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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1896
Page
2
Springfield July 29 The Democratic Club hosted a dinner where Charles J. Bellamy editor of the Springfield Daily News spoke on free silver. Ex Mayor Lawson Sibley presided as the club discussed sound money and Morton’s possible presidential bid amid anti Bryan sentiment.
Florida leader W D Chipley reports a Bragg telegram seeking a Florida sound money Democrat organizer for a third ticket. Chipley warns disruption hurts the South and predicts Florida Democrats will not back the proposed third ticket, affirming Florida will stand by Chicago.
Mr. Bellamy argues that price stability hinges on adequate production of standard metals. He warns that currency contraction harms all but lenders and notes pressures to increase gold in the standard coin. He recalls 1873 silver demonetization and explains free coinage rights for silver and gold.
Charles D. Lane of California designated G. P. Keeney of New York G. S. Nixon of Nevada B. O. Flower of Boston W. H. Harvey of Chicago and C. J. Hill yer of Washington to the National Silver party executive committee. I. N. Stevens was elected vice chairman W. P. St. John treasurer and R. F E. Diffen dorfer secretary at a St Louis meeting last week.
Lincoln Neb July 29 Mr Bryan received official word Aug 12 is the date for the Democratic notification meeting at Madison Square Garden New York City He plans several speeches en route to New York and will not disclose full plans yet He is catching up on correspondence with clerks and expects an Eastward start Three Mississippi visitors Dr W H Baird J S McDonald and G A Wilson pledged support Wilson a former State Senator now allied with the Democrats
A July conference between Senators Stewart and Faulkner decided the silver committee and the Democratic congressional committee would work in harmony but not merge. Silver headquarters will open in Washington with rooms in the Corcoran building. George P. Kenney of California is expected to lead the headquarters.
Grand Rapids July 29. The new silver party and the Populists likely to fuse with Democrats at the Bay City convention next month after the Democratic State central committee fixed the date and extended invitations.
The extended plan calls for both the Silver party and the Populists to hold their State conventions in Bay City on the same day. A united silver ticket would be entered in the field, with state central committees reportedly agreeing to the plan and expecting success.
The Boston scene shows Gargan delaying a formal pledge while supporters push for his gubernatorial run against Williams. Williams leverages Bryan Sewall backing and plans a busy speaking schedule, while Corcoran sails abroad and Sullivan oversees party matters.
A Chicago University Republican Club presents a bust of McKinley to him in Canton. Members praise college men as vital to the party while McKinley stresses educated leadership and Republican unity. Ex governor Thayer of Nebraska predicts Nebraska for McKinley and criticizes Bryan. Other visitors include J Pickler and John Hadcock.
In Augusta this evening the Democratic State committee voted 11 to 5 to reconvene the old convention and 14 to 2 to hold it in Waterville with Portland preferred by York and Cumberland committeemen. Only six of sixteen members were present, with notable figures Plaisted Hanson and Frank among a sparse turnout. The date was set for August 6 and the prevailing view is a silver candidate will be nominated on the national platform.
About 250 people gathered in Central square Cambridge for an open air ratification meeting for Bryan and Sewall with Edward Doherty of Boston as main speaker. Doherty urged voting for Bryan and Sewall and endorsed free silver, denouncing so called Democrats in Boston as demagogues and predicting Williams would defeat the gold bugs. He argued free coinage would retain dollar value and undermine the national banking system while urging single tax aims and support for the Democratic ticket. E B Swiney of New York and W E McGovern of Chelsea spoke to conclude the meeting.
The first meeting of the national Republican executive committee in the East was held in the Metropolitan Life building. Attendees included Mark A. Hanna Garrett A. Hobart Frederick S. Gibbs Cornelius N. Bliss M S Quay N B Scott General William K. Osborne and other leaders.
The sound money committee of the New York Chamber of Commerce decided there is no need to form a special committee to participate in the campaign for maintaining the gold standard. Business leaders expressed full support for the existing campaign, with Cornelius N. Bliss Horace Porter J E Simmons and Roswell P Flower among those in attendance.
The Historical Festival of Old Plymouth Days and Ways begins in OLD PLYMOUT H, running five evenings and four afternoons with tableaux, dances, and children's scenes. Funds aim to rebuild the Plymouth Memorial Church after the 1892 fire, and special excursions are planned from within sixty miles.
The Wakefield Democratic town committee endorsed William J. Bryan for President and Arthur Sewall for Vice President and backed the platform as true Democracy. George Fred Williams and his stance were also endorsed.
Buffalo report says the Democratic State convention slated for September 16 may be postponed for a week due to hotel accommodations. Two other large meetings the National Builders Association and the American Public Health Association are set for the same date, prompting Cunneen to call committee members to consider a delay.
Rutland Vermont July 29 Democrats of Rutland county hold a mass convention ratifying the Chicago platform and ticket. They vote to request all State party members who oppose them resign. County committee then reorganizes electing W. L. Davis as chairman and T. P. Bragg as secretary.
The earliest house in southeastern Indiana and the state’s oldest structure stands in Greensburg. It is a log cabin built in 181 by Thomas Hendricks, uncle of the late Vice President Hendricks.
The article outlines claims about Ronan I Zubof as son of Count Ivan Nicholaevich Zubof and Princess Kukushkova, with the princess exiled after a duel that killed her husband. It follows his education in Riga under Lipmann, studies in Dublin, translations of Russian novels, and a drift to America in 1889. He is described as short, thin, dark, with glasses, a wary observer, called plucky yet suspicious, with untamed ambition steering him astray.
Join an outing Friday July 31 from Boston to Cottage City by special train to Woods Hole and a special steamboat. Round trip tickets are 1.50. Tickets are limited and available at No. 3 State House or Kneeland Street station.
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