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Democratic Conventions
CASS COUNT Y,.NEBRASKA.
A special dispatohlto the "World-Herald
under date of Louisville, Nebraska,
May 5, says: ' -
The Cass county- d6mocratic conven
tion held here this "afternoon was one
of the most enthusiastic in yars. It
was presided over by C. "W. Banning,
with John Leyda as secretary. In
spite of the inclenient weather which
prevailed the attendance was large.
Henry R. Goring of Plattsmouth was
indorsed for congress, and F. J. Mor
gan for district delegate to the nation
al convention at St. Louis. The Kan
sas City platform was unanimously in
dorsed and the unit rule was adopted
with hut one dissenting vote.
The following are Mxq resolutions:
"We, the democrats of Cass county,
in delegate convention assembled, re
affirm our allegiance to the national
creed adopted at Kansas City in 1900,
and instruct our delegates to the state
convention to vote for its indorsement
as a unit.
"We present the name 6t Hon.
Frank J. Morgan for district delegate
to St. Louis and instruct our delegates
to use all honorable means to further
his candidacy."
The delegates to the state conven
tion to be held in Omaua are: Frank J.
Morgan, W.- E. Palling, G. P. Foreman,
Joseph Mullen, Joseph Tighe, Edward
McGinnis, Lewis DunkakJohn Tighe,
H. Paukonin, G. W. Harshman, Z. W.
Shrader, George Horn, C. "W. Banning,
Lee Applegate, Lee Oldham, W. F.
Gillespie, J. I, Corley, Philip Thierolf,
C. S. Wortman and John Leyda.
The indorsements given Messrs.
Morgan and Gering were with enthus
iasm and amid cheers. They are both
loyal democrats ana men who have
contributed their time and money in
both Bryan campaigns.
C. S. Wortman, an uncompromising
Brjan democrat, made a brief, ringj
ing speech, and created vigorous ap
plause when he declared that the mid
get congressman from the First dis
trict, who ridiculed Latin and Shakes
peare in his Grand Army of the Re
public speech at Louisville recently,
would be sidetracked In his twin can
didacies if Henry R. Gering is made
his opponent.
CONNECTICUT.
The Democratic state' convention for
Connecticut met at Hartford May 5th.
IrrigationBig Horn Basin
Your spare time will be well spent
if you "will use it in making a trip to
this new irrigated country. The
United States -will not be long now in
getting under irrigation all the land
that is subject to this class of farming,
as it is becoming the most popular
way to farm for sure results. This
country is yet in its infancy, and
homeseekers should avail themselves
of this opportunity to get a farm m
the Big Horn Basin. Just now you
can get the choice of this land at a
very low price, and you will be sur
prised what a delay of a few days will
do for you in the price of this land.
Post yourself on this country by
writing for booklet descriptive of the
Big Hem Basin and any other infor
mation you may desire.
We will make very low round trip
rates to this country the first and
third Tuesdays in May. J. "Francis,
General Passenger Agent, Burlington
Route, Omaha, Neb.
Delegates were chosen to the national
convention and instructed to vote as a
unit and for Alton B. Parker, .
are not mere generalities, they arc es-
OUUllUIg,
IOWA STATE CONVENTION.
The democratic state convention for
Iowa met at Des Moines, May 4th.
The Associated press dispatch, refer
ring to the Iowa convention says:
"William Randqlph Hearst swept the
field in the Iowa state democratic con
vention held here today. He had a
majority of 150 in the convention, aud
Hearst resolutions were adopted, the
delegations from the contesting coun
ties seated and Hearst delegates were
selected and the convention instructed
to vote as a unit and stand by Charles
Walsh as member of the. committee.
The convention was boisterous and the
orators, of whom there were many
on both sides, were hissed, some of
them being driven from the stage.
"Congressman M. J, Wade, the only
democratic congressman from Iowa; J.
B. Sullivan, late candidate for gover
nor; M. F. Healey, who came ou't of a
retirement of six years to do it, and
others, appealed to their party in vain
against instructions. The Hearst peo
ple would listen to no compromise and
Wade and Sullivan do not appear on
the delegation. It Is headed by J. P.
