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- - ! ' ' - " . I UILUAC3 H. nominated for President by Representative E. Burton of Cleveland, Ohio William II. Taft, of Ohio, was placed in nomination for President of the Unit d States by Representative Theodore E. Burton of Ohio, who aaid: This convention enters upon the grave responsibility of selecting a presidential candidate with tbo serene assurance that the Republican party will continue to rulfl this people. What aHembled multitude in any land has ever pointed the way tc Mich lenficent results for home and foi the progress of the whole human race, as the recurring conventions of this grand old organization Yet we do not relj alone upon the record of that which it Las accomplished. We emphasize, even more, its supreme qualification to solve the problems of the prewsnt. It is especially appropriate that this gathering should be held in this marvel ous city of Chicago, whence the steel bands of commerce reach out in every direction, over plain and river and moun tain, to almost boundless distance, bring ing the richest treasures of a continent to lay them at your feet. Here it was that the righteous uprising against slav ery and Bourbonism, sprung from the na tion 's conscience, raised its first tri umphant voice when Abraham Xiincoln was nominated. And here, again, with notes of thunderous acclaim, enraptured throngs greeted the naming of Garfield, of Blaine, of Harrisou, and of Koose ve!t. Again Ohio presents a candidate to the National Republican Convention. In seven stubbornly contested presidential campaigns, sons of lier sacred soil have led the embattled Republican hosts to victory. The Buckeye State has assur edly contributed her share of statesmen and generals for the upbuilding of the nation. But that of which we are prouder still is her stalwart citizenship the mightiest bulwark of the Republic in every commonwealth made up of America's free yeomen, ever ready to respond to the tocsin of alarm in days of peril, or to crush corruption when ever it raises its menacing head. From this citizenship Ohio, in the supreme emergency of the Civil War, sent forth more than two hundred thousand sol diers for our country's defense, a for midable array easily surpassing in num bers the world-conquering legions of the imperial Caesar, and even larger than any army ever mustered by Britain for the tented field. But transcendent above all is the fact that Ohio is one of a match less union of States linked together in everlasting bonds of amity and consti tuting an. empire wonderful in power and almost immeasurable in extent. Each sovereign State alone would occupy but a subordinate place in the great current of the world's events, but when represent ed by on of forty-six bright stars on a field o stairless blue, every one forms part of an emblem of union and of strength more beautiful far than the most brilliant constellation in the heavens. P'riendly Itivalry AVlcomel We welcome the friendly rivalry of candidates from other States from the great Empire State, the Keystone State, Indiaii::. Illinois, and Wisconsin, forming with Ohio a broad expanse extending in unbroken sweep from old ocean to the J uppermost bound ot the greatest of in land seas. Each of these presents a leader among leaders whose achievements and renown are not confined to the nar row Units of a single commonwealth. Today with fervid earnestness we wage a contest for the prize. Tomorrow, united for the fray and quickened by a common fiery zeal, the champions of all the candidates will go forth with mount ing enthusiasm to vanquish the foe. The most perplexing questions of to day arise from the bountiful develop ment of our mineral wealth. Such a de velopment cannot occur without the cre ation of inequalities anil dangers to the pocial fabric. I most strenuously deny that the American business man or the American citizen cherishes lower stan dards than the citizens of any other country. The American people are by no means depraved. But by reason of their busy absorption in varied pursuits and of the glamour which attends success in great undertakings, questionable methods have been able to engraft themselves upon the business of the country. Rich rewards have too frequently been gained by some who are none too scrupulous. Monopoly, dishonesty and fraud have as Fumed a prominence which calls for the earnest attention and condemnation of every man who truly loves the Republic. Against all these abuses and in the work for restoring old ideals of honesty and equality, as well as for higher stan dards of civic duty, one man has stood pre-eminent, and that man is Theodore Roosevelt. Against corruption in every form he has set his face with grim de termination, prompt and fearless in ac tion and with that intelligent leadership which has assured ' the establishment of a better era in which the strong and the weak alike must submit themselves tc the impartial execution of the law. There was need of a strong, courageous spirit to restrain those destructive forces which have asserted themselves in this time of growth and plenty. The story of his achievements will make up one of the brightest pages in the history of this r any age and will prove that today, as in any critical hour of social unrest or of danger, the man will appear who can grapple with the emergency. Who so fit to take up the tasks which this wondrous generation demands should be