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far a.- tht eiucducf a efaker, the old
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the cM:iif ' (or him to fie lorward
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r-n aid I'.'isb r-n honored ' by
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': n,'(. led V-1: u''.':-1
Eepiioeiiiiilin li.uui.1 Louiit;ai.v
Ealph L'lark of Kichardsoh county for
temporary HpeaKer, aiia ne was cnosen.
In thanking the houHe fbr lw honor,
Mr. Clark expressed his ifecognition of
the fact that he was chosek because he
represented a principle, utpn which the
bonor was bestowed! iusjead of upon
him.
On motion 01 Hull a cotninittee was
appointed 011 credentials comprising
, Messrs. tlull, Ueraes,j L,opnns, Moran
:and Jennings. I
Crow of Douglas mofed tpat the rules
of Drocedure 01 me twenny-iourtn ses
sion of the kouse be acjopted until further
. 1 4.1. i il. L L. 1 r
tiw. ;tr 1 hem in, vjh he did.
WhiJii ttecliai r.nouiK ed that nomi-
ii:uons war In.irJer lor Chitf Clerk
c'!id')n of fJoti, spokesman for the
populint catcui, Uiied Frank D. Eager
of Lmicaster.
U this ooint f-w of Douglas sent to
tl. titk a motiito the effect that, on
Mi uli of the repPcan minority and in
ordrr to exnea bnsiues, ne would
mart' that the rnduder of the, elective
olli( i;rs of the h- he chosen by ac
cianiution as planted ty the majority.
The motion pndled and immediately
M r. Kagfir was tie clerk ; by acclama-
t ion . ,
Sheldon of D s askud whether the
chair would ho .hat encli namer must
be presented sej tttely and the chair so
t'hi. ;. .' I y
Sheldon ther ou offi'ied the name of
0. E. Foster I'laiuview for first
asistautclerk,j3 he was elected.
Chark of Ricldnou nominated John
V. !iarnhar6 f.kcoad assistant clerk,
ha' being the deiti fttfc contingent, and
hi' was elected.1' ,
L iidoD prwtf'd U. M. Webb of
Cri fd r for serg(t iit-artas, and he was
elv.,.'d. j. .
I ho. . Haniing of Arlington was
: tA-d doorks-r.
1 11 it camo assistant doorkeeper
S!i. 11 annoo d tlifc.t no agreement
en reachiUi the Reicction of such
orders and that the
iiembers be furn
ished with copies tlieifeof. The motion
prevailed and the insi
al blueiooK receiveu i
On notion of Rich
house thereupon took
m. feuding a reporc fr
on credentials,
ous State Journ-
populist boom,
of Douglas the
a recess until 3 p.
m the committee
fi.n.l
f!i . The '
1 ,1 ;,-,') hy rtt n
postmaster.
the arrival of ii
impossible for majority, to
its caucus worj - .
Loornis of B r presented the name
of Rev. James illey for chaplain and
he was electeu was also Ralph B.
Parsons of He who was presented by
other officers agreed
: ity vero chaplain and
storm had so delayed
ibers that it had been
complete
Grandstaff of
SSneldon an
officers of the
be ' agreed uj
moved there
empowered
bster for postmaster. !
need that the other
se would probably not
until tomorrow and
that' the speaker be
appoint temporarily
d at dp. m. and
ed, showing the
th the exception
ub had neglected
The house reassemb
' tW committee repor
ljt of members-elect w
0 three. Vincent Stra
to report, and Messrs. G. II. McGee and
F. P. Prince had not reached the city.
The report of the committee, with
oroper corrections; was adopted, thus
seating the goldbugs from Douglas.
A committee comprising Eouko of
Oag; Welsh of Polk and Jones of Wayne
ited thief Justice Post to the hall and
members took the oath of office and
tach thereto their signatures.
Permanent organization was effected
nmediately afterward. J. N. Gaffin.the
jsion caucus nominee, was nominated
fy Sheldon ot Dawes. The republican
aucus nominee, G. L. Rouse of Hall
ouuty, was nominated by Jenkins of
'Jefferson. The vote that followed was
68 for Gaffiu and 29 for Rouse.
