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Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
Party Notes and Notions.

The blow the Clarke folks got in Nor gan was g. sickening jolter. The able and opulent young gold barons of Bir- mingham essay to veil their misery in solicitude for the maintenance of the purity of the ballot box at Old Decatur. They read the Montgomery Advertiser that old femme de joie of ballot box mor- ality-and roll their eyes after the simili- tude of a calf from whose mouth the CO., pious teat of the maternal mammal has been unexpectedly withdrawn.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17

That dreadful prostration after a severe attack of illness is overcome by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17

But the money kings of Birmingham have not altogether lost their nerve. They haven't yet blown in all their Hong green;" they now and anon decorate the ozone of the downtown sidewalk with flashes of divers ducats, and cause the stiverless silverloon to feel that indeed there Is nothing left him but his vote and his integrity to heaven.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17

Nevertheless a Johnston man made a bet one day the past week of $100 to $500 that Johnston would carry Mobile. It is not unlikely that more of this will be taken. At a public resort in the city bet of 5000 has been posted for some weeks, without any token of a taker, that John- ston will be the democratic nominee.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
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An Elgin movement slvereen case. stem winder and stem set Watch-guar- anteed twelve months-$6.00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-07
National Committee Names Him
For Temporary Chairman.
Concluded to Force Him on the
Silver Men.
TO BE A SILVER MAN.
Silverites Will Present Senator
Daniel to Convention.
The Gold Men Warned Them
Not to Do 1t.

