Nebraska Newspapers

    I M'COOK TRIBUNE.
H F. tX , KI.MMKIX , Publisher.
B McCOOK , NEBRASKA
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NEBRASKA.
B The State Fair commences in August
K 'Get ready for it
H | i Havclock , near Lincoln , is putting in
H a water works system.
H The oat crop in Dodge county is not
H panning out very liberally.
H A curfew ordinance has been passed
H by the Tecumseh city counciL
H Gov. Holcomb was a sight-seer at the
K St Louis populist convention.
H The Long Pine Chautauqua 'opened
B under most favorable auspices.
H A Plattsraouth gambling house was
IS raided by the police and closed up.
IB The Methodist-church at Eastings is
again is-use-after being extensively re-
HH modeled.
IB Bill Ashley , an Omaha bad boy , will
II do a term in the reform school for gen-
IB eral cussedness.
I Miss Eva Neilson , the twenty-sixth
II victim of the Logan disaster , died at
II Omaha last week.
| | Omaha is Teaching out forthe annual
| fl meeting the Baptist Young Peoples'
II .Union of America in 1898.
II Hon. G. W.Post of York has been
| | ' selected -as chairman > of the state re-
l | publican central committee.
IB Subscriptions are being received in
11 Omaha and South Omaha for the 1898
11 Trans-Mississippi exposition.
IB There is'expccted to be 300 delegates
II in attendance at the State Sunday
IB School convention in Omaha.
| B Buy home made goods and build up
1B home : industries , is a good policy. FarM -
M B rell's Fire Extinguisher , made by FarM -
M B rell & > co. , • Omaha.
B - * arm house owned by William
HI Horner of. Lexington was struck by
B ' lightning and burned. Loss , SI,200 ,
MI covered by insurance.
M B John & Watson , .president of the
M I ' senate , was acting governor a few days
MI last week. Gov. Holcomb was in St
MI Louis and Lieut-Gov. Moore is in
M B Europe.
H B W. B. .Sinclair , of Omaha , for the
H I next two years will become familiar
1 B with the management of the state
H B pen , having been sent there for steal-
BJ' fj in T lead pipe.
BJ 1 Depositors of the German savings
Bl I bank of Omaha , which recently closed
BJ Its doors , are assured that they will
l | get all of their money in the course of
Bl human events.
Il The Sherman county irrigation ditch ,
Bl I which was damaged .to the extent of
| H I 400 , will be repaired by-August 1 and
IB I put in good operating condition through
H U I its entire length.
IB I Maud Eadus , of Wyinore , died the
IB I other day from the effects of a dose of
Ih I poison , supposed to be administered by
B | I ner own hand. She was about 22 years
Bfl old and-lived with her parents.
IIIHH H
I H K The new church at Alda , erected by
B B I the Methodists , was dedicated last Sun-
B B I day. The.church is a handsome frame
B B I structure , 30x65 feet , * with a basement ,
B B I and cost § 1,100. The church debt re-
B B I maining.unpaid of S350 was raised.
BAB 9 Mrs. Amanda McBride , widow of the
J H late William McBride of Nebraska
B B B City , died.in Kansas City and her re-
B B I mains were brought back for burial.
B B I She was.an old resident -of Nebraska
B B B City and.leaves .many friends and re-
B B B latives.
B B I The Johnson-County Old Settlers' as-
B B B sociation.will commence.the erection of
B B I a log cabin-on .the Johnson.county fair
BB1 I groundstobe used-Old Settlers'day at
B " * ne coming fair. It will -eighteen
B ffi feet long , -sixteen feet wide and seven
BB1 I I eet * ° tQe.eaves.
B B B Word was xeceived : at Wahoo that
BB1 fl Johnathan Cholletteeof that place had
B died in Denver. Mr. Chollettee .had
| B gone west .a few - .weeks .ago for the
I B benefit of his .health , which had .been
H I poor for several years. Heart failure
| fl 6eemed to .be the .principal .cause of
l fl fldeath. .
I B S Deputy JJarkaal Boehme .brought .to
l | fl Omaha James Blackbird , an Omaha In-
I B I dian , and GeorgeMjyers .of Homer ; bath
B I are charged with selling liquor to In-
B I dians. They were bound over to the
B I federal grand jury in the sum of 500
B I each , and failing to furnish the bond ,
B fl [ will languish in the -county jail.