Sheldon of Douglas and Hull of Har
low conducted the speaker to the chair.
As he took his place behind the desk
Mr. G a If in said:
"Gentlemen ot the Housn of Rrpresen
tatives: 1 desire at this hour only to
thank you for the honor and compli
ment you have bestowed upon me in
I giving to me the position of speaker. I
to not wish you to understand me as
cceptiug it in the spirit of a ruler, but
.... .. ., f T .!...; A : iLn
on a dti laui. i urauc UUI IIlg Mia cum
ing session to be just, honest, firm, fair
and courteous to each. I am not un
aware of the tasks and duties which de
volve upou the j speaker and I can
simply promMe 'XI do my best. In this
impossible to j.-et on well without
the assistance and Vwoperation of all
whottre members of this body. I ask
this 'from you aud b ape that this ses
sion miy be pleasant and profltabe to
you anUhe state. :. hope the session
will be sort and cor servative, so that
it will conmand the lespect of the busi
ness elenent.
'I begy the members to lay party
HneH asidand act as members who are
not partitVns, but who are a unit in
the interest of the state."
The houit then adjourned on motion
of Crow of fouglas until 10 a. m. today.
1
AtlO:20tB inoninir. after riravpr
by the chapVin, thechair announced
j that the flrstyiing in order was the se
y lection of a pirmanent Vecretary. Some
V 'one nr:ges-"dhat t'-v," should 2ut
b' cnHi'd nnd tbs s.etlur to, J cor
r 1-0 tod.
TUfw Oow Dov's im mediately
tovd the appijiitm"!)'. n coinmittt'tr
cred-iBtial t rceive m ; report npoo
a custodian ob hall.
Hull of Har moved to include all
officers necess and the motion pre
vailed as ame J.
The speakei d no advantage would
be taken troi his privilege. He had
been notified previous evening that
as there was janitor, 110 arrange
ments had be made for heating the
hall, and he lbeen obliged to eppeal
to the secret of state to have the
steam turueti
Wheeler of(rnas moved the appoint
ment of a co ittee of five on furniture
and supplies, report upon what was
used by the b house and ascertain
whn t is nece -y for this one.
As organ tiou had not been com
pleted, this rion was not entertained,
and on motijof Clark of Lancaster a
recessof fivehutes was taken to allow
1 ue new onicsio De sworn in
bling Hal) - of- Harlan
urnment. soaerman ot
;i ' it and uudertook to
8. but was cut short by
Pollard of Cuhn a point of order that
a motion to ipurn is not debatable.
scussed the propriety of
'mother day. The vote
must be canvassed the
Upon reaw
moved au a
1 helps secoii:
give his real
The speakei
adjourning tl
for state officl
second legislive day. He had held
that the perm
be effected
elected and
ent organization cannot
nil all the officers were
orn in. He desired to
look up the qiltion whether or not an
adjournment
further delay
Clark of L11
stood the ch
could not pro
officered, and
in the afflrma
niation that
nish the neciary officers
further delay.
Clark of Rii
and adjourn
111 tomorrow would still
) canvass of the vote.
aster asked if he under
to hold that the house
d to business until fully
ten the chair responded
e, replied with an inti-
repubheans could lur-
and avoid
rdson moved to amend
htil 4 o'clock this after
noon, which rltion prevnili'd.
Aung tile Senator
Promptly ai2 o'clock the senate was
called to ordeiby Lieutenant Governor
K. Jii. Moore.8ri at the invitation ol the
latter Rev. H. , Dvis of 1 his city ap
pealed to the tront of Grutx hr divine
guidance to thesemtors in tlwir work
was
i nd roll
members in their
of Nemaha and
R. J. Hunter if louglas county
chosen as Sfcrehry pro tern.
call showed all th
seats except Donas
Mutfly of Madison.
A committee on edentials appointed
by the chair indued Senators Grothan
of Howells, JIutz cKeya Paha, Osborne
01 Pawnee. , 1 aibd of Lancaster and
Watson of Saline.
