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OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE If ) , 1871. OMA1IA , WEDNESDAY MOliN'IXGJULY 22 , 185)0. SINGLE COW TTtVE OWNTS. ARE WELCOMED TO OMAHA Key to the Oity Given Over to the Visiting Lawyers. EXPRESS PLEASURE AT THE RECEPTION ScNNlon of I Coiitinrri'liil 1n\\ l.i-imnc of America llelel Venter- liny Mornlnu 'I'lmo DeveHe'il tu The first session of the convention cTf tin Commercial Law League of America opcnce nt the Crelghton theater jcsterdnj morning. The various enlcrtalnmcnti o' Iho prcvlollH evening had kepi the dclcgatcu up until a Into houi und It was some tlmo past the oponlnt hour before they left the headquarters a the Mlllard hotel for the theater. The ] were preceded by the TVS only-Second Infan try band and were accompanied by most o the women of the part ) , who took posses fclon of the boxes , vvhlln the delegates fillet the chairs on the lovvr floor. The galler ; was only partially occupied by Omaha pco pie , who came lo hear the opening exercises The stage wag s"t with a handsome Intelio scene , representing the drawing room of i tioplcal residence , and was ornamented b a border of handsome potted ferns. A gram piano , furnished for the use of the coiiicn tlou , occupied the right of the stage Th boxes were artlsllcally draped wllh Amcrl can flagi and Ihe red , green and ) cltow o the and fbe hal Knlghls of Ak-Sar-Ucn. and focr vvoiu decorated with the same tua tcrlals. The band plaed "America" while th delegates were selecting their scats and the : another beleetlon , after which President C Sprague called the convention lo orde and Inlioduced Maor W. J Uroatch , v\h welcomed the vlsllors to Omaha as fol lows. wnLco.Min TO OMAHA. "You have honored us by selecting ou elty of Omaha as the place of your secon annual gathering and It goes without sajln that > ou arc cordially welcome We ar glad to have jou among us , cspeclall ) yo gentlemen of Iho far east who , pcrchanci may never have visited the 'wild and wooll west1 and may , therefore , bo In bllssfi Ignorance of what manner of people we ar and how we live "During ) our sojourn among us ) ou wl have an opportunity to study our habit ! which I advise ) ou to do , as jou will hea much of us the coming autumn Oui ow stata of Nebraska has commenced In a moil cst way to bo heard and felt We have fui nlshed two picsliluntlal candidates and conl have furnished all , but our natural dlllldenc caused us lo lend a dcffcrentlal car to th other part of this vast country of our vvhldi wo love so much and of which we ar so Justly proud "You are now In .1 cll > of 140,000 Inhabl tants , a city which was plattrd In 1814 an Incorporated In 1857 with about 2.COO Inhabl taptH To the north were the Omaha an I'onca Indians and to the west the Paw nees , Ihe Chcjcnncs and Uie Sioux , the lat ter lilbcs being powerful and a source o trouble lo Ihe United Stales goveimneill &nd of uneasiness and Aangcr to the set tlcis of Nebraska. The buftqlo roamed I great herds upon our plains In 1SGO , 111 population of Nebraska was less than 1'U.OuC in ISW , over 1,000,000 The aborigines n longer roam at will and the buffalo hav entlicly disappeared Wnat a marvelou change Is suggested and what a powerfu region the west ban become ! "Tho KUIface of our stale is dolled will cities and villages , with farms blooming Ilk veritable Baldens , with riches hidden In he neil grealer than that of any gold mine There are uncultivated areas which woul jrovldo homes for and hiistain millions o Ihe congesled popuHtlon of the east it the could be bioinht to ECO that their happl nc s and prosperity could be best promote by a. migration hither Wo have on county larger then the state of Connecticut- four counties , each of which are more lha : double the size of Rhode Island , and eae : one-fourth more than Ihp area of Delaware 'Neluaska has an area more than ten time prcater than that of New Jersey and uearl double that of either Pcnnslvanla or Ohit So I could continue with in ) comparison * but I think jou have had sufficient of thl food for relief Inn "Tho basis of all Irue prosperlly Is agr culture , and Omaha's growth and prosperlt as a city Is principally duo to this It Is t the Inexhaustible lesotirccs of oui soil the wo direct jour attention , rnd the fact tha thousands of acics aic uncultivated an await the husbandman Our state coul easily support a population of 10.000.000 In habitants We are sometimes surprised a the Ignorance of the east concerning th west. A leading journal In Chicago , In com mcntlng upon .Mr Ir ) > tin's nomination , sal ho was from the foot hills of the Hock mountains Omaha and Lincoln are as fa from the foot hills of the Rockies as the ; arc from Chicago Comment Is unnecessar ) You may think ) ou are half way across th continent As usually reckoned from Ne\ York to San Tranclsco , ) ou pcihaps are , hi if ) ou reckon as between Ihe exlrcmes of Hi cast and wcsl of thn United States and II territories , > ou must assign that place t Ban Francisco THU KRYS Or THE CITY. "Wo wish jou to become acquainted wit us , and wo desire to piomoto and foste friendly relations wllh jou , and for thcp reasons wo were made glad when we learuc that jou had selected our city as the plac for holding your convention todaj On people are energctlr and enterprising W have a Commercial club with active men a its head Its secretary , Mr I'll. Is until In in his efforts to promote the business Inlet ests of our people \mong our active mem bers In H M Dartlctl a lawjer of dlsllnc tlon and a member of jour own mganlza tlon Whalever success may bo achieved I the way of your entertainment hero i largely due to Mr llartlclt He has laborc In tcason mid out of season His effort have lion untiring and , to use a commei tlnl expression , weighed down bj respoiul Millies , he l > as walked the floor nlghlu. "We who an In InulnchK feel a deep lr Urent In your iH-lllicutlons You , as com inrrrlnl liwjrn ; , occupy an Intermedia ! poMUon between the ctedllor and the u fraclory debtor If we nro the credltui w are Hindu happy by join suctess In out be half If unfortunately , u debtor , wo ma not cntoitaln n most CliriMlan feeling fa JQU An honest debtor , however , ! m seldoi ! Jitllu lo fear hut If ho bo dUhonest and al tempt an evasion of Ills Jubt obligations , the ; God have mercy upon him when jou lawjer get after him "Our collcitlon laws are often bad ani aid the dishonest In shirking his respnnsl bllltlcs and ll is to jou , with a ripe e\ portent ? , that wo look for a icmedj In ou legislatures "Tho duties of a majoi arc often of i porfunctor ) nature , but there are occa Mons when he can be of personal use to hi fellow men , rspeclallj K ho linn a Jag 01 nnd the police have caged him Shouli that happen to any one uf jou i-end for m anil I promUe jou to get even with tli lawyer. "In ancient times it was cuslomarj to prc fnt thu ke > s of the city to a dlstlngulEhci guest. Though not ancient except In flu prihaps. It becomes my pleasant duty t pusent jou with Ihe key to our ilty Yin will perceive that It U part tdhn and par gold , representing Urn Orient and the Orel cl'-'iit , Hut , my friends. It is the silver par which unlocks our hearts On this occa t-lon this key will unlock all doors It I vours You arc welcome tu it. Take It tier It and when the lime arrives for jou departure we hope It wilt bo with legn on jour part , as wo aic buie It will bo 01 own Wo irust that jour Jouincj throng ! life will tie a pleasant ono and hope tha jour % Ult to Omaha will ever be liUh epot In jour memoir ' Mil WILSON IIESVONJJS The handsome key \\tit received bi President Sprague , who then Introduced Henry H. Wilson of Lincoln to tender the greetings of the capital city Mr Wilson upoko of the fact that In but little more than a quarter of a century the state of Nebraska had been changed from the great American desert into a veritable garden spot. The broad prairies of Nebraska only s > nibollzcd the breadth and liberality of Its people. He vvclcomed them to a land of Italian aklcs and bade them feast their ejes on thu ever-changing beauties of a prairie sunset In behalf of the bar and citi zens of Lincoln he wished to add a special welcome. There In less than three decades , had sprung up a city of CO 000 people. No other capital had so mnnv ot the state public Institutions and none other had so large a student population They took just pride In the University of Nebraska , the fame of which had well reached the east Ho vvelcomsd them to n city which bore the name of a man wl.o had possessed despotic power but had used ll with the kindness of a mother and the simplicity of a child The first response was made by John II. Green of New York , who very gracefully performed the olllcc Mr Green said that he was to speak for that part of the land first kissed by th" rising sun of civilization The dele gales had come from Mount Wash ington , from Massachusetts , the Mecca ol the Majflower and cradle of llbertj , from lovelj Narragaiiselt bay , from beside the stalol > Hudson from Wall slrccl , the home of the goldbug and the Tammany tiger , from the mother of presidents and from the Carollnas Ihe collon plantations , the Sa vannahs and thu cancbrakcs , where under- ncatlt Ihe soft and glowlnt ; moon the jellow fog pursued the crafty coon through thu long , mellow night. PLIASID WITH OMAHA. The speaker bald that hitherto his views of Omaha had been as vague as that of the sweet gill graduale of Vassar , who though ! Nebraska was a river In Alaska Since he found that he was to visit the city he had Investigated a little and discovered some thing of Ihe wonderful growth of the west ern clt ) He had learned that Omaha had the biggest bmeltlng works In Iho Untied Stales and judging by Ihe temperature ol tlilsi morning he believed it. He com mended the Idea of laying out the streets at rlghtangles , which was a great advantage lo a man coining homo laic from , the club Then , too , Omaha had a curfew bell , at the sound of which all good little bos wenl home to bed and mamma But he had bcci compelled to come here to learn that the hospttalll ) of Its people was like r glorious day In June , and umlvalci anj'whcrc on the globe. Thej were glad tc be here and proud to be Nebraska's guests Mr Green's remarks were Interlarded will frequent humorous hits , which elicited con slant applause , and In his concluding sen tcnccs ho passed Into a more serious veil and aroused equal enthusiasm by his clo quent sentences It. S Gra ) of San Tranclsco responded foi Iho wesl He said that It had been sug gested to him that he thould weave a btor > about the silver sands of the west and the ( . olden treasures of the cast But the wcsl claimed the Golden Gate , while he had heart that In the caht sllvei threads were mingling with the gold. There might be a divide thai separated the valleys of the Mlssissipp fiom the slopes of the coast hut there wat no divide that could separate the hearts o ! the people ABANDON THR LINCOLN TRIP. Thomas J Kelly sang "They Are All llaried Oui " one of W T Taber's compost lions Mr laber pla ) Ing the accompaniment This was enthusiastically received and ir response to an encore Mr. Kelly sang a vcrj eleveily Improvised selection , In which the oillcers of the convention were very wlttll ) Involved , to the melody of "Marching Thro Georgia. " A quarter of nil hour remained before din- nei and this was occupied by some miscel laneous business. Martin Clark of Buffalc called attention to the fact that the corresponding spending secretary was absent for the daj and W C Slddell of St Joe was named te fill the position temporarily. R 51. Uartlett announced that the execu tive committee had decided to give the ex cursion to Lincoln on Thursday instead ol Trlday lie at-kcd the convention to rattfj Ihe action of Hie committee Mr Wilson ol Lincoln explained the preparations that hat ! been made In his city lo entertain the dele gates and urged that every delegate would go Ho feared that If the excursion was Icfl until after the business of the convention was concluded many of the delegates would go home at once. Several delegate objected vigorously to an ) exclusion that cut the convention In twc In the middle They had come not mcrelj for pleasure , but for business and the vvel- fate of the convention should be the firs ! coiibldciallon It was llnally decided lha ! the trip bhould be abandoned , and a vote of thanks was tendered to the people ol Lincoln for the preparations thai had beet made for their entertainment FORMAL , SRSSION OPRNRD The morning scsslpn had been prolonged b > the discussion In regard to the Lincoln trip and this made the convention a hall hour late In gelling at the program of UK ufternoon President Sprague called Martlr Clark of Iluffalo to the chair while he reai his annual address to the league In begin ning , Prebident Sprague said that the con vt'iition had met In a city , which , In Hi marvelous growth was tplcal of the davel- opmcnl of the league He emphasized tin fact thut the prejudice that had existed against the league had been disarmed. Tlu croaker was dead and the prospects for the futuio were uniformly gratlfjlng Wllh i membership composed of joung , active am energetic business men they should set ar example of energy and enterprise to oldei organizations It was an organization nol built for the Interests of any few