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Democracy at Denver.
Democratic National Convention Endi
Its Work at Denver by Naming Vice
Presidential Candidate Platform of
the Party.
The Democratic national convention
Concluded Its labors at Denver Friday
by tho nomination of John Worth
Kern of Indiana for vice president,
completing tho ticket on which Will
iam Jennings Bryan was made the
nominee for president during the early
hours of Friday morning.
The convention began Its closing
session with a powerful undercurrent
already In motion toward the nomina
tion of Kern for second' place. On
the call of states, Indiana presented
WILLIAM J. 'BRYAN,
the namo of Kern; Colorado, through
ex-Governor Thomas, placed In nomi
nation Charles A. Towne of New
York; Connecticut presented Archi
bald McNeill, nnd Georgia, Clark How
ell. The names of Judgo Georgo Gray
of Dolawaro and .of John Mitchell of i
Illinois wore not presented, owing to
tho positive requests of theso gentle'
men not to liavo their names go be
fore tho convention. For a time It
looked as though a ballot would bo
required, but the steady line of states
joining In Kern's nomination soon
mnde It apparent that the chances of
nil others had bceti extinguished. Mr.
Towno was tho first candidate to rec
ognize the decisive character of tho
Kern vote and, In a ringing speech,
withdrew his name from consideration
and pledged his support to the ticket
of Bryan and Kern. Withdrawals
quickly followod from tho supporters
of Howell of Georgia and McNeill of
Connecticut, leaving the Indiana can
didate alone In the field. The with
drawal of the Connecticut candldato
was accompanied by a motion that
the nomination of Kern bo made by
acclamation. The motion was carried
with a deafening shout and the great
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assemblage broke Into clamorous dem
onstration on the accomplishment of
Its work and the completion of the
Democratic national ticket. The con
ventlon then adjourned without date.
Bryan Wins on First Ballot.
William Jennings Bryan was noml-
nated for president of the United
States oy the Democratic national
convention at 3:40 o'clock Friday
morning amid scenes of tumultuous
enthusiasm, tho vast assemblage
breaking en masse Into u frenzied
demonstration of Intensely dramatic
tribute to the Democratic leader.
The first and only ballot gave Bryan
the commanding and decisive total of
892',-b votes, or 221 more than enough
to nominate, with Gray, 591.-. Johnson
4ti.
The announcement was greeted
with a perfect pandemonium or sound
and motion, floor and galleries Joining
In deafening, long continued tumult.
Tho decisive ballot was followed
with motions from the Gray and John
Bon leaders to make the nomination
unanimous and by acclamation, which
was carried with an echoing chorus
of approval in which every state
Joined Us voice, with but one dissent
ing vote from the state of Georgia.
The speech placing William J. Bry
an In nomination awakened a' whirl-
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were also placed In nomination, with
demonstrations of approval from their
limited followlngs.
The speech placing William J. Bry
an In nomination was made by Igna
tius J. Dunn of Nebraska, a youthful
orator of fire and eloquence, whoso
closing phrase stirred the vast assem
bly Into wild demonstration, '
"I nominate," ho exclnlmed, "as tho
standard bearer of our party the man
who, In tho thrilling days of '9G and
1900, bore the battlo-scarred banner
of Democracy with fame as untar
nished as tho crusaders of old Amer
ica's great commoner, Nebraska's
gifted son, William Jennings Bryan."
Immediately perfect pandemonium
of sound ami motion was unloosened,
as delegates and spectators rose en
masse and Joined In the reverberating
chorus of tribute to tho Nebraska can
didate. The standards of the states
were wrenched from their places and
borne through the halt to the plat
form, while banuera bearing the por
trait of the Nebraskan were waved
aloft, and the multitude Joined In long
continued tribute. At times the In
tensity of the demonstration threat
ened a panic. One woman waa borne
out fainting.
Summary of Platform.
Preamble Reaffirms loyalty to par
ty principles and rejoices at tho lay
ing bare of graft and unscrupulous
business methods.
Otlleoholderd Denounces Increase
In the number of officeholders as
needle88aud wasteful.
Kconomy In Administration De
nounces needless waste of the public
funds by tho Republican administra
tion and demands that u stop be
made to frightful extravagance and
Insists on the strictest jecouomy In
all departments of tho public work.