K | Burglars broke into the hardware
H store of L. M. Rothroek at Reynolds
B B a.nd took razors , pocket knives and
B , sheares worth $50. The drug store of
B Walker & Rothwell was also entered.
B Jewelry and some small change left in
B BJ the money drawer was taken. The
B fl i loss to the drug store is over S300.
Bj The Dodge County Veterans' assoeia-
B BJ tion will hold its fifth annual reunion
B B iu North Bend , August 4 , 5 and G. Gov-
B B ernor Holcomb , Senator Allen , DeB -
B partment Commander Culver , Past
B Deputy Commander Adams , General
B Cowin , Chnrch Howe and Captain Henry -
| ry are among those who are expected
| to be present and participate in the
B B exercises.
B H A sad accident occurred on Sunday
B B afternoon at the farm house of C. E-
B Maze , a short distance from Spencer.
B The family had been absent during the
| day , and upon their return the little
B | son , 8 years old , went to the cupboard
B for something to eat , where he found a
B loaded revolver. In a joking manner
B j he told his sister , * 10 years old , that he
B would shoot her , and pointed the pistol
at her. The revolver being self-acting ,
1 exploded , the ball entering the brain
of the little girl , causing instant death.
B i L. L Rouddy , who was arrested at
B Dakota City for a burglary at F. C.
fl ' Stinson's store , was brought before
fl 1 Judge Byan for a hearing. He plead-
Bfll ed guilty and was placed under bonds
B of S5U0 for his appearance at district
B court , which he failed to give and went
fl to jail.
B Miss Emily Lorenson of Omaha wants I
B I 20,000 from E. C. Wilkins for breach '
M J of promise. She is in a delicate condi- , i
H ] tion. ,
| > A little rain in some portions of the
M ] state would bo acceptable at this writ- , i
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H -I ing , though in most sections there is
H M i Ample moisture. .
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BRYANANDWATSON
THE POPULIST PRESIDEN-
TSAL CANDIDATES.
TEXAS WALKS OUT.
WEAVER'S STIRRING AP
PEAL FOR UNION.
A Scene of Tumultuous Enthusiasm
.Follows His Close Mrs. Roberts of
Colorado and Bin. Lease of Kan
sas Alao Make Strong Seconding
ending Speeches End of
the Convention.
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St. Louis , July 27. At 4 o'clock
this afternoon the Populist notional
convention completed the ticket
which it began last night with Tom
Watson of G * ' \ for second place
by nominating w. J. Bryan of Ne
braska for President. This it did ,
though it had been plainly told that
Mr. Bryan would not accept the nomi
nation without Arthur Sewall. What
the Populists and the nominee will do
remains to be seen , but it is reasona
ble to suppose that Mr. Bryan will de
cline the offered position.
Texas Delegates Walk Oat.
The Texans did not await the - assured
sured result of the convention to de
cide upon their course. A majority
of them bolted in advance. They
were headed by Delegates-at-Large
JeremteC. Kearbyand M. M.Williams.
The first named is easiW the leader of
the Populists in Texas and it is con
ceded by all that he will be the party's
nominee for governor. He left the
convention declaring that hewould
not return and said that Texas would
never accept Bryan. Delegate-at-
Large Williams said that he would
rather vote for McKinley than the
Nebraskan.
About fifty-five members of the Tex
as delegation cast their lots at once
with the bolters , Stump Ashby among
them. The others remained , in pur
suance of an agreement made in cau
cus to support the nomination of Nor
ton of Illinois , as the expression of the
anti-Bryan strength. The Texans
were very frank in the announcement
of their purposes : "We will make re
port of our action to the state Populist
convention to be held August 5 at Gal
veston , " said Delegate-at-Large Jermie
Kearby , "and that convention will un
doubtedly sustain us.
St. Louis , Mo , July 27. The Popu
list national convention was tardy in
assembling this morning and the
weary , wornout patriots who had
struggled and wrangled since last
Wednesday had a very tired look , but
that there was plenty of fight left in
them was developed beyond a peradventure -
venture when two or mote People's
party delegates got together , for there
was sure to be an argument , and
sometimes a wrangle , and often noisy
contentions. All these were noticea-
able on every side as the delegates
came together to finish the % vork of
the convention.