men , bin It was the only purely democrallc bodj known to commercial law. In its short ex istence the league had done much tow are caning ) out one of Its fundamental prlnci pies , that of cultivating a spirit of fiaternal Ism among Its members It proposed tc elevate the standard of commercial law am to accomplish this by honorable dealings be tween thembelves Continuing Ihe speaker reviewed at some length Ihe1 nlslory of commercial law atK Us developmenl fiom the dajs of King Join : to the present era It had grown in proportion tion to the growth of commerce and hail now become a. distinct and honorable flcli lu Itbclf He condemned the growing tend- enc > to charge nonprofesslonal fees for pro- fcsalonal work in collections the lavvyei was no bettci than the common agency , but the moment his skill as a lawjer was de manded he should charge a fee In proportion to the training and abllll ) required In conclusion Presldenl Spraguc suggested that some new method of dealing with ob jections to applications for membership anil that cuch matters be heard by the * executive committee liiblc'ad of bv the convention II was also suggcslcd that the president of the leagues Bhould bo made an ex-otlklo mcmbei of the executive committee ami that a com mittee' on cllllatlon wllh Kindred oiganizo- lions be added lo those already established The report was ordered Mire ad un tlu journal and the siiggcstlonb were rcfcired foi conMdcrallan MRMI1RRSHIP INCRCAS1NG The import of Corresponding Sccretarj Hull was read by Tieasmer R. K. Turner- well U spoke in high tones of the efficient work of President Sprague. The import ant woik of the jear had been the in crease of Hb membership , It was suggested that thu next convention be held at an castein clt ) and early enough In the season BU ox not to encroach ou ( he vacations of tin' members. Tlic rcpoit uf Trcaburrr Sumcrwcll showed that the receipts during the ) car had been Jl.01 and tlio disburtements Jl.nct.l ! ' leaving it balance of 5-C1 M in I lie trcasut ) Thibeicporls were referred to an auditing committee , to bo theirafter appointed Tim report of Chairman B M Hurtlctt of Iho t'x cmivi > committee wat , vei ) brief and nnx ihlctl ) devoted lo an announcement of the various means of cutcrtainmcut pie vldcil for tlu < vltllc.ru. The Hist rrgulai paper r-t tl > c convention WHS re-ail by Jiulgf li S , Ilaker of this city who discussed 'The Jurj Sjulem of Ihe Culled Stairs cnj Suggestions for Its 1m proveincnt " In beginning Judge Ileker ufirred bilstlj to the officer * recognized bj the ancient Greeks and Romans and who ( Continued ou Thin ! Page. ) IIANNA APPOINTS HIS AIDS Republican Campaign Committee is Now Fully Organized. DICK AND OSBORNE ARE SECRETARIES * llurrauN nt ClilciiKii tinil Now Ar < > IMncril III Clueruiof \V. M. Niilni niul ( iiMivral I'oviell Clnjlon. CLEVELAND. 0 , July 21. Chairman Ilnnna of the republican executive committee returned today from Chicago and soon after his arrival at his offices several appoint ments were announced. Major Charles W T Dick , ex-chairman of the republican state committee of Ohio , who has been one of Mr Datum's most active aids , Is to be the secretary of the Chicago end of the exccu- live commlltee , while William M Osborne of Boston la to be Ihe sccrelary lu New York William M Nahn of Mansfield , ex- secretary of the national executive commit tee and ex-Ohio menibci of the national committee , Is to have charge of the speakers' bureau at Chicago , while General Powell Clajton of Aikanuas will be In charge of the same branch of the work In New York These appointments complete Ihe organiza tion of Iho big commlltee , but there me still man ) minor appointments to be made to the corps ot lllerar ) workers Mr Hanna said today that he proposed to divide his time between New York and Chicago going wherever his presence was acquired In ihc personal supervision of the campaign. H'KIM.HV IS TVIvINO A IIKST , Prefer * HuMmi'M Hume to Ci-iiU-unlal Crlrliriilloit a ( Clcv c'liinel. CLEVELAND , July 21 Major McKlnlej decided that he would not atlend the ex ercises of the centennial celebiallon this morning and remained quletl ) at Winder- mere , the suburban home of Mr M. A Hanna. In answer to the question how long he would remain in Cleveland Mr Me- Klnley said "Till Tilday or Saturday ex cepting a few hours at Alliance on Thurs day morning I shall go to Alliance earl ) that da ) to atlend Ihe commencement ex ercises at Mount Union collece This Is the scml-centeunlal of the college and I am a truslce of Ihe institution " "Shalt jou return to Cleveland In time for the New England dinner on Thurs- daj ? " "I shall endeavor my utmosl to do so It Is my earnest wish to be present on that occasion. " "Shall jou make any speeches while there' " "I expect to make one speech on Wedncs- daj' . It ma ) be that I shall say a few worth at othei times , If I am lu the way of doing so , but I shall not court specchmaklng The only address I expect to make Is that on rounders' daj. " Continuing , Major McKtnley said he greatly appreciated the quiet rest he wat obtaining nt Wlndcrmerc The enormous mall and the numerous callers at his home In Canton had occupied his attention al most constant ! ) since his nomination. Asked as to his plans during the cam paign. Major McKinley said "Through the tit-nt of the campaign I " 111 pass the time : quietly with my wife at my home In Can ton. At first we Intended to take a sum mer vacation , but reconsidered our deter mination. " \ \MIS Tim K\ncuTn n coMMrrrnn , Cliiilriiinii Iont ConiiilrtPM tlio Selec tion of Stale CieiiipnlK" ManiiKeix. LINCOLN , Jul ) 21. ( Special Telegram. ) Chairman George W Post of the republican state central coinmltleo today named the following nine members of t-e executive coinmltleo according lo a resolullon passed at the last meeting of the committee' L D Richards of Tremont , George H Thuni- moll of Grand Island R J. Greene of Lin coln , E O Lewis ot Tails City , A. J. Lunl of Omaha. J A. Rarhart of Stan- Ion. Alex Laverty of Ashland. S. A Scarle of Nelson and R. W Montgomery Chair man Post will serve as chairman ex-offlclo of the executive committee The enl ) olher officers of the stale ccnlral committee are John T Mallalleu , secretar ) and R. B Sn ) der of Fremont , treasurer Nc vice chairman or assistant becrctailes will be named , but the clerical force of Ihe head quarters will bo larger than heretofore Charles Rlgg will have charge of the rout ing of speakers , while C P R Williams ol Grand Island will attend to the distribution ot llteralure The headquarters will Include six large rooms on Ihe fourlh floor of the Llndell hotel. The ) have been handsome ! ) decorated with