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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1896
Page
2
The Boston area political column reports on a Chicago to Boston delegation amid disputes over hard money support. It notes Corcoran denying desire for governor nomination, Williams’s leanings, and a split among Democrats with several poised to bolt. The piece covers opinions of Russell, Corcoran, and others, plus delegation travels and expected Boston arrival.
FOR AND AGAINST NEW YORK July 12 Former Register Hugh McLaughlin leader of regular Democrats in Kings county will support the ticket nominated at Chicago He says he has never bolted a Democratic ticket and will not bolt this one He cites Southern and Western disloyalty as a cause of party strife and vows to work within the party to stamp out the fire while accepting majority judgment.
The piece outlines a potential joint debate between William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley, with Bryan supporters eager for a public clash. It contrasts Bryan and Bland on silver policy, notes Bryan's filibuster tactics, and describes Bryan’s disciplined preparation, temperate lifestyle, and cautious public persona.
In Maine, home state of vice-presidential candidate Sewall, the Democratic campaign begins with a clash over free silver. Sewall’s son Harold, once a Democrat, now a Republican, attended the St Louis convention as a delegate. Bryan and Sewall aim to swing Mikkeh and Boutelle districts with free silver literature as Republicans hold about 5,000 majorities per district.
The article recalls family ties of William J. Bryan through Hobart and Silas Bryan, noting Baptists and Cumberland Presbyterians, a Salem visit during his mother's illness, and a remark about running for President not the next time. It describes Dr. Bryan's memories of Silas Bryan, a preacher with strong integrity and opposition to trickery.
Indianapolis July 12 William Jennings Bryan Democratic nominee for President has many relatives in Indianapolis Dr T N Bryan and Mrs J R Fisher stand out They recall his Salem Illinois upbringing on a 400 acre farm with a deer park and a brick house He was studious and close to family while Mary E Baird became his wife after meeting at the girls academy and boys college years.
Mrs Tillie M Johnson stenographer at Talbot and Bryan recalls William Jennings Bryan during his first Congress canvass era. She notes the firm housed both Democratic and Republican city central committees, its role as attorneys for Missouri Pacific railway, and Bryan's activity in college events Y M C A and church circles. She recalls his cautious stance on prohibitory amendment era sumptuary legislation.
On the Stock Exchange in New York hundreds of business men cheered the American flag after the opening, as Democrats wore McKinley buttons to repudiate the Democratic convention in Chicago and its nominee Isidor Wormser.
New York July 12 Ardent politics erupt in Jefferson Market Court when James G Blaine junior known as Blaine Jones is fined ten dollars for quarrel in a Broadway car The Republican Blaine mocks Bryans nomination while neighbor Charles J Clancy a dyed in the wool Democrat staunchly opposes him Their exchange grows heated prompting a dramatic exit as onlookers observe the fracas.
Newspaper note describes a confrontation where Blaine punched Clancy after alighting from a car and knocked out two teeth. Patrolman Nachbar placed Blaine in custody at the Tenderloin station. In Jefferson Market Court he used the name Jordan Jones, but his friends settled the matter after he admitted striking Clancy.
The American Bimetallic Union executive committee, after a two day secret session, approves the Democratic platform and candidates and urges silver organizations to unite at St. Louis on July 29 to back the ticket. President Warner says the endorsement was unanimous and that the silver movement will support Bryan. Bryan rested after a long day, visiting Oakwood Cemetery with Mrs. Bryan before preparing for notification committee duties.
Chicago July 12 Hon John B Russell denounces Arthur Sewall as a "fly blister" on the ticket and says Bryan is a respectable choice for vice president He credits Sewall’s nomination as unjustified and favors Tillman as a wiser pick while noting Russell’s upcoming Niagara Falls customs commission meeting and travel plans.
In Marshall North Carolina Senator Pritchard denounces the Chicago platform tariff plank as objectionable to voters across several Southern states. He supports bimetallism in principle but doubts its party adoption, noting the Senate House and President failed free coinage and repealed the Sherman law, erasing silver legislation.
A resident asserts confidence in defeating McKinley in Ohio and describes locals as opposed to the gold standard, saying they know the people well.
Gold and silver Democrats depart Chicago after a split summit with few prominent delegates remaining. Comptroller Eckels, once a key adviser, has gone East. The Illinois gold committee prepares a public address backing another convention within days as J W St Clair notes opposition to free silver in West Virginia. CHICAGO July 12.
Exhausted by the pressures of his presidential bid William J Bryan slipped away from press and politicking and found quiet at the home of Mrs Lyman Trumbull widow of the late statesman He accepted her invitation and sought privacy in the old fashioned residence in Chicago July 12 The scene underscores the toll of the campaign on the veteran Democrat and the need for rest between events
A speaker rejects free coinage and says many formerly Democratic business leaders will vote McKinley. He pledges cheerful support for the Republican ticket and predicts McKinley and Hobart will win North Carolina by a handsome, overwhelming majority.
Pittsburg July 12 General Jacob S Coxey delegate to the Populist convention from Ohio said Bryan's nomination was the best the Democrats could do. He recalled meeting Bryan during hearings on his good roads bill in Washington and called him an able man. He doubted Populists would endorse Bryan, predicting their own nominating effort.
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