gefg:u fo:.ces tm
GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE.
NEBRASKA FUSION SOUNDS THE
BATTLECRY.
Three Croat Conventions With On
Vote Declarator Col. William
Jennings Bryan.
Lincoln, Ne. especial.) The reform
furce assembled at Lincoln iu three
separate convention, but no single
convention ever got together with more
triteness of purpose. The delegations
were more complete from every sec
ticiB tit the state, and each and every
wan showed more fight than at anv
previous convention in the historj of
the fusion forces.
The contests for the positions of the
delegates were in nearly every instance
practically settled before the conven
tion were called to order, the threat
ened spectacular clash between the
regular populist organization and the
WhddJe-ot-the-fWMf following- itft -not
niAirriu tsr. i ne lacier eviaeniiy real
ised that they were up against It, and
id not even put In an, appearance at
the convention ball. Xne convention
ist them word that it was organized
and ready to hear their grievance, if
they had one, but no response was re
eeived. The recalcitrants were there
after ignored.
After D. Clem Deaver's place on the
mattonal committee had been declared
vaeajit and E. K. Thomas of Douglas
elected to All the vacancy, Deaver mux
tered hia followers and made a per
fuaetery declaration in favor of the
Cincinnati convention and went thro'
the form of electing a delegation to go
there.
Seme, effort wag made in the morn
ing hour to make a show by Fending
out parties wearing a badge marked
"Ob to Cincinnati," but It occasioned
o interest, and the effort was given
p, the only badges of this kind to be
seen anywhere during the afternoon be
ing around the Deaver headquarters at
the Grand.
An incident of the democratic con
mention was the noteworthy compli
ment tendered Richard L. Metcalfe, ed
itor of the World-Herald, whose selec
tion as, delegate-at -large was made In
tfce unusual manner of a rising vote, in
whieh all the delegates Joined, express
ing not only a preference for an indl-
iuaJ, but a distinguished honor, as
Lne reeln-Ienc of the favor eetni-eert ft
lo the entire corps of newspaper men of
the state.
SKBSION" OP THE POPULISTS.
The populist convention was called
So order -In the new auditorium by
Chairman J. H. Edmisten at 7 o'clock
an. an hour later than the time des
ignated by the committee. The dele
gates arose to their feet while the in
vocation was pronounced by Rev. R.
A. Hawley of Lincoln.
Chairman Edmisten, before the eai!
feg of the roll, made a brief speech, in
which he eulogized the populist party
aa "the greatest in the state of Ne
braska." The sentiment was routily
applauded.
Tor temporary chairman. Judge W.
JT. Westover of Rushville was nominat-
o Dy uenerai f. M. Marry. Ttie tioml
aatlon was seconded by M. F. Harring
ton of O'Neill and Judge Hale of But
Vr county. Judge J. R. Thompson of
Hall county nominated in behalf o
Mur Flth congressional district. R. J I.
Xohr of Furnas county as the "old sol-
. ier candidate," the nomination being
seconded from two or three quarters of
the house. .
Tie roll call on the nominations re-
, catted: Westover, 60"!; Rohr, 061 Vi
Judge Westover was declared elected
aavl made the unanimous choice of the
anvention.
WESTOVBR CHEERKD.
A storm of applause greeted the tem
porary chairman as he mcunted the
platform. In taking the chair Judge
.'Westover declared that the populist
party stands for the Declaration of In
dependence and a strict construction of
he constitution. It stood for the toil
asg masses, he concluded, and its prin
ciples, he was convinced, would ulti
asately be enacted l.ito the laws of the
aoantrv.
V- A- Bradbury of Stoekville and
Frank D. Eager of Lincoln were noml-
-ware elected to Jointly serve In that
apacity.
As a committee on. credentials the
ajhair appointed the following, one from
aach congressional district: J. V. Whlt
ajur of the First district. Elmer Thorn
eef the Second, R. A. Tawney of the
Third, Eric Johnson of the Fourth, C.
T. Wheeler of the Fifth and M. F,
Harrington of the Sixth.