Some of W. Bryan's enthusiastic
.admirers declared before the conven
tion was called to order that they
• would nominate him regardless of his
wishes , lorn Patterson of Colorado
.and ex-Governor Lewelling of Kansas ,
however , said that this would not do.
They counseled an indorsement of
Bryan instead of a nomination , point
ing out that an indorsement which
did not require an acceptance was the
way out of the tangle.
.Senator .Jones , chairman of the
Democratic national committee , was
much sought by Bryan leader * who
were anxious to know if he had re
ceived any information from Mr.
Bryan indicating that he would recon
sider the decision made yesterday that
he could not accept the nomination
ior President unless Sewall was also
named. Mr. Jones did not expect any
reconsideration and so informed all
Bryan men who called upon him.
"Cyclone" Davis and other radicals
insisted that Bryan could not refuse
and , if he did , the responsibility of
disaster at the polls would rest on the
Democracy , not the Populists.
Called to Order.
When Senator Allen called the con
vention to order at 9:3-3 o'clock the
hall had not been put in order , * and
one delegate , who had probably re
mained in the hall all night , was
slumbering peacefully , stretched out
on the floor in a remote portion of the
hall.
hall.After
After the invocation a Connecticut
delegate arose to protest against
further display of lung power that
had characterized the first three days
of the convention. He thought it
about time the convention exercised a
little "horse sense. " ' His statement
was given a round of applause.
Chairman Allen announced that the
first thing in order was the selection
of members of the national committee
and the committee to notify the can- j
didates for President and Vice PresiI I
dent. j
Ignatius Donnelly got on a chair
and announced that his private land !
plank did not appear in the printed
platform. He wanted the convention
,
to understand that it had been '
adopted.
Several resolutions were presented
and referred without reading or de
bate , and then the man with the fog- |
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horn voice , - who stood on a chair at
the side of Senator Allen repeating1
the latter's words to the convention ,
created some amusement by announc
ing that one of the delegates had lost
his return ticitet , and utiless it was
all middle ground and opened the road
to a formidable organic alliance. They
not only made union possible , thank
heaven , but they rendered it inevi
table.
Ilryan Placed In Nomination.
The chairman then called for nom
inations for candidates for president ,
and Judge Green of Nebraska took
the sta e to place Mr. Bryan in nomi
nation. He said the convention was
hero to name the next president of
the republic. The convention had
already selected for vice president
that noble son of the South , Thomas
E. Watson. ( Cheers ) .
Judge Green had not named his can
didate , however , before a Texas dele
gate interrupted with the point of
order that the states must be called
in alphabetical order for nominations.
He was driven off the stage by the
Texan's point of order , but the con
vention resented it , Him on the motion
of an Arkansas delegate the rules
were suspended and Judge Green was
recalled to the stage. He did not
place Mr. Bryan in nomination , how
ever.
ever.When Alabama was called Governor
Kolb yielded to General Weaver of
Iowa , but Colonel Gaither of Ala
bama got to the platform -first and in
jected a speech about joining the cot
ton fields of the South with the wheat
fields of the West.
Wcax-er Speaks for Bryan ,
At the conclusion of his remarks
General Weaver came forward and
was greeted with applause and be
gan to sneak as follows : "Mr. Chair
man , I arise before you this morning
in my judgement facing the most crit
ical period that has ever occurred in
the Populist party. I know that I
have in my heart not one aspiration or
lingering intention to do anything to
this convention , or to say one word
in this piesence that would militate
against the growth and 'strength and
security and purposes of the Populist
party I may say that 1 have but two
aspirations in connection with that
party. The first is incorporated with
my life work. It is to preserve un
tarnished and unbroken to the Amer
ican people the great princeples that
we have contended for for the last
twenty years. ( Applause. ) Gentle
men. I do not want any cheering. My
second purpose is to preserve the or
ganization for present add future use
fulness in every part of this Union.
"You have all read the papers this
morning , you have all read the manly
dispatch from the Democratic nomi
nee for the Presidency , the Hon. Will
iam J. Bryan ( applause ) . No man
could have done less and be a man.