wisely and impartially performed as Lis great War Secretary! Since the day when, in Benjamin Harrison's adminis tration, these two first met, the one w Solicitor General, tne other as a mem ber of the Civil Service Commission, they have been bound together by like ideals and aims, by closa ties of friend- TAFT is put ram i T. oiup, and by t7ie" exchange or nu: u counsel, each with his own individuality and characteristics keeping constantly ic view the ennobling vision of a better and a greater America. They have not been satisfied that the Temple of Prosperity fthould be decked alone by the jewels ol the fortunate and the opulent, but have insisted that it should still more abound in trophies which commemorate the en forcement of even-haaded justice and the maintenance of that equal opportunity which spreads hope and blessing even to the humblest home. Since the daj when, less than thirty years of age, Mr. Taft denounced, with burning words, a member of his profession who had been guilty of flagrantly vicious practices and had demoralized the community, he has ever been associated with the cause of true reform with that reform which will not content itself with academic disser tation or hollow words. He has been imbued with the spirit of action. His advocacy of sounder conditions has never arisen from a desire for the exploita tion of himself. It has always been based upon unswerving integrity and the cour age to speak the truth, as he understands it, on all occasions, no matter how in fluential or powerful the evils which he may attack. Ideally Prepared for Presidency. Xo one has ever yet assumed the presidential chair who had received a more ideal preparation for the dntiel of that great office. As Judge in State and Federal courts, as Solicitor Gen eral, as Governor of the Philippines, at Secretary of War, which has included the work of Colonial Secretary and Di rector of National Public Works, he has received his training and has always shown himself master of the situation and competent to make more honorable and beloved the American name. There have been no years of inaction in his career. He has been continuously en gaged in weighty tasks and each suc cessive service has been characterized by an increasing influence upon most vital questions. In our domestic affairs, in whatever position he has held, he has displayed the rare union of a judicial tempera ment with an unsurpassed gift for ad ministrative management. To him be longs the extremely valuable faculty of eliminating the non-essential from com plicated problems and going directly to their substance. His capacity for work is enormous, yet quite as helpful is his equable temperament, which will not al low the annoyances of life to distract or hamper him. Although of an ag gressive personality, he possesses an in finite good nature, a charm of mannc and a poise which have made him a mode, for exalted station. In the final analysis even the highest officials must be judged as men. and under this criterion Sec retary Taft is now and will ever be known for his broad sympathies with every grade of humanity and as one invariably actuated by that democratic spirit which should characterize a pro gressive American. And yet no one can for a moment hesitate to recognize his severity in dealing with wrong-doing. While no honest enterprise need fear him, no dishonest scheme could hope to hide its face from the light or to escape punishment. More than any other of our public men he has had to do with our outlying de pendencies and colonial relations. It was he who took in charge the prosecution of that colossal enterprise on the Isth mus, the canal uniting the lesser and the greater oceans, and under his direct ing hand the completion of this most stupendous of public works is no longer a vague and distant hope, but an immi nent reality. With his ever-ready skill as a pacificator, he restored tranquility in the fertile Island of Cuba, so often distracted by civil strife. In the far-off Philippines, under a blazing tropical sky, he found a people of many races and tribes, degraded by centuries of misrule and oppression ; and there, too, he not only established the rule of law and local control in place of confusion and bloody strife, but showed the way to self-government, and a new recognition of the rights of man. For peoples and races, like individuals, under the inspira tion of a friendly guide, may lift their faces heavenward and seek to climb the great world's altar stairs to nobler heights of liberty and opportunity. It is to his lasting honor that his desire was not to be known as "Taft. the Pro Consul," but as "Taft, the Father of the Filipinos," who brought to them the light of modern civilization. Who Is Better Qualiiied ? In the-larger sphere of world politics, we are entering into new and closer bonds with all the nations of the earth. Who is better qualified than he to lead America to her true position in this later day when the boundaries estab lished in the centuries past are becom ing less distinct and kingdoms and races are beginning to realize that they have all one common destiny? Secretary Taft has exceptional famil iarity with conditions in the distant Ori ent in Japan, in China. We may rest assured that our traditional friendship with Japan will continue. Moreover, the future promises that the slumbering mil lions of China will awake from the leth argy of ages, and she then will realize