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7 - ESTABLIShED JTJNE 19 , 1871 . OMAIIA , FRIDAY MOG , ITIJNE i , 189G. SINGLI 001.'Y FiVI OENTS.
NONEY PLANKS BY hUNDREDS
nggc8tions sent to St. LouiB by Mon in All
ParL8 of the Country.
j SINGLESTANDARD DECLARATION PROBABLE
Iniligiun I'InrflrII , SIIgJiIIr Mudlilell ,
' I'IIICIII ( aititiltig in 1lI'or
I IcI.g , , . Iiii. fit
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- Sliver teii 1'4)Nl1IlItCd
ST. LOUIS , Juno 11.Tliero are bundredB
of forrnR of financial planks for the reput- )
Ilcan national platrorin at the McKntey
4. lleadquartcr)3 ) in t. LouH aiid tn the 1)aIIdB )
( . of McKInIey' cliIeftaIn , who will largely
( determine what the platform ahall be. More
S thaii a week ago tliero wa 1011t out. to the
papers various forms of a financial vlank ,
'
? and Iitlrnatloiis , were 2nado that Lt wa a
form of declaration htch wa wanted. This
, was ( lOfle for the lurpoc of securing views
and flflflflClat PlaflkS from all sections anti
'g from people Interested In the character of
: the flnanclal resolution. The result has
1)0011 flS anticipated , and platforms have
been coming In by letter anti by telegraph
from every part of the country. The Mc-
Klnley managers have not only been able
to obtain forms for financial planks , but
¶ t . they have also been able to secure the
views of mcii all over the country whose
opinions are worthi having.
. The more the matter Is conntthered the
more probable it aniears that the national
platform aiioLteti ) vhih conform very closely
to that of the Indiana convention , with all
reference to a ratio stricken out. The Indiana -
diana platforn declares against the free
and unlimited colnao of silver "at a ratio
of 16 to 1. " It proposes to cut ott the sen-
. I teno quoted afltl end with a straight declaration -
ration again9t. free coinage. It is also said
: i by the gold men that if the declaration Is
t against free coinage "at a ratio of 16 to
1. " it will give opportunity to say there is
no declaration against 15 ½ to 1 , or 16 ½ to
I. or to any ratio other than that designated
In tile platform. The Insistence Is strong
that there shall be 110 chance to declare the
platfonn Is a catch , or that it IlleahlS ally-
thing moro than Wilat it says or that It can
be construeti In one part of the country for
sliver anti in another section against silver.
It is quite apparent there Is a determination
to make the latforln for tIle single gold
staiidartl. but there Is a desire to avoid a
declaration emphatIc in these vords , as it
Is lchicvcd it would be offenslvo to some
sectIons of the country. and particularly to
several states Iii tile Mississippi valley. All
expectancy of forming a financial plank
which vtlI be satisfactory to Teller anti his
followers from the silver producing states
has been long abanloned. Silver IflOll so
: pronounced as these have also abandoned
1 any idea , if they ever had one , that a
/I straddle of any kind could be formed whielt
they could construe for niiy possible use
against a straight 16 to I declaration of the
democratic conveiitiofl.
' 01110 TARIFF PLANK.
Other features of the Platform are also
untier consideration , especially the tariff
plank. While declaring br the American
system of protection. It Is quite probable
the Ohio platform will be closely foliowed.
At least that has been the talk among the
McKinley leaders whenever the tariff plank
has been mentioned. The deficiency in
L revenue would be declared attributable to
4 the Inctllcient tariff and , It is said , the
financial ( hiflcUltiCS ! , necessitating the issue
of booths , will be declared due to the faiiure
of the democratic party to provide sufficient
r ventlo to Illeet the current. CXCflSCS et
the government. It is also expected the
platform OIl this subject will review at
some length the conditions of the country
and the dcprcsslon , tile financial disturb-
flllCCS and everything of that character will
be attributed to democratIc control of the
country.
It 1.3 understood to be a part of the oro-
gram to have the leaders of the various
, , _ , , delegations confer and agree upon a platform -
. . form so that a committee on resolutiolis
, may he selected which will report a platform -
r form that will not precipitate a tight on the
. floor of tlio convention between those who
favor an antI-sIlver declaration. A light
from the silver iueif cannot apparently well
be avoided. Tile other portions of tile platform -
form will largely follow past declarations
of the party. Tile mAin Interest centers
ipon the currency plank , and next In order
of importance is the tariff , anit theo are
the only themes that have thus far been
discussed.
Tile meeting which it was announced tile
republican advocates of silver would hold
tonight was lOstPOnCtl on account of tile
non-arrival of prominent silver advocates
who were expected today.
Colonel Trumbo , one of the Utah delegates -
gates , tonight gave out tile following as tile
declaration which lie thinks tl western
J ThOU will be willing to acopt on the silver.
lead and wool questions :
The republican party is in fitvor of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver alid
gold at the mite of sixteen ounces of sii-
ver 1cing CItiiVUleilt , in tli tile functions
or money , to one ounce of gold vhen coIned
illtO dOllars of the Ullited States of Amer-
Icit.
4 NotIng that , under the tariff act of March )
: i , 11.67 , the wool industry va more pros-
IlOuH tililil during lIlly oIlier period in
tile history of the country ltiiii observing
tililt tile prelit free trade policy of the
lk'nlocratln atlminiHtration ball ruined that
Industry , the republican : arty , not less
eager totlay than in tile past to ulhloltl tile
interests of those cogilgell In the raIsing
of wool , hereby stands ConhIllitteti to tli
rcllistntenlent of the t'clieIiito ' Oil Wool as
CXlIlCtCi iii the tariff law of 167.
'Fito republican Ilnety Is lii favor of ( lie
re-onactulent of thu tariff schedule of
. , llrovillillg for it ( luty Oil leiitl ores ,
' witfiout taking note of the value of tile
silver associated with the lead In the ores
: Imported.
STRADDL1 A DISORACI.
Henry Cabot Lotigo , who is talked of for
chairman of the committee of platform and
reltolutiolls , has telegraphed to Murray
Crane , the national colulnittcenlan (10111
Massachusetts , to rally the friends of the
gold stanilard. Mr. Lodge said that no
evasion would ho tolerated and that a
atrathilto would bo disgraceful. lie said
that tIle Inthiana platform , which has beell
PoPular in certain circles for the past few
tla s , would Ilot ho acceptable , Tile Indiana
platform , lie said. declares for tile bcst
flIOflOY known to tile world auth uronounces
tnnphatically against the free auth unllnlitel
COillago of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. It
ilas been augested to anlend this declaratIon
by striking out ( ho words "at a ratio oft
o to 1 , , ' so ( list the paragraph would reati
t "unaiterably opposed to the free sod un-
, iIlllltCd coinage of sliver. "
Itvas argued that If ( lie words "at a
ratio of 16 to 1" were kept in ( lie p1st.
( oral It might be construed to nean that
( lie republicans wore In favor of the free
coinage of sliver at aono otilcr ratio.
There hiss been so much talk about ( lie
Indiana platform tilat the suspicion galnel
ground ( list tile Mcl iuley leeplo were in
favor of It. Notiling delhilito 01 autitorita-
tive , however , can be had ( roni those nip.
posed to relreaont MclCinloy. Th ? sup.
Porters of tile Ohio nina from the east tic.
dare that iIeKinley Is In favor of the gold
standard. Tile supporters of McKinley ( roil
the west ilIsist that lb Is in favor of the
largept use of sIlver COllbiSLO'lt wIth thio
lanletenance of the parity of tlh3 two
iictals. Mr. ilanna , vile could settle the
tiievrtainty Iii a tow inonlents , declines io
5l'Jk Tilde Is 110 doubt Illat ( ho dispute
viil be taken itlto (110 conventioa , It ear.-
i10 1)0 settled In tue commIttee.
John Ii , Tanner , candidEo for governor of
IlIinoi Oil ( lie republican ticket , has tlirovzl
howl ) tue gauntlet to ito free 5111cr rv.uti- ;
Ikaiis , In a interview with a reL1urt.r ho
declared oniphiatically for ( lie goU i'tanlsrd
mId said tilat tile platfOTill to be adopted by
( lie coliveutloil alloUld IlOt liolti out tile
slightest ilopo for the silver republlcails ,
SENATOR GF.I'S OllNlON.