flags , portraits of McKInle ) and Ilobart and many patriotic designs ir bunting Chairman Post arrived from York thh morning and will from now out devote hi : entire .time to the campaign This will be formally opened In Lincoln August B. POHTY DUMOCIIVrS POIl M'KIM.Ul Trill el Inn 'Men Vre I iiuiiliuotiN for tlic Hep ii III I en ii C'a nil I dale. CANTON , July 21 Governor McKinlcy'f mall brought a letter from Olcan , Penn , bajlng that out of 10S traveling men there last night forty were democrats , and the forty democrats all declared they were foi McKlnloy Stale Senator Oscar Huntley of Hunts- vllle , La , for twelve jcars democratic of ficeholder , whose term runs through until 1S38 , wrote that he would work and vote for Ihe republican presidential nominee. Hon Alexander P Hull , secretary of the Georgia Democratic Sound Money club , also wrole condemning Brjan and pledging sup port lo McKinlej DRS MOINRS , July 21 The Mississippi and Missouri Valley Hardware Dealers * as sociation has adopted a resolution In which the members declare thenuelvcs unalter ably opposed to free silver. * TeeiuiiNrli IteiiiilillrniiN to Ilntlfj. TECUMSRH. Neb . July 21 ( Special ) - Next week the republicans of Tecumseli are going to have a monster demonstration In the way of a rally A corps of men are now at work hewing out a largo Hag staff 10 feet long and a Hag Is being made It Is proposed to raise this staff at a con spicuous point In the cily. Prominent speakers will be present on the occasion and a general good time Is promised Te- cumseh's new republican club , now In course of organization , will be out in full force It Is expected thut at least 400 voters In the city will enroll In the club. lrliif ; In the Klulitli. CRKSTON. la , July 21. ( Special Telegram - gram } Republicans of the Eighth district are organizing for effective work , md by the time the campaign Is slatted will have a well organized working foice At Com ing last night a McKinley and Hobart club 200 Etiong was organized and onight an en thusiastic republican club with ibnut " 00 members was organized here The merling was held al Ihe court house ) an.l thort speeches made. The free silver cruzo las not affected Ihe republicans. lle-ulrlee HUM a Illtr MeKlnle ; Cliili BEATRICE , July 21 ( Special ) There vvau a large attendance at the republican club meeting last evening and the mem- bcrnhlp list shows over 400 enrolled It ls confident ! ) belelved the membership will reach 1,000 and that Beatrice will have the largest McKinley club in the state , In ad dition to the oillcers previously elected P N. Pront was chosen vice president. The next meeting will bv held Monday evening. by which tlmo it Is expected the committee will have secured permanent headquarters for the club , lliSOIM3 .UJV.INST riUIIJ COINU1I3. llurilvvuroWliolomilcr * nf , HieVenl Take a Ilnnil In rolllex. DBS M01NKS. July 21. ( Special Tele gram. ) At a mcctlnR of the Mississippi at d Missouri Valley Hanlnrc ag oclntlou litl.l In DCS Molncs today the following resolu tion was unanimously'adopted : Whereas , A cre.it monolarj' qucsllon Is now pending before the people of the United Stales , the settlement of which will grcntlj affect the financial , Industrial unel commer cial Interests of this country This UK O- clallon Is non-partisan , Iho : te'iul i'rs be longing to both the great polltlr.il parties , but they aredcojly Interested In the pros perity nnd welfare of out piOim' , th refoie , IIP It Resolved b ) the Mississippi Mitl Mixiourl Vnllcy Hardware n sbclatloit , Hr.st , Trnl they are unalterably oppose ! to 'he flee nnd unlimited coinage of x'.lw-r ) > \ t.u ° government lit n rnllo of ' 0 co I wit'iotit nny International ngreem < ; nt , SecDiul. that the free coinage jot silver bv tnli country nlonc will place us on u nntinelil plane' with Mexico. Chlim mid ll.ivtl , nnd will bring disaster panic * nlid ruin alike lo the1 farmer , Ihc laborer , Ihe piolessloiml trail nnd iho merchant The following are the members of the association representing the leading hardware jobbers ot the west : Marshall Wells Hardware company , pnlutli , Minn , Janny , Scmple & . Co , Minneapolis , C W Hockctt Hardware company , St. Paul , Tar- well. Ozmunt Kirk & Co . SI Paul , Adam Decker St Paul , R D Cone Co , Wlnoni Minn , Nlcols Dean , St Paul , Schrleber Conchar & Westphal Co , , Dubtiquc ; A Tread- way & Sons' Hardware Co , Dubuque , Knapu R. Spaldlng Co , Sioux City ; The C E Pae'h Co , Sioux City , J 1) Zeberger , DCS Moines , Drake Hardware company , Burlington Rob ert Donahue Iron & Hardware ) Co Ottumwa Huber & Kalbaeh Co , Oskaloosa , la ; Em pire Hardware company. Council Bluffi. ; Lee Clark-Andrccoen Hardware company Omaha Rector & Wllhelmj Co. Omihajoth Hardware and Manufacturing companv St Joseph : Bllsh Mlzo & Sllllrian Hardware Co Atchlson. A J Harvvl Hardware Co , Atchison ; J W. Cranccr Hardware Co , Lcavcnworth , Gllle Hardware lion Co Kansas Clt ) , Tow nicy Metal Co Kansap City , Clark , Qulen & Morse , Teorla. . \ lee Presidential Nominee > iiiiiorllim | a 'Sound Mono > Man for Governor. ST LOUIS , July 21. The populists , whc do not endoise the vice prctldcnllal nominee on Ihe democratic ticket received additional strength tonight on the arrival of L V Bateman , the nominee on thu populist tlckcl for governor of Maine Matters are mlxcJ In that state. Mr Uatcman was nominated upon the silver platform ontho , 4th of May On June 17 the democrats jit their conven tion adopted a gold standard platform by a majority of ninety. They nominated Mi Wlnslow , who stands on this platform , ant who , It Is said by Batelnan , ls\suppoited bj the vice presidential nominee , Inasmucli as Mr Ilalenmn Is the only represeiitaltvc of the free coinage sentiment In Maine 01 : the gubernatorial ticket , aneis not receiv ing the support of Mr Sowall , he Is here to fight Mr Sewoll to a finish He sale ! tonight "Mr Sewall is now , a candidate for the vice presidency of the Unlteel States on a bilvcr ticket He advises his friend' to vote for Mr Wlnslow , the gold candidate saying lhat we must have , a new convention and a new silver platform uppn which Mr Wlnslow can stand Mr. Sow-all was nevei a grecnbacker I have fought every cam paign in Maine on the reform ticket foi elqhteon ) ears Mr. Sewall Admitted In ai Interview Idt.t vvbek that ho was not a green backer Ho said 'There must bo'd change In the monetary plank otilhfr state demo cratic platform , and before , that there cal be no other de-mocratlc candidate for gov ernor but Mr Wlrslow. ' "I will fight Mr Sewall for trjlng to rut in a notorious goldbug In order to gel votes away from mo I have been n green backer for many ) cars , and Mr Sewall wet never a grcenbacker , and never claimed tt be"Mr Mr Bateman , however , .savs ho woulel favor Mi Brjan as the candidate for the head of the ticket. \V\Vr TO MMIINATI3 K. V , ( - < lie-IliiMcl Men Tel for I lie * I.'ilior I , ruder. ST. LOUIS , July 21. Todaj Victor L Bcrgcr , a delegate from Wisconsin , wlrec R V Debs as follows , You will not fall to do jour dutv vvher this elutj requires jour t-ervlces The mid dle-of-the-ro.iel people .want to nominate > ou for president Corne at once In reply the follow Ing was received : TRURE HAUTE Jml . July 21 Virtoi L Herger , St Louis Shall trv mv bos to Join jou tomorrow. K V DRUS Henry D. Lloj'd of Chicago also vviret Debs , earnestly uiglng him to come. Certain of Itoiiiihlloan SIIOOOHN. STROMSBU'lG , Neb. . July 21 ( Spcclal.