The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02

Ou4O IopuUllCAuS VIII COmo W
Washington these days are very
near unanimous in saying that
the democratic machine of the
state is behind the movement to
run Sam Jones as an Independent
candidate for governor, the afore-
said machine having discovered
some time ago the impossibility
of carrying out theft first scheme,
which was to make Jones the reg
ular republican candidate. Mr..
NJ. J. Wardner, of Cincinnati,
said of the new scheme: "Con-
gresham Lentz and other aspir-
ants for the democratic gubina-
torial nominations are anxious to
have Mayor Jones, of Toledo run
as an independent candidate for
governor, Their aim is so appar-
ent that nobody is deceived. They
think that Jones would draw off
enough republican votes to allow
Il democrat to win. But they are
nursing delusion, for even
should the Toledo man be foolish
enough to run, his race will be a
very weak one, and the regular
republican nominee can beat both
him and the democratic candidate
with the greatest ease."
Ex-Representative Cadmus, is
one of the numerous democrats
who is disguised with the present
attitude of that party, of which
he said: "The trouble with the
democratic party is the failure of
the leaders to realize that the
great issde on which the battle of
'96 was fought is virtually dead.
It looks as though the free silver
men we're bent on renominating
Mr.. Bryan, which in my judg-
ment, is an act of the greatest fol-
~, since THERE'S no earthly chance
to electshim.! He will be worse
beaten than in '96. New Jersey
and New York are indispensable
to the election of a democratic
president. In all time the elec-
toral votes of these states will not
go to Mr.. Bryan or anyone who
advocates his views on money. If
the South and West want to make
of the democracy perpetual mi
nority party. all they need to do
is to keek up their present pro-
gram. Until some glimmer of
common sense returns to the dem
ocrats of those sections, eastern
demo- rats will keep on voting the
republican ticket"
Representative Gillett, of Mass,
secured promise from President
Mckinley to visit Springfield
when he and Mrs. Mckinley go
to Mount Holyoke to attend the
graduation of their neice, Miss
Grace Mckinley. The President
said that it would give hi,o pleas
ure to meet the people of Spring.
field.
Representative Cannon. of Ill,
who is now in Washington work.
ing for hiss colleagues election
to the speakership, is just as
frank as ever. When asked
about his withdrawal as a candi-
date he said: eyes, I am out Of
the race. Hopkins beat me by
one vote in the Illinois delegation;
he is = better politician than I
am. I always play fair, and so I
am doing everything I can for the
election of Hopkins; we Illinois
people think he ought to be elect
ed and will be elected; I should
have liked the honor, it is the
next Office to the Presidency IN
Importance"
Secretary Wilson, who has just
returned from an extended trip
through the South, speaks we'll of
the agricultural and manufacture
ing prospects of that section, in
which the Department of Agricul-
tural is engaged in many interes-
ting experiments. He said among
other interesting things: cit is