Senator John 11 , Ucar of Iowa does not
bcIivp (110 ( republIcan Illattorul will declare
tol' gold.'ben seen today be saW : "AllI
t
son will be placed In nonllnatioa before ( ho
convention , anti to say the least , will put up
a good fight. Every solitary nan in Iowa Is
for Allison. "
SUIlF OF' ONLY ONII TIlING.
' ,1'lieii asked Wilat ho thought would be
the rcslilt it the republicans eliotihl declare
for gold , lie saiti : 'I don't suppose anything
about It. I should not like to see my opln.
ion on that point In prInt. Of course , no
nIan can tell exactly what will happen , but
I am confident that McKlniey will no't tb
nominated Oil the first ballot , and it Is no
foregone conclusion that ho will ho nominated -
nated at all. As to tile nomination for vice
president , I have no definite opinion. 110w-
over , I (11111k 5OlC one from the cast will
ho selected. "
Senator Proctor of Vermont says ho has
no desire for tue Permanent chairmanship.
lie would Prefer that some yotInger man
should be ilonored wltii that ( histinguishcd
posit toil.
Mr. Ialrbanka of Indiana Is still a popil.
lar favorite for ( lie permanent chialrd and it
is not unlikely ( list the McKinley people
will ultimately yield their objections to
Fessontlon for temporary chairman , anti that
lie will be selected by the national corn-
iiiitteo.
Chicago Is engaged in an attempt to get
( lie hieadqtiartcrn of the natIonal committee
romoveti from Now York to Chlcato. Ior
( lila work the state central committee of
IllinoIs appointed a committee to lay ibis
matter lcforo Iil ) ndw committee. Tile COnI-
niitteo is follows : C. I' . hitch , cllalrillail ;
.1. IC. Wilcox of Chatnpalgii , L. T , Lillilcil
of Cobden , C. S. Itennols of Jacksonvilit' ,
anti Sheriff James l'ease of ChIcago. This
committee is here iiow , anti with tibia
several other gentlemen , among tll3in Dr.
T. N. Jamlesoil anti C. M. Peppr , 'flI
tllat WO can do now , " aitl Mr. I'eppcr , "Is
to find out \VilO tile flOW committeemen
will be anti work oil them , "
Dr. Janbleson explained : "Tile fighting
groumbd of tIle campaign will be in the south
atbil west. and ChIcago Is the geographical
center of the battlefield , It would be a
benefit to have the ibcadquarters in tile
west , slId ft detriment to ilavo it In the
cast. To have the headquarters of a gold
campaign under the shadow if Wall street
would be a menace to tile interests of the
party. Chicago Is accessible froni all parts
of the country , and will afford accomino-
datioims of time mIlost elaborate kInd for the
committee. Chicago is a railroad anti tele.
graph center. Tile city will accommodate
the iloadqtmarters In every way , and wIll
contribute largely to time fund. "
IIOOM FOR II1NRY CLAY EVANS.
Ilemiry CIa ) ' Evans of Tennessee arrived
1mb toWn today anti ibis appearance at once
started afresh talk of his caildidacy for time
vice presiileney. Mr. Evans aitl that his
newspaper friends had kIndly kept him before
( lie PeOIle of the country In connection
with the second place on ( lie ticket. lie
Wollid , of course , be pleaseti to have the
nominatIon , but he was not losing any alcep
over the lrospects of success or defeat.
Tile Tennessee delegatIon wIll present ills
name to tile convention , slId 110 has assurances -
ances of support in other directions.
Senator hawley of ConnectIcut Is beIng
dIscussed In connection with the accomid
place , but thicro are few United States senators -
ators who would care to be vice presIdent.
amId it Is not knowim hero whether the pro-
poseti candIdacy of General hawley is with
lila consent.
Buttons and badges with McKinley anti
hIOLlaVt lIt New Jersey amid McKinley and
McAlpin of New York are quite plenty.
showing what the talk ilas produced. The
Sefltlflbeflt In favor of Hobart seems to be
pretty strong. SlId there are reasons to
believe ( bat ilO iii morn likely to be the
: lomnineo for second place than any of the
men so far mentioned.
MORE PLATFORM TALK.
There is a general consensus of Oplilion
tilat time financial plank of tile platform will
be very mlearly IdentIcal wIth the plank of
time Indiana convention , although there is a
demamid for some modifications. The Indiana -
ana platform declares : "We are firm anti
emphatic In our ( lenband for honest money.
We behievo that our money shouhil not be
inferior to ( ho money or the most caught-
cacti mlations of tue Cartll.Ve are tmnaltera-
bly opposed to every scheme that threatens
to debase or depreciate our currency. We
favor the use of silver as currency , butte
to the extent only and unuer such regula-
tlons that Its parity with gold caml be main-
tatibed , slId Ill consequence are opposed to
the free , unlimIted and Independent coinage
of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. "
There is a detmiand from some sections
that ( lie platform should declare for an
international agreement and pletigo the
party to take steps to bring about such an
agreement. This is the pica of SOflbC of the
western states , where it Is claimed that the
party might be able to win against a free
coInage declaratIon by the democrats. There
is another body that wants to declare
agaInst free , silver without internatIonal
agreement anti to say nothIng more. The
tleillalld of tilose Wibo want tile party pledged
to urge an international agreement Is not
likely to be acceded to , as there seems to be
a preponderambee of opinion In favor of taking -
ing a step whIch will Irevent further agita-
tlon.
tlon.The
The ultra silver men say they prefer a
declaration for a single gold standard to
anything else , and say timat the Issue can-
2'.CL be Inatlo plain in any other way.
Robert Evans , member of the national
committee and head of the Minnesota delegation -
gation , says his State Is against free coin-
ago. "I do not object , " lie said , "to a
declaration against free coinage without an
InternatIonal agreement , but I tb not wailt
time party pledged to urge such an agree-
llient anti COfllpelled to take steps to further
a conference looking to such an adjustment , -
ment , It will COflti000 the agitation , an
agitation which will ho useless amid which
will be Injurkus to time cotintry. I am In
favor of the present stamldard and think we
ought to nbaintalfl It and allow the country
to enter iibtO au era of prosperity which
will follow a settlclilent of tills question , "
IIENILY C. PAYNE hAS A PLANK.
Disctmssing ( lie probabilities as to ( lie nom-
lnation for tue vice presidency , lloii. Henry
C. Payne , national conlnbittecman frotu
Wisconsin , said today that ( lie Ibonlination
woimitl hI all probability go east. lie
thought It woultl be ( hmrowii to either Now
Jersey , Now York or Pennsylvania. "At
liresent. " imo continued , "hobart of New
Jersey line tile lead with those ilere. We
cannot , however , toll how It may be wheil
more delegates arrive. StIll , Mr. hobart
is geilerally reconlzoil mis an available man. "
Mr , Payne expressed thmo opinion that in
the llresent case the opposition wotiltl not
be able to unite upon a cantlidato amid that
time McKInley mmlen would be perlilitteil to
choose hIs running irate. Ho also saId ( lIst
lion. II. Clay Evans would 1)011 a censidorablo
vote amid niti lie would lie especIally strong
ill Pennsylvania , having been born ill ( lISt
state ,
liembry C. Payne , Imbeinher of the national
Comibillitteo tmOill Wlacoiisin , hiss prepareil a
draft of a financial plank which hiss beeml
Passed around among a large number of
delegates aild nmonibtrs of time committee ,
51111 hall met with quIte gcnera approval ,
Mr. I'alo is a pronounced albti-silver mamlib
smith says that lie could Vote % vitllout tue
least ilealtation for ( lie pianlc which be ilas
PrePared. It follows :
' \Vo are unalterably opposed to every
measure calculated to tiohiaso our currency
or Immlmlair the credit of time country. We
are , timereforo , OpliOsOti to the free and Umb-
limIted coloago of sIlver at ( lie ratio of 16
to 1 or nil ) ' other basis CXCCilt upon an
International agreernen ( , wilicil simahl embrace -
brace the leading commercial nations of
Europe. We favor ( lie use of as muucii silver
as Is necessary for colllmnercini hlurposes auth
which is consistent with inatiltaining the
parity of gold and , sliver as circulating
niethiuins. The repuhlicami party caused the
cnactnbeilt of the law providing for the re-
aumption of specie Payincut In 1879. It will
favor all measures designed to maintain ( lie
ilioilC ) ' of tile United States whether coIner
or iiaper , at ( lie lresent standard , whlcit Is
time same as ( lint of time most enllghteiled
nations of ( ho earth , "
l'opuliats titoose lt'lcgitcs.