Arbitrary Power of Speaker De
mands that oougress shall become
again a dellberatlvo body under such
rules that will enable a majority of
the legislators to direct their own
deliberations.
Publicity of Campaign Contributions
Demands punishment In the future
of any oillcer of a corporation who
shall contr.bute or countenance the
contribution of money to election of
president or vice president or mem
ber of congress; denounces Republic
nn party for refusing to pass leglsla
Hon for publicity of campaign funds.
Rights of States Asserts opposition
to centralization; asserts that the
federal remedies for the regulation of
Interstate commerce and for the pre
vention of private monopoly shall be
added to, not substituted for state
remedies,
Tariff Calls attention to tho dere
liction of the Republican party In re
vising the tariff; asserts that that
party cunnot be safely trusted to re
vise; declares In favor of Immediate
revision as against the post-election
promise of the Republicans; declares
that articles entering into competition
with the trust made articles of this
country shall be admitted' free; would
graduate all reductions so that tho
tariff may be restorod to a revenue
basis; declares for repeal of tariff on
wood pulp, print paper, lumber, tim
ber and logs, and that these articles
be put on the free list.
Trusts Favors a strict enforcement
of the criminal law against guilty
1 trust magnates; demands enactment
of suillclent legislation to make It im
possible for monopolies to exist; speci
fies three remedies a law preventing
duplication of directors, a license sys
tem and a law compelling sale on same
conditions to allclussesof purchasers.
Railroad Regulation Asserts right
of longress to assume control over
the roads; demands enlargement of
Interstate commerce commission pow
ers so as to compel the roads to per
form their duties as common carriers;
favors interstate supervision and reg
ulation; favors legislation which will
prohibit roads from engaging in com
petitive business with their shippers;
favors reductluu of rates in such a
manner that wages will not be Inter
fered with or do Injustice to legiti
mate Investment; approves anti-pass
laws and anti-rebates; favors enlarge
ment of Interstate commerce commis
sion powers so that Inspection of tar
iffs and schedules will be permitted.
Banking Believes an emergency
currency should be Issued when need
ed by commercial conditions; pledges
legislation for a national batik guar
antee fund; favors postal savings
hanks, and state guarantee of deposits.
Labor and Injunction Declares that
It judicial processes are abused the
country should guard against that
abuse; declares tho necessity of mod-
I ifying the present Injunction laws
and reiterates
pledges of 1896 and
1904 relating to contempts in federal
courts and providing for trial by Jury
In regard to Indirect contempts; de
clares that injunctions should not be
Issued in cases where Injunctions
would not arise If there were no In
dtistrlal disputes concerned; should
be no abridgement of the right of la-
bor to organize; favors eight-hour day.
j Navy Declares for navy sufficient
tot defend coast,
' Pensions Favors liberal policy.
Civil Service Favors rigid enforce
ment of civil service law.
Grazing lands Establishes rules for
free grazing ou public lands.
Astatic Immigration Favors pro
tectlou for foreign residents, but op
poses immigration of Asiatics who
I will raise a race Issue
Conclusion Invites co-operation of
all who desire to preserve a govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people, so that each citizen
shall draw a reward commensurate
vlth his contribution to the welfare
of society.
JAPAN'S IRE AROUSE!)
Exclusion Plank Irritates the
Mikado's Subjects.
Many Believe Declaration of Demo
crats Was Incorporated In Denver
Platform for Purpose of Satisfying
the Labor Element.
Action of the Democratic convention
at Denver In including in its plattorm a
plank favoring the exclusion from tlu
United States of Asiatic laborers, I;
taken at Tokyo to be directed against
the Japanese, and Is causing consid
erable surprise and displeasure In
tome quarters Indignation Is ox
pressed and the declaration Is made
that feuch a clause Is an infringement
on the treaty rights of Japan and op
posed to tho principle of humanity
that should govern the relations of na
tions. It Is generally believed, how
ever, by those familiar with political
conditions in America that the ma
jority of Democrats are not anti-Japanese
In sentiment and that the exclu
sion clause was incorporated In the
platform for the purpose of satisfying
the labor element.
FLEET NEARING HONOLULU
Wireless Communication Established
With American Battleships.
Tho Atlantic lleet, under command of
Rear Admiral Sperry, Is Hearing Hono
lulu and wireless communication was
established with the Connecticut. The
weather was reported fine and the
ships were steaming In line of squad
ron formation at a speed of ten knots.
