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A i VOL LINCOLN, NEB., THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1892. NO. 9. . IV. i i INDEPENDENT TICKET A StroDg Ticket Named and Amid the Greatest Enthusiasm. The Utmost Harmony Prevails and the Election of the Whole Ticket Predicted. The independent state convention has been held, and what was predicted by many as indicating a crises in the history of the new political movement has been sa'ely passed. The nomina tion of Gen. C. II. Van Wyck for gov ernor has not opened the smallest break in tlw ranks of the party, and has not been followed by any dissen sions that are apparent to the closest observer. The strong? st Powers men leftKearney yesterday morning wearing Van Wyck badges and vociferously shouting for the ticket nomi nated. Tiu re are. no kuives out for any part of the ticket, but independents everywhere declare their intention of working enthusias tically for the ticket and the election of the whole ticket is enthusiastically predicted. The following is the ticket se lected: Governor Charles H. Van Wyck Lieutenant Governor C. D. Shrader Auditor. .Logan Mclieynolds Secretary of State J. M. Easterling State Treasurer J- V. Wolfe Attorney General V. O. Strickler Supt. Public Instruction. ..II. H. Hyatt Com. Pub. Lands and Buildings. . . J. M. Gunnett PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. First district T. J. Ferguson Second district J. R- Conklin Third district John I. Jones Fourth district .'. . .R. R. Schick F.fth district W. A. Garrett Sixth district. Peter Ebbeson . T ) E. E. Link At Large J - T.H.Tibbies VOTES ON CANDIDATES. For governor: Van Wyck 502, Leese 147, Poynter 6. Lieutenant governor, informal ballot: CD. Shrader 305, It. Wilbert 164, Chamberlain 275, Taylor 6, Weir 3. Formal ballot: Shrader 451, Chamber- Treasurer: Hatfield 308, Wolfo 382. Korretarv of state: J. M. Easterling 32G, W. Saunders 130, Eric Johnson 45, C. N. Mayberry 180. Auditor: McReynolds 354, Herman Freese 55, L. C. Stockton GO, F. M. Sil- lick 58, Geo. W. Brewster (5, A. J. Gus tin 55, John Beatty 39, Upton 55. Attorney general, informal ballot: V. O. Strickler 329, T. B. Carey 145, A. E. Fletcher 113, O B. Hewitt 47, T. B. Minneban 50. First ballot: Strickler 300, Carey 191, Fletcher 198, Minnehanl. First ballot: Strickler 343, Carey 146, Fletcher 185. Superintendent of public" instruction, informal ballot: H. H. Hyatt 378, G. W. Chadderdon 39, C. E. Simmons 19, H. A. Edwards 42, Rollan 130. When the committee on platform re- rni'tcrl n. mnt.inn was adonted that a plank be added condemning tho pres ent vicious convict labor system in vno-iifi in this state. The committee proposed this resolution and tho plat form was then adopted: TnE PLATFORM. We. the people's independent party of the state of Nebraska, in convention assembled at Kearney, Neb., on this 3rd day of August, 1892. do hereby adopt the following platform of prin ciples: We hereby reaffirm and ratify the nrincinlfis enunciated in the platform adopted by the people's independent party, at Omaha, JNeb , July i, i&yj. Whereas. The crreat railway cor norations do now take and have taken by unjust freight rates from the pcopl of Nebraska millions of dollars annu ally; Resolved. That we demand that such laws be enacted by our legislature a will reduce the rates in Nebraska to a level with the rates for like service in the state of Iowa, and in the enact ment, of such laws and the regulation of freights, railways in this state shall be claimed and rates adjusted in propor tlon to the traffic to the end that jus tice may be done to all. We are opposed to the restoration of the sugar bounty in any form by the state of Nebraska. We demand of our next legislature the passage of an act to prescribe . the the mode of Davment of obligations of debt contracted to bo paid in money as . , , . , .1 t Alt follows: "lie it enacted, etc., man irom and after tho passage of this act, all obli gations contracted to be payable in money shall be payable in -any money authorized bv the United States gov ernment, and any stipulations to tho contrary in said contract or obligation is hereby declared to do void. We demand the submission of an amendment to the constitution of this state, providing that the permanent school lund may be loaned to itizens of Nebraska on lirst mortgage on prouuc live real estate at an interest of not more than 5 per cnt. as is now done in many oi tno states oi uie union. We are oonosed to a svstni of ; rov ernment that allows corporations or in dividuals oi tho united biai.s to em intimidato or coerce organizations of labor. We favor such legislation as shall require all differences bstween employes and employer to bo submitted to a committee lor arbitration, and Jn enforcement of tho decision of such committee. Wo demand the election of president. vice-president, and United States sena tors by direct voto ot tne poopio. We favor equal pay for equal work for both men and women, We demand more nromnt deliverv