Chicago, July 7.-As soon as the con-
tests were decided in the national COM
mittee yesterday the interesting fea-
ture of the meeting occurred. Mr. Har-
rity announced that the next business
was the selection of a temporary chair
man for the national convention. Hen
~ D. Clayton of Alabama placed in
nomination John W. Daniel of Vir-
GINA He made an eloquent plea for
his candidate and said he was one of
the greatest orators of the south and
man who would make an admirable
presiding officer. His speech was
greeted with applause by the silver
men.
w. F. Sheehan of New York placed
Senator David B. Hill in nomination.
He spoke of the service of Senator Hill
in the Democratic party and said his
popularity throughout the country
made him a fit man for the place. He
paid a tribute to Hill as a parliamenta-
rian, and said he was second to none
as a presiding officer The gold men
applauded Mr.. Sheehan's remarks.
Both speeches were short Then the
vote was taken. There was quiet in
the committee room as the roll was
called by states. Louisiana did not
vote. The result was announced: Hill,
q; Daniel. %, and the gold men
cheered.
a very interesting scene followed
declaration of Chairman Harrity that
Senator Hill had been selected by the
national committee for temporary
chairman.
Mr.. Thomas of Colorado announced
that the silver men would present a
minority report and would ask the con-
VentiOn to select another man, a man in
accord with the silver majority of the
convention, for temporary chairman.
He said the course of the silver men
had been announced for some time
and the members of the committee who
had just made the selection were well
aware of the fact that their choice was
not satisfactory to the majority of the
convention He then said he wanted to
know from the chairman of the ma
tional committee who would preside I'M
til the temporary chairman was
to place in nomination before the con-
vention q man of the silver factions
choice.
This query, addressed directly to
Chairman Harrity, brought that gentle
man to his feet with great promptness.
He said he resented the inquiry of the
gentleman from Colorado. It contained
a reflection upon him and his fairness
as a presiding officer and as chairman
of the national committee which was
unwarranted and uncalled for. He de-
clined to answer any such question or
to give it further consideration.
Mr.. Sheehan again took the floor and
said the silver men were making a mis-
take in refusing to abide by the prece-
dent in the national conventions here
tOfOre. He recalled the fact that four
years ago the Cleveland men were de-
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like boiling from the Republican con-
vention, and he felt the same way,
and in fact he would have bolted,
even il we had not, for the time had
come when he could no longer act
with the Republicans in the face of a
gold platform.
The Senator continued as follows;
We informed Mr.. Teller, as say,
of our intentions to follow him out of
the St Louis convention. We did so
with the sacred understanding with
the silver Democratic senators that
they would use their influence in their
party to nominate Teller.
Now as to the result" observed the
Senator. I'VE carried out our part of
the contract-we bolted, and we came
here to see the other parties to the sill
yer agreement carry out their part OF
it. What do we hear? Why, they all
still say that no man but. Teller can
be elected whom it is possible to nom
mate at this convention
They still see that, but IN some
strange way they do not seem to be
doing as effective work as we have a
right to expect.
If Teller is not nominated here he
will be nominated at St. Louis by the
Populists. He will carry the west SOL
I'd, and he will carry more Of the south
than any man that can be named. The
result will be that Mckinley Will be
elected, directly or Indirectly by
throwing the election in the House"
Referring to Mr.. Bland, he said;
Mr.. Bland, especially, cannot carry
Teller His nomination would not on
ly be violation of the original agree
ment, but would be suicidal to the sill
yer cause
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feated by the national committee and
Owens, of Kentucky was made temper
airy chairman. Although ne was an
Cleveland man, the Cleveland ma
jority of the convention did not under
take to violate the established prece-
dents of the party and reject the man
selected by the committee for temper
airy chairman He warned Mr.. Thomas
and the silver men that they would be
the losers in the end if they refused to
accept Senator Hill for temporary
chairman.
For temporary secretary. s. P. Sheer
in of Indiana was selected. John r.
Martin as Tgeant-at-arms and James
Oliver of New York as his assistant.
The secretary was authorized to 'desig-
nate such assistant secretaries as he
pleased, and he named Leopold Strauss
of Alabama as the first assistant sec
rotary at the request of Committeeman
Clayton of that state.
After the adjournment of the nation
al committee Mr.. Clayton stated that
Immediately after Chairman Harrity
calls the convention to order he will
present the name of David 3. Hill Of
New York for temporary chairman and
will then recognize either Mr.. Clayton
or Mr.. Thomas, the committeeman
from Colorado, who will present on be-
half of the minority of the national
committee. the name of Senator John
W. Daniel of Virginia
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pies party and other advocates of free
silver coinage should accept the nomi-
nees of the Democratic convention and
join to elect the same upon a Demo-
cratic platform, we desire to express
our views upon this subject, not as
binding upon the Peoples party, but as
expressive of what we believe to be its
sentiment.
Four years ago at Omaha the Peo-
pies party, among other reforms, de-
manded the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at 16 to 1, full legal tender for
all debts independently of any other
nation. We We're then told by the
Democratic and Republican parties that
this was an economic error. The Peo-
pies party thus became and has re-
manned the logical, united party for
free silver. The Republican party has
persisted in its policy for a gold stand
ard, thereby alternating a large portion
of it's former adherents. The Demo-
cratic party is divided, with a majority
of its delegates favoring the Populist
doctrine as to free silver coinage, while
a powerful minority, representing great
Democratic states, absolutely refuse to
consent to such policy, and it's present
administration, with all its patronage,
is in rabid hostility to the cause of free
silver and will exert its vast power to
defeat a free silver candidate.
The Democratic party, therefore,
meets in convention under most extra
ordinary circumstances. It cannot at
this time be surprising to find that a
vast number of the people look with
distrust upon a mere platform profess
sion. The cause of free silver coin
age is the peoples cause. It requires,
for success against the mighty OppOs-
ing powers, the votes OF millions of men
who have not acted with the Demo-
cratic. How, then, can that party at
a time when it is, by hopeless division,
more weak and impotent than ever be-
fore, undertake this gigantic task in
the narrow spirit of straight party &C
ton?
If it expects the cooperation of the
millions who are outside of its ranks it
is bound to prove by its acts now and
here that it is sincere and that it places
the success of this cause above the
narrow plane of a mere party effort If
the Democratic party expects to over
come the distrust which the present
administration has earned for it, now
is the time to prove its sincerity
There is a candidate upon whom the
vote of all friends of free silver can be
united if all those who have the cause
at heart will yield something of their
extreme partisanship and place the
cause first and complete party success
second He is candidate who, having
given more than 20 years to a devoted
struggle for this cause and for finan-
cial reform, has shown that he can put
his devotion to his principles above all
party ties or party success He step
ped out of his party when it declared
for the single gold standard, and,
standing as he does, untraTnmeled by
party affiliations, and devoted to the
cause which the Democratic party now
by majority, declares TO be the su-
preme question of the hour, he above
all men becomes the logical candidate
upon whom all who love this cause can
unite. He is able, competent, tried,
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APPEAL FOR
TELLER.
Prominent POpulists Issue an
Address to Democrats.
Allure Them to Select Teller
as Their Candidate.
ONLY HE CAN UNITE.
POpuIists viii Endorse Teller
But Not a Democrat.
Democrats Asked to Put Party
Below the Cause.