The battleship Nebraska, which was
detained la quarantine at Sun Fran
cisco, owing to un outbreak of scarlet
fever among the crew and which left
two days after the other fifteen ships.
is fast closing up the gap that sep
arated them and will arrive there close
on the heels of the main fleet. The
Honolulu wireless station plainly heard
wireless messages transmitted by Ad
miral Sperry to the Nebraska, to be
relayed' by tho latter to San Fran
cisco. The arrival of the fleet Is awaited
at Honolulu with great Interest by
all classes. Great preparations have
been made for Its reception and dur
ing Its week's stay in port ofllcers and
men will And entertainment provided
lor them that will take up all the time
they can spare from their routine du
ties aboard ship. Every sort of cratt
has been spoken for to carry off ex
cursions to greet the fleet.
OBALDIA ELECTED PRESIDENT
Elections In Isthmus of Panama Pass
Off Without Disturbance.
Elections throughout the Isthmus of
Panama passed off without disturb
ance. Senor Obaldla, formerly min
ister to the United Stntes and acting
president during the absence of Dr
Amador, was elected' president. The
supporters of Ricardo Arias, who re
cently withdrew his candidacy, decided
not to vote and, as a consequence, uo
opponent to Obaldla was placed in
nomination. Notwithstanding this, a
large numbor of voters registered
their choico and demonstrated the
overwhelming majority of Obaldla's
'supporters. From all parts of the
republic news has been received
that the elections were carried on In
an orderly manner ami that Obaldla
received all the vote3 cast. At the con
clusion of the balloting enthusiastic
crowds, headed by a band, paraded
the streets of Panama, cheering for
the newly elected president. There
uppeared to be an absolute absence of
ill feeling between the former sup
porters of Arias and tho adherents of
Obaldla. Never before has such a
friendly spirit been shown so quickly
ufter an election.
LIFE TERM FOR MRS. STEWART
Accomplice of Kansas Man Who
Killed Wife and Children Convicted.
Mrs. Mollle Stewart was found guilty
by a Jury at Ottawa, Kan., of the mur
der of Mrs. Jane Schneck and her
punishment was tlxed at life imprison
ment in the penitentiary.
The conviction of Mrs. Stewart fol
lows that of Frank Schneck, husband
of the murdered woman, and marks
the end of the prosecution for one ot
the most brutal murders ever commit
ted in Kansas, the killing of Mrs
Schneck and her little son and daugh
ter on the night of Feb. 3, 1907. in
their home near Centropolis The
state proved that Frank Schneck and
Mrs. Stewart, who was married and
the mother of a family, drove from
Ottawa to Centropolis and thai
Schneck there cut the throats of his
wife and his two small children as
they lay aslo.ep. Schneck was Infat
uated with Mrs. Stewart.
Dun's Review of Trade. I
R G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade says: Further sumll uet
gains are recorded In commercial
progress, favorable reports predora
inating, although the tendency is by
no means definite. In many lines of
trade the dullness of midsummer Is
unusually Intense, but each wwl
brings Increased manufacturing actlv
ity and Instances are noted of orders
for fall goods placed too late for de
livery at specified dates.
Pharmacy Board Beaten by Mob.
Frauk Eggleston and C B. Qunnell
of Evanston, members of the Wyom
ing state board of pharmacy, were
set upon by a mob at Buffalo and bad
ly beaten up because they had two
druggists of that place arrested on
the charge of selling morphine with
out a physician's prescription.
ELKS CONVENTION OPENS
Streets of Dallas Lined With March
Ing Clubs and Bands.
The annual convention of the Benev
olent and Protective Order of Elks bV
gan foifjally at Dallas, Tex., Monday.
Throughout the day the streets were
literally lined with marching clubs
and brass bands, those attracting the
greatest attention being Los Angeles,
Detnlt nnd Auston, Tex. Beaumont
was also prominent.
Nearly a thousand persons sat down
to a typical southern dinner In the
Machinery hall at the fair grounds,
given to members of the grand lodu
and members of their families.
Some two score of old "nigger mam
mies," with bandanna turbins on their
heads, the sleeves of their freshly
starched print dresses rolled hl.;h
above their brown elbows, did service
as waitresses.