- ) An enthusiastic meeting of the Stromsbur ; McKinley club was held Saturdaj- , will Piesldcnt Ladd In Ihc chair A goodly num ber of additional names were added lo Ihc list as members of Ihc club , making no\\ \ nearly 1JO ! There Is not one free sllvei republican In the county On account ol business mailers , which -take Presldenl Ladd awaj from home .most of the time , al the meeting of the club Saturday ho ten dered his resignation as president and It wa : reluctanlly accepted Ira Hauta was electee to fill his place. Mr. Uanta was conductor to iho chair bjIho rellrlnf ? presldenl am : made a speech of acceplance on McKinley proleclion and coming prosperity when the ticket Is elected In November. His words were heartily applauded. Iteinoeratle ? I'liiiern lloltliiff Itrj nil. WATERLOO , la. , July 21 , ( Special. ) The Waterloo Tribune Ihe only ilemocrallc papei In this , Boles' homo , has bolted the Chicagc platform and will not support Bryan Mr VanMcter , Iho editor , was depuly mate ol ! Inspector under Governor Boles and Is con sidered ono of the ablest editors of the state democracy. The La Porte Cltv Progress- Review. the only other democratic paper lr Blackhawk county , alsd bolts , and the Du < huque Herald , the leading organ of the part ) In this district , will have nothing lo de wllh Br > an or the sllvnc platform. The Third district demoqcstlc congres sional convention vvlll'txj ' lield at Independ ence August 4 The silver ! ! ? * will undoubt edly control and make such nominations and platform as lliey choobc. Wnverl ) Ue WAVERLY , Neb , July 21. ( Speclal.- ) Wavcrly republicans oiganlxed a McKinlej1 club last night wltli the ; following officers Z S Branson , president ; N , < J Martz and E B , Burr , vice presidents ; jW. A. Murphy , sccrelary , und P. H. Suddettc , treasurer A flambeau club and quartet ; were also or ganized Although ( be matins was held on bhort notice , slxljeight members were en rolled , and this numben w1U be increased to 100 at Ihe next meeting. Brjanltes are In a small minority anil a republican can not be found who has bolted. . or Intends to bolt the St Louis platfpriii. . Where Ir | > nn I * Weal. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , July 21 ( Special ) Last night the Dr > ai\ club held a meeting In this city , which was attended by about seventy free silver enthusiasts. The club has decided to open headquarters In tlilb city during the campaign and prepare for a red hot light. The members tried to make arrangements today for a special train to bring them back from the Bran ratification meeting in Omaha , but couldn't muster up enough to induce the Burlington to run the special , i IiMtii .S ii ii nil Mime ) DeinoeralH. DUBUQUE , July 61. ( Special Telejram.- ) The leading sound "money democrats of lu- buque met last night to form a sound money league ) . Senator llonaon , ex-Senator Knight , Paul Traut , ex-county treasurer ; D D. My ers , sound money candidate for delegate- at-largc agalnbt Boles ; A. A. Cooper and Michael Brady were among those present. Sleps to form an organization in each ward and township will U- taken at a later meet- In * . ( M XI I TAIl TIUTI 1M in'M1API1T SENATOR BLTLER IS CIIOSLN Populist National Oommitteo Namss Him for Temporary Chairman , MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD CROWD INDIGNANT Dolomites net'lnre Tlioj HIMP lloeii lle'trnj oil lij the Leaderx anel that ' 'I ho\\lll Have \ oneof llui- lor or II r > a ii. ST. LOUIS , July 21 The populist nallonal committee toda ) decided upon Scnntoi Marlon Butler of Norlh Carolina for icm- porary chairman. The eekcllon was cf- fecfcd without much apparent opposition , but there was an adverse element present which would have manifested Itself If the committee had not been so evidently favor able to Buller. His selcclloii Is accepted as a victory , In the committee at least , for those who aie opposed to the nomination ot both Brjan and Sewall. It was the plan of the Brjan and Sewall advocates to put up General Weaver for the position , but they changed at Ihc last moment to General rtclcls ol Vliglnla , who was on the presidential tlckcl \vlth General Weaver four jcars ago The ) believed the oposlng faction would be di vided between Butler and Mr. Hlnes ol Georgia. Mr Hlues was , however , nol placed In nomination , leaving the straights united upon Senator Butlei. General I'lclds was placed In nomination , but when It be came apparent that Hlnes was out fit the race and when the commlttccmen from one state after another rose to second the Butlei nomination , Hold's friends withdrew his name and allowed Butler to be nominated b ) acclamation Senator Butler was placec in nomination by W. A. Guthrlo of North Carolina , who eulogized his as the son ol a North Carolina fanner and spoke ot bin as a patriot and philanthropist lie siU : Senator Buller was the joungcst man whc had occupied a seat in the senate since the dajs ot Clay and that he had won and won his laurels there most worlhll ) . Numerous seconding speeches were made and the nomination was made by acclamation anih a vollej of applause J W Hajs ot the Knights of Labor , ane' W D Vincent wcie chosen temporary sec retaries. SETTLING THE CONTESTS. The national committee at Its afternoon meeting took up the various contesla foi seals , the Illinois contest being the first In order. This contest Involves the Beats of twentj-two delegates from the congres sional districts comprised In the clt ) ol Chicago It was chaigeel that the conven tions were ll regular , nnd each Bide claimed Ihc other was composed of men who were not populists One of the delegations wa' headed by P. S Taj lor , and the other b ) William Bums who was an otllcer of the American Railway union and was Impris oiled with Eugene V Debs after the Chlcagc strike. Speeches were made by both Burn : and Taj lor , who went over the merits ol the controversy In detail