that the morning dawn of fresher lift and wider outlook comes to her across the broad Pacific from free America, her truest friend and helper. We covet no portion of her territory. We desire from her, as from all nations, increased good will and that mutual respect which knows neither bluster nor cringing ov either side. Thus in this new era of larger relations, Secretary Taft, with his comprehension of national and interna tional subjects, would furnish a certainty of peace and sustained prestige. Undei him. t home and, everj-where this i -. mifrhtv reotIe would have an assured F t eonfhlenee in the hocutp development an proreHH of the country anl woul reft pafe in the reliance t tuit a Chief Kxecu tive was at the helm who, in peaee or in wur, wouM ffuide the destinies of 'tht nation with a strong hand and with a gentle, patriotic heart. And o today, in the presence of more than ten thousand, and with the inspir ing thought of the well-nigh to ten thou sand times ten thousand who dwell with in our borders, I nominate for the pres idency that perfect type of American manhood, that peerless representative of the noblest ideals in our national lift, William II. Taft, of Ohio. 7ERZ AFTIR ROOSEVELT Prrtiy CilrU Wert-, but lie Was Busy, Kii They Tagged All Others In Sight. Washington. June 15. Two automo biles filled with pretty girls de-.-ked with gorgeous Merry Widow hats dashed tip to the White House ollice building loaded with tags in the effort to raise funds for the Washington play grounds. The president had sent a $." check for a tag on the day before and Quentiu Roosevelt had already gathered in a big fund by the sale of tags, but the party of young ladies, many of whom were prominent society buds, desired personally to attach a tag to the president. H He was in the mlist of important business, however, and the party con tented themselves with tagging neitrl;, everybody else in sight. Itatlroad Commissioners Confer. Chicago, June Members of the railroad commissions of Ohio, Indiana. Wisconsin. Michigan and Illinois met here and decided to form a permanent organisation, and discussed measures for abrogating four considerable evils in railroad conditions in the states named. The dishonesty of railroad conductors, trespassing on rights of way, accidents at grade crossings and confusing varieties of switch signals were among the topics considered. Committees were appointed to make special studies of each of these suo jects. Ithaca, Mich.. June 15. Benjamin Slough, aged seventy-two, is under ar rest on the charge of having attempt ed to burn the hotel in Breckenridge. It was found oil had been scattered on the second floor of the hotel. The prosecutor charges that Slough had a grudge against J. W. Matthews, the ha tel owner. Bedroom : : Furniture in all the latest styles is display ed at Hild's for your selection. Th:s is new stock carefully se lected to give the best furniture quality and the best money value Come in and look over our line and satisfy yourself. M. MILD, Plattsnoith, Neb BUSTER BROWN OXFORDS OR LOW CUT SHOES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS Style F 10 at $1.60 to $1.85 is a very graceful low cut, plain toe, two eye Gibson pump, medium sole. Style F 19 at $1.70 to $2.10 for girls, patent leather blucher, fancy inlaid quarter, large eyelets, medium sole, a dressy low cut with lots of wear. All Buster Browns have smoothe in soles, no n3;ls or tacks to wear out the hose. This Way forChildren'sSlippers 55c UP! Sherwood & Son. DAILY PERSONAL NEWS Short Items of Interest, From Wed nesday Evening's Daily Journal V3 J. P. Falter was a business visitor in Omaha today. Russell York was a visitor with friends in Omaha this afternoon. Frank Hunter of LaPlatte was a bus iness visitor in the city this morning. Ed Donatwas looking after some bus iness matters in Omaha this afternoon. August Bach, jr., was looking after some business in Omaha this afternoon. Miss Hall and father, Fielden Hall of Rock Bluffs, were visitors in the city to day. Horace Dunn departed for Omaha this afternoon, where he will accept a posi tion with the Burlington. Mrs. Malissa Mullica of Pacific Junc tion was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Parker this afternoon. L. C. W. Murray and son, Guy, of near Murray, are visiting in the city today, looking after some business mat ters. Walter Schneider, of Cedar Creek, brought Louis Davis in this morning for examination before the board of insanity. Miss Hattie Fight departed for Oma ha this morning, where she goes to at tend a house warming of her friend, Mrs. McElwain. J. W. Sage was looking after some business at the South Omaha horse market this morning, going on the early Burlington train. Mrs. G. W. Jones, of Creston, Iowa, came in last evening and is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Grant Owens and family. Mrs. David Wallengren and three children and Mrs. William Falsom and two children are visiting with friends in Omaha this morning. C. K. Ward, of Lincoln, was a busi ness visitor in the city this morning, having some business matters to look after at the county seat. John Ewing, of the Plattsmonth tele phone company, departed this morning for Minneapolis, where he will be gone for some three or four days. Chas. Wilkins departed this morning for Union and other parts in the county, looking after some business matters relative to the Wurl Bro. cigars. Mrs. J. J. Kurtz and daughter, of