His manly attitude concerning the ac
tion of this convention we must all
respect , and every member of it , and
every person who reads the proceed
ings of this convention must do the
same.
"But , my fellow citizens , this ques
tion has reached a point where nei
ther Mr. Bryan nor his personal
friends have any r'irht whatever to
say in regard to what the action of
this convention shall be ( cheers. )
This is a greater question than the
personality of its candidates and I as
an individual tell you that this is a
fact. After your action last night ,
after I had read the telegrams from
Mr. Bryan I utterly refused , and I
here and now utterly refuse to confer
either with Mr. Bryan or Mr. Jones as
to who shall be the nominee of this
convention ( loud applause. ) That is a
matter that we have a right to deter
mine for ourselves. It is the relief of
70,000,000 of people that is at stake.
"Now , then , I am here to do but
one thing , and to ask the considera
tion an ' the attention of this conven
tion to that one thing. I know , if I
know anything , that I am proceeding
upon right lines. You know how
long I have fouf-ht in .that behalf ;
listen , now to what I have to say. I
have borne your standard ( and I know
I was undeserving ) , first , sixteen
years ago , in 1680 , and twelve years
afterwards , unsolicited , you made me
your standard bearer in 1892. I did
my best. 1 did all I could do with
the means at my command , to sup
port your principles among the pee
ple. Now , I stand here in the crucial
juncture of our party ' s history , and I
shall proceed to deliver my convic
tions deliberately upon the condition
of affairs , and I ask that you will par
don me , although an extemporaneous
speaker for more than forty years ,
and permit me to read from manu
script what I have to say. "
Pleads Earnestly for "Principle-
General weaver then delivered his
set speech as follows : "In that mid
night discussion between Brutus and
Cassius concerning the contemplated
battle at Philippi , Brutus urged that
their cause was rife , their legions
brimful , at the height , and ready to
decline. Said he :
" 'There is tide in
a the affairs of
men , wljich , taken at the flood , leads
on to fortune ; omitted , all the voyage
of their life is bound in shallows and
in miseries. '
"And then in dramatic climax he
exclaimed :
" 'On such a full sea are we now
afloat , and we must take the current
when it serves or lose our ventures. '
"For twenty years we have been
pleading with the people to espouse
the sacred cause which is at stake in
this campaign. We have constantlv
urged through good and through evil
report that our principles were more
important than party associations ;
were above all considerations of pri
vate fortune or the petty and feverish
ambitions of men. We have thus far
suited our action * to our words.
Through five presidential campaigns ,
stretching from 1870 to 1892 , you cor
rectly estimated the purposes of old
party managers , and events have sus
tained every specification in your in
dictment against them.
"Millions of honest men within old
party ranks were deceived , lured into
ambush and betrayed. But not a sin-
j gle one of your pickets has ever been
caught napping or been taken by sur-
I prise. To your devoted efforts is
J largely due the revival of economic
learning in this country which has en
abled the Democratic party to assume
its present admirable attitude. Your
work now promises much to mankind
and is about to br > > ak forth in complete - ' I
plete victory for the industrial
masses. j I
1 "Though often repulsed by the mul-
ff
in iiikMh mwimibimiiwmi ww w i n i i WW iinnm
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titude whumwa would have liberated ,
though crucified in return for our
kindness , yet through it all we have
steadily confided in the righteousness
of our cause and the final good sense
of the people. We still believe that
this nation has a mission to perfcrm
which bad men will not be permitted
to destroy , and # recent events indicate
that the nineteenth century is not ,
after all , to close with the friends of
freedom despondent in the Vfestcrn
hemisphere.
For One Silver Ticket.
"From the very beginning our or
ganization has made party fealty sub
ordinate to principle. We will not
here reverse ourselves and refuse to
accept victory now so easily within
our reach. We will not refuse the
proffered assistance of at least 3,000 , -
000 free silver Democrats and not less
than 1,000,000 free silver Republicans
simply because they have shown the
good sense to come with an organized
armv fully equipped and armed for
batfle. Let them have their own di
visions and army corps. Let them
manifest their own esprit de corps.
The field of glory is open to all com
petitors who are fighting for the same
principle.