and indulged In mutual criminalities Burns claimed that the Talor people were nol populists. He charged them with lukewarmness in connec tion with the cause of the men engaged In the great 'strike , and Insisted that the Taylorltes had taken n posi tion against Ihe Interests of "the part ) In signing the Chicago manifesto In the In terests ; of Senator Teller for the presldenc ) The contest was decided by the adoption b ) the committee of a motion offered bv Igna tius Donnell ) giving each member of botl : delegations half a vole Ihe vote In favor ol this irotlon being 19 to IS The hearing In the Ohio case was con tlnucd This contioversy applies to the Nineteenth Ohio dlstikl Involving three district scats , and indlrcclly the seat of one elclcgate-at-large The district contestants on one ) slds were R M Smith J B Allllei and Carl M Newton nnd on the other J M II Picderlck , J C Doolltlle and M H Web stcr The only Issue v as as to the regularlt ) of the call for the two conventions The Smith convention was called b ) the state committee and the Frcdcilck convention bv the congiessional committee. The nfitlona commlllee took the poslilon that the con grcsbional committee call was regular ane. seated the Frederick delegation This de cision had the effect of deciding the state contest between Hugo Pror and John Siles In favor of Prjor TIGHT WITH FISTS. Police were stationed outside the doors ol the hall In which the national committee held Its evening session , and they were frc- quenlly In demand to prevent personal en counters between the Chicago contesting del egatcs There was one fisllc contest be twcen Dr. H S. Taylor , the leader of the regulars , and Senator Stcdman of the op posing delegation Ncllher was hurt , bui as It was evident Borne one was likely te be the police were called The Illinois case was again under discuBslon b ) the commit tee , which had decided to reopen the con- lesls upon the requests of the members ol the delegations whosie seats were not con tested and who had unanimously dcclaiee Iho Talor facllon was entitled lo Ihe seats After an hour's deliberation the committee reversed its decision ot this afternoon vvhlti gave a half vole to each of bolh delegations The vote tonight was 30 to 24 lo seat the Taylor dolcKales The defealcd facllon no\ declares lhat the commltlce was packed am : that tonlgh''s action was necessary lo BUS- lain Mr Taubeneck In his poslilon of chair man The Tnubcneck-Taylor people weu very much el < .lcd over the result This announcement was received with cheers by the populists An altempt wai then madc < lo nominate Kirbj , who was stll picslding over the meeting , but as hevcra ! delegates wanted an opportunity to be heard he recognized everbody A Norlh Carolina man mounted Iho table and said North Carolina would not vote foi Butler Ho advised evcrbody to beware of men who talked for Bryan Some Te'xai man nominated Judge Frank Burkett ol the Louisiana delegation for chairman , bill the Louisiana men said they expected te place him on the national tlckcl , and did not want to embarrass him by having liln : made temporary chairman. A Texas dele gate said the nomination of Klrby for tem porary chairman in view of the fact thai Ihe members from Texas had supportce ] Butler , would lose Klrby thousands of volet In Texas in his campaign for governor A Missouri man remarked that he could relieve Ihe Texas people of Ihelr dlnUullj and announced lhat 0 D Jones of Missouri would make an admirable chairman A Texas man Immediately endorsed tlio can dlelacy of Jones , and the conference kcemol about ready to adopt him. when heveral delegates demanded that Jones make his .ip pcarance , they wanted a sight of him hr > fore they chose him Man ) delegates were clamoring for dinner and Chairman Kliby adjourned the meeting until 'J o'clock 'Ihc middle-of-the-road delegates assembled after supper and were about to select O D Jones of MUsouri for temporary chalt- man , when It was stated that he was not a delegate , and that the national committee would not allow him to be votcet for on that ground An effort was then made lu select Burkett of Mississippi , but It wa decided to let the matter go over until 2 o'clock tomorrow morning The middle , of-the-road men still assert they will Note for some olher candidate than Butler , but are not sure who it will be OPPOSE BUTLER AND BRYAN The middle-of-the-road men were In fees- slon , caucusslng upon the subject uf the temporary organization , when they received the news that the national committee , by an almost unanimous vote , had selected Senator Marlon Butler for temporary chair man When It became known also that "Cyclone" Davis had laid all the laurels of Texas and her delegation at Butler's fret Davis' chances were ended so far as re ceiving the support of the mlddle-of-the readers went. After several speeches lir.O . been made , Jerome Klrby , populist for Governor of Texas , who WAS presiding at the meeting , was most favorably men tioned for temporary chairman , and the declaration was made that ho would tie sat isfactory to the middle-of-the-road pop ulists This announcement was received with cheers The ? meeting had been going on for some tlmo before this state was reached , but little progress had been mnde In a business way The real Interest centered around the poM- tlon of Butler as n mlddlc-ot-the-roid can- dltlnle A Texas delegate , with a great deal of eloquence , stated ho had just came from a conference w Ith Butler nnd knew hla position absolutely He said Butler wan for Brjan and a populist nominee for vice president He also said Butler had defined the position he would take In his speech before the convention Butler said he be lieved thai the populist part ) had reached a crisis which It should meet nnd jet meet In a manner which would elect a president favorable to silver The Texas man de clared himself as unalterabt ) opposed to Brvan and to Butler and he was chcorcd bv all the middle-of-the-road nun present A Georgia delegalc made a ver ) slgnlfi' cent speech In which ho stated there wan every appearance Hint their lenders had not treated them fairly He warned all ever-day populist to stand up straight for a temporary chairman of their own and n candidate of their own. The Georgia men could not go back to their stale If they gave up their party organization for which they had fought so lout ; . He pledged all but two votes of Ge-orgla against Bran , ami any compromise with the democrats The roll of states was called and delegates fiom several states made speeches against the endorsement of Brjan and In favor ot n straight ticket A great deal of hitler- ness was expressed by different delegates SHOW THBIR STRENGTH. Mr