Chicago, July THE Populist lead
ers issued last night the following man
ifesto in behalf of Senator Teller:
Upon the eve of action of the Demo-
cratic national convention about to as
semble at the city of Chicago. We find
the situation such that we deem it
proper to address all friends of free
silver coinage and financial reform in
the United States. AS members of the
Peoples party we have occupied the
position merely of careful observation,
and we have not attempted to, nor shall
we attempt to, dictate to the Demo-
cratic convention; but as large num-
bers of persons many Of them dele
gates to that convention, are assuming
to express their opinions that the Peo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-07
MAPLESON,s COMPANY.
The New Opera Organization to Tour
the West.

New York. July THE Imperial
Opera company, limited. of which the
veteran impresarfo, Colonel Henry J.
to be an assured element in New York s
next musical season, and the organiza-
ton will commence it's engagement at
the Academy OF Music on October rs.
playing there for four weeks. After
that is concluded, the company will
make a tour of the United States, play
ing in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago
and Cincinnati and visiting the princi-
pal cities as far west as San Francisco
A return engagement is planned at the
Academy.
The company will confine itself to an
Italian repertOry, and some of the later
works of this school are promised as
novelties The names of the new operas
are not divulged. The artists so far en-
gagged are little known in this country
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Two Lives Sauad

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas of Junction C.itv
Ill. was told by her doctors that she
had consumption and that there was no
hope for her, but two bottles of mr.
Kings New Discovery completely cured
her and she says it saved her life Mr.
Thos. Eggers, 139 Florida street san
Francisco, suffered from a dreadful
cold, approaching consumption, tried
without result everything else and then
Discovery and in two weeks was cured
He is naturally thankful It is such
results, of which these are SAMPLES
that prove the wonderful efficacy of
this medicine in coughs and colds Free
trial bottle at j. K. Jones' drug store.
Fifth street and Kansas avenue Reg
ular size 90 cents and 81
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MECHANICAL AND OPERATING
Notes and Personals Among the En-.
ployes of the Engine and Train
Service.

Conductor H. H. Rice of the Santa Fe
is confined to his home by Illness.
Herbert Joslin of the paint depart
ment of the Santa Fe shops left yester-
day afternoon for Denver on pleasure
trip.
Fireman NeIs Linden of the Santa F'e
has returned to work after an absence
of three months on account of illness
SWitehman James G. Strain of the
Santa Fe was overcome by the heat
while at work yesterday afternoon and
compelled to lay off.
James SculIy of the paint department
of the Santa Fe shops left yesterday
afternoon for Las Vegas, New Mexico,
where he will enter the company hos
pital to receive treatment for catarrh.
brakeman +. W. Withrow of the
Santa Fe has taken leave of absence
for thirty days, and in company with
Mrs. WithroW and mother left yester-
day afternoon for Illinois to visit rela-
tives.
Peter Butler. the small but efficient
Santa Fe train crew caller, will leave
shortly for Dublin, Ireland. on visit
of several weeks. Pete has prom
ised to bring back with him q genuine
blackthorn walking stick for each of
his railroad friends.
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ATTORNEY BRoOKE'S FEE.
The Gotham Lawyer Gets $4,000
for Defending Mrs. Fleming.

