People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1896 — POLITICAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL NOTES.

Congressman Hartman of Montana urges a long letter to the Republican voters proposing a scheme to keep the Republican silver men In the party by voting for Instructed electors. Thomas G. Merrill, treasurer of the American Bimetallic union, denounces the plan as the purest guarantee of the election of a gold president in the house of representatives. R. E. Dlffenderfer, executive committeeman for the Pennsylvania national silver party, has addressed a circular to “the friends of silver in Pennsylvania.” This circular, among other things, urges upon the people of Pennsylvania the necessity of re-electing J. Donald Cameron United States senator. At a special election in Colfax, 111., antl-llcense won, 84 to 41. W. B. Knight was elected trustee and D. D. Mitchell clerk. The Montana democratic state convention met at Butte Saturday and declared tor free silver. Temporary Chairman M. P. Parker of Jefferson oouaty, la his speech, heartily indorsed the course pursued by Senator Teller and his companions in their bolt at St. Louis. The stiver toctloa es the Texas deanoflhsto Wodnandar adopted a straight 16 to 1 free eefasa* platform. By an aiment nan a tarn— veto fotohard B. Bland wai ttotastod for Oto presidency. It veto h-Mpa ssfant eight dalegates--hMMW of to*.