A recess of liftee-minutes was taken
to allow the comiittee to preppre a
j r i ''i f, nnd it rii" J. At, t'i" " id of n
i: i.ir:"r of an ha thevoi-'HiittiM' rt
ji irne'l tind miuiiii1 1 I n ivpott contain
; iuft a list of iiki cntit'.'.d 1 1 seats,
j aiid stating that J01 Jeiicoa ; ui Onia-
ha had appi. ird t'ore the committee
and stated that he proposed to contest
the election of Senator Evans. When
the list as prepared had been read it was
discovered that the names of Jonnsou c.f
Clay, Lee of Howard aud Caldwell of
Nuckolls had been unwittiugly omitted.
The omision was cured by motion.
Senator Howell facetiously suggested
that the names on the list reported had
better be counted. The i lerk counted
them and reported that he found thirty.
three.
On motion of Real of Custer acoininittee
comprising Beat, Haller and Gondring
waited on Chief Justice Post and invited
him to the chamber to administer the
oath of office. He responded at once
and the senators were sworn in and
signed the oath. -
The sen at thereupon proceeded to
effect an organization. Senator Howells
of Douglas read the list of names chosen
in caucus. Fhe names of Frank Ransom
for president pro tern was first pre
sented, and he was elected, receiving 21
votes. William F. Schwind was made
secretary by the same vote. H. A.
Edwards was made first assistant sec
retary, receiving 24 votes. The rest of
the list was presented at once. It com
prised H. G. Stewart forsecond assistant
secretary, Bookkeeper Greenfield, Chat
burn for chaplain, Coulin for sergeant-at-arms,
D. H. Burke for assistant
sergeant-at-arma, Laura M. Forbes for
postmistress, T. J, Butler for assistant
postmaster, Charles Nowns for door
keeper and W. G. Willby assistant, G.W.
Petty for chief enrolling clerk and G. D.
Chadderdon assistant, W. M. Cary for
lerk of the committee of the whole
house, A. V. Leiber for custodian
of the senate, J. P. Kelley
for janitor, J. G. Swoboda for mail Cft&Hr
rier, P. . E. Nealon for custodial tt the
cloak room, J. B. Dg--Vftn for file clerk,
Cvrus Lindell an H. Kloke for night
watchmen, F. M.U fhnaon for file holder,
iv proof reader, . Al.
doorkeeper, tieorge
Vismd R. L. Rossiter
1
11 INTEREST OF 11a
Senators Hope to 1; k Up
Discussion Soon After
Assembling.
the
WILL MEET WITH HO OPPOSITION
C. W. Sherman
Whittaker forga
G. Seay for bill cl
for fireman
When the list w
Butler moved t
the assistant boo
.at-arms from the
his opinion these o
sary, and under th
cessities for econom
ing with their servi
Un a call ot the n
was lost. Those vo
tors Caldwell, Can
Murphy, Ritchie, Spe
and Dundas, all n
Ritchie aud Dundas,
teen nays.
The list as submitte
ells was thereupon
Ritchie and Dundas op
benator Hearing mo
ment of a committee of
which Senator Ransom.
should be chairman, T
vailed.
Senator. Gondring m
rules of 18'Jd govern per
from the committee. A
On motion of Senator
latter, with Senators
Murphy waited on Secret
invited him to appear a
oath of office to the office
above.
At 2 p. m. the senate
session.
i 1
submitted Ritchie of
vnend by striking
teper and sergeant-
al ue said that in
s were not neces
sting pressing ne
favored dispens-
the amendment
for it were sena
Haller, Heapy,
Steele, Talbot
piiblicans except
'X lere were nine-
Senator How
pted, Messrs,
the appoint-
on rules, of
esident elect,
motion pre
3
fd that the
iirig a report
touted. '.
uhdring. the
iltson and
fAPiper and
, administer
loilumerated
I still in
Lieutenant Governor Moore entiled the
senate to order promptly at 10 ft'clock-
Several senators were absent tind ex.
cused without objection.