Mr. Harrington took the platform and
Plained that the seat of Klmer
Vipmiw . 1 1 j 1 1 1 j nan lull-
tested, together with that of all the
ders of the Douglas delegation. He
expressed his opinion that It was the
purpose of the contesting delegation
get A decision from the federal court
declaring that the "girnon pure popu
PJsts." For this reason he wanted the
sanventlon to be careful, and moved
fiat Thomas be relieved of his duty on
. tA committee and some delegate nam
ai hi his stead whose seat is not con
ted. Fills course of procedure was concur
att in by Mr. Thomas, and the chair
aamed in his stead C. A. Whltform of
' Vashlngton county.
mi m 'i"aj nvwna Tiu mo r4iwd
- AmenU Barry moved a recess for one
ttaar to enable the various eongres
f laat districts to caucus and agree on
I Jraia to the national convention.
V. M. Tibbie" protested that General
' .V ' AlmtriM tfc Alvth u th uilv
' it 9 uu bm nm iiwr auenoea to
; A work. II protested against on
.ict tjlaylo. the work of the en-
asaretHloa. The motion was lost.
. t w than decided to devote the
t CtftF aMwataa to fa whs, daring
tCtt VUXk iiirkt nigat
, V"? f irt3 raa tola m
JHONCNtT
mittee. called the democratic conven
tion to order at Bohannon's hall, and
after brief remarks presented Thomas
J. Nolan as temporary chairman. He-
fore this the district delegates had cau
cused and selected their delegates to
the national convention.
The First district delegates held the
last of the congressional conventions
heeting Just prior to the assembling of
the big convention. It developed a
combination of the other counties in
the district against Lancaster. The dis
trict delegates named were Joseph H.
Miles of Falls City and C. E. Cotton of
fcyracus. The. alternates were Albert
George W. Ilerge of Lincoln, Secretary
of State Porter. Land Commissioner
olfe, who was greeted by an irrev
erent delegate as "a true representa
tive of the Nebraska hog," and Rev
Father Murphy of Seward.
The speeches were heartily received
oy the thousand delegates and as many
more spectators that crowded the vast
galleries of the auditorium.
The committee on credentials sub
mitted its report, stating that the com
mittee had met and notified the Doug
ias county contestants that it was
ready to hear their case, but they had
refused to appear before the committee
and submitted no evidence in support
of their contest. It was therefore rec
ommended that the regular delegation
from Douglas county retain their seats.
The report was adopted with a whoop
and the committee discharged. The
temporary organization, by a unani
mous vote, was then made permanent.
DEAVER THROWN OUT.
Martin Langdun of Douglas county
moved that I. C. Deaver's position on
the national committee be declared va
cant, and his successor named. The
motion was carried by a viva voce
vote, without a dissenting voice.
John (). Yeiser of Douglas county
placed in nomination as Deaver's suc
cessor Elmer K. Thomas of Omaha.
Lancaster county nominated T. H. Tib
bies. Nance and Kutler counties sec
onded Thomas' nomination.
J. M. Whitaker did not believe that
the convention had the power to till the
vacancy. Ppreeher of Collax thought
that the selection of the committeeman
was the province of the national con
vention. Harrington of Holt negatived
this proposlsion. The creature, he said,
is not greater than the creator, and
the convention now had the power to
fill the vacancv.
T HO.M A S SUCCK EDS .
The roll was called on the nomina
tions of Tlbll- and Thomas, "in place
of I. Clem leaver, lately deceased,"
and resulted in Thomas' selection, by a
vote of to Ml.
Mr. Thomas was then declared the
unanimous choice of the convention.
The victory of the Douglas county
man was loudly cheered, and the cheer
ing was renewed as Mr. Thomas took
the platform to pledge his fealty to the
party and its principles.
The chair namd as committee on
resolutions Kd Frenan of Nemaha
county, Warwick Saunders of Douglas,
W. F. Bryant of O'dar, H. D. Rogers
of Saline, Judge J. R. Thompson of
Hall and :. A. Munn of A alley.
DISTRICT DELEGATE.