Klrby , chairman of Ihe meeting In an Impassioned speech , denounced thei de mocracy of To\ns. sajlng that senators ol thai state and members of congress had represented the populists BR "tho spawn ol Kansas grasshoppers " They had made a fight against tlicst1 people and had finally built themselves up to a position of com fort The ) wcie not willing to go back tei the democrallc party " \nd lhat Is tlu sentiment of the populists of Texas , t.c help me God1" said Mr Klrby , "and 1 want lo warn all populists to keep out of thu cesspools which aic laid for us by the republicans and democrats , who are out common enemies " When Mr Klrby concluded the temporary roll was called and Ihe roll call wnt ordered Three delegates from each state , the middle-of-the-road sentiment representing - - - ment were allowed to remain The rep resentation from various parls of the United States was not at all Ilatlerlng lo the mid dle-of-the-road men There were no re spouses from Arizona , Colorado , Connecticut , Delaware , Ine'lan Territory , Kansas , Ken- tuck ) , Maine , Mar ) land Massachusetts , Michigan , Montana , Nebraska , Nevada , New Hampohlre , New Jersey , New Mexico , Norlli Dakota , Rhode Island , South Carolina , South Dakota , Utah , Vermont and Oklahoma Bui Ihose who did remain rcprcbenlcd some some very laige delegations and It wai freely claimed by the speakers that the ) would be able to control the convention , prevent iho nomination of Brjan and selccl a stialKht-out middle-of-the-road populist The mfddlc-of the-rorel men conllnvK'il making speeches until quite a late hour Thcj had about determined lo make Jeiome Klrby of Texas Iheli candidate for tempo rary chairman but some of them thought II would be n good tiling to have Marlon But ler declare himself Accordingly n commit tee was appointed to wait upon and Invite Ulm to come before the mlddlc-of-tlip-roai1 men. or ; II' he could not come , to announce his position. DAVIS TRIES TO EXPLAIN. While the comraUtco was absent "Cyclone' Davis entered the room and lmmediate.lv there weie loud cries foi a speech He vva lifted bodily on a table nnd was vli.blj cmbairassed Davis had been a ildJlj n'- Ihe-road popull&t and one of the piouciiin'cd members from Texas In favar of a ttrjlgiit- out platform and llckcl But In thu na tional committee today he ( .uppou'd Bul ler His Texas friends wanted un explana tion Davis flnall ) explained lhat he voted for Butler when he became- convinced ilu.1 It was n question of Butlei or Woo * cr He considered Butler preferable to the low an Just as Davis finished talking Ihe commit tee icturned fiom calling on Dialer. The ) had decided not to Invite BuileIn nppeai before the conference , but had asked l ini to state his position That posiMon , ncfoid- Ing lo the committee , was. that Butler tulel the popullpls must adopt u platform .end tender the nomination to Brjan and nomi nate a candldalo for vice presld"nt The rcpoit WES received with jeers "We lon'l want him1" cried ono "He has tinned his coat already , " said another. A mcmbei of the committee bald there was nothing more for Ihe middlc-of-lhe-ioad men lo dc except to stand by Klrby. Davis lose again and pleaded with them to not attempt to undo the action of ihc nallonal commlllee. He wab very mucli surprised lhat Buller held Ihe position re ported by Ihe commlllee "We miisl be palrlols , " said Davis "We must not mvke a fight on the report ot the committee. It will aggravate the northwest section of Ihe counlry Wo shall be an- lagonlzcd In many sections " Davis advised against any huch rash acts Ho would be torn limb from limb bcfoic he would do anything to Injure the populist party He once placed his eons on hit knees and , laying his hands upon their heads , bade them to hate Ihc democratic patty foi all time He again announced his adhcblon to the populist paity. "Their God shall be my God , " he cried excitedly "Their grave shall be my grave" "Cjclone" was preparing to soar Bill ! higher when the middle-of-the-road men look a Land. "He's a Brjan man , " shouted one "Take him duwn' " yelled another.'o elon'l want to listen to such talk as that , ' camt from a third. "He sold us put1" said a fourth Davis saw the tide VOK against him and gracefully rctlicd , perspiring freely , but not before one of his Texas fi lends had mounted a chali and declared that anybody who undertook lo stop "Cyclone" Davis' mouth would have him to light. W J Carter of Georgia , a young man with Hawing eurln jumped on a chair anil talil he could not expect to reply to the eloquent "Cyclone ' from Texas , but would do tl'e best he could The mill. " said Mr. Carter , "who tells Jim B Davis five minutes before the com mittee nuclb lhat he U against Bryan and an hour aflerwards tells our committee ) he Is for Bryan is not a fit man to preside over a convention of populists We uaut no buch man " TRY HARD TO TIN ! ) A MAN. The contesting Eleventh Missouri district was decided In favor of Prank i ? Ritchie , who contested the scat claimed by John L Talbol It was insisted that the ilecllon of Talbot as a delegate had been determined In the district convention by the votes ol six men who attcruard made alllddvlts that they wrro democrats Louts Qunlmltz was seated fiom the Hast St LouU ( III ) district In place of Mr McDIll , who had moved from the distiict The contest lu the Fourth Wisconsin dis trict bt > tucen Rublc'e A. Cole ntiil Samuel Isaacs for a scat as alternate was decided in favor of Cole The Colorado contest , lip. oh ing the scats of the forty-five dclegateg from that stale , was last on the lUt It was decided with out dlEciiEKlon In favor of the regular dele gation , headed by Hon T M Palltison Mr. Bouthworth , who since the retirement of Governor Watte has headed the eon- testing delegation and who has n.it all day as a member of the national committee1 , made an effort to pi event action by raising the point of no quorum , but he was nol sustained This action on hi * part at tracud .ittcnllon to him and resulted lu the point bdng raised that he was not u num bcr of the national committee and had nu ripht to sit an tueh , A montlon was there upon adopted declaring he wus not entitled tu a scat In the commi'tro , the motion also ; 'i''u'.l ' ' ihnre frcni o < ber b'ai.ea slmllao situated. The committee tlicL adjourned ALL FACTIONS CROW Bryan Men Seem to Bo Winning , but Aif- Not Yet Safe. BEST PARTY LEADERS FOR ENDORSEMENT Middle-of-tho-Hoad Crowd is Nothing but & Disorganized Habbloi BUTLER IS FIGHTING FOR A COMPROMISE : Declares Himself for Bryan with a PopulSsk for Second tlnco. ORGANIZES A STRONG OPPOSITION Vrtunl Mliintlnii IN Verj IHtllciilt to/ Determine tin I InKo of ( lie IViliulUt