lseal ol Luster moved that niiel secre
tary of state furnish each member with
a copy of the legislative manual for
1895. This was agreed to aogkt'iifeState
Journal was again remembered",
Howell moved that as no uot,c had
been received from the house tdt thejeffect
that it was ready to transact jbislness,
the senate adjourn until 10 o clock to
morrow. This was agreed to. 1 1
9
'I want to trive you a tiD." remaiked
a well known republican politicikn yes
terday, "on where there is likely 0o 1 a
whole lot of work for the lawyers, Too
know the legislature enacted theim'iSi-
111 u in rate law prescribing the topt tch
charges that might lawfully be iinppd
by any railway company,upon itspnt
ron8. You will also remember that i he
railway companies declined to conform
to the law and that fhe state board of
transportation was prevented fromjputvi
ting the law into effect by an edict front
Judge Dundy's branch of the fad4rt,
court, wherein the court held that iBtl
execution of such a V'!
would be equivalent to ihv
confiscation of the property of the rail
way company without due process. I bat
case has been carried to the federu
supreme court. It has been in litigatiol
now for two years. Meantime the rai
road companies have bee-i chargin
raws, considerate in excess in Bonn
instances of those permissible under th
law. A decission will . probably soon
come in the case and there is no Question
in my mind that the supreme court will
sustain the constitutionality and validi
ty of tlat law. Then what is going to
be done about the thousands of dollars
over charges that have been collected by
the railwjy companies? Don't you sup
pose that shippers can recover them from
the railroad companies? Well, I do, and
further I think that some of them will
attempt to do ho, and that's what I
meant when I said that I knev where
there was some work to be had r the
lawyers."
I
I Goes Out of Business
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 31. The Farm
ers and Merchants' Slate bank, one of
the soundest financial institiitioni of
BoitnVr. has decid.id to out of bnsi-;)-ss
an ! fmm thin dat- witl receive no
d'pnph- but will pay nil depositor on
d 'liinij !. The prfmnry cause of the de
cision ii' the directors nnd stock hi Id !-s
is been of the fact that the business
hajiuo.b'en profitable.
Tb.9
Friends of the
Are Confident of
Passage.
Measure
Its
The lloune Program,
Washinqton, Jan. 3. When the sen
ate meets Tuesday morning it is quite
likely that the debate on matters per
taining to our foreign relations and the
position assumed by Secretary Olney for
the executive will at ouce begin to take
shape. Whether Mr. Cameron will call
up the Cuban resolution on the opening
day of the session is not yet known, for
that senator has not yet returned to
the city and the subject is entirely in his
hands It is hardly thought that he
will seek to force the iss'ia-. the
openihg day owing wrthe fact lhat
there is uOt Ukely tobe a uorum ot ILa
senaVpresent.
Daring the morning hour, bowet tr,
under any guise that may be put for
ward, the debate on the subject cana e
commenced, but it mast give way to
unfinished business at 2 o'clock unl
there are sufficient votes to displace
Oklahoma free homestead bill with
more pressing question of Cuba. TB
homestead bill, which is championed b
Mr. Pettigrew, is not to have smoot
sailing. A strong minority report by
Piatt is to be presented, and that sena
tor will lead the opposition to the
measure on the noor of the senate.
Mr. Hale, who is looked upon as the
leader ol the anti-Cuban recognition sen
timent in the senate, said yesterday that
several senators who had been hereto
fore silent on the subject had come out
against the Cuban resolutions and there
was now no possible chance for its pass
age, On the other hand. Messrs. Came
ron, Lodge, Chandler, Morgan and Mills
assert that the sentiment favoring
action by congress is becoming more
vi rou , and that the . fighting will be
forced" from the start. Mr.. Hale, who in
the absence of Mr. Allison is acting as
chairman of the committee on appropria
tions, expects to have the army bill re
ported to the senate Wednesday and
this will be put forward to antagonize
the Cuban proposition.
Two speeches are booked for the com
ing week, oue by Mr. Peffer, probably
Wednesday, on his resolution for the ap
pointment ot afnational monetary con
ference, aud another by Mr. Proctor, on
thejoiat resolutions providing for the
electiou of president and vice-president
and senators by popular vote.
The House Program.
