Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1900 — TOWNE IS AGREED UPON. [ARTICLE]

TOWNE IS AGREED UPON.

Minnesota Maa, ’Tis Said, Will Be Bryan’s Running Mate. A Chicago dispatch sdys: Silver Democrats, Populists and Lincoln Republicans have practically agreed on cx-Congress-man Charles A. Towne of Minnesota as a running mate for William Jennings Bryan. At a conference lending representatives of those three parties delved into the vice-presidential question nnd all of them agreed that Mr. Towne was the one man best fitted to run an Mr. Bryan’s partner. The Democratic representatives nt ths conference wore Vice-Chairman J. G. Johnson of the national committee and Daniel J. Campau of Detroit, national committeeman from Michigan. The, Populist leaders in attendance were Senator Marion Butler of South Carolina, chairman of the Populism national committee, and Gen. J. B. Weaver of lowa. Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota nnd exSenator George Dubois of Idaho were present in behalf of the silver Republicans. Ex-Congressman Towne was in the city, but both he nnd Col. Bryan remained away from the conference. Recent sanitary reports give tho population of Boston ss 555,(XX); Baltimore, 541,000; St. Louis, 023,000; Minneapolis, 225,000; St. Paul, 200.000; Cleveland, 395,000; Philadelphia. 1,2tW.,800; Pittsburg, 00,000; Albany, 100.000; Rochester. 180,000; Buffalo, 370,000. A "Jack the Ripper” is at work in North Germany. He has recently killed two young women. Their bodies word horribly mutilated. Cigarette smoking will he forbidden at the Paris exposition.