People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1895 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

John P. Young, editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, has written a tenpage article favoring the coinage of silver. “Coin" Harvey will make a number of speeches in Missouri, beginning at St. Louis, after the debate with Roswell G. Horr. Kentucky Democrats ,in convention at Louisville, nominated Gen. Hardin; a free silver man, for governor, and indorsed the financial policy of President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle. Thomas Taggart, chairman of tha Indiana Democratic committee, refuses to call a convention to consider the sliver question. Senators Turple and Voorhees consulted at Terre Haute over a suit to test the constitutionality of the recent state apportionment act. C. C. Mofflt, chairman of the Democratic state central committee of Missouri, has notified all county chairmen that he will call the state committee again to consider a state silver convention if the counties so desire. Henry and Pettis county committees have responded with this demand. The silverlte conference at Topeka, Kas., appointed a committee to take steps towards calling a State convention. Congressman C. A. Towne says he is considering the calling of a silver convention In Minnesota and says it will be a call for a Republican convention of sliver men If he decides to Issue it.