Just before the holiday recess the
house of representatives, upon the rec
ommendation of the committee ou rules,
arranged the business of the house for
the first week of the new year. On Tues
day and Wednesday the Loud, bill, to
amend the postal laws so as to prohibit
the transmission in the mail of serial
novel publications ahd "sample" copies
of newspapers at the second class rate.
will be the special order. Discussion un
der the general rule will continue from
immediately after the reading of the
journal on Tuesday, the 5th iust., until
p.m. on Wednesday, and under the
uve minute rule upou proposed amend
ments until 4 o'clock, when voting will
begin upon pending amendments and
the final passage of the bill. When the
bill was called up, 1 rather unexpectedly
several weeks ago, it developed sur
prising strength, but since theu the op
position has been active and the chances
of its passage are now considered rather
doubtful.
After this bill has been disposed of, the
rest of the week Thursday, Friday and
Saturday will be devoted to the con
sideration of the Pacific railroad fund
ing bill, reported by Judge Powers,
chairman of the committee on Pacific
railroads. Two days will be given to
general discussion and oue day to debate
and action in committee of the whole up
on proposed amendments. The bill will
be reported to the house at 0 o'clock
Saturday, and the vote on its passage
taken on Monday, the 11th, immediate
ly after the reading of the journal. The
febate on this measure will doubtless be
interesting, owing to the opposition
Sich exists among members of the
use to the action of the majority of
the committee. The bill proposes to ex
t fid the government lien over all the
iysical property of the companies,
uch, it is claimed, the present Hen does.1
t cover, and substituting for all ouN I
0 Hiding obligations a new 4 percent
rtgage, the government debts to be
If led at 2 per cent per aunvtm.
edditiou to this the Southern
lieu hie company is required to pay
tli (mount chareed against the Central
Pile, Be company so long as it remains
less thereof. The amount of the Union
PuHte mortgage will be 154,31,000,
anjt t the Central Pacific, net, 52,801,
OO'jL Messrs. Hubbard of Missouri and
I'ellVH Texas have made minority re
porM, tpposing the recommendation of
t!ie to imittee, the former recommend
ing v bill drawn by Attorney-General
Har'tia and introduced by Senators
I r eel id Morgan to enforce t'he govern
n.ei't ili sis upon the property by pro
otudingi ,in the court of appeals of the
I)lntn if Columbia and the letter that
tie dt'tylrof the companies bo extended
' P'tStnt instead of 2. secured by a
I first mortgage upon id! their properties.
iTney wilt probr bly lead the debate
! na'inst the committee's bill. . .
1 by the terms of the orders making
these mf asun-H the sh-cih! business coj
i.ieratioa of any other in.ttt'-e ui,sJiUt
O'lf find it will take nniiuiiitoii ctnsent
to act on auy thing until the or lFi hare
I n it exhausted. The only exception is
that ou Friday night prii.l pension
billn wil be disciiMHfd for tvo hours and
liaif as usual without n cniornra.
i:niroHritlle Cont 'liMen.
The board of public land uud build
ings held three separate meet ii.tr?1 yester
day to disciiii"! additional appoint cum. ta
within its gift. At the morning Houston
considerable frictiou was developed, ''t,
was over the selection of a superintend
ent of the Kearney industrial school,
which is said to be the best paying
office of the kind in the state. It will be
remembered! that at a meeting some
weeks since all of the other ftpj oinr
ments of heads of state institutions
were made except this one. At that
some discussion arose as to whether the
place should go to a populist or a dem
ocrat, and at the suggestion of Secretary
Porter the question was decided by
drawing straws. Secretary Porter held
the straws. In t he absence of Chairman
Dahlman, M. D. Welch was called on to
draw in behalf of the democratic com
mittee. He drew the winning straw,
thus entitlinu the democrats to the
place. It was stated immediately after
wards by populist state officers that
this was all a joke, but C. J. Smyth,
the only democratic member of the
board, has contended all along that he
did not so consider it.
It was owing to this controversy
that Mr. Smyth yesterday withdrew
from the meeting of the board after a
discussion of about an hour. He de
clared that he would participate in no
more meetings the results and agree
ments of which are not final. Later the
other members of the board sent for him
and he returned, when an agreement
was rendered such as was outlined in the
Post several days since, whereby a pop-
libit was to be made superintendent 01
he Kearney school, and in return lor
nich all of the state bank examiners are
i3 be democrats.