New York, July 7.-Charles Brooke,
the senior counsel for Mrs Fleming
has received check for $4,000. Law
yer Brooke was given, or rather prom
ised fee of $4,000 when he took charge
of the defense. and the total fee of $780,
900 is larger than he expected to re-
ceive- He had an understanding with
John c. Shaw, Mrs. Jennings personal
adviser, that he was to receive SIS, O00
without regard to the decision in the
case.
Mrs. Fleming was so delighted with
the work of Mr.. Brooke, who managed
the case so that much of the scandal in
her life was kept from the jury and the
public, and with the final verdict of ac-
Quittal, that she voluntarily presented
Mr. Brooke with $4,000 in excess of the
contract price. The trial of Mrs. Flem-
cost her about $40 900, which will leave
her an estate valued at $4,000 to live
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PErr1GREw CONFIRMS IT.
The Southern Senators Said They
Would Nominate Teller.

Chicago, July THE Teller man
ayers are not well pleased with the way
the Democratic leaders are carrying
out the agreement which was made
binatfOn candidate Of the silver forces
for president. The full story of the
bolt from the st. Louis convention is
out That was part of an agreement
leading up to the nomination of Mr..
Teller.
Senator Pettigrew has never been &C
cused Of being afraid to talk when
ever he felt inclined that way. In rela-
ton to this matter he said:
I had quite as much risk in this
matter as any one else. I have for a
long time been determined to do all I
could to advance the silver cause.
bring prosperity to the country, and
hence was willing to take any pFac-
teal step to bring this about and at
the same time was unwilling to take
silver men IN congress felt the same
way We long ago concluded that if
there was any way to elect a silver
man we would follow that road. We
were looking for a practical way to
win. The plan was finally agreed upon
which promised success.
f'The Democratic silver senators said
70 US that they were willing to con
eede that they could not elect a Dem
ocrat and they were willing to turn
main issue. We conferred repeatedly.
and we all agreed to support Mr..
Teller.
sOf course Mr.. Teller did not know
this. Only the leading silver Demo-
Gratis and the silver Republicans out
side Mr.. Teller and the Populist sena-
tors knew anything about it. The sill
yer Republican senators then went to
Mr. Teller, after framing this agree
ment. and We told him that We felt
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BLANCHARD FOR TELLER.
Another Southern Senator for the
Colorado Man.

Chicago. July THE Teller men are
highly elated over a supposedly new
convert from the south, Senator
Blanchard, a delegate at large, and
one of the men in the so-called sena-
tOrial combine.
This combine is for Teller and so
Blanchard declared himself for Teller
upon his arrival here. He says the
southern Democratic free silverites
are for the Colorado man.
This movement has helped the Teller
boom. The fight between Bland, BOies
and Teller is fiercer today. The
strength displayed by the Tellerites
has not only frightened the followers
of the Wisconsin and Iowa candidates,
but all the old line Democrats who
want a Democrat or no one.
The fact that the sound money Dem
ocrats have practically given UP all
hope of effecting a compromise also
helps Teller. Silver, Teller and Nc
Lean will go hand in hand after the
convention comDletes its work.
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true, earnest, reliable and can be 'trf-
umphantly elected
To nominate q straight Democrat in
a divided party, when millions of hon
est citizens stand ready to support a
non partisan candidate, is a mere reck-
less experiment; not only an act of SUI
preme folly in this hour, but defiance
of all prudence and cannot but be con-
strued as meaning that the Democratic
party desires to cOnJure with the mag
ic of an occasion and prefers defeat for
the cause, in spirit of narrow par
tisanShip, to success by a rational act
of union upon a candidate who can GER
tainly succeed.
The Peoples Party has other princi-
pies and it has within the states which
are surely for silver coinage a following
as great as that of the Democratic
party when its vote in the gold states
is eliminated We feel that the Peoples
Party is willing to open the path to
union upon H. NJ Teller, and if this
rational patriotic opportunity for sue
convention in the determination to
seek complete partisan success regard
less of an open path to victory, then
we call the true friends of the cause to
witness that responsibility rests on
those who reject this opportunity, and
that it is a conclusive proof that we,
who champiOned this cause for years,
who are united for its support, are its
safe defenders and will carry it to sue
cess.
Whatever may be our individual
wishes in the premises, we are forced
to say after an earnest endeavor to in
form ourselves about the sentiment of
the Peoples Party, of the country at
large. that that party cannot be in
duced to indOrse a candidate for pres
ident who has not severed his afhlia-
lions with the old political parties.
H. E. TABENECK, Illinois,
J. B. WEAVER. Iowa,
MARTIN QUINN, Oregon,
A. J. STREATOR, Illinois,
EDWARD S. REECE, Michigan.
A. W. NICHOLS, Michigan,
HOWARD s TAYLOR, Illinois,
THOS. V. GATOR, California,
B. o. FLOWER, Massachusetts,
A. L. MAX WE'LL, Illinois,
D. NJ. FULWEIDER, Illinois,
CHAS. E. PALMER, Illinois,
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T. z. NAGARELL, Illinois,
I. J. MILLS, Fenton, Louisiana,
J. NJ. EWING, Michigan,
]. c. ROBERTS, Illinois,
JAMES z. MCBRIDE, Michigan,
EDWARD TAYLOR, Illinois,
JAMES WINNIE, Michigan,
EUGENE SMITH, Illinois,
W. W. WEAVER, Illinois,
CHRIS O'BRIEN, Illinois,
HERMAN ALSHUTTER, Illinois,
ROBT. BALL, California,
NJ NJ. MILLER, California,
G. B. MATTHEWS, New York.
H. D. ANDERSON. North Dakota
o. K. LAPHAM, Virginia,
c. J. JONES, Oklahoma.
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WHITNEY A DELEGATE.
A New York Man Surrenders His
Seat to the Gold Advocate.

Chicago, July William c. Whit
ney will be in a delegates seat on the
floor of the convention. He has been
placed in the seat of A. P. Fitch, of the
Fifteenth New York district. and will
thus be able to take a part in the de
bate that will follow the silver mems
move.
This is an unexpected thing, he hav-
ing not been selected as a delegate
from New York, upon his own express
ed request, when the state convention
met there.
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BLAND MEN PARARDE.
The Topeka Flambeau Club is in the
Procession.

Chicago July THE first street pa
rade of the convention was organized
last night by the Bland contingent.
The Bland clubs of St. Louis and kan
sas City and the Topeka Flambeau
club, with q few unattached enthusi-
asts. formed the procession.
With their bands and a wagon load
of fireworks, the thousand Tnarchers
managed to make a great display in
proportion to their numbers. Portraits
of Silver Dick" mammoth silver dol
lars and such legends as Free Silver
and Free Men, The Producing Class
es Protest Against 200 Cent Dollars, -
and BLAND Will Carry Missouri by
$50 OO0,, were conspieuous in the line.
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SUFFRAGE WOMEN GATHER.
Want the Convention to Give Them a
Hearing.

Chicago, July IA number of WON
an suffragists, some IS in all, have ap-
peared and are living at private
houses. They intend asking the com
nittee on resolutions to give them five
minutes each to present their views. 1t
is doubtful if the committee will do
this, the furthest they will go in the
matter being to receive the proposed
plank and decide upon its adoption or
rejection.
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HEPBURN LOOKING ON.
The Iowa Republican Congressman at
the Democratic Convention.

Congressman Hepburn, an Iowa Re
publican, was today making the rounds
of convention headquarters as a spec
tator.
You are out of your element" said a
New York delegate to him.
But I am more at home than you
eastern Democrats - said Mr.. Hepburn.
Everyone treats me well and you fell
lows get the cold shoulder on every
side and will be thrown out into the
street before the convention ends"
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Rland,s Rrother in chioaeo.

Chicago. July Judge c. c. Bland.
brother of the candidate, and Miss
Bland. his daughter, have arrived at
the Bland headquarters, and are the
center of attraction. Judge Bland
bears striking family resemblance to
the silver leader. The relatives say
they are only to observe and not to
take an active part in the Missourian's
candidacy