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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1896
Page
2
Chicago July 7 T J O Donnell of Colorado says a letter from N M W Harris Co argues for gold standard and foreign capital to fund western development while warning against silver policy. The correspondence accuses bankers of controlling national finance and urges Coloradan independence in fiscal matters.
Chicago July 7 The Teller managers protest Democratic leaderships handling of the agreement to back Teller as the silver forces nominee. Pettigrew says he sought a practical path to elect a silver candidate and that leading silver Democrats and Republicans aligned to support Teller in a cross party deal. The group discussed a plan to secure a silver ticket if the party could not win with a Democrat.
Fragmented remarks discuss nominee prospects, with references to Teller and McKinley. The speakers predict Parker or Bland may influence nominations, warn of potential convention outcomes in St Louis, and suggest electoral strategies could disrupt the party agreement.
Chicago July 7 Teller supporters cheer a new convert from the senatorblanchard camp and claim the southern Democrats favor Colorado Mall. The Teller faction gains strength as Bland Beles and Teller clash and sound money Democrats abandon compromise. Teller and McLean likely to unite post convention.
Iowa Republican Congressman Hepburn tours the Democratic National Convention. A New York delegate warns him He answers that Eastern Democrats misjudge him and that fellow delegates will push him out before the convention ends. The exchange touches on party tensions and reception.
The first street parade of the Bland convention drew Bland clubs from St Louis Kansas City and Topeka with a few unattached enthusiasts. A wagon loaded with fireworks and portraits like Stiver Dick and a mammoth silver dollar marched among a great display reflecting the Producing Class Protest Against 2 Cent Dollar and Bland Will Carry Missouri by 150000.
A Chicago dated July 7 reports a new movement in favor of Hon. Arthur Sewell of Maine for vice president. The push, said to be supported by many leaders, cites his financial record and argues his nomination would ease questions about patronage.
In Chicaxza on January 7, silver men canvassed for a temporary chairman and, before backing Senator Daniel, offered support to Charles B. Thomas of Colorado. Thomas declined the honor, saying it would be wise to keep Colorado’s Silver State identity distinct and not shift toward broader Confederate aims.
Albany June 7 The excise tax collected to date totals 3 616 145 and officials predict the ten million mark will be reached within a week The state share stands at 3 015 48 with New York City contributing nearly half of the amount Brooklyn follows with 2 075 719 White Plains and other districts show varying sums The note also mentions a Topeka Exposition Company event at the Fair Grounds with modest admission charges and nearby services.
A July 7 Populist manifesto urges support for Senator Teller and warns Democrats against partisan rigidity. The document argues for silver coinage and financial reform, notes Populist strength in gold states, and states the People’s Party cannot endorse a candidate with ties to old party politics. Signatories include leaders from Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, California, and Massachusetts.
Advocates of free silver urge Democratic convention nominees to rally on a shared platform. They cite Populist history of 16 to 1 coinage, condemn gold standard, and praise a long time reformer who left his party over single gold standard to unite free silver supporters.
A fragmented list names individuals and states including Z Nagarell Minnesota Illinois New York California Oklahoma North Dakota Virginia and others in a scattered ledger. The OCR provides scattered proper nouns and geographic markers without clear action or context.
The West Virginia delegation decided to nominate Judge James Jackson of Parkersburg for second place on the ticket. The meeting aimed to assess preferences as Jackson, the oldest U S judge on the bench, would be 75 years old.
About 18 suffragists have arrived in Chicago and are lodging at private homes. They plan to ask committees on resolutions for five minutes each to present views. It is doubtful the committee will grant extra time, likely only to receive the plank and decide on adoption or rejection.
For Kansas the forecast calls for showers tonight and Wednesday with variable winds. The report notes unsettled conditions across the region with approaching weather fronts.
In Chicago the Silverites pressed to install Senator David L. Hill as temporary chairman after a party split vote. Henry D. Clayton nominated John W. Daniel for Virginia, while W F Sheehan backed Hill. The roll call ended with Hill leading 47 to 23 as gold men cheered and silver leaders urged a minority report for a rival choice.
Santa Fe railroad workers receive brief notes on assignments and travel. Conductor H H Rice is confined for medical reasons while fireman Nels Linden resumes work after an absence. James G Serato overcomes heat while on duty. Scully of the paint dept seeks Las Vegas hospital care for catarrh. F W Withrow takes 30 day leave to visit family. Peter Butter plans a Dublin trip with promises of gifts for peers.
At Indianapolis depot Governor Matthews parts with the Matthews club en route to the convention. He urges the group to treat his candidacy as secondary and to make 16 to 1 their focus. The club’s cheers greet the statement as his boom is boosted.
Gotham lawyer Charles Brooke received a total $20,000 for defending Mrs. Fleming. He had a $15,000 contract with adviser John Shaw and a $5,000 advance. he was later gifted $5,000 extra by Mrs. Fleming after an acquittal. The Bloomsbury trial cost about $40,000, reducing her estate to around $60,000.
The Imperial Opera company directed by Colonel Henry J. Mapleson will debut at the Academy of Music on October 26 for four weeks. It will tour the United States visiting Boston Philadelphia Chicago and Cincinnati and proceed as far west as San Francisco with Italian repertory and announced novelties. The return engagement at the Academy is planned and the engaged artists are still listed in the United States.
The national committee of Kentucky and Owens selected temporary chairman and officers for the convention. Benater HU was warned against opposing the committee choice. P. Bheer ta of Indiana was named temporary secretary with John Martin as sergeant at arms and James Oliver of New York as assistant. Leopold Strauss of Alabama named first assistant secretary at a colleague’s request.
The passage notes their reputation in Spain, Italy and South America but claims they reached fame earlier in London or Paris. It states they are said to have made their name in Spain, Italy and South America and proposes the Company devote itself exclusively to the Italian tan suase.
Mrs Phoebe Thomas of Junction City TL was told she had consumption with little hope but two bottles of Dr King's New Discovery cured her and saved her life. Mr Thes Meyers of 139 Florida Street San Francisco suffered a dreadful cold near consumption but one bottle of King's New Discovery helped. Tickets for the Populist National Convention at St Louis were sold in July by the Santa Fe Bowl for a home round trip fare of 9.50 dated July 20 and 21.
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