At a later session the board appointed
Irtarles W. Hoxie ot this city to the
sboerintendency of the Kearney school
III. Sheridan of Red Willow was made
sfiward of the Beatrice feeble-minded
aiijlum- James C. Brennon of Omaha
made steward of the girl's indus-
I school at Geneva, and Mrs. h. S
brook of Clarks was made matron
e j?ame institution.
Al a meeting of 'the state banking
board Dr. Ii. L. Hall of Mead.a populist.
waswiade chief clerk of that board. The
board then became involved in a misun
ders Binding growing out of the reported
agreement with Mr. Smyth whereby the
exana.iers were to bo democrats. Mr.
ConniH contended for the nomination of
ist, and Mr. Meserve, who pro
misted on carrying out the agree
th Smyth and refused to put mo-
line with Council's contentions
isd therefore adjourned without
lurtlier appointments.
Commissioner Wolle also an-
that he had selected Albert
'i Omaha to fill a $1,000 clerk
is office.
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WORK AT STATE THE C0NFEREH02
Ha Counsels a Division of Represen
tation Bet wee q the Forces
of Bimetallism.
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ALLEN S MIND NOT MADE UP.
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Senator A
today, arr
senate whil
Questioned
over the
home with
that matter
only in a cas
was in tan
back toinorn
will bo any
mittee before
Omer M
Washington by
the West, and r
floor of the hou
Kepresentativ
the ways and m
How He Will Vote on the
cHugb Confirmation.
N, Ian., 5. -(Special.)
1 returned from Nebraska
fig upon the floor ot the
that body was in session.
to whether he bad talked
flugh nomination while
there, he answered that
lad been spoken of, bat
way. Senator murston
11 today and is expected
It is not likely there
ting of the judiciary com-
unday.
also reappeared in
he morning train from
imed his seat upon the
me
Mercer today filed with
us committee a state
ment by the Nebraska binding twine
company of Frertont, asking lor a duty
ot f 50 per tou upon all raw material
imported into thiicountry.
The vice ftreside: laid before the sen
ate the letter of tli secretary of state o
Nebraska, trausmilting certified copies
of the final ascertaiimeut of the electors
for president and vbe president ol Ne
braska and other sttes.
Representative Andrews M-oraWy re
ported a bill to penst " s7. Crawford.
, L. B. Fowler of Qv&J!r in Washing
ton and will make tbf city his home.
Hiirwrvisinff ' ArchiMht Aiken todav
opened bids lor the inyrior finish of WeT"",,
basement and first tior of the public k1D
building at Omaha. J&B. Jobst of Oma
ha was the lowest bidder out of twelve,
who submitted proposes. 1 The amount
of his bid was $ 83,978,1 nd he will prob
ably be awarded the contract.
In the federal court atfvmaha yester
day Riley Abels of this cay was senten
ced to eight months in jlil - tor passing
donfederate money, the Antence to date
from Sentember 30. He Ivas convicted
under that section of the I'trited .States
statutes which make it a Aime to pass
or use anvthing made inl imitation of
government currency.
; Il-at Sfanufacl
The oldest Industry if Britain Is
still carried on at the villi? of Bran
don, on the borders of Norfolk and Suf
folk, and is in a fiourishlnl Condition.
It is a manufactury ot gunlnd tinder
box flints, but the work is lone In lit
tle sheds, often at the hlbk of the
to wnf oik's cottages.
Oliver Conlerenco In Sinln.
An heretofore promised in The Post,
the delegates to the state bimetallic con
ference, whicti is now fn session in this
city, were given an opportunity J to
hear Mr. Bryan's peech"at 11 o'clock
this moru'ug. This unusual hour was
fixed for Mr. Bryan's address owing to
an engagement which ha has to attend
the Jackson day banquet at Chicago.
A considerable time before the hour
fixed upon found the lower part of th
Lansing and also the balcony well filled
with people who had come out to bear
the silver champion's address,
Judge W. L. Greene of Kearney was
introduced as chairman, and after a
short address, and a song by Mr. Gi if
fith, Mr. Bryan begun to speak. Ashe
arose he was greeted by tumultuous
applause and a scene ensued. wh'ch rival
ed some of those occurring in this city
while the speaker was making his mem
orable canvass for the presidency.