Lincoln, departed this morning for their home, after having visited in the city guests Bt the home of Adam Kurtz. Mrs. John Gorder returned home last evening from a visit of a few days at Springfield with relatives, and was ac companied by their little son, Harold. Miss Myrtle Beeson, of Omaha, de parted for her home this morning, after having visited in the city for the past few days with her friends, Mark lies and wife. J. W Boyd, the shooting gallery man is shipping his baby rack to Elmood, where he will try and amuse the people during the Log Rolling and G. A. R. reunion. John Gallagher, of Falls City, was a visitor in the city this morning, looking after some business matters for the Wilson Reinforced Concrete Sewer Pipe company. Mrs. James Nail and children depart ed this morning for New Ply moth, Idaho, where they will visit over the Fourth of July with J. H. Vannata and family, Mrs. Vanatta,' being a sister of Mrs. Nail. W. D. Wheeler and T. W. Vallery were visitors in Omaha and Council Bluffs this morning, where they are looking after some business matters with the International Harvester com pany. C E. Metzger r.nd Burlington agent, H. G. Frey, both of Cedar Creek, will depart during the latter part of the week for a two week's outing in the Black Hills, where they will put in the time fishing and hunting. O. H. Edmonds, a baker of Sacre mento, California, came in last evening and is visiting. with his brother, Oliver P. Edmonds, whom he has not seen be fore for some ten years. Mr. Edmonds expects to make his home at this place. The Burlington has gotten a hustle on themselves in regard to the repairing of engine No. 1341, which was in the wreck near the big Burlington bridge the other day, for this afternoon Engineer Thrall is using it for switching pur poses. Mrs. Wilford A. Johnston, of Grand Island, departed for her home this morning, after having visited in the city with her mother, Mrs. F. H. Wilson, and was accompanied as far as Omaha on her return by her mother. Notice the change in the ad of John S. Hall, the grocer, on South Sixth, in which he makes an announcement of the arrival of his Fourth of July goods. In this he tells of having a string of firecrackers ten feet long, on which are some 2,000 firecrackers. 3& District Judge H. D. Travis was a business visitor in Omaha this after noon. Will Henrichsen was looking after some business matters in Omaha this morning. W. W. Walker, of Omaha, was a visitor in the city this morning, look ing after some legal matters. Julius Neilson and wife departed this morning for Omaha, where they will visit with friends for the day. Peter Keil of near Cedar Creek was looking after some business at the court house today. Dr. F. L. Cummins was looking after some professional business in Omaha this afternoon. Earl C. Wescott was a visitor in Om aha this afternoon, where he is looking after some business matters. Baby won't suffer five minutes with croup if you apply Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil at once. It acts like magic. Court Reporter Earl Travis departed for Omaha this afternoon, where he is visiting with friends for the day. Miss Zelma Tuey was a passenger to Omaha this afternoon where she will visit for the day a guest of friends. George Hild and J. P. Meisinger, cf west of Mynard, were looking after business matters in the city this after noon. , Lloyd Gapin and C. D. Spangler, of near Murray, were visitors in the city this afternoon, looking after some legal matters. Soamel Duston of Auburn was a bus iness visitor in the city this morning, looking after the purchase of some Shet land ponies. John Hennings, of near Cedar Creek, was a visitor in the city this afternoon, looking after some business matters at .... the county seat. The street commissioner, with a gang of workmen, was cleaning the creek which leads from Chicago avenue, of rubbish this morning. Miss Letha Adams of Lincoln departed this morning for her home, after having visited in the city, a guest of the Misses Hazel and Claire Dovey. Harry Poisal, who has. been working at Memphis for some time past, ditch ing for C. C. Parmele, came in this morning for a short visit. Peter Halmes was a visitor in the city this morning, bringing his son, Johnnie with him for treatment with Dr. Livingston .for a trouble of one of his ankles. Bennett Chrisweisser returned yester day from his sojourn at the springs at Burlington Junction, Mo., and shows evidences of being greatly improved by the treatment, which he says is a fact. Misses Frances and May McKinley departed this afternoon for their home at Los Angeles, California, having visit ed in the city for some time with rela tives, guests at the home of their uncle, Perry P. Gass. Bert Beyers, of Hastings, this state, departed for Glen wood, Iowa, this morn ing, where he will visit with friends, his brothers and A. E. Stephenson, his brother-in-law for the day. John Boetel returned last evening from Omaha, , where he was with Mrs. Boetel's Grandmother, Mrs. Hulda Gorham, whom he had taken to the home of his son, S. C. Gorham. The Olson Photograph company is putting in another printing machine, for the making of post cards. This will make six machines in all and enables the turning out of a larger number of cards. - The Lyman sand pit is not working today on account of some repairs which i3 being made, the light sand which is run back into the river, and it is fof this