In the fair grounds' auditorium the
first formal function was held. A band
of thirty-five pieces and the "conven
tion chorus" of 125 voices rendered
the overture from Wagner's Tann
hauser and "America" and other se
lections. Detroit and Los Angeles are appar
ently the only two candidates for the
1909 convention. It was but a few
hours after daybreak that the steam
siren of the Los Angeles delegation,
placed on the roof of the Southland
hotel, began to tell tho gathered thou
sands that Los Angeles sought the
noxt convention. In almost every
place where a banner could' be stuck
up there appears a big sign "Life Is
worth living In Detroit" and, In addi
tion, each representative of that city
Is telling of Its advantages.
TAFT BUSY UPON HIS SPEECH
Plans to Make Explicit Statement on
Injunctions.
Beginning the work at Hot Springs,
Va., of writing his speech of
acceptance of the presidential nomina
tion, to he delivered In Cincinnati on
July 28, W. H. Taft made a careful
study and comparison of the Demo
cratic and Republican platforms
adopted by the recent conventions.
He has at his command copies of
speeches of acceptance of candidates
of both parties of recent years and
within a day or two he will receive
copies of the platforms of both parties
for many years.
Mr. Taft is handling this task as a
judge on the bench would hear a case.
Of all the planks In the platform, that
relating to injunctions is probably
tho one that will receive the most at
tention. So much has been said ou
this subject, criticism from Demo
cratic sources having been made on
his record on the bench In respect to
the process of the injunction and the
two parties having adopted planks on
that subject which are liable to play
an important part In the campaign, that
Mr. Taft will declare his position on
this Important question in forceful
and unmistakable terms. Senator
Warner's notification speech will be
so brief that It will not require over
ten minutes In its delivery. The
speech of acceptance also will be
short. The letter of acceptance will
treat public questions at greater
length and will not be forthcoming for
several weeks after the ceremony of
notifying the candidate has taken
place.
President Congratulates Riflemen.
The victory of the American riflemen
in England gives much satisfaction to
army men. Lieutenant Albert S.
Jones, secretary of the National Rifle
association of America, has received
the following telegram from Presi
dent Roosevelt: "Accept my hearty
congratulations and extend them to
the team which has done so well."
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Day'3 Trading and
Closing Quotations.
Chicago, July 13. Scorching weath
er In the northwest caused an advance
of more than 2 cents in the price of
wheat ou the local exchange today.
At the close September showed u net
gain of l(gl:ic. Corn was off Vic.
Oats were up l!jic and provisions un
changed to 'ZVAc higher. Closing
prices:
Wheat July. 91Vic; Sept., 91
91:5',c.
Corn July, 7491c; Sept., 74'c.
Oats July, G0:Kc; Sept., 43c.
Pork July, $10.55; Sept., $lb72&.
Lard July, $9.57; Sept.. $9.U5.
Ribs July, $9.02,; Sept., $9.15.
Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard
91.(&96c; No. 4 com, 71&73c; No. 3
white oats, 54058c.
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, July 13. Cattle Re
ceipt, 6.200; 10(g20c lower; native
steers, ?t.257.50; cows and heifers,
$2.7534.75; western steers, $3.50
5.75; Texas steers, $3.0084.85; can
ners, $2.003.25; stockers and feed
ers, $3.004.75; calves, $2.755.75;
bulls, stags, etc., $2.504.75. Hogs
Receipts, 2,700; 5l0c higher; heavy,
$C.50G.G0; mixed, $C.47l..50;
light, $G.45fJtS.50; pigs, $5.50SG.25;
bulk of sales, $6.473C.50. Sheep
Receipts, 4.S00; 10c higher; yearlings,
$l.004.60; wethers, $3.50 1.00;
ewes, $3.0O3.75; lambs, $G.OO7.00
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, July 13. Cattle Receipts,
25,000; 1023c lower; steers, $6.50
8.25; cows, $3.G05.75; heifers, $3.50
6.90; bulls, $3.005.25; calves. $5.40
6.60; stockers and feeders, $3.75
4.80. Hogs Receipts. 33,000; strong;
choice heavy shipping, $6.4507.05;
butchers, $6.907.05; light mixed.
$G.706.80; choice light, $6.8006.90;
packing, $5.766.90; pigs, $4.506.25.
Sheep Receipts. 18,000; strong;
Bheep, $4.Q04.50; lambs, $5.0007.00;
yearlings, $4.3005.75. .
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