Mr. Bryan said that it was gratifying
to him to retain in defeat the effection of
his friends, and he paraphrased a fami
liar saying that "It is better to have ,
run and lost than never to have run at
all." He said that he had been looking
over the campaign of 1894 in Nebraska
and had tound that the bimetallic forces
in this stater hud fought exactly the
same battle then us was ought in the
nation two years later; that as at that
time they were defeated, managing
only to elect a governor : and
their opponent having a two-thirds ma
jority in the legislature, two years later
they re-elected their governor and suc
ceeded in getting two-thirds of the legis-X
lature. In view of this fact the speaker
was not surprised that the opposition
in this state was opposed to agitation,
and he suggested that what was possi
ble ot accomplishment in Nebraska in
two years is possible in the nation in a
campaign of four years.
Among the suggestions made to the
conference with reference to organiza
tion and plans for tuture activity, he
said that it must not be lorgotten that
the bimetallic forces in this state are
composed of three different factors
united upon one issue, that of bimetal
lism, after which point they began to
differ iu opinion, and that in view of this
fact it was highly important that in all
plans for future work each of these fact
ors should be given equal representation
and that none should appear to domin
ate ovor the others. Tb.3 suggestion -met
with a hearty response.
The speaker paid a tribute to the good
services rendered by the women's clubs
and took occasion to suggest to the
conference that in its deliberations it
should not fail to make provisions for '
organizations to be composed of women,
and at the statement that when it comes
to raising money one women's club is
worth more than sixteen men's clubs,
the audience broke into cheers - and
laughter and some of the lady auditors
seemed highly pleased.
The bimetallic conference was called to
order in the Lansing theatre at 2:30,p.
m. by Johu Jeffcoat of Omaha, with
about 500 delegates seated in the body
of the bouse. There was quite a crowd
of spectptors in the balcony and the
boxes were occupied by ladies. The pre
liminary caucuses had selected George
W. Berge of this city for temporary
chairman and Douglas county was
.lottfor
booming Judge Cunnit
permanent chairman.
Among the subjects to be brought
before the convention will be resolutions
to be introduced by a deleeate from
Douglas county calling upon the United
States senate to refuse to confirm the
appointment of Judge McUugh. The
resolution imputes to him responsibility
for the placing of the bolting
'-nocrats npon the official bal
lot in this state, which is
denounced as an assault upon the ballot
box, and concludes that such a man is
an unsafe man to be entrusted with the
enforcement of the laws and .the adjust
ment or the rights of citizens. ,
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Federal Jurors.
e to llowintr netic mrv nas been
(Aiwnforthe January term of the fed- V
e.dl court, opening at Lincoln ou Janu
ary 18: Charles M. Sullivan, Platts-
niouth; Ed Hoare, Platte Center; B. 8.
Hubbard, Havelock; Julius Jaukowski,
Omaha; Ambrose Eddy, Lincoln; Lew
Martin, Hastings; Joseph R. Boyd, Uni
verity Place; Geo. G. Seoy, Omaha; T. B.
Davis. Lincoln; L. J. Pond, Alma; F. M.
Rose. Lincoln; J. W. Well, Lincoln; A. J.
Wright, Tecumseh; A. S. Vedder, Bennett;
Fred Trute, Elk Creek: C. H. Bickard,
Falls City; J. M. Borland, Fairmont; L.
A. Dorrington, Chadron; J. W. Smith,
Cook; P. W. Birkhauser, Omaha;
T. J. Majors, Peru; H. H. Syden
ham. Kearney; P. B. Borry, Jack
son, J. H. Hamilton, Lincoln; E. J.
Irey, Omaha; C. C. Miller, Omaha; P. J.
McQuillan, Omaha; G. M. Murphey,
Crete; Henry . Leavitt, Omaha; O. N.
Potter, Omaha; Theodore W. Smith,
Omaha; H. C. Mowers, Colen; Wiley
Mathews, Lincoln; John ' H. Fohlman,
Peru; R. M. Braden, Douglas; .A,, inirel
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