of independent mail matter, as we believe trias sucn man mauer is not always delivered prompt'y. YVe denounce tne convict laoor sys tem, as practiced in tho stato of Nebraska. . The committee reported thrco reso lutions to the convention without recommendation, of which tho follow ing was adopted: Whereas. Thero has been on exhib ition' in this stato sines tho Omaha ronventioa. a people's party panorama. painted and lectured by Carl Brown, a national delegate from California, that is being universally styied, "ine Cali fornia Vote Maker," the most powerful document yet presented in this cam paign of education; and Whereas, Tke Daily Public of Omaha is engaged in publishing a copy of this work, prepared by its author, as a campaign document: therefore Resolved, By this state convention of Nebraska, that we heartily indorse the same and recommend all who can to send for copies of this great campaign document to do so through the sec retaries of our organization in the var ious counties. Resolvtd, That this convention here by tenders its thanks to Brother Cirl Brown of California for his work thus far done in this state, and hopes that he will stay as long as he possibly can in this state in his noble mission of death to old Shylock. ' The following resolutions were indef initely postponed upon vote of the convention! Resolved, That, whereas, at the - last session of the legislature $50,000 was annronriated as Nebraska's contribu tion to the World's fair to be held in Chicago in 1892: we, the members of the state convention, recommend that no further appropriation from tho rlifTerent counties, from the state lecris Hi ure. either directly or indirectly, bo mswle for that nnrposc. and. further. that we set our seal of condemnation ao-ainst its manairers for llieir refusal to recognize organized labor in the construction of the works and build ings. Resohed, That, inasmuch as the state militia is only an expensive ornament, fostered bv that class who seem dis posed to add to the already heavy bur dens of taxation to create an army in times of peace to protect capital and in timidato labor, we ask for its abolition or a refusal to make any appropriation for it, to continue its expensivo folly or parade its arrogant menace. Tho convention also adopted resolu tions thanking tho chairman and secra on Tuesday morniog tho convention adjourned after a continuous fession of twelve and one-naii hours. our candidates. Today we present brief biographies of three of tho independent nominees for stato offices. Biographies of tho others will appear as soon as we can secure tho necessary dati for preparing them. C. D. SHRADER, Our nominee for lieutentant-governor was born llf ty-two years ago in Grant county, Wisconsin. His father was a farmer, and ho was brought up on a farm. In 1867 he was married and now has a family of three boys and two girls In 1876 he moved to Lancaster county, Neb., where he engaged in farming near Waverly for eight-years. Then ho helped organize what was called tho o:d soldiers' colooy and moved to Logan county, where ho has since lived. Ho has a fine farm of 1,000 acres. He devotes special attention to raisin? lino "hogs and horses. Mr. Shrader is not a proxy farmer, but au actual working farmer. Mr. Shrader has a good common school education, having graduated in the high school. He has taught school a number of terms both in Wisconsin and Nebraska. At the age of eighteen he enlisted in tho Fourth Wisconsin volunteers in which he served with credit to himself. Politically Mr. Shrader was a re publican (of the kicking variety) until 1888. He then cut looso from the rotten hulk of the g. o. p. and joined tho union labor fellows. He was among the pioneer alliance men, serving as chairman of the executive board of the Nebraska state farmers' alliance during the lirst year of its existence. . In 1890 the independent of Logan and Custer counties elected Mr. Shra der representaiivo reversing a g. o. p. majority 1,200. Ho was a prominent candidate for speaker of tho house, and served as chairman of tho most im portant committee, the judiciary. He probably did more to push independent measures through the legislature than any other man. He was a vigorous fighter and a tireless worker. Mr Shrader is one of tho ablest de baters in tho state, and will bo a power ful campaigner. LOGAN MCREYNOLDS, our candidate for state auditor was born in Gibson county, Indiana, in 1847. His father was a farmer. In 1850 he moved to Menard county, Illinois, where he lived on a farm till nine years old when his father went into mercantile business. Young Logan spent the next ten years of his life in the store. In 1807 ho went to Wilson county, Kansas, ' where ho pre-empted a quarter section of raw land among the Osage Indians. Hero he followed farming for twelve years. In 18SG he moved to his present home near Fairfield, Clay county, Ne braska, where he has followed the hon orable, but unprofitable avocation of a workinir farmer. Mr. McReynolds received a good