"The Populists have already shown
their prowess in many engagements
during twenty years of struggle. If
our alliPT can strike sturdier blows at
plutocracy than can we , if they can
scale the battlements of the gold
power more gallantly than our old
veterans , and are able to plant their
colors one foot nearer the citadel of
the enemy than we can ourselves , let
every Populist cheer and support
them in their heroic work. We will
march under the same flag , keep step
to the same music , face the same foe ,
share in and shout over the same tri
umph.
"The silver Democrats have lined up
as an organization. Now let the Pop
ulists , free silver Republicans and the
American Silver purty do likewise.
Form ah embattled square impene
trable to the assauits of the confeder
ated gold power.
"After due consideration in which I
have fully canvassed every possible
phase of the subject , I have failed to
find a single good reason to justify us
in placing a third ticket in the field.
The exigencies of the hour impera
tively demand that there shall be but
one. I would not indorse the distin
guished gentlemen named at the Chicago
cage convention. I would nominate
them outright and make them our
own and then share justly and right
fully in their election. The situation
is a striking verification of the old
adage that 'The path of duty is the
path of safety. ' Take this course
and all opposition will practi
cally disappear in the Southern
and Western states , and we can
then turn our attention to other parts
of the field. TaKe any other and you
endanger the entire situation and
strengthen the arm of our common
adversary. If you allow the piesent
happy juncture to pass , all the heroic
work of twenty years will be thrown
to the winds. Our guiding hand will
disappear in the momentous conflict
just when it should be stretched forth
to steady the ark of our covenant.
We would prove to the world that we
are de7oid-of capacity to grasp great
opportunities , and lacking in strength
to grapple with prodigious emergen
cies.
Bryan a Gallant Champion.
"The people have a gallant cham
pion in the field , who is leading a re
volt against the plutocracy of Christ
endom. Every oppressor , ever } ' plu
tocrat , in two hemispheres has turned
his guns upon him. The subsidized
organs have openly proclaimed that
he must be crushed by any means and
at whatever cost. The confederated
monopolies have lain aside their par
ties and their politics and are march
ing in hot haste against him. Let us
signal to him to hold the fort that
we are coming and then hasten to
his relief. Gentlemen , 1 want to
say to you in all earnestness that as
sailed as is this gallant knight by the
sleuth-hounds of the money power of
the world , you may deliberate here as
long as you pie ; se , but you cannot
prevent people from rushing to the
support of their recoenized defender
and leader. If you will not say the
word , they will break over ail re
straints and go themselves , leaders erne
no leaders , and may God biess them
for so doing.
"Therefore , in obedience of my
highest conceptions to duty , with a
solemn conviction that I am right , I
place in nomination for the Presi
dency of the United States a distin
guished gentleman , who , let it be re
membered , has already been three
times indorsed by the Populist party
of his own state once for representa
tive in Congress , once for United
States senator , and only last week for
the Presidency. I name that match
less champion of the peop' .e , that in
trepid foe of the corporate greed , that
splendid young statesman , William J.
Bryan of Nebraska. "
BRYAN DEMONSTRATION.
Tremendous Upro- Follows General
W'MTer'jpBech. .
When Weaver concluded by naming
Bryan , the convention broke loose.
Cheer followed cheer. The delegates
jumped to their chairs and flags , hand
kerchiefs , hats and state guidons were
waved in wild confusion.
Through one one of the side en
trances four men , headed by C. J.
Keppler of Nevada , carried a big yel
low cross , 4xS feet in size , surmounted
by a crown of thorns. On it were in
scribed the words with which Bryan
closed his brilliant speech at Chicago :
"You shall not press a crown of
thorns udou the brow of labor , you
shall not crucify mankind upon a
cross of gold. "
A large crayon portrait of the Ne
braska statesraau was also carried
into the hall. Cross , banners and
state guidons were carried frantically
about the pit. Then , with the cross
leading. they were carried to the
stage , where for five minutes they
danced in confusion while the dele
gates howled with delight. Mr. Kep
pler of Nevada , who bore the cross ,
finally planted it at the edge of the
stage and the bearers of the banners
and flags descended to the pit and
continued their demonstration there.
As the procession passed the Texas
delegation men struggled to bar the
passage , but the way was finally
cleared.