IZO\VAItD , n. ii , , Juno 1l.-Speclal.- ( )
The populist coumity convention was held
hero yesterday to elect dcicgates to ( ho
MtittO COU''CIitiOml , wbielt meets in Huron
July H , 1 , 14 , hiiieli , ltov. 0. A. PhIllips ,
Rev. hoc. J. Ii , Uca , t. A. Itmilen , Stephen
\'tiei * , Stephen Jo1105 , uariow h1asktu sail
A. Ztalmrrnan are the de1egztcs.
ONLY T\VO \ NOT FOR I'Ii1NLEY '
Thirty Delegates eatod by Votes of the
National Committee ,
\VORK \ IS PROGRESSING TOO SLOWLY
Pour llelegnes-n-Liirge front Mlii-
Husuuiimi , niisl Vloriiln itiiil Iiili ) '
Sesitterimig Ielegtitiiis i'ztsiieti
Uoia 1)uirimig ( lie Day ,
Sr. LOUIS , June 11.-The republican as-
tional committee matlo sUcil poor progress
today timat the lmbeilibors of the committee
are beginning to ( cci that there In danger
of very great prolongation of tills work.
There are consequently many suggestiomla
as to time necessity of finding a means of
reducing the ( tale. Up to 11 o'clock tonight -
night tiio conimlttee , after sIttIng for
twelve ilotmrs , hat ! decideti contests affecting
thirty seats In the conventlOib. These in-
eluded tIle four delegates-at-large from cacil
of the states of Mississippi and Florida and
scatterlmlg district delegations froill Call-
forala , Alabama , Floritia , Mississippi amid
Missouri. All the delegates scat'eti , except
two from Florida , are McKinley men.
Chairman Carter of ( lie Ibatioiial comiimnit
tee svas prompt iml calling the committee to
order at 10 o'clock tothay , miotwltllstamldimig
( hIll flbseibcO of fully Ilalt tIme mnotnbers.
Tue tiny's work was begun Witil tue hearIng -
Ing In the cases of tile California contests ,
ioginning wltil that of tile Tilird district.
The claimuants In ( lila case were on omm
itlo C. M. rielahaw slid W' . 13. Parker , anti
Oil the other Denison and llochlicinmer.
Coiigressillan liilboril appeated for l3elsiiaw
and Parker. Mr. Ililborn gave all outline
of ( lie groUilds of the contest , claimIng ( lint
Messrs. Ilciehmaw amId Parker were the
regular liomimices , their selectiomi having
been ilbatie by tue convention wlllch resulted
from lrimariCs. while Deiiison and 110db-
heimllcr were chosen by delegates selected
by appointment. The state delegation iiati
entiorsetl tile prodcetliibgs of tile convention
wiiidlt chose l3clsilaw nild Parker by scat-
lag the delegates to tile state convention
chosen by it by a vote of S to 1. lIe saId
thlat both delegations were friendly to Mc-
Klnlcy.
Judge Thompson of OhIo represented the
Interests of Denison anti llochheimer. lie
contended that tile comtnlttce could not
go ltlto tile Irregularities of the primarIes
and county conventIons ; saId that as there
was flO district commltteC ill the Third
district the state committee had nppoimitetl
tile district delegates amid that tile committee
hati proccetled In the regular manner to call
( lie conventioii. Furtimernbore , a large proportion -
portion of the so-called primary convention
delegates were appolilteti , as were tile dole.
gates in the other comlvention , by the
superior committees.
Mr. Payne moved that Messrs. Dcnison
and Hochiiclmer be placett upon tile rolls
and the nlotion prevailed without division ,
SAN FRANCISCO'S DISTRICT.
The contest In the Fourth district , In-
eluding ( lie greatet' hart of tile city of San
Francisco , was waged by Messrs. W. W.
Montague and Samuel M. Shortrtdge against
J. S. Shear and Ii. I. ICovalskl , who clalmetl
to be ( ho regularly selected delegates. Tumia
dOibtest has been a very spIrited one from
the begiibning anti Is claimed to have ro-
sultotl In one murder.
Mr. Shortrldgo vas ( ho spokesman of tile
contestants. The state commIttee , ho said ,
had recognized the convention by which ho
anti Montague were cilosen , and IntImated
that the otiler convention was controlleti
largely by tile proxies of members in ( he
state commIttee , whicil called the convention
cimosen by questionable means. lie claimed
to represent tile almost unanImous voice of
tile republIcAns of the state
Jlidge Thompson , speakingTo Spear anti
Kotvalskl , said the only question at Issue
was whether there was a quorum present of
tile eleven members of ( lie state committee
resIding In ( lie district , and lie claimed that
there was smith a quorum Irrespective of the
proxies. As to the proxies , it was charged
tlbat ( lie men wimo ilatI given then 115(1 (
afterward been paId to make affidavit as to
tile means by which they were obtained.
Mr. Shortrldge declared that tile first macct-
Ing was practIcally a proxy meeting and
that the regular committeemen were noti-
fled of the meeting.
Spear and Kowalski are McKinley men ,
Willie MOiltague and Shortridge are said to
be for Allison. Spear amid ICowaiski were
seated.
Mr. Payne afterward moved a reconsldcra-
tion of the vote by which thIs contest was
dccltietl , but the committee decidetl by an
aye and nay vote-14 to 26-not to reopen
the case.
The contestants from the Third Alabama
district , whidil Was passeti yesterday , did
not appear wiien tile district was reached
tctay anti on motion of Committeeman
Youngblood , S. S. Booth anti John Hnrmo
svcro seated. They are McKInley men.
BRADLEY PAIR NOT WINNERS.
Timero was considerable interest In the
contest from tile Fifth Kemitucky district ,
whelm embraces the cIty of Louisville. It
was a contest between McKinley men amid
friends of Governor Bradley. Tile McKinley
delegatioii , composed of George D , Todd
and Charles P. Sapp , apPeared as the regu.
lar delegates and the Uradley men , E. J ,
Kllobel and J. W. itceder , as tile contest-
ants. Mr. Hart Vance , who appeared as
counsel for Knohel and Reeder , contentled
that ( lie prImaries for the Todtl convention
Wore iielti In retired places and saId It waa
proven tilat bribery anti personal assaults
Imatl been resortetl to. lie created considerable -
able merriment in the conimitteo by stating
that the votes cost only 50 cents each. Mr.
Vance said ho represented tile republican
majority obtained ill the elecIon by which
Governor Uradlcy was chosen antI assorted
tilst If "tilese frauds" were endorseti by ( lie
national commIttee by seating Sapp anti
Todd the actiqn would result in the loss of
at least 5,000 votes Ill Louisville.
Judge Thompson spoke for Todd and Sapp.
lie contended that tile convention could not
go beiiintl tile returns to investigate the al-
legetl frauds.
Mr. Sutiierlammd moved to seat Knobel aimd
Ecetier and Mr. Ciayton moved as a tibsti-
tute that Todd anti Sapib shoutl be given tile
seats. Mr. Clayton's motion prevaileti on an
aye and nay Vote , the vote being 28 to 0 in
tilelr favor.
Recess was then taken until 2 o'clock.
The Fioritia contests were taken up upon
( lie assembling of the afternoon sessiomi of
(110 commIttee. All the seats In the con-
vemitlon (1001 ( lila State are contested , in-
eluding the four delcgates.at.large and
(11080 ( from the two districts. There was
mmmcli Interest in these cases , as ( lie fight
in MclCiiiley's Interest In ( lint state was
0mb of ( ho fIrst made Iti lila behalf. Tile
comitest on delegates.a.large was the first
takeim up. The coutcatces Ill tills case wore
Joseph E , Leo , John 0. Long , Emory F.
