Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-22

NATURALLY enough, talked politics
with some of the party leaders / met
In New York." said Gov. Stone to a re-
porter of the Republic, although
there were few men of particular
prominence either in business or poll
tics in town while was there.
"Richard Croker, the Tammany lead
er, was spending part of the summer
in the Adirondacks; Senator Murphy
was at the sea shore, and, in fact,
nearly all the men of national reputa-
ton were away. met number who
are well known in New York politics.
many of whom knew, and some called
who had never met before.
'I saw little and heard less while
was In the metropolis than would give
anybody an inkling of what lines the
national campaign will be made on.
All talk in New York now centers ON
the democratic state convention, soon
to be held there, and the platform
that the party will draw up at that
gathering. There is some talk in GER
tain quarters of leaving out all ref
erence to national affairs and making
il strictly state campaign, but 1
hardly think that will be done.
Indications point to a plank being
put into the platform indorsing the
platform adopted by the national con-
vention at Chicago in 1896, and it is
my opinion that that will be done.
The parties who want to leave out all
reference to national politics and
make the campaign along pretty much
the same lines the city campaign was
made upon are hardly strong enough
to prevent the usual Endorsement of
the action of the national convention
being embodied in the state conven-
ton declaration.
''That was done by the Vermont CON-
vention, and in the recent election up
there the democratic party polled an
increased vote over that of 1896. We
broke even with the republicans in
that state this year. In fact, we re-
claimed some 20 seats in the legisla-
ture. All through that section the
sentiment seems to be unqualifiedly
in favor of reaffirming the principles
set forth in the Chicago platform.
I'm addition to indorsing the Chica-
go platform am of the opinion that
the New York state convention will
declare in favor of territorial expan-
sion very much the same as did the
recent democratic convention in this
state.
sThere seems to be no doubling the
sentiment of the people on the ques-
ton of holding the territory we cap
tured during the war, and so strong
has it become that no convention Of
either party will declare against rea-
sonable extension OF American possess
sions.
Eyes, there has been some talk Of
candidates in New York. / heard the
name of Roswell p. Flower, ex-gover-
nor of New York, mentioned. I do
not believe, however, that he will be
nominated, for the reason that the
party will certainly demand a man
who has been in line with it's policy
straight through. 1t must be some
man who has been a more consistent
supporter of Mr.. Bryan than Mr.. Flow
er, and doubt if his friends are strong
enough to bringabout his nomination"
While in the east Gov. Stone looked
over the field with his son, Kembrough,
who is DESTROYS of taking up his cho-
sen profession, the law. He said that
from a purely financial standpoint the
selection of New York city would be
most favorable, but il his son follows
his own heart he viii locate some
where in Missouri, possibly in st. Jo-
seph. That, the ex-governor said,
would be most satisfactory to him, al
ne is DESTROYS of having his family al
close around him as possible. For the
same reason his daughter will remain
here to take special course in some
studies she wishes to complete.