Several men fought over the posses
sion of the Missouri standard. It was
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I broken into bits , but a stalwart young
i Bryan man carried a picca of it to the
j j platform while the struggling disput
ants were separated by the police.
| j The Texas and Arkansas standards
alone were kept close to the middle-
1 of-the-road banner , around which the
radicals formed in a hollow square
, j like desperate men in buttle to re
pulse the charges of the enemy ,
j Miss Minerva Roberts of Colorado
j led the cheering in the Colorado dele-
I gation.
While the demonstration was at its
height thousands of copies of a "Bryan
Silver March" were flung high in the
air and fell on the frantic delegates.
Each of the verses concluded with
these words !
Chink , chiu'c , chink ,
No crowa of thorns ir labor's brow.
Chink chink , chink ,
No cross of gold for ran-iScimi now.
Chink , chint , chink ,
We'll not to a giuido stundard bow ,
Chink , clnulc chink ,
Wo vote for ficodom now.
When quiet was restored after sev
enteen minutes of bedlam , General
Field of Virginia , who was General
Weaver's running mate in 1892 , hob
bled forward on his crutch and after
a brief speech moved to suspend the
rules and make Bryan's nomination
Unanimous. The convention rose
almost eu masse .and cheered , but
above the chorus of cheers came the
sharp cries of the Texas men. "No ,
No. " they yelled.
Chairman xVllen declared the motion
carried , but yielding to the protests ,
decided to allow a call of States on the
motion. The Texas men wildly pro
tested and Chairman Allen at latt rec
ognized Stump Ashby of the Lone
Star State for a personal explana
tion. " Ashby , who has been a most
disturbing factor in the convention ,
spoke from the stage. He opened with
a few facecious remarks , about the do
cility of the Texan nature , and its
world-wide conservatism and then an
nounced that Texas was ready to in
dorse Bryan if Bryan would indorse
the platform adopted. He then read
the following resolution :
Resolved , liy the PaoplsV pirty ia national
convention ats mb od that wo sta d roaily to
nominate th Hon W. J. Bryun for president
of th- > United Stat'6. provided no will arcept
the nomination on tie platform wo have
ilopted.
Ro olveJ , further. Thi : if Mr Bryan is the
patriot that wo think ha is , that ho wdl rise
above pirty and be tao hero of t ic h mr , .step
into the breach and redeem this nation from
ths rule of pluto-rra * y
George Schilling of Wisconsin at
tempted to secure a recess until
Bryan could be heard from , but he
was howled down and Chairman Al
len ordered the roll call to proceed.
Alabama and Arkansas were not
ready , but Colorado voted forty-five
for the motion to suspend the rules
and nominate Bryan. Men t-tood on
chairs and howled for recognition.
Scenes of Wild Confusion.
Congressman Howard of Alabama
demar ed to know whether any other
names could be placed in nomination.
The confusion grew so great that it
was impossible to proceed.
The Texas delegation charged the
platform in a mass. One of them
shouted : "We will never be quiet if
you try to continue that roll call. "
"Sit down ; sit down , " cried the ser
geant at arms , while his assistants
ploughed through the dense crowd
about the platform arid pleaded with
the delegates to take their seats.
When a semblance of quiet was re
stored Congressman Howard from the
stage protested against an affliction
of "gag law. "
Chairman Allen stated that the
question was on the motion to sus
pend the rules and nominate Bryan
by acclamation.
"Bv God we won 't stand it ! " veiled
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B. H. Noles.
"Doesn't it require a two-thirds
vote to carry that motion ? " shouted
an irate Arkansas delegate.
The chair replied that it did n it.
A California delegate screamed that
such a proceeding was unprecedented.
He thought the delegations should
have vh nce to place in nomination
whom they chose. The quintessence
of Populism , he said , was fair play.
The chair held that when the roll
was called delegations could vote for
Bryau or any one else. This ruling
provoked another storm of protests
and only confounded the confusion.
Some one trot on the platform and
read above the din tl.e following :
"Terre Haute , Ind. , Julv 25. Hon.
Henry D. Lloyd , Delegate People's
Party Convention , St. Louis : Please
do not permit use of my name for
nomination. E. V. Debs. "
At last , as the only way of restor
ing order , General Field withdrew his
motion and the call of the States for
nominations was continued.
