question OF fusion
Will ne 1DpullSNS. Oh The electoral
ticket viii be definitely settled. There
is a strong sentiment on both sides
in favor OF fusion and as the time for
fling nomina lions expires next Tues
day the arrangements will have 10 be
pushed if il IS 10 be perfected. In
case satisfactory terms made Mas
ter Workman J. r. Sovereign Of the
Knights OF Labor Benton county VIII
20 deuot have a place on the fusion
ticket
REGESTRATTON.I IN ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, Oct S-That the people OF
st Louis are unusually interested III
The political issues of the day cannot
be questioned. on the first day of reg
istration over $4,000 voters registered.
This is marvellous when il is known
that the total vote OF st. Louis in 1892
was only a little over 72.oo0. The cleo
ton commissioners believe the total
this year viii be over
100000. According TO an opinion rem
7ered by City Counsellor Marshall,poV-
erty is no satisfactory excuse for the
applicant for registration who has lost
or mlslaid his naturalization papers ami
seeks TO have his name enrolled on an
affidavit setting forth his inability 10 =
pay the court charges for a certified
copy. Last Tuesday there were several
hundred aliens registered on the
Of afiidavits stating that the
were duly naturalized but could not
produce copies az their papers because
they had been out of EMPLOYMENT a
long time and had no money to pay
the fees eXacted by The court clerks
for certified copies. These registra
lions, unless the courts decide other