e'oux oiitleni Diilxy for mi lltiihloin. ST. LOUIS , July 21 Tlic populist nnl slhur coinciitluiis convene tomoriow , tlio former hi the hall Inhkh the imtlonul roiuililican convention was lu < M niul the latter In Music hall , whoie Glover Clevc- Intul was re nominated In 1SSS Interest hi the silver convention 1ms boon ccllpbcd liy the bitter struggle among thu popullita over the question of nominating 01 euduia- Ing llrjnn The piogram of the bllver convention Is cut anil dried There Is na division of senlimcnl. Congressman PtancU New lands of Nevada will bu temporary chatrmnn niul William 1' . St John , tie Now York banker , permanent ( halimnn. They will deliver their speeches , a platform , of a single ulank in favoi of the irco coinage'of silver at ll > to 1 will bo Adopted , nrjan and Sew all will be cndou d , mil the convention v\lll adjourn The populists , on the other haul , nro rent and torn by Intetnal ellonciuions r.nel the contending fiKtlons will plunge Into a fierce and determined light which ma ) bo prolonged for four or live days , ind whlclu fioin picKcnt Indications v\lll prouably re sult in a bolt no matter \vhiih faction pc- valls rho hclerogenous complexion of the convention , comprising , as It does , many whobe opinion on the questions sceri dla- mctrlcall ) opposed and who hold and advo cate these opinions with a bulldog tcnuoliv that neither argument nor punta-ilon seciu able to bhake , the question and the clrcum- stanceb that hidge the situation about , would stagger the oldest prophet , \vore he- to forecast the result with nilthing llko detail The Dran men still appeir to bo lu control and the leaders , m > confident that the ) are In the jnajoilty. Prnctle.illy oil the trained and experienced .tuarals are aligned with them They h.ivo the advlto and counsel of Senator Joneo and the shrewd dcinocrntie managers who aie vigilantly watching ever ) point In thu oattl- > . and able allies In the republican silver boU | > ii ! and the delegates to tue bilvn convention , They have a very Ihoiough orKanlzil'o'.i ' for bjs- tcmatlc and effective work. HOLCOMII AND HIS SHOt-TEHS. Today the ) were reluforc'd by ( lie ar rival of SOO Iliyan populist woilti-ri ) tiont Nebraska , headed by Govei 101 1'olcon.b ; IfiO oneigetlc populist worlteis from KaiiMia and many from other paits of the V.CHU They are Impressing upon the middle-of- the-road delegates the view that the situa tion presents the single Isbiie "McKluley and Hoan , " that the western popu.isis Insist upon grasping the opiioilimits to vole on the silver Issue wheie their xotcii will count , and that failure to nui.ilimto llrjan will billt the party wide open ind : cause dibsenslons. The ) confront the south ern delegates and bcdtlerlng squads from other sections v.ho want to keep In the inlddlo of the road and have "no truck , " as some of them express It , with either of the old pal lies and ekpeclnllj the demo cratic pirty with which the ) have been at war While strongof conviction and vocif erous In their decimations that they will never surrender , the middle-of-the-road dele gates are practically a disorganized ciowd. They keep up a gieat deal of enthusiasm at their mrctingB and loudl ) claim as high as 100 majorlt > In the convention The hotel corridors ring with their oratory and the applause of their followers but their clnltns of victory cannot be figured out on paper , unless In the dual contest those who Insist upon compromise bhould bide with them. In certain quarters , however , they ap pear to have unquestionably gained strength In Washington stale , for In stance , out of the bcvcntecn Hryan men who came In the delegation , they clalin to have captured all but two They argue that they have disrupted both the old po litical parties and with four more years of old party uile they will be ublo to Hwtep tSie country. Their meo'Jings are the feature of the convention thus far. At a meeting today some one raised the cry that a man named Silas Hass of Huffnlo was here in Iho Interest of the republican managers to prevent the endorsement of Bonn and a light was only avcitcd by the dlscoxeiy that the man at whom the assault was leveled was some one else The National Reform Puss association lu backing the inlddle-oMhe-iojil delegatea with all the power It possesses. Alto gether they arc making a deafening nolso which , as Senator Allen said , 'creates an Impression of numberb and btrenglh " Despite Iho wild claims of the. ahoutcrs It was appaient today thai some of their leaders were weakening. They were talkIng - Ing In a rnoie temporal strain und were suggeslliiK compromises as the best road out of the tangle "Cclone" Davis , for In stance , prepaicd n resolution , which ho nald lie would Introduce , declaring that lu order to defeat McKlnloy an.l the gold Htandaid Iho popullsls should ngree upon common electors. The ont-aiitl-oulers , If thu should control , are all at sea an to a landl'latc Paul Vandervoort of Nebraska and Huge no V Deb ; am about the only names oHiu.iMH'd since Congressman Towno of MlniUbota arrived today and announced himself for Itryan UDTLnR IS FIGHTING Although the Ilryan manageK ) seem con fident of success , the ) arc by no means out of the woods The compromise prop ositions bprung upon them are the prin cipal source of their anxiety Senator Marlon Butler of Noilh Carolina Is essay ing Ibo role of compromiser All his en ergies aio bent In that direction , He believes thai both ftulions could ho har monized and the Integrity of the pop- ullstlo organization preset ved h ) Iho adop tion of a populist platform , a division of electors in certain states and the nomina tion of Ilryau for president , and a southern populist for vice piesldeut. Ho claims that at a meeting of representatives of alt the southern states todaj , there was a unanimous agieemcnt upon Hits compromise and that It has behind It 488 voles from Ibo south Senator Duller aigued that thin was the only way of uniting the silver foiccB. no far as the toulh was concerned , lucaiibc it wan the only way of maintain ing the autonomy of the populist party In that section Thu Iliyan men a sert thA this Is utterl ) Impiuctlcablo and the demo cratic managers irfuuu to listen to any prop osition involving the withdrawal of Sevvoll. Tim latter nay that they arc convinced that threa quarters ol the populists of tba norlh and west and many through the south will vote the C'hleugo ticket on the Issue presented , no matter what the eon- v nil Ion savs Ot.iirmnn Jones U iinlnc all Ills energies to secure the noinlntalon or cndum nu nt of the democratic ticket. He > > a i u 'he ' vllvci forces vhoulil get to gether oil the Us'.t and Ut b-uonts be by-