The convention then proceeded to the
election of di'lgate to the national
convention. The roll of congressional
districts was called and the following
preferences indicated:
First District Delegates, W. F. Mo
ran, B. F. Allen, T. H. Tibbies, William
Dalley. George A. Abbott. W. 11. Tai
eotl; W. G. Swan; alternates, B. g.
Littlefield. James Clark. S. R. Hall,
Edgar Fernan. James Whitaker, O. R.
Hall, Scott Whitney.
Second IMstrict Delegates, E. E.
Thomas. George Magney, L. J. Quinby,
C. A. Whltford. W. D. Schaal, J. W.
Kowler, Allen Root: alternates, J. H.
Peabody, J. H. Woodby. Victor Wilson,
C. B. Spragne, James Tannehlll, D. A.
May, J. H. Taylor.
Third District Delegates, C. D. Jena!,
1. H." Felber. t U Sei. ke. F. f. Kcott,
J. E. Dnrsheimer, J, R. Gentry, C. L
Gerard; alternates. Charles Crockett,
Neil Nye, W. K. Porter, K. P. VanAI
len, J. L. McKeever. M. N. Cruick
shank, J. R. Anderson.
Fourth District Delegates, W. II.
Taylor, J. H. Edmondson. J. W. Hte
venson, G. A. Wilkinson. Rev. William
Murphy, Eric Johnson, H. M. Powers;
alternates, H. D. Rogers, W. J. Long,
W. H. Barnes, Commodore Beaver, J.
B. IChapelle, J. M. Hamilton, W. II.
Taylor.
Fifth District Delegates, L. A. Belt
zer, K. D. Sutherland. FA. L. Adams,
Theodore Mahn, F. Houc'mn, M. M.
Burgess, C. W. Jester: alternates, M. M.
Chase, J. Higgins, R. I. Evans, A. J.
BhafTer, William Dunn, L. M. Gra
ham, F. T. Dunn.
Sixth District Delegates, J. H. Ed
niisten. M. F. Harrington, P. II. Barry,
J. J. Adams. M H. Eddy, F. J. Taylor,
W. H. Westover; alternates, C.A.Munn,
W. L. Hand, G. F, Copper, B. B. Gross.
H. M. Matthews, C. M. McClure, H. T.
Carson. $
Under a susjK-nsion of the rules. W,
V. Allen and W. A. Poynter were unan
imously elected delegates-at-large.
Governor Poynter was called to the
platform, and his brief speech of
thanks and eulogy of Bryan was loudly
applauded:
The following1 telegram from Senator
Allen was read:
"Hon. J. H. Edmisten; Please extend
greetings to the conventions and say
for me that I hope harmony alii char
acterise their deliberations. Danger lies
in division and success In united ac
tion. Cheers for Bryan and success, "
If. F. Harrington, In response to per
sistent calls, made a speech that roused
the convention to the highest pitch of
enthusiasm. Hia advocacy of govern
ment ownership of railroads, denuncia
tion of the eastern corporation demo
crats, and advocacy of Bryan and
Caldwell met wit ha particularly hearty
NOldaaT WIELDS TOT OAVKf
It was fits wtea Jama Oaktanaa,
i ag am aula asawornoc
Nelson of Johnson and G. W. J.jhnson
of Pawnee.
l he convention Instructed Its die
gatei in the statt- convention to vote
for Judge A. . Tlbbetis for delegat?
at-large and for Frank Morgan of Cass
for alternate-at-large.
The Second district convention named
as its delegates J. A. Creighton and
Louis J. Piatti. both of Omaha, and
for alternates Dr. Paul H. Dassler of
Washington county and P. J. Malia of
Sarpy county. The convention Instruct
ed f'r R. L. Metcalfe for delegate-at-large.
The Third district ccnvenlion named
Phil H. Kohl of Wayne and Jonas
Welch of Columbus for district dele
gates, and for alternates J. W. Tan
ner of Fullerton and C. H. Collett of
Bancroft.
The Fourth district convention had
some difficulty in determining upon its
representatives, and a dozen ballots
were required before a choice was de
clared. The successful aspirants wen
Harry Metzger of Aurora and V. H.