Parsons, of Rock Rapids, the other
delegates-at-large being General J. B.
Weaver of Colfax, Judge M. W. Carr
of Manchester and S. B. Wadsworth of
Council Bluffs."
District delegates were chosen as
follows:
First W. W. Baldwin of Des
Moines, E. M. McManus of Lee.
Second William Desmond of Clin
ton, J. B. Murphy of Iowa City.
Third D.. J. O'Brien of Buchanan,
F. J. Fowler of Blackhawk.
Fourth James Kerin of Fayette, M.
"E. Cook of Howard.
Fifth Sam S. Wright of Cedar, C.
D. Huston of Linn.
Sixth John Doner of Monroe,
George F. Rinehart of Jasper,
Seventh H. C. Evans of Polk, S.
M. Hamilton of Madison.
Eighth M. B. Maring of Appanoose,
A. W. Penn of Fremont.
Ninth E. J. Sidey of Adair, H. B.
Holtzman of Guthrio.
Tenth Charles D. Reynolds of Car
roll, W. I. Brannigan of Palo Alto.
Eleventh C. A. Cook of Osceola,
W. C. Whiting of Monona.
The platform adopted is as follows:
The representatives of the demo
cratic party in Iowa reaffirm their loy
alty to the historic principles of the
national party and express their con
fident belief that upon such a broad
basis the democrats of the entire na
tion can, and will present once more
a solid front to the common enemy.
We declare
First, the historic principles of jus
tice, equality and liberty upon which
mir nnrtv in founded were never
more urgently required than now in
the solution of the grave questions
pressing upon us. Among these are
taxation for public purposes only, lo
cal self government and the observ
ance of the just rights of the states
under the constitution, the freedom of
the individual, unhindered by govern
ment interference, except to the extent
demanded by law and good order. The
equality of all men before the law with
special privileges to none, economy in
public expenditures, honesty in the
Lwi HArvi and strict enforcement
of all law without fear or favor. These
Second, that we rec.ntmvn fn thn nm.
datory trusts the greatest dangor that
has ever threatened the life of the
nation and the welfare of the peoplo
and we denounce their scheme of levy
ing tribute upon all producers and con
sumers as a modern system of brigand
age which while masquerading under
the cloak of the law in fact makes of
law a mockery and justice a farce. In
utter disregard of the natural and con
stitutional rights of the farmers, the
merchants and the great army of
wage earners the trusts havo ruth
lessly seized upon every branch of nro-
duction and distribution until every
avenue of human endeavor is com
pelled to bow at the behests of these
conscienceless criminals and pay trib
ute or cease to exist.
Third, that we denounce the vicious
tariff system fostered and perpetuated
by the republican party under which
the trusts have been born, bred, fat
tened and the species multiplied until
they have every industrial and com
mercial interest by the throat and
we demand the repeal of every tariff
which denies "equal opportunities for
all."
Fourth, that in William Randolph
Hearst we recognize a living exponent
of true democratic faith. Wo hail him
as the sworn and unconquerable foe of
all predatory trusts, ana untiring de
fender of the rights and liberties of
the people, a true friend of labor and
all, legitimate business and withal a
patriotic American. We commend his
unselfish work for the people as a con
gressman, as an editor and as a private
citizen in the courts where trust owned
republican officials brazenly, ignore the
law and refuse to do their sworn duty
and we declare him. to be our choice as
the democratic nominee for president
of the United. States and hereby in
struct our delegates to the national
convention to be held in St. Louis July
6th to vote for his nomination and use
all honorable means to secure his nomination.
. - COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Democratic primaries were held May
2, in Cook county, Illinois. In the con
test for delegates to the national con
vention, the Hearst supporters scored a
victory, securing a majority of these
delegates. The friends of Mr. Hearst
claim that this Cook county delega
tion practically insures him the Illi
nois delegation to the national convention.
cratic party, as enunciated In th
aforementioned platforms. Bo IL .