Skinner and L. W. LIvingston , all favorable
to McKiumley. Tue contestants were Edward
It. Gunby , Henry W. Chandler , 11. S. Chubb
slid 13. Ii , Coleman , The contestants are
? 'Iortomi macn ,
The state convention met at Tallailassee
on the 4th of March , it was composed of
222 delegates. Gunby , Cimaniller and Chubb ,
contesting delegates , were members of the
state central commIttee and Joined with ( ho
other members of ( hiutcotnmittee In prepar.
lug the toniporary roll of the convention.
The toniporary organization was effected ,
arid , pending ( ho debate on a mflOtlqml to
adopt the report of ( ho committee on crc-
dentigis slid before amiy ruling 115(1 liecu
made by ( lie chair or any action taken by
( lie convention , aunby and h18 associates ,
% Vtthb about one-fourth of the delegates o (
tile convemitiomi , bolted anti held a meeting
In anotiler hall , amid in ( list bolting couven-
( iou tile contesting dolegates-Qunby ,
Chandler timId Coleman-claIm to have been
cgcieii ,
MIt , GU"JIIY'S UOLT.
Mr. Gunby presented ( Ito ease of ( ho con.
testants. lie justified the bolt on tli
ground of irregularitIes In the state conven-
tlon , anti saltl the , electIoh of himself and
associates bath been certiIed by a majority
of the state's commiUee. lie salil that
( ibolIt eighty-three. uncontested delegates
joineti tue boit , batIng about seventy in attendance -
tendanco upon the regular convention. Ho
alleged among other things that the tnen
Wilose seats were eontestod were allowed to
Vote UOfl contests In which they were In-
tercstetl. I
Judge Thompson &ppeared for time Lee
delegation. lie conemitied ( the Conventiomb
was In all respects regular , and that there
'vita no jtistiflcatioil for the bolt which Mr.
Gunby iiatl. admitted was based upon die-
satisfaction.
Comitintilng , Judge Thompson said time bolt
ilati taken place before the committee on
crethciitials iiail fistic Its report , aild that
It 'vat understood at ( he time that the bolt
iiatl been planned long before. lie coil-
tendoti ( lIst not mord ( usa one-quarter of
the tlelcgaes ( went out with Mr. Gumiby.
Mm' . Vortiiiml of Pennsylvania mnovetl ( list
the Lec-Lomig delegation be seated. The
roll was called on thIs motIon amltl It lire-
valleti unamilmuously.
The two district contests from Florida
were disposed of next. Mr. Gunby appearetl
toy the contestants , who Ill these cases were
Morton men , Willie tile coittestees were for
McKinley. In the First distrIct E. C.
\'CekS and Arnistrong I'ortiue were time con-
tesees ( anti Id. S. White anti .1. N. Me-
ConIbs time COibtestailtS , anti in the Second
Dennis Egami anti E. L. Purcell were tile
contestees and It. W. Arcilibalti anti W. ( I.
Robinson tile contestants. Mr. Gunby stateti
the ( htiestions Involved In the Seconil dus
( net were tile same as thee in the state
at large. lie , therefore , abantioneti ( lie
case In ( lila district before the committee
anti procctetietl to 71baitI all argument In
favot' of ( lie eoibtestatlts from tile First dls-
( net. There was a more stubborn fight
over the First distrteL.contest than over
those from ( lie state at. large , In thus case
Mr. Guiiby was chairman of the tiistrict
comfliflittee amiti tho"conventIon was held at
hits call. 110(11 ( sIdC'n Clalmneti to have hind
( ho co-operation of a lil jortty of ( lie cam-
nbitteo and both also . , tliat a majority of
the duly elected delegates liati participated
iii their respectivd coitveiitians. The roll
call resultcti In the seating of White amid
McConlbs , the Morton delegates. Time vote
as 23 to 20.
The Ninth Georgia district contest was
decided iib favor ofA. S. Spombce and .1 , 13.
Gastln. McKinley delegates. In tills Cft5O
( Il , ' contestants , flodgett smIth Smith , baseti
their objectIons (6 tIme fact that tile chair-
mean of ( lie regular comlveibtlon , iiiniself a
CoiltestCd delegate. nppOiiltcd a committee
on credentials to pass on iils case.
UETWEEN 'tOLORED MEN.
The MIssIssippI contests next cngagetl tile
atteibtiOn of tIme cotnmijtee. In tIlls state
( lie entire state deiegajlon , Including the
four tlelegates-at-iargo ahd Ule fourteen delegates -
egates from the sc.vcn.di'stricts , is contested.
Time claimants for the seats at large were ,
on tile omie side , JaniesilIll , J. S. Iltmrton ,
A. M. Lea and E. II , Lamptomi , and , on the
other , N. A. Amiderton , W. 13. Sorsbye , W. A.
lcorn anti \V. E. Mslc. ? Fhe contests are
the result of ( ha aid quarrel between 11111
and Lynch , both being headed by colored
macn. It ilad been arrang d that delegates
to tile sthto convention sbuld be admitted
to tile hail by tickets. Lynch objected to
tile U513 of tickets 'antI refuseti to accept
them , faileti to obtaip admission to tile 11511
and organized amiother comiventlon. Tile
Lynch macli have with ( heal tile chairman
of ( he stne conlmiiltteo , L. 13. Mosley , who
certified tile Lynch delegates to be the reg-
uiarly elected delegates. It is contentied
that both 50111 of dclegtns are for MeKin-
Icy. Mr. Lynch explaIned the admission
by ticket , saying thatho proposition was
sprung Ut the lnstnpmlent , tu4 qt the
ticks could not be. obtaincu when apphed
for by Ills followersf'autl they could not enter -
ter without them becatse tile police would
not allow tibem to do so. They then organ-
Izeti an .Independcmbt conventIon. Judge
Thompson and Albert iL Lea spoke for the
Hill contestants. iMr. Lea asserted that
tickets were refused to no one anti that
Lynch would ibot allowbls followers to accept -
cept tickets. This statement brought out ii
tieibIal from Lynch , iind.Bucll a spIrited tii-
cussion between himantiLea thqt tile chaIr-
alan was compelled. to Fall ( hem to 'order.
National Committeeman 11111 also spoke for
his tlelegatlon.
"Of all tile statements I have ever heard
from a nian's hips , tha.t delivered by Mr.
Lynch as to tickets Xis , the falsest. " in'
begaml , anti ( lien fpliowed an acrimonious
wrangle between representatives of the two
factions , which time chairmail finally sup-
prcssed. Time door hati scarcely closed upon
them when ( lie conbmiteo decIded wIthout
divisIon on a motion by' Mr. Wilson of Dela.
ware to seat ( ho Hill delegates. The contestants -
testants from the First4istrlct were J. ! ! .
ilyntirn and W. E , ) Parker anti ( ho con-
tcstees W. F. Elgin and Il. D , Llttlojohn.
The two latter vero , seated.
The committee here took. a recess until
8 o'clock , but not % lntil they had formally ,
en motion of Mr. Sutherland of New York ,
denounced as "unrue , unjust and Ull-
authorized a report pbblIshed in a St. Louis
evening paper saytnimat the California
member , Mr. DeYoun , had in a speech
today , in connection with the contest from
tile Fourth Callforna ( district , denounced
Mr. J. I ) . Sprockols 'f ( bat state. The
motion was carried unanimously.
After its recess thocomnmitteo resumeti
consltleration of the . MississIppl district
contests beginning with time Second , Tile
speeches vere again very peronal , result-
lag in many clashes. Tibia state of affairs
brougilt out a sharp rebuke from Chairman
Carter early In ( ho session. He informed
time comnbittee ( haL hereafter persons ,
whether members of tiie conbmnlttee or not ,
who wisimetl to Interrupt speakers , would
be required to first atldss ( lie chair , After
tilat time time proceedings v re more in
accord with ( lie rules otservet1 In the senate.
General Chalmera dna of tile contest-
log ( lelegates trom ( lie Second , appeareti
for himself anti SIdney 13. Redmontl , lie
saul ho and ills col'eague ' based tbleir claIms
upon tii rigilt at rqv llitioil as their con-
ventioml was not oranled according to law.