purpose that the repairs are being made. They hope to be in operation again by tomorrow. M. C. Whitehead, of near Nehawka, was a visitor in the city this morning, and reports the farmers very far be hind with their crops, and things look ing very backward. He says he has a good stand of sod in his cornfield, and is going to turn his cattle in on it for pasturage. "Roco the Great," the man who has been under hypnotic influence for the past day or so was today, with the clear ing of the skies, buried on the bluff above the Methodist church building, there to sleep until this evening, when he will be taken up and awakened by the hypnotist, Ahrensmeyer. Alvin Winn, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, departed for his home this afternoon, after having visited in the city for some days past, a guest at the home of his uncle, W. T. Smith and family, and was accompanied by his cousin, Miss Kittie Smith, who will visit with rela tives in Council Bluffs for a few days. Allen Land, of Mynard, visited in the city today. Isaac Nelson, of south of the city, was a visitor in the city today. W. W. Coates was looking after some business in Omaha this afternoon. J. H. Thrasher was a business visitor in the metropolis this morning. Horace E. Rand, of Cedar Creek, was a business visitor in the city this morn- inrr Fred Frick was a visitor -in Omaha this morning, looking after some busi ness matters. Mrs. Chris Metzger, sr., of Cedar Creek, was a business visitor in the city this morning. Attorney D. O. Dwyer was a visitor in Omaha this morning, looking after some legal business. Fred Schoefer and wife, of Ixmisville, were visitors in tjbe county seat today, looking after some business. Miss Anna Janda was a visitor in Havelock this afternoon, where the will be the guest of friends for a few days. Roy Pepperberg departed this morn ing for Lincoln, where he will see to the household goods which were shipped yesterday. August Bach, sr., is painting hi i store building on the south side of lower Main street. Roy E. Wilson of Sioux City is visit ing in the city with friends, a guest at the home of Dr. A. P. Barnes. D. P. Jackson, the furniture man, had business in the metropolis this af ternoon. Arthur Helps was looking after some business matters in the metropolis this afternoon. J. W. Moneypenny, from west of the city, was transacting business in the city this afternoon. Misses Almena Huffman and Hilda Barwick were visitors with friends in Omaha this morning. L. C. Sharpe and mother, Mrs. H. A. Sharpe, were visitors with friends in Omaha this afternoon. E. S. Winn, of Omaha, was a busi ness visitor in the city this morning, looking after some business. A. W. Atwood was a passenger to Omaha again today, where he is attend ing the druggists' convention. John Parker returned home last even ing from a business trip extending over a couple of days at Council Bluffs. Glen Smith of Lincoln was a business visitor in the city this morning, look ing after some business matters at the court house with the county commis sioners. C. II. Wilson, of the Wilson Rein forced Concrete Sewer Pipe company, departed last evening for Creston, la., where he is looking after some business matters. A. S. Will shipped a car of hogs to the South Omaha market today from Mynard, and was a passenger to that point this morning to look after the sale of them. Rev. J. H. Salsbury departed this morning for Wayne, Norfolk and Cen tral City, where he will deliver an ad dress each night during the remainer of the week. , J.M.Roberts departed for.Vln this morning, where he' goes to meet with the State Bankers' association for the First congressional district, which meets today. Lemon Bates and daughter, Nellie.of near Avoca, came in last evening and departed this morning for Bartlett, Iowa, where they will visit with re latives for sometime. "I have been somewhat costive, but Doan's Ointment gave just the results desired. They act mildly and regulate the bowels perfectly." George B. Krause, 306 Walnut ave., Altoona, Pa. Chas Beverage was a visitor in the city thi3 morning, having been in Oma ha yesterday, with stock from Murray, and returning last evening, staying here over night and going home this morn ing. J. R. Criley of Ottumwa, la., special agent for the Northwestern and Hawk eye Insurance company, was a visitor in the city yesterday, having business with R. B. Windham, but that gentle man being in Chicago at the republican convention, ne ianeu to see mm. Ola White, of Sioux City, departed this afternoon for his home after hav ing visited with his sister, Mrs. M. C. Whitehead and family, near Nehawka, for some time past. It will be re membered that Mrs. Whitehead went to Sioux City to see her brother while he was at the hospital and bringing him home with her. He recovered without the operation which was feared would have to be made. Dr. J. F. Brendel of Zionsville, Ind., accompanied by E."J. Pitts of the same place, came in this morning on the Bur lington and visited in the city a few hours, departing on the Missouri Pacific for Murray, where he will visit with his brother, B. F. Brendel, while Mr. Pitts will go to Union, where he will join his mother, who in a 'few days starts for the Pacific coast, where they will spend about six weeks before returning home. Dr. Brendel will visit at Murray, Union and Avoca. The latter place is where he practiced medicine some sixteen years since. I " i " , . t n