Taylor of Exeter. The alternates se
lected were Brophy of Ptromsburg and
J. K. Gereke of Seward.
The Fifth district convention named
G. W. Tibbetts of Hastings and Pat
rick Walsh of McCook a? delegates, and
for alternates A. W. Kelley of Beaver
City and Fred England of Holdrege.
The Sixth district convention select
ed as delegates M. C. Harrington of
North Platte and T. P. Mahoney of
Greeley Center, and a alternates S. M.
Hmyzer of Alliance and Charl.-s Barnen
of Ainsworlh.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The democratic convention was late
in assembling, as many of the dele,
gates seemed to entertain the errone
ous Idea that it wa sto be held at the
auditorium and did not reach Bohan
non's hall until considerably after S
o'clock.
When Chairman J. C. Dahlman of
the state central committee finally call
ed to order the hall was crowded, the
galleries being as densely packed as
was the space on the main floor.
An announcement that Ilryan would
address the convention was received
with much satisfaction by the hun-
Ireds who had manifested uneasiness
lest the business of the convention
would not be concluded in time to per
mit them to reach the auditorium in
time to hear the scheduled address
there.
DAHLMAN CONG RATULATE3.
Chairman Dahlman congratulated the
convention on the presence of so many
"fighting democrats." ami said that it
presaged a victory this fall not only to
the state but In the nation. He declared
that the democrats who left the party
four years aeo on one question were
now back In the party on another ques
tion. They had had enough of repub
licanism, and this fall would help to
roll up a majority for W. J. Bryan for
president, and it would not be stolen
from him as it was four years ago.
T. J. Nolan of Douglas was named
as the choice of the committee for tem
porary chairman, and the announce
ment called forth a vociferous chorus
of "noes' from a few personal oppo
nents at South Omaha. The, conven
tion did not approve of the Insults thus
offered, and a motion was mad" to In
dorse the action of the committee. It
carried by a tremendous shout of ap
proval when put by the chair.
A committee was appointed to escort
Mr. Nolan to the platform and he was
accorded a most complimentary wet
come, that was manifestly not alone a
tribute to his standing with the state
democracy, but a rebuke to the slur
sought to be put upon hlru by a few
members of his own delegation.
SILVER REPUBLICANS.
The silver republican convention met
at the Lincoln hotel at h o'clock and
was called to order by Dr. Lyman,
chairman of the state central commit
tee. He delivered an address that was
listened to with deep Interest and whs
heartily applauded at times. Immedi
ately after Dr. Lyman had finished W.
J. Bryan appeared and was greeted
with great applause. the convention ris
ing and giving three rousing cheers.
Mr. Bryan's speech was punctuated
with emphatic approval on the part
of the audience and he was accorded
an ovation at Its close.
Mr. Fulton of Pawnee county wa
made temporary chairman of the con
vention, and Lawrence Burnam of
Omaha temporary secretary. A mo
ment later the temporary organization
was made permanent. Mr. Fulton elec.
trilied the convention with a speech
which was greeted with great applause.
A committee on resolutions was ap
pointed and while It was at work the
convention attempted to agree upon
some method of selecting delegates to
the Kansas Clry convention. Immedi
ately there was a warm light on and It
lasted for nearly three hours. Finally
It was decided to select the chairmen
of the county central committees as
delegates and that all other sliver re
publicans who could show thiflr alle
giance to the party should be certified
as delegates. , j
It was proposed that on the night
before the state nominating convention
a dollar banquet be held and this was
instantly agreed upon. The chairman
and secretary of the stato committee
were Instructed to make the necessary
arrangements and empowered to ap
point sub-committees.
County Clerk Burrow of Thayer
county was elected temporary chair
man of the state delegation and Frank
T. Ransom of Omaha was elected na
tional committeeman by acclamation.