Bryan Seconds by the Score.
When order was once more restored
T. B. Cater of California appc-ed to
second Bryan's nomination. Ke added
that the fact that Bryan was opposed
to "that den of infamy , " Wa.ll street ,
was sufficient to convince him that
Bryan was entirely acceptable to the
Populists. J K. llines of Georgia ex
pressed tne opinion that Mr. Bryan
would accept tlu | nomination on the
Populist platform and predicted a
glorious victory for the party with
Bryan and Watson as the joint stand
ard bearers.V. . II. Claggett of Idaho
also seconded the Brvan nr.rar.ation.
The chairman of the Indiana dele
gation also seconded Bryan's nomina
tion.
tion.When
When Iowa was called her time ,
with the exception of one minute , was
yielded to Kolb of Alabama , who ap
pealed to the convention to sink prej
udice and passion in the cause of sil
ver and nominate that "peerless
statesman , William J. Bryan. "
The reserved minute was occupied
by "Calamity" Weller in a protest
against fusion with Democracy.
Jerry Simp on Second.
Jerry Simpson responded for Kan
sas. He is very popular with the del
egates and got a hearty round of
cheers as he faced the convention. He I
paid a tribute to Tom Watson , with ;
whom he had served in Congress , and
also to Mr. Bryan , who , he said , had
stood shoulder to shoulder with him
in the battle for the relief of the peoj j
pie.While
While Simpson was talking the
Texas deiega'ion withdrew in a body j '
to caucus and absolute quiet prevailed
for the first time during the day.
J. T. Miller of Tennessee occupied
Kentucky's time with a speech in
Bryan's behalf. :
Mrs. Robert * and Kirs Lc.i e.
Louisiana yielded to Colorado and
thas state sent to the platform a3 her
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champion Mrs. Minerva Roberts , a tnl' . . jS j H
slender young woman with face aglow / yBgH H
and dark eyes. As she walk ? I down > -WM
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the aisle and ascended the p.atform IP l H
her dark golden hair shone in tha & f-f B
sunlight. She wore a white shirt f IMmmU
I waist and an attractive hat , and as. \ 'jl l
she faced the audience her face- j { / - ' 1 |
brought the convention to its fcet . f I 3 H
Her first sentence , delivered in a clear { . . : J H
voice , aroused them to cheers. Her- \ s * l l
brief speech was one of the most elo- i M H
quent delivered in the convention. \ A If H
Mrs. Roberts spoke as follows : . m | &J H
"Hailing from a state lying beneatkt llfS I
the shadow of the Rocky mountains , { la H
where men have had the courage and. iS H
the chivalry to grant women the * WmMmmm
riehts they demand for themselves , I irfi H
have been accorded the distinguished M H
honor by the Southern state of Louisi- [ fm H
ana to take their time. Gentlemen , I * f 1
thank you in the name of the women. gf H
of the United States. For the first , Jt H
time in the history of a political con- hr H
vention , a woman has had the oppor- I \ v B
tunity of ra 'isiug her voice to second ' ) 1
the nomination of a man who stands > ' ' H
for the people and who made America y j t , H
what she is to-day , where the para- 1 ' |
sites of oppression shall not live. Oh. j , f H
I thank you. By our city flows- | > H
the Platte river , from where the j f H
boy orator of Nebraska hails and / |
we of Colorado second his no in- f J H
. I know the \
ination. gentleman 'j H
whom you represent will make & . j ? |
gallant fight and do what you can to * < 4 l
obtain the victory. On the one side is > > l
arrrayed McKinley and on the other i * " IbbbbbbI
Bryan. There is no middle of the- . H
road. ( Tremendous ciieers. ) Our fac- t f
tories are idle , our lands ara un 1
worked and our people in poverty , ; |
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and we can do nothing at this conven- " l
tion but accept this ticket. In the'l l
interest of the people of this great nation - H
tion , in the interest of the wives and' H
the mothers and the children that wo ' H
must preserve America as an inde- ' i H
pendent nation , I will take no more of. _ H
your time. You have already a sur H
feit of oratory too much of itindeed. . H
So I will simply add I have the ex H