He diti not contend imat iiis delegatiomb
was entitled to atlmjsslon , but asserted
positively that ( ho oh ( r delegatIon was not
etititieti to any codsiJeratlon ,
Comnlitteeman 11111 moved to refer this
contest (0 ( time jommttteo on credentials ,
seating neltiier'daleat1on for tile temporary
organIzation. ho' 'W , ibOtil coilvemlIomis
were frauds , Tlbo mq lon was voted down
anti tile delegation conposeti of 0 , W ,
I3uchianami anti Vlllaui ( Simunions was
seated. The vote stp4I'22 to 19 in their
favor , ;
MOVED To.Il oNsInER ,
At this point mtoi llanshroimgii of
North Dakota created sqneimllig of a sea-
sation by nioving to , : consider tue vote
by whicil White azid 4tcCoomba , Morton
delegates , had beemi .i1q Jared entitled to
seata in the corivunlion from the First
F'lorlda district -tiurin'g , bo day's proceed-
lags. lie based thiQ'gmotipn upon tile fact
that several membcr itI voted without
sufficient kn9wledgo of : ho facts.
There an immeikto ilmiry and a roll
call was leanded. When time name of Mr.
Sutimcrlammd , m imubert frpub New York , was
reachieti , ho first dccjtued .to vote , and , tak-
lag ( ho floor , proceqtid to say 1mm very
vigorous language tjiat ibere was no rca-
son for reconsttlemion , ( lint forty-three
votes bath been cast. on time original vote ,
which V4S a Jarga yote , anti ( hero was no
reason to believe ( bc , quetIo was not fully
understood. TQ reconsitier would , he said
be farcical , worse than ( lIst ; such proceetl-
lug wouith be destruciye to ( lie party. And
If the businesa wvi to proceed in this manner -
nor , he saw no reason why those who be-
hieved as lie did should not retire and cease
to participate In ( ho proceedings. ho afterwards -
wards reconsitlered his determination not to
vote , and cast his ballot against reconsiders.
( ion.
ion.Mr. . hahn of OhJi responded with spirit ,
saying ( bore was Do reason wimy any 0110
simouitl withdraw auld that ho would remain
with the committee IC ho never secured another -
other vote.
Senator ilanabrough's motion was bat by
a vote of 19 to 20. its fol1ows Ayes-Ar-
kamisas , Deiaware , Florida , Indiana , Kansas ,
Minnesota , MississIppI , Now hampshire ,
New Jersey , North Dakota , Ohio , Oregon ,
I'ennsylvamiia , Ilimodo Island , South lakoa ( ,
Tennessee , \Vasillngtpn , Arizona. Oklahoma ;
total , 19 , Nays.-4iallarna , California. Cob-
( Continued on SeontI'agc. )
PLAIT IS NOON \ TIlE CROUND
Leader of the Anti-McKinley rorces Creates
a Stir at St. Louis.
GIVES NO SGN OF ADMITTING DEFEAT
' 'irh Mumm' , E.lreuMeM Amiimicmiicttt
mit , ileoii'n ilnmitiger Coiit'eti lug ( lie
Ohio iImiiu' Iiieet hum itmitl Imimi-
iC3 XIITV lierneis ,
ST. LOUIS , Juno 11-Aside from ( lie
miteetilig of the miationni coainbltteo timero
was little to excite miationai interest here
today. Tim corridors of the Soutiierml hotel
were crowded wiim ( coiltesting delegations
awaltlmig ( heir turn to appear before (110
comnllttee , But outside of the hotels tile
iiuniber of people who have nrrivetl is not
great 011011gb to make any PercePtible difference -
ference tim ( ho city at large , Of course tile
delegates here are all discussIng tlme blat-
form , especially ( lie nlombey Plailk , auth
everybody , too , hati soinctibing to say about
Jo0 Manley last milghmt comlceding ( lie presl-
dential nomination of McKiiiley. Somno of
Reett'n fricmmds were indignant anti were
bitter 1mm ( heir dentimlciation of ( ho Maiiie
muami's manager , Tim denuncIatory talk
was imicreaseti upon tIle arrIval of Tlmomas
C. Platt of Ne' York , manager for Levi
I' . Morton. Mr. Platt was amazed ; so were
time inca who caine Witil iuitn , Tile ) ' so cx-
presseti themselves amid sOIibe of ( hem said
ulmbkintl things about Mr. Manley. As a re-
stilt time Maine nbaul's manager issued aim-
other statement , ill which he endeavored
to undo some of the alleged wromig lie hind
domle. Tile arrival of Mr. Piat caused a
good deal of stir 5llbOi1 botlm pollticlamis and
mlewspaper correspomitlenth. Every one was
anxious to learn what the Empire state
leader would have to say. lie was bestegetl
anti besought for an exprcssioml of opinion.
In response lie smIlctl complacently. lie-
yomld saying ( hint Mr. Morton was still a
canthldato for ( lie prealtiemitial nomInation ,
he refused to ( alit for puibllcatlon. lie then
begaim to talk Viil inca s'iio had been emi
the field fronl ( ho start. lie kept tills up
until after midnight anti ( lieu retired to
his bed chamber , Marcus A , hianna is still
confident ( hint notimimig cail Stefll ( lie tide of
time McKinley boom. lie is positive tile
Ohio major will be nominated before the
eliti of the fIrst roll call ,
SURIRISED Ar MANLEY.
Ex-Senator Thomas C. Platt of New York
amid Chairman Hackett of ( lie New York rc-
publican state convemitlon arrived in St.
Louis totlay. Mr. PIat declined to ( alIt ( or
publicatIon until ho hind conferred with
several men who were waiting for him.
Senator Platt'a arrival has beemb quIte anx-
lonely awaited , on account of the way ( he
coutilerml contests have been going , anti
especially on account of ( lie statement of
Mr. Manley. To his friends he expressed
tue greatest surprise that such a statement
SiboUlti hare been made by Mr. Manley at
( lila time. Mr. Piatt annoumlcetl , however ,
that the light WOllIti be carried on against
( hgvnomlnaion of Mr. McKInley , just as if
no satomenthatl ( been made by. Mr. Rcetl's
iiltlager that ( ho Ohio nIna woul1 be ama-
lnatetl on tile first ballot.
General ilendorsoil ailtI 'C'enlrai Dodge of
ro\va , managers for 'Senator Allison , arrived -
rived 'tonight , anti express surprise tiiat
Mr. Manley ilatl given up the fIght. There
was a reminder that Mr. Platt's arrival hlad
stiffened tip the opposition to further effort
against McKinley , but those whio have been
on the ground for ( ho last two or three
days said they coulti not see it in that
light ,
Mr , Manley today gave out this state-
ino'n ( :
Sr. LOUIS , June 11.-The action of tile na-
tionni committee at its meeting of yester-
( la3' , sibowing clearly Its intention of placing
In the temporary roil delegates favorable to
Governor McKInley , which in the end woulti
mean lCd votes , caumied me to make tile
statement I dId. I am as earnestly ( or Mr.
fleed as ever , and am. wIth his friends , doIng -
Ing everything possible to bring about lila
nonlinntion , and I urge upon his supporters
tibrougimout the coumltry to make still grpater
efforts In ills behalf. J. H. MANLEY ,
Mr. Manley said that It appeared in some
qtmarters ( lInt his statement of yesterday
was misunderstood and lie made thIs statement -
mont In order ( hat there mIght be no lois-
take as to whiat hIs position was ,
Mrs. Whitney , chairman of ( lie Equal
Suffrage club of St. Louis ; Mrs. Clara C.
Foltz of California , anti a delegation of
women suifragists caibed on Mr. T. E.
Iiyrnes , sergeant-at-arms of the conventloil
and requested an hour's tIme in the con-
ventlon , to make an argument before the
convention In behalf of a woman suffrage
llablc in the platform. Th Y also asked for
fifty seats in ( ho convention ball. Mrs.
Lilhie Dovercaux Blake will present the
case of the equal sutfragists to time corn-
mittee on resolutions.