"Resolved, That wo, the democrats
of Seward county, Nebraska, in con-
vention assembled at Seward, this 30th
day of April, 1901, o Hereby recom
mend that the delogates olected to rep
resent Seward county in the state con
vention at Omaha, Juno 1, use all hon
orable means to secure the selection
and election of W. II. Smith, editor
of the Seward Independent-Democrat,
as one of the delegates from the Fourth
congressional district to represent Ne
braska at the national democratic con-
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The delegates elected to the Omaha
convention are John Dalton, 13, Bnaclc,
Gcorgo Miller, C. L. Swartz, William
Kinkade, sr., R. Sampson, H. Martin
son, V. Stahl, Dan Eicher, M. E. Not
homb, C. II. Vance, O. E. Berneckcr, J.
F. Gereke, R. R. Bcnick, Dr. C. W.
Doty, John Gausman and H. D. Lan
dis; alternates, John Nihill, H. Bert
ram, William Snick, Jako Sevorin, Dr.
B. F. Williams, J. Scshleuter, M. Cam
pion, George Conklin, Anton S'lch
lick, J. M. Caldor, A. Lcavins, William
Grots, Dave Todd, Carl Shceper, W.
H. Smith, William Alhschwedc and D.
P. O'Neil.
SEWARD COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
Democrats of Seward county, Ne
braska, met in county convention May
2. Resolutions were- adopted as fol
lows: "We the democrats of Seward coun
ty, Nebraska, in convention assem
bled, at Seward, this 30th day of April,
1904, make the following declarations:
"We favor and indorse the lasting
principles of the democratic party as
enunciated in the Chicago platform
of 1896 and the Kansas City platform
of 1900 and we hereby express our ap
preciation of and admiration for the
candidate of our choice in the last two
campaigns, the Hon. W. J. Bryan.
"We further express our full confi
dence in the present national organiza
tion of the democratic partj.
"We favor the nomination by the St
Louis convention of men for president
and vice president who are In sym
pathy with these principles, and who
supported the candidates representing
them in the last two campaigns.
"And we hereby instruct our repre
sentatives in the convention to be held
at Omaha on June 1, next, to vote as a
unit for, and support only men as dele
gates to the national convention who
are in full sympathy with and will
stand by the principles of the demo-
LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA".
The democrats of Lancaster county,
Nebraska", met in county convention at
Lincoln, May 4. J. A. Maguire was
recommended as one of the district
delegates from the First district.
James Manahan and Thos. Worrell
were chosen members of the state fcenf
tral committee. Resolutions wcro
adopted as follows:
"We, the democrats of Lancaster
county in convention as8embled,rc-
afflrm our faith in democratic prin
ciples as those principles were so clear
ly and emphatically set forth in the
last national platform adopted at Kan
sas City. ''.'
"We hereby instruct' the delegates
chosen from this county to vote as a
unit for a state platform reaffirming
the Kansas City platrorm and for na
tional delegates in harmony with
these resolutions.
"If any vacancies occur in the dele
gation they shall be filled by the dele
gations and no proxies shall be al
lowed." Delegates to the state convention
were chosen as follows:
W. J. Bryan, Bert Riley, H. Bell,
Harvey Groves, John Keenan, Leo
Newton, J. O'Connell,. J. A. Recder,
W. J. D. Counts, R. Malone, William
Schroeder, Michael Bauer, Henry Hoh
man, W. H. Ungles, T. J. Hensloy, J.
R. Day, A. S. Tibbets, James Mana
han, P. H. Cooper, Pat Barton, A. V.
Johnson, T. S. Allen, T. J. Doyle, J,
H Broady, C. S. Jones, Henry Guild, T.
D. Worrall, G. J. Hess, J. E. R. Miller.
Alternates: James McKinney, Frank;
Aubertine, Frank Hodges, H. F.
Bishop, E. Hoppe, It. J. Anderson, Gi
A. Hagenslck, J .H. Harley; A. h.