Pending the report of the committee
on resolutions the convention took a
short recess. The committee on resolu
tion reported at 11:20. The resolutions
denounce the new currency law, Im
perialism, militarism and the trusts,
eppoass the proposed Puerto Rlcaa tar
iff and the ignoring of the constitution,
favor Initiative aad referendum, mu
atdaal ownerahip and the lacom tax.
At itM the ceavtctiaa adjowaed.
BRYAN ON THE ISSUES
SPEAKS AT THE CONVENTION
AT LINCOLN,
Tremendous Arraignment of the
Administration on the Ques
tion of the Day.
Lincoln, Neb. Special.) William J.
Bryan was accorded three ovations by
three bodies of wildly cheering mea
composing the conventions of the fu
sion parties. At the Auditorium, nt
Bohannon's hall and at the Lincoln
hotel his reception was alike enthusi
astic. Mr. Bryan's speech before the demo
cratic convention dealt almost entire
ly with the three (Uestions which he
had been discussing In verious parts
of the country, the'money question, the
trust question and Imperialism. He
charged the republican party with
practising a deliberate fiaud upon the
voters in 1S: by holding out the hope
of international bimetallism when the
leaders neither expected nor desired
the restoration of the double standard.
eilher by Independnt action or by in
ternatlonal agreement.
He said the republicans were opposed
to the free coinage of silver at any
lalio or under any conditions, and he
pointed to the fact that the recreUiry
of the treasury and the leading repub
lican papers were talking 'n favor of
the gold standard at the very time
that the commission was in Europe
trying to get rid of it. He said that the
ratio of IS to 1 was the only ratio that
was discussed and the only ratio for
which any considerable number of
people were working.
DENOUNCES FINANCIAL BILL.
He denounced the mrrency feature
of the financial bill, and faid that the
republican party had never in a cam
paign advocated the retirement of the
greenbacks, and that It would not le
able to defend that bill before the coun
try. He said that a national currency
secured. by government londs could not
be a permanent settlement of the cur
rency question unless we had a per
manent and Increasing national debt.
REPUBLICAN.-? AND TRUSTS.
On the trust question, he reiterated
his condemnation of the republican par
ty, saying:
"The trust is so bad a thing that the
president fell It necessary to denounce
trusts In his message lust December,
but he did not recommend a remedy.
The trust portion of hi message might
be condensed as follows: 'The trusts
are bad; for the life of me I don't
know what to do about them. I hope
somebody knows more than I do and
will suggest something.'
HOW CONGRESS REPLIED.
"A republican congress listened to the
reading of the message and then pro
ceeded to establish a paper money
trust, which gives to the people a larg
er change of injury and to the banks
a larger opportunity for profit than
any other trust In existence."
He said that the republican party was
powerless to Interfere with the trusts
because the leading republicans were
connected with the trusts and the par
ty had lo -ely upon trust contributions
to carry un the coming campaign.
He presented and defended the rem
edy which he suggested at the anti
trust meeting In Chicago last fall, and
which h has frequently discussed since
that time.
PUERTO RICO BLUNDERS.
Taking up the Philippine question he
referred first t the Puerto Rico bill,
and said;
"The desire to Impose Import duties
on goods coming from Puetto Rico com
pelled the republican party to disclose
Us Imperialistic tendencies This bill
has aroused a storm of protests from
republicans In public atid In private
life. But why should any republican
be surprised? Imperialism means that
the people brought under tho flag are
not to share in the guarantees of the
constitution. It Is amazing that repub
licans have contemplated the present
acquisition of the Philippine islands
without stopping to consider the future
status' of the Filipinos.
WHERE DO FILIPINOS 8TANDT
"Are the Filipinos to be citizens? Are
they to be allowed to come to the
United mates with their oriental meth
ods of living to compete with American
labor? What good doe It do to ex
clude a few Chinese and then bring In
by force 1,000,000 of Filipinos?
"Are the Filipino to expect to par
ticipate In our election? I a presi
dential contest to be determined byth
returns from the Philippine Ulaad?
Are the questions which concern our
own people to be decided some day by
the senators and representatives In con
gress from the Philippine islands, and
if the Filipinos are not to be citizens,
are we going to change our constitu
tion so as to hold them in a perpetual
state of vassalage?