Telegrams have been received hero that
Cornelius N."iillsa of Now York , with a
largo delegation of McKinley men from ( hat.
state , Is on the way to St. Louis , TImIs
immediately started a great deal of gossip
and among the rumors tlmnt were ailoat was
one to time effect that Mr. fuss was to be
pushietl for ( ho vice presidency , and , although -
though lie bati stated long ago ( lInt lie coulti
not accept tile nomination , that he would
be prevailed upon to take the second place
ill order to strengthen the ticket in New
York , Tills rumor had a running mate In
one whIch stated ( list Information 1155 been
obtaiumctl saying that Governor Morton would
accept ( lie acconti place and that Mr. l'latt
hiatt 110011 consulted anti hInd said the arrangement -
rangement svould be satisfactory , It seems
tlmat these rumors wore started by those
who ( limIt ( lie McKinley men are now In
full control of time convention , and every-
tillmig connecteti with it , and are under
time necessity of placating one section or
anotiier of ( be country , especially where
there imave been disappointed prealdontlal
canditlatce. Senator Gear of Iowa lisa been
given second place In one of these wild
sweeps of ( lie Imagination , WilIch have comm-
ceiveti a necessity for placating the state
of Iowa because Senator Allison could not ho
nomninactl ( ( or president. The fact ap.
pears ( lint there are a number of rather
eager aspirants for time vice prceidepcy. For
several of them 4hero is a very warm feel-
lag itm ( lie McKinley camp , . . ,
PLATT SAYS IT'S ' NOT OVEI.
Mr. Platt spcnt ( lie evening g t'tfng In-
fornatton as to ( lie action of the committee -
tee , Mr. Platt said ( ho fight vm not over
by any means , ( lint the 'nationnlrcomlnlt-
tee was not ( he conventloti by a large nut-
jority , and the action of ( he Conlmittee
might ho reversed by tile com3bittea on
credentials. It was learned that Mr. Platt
is especially interested in ( lie contest case
in New York , There are eight contest cases
froln that state. Six of these , Mr. l'latt
says , have no grountl wilaover for comitest-
lag tue delegations , who are for Morton ,
In one district , lie says , there Is a condi-
( ion of affairs that makes ( ho contest
reasonable , It Is said that Mr. l'latt assured -
sured 50100 of ( lie men who saw him ( hint
if time national conlmitteil ahituld seat ( lie
coiitesanta ( In tile six distrietH where lie
says tile cclntests are gruunilt.ss tile In-
dgnatlon 1mb New York wo'Id , ho beyinJ
control , slId the republican party of tile
state would ho teriously afftqd ,
All ( lie talk about chiairnban of ( lie na
( tonal committee for the campaign results
iii 0mb conclusIon , ( lint lion , Marcus A ,
lianna will be sehocteti if he will consent (0 (
( alto ( he place.
Tile national comnmiteo ( decided ( onIgil
to proceed to (110 ( selection of temporary
officers for the national convention at i
o'clock oum Saturday. It has been practiealiy
decided by a majority of ( ho committee
( bat lion , Charles \V. Fairbanks shall be
givomm time place of temporary chairman antI
a telegram has been sent iiotifylog him of
tile probability of lila selection. It hiss
, ahao been suggested to Mr. Fairbanks ( hat
he deal almost exclu5iveiy with ( lie finan-
ciai question In his opening speech , It i
- _
'
understood lIe will acquiesce . . stmg-
gestion and ( list ho will take g po-
siion ( for an tmmbequlvocnl dccl 11) ) for
( tie preservation o ( the presen cIal
standard.
TIi1JhtSTO4 TO liE CllAifl
There is now a strong probab . , .
Seimator Thuretoml Will be llermnailc
mali. V
None of ( lie large delegation -o
arrived in the city yet. Tue
gates now Ill the city are
those who have conic aimeati of tile
delegations to arrange matters for the
gatiomis frommb states wimere ( hero 1115 0
contests , fly Snttmrtlay or Summiday night
( lie big delegatiomis will arrive. New York
is expected Sunday miight , as also 01110 auth
l'ennsylvamiia , Illinois will be hero MOiltiny.
They are expected Oil special traimis. with
bmass inmultus anti banners , anti vrouso (0 (
wake the death when they macct hero , Time
Ilinimie club of Cindimlnatl , with GOO rooters
for Mcliriey , will come on a decorateti
(111111 ( Sulmtlay Ilighit.
A secomiti special train will b'ting fiOO local-
hers of ( lie Limicolmi club of ( lie snub place ,
Senator F'oraker nntl ( lie Cimicimimmnti cmiii of
tile ilelegatiomi will COlilO Ofl ( lila ( nIh ) .
The Llibcoin climb of Toledo will also arrive
Sumntlay lllghit wIth 300 simouters for Mc-
Kinloy. Most of tile 01110 delegates will
COfliO 011 ( hits ( mimi. Amomig tiiemn will be
Jambles A , Garfield anti Webb Ilayes , scuis
of fornler presitlemits , The Tippecambee cliii )
of Cievelnntl , wilm ( 700 or 800 bowlers , will
arrive either Suntlay night or Monday
morning , Time hluckeyo cltmb of Cohummubuim ,
0. , with Governor lluslinehl ailti staff fliiti
many delegates , 'ill arrive Stmnthay muigimt.
Time Topeka Flamobeaum climb , with its red
paint anti lights , will be here Montlay. Time
McKinley climbs of Evansville , Intl. , letroit ,
Midil , , ltliiluienlOhill , ChIcago amid Leaven-
worth , Kami. , will arrive Snails ) ' ibighlt.
The Marquette club of Chicago will get in
Moimfiny morning anti tile Anwricus club of
Pitsburg ( will arrive either Summithay miigiut
or Momitlay morning , so ( lint ( lie towim will be
full of howling mmiarcliers by Moibday uioon.
Great preparations are being 1115110 to cc-
ceive the dciegaiomms anti citib as ( lucy
arrive anti a lively ( line may be expected
Monthay. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
G'liltXlt IlitA1)i.il"S S'l'ATIIMIiN't' ,
iixoiiernles MeKImuie' of .tIvusimig Aiiy
1'ree iIls'er Ciiiiet'uuitiii.
FRANKI"ORT , Ky. , June ii-Dumniuig time
past oelc statcmbbcnts have becmm sent omit
from Washiluigton that Governor W. 0.
lharilev , WilD WQS last year cleeteti gay-
enmmor of Kdmltuucky on a geld standard plat-
( oral over a tiemnocmotlo free silver camii-
date , hind originally been 1mm favor of a coin-
liromisiiig policy and that Governor Me-
Kinley iiad induced hlilfl to adopt ( lie gelti
standard PolicY amid thlat ho has SIlICa
ilegOtiated with McKinley amiti other candi-
tiates , and hits ia been fohiowetl by state-
meats nurporting to come from Framilcfort
that Govermior l3radley hiati iii his possession
letters written him in confidence fnonl
varIous republicans of national promIncmlce
which ho would make lllibiic in retallatloim
for the aspersions against hIs sincerity.
It has been IntImated that tlbo expecetl disclosure -
closure would create a great semisatiomi In
naIOibal politics , and in coiisequence the
governor ias been overwhelmed wIth iii-
quInies Oil ( hue subject. Concerning these
reports Governor Bradley has made tile
folbowinz statement :
"I deny that I was ever ( he rcprcsemita-
fyn ( of Mr. lianna in amiy way , lIar Is It
true that my action was over controlled
or govornetl in the slightest tiegrco by .imat
iii politically called the 'Platt-Clark on
crowd. ' .
"Thcro never was any combination e -
'tween the gentlemen or any' of them
and , rnyselt oran of my friends. I have
act attempted l make tel-ms with Mr.
McKinley or any of his managers , or with
my omia of the ziresidential candidates or
any of ( heir managers. I have not offered
to trade sixteen votes , or any vote for
the vice presidency , nor will I ho a candl-
date for vice president , nor would I accept
a cabinet Position.