tremc honor of seconding the nomination - H
tion of William Jenaings Bryan of H
Nebraska. " H
When Mrs. Roberts had finished the- H
convention again arose and cheered : H
and she was besieged on all sides of H
the platform with congratulations. H
Mr. Kolb of Alabama stepped forward : H
as she came down the steps and escorted - H
corted her to her seat In the Colorado * H
delegation , where she was again besieged - H
sieged by delegates who offered their H
congratulations. H
Mr. Call of New \ork spoke in the H
time of Maine. Mr. Call closed by ; H
placing Colonel S. M. Norton of Illi H
nois in nomination. He eulogized * H
Mr. Norton as a "philanthropist , ax H
man of the people and a pioneer iiu H
the cause of reform. " . t- H
Ignatius Donnelly seconded Bryan. . ( H
in behalf of Minnesota H
Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease of Kansas. H
made a strong speech in the .same |
cause. She was dressed in a suit of |
silver gnay. She talked fluently. Her- |
body swayed violently and her arms |
were thrown passionately as she appealed - H
pealed for a union of the silver forces. |
"The spirit of ' 70 is abroad in the- H
land , " ' she concluded. "We will unite , ' |
we will elect William .7. Bryan President - ) \ |
dent of the United States. " > ' H
Ml-tsouri Ho.iril From. 1
Delegate Livingstone , chairman of |
the Missouri delegation , nominated J H
Ignatius Donnell3' , but when Don- j H
nelly declined the use of his name ho 1
placed in nomination J. S. Coxcy of * H
Ohio and the industrial army. " H
Delegate Weller Long of Missouri |
protested that Missouri did net want. . , H
Coxcy. H
Judge Green of Nebraska said that |
the choice was betweeii McKinley and H
Bryan and the People's party should H
not hesitate. H
"How long have you been hatched H
out ? " cried an Alabama delegate. H
"For over thirty years , " replied H
Judge Green. a |
A Texas delegate mounted a chair H
and insisted upon putting a question. j |
"We came here under instructions , " H
he cried , "aud I want you to tell me- |
whether Bryan will stand on the |
platform we have adopted ? " |
"I know Mr. Bryan. " replied Judge- |
Green. "I know him personally. He j H
is my friend and I say to you he is as. j H
true a Populist as you or I. ( Cheers. ) j H
"Will he accept the nomination ? " * |
further persisted the Texan. H
"Sit down , sit down ! " cried many |
voices , but Judge Green motioned for " |
order and shouted fiercely : "Mr. j H
Bryan would be a fool to come here H
and say lie would accept a nomination H
before it was offered. lie has not accepted - |
ce-pted the Democratic nomination. |
But I sav to you again , I know his. |
heart beats in sympathy with every |
principle of our party. " |
Charles B. Matthews of New York , j H
predicted that Mr. Bryan would H
sweep New York from Niagara to.- H
Hellgare. |
MRSEWALL WILL WAIT. . - ' < * H
The rvemocr.itic Vice Presidential Xoin- H
Inee DecMfto Talk. / H
Bath. Me. , .luly 25. Arthur Sewall , y |
Democratic candidate for Vice Presi- * < y H
dent , asked to-day for an expression • |
of opinion on the nomination of Watson - H
son for Vice President by the Populist H
national convention last night , replied - H
plied : "I think it will be better to- H
wait and see what the final action of " * , H
the Populist convention will be. " r H
Mis * ai ry Dickens Dead. J H
London , July 2. > . Mary , eldest H
daughter of the senior Charles Dickens , H
died Thursday , following her brother , - H
Charles after oniy three days. |
Her Constant Habit. H
Herbert , ashy pale Then it is all |
over between us ! |
Amelia , with great gentleness Yes. |
Herbert But with your permission H
and in memory of the many pleasant |
hours we have .spent together , I will H
retain the ring you gave me. Such , |
has been my regular custom. Hesides . / % H
I need it to comptete a collection. Chicago - ' " H
cage Tribune. H
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ordnance department served out 7 892 - . H
cannon , 4.02 _ ' ,000 rifles and 12,207 tons _ ' ; 1 H
of powder. H
Since the Mannlicher gun came into H
use the ratio is four killed to one H
wounded ju. t opposite to what it. 0 'MmM
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