Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-13
THE WORLD OF POLITICS.
NOTES AND COMMENTS ON MAT
TIERS WHICH INTEREST VOTERS.

Silver Sentiment Continues to Gain Re
cruits All Along the Line-Bryan's Tri-
| umphal March Into the Home of the
Gold Men-SOme Local Politics.
Schuylkill Democrats nominated their
ticket on Monday. The platform heart
| lily endorses free silver and the national
ticket, and calls for the resignation of
Democratic presidential electors who
are against Bryan. The nominees are:
Congressman, Watson f. Shepherd.
Pottsvilc; treasurer, George Fulmer,
Shenandoah: prothonotary, Harry Bradi-
gan, ShcnandOah; clerk of courts, Phil j.
Connel, Girardvilc: recorder, Fred Portz,
Pottsvillc; commissioners, John p. Mar
| tin, Pine Grove, and =. j. Ferguson.
Shenandoah; register, j. j. Myers, Ma
hanoy City The party is united in
every respect, and the ticket is expected
to sweep the county by several thousand
majority.
BryanS trip to the East, from Friday
last, when he left his home at Lincoln.
Nebraska, until he reached New York
city last night was the greatest tour
ever made by a public official or private
citizen in this country. Thousands
greeted him at every station, night and
day, and the ovations rendered him at
the various stopping places were never
cquallcd in these towns. The demon
Stration in New York city last evening.
when he was officially notified of his
nomination, surpassed anything of the
kind ever attcmped in the metropolis
On the second and third pages of this
issue will be found his complete speech
Before this campaign is over the Re
| publicans will find themselves pushed
| pretty hard in the fourth district
They will be invited to participate in
| joint debates ON the silver question and
to come out into the open and defend
their support of the gold standard
| The Democrats cannot assure the voters
that the invitation will be accepted, but
nothing on their part will be lacking to
make this an educational campaign.
In Foster township the silver sent-
mcnt has caught the Republicans, and
break of large proportions seems immi-
ncnt. At the last election Highland
polled twenty-four Republican votes,
and seven of these men are now radical
silver advocates. Even Sandy Run, one
of the stllTest Republican towns in the
state, reports four converts to the cause
of bimetallism.
Since retiring from business Hugh
ul hns ,,t,, .;,1
money question, and the results are
gratifying, He has vanqulshed the
| gold standard men of the North ward
and has riddl"d every one of their argu-
ments, and is now looking for new fields
to conquer. The low metal people,
however, are lighting shy of him.
Thomas McGraw, accompanied by his
son, Chris H. McGraw, of Beach Haven,
visited friends in town this week. The
latter is Il candidate for the commission
ershp nomination, and is being piloted
through the county by his father, who
was ON the ticket three years ago.
At meeting of enthusiastic Demo-
Gratis on Monday evening ut IIazlcton II
Bryan and Scwall Silver Club was or
| ganizcd with over 100 members. James
L. German was elected president and
Daniel BriehotT secretary.
John NJ. Garman has consented to
allow his friends to present his name to
the Democratic convention as candi-
date for congress.
The contest for the nomination of
commissioners has narrowed down to
Du'Iard, koons, Bcidclman, McGraw
aud Quincy.