"I filtI write to Mr. McKinley , anti at the
same time wrote to a number of leatlimig republicans -
publicans ( hir.ugiiout the couptry , concern-
log the Kentucky campaIgn , Time Inslmiu-
ation that I wrote favoring a straddle Oil
( lie currency question or that Mr. McKltilcy
advised me not to pursue stick a courac.
cr said that ' ( lie silvei' agitation was ( lie
result of hand tImes , just as tile reemiL'ack
craze was the result of time pamlic of 187T
Is totally false. I did not write lmim that
'a majority of ( ho people of Kemitucky were
in favor of free coInage , or ( hat both parties
were rapidly drifting that way. ' My ox-
presscti opinion was that the MInneapolis
platform was too general antI timat ( lie
party should make a clear and diatimict
tieclaratlon , My views eomicerning ( be currency -
rency rucst1on are too well known to no-
itulro explanation in Kentucky. "
In conclusion , after referring to (110 late
campaign in Kentucky , Governor Bradley
"I believe sound currency will be tile
leading Issue of the coming campaign. Tue
honor of the republic and the welfare of the
people demands its correct solution , It is
far above personal success or individual
advancement and in thIs hour of supreme
trial the republican convention should do-
dare ummhcsitatimmgly in favor of the single
golti standard.
"It Is no time ( or quibbling or evasion.
Ve may lose some western states , but ( his
loss will be more than compensated by gains
in the old slave border states. But It I
( bought such a declaration would cause time
republican nominee to be defeated I woulti
none tile less favor It , for amiccess at ( lie
expense of national welfare would be neither
creditable nor profitable.
"In jmmstice to Mr , McKinley I will adti
that ( he statement that lie wrote me recoin-
mending ( lie atloption of a vlanlc with a
stmoiig free silver tInge is not ( rue , neIther
lie nor any of ( lie men atidressed aug.
gestetl anything of tile kind , "
Close friends of Governor lirathley say
the Immterview given out totlay was very
much modified ( rain that prepared yesterday.
After a long conference with imimi political
friends totlay It was revised auth much of
( lie original statement was also omitted ,
No reference Is made to ( lie announcement
last week of Governor Bradley's withldrawal
an a.canditlate for ( lie St. LouIs nomination
antI close fnientha are reticent as to wilat
time Kentucky delegatioml will do at Pt ,
Louis. They do not know whether the gay-
croon svilb go to St. Louis or not ,
ONli MAN % ' 1tt } IS O'V A. OANIIlA'I'Ii.
Jiiilge Czmlilwell W'Iil Not A'ce'imt 1ll ( '
I'oimii 1st Noiii I iintitui ,
GLENWOOD SPRINGS , Cob. , June 1'-
Judge Henry C. Caidwell of tIme Unltun
States circuit court , who is stoppIng Ij. t' I
was asketi wiletiler lie Wouhtl accept a 0011'-
ination for ( lie presidency fromn tile I)0It'hist
and time sivei conventIons at St. Louis. '
replletl cunphiaically ( hat 110 woultl m ,
lie stated tlat lie wanted to vote ( om ,
silver imilin at the coming eiction , but
was afraitl ho might have to choose between -
tween to lie tllougltt tilat if ii freinds
of silver could Ito bremight together ( lucy
could win time greatest victory ( or ( he people
since the days of LIncoln ,
Cli t'rr Comi mi d y It e'p ii uI lcmi it 'II elt ,
VALENTINE , Neb , , June 11-Special (
Telegram-Tlmo ) republican county coavon-
( ion for Cherry county was imelti here totlay
with J. C , Pcttijohn , cllnirlimami , mind C. Ii ,
flowering , secretary , F , M , Walcott was
nominated for county attorney by acciamna-
( ion , fluId J , Iii. lianna , for county coinmnis.
stoner. The liiatorm was an all roumid
umratiiiie on the money qtiesion ( , but Me.
Klnley on tariff. Delegates to ( lie mmtau
convention ; C , U. Connel ! , J , W. Tucker ,
George Traceweli , 0 , A. Johnson , II , Itasey
antI George Elliott. To ( lie congressional
convemition : Ii. Sparks , C , A , Joilneon ,
George Elliott , C , II , Connell , F , M. Walcott
anti B. J , Davenport ,
Allisomi Still In liii , limiec ,
DUBUQUIJ , ha. , Juno 11.-Senator Al.
115011's friends hero ridicule tile story ( hInt
ills name may be withdrawn and the Iowa
'oto go to McKinley , The Dubuque-Al.
lison club will send a delegation to work
in his interest until a candidate Is noam.
lasted ,
COIIENCEIENT AT L1NCOL
Graluating Exercises of State University
Largely Attentloti ,
hUNDRED AND FIFTEEN DEGREES GIVEN
.tiiiiiimtl As1ireii by llenr' Esm *
lroii-iteecmit itimi l , ' (1iminei'ilor
amid hr's. ' 3lmui'li'immi.Cmilet
Cci.uuiiuustumis ,
LINCOLN , June 1l-Speclal.-Thme ( ) cx.
ercises of the twcmiy-fifll annual conimnence.
macmit uif ( lie limulverslty of Nobrask were
beguum early thIs mnornitlg amid fimlisileti be.
fore naomi. Time ( hino set vns 1012 a , Ill. ,
anti at ( lint Imour a bug llrocessioml filed
till Tlirteeutlm ! Street froiui ( lie tiuuiversit
buildimigs to tue Latutimig ( hmt'aor. ( It was
Imeatleti by ( lie Iiuiivcnsiy bamutl , anti UlItler
COimlllmaliti of Captain atmilfoylo. The first
sectiomis oulipriseti tmmiticrgrathtmates , auitl ill
fromit of time theater ( lici' lialtc'tl , opened
ranks , and ( lie hoanil of rogeums ( , oraorj
cilmitlcellor , facully 511th ( Ito camitlithmitca tot'
ilegress luiarciied betweemm ( imeni 111(0 the
bumiltihiug , folboweti ii ) ' ( lie classes.
\\'itluin ( lie ntutiiterIumn ( hue uulliversit
colors were iiaiithsouiieiy tirapeti in profusioi1 ,
Never has am aumtllciiee so large ilacketi ( ho
Lansluig ( heater. llx-Itegont I lemiry i5
Eatabrook of Chicago was time orator , anti
although lila sPeecil'as Out ) ireviousiy the.
lI'ereti tim New York , "Abrahitni Liticoln/
.
it % .as ahullropriate to ( lie occasion and (119
Place , clotinent. amid wIlm ( a llbOSt itmercst. (
imig lirehuuthe tub tIme sPeaker's heat veIn ,
Followlmmg ( lie reiudition of ( lie mnmu-chm
" .Nalomial ( Guards , ' ' by time . University ott
chmestra , prayer was offereti liy 11ev. Lewis
Gregory of this city , Oil time stage , ilanklng
Clmamiccllor MacLean , were atljutant Gon- ,
cral harry amid Altl-de-canup F'retiorick
Miller in ( till uimiforni , Captalmi ( iuilfoyl
of tile University catlete , logcns { Morrihl5
\'CSOi1 ( , Kaley , lales nmltl iiosewaet' ,
Ciiaiiipiouu S. Chmnso , for six years a mueli ( , ,
her of tile itrat boarti of rcgelis ( , EthIto'
Chiam'lc's II. Gore of time Lhlcoiml Jotmrnal' '
Jutlge M. U. licese , denim of time law factilt ,
Deail Besse3- , smith olmcr mibenilbers of the
facility , Secretary of State Piper , Lantl Com
mimissioner Russell , anti iiniiy , of ( lie promi
imuemit cItizens of LIncoln , amid ( lie alumn
of ( lie university ,
Mr. listabrook prcacetl his oration b
a vIvid description of the Perusal of l3ul
wor-Lyttomm's well knowmi gilest story ot
' "die liotiso Cliii time liraimu. " lie salti tla
hue luatl Suiltigghed ( lie book 111(0 bcti whiilq
convalescing from a seniotma Ilimiess ante
hind read it at muItlnight , surroumidod by all
tile proper appurtemisuices to a succelsful
ghost story , smith that so graphically was'it
writtemm ( hint lie glamieetl up at ( lie cellI
ailti could distinctly see a huge , lmunhj
eye watching ImInI. lie liatl tliemm fled 1m
stairs to his wife for protection ,
"Now , if one ilunlan eye , " ho said , "could
create suclt terror iii mu' soul , what mu1t' '
be may sensations wlmeii iiow eoulfromited tk
so mnany ( hiouisantis ? I can only voIce tb
Seiltiflientil of Tern llood wlicIi ho gazctl
into tue eyes of 600 lcOPhe , and ( he llupIl
of 1,200 eyes , " . I
Abraham Lincoln amid George Wasltlngtqn ,
born in the same 111011(11 of tile year amut
, linkctl together In such C lnIllOIm ties o
patriotism , ivgre tile twins of dcstlmiy. Yo
Washington had been ami aristocrat , ami
Lincoln 'a itlebeian For his subject tb
speaker had chosen tile latter. tie recalled
called an incitlent when lie had stood .in
Lincoln Park , Chicago , amid looked for the'
first ( line on the heroic statue of Ab'rab n
Lincoin , grantl ill Ills rude inipresslvouiess , a
rtiggetl , wrinkled , gmuam'letl ammd splinteredtm
subject with ( ho bark on , struck fronl tbc
genealogical tree of mamb , lie liati obscrve
a stranger looking upward at time figure ot
LImIcOhli anti hind seen tears gather in his
eyes as lIe ( oed at ( lie base of tile pedestp
110 Imati asked ( lie stranger if he had ltnow
tile prcsiticilt in life.