"Can we expect anything but their
hatred so long as we rule them through
carpetbag governors? The republicans
have studiously avoided a discussion of
the Philippine question. They have
oposed the consideration of that ques
done until the insurrection was put
down.
PUERTO RICO A LESSON.
"The Puerto Rlcan tariff bill, howev
er, gives us some Idea of the treatment
which the Filipinos may expect, and
Prof. Schurman, one of the president's
commissioners, says that this bill will
arouse suspicion in the minds of the
Filipinos as to their future condition.
He states his fears in the following
language:
At the very moment when we
need to inspire confidence In the
minds of the conquered Filipinos,
shall e commit an act which will i
confirm their distrust of us. quick
en their sucplelonM and breed new
and perhaps ineradlcal antipathies?
"God, forbid," Mr. Bryan continued,
"the only settlement of the Philippine
question consistent with. American in
terests and American principles is the
settlement proposed by the demcsrais
in the senate before war broke out in
the Philippine Islands, namely: a de
claration of the nation's purpose to
give the Filipinos indeendence as
soon as a stable government Is estab
lished. When that declaration is made
hostilities will cense and It will be easy
to establish a stable government."
REPUBLIC AND FILIPINO.
"To Independence should be adcL-d
protection from outside? Interference.
Not a protectorate such as European
countries exercise for the spoliation of
the protected, but protection such as
this nation has exercised over the re
publics of Central and South America.
It will be stiffUiiyit for the United
Stales to announce that any molesta
tion of the Philippines mill be con
sidered an unfriendly act
"If our nation will stand erect and
exert Its great Influence in behalf of
peace and Justice and liberty, no iia
tlon will dare to touch the Philippine
Islands, Just as no nation bns dared to
riiMurb the republics which lie south
of us."
Mr. Bryan devoted some time to the
discussion of the trade argument made
in behalf of the Philippine Islands and
quoted a letter written by Benjamin
Franklin to Iird Howe in June of 177$.
The extract from Franklin's letter is
as follows:
QUOTES BEN FRANKLIN.
" 'The well founded esteem and af
feetlon which I shall always have for
your lordship make It painful to me to
see yott engaged in conducting a war
the great ground of which, as describ
ed In your letter. Is the necessity for
preventing the American trade from
passing into foreign channels. To me
It seemR that neither the obtaining or
retaining of any trade, how valuable
soever, Is an object for which men may
Justly spill each other's blood. That
the true and sure means of extending
and securing commerce! are goodness
and cheapness of commodities, and that
the- profits of no trade can ever be
equal lo the exj-ense of compelling It
and holding It by fl-cts and srms. T
consider this war against us, therefore,
as both unjust and unwise, and I am
persuaded that cool and dispassionate
posterity will condemn (o Infamy those
who advised It; and even that success
will not sijve from sonic degree ,of dis
honor those who have voluntarily en
gaged to conduct It.' "
SYNDICATES' FINE WORK.
Mr Bryan commented upon this let- J
ter and Bald Imperialism had Its In
spiration In the desire; of the syndi
cates to extend their commerce by con
quest, and tie said that he was willing
to Indorse the language of Franklin,
awl say that "cool and dispassionate
posterity will condemn to Infamy those
who advised It."
' He also rend a le tter written by
Abraham Lincoln, November 21, 1861,
to Mrs. Blxby of Boston, a mother who
had lost five sons In the civil war. The
following Is an extract from the letter:
"I feel how weak and fruitless must
be any words of mine which should at
tempt to beguile you from the grief of
a loss so overwhelming.but I cannot re
frain from tendering to you the con.
solallon that may be found In the
thank of the republic they died to
save. I pray that our heavenly father
may assuage the anguish of your be
reavement and leave you only the
cherished aleatory of the loves and the
lost and the solemn pride that musf
be yours to have laid so costly a sac
rifice upon the altar of freedom."
Mr. Bryan said that the English. lan
guage contained no more beautiful ex
pression of sympathy, and he contrast
ed It with the sordid assurances of
those who say that the trade which w
secure will be worth the blood that la
shed for it, and asked why the people
who wanted the trade did not purchase
it with their own blood instead of th
blood of other people's sons.
TO THE POPULISTS.
At the populist convention Mr. Bryai
commented upon the work of the fuslo;
forces in Nebraska and said that thl
populists were now passing through th
some ordeal that the democrats of Ne
braska passed through in 1894.
"In that year," Mr. Bryan continued
"we had some democrats who wantet
to elect the republican candidate foi
governor, and they Insisted upon thl
democrats putting up a ticket In ordei
to hold the democratic vote away fron
the populist candidate, but the demo
crats, realizing that a man Is respon
sible for the natural and legitlmati
consequences of his own act, refused t
aid in the election of a republican bj
running a middle-of-the-road demo
cratic ticket.
"This was the beginning of fusion
success In Nebraska. The middle-of-the-road
populists now prefer to aid in
the election of a republican presldcnl
rather than by co-operation with ths
democrats and sliver republicans to
defeat a republican president and se
cure those reforms upon which tb
democrats, populist and silver repub
licans agree:."
He pointed out that the natural and
legitimate consequence of a middle-of
the-road ticket by the populists was It
aid In the election of a republican pre
ident. and that those who gave thell
assistance assumed responsibility tot
the permunent maintenance of the golt
standard, the destruction of the green
backs and the establishment of the na.
tional bank currency, the continue!
domination of the trusts, the perma
nent Increase of the standing army.and
the overthrow of the principles of t,-lf
government by. the imperial policy t(
which the republican party is novt
committed.
To the silver republican conventlos
Mr. Bryan spoke for twenty minutes,
complimenting the sliver rc-pubilcuns ol
Nebraska and of the nation. "Silver
republicans," said Mr. Bryan, "thought
themselves out of the old republlcau
party. It is natural that men who ad
vocated bimetallism because they were
In sympathy with the cause of the
common people should be; today advo
cating other policies in the interest of
the common people."
Mr. Bryan said that the constitution
and the flag could not be separated;
that there could not be such a thing a
citizens ami subjects In a free republic,
and that the Declaration of independ
ence was still the foundation of prin
ciple upon which was bultded this na
tlou.
LEE HERDMAN IS CLERK.
Receive Appointment aa Clark of
the Supreme Court.
Llncoln.N'eb. (Special ) The supreme
court, before udjournig, announced the
appointment of Lee llerdman of Oma-
ha as clerk, by the vote of Judges Hui
llvan and Holcomb, Chief Justice Nor
val dissenting, giving as his reason
therefor that the term of office of the
present incumbent, D. A. Campbell, ha
not expired.
The appointment is to lake effect on
May 1, next, and Is In the following
terms:
"Ordered, That Lee Herdman be iind
he hereby Is apitolnted reporter of this
court In place of D. A. CampTSeTI, the
present incumbent,, anon - appointment
to become effective May 1, 1900. Nfr
val. C. 3., voting no because the nirtre
Is created by the; constitution and the
official term Is by that Instrument fixed
ut four years, and Inasmuch as the
term of the present incumbent doe
not expire until July, i'Ma, the court
lias no power to now appoint a suc
cessor, and especially the appointment
should not take effect until the close of
the present term of court."
Elon W. Nelson, deputy land com
missioner, on Monday last hnndeM In
his resignation as see retary of the pop.
ulist state central committee, giving as
bis reason that he had been appointed
de'puty clerk of the supreme court Co
ordinate with Nelson as deputy, It la
understood, will be Wilbur F. Bryant
of Hartlngton.
RBHEAIUNel IN BARTLEY CASE.
The motion of the state for a rehear
ing In the case against the Hartley
bondsmen was granted. This case was
appealed to the supreme court from
Douglas county, where Judge Fawcetl
Instructed the Jury to find for the ststs
In the sum of ttt'.OOO, The supreme
court reversed and remanded the case,"
holding that the case should have gone
to the jury. The granting of a rehear
Ing la taken a Indicating that the court -mar
nt auatala the action bf the lowat
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