Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
Political Notes.

William r. Morrison of Chicago. chair
man OF the interstate commerce commits
sion Tor years member of Congress and
lifelong Democrat has bolted Gov.
John +. Altgeld and come out for the gold
standard.
Charles A. Lemp. who was named by
the Missouri Democratic state COM
mittee as candidate for Congress
from the 10th district, declines to run.
Fwo other gentlemen contesting for the
place were excluded by the committee,
to make room for Mr.. Lemp, and now
1t is too late to nominate another Mr..
Lemp says he was not consulted. AMI
was placed on the ticket against his
wish
The Bryan Sewall- Williams Club of
Massachusetts, cannot secure Music
nall at Boston. for it's proposed recep-
ton TO George Fred Williams next
Tuesday night. The authority for this
statement is L. II. Mungett. superin-
tendent of the hall. and he is backed M
by the Music Hall Corporation. The
Music hall people say they had one
experience of the Bryan-S ewall- Will
liains Club. and that is sufficient.
Mr.. William Fl. Jeffrey of this city.
who did considerable work on the
stump in this state during the Guber-
material campaign. received recently
an invitation to stump Massachusetts.
MIR. Jeffrey left for that state. Thurs
day, and addressed three rallies that
night in Cambridge. Friday evening
he Will address meeting at Winches-
ter. the home of Congressman Mccall.
in the interest of Hon. Frederick ii.
jackson. the Democratic nominee Mr.
jackson stumped his state during the
late campaign, speaking at Standish
with Mr.. Jeffrey.-Portland Argus.
On the Stock Exchange, New York.
Wednesday, T. b. Talcott bet $500 to
$500. $500 to $500 and $1,000 to $685..
that Mckinley would be elected Later
he offered to bet $500 to $625. or at odds
of to l, that Mckinley would be elect
ed, but was not taken up. Kilbreth
4 Farr offered s340 to 800 on Mckinley.
Mr.. Whitney. of the Produce Exchange
firm of Mcintyre 4 Wardwen, an
nounced that he had an unlimited
amount of money to wager for a GUS
toner at to that Mckinley would
not have 100000 majority in New York
state. r. l.. Norton, of Henry Allen &
Co.. wanted to accept the wager. bur
MI Whltney's principal had departed.
Anyway. the use of the word majority
instead of plurality spoiled the offer.
Tom Watson reopened his speaking
campaign at birmingham. Ala. Wednes-
day night. when he addressed 1000 ner
sons. The feature of his speech was an
attack upon the Popocratic Vice Presi-
dental candidate, When, you vote for
Sewall electors he said. you violate the
very principle of the Populist party /
have not abused Mr.. Sewall but / have
maintained that the party shall be true
to itself. and that 1t cannot be that and
support Sewall A party denouncing the
national banking system ought not to
support a banker. party denouncing
bandholders should not vote for a bond
holder A party denouncing monopolies
should not stand for a railroad king A
party denouncing special privileges and
class legislation should not give aid to a
man who is now seeking subsidies for his
private interest and who stands on the
tariff where Mckinley stands. party
trusts and monopolies should
not support the plutOcrat; this million
aire of the East: this representative of
the trusts of the East. who Is not in SYM
pathy with the people of the South.