"I never met limb , " was the reilly.
"But you appear visibly affected by his
stattie. "
"Sir , " replied time stranger , "I was borr
in Kentucky , anti exlect ( a las' my bone&
beneath tIme blue grass of (110 common.
wealth of Kentucky. had my stao gonq
out of the union I siloulti have gone ivil
It. I was taught to hate (1111 man an4i
when ( lie news of ills assassinatloim wa4
flashed across ( he wires I hailed ( be imi-
formatiomi witii delight. limit , air , I havoj
ltvetl to ktiow ( hat Abrahiamu Lincoln wn4
one of tile gramldest Illemi who ever hivet14
amId I 511511 ever , as I now do , hailer hI
memory. " I ,
"Thea anti there , " said Mr , EstahrooJ
"Nebraska and Kentucky clasped hands
across tile bloody chasm , whIle tile greaC'
bronze statue smiled down a hemiedictlon.'i
Lincoln was lIberty's Messiah , lie liatt
lived through four long years of strife , anti
when lIe liati coumiselcul peace , friendsiiip
and .chanity to all , lie had bceum foully as
nnssinaetl to tile wilt ] , Inappropriate cr
of "Sic semper tyrannisi" Lincoln was'
never a tyrant , and time word was strangel
applied to one so gentle.
CONFEERING OF DEGREES ,
Following the oration c.amno time con-
fernimlg of degi'eumu by Chancellor MacLean ,
( hue nddrsscS to ( hue caiulitlates being do1 ,
livered in Latin. Ill all 115 degrees word
conferred as follows :
'rime college of lltoratimre , science anti the
nrta. For lnchebor of arts , forty-four :
Luther Jcwc ( ( Alibott , Lincoln ; Ned Cul-
berteon Abbott , Lincoln ; Claremidomi lt1svIfl
Adams. Superior ; Ernest Capromi Amiies , Lin-
coin ; John ll 'ittnont. lliniie : , NarfolIc ; Mm.
Ellen I lout Hemitlt'y , I.itmcolmi : Fm'mimtt Atilcmti'is
hiesat'y , Lincolib ; Amy Celeitte JirunerYcat
l'oimlt ; Clara Louliso llryiuui ( , Limicolmi ; JameS
\Vallaco Cilitwooti , Mmtcon ; Nellie JmmnO
COtfliofl. L.iuicolmi ; Fi'amilc Farlt'y Cook , Liii.
coimi ; Wilber 'i'lirodoro Eimome riulmage ;
) : rid F'erguison , 'J'iulI1iilo : l'i'moc'bo Uorrard ,
Cohummiiuii4 ; Gilbert hake hull , Vertlon ; 11mm.
vey horace ihmti'moui. Auhmuirmi : lIchen Coolt
I ituruvood , biticoln ; Piioeie Mmmy I IOPIICr ,
'i'imayer ; Alma Rimnaum IJosi , Tecumnach' mu
.Trimqer ihimrit , Lincoln ; Jessie Hello .iumry.
Litic'ohn ; Henry I'CmltiOCk Leavltt , Omaimal
AmthmmrVrigiit McClmuve , W'el4terml : Joimmi
hit'mmry McGiiffey , i'uilmyrmt ; Victor Itoy Mc.
Lucimim , Fairbuiry ; Atirtmn lierllisomm McMullen ,
Wyinore ; Frances Morton , Falls City ; liar-
voy Filsworthb NOwIrauicil Lincoln : \Vil.
liittn Henry I'IIli4iury , Fullerton : Cimanicti
Clarence Pulls ; Bertha Emmmlimie l'iubkem'ton ,
Liimeolml ; Annie liiizabetii Prey. Lincoln ;
lunilleyVuntleltl Qultmititauce Cubit' , III. : Albert -
bert Marion Itmindolpim , Limbcoun ; MinnIe
Tmltmnie itietz , Llncnimi ; Wither liumptoif
libiodemu , hiebromi ; Fnmu Katimt'riuma ltICltOtiiLl
Lincoln ; Evalena l'eaml iobotoui. l.intoin2
Jmimeii William Si'nnmtomi , Cirtmnil hmilmmntii
Amneiia June h3mailim , Fremont ; Smira yore
Tmiylor , Llmicohn : May CymItliia 'iliting , Liii.
coin ; Burton \ VIlliuim'Vilmtomi , Llmicnln ,
'fhie lmidusriai college , For inmclmebor a
scIence , ( wenty-ite'efl : Billings Orunnel
Almy , Oreeumwood : Joini J''I mviii It llny
( irecuiwood ; Joliiu Kent ileattie , Il'thamly ;
I Iarniu 1Iilier Imolbedict , Lincoln ' SYilluans
llwttrth Jieiijutnhimi , Cimr'yenne , ' 'yo , ; lid-
uvtmm'd Aliea rub lk'mtsey lincolii ; Elmllna JatiD
Iloose , FutIle City : ietciior JimmIe 1irnd (
Now Mariotu , Irmd , ; Cliitriea licc irit tmu , Liii.
coIn ; Friumicimi 1loveii ilmmdhey , C'edir ; lnpids ;
Ihmirvey Clmuy health , Osceula ; Mmmry Alzorts
liormia , UnIversity I'limcu ; 'i'imotliy Francis
MeCartily , Aurorut : hiugemio ( ) tlohi Pace , Liii-
t'olrl ; Aitreti Olaf I'etermtomj , Oiilnlmit ; Chiarle
\Viattcot I'hiilpo ( ( , Lincolmi ' limil 1'odlemmitlc'/
Milllgun ; Ntltiomi Tovl pofiitnij , Nehmawkal
iilwmtrtl : Yemumiga l'ortcr Lincohmi ; ' .VllJiunl
Iiekcy Itceil , Lineulul'iilinmml ; Coifax Itob-
m'rtmt , Lincoln ; \Vui ter iiliswortii Howe ,
( ireeley Center ; Chiarlemi Frederick Hciiwnrs
I.hiicohn ; Julius I'iirkcr Heilgwlc'tt , York
Charles Alfred 'rtlrroll , Clarks ; Charic
lIxomi Warner , lieu Cloud ; Myrtle 1sabe1l
\'iieeler , Osceola.
Mr , WillIam Eduvard BenjamIn of the
above class is a very bright young cohorc4
nina of Cheyenne , Wyo. , amId tile lust co
orcil man to gtaduate froni ( lIe UniversiZ
of Nebraska , lie i'ns grcetetl with lni4
menso applause from ( he vast audience
when Chancellor MacLean limesented hi
with his siiccpkin ,
'l'ho college of Jaw. For bachelor of law
forty-tour : Juiinn .Amtabei Abbott , I.ilicohn
Charlie Peter Anth'riry. NarmnKu ; dalI
J.t'oii FIll Ilimmuser , Dlllt'r : Joimim Magnums Curl
von , lm'ain ; George Mitchell Caster , lte4
Clouti : bstelbe Moe IuviHson ron I'uflOt
I.entlel Clar'nco iay , Neliramika.City ; With
ham Arthur Dean' , Liloonilagtoui ; John Wat&
Wat&J
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