Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-13
Political Notes.

OllIlCdl NOlcS.
A Jewish rabbi helped to do the
praying in the Kansas City Conyen-
ton.
All parties are now awaiting with
some degree of interest the meeting of
the Middle-of-the-road State Populist
Convention, to be held ut Grand Island,
Neb., on the Goth inst.
The new National Democratic Com
mittee organized by re-electing Sena-
tor Jones to the position of Chairman.
The Washington member of the COM
mittee is Dunphy, OF Walla Walla.
Already has begun a pilgrimage of
admirers of Mr.. Bryan to his home in
Lincoln. Almost daily, excursion
trains are run and meetings held on
the capitol grounds or in the auditor
ium.
1t is expected that Mr.. Towne will
retire from the position on the Popu-
list ticket, having declined the use of
his name for the Vice Presidency by
the Silver Republicans and announced
his support of William J. Bryan.
The nomination of Towne was
made by Roesing OF Minnesota. 1t
was we'll received, but it was noted
that the cheering was done more by
spectators in The galleries than the
men who did the voting on the floor.
It has been determined that Mr..
Bryan will not tour the country as he
did in 1896, but that he will make
trips from Lincoln occasionally to the
larger centers of population. Lincoln
will, of course, under these circum-
stances, be one of the important points
OF political interest.
Washington presented the name of
Mr.. James Hamilton Lewis, in con-
nection with the Vice Presidency, and
the delegations from Oregon, California,
Idaho and Georgia had signifed their
willingness to give him their support,
but Mr.. Lewis stepped forward in a few
well.chosen sentences withdrew his
name. Washington's eight votes were
then cast for Towne.
The income tax was inadvertently
left out of the Kansas City platform.
1t was the intention to re-afirm the
position of the party in 1896 in specific
Language, but it was forgotten. There
is, however, scarcely any doubt of the
position of the party on that question,
and the ground is fully covered in the
former platform which was re.affirmed.
On the first ballot for Vice Presi.
dent Stevenson had 559k votes, Hill
200 and Towne S9a. The number re-
quired to nominate was 624. Tennes.
see then changed her "a votes from
Hill to Stevenson. Then Alabama,
California, North Carolina, and finally
New York followed suit, and there was
a scramble to get into the band-wa.
gon. In the end the nomination was
made unanimous.
A campaign committee is to be ap-
pointed by the fusion forces, with
representatives from each of the three
parties, not members of the national
committees, but prominent in the coun.
ellis of each party. This committee is
to have charge of the practical details
of the campaign. The personnel of all
auxiliary committees is left with
Chairman Jones, whose headquarters
will be in Chicago.
Representative James Williams, of
Illinois presented the name of Adlai
E. Stevenson, native of Kentucky,
who "has been baptized in the great
and growing Democracy of Illinois;
one who is not q warrior, but states
man; not rough rider, but a swift
rider, who stands for civil government
against military rule" The speech
was one of the most beautifully word
ed and ornate in expression of any
made in convention and was greeted
with salvos of applause.
Mr.. Bryan says of Stevenson's NOM
nation: "He is an excellent man
for the place. He supported the
ticket in 1896 and can defend the
platform of 1900. Towne would have
strengthened the ticket in the States
where there is fusion between the
Democrats, Populists and Silver Re-
publicans, but the support given Mr..
Stevenson shows the convention
thought him to be . more available
man. The choice has fallen upon one
who is in every respect worthy of the
position"
David B. Hill said, at Albany, N. Y,
on his return from the National Con-
vention: II labored to have the con-
vention adopt more conservative
platform on the financial question,
but not being on the platform COM
mittee, my efforts were unsuccessful.
am, however, reasonably satisfied
with the action of the convention, and
acquiesce in the result. The ticket is
a strong one, and if the enthusiasm
with which it is received in the West
is any indication of its popularity it
ought to be successful"
The news of the nomination of Mr..
Stevenson reached him as a surprise,
while domiciled with his son.in.law.
Rev. NJ. D. Hardin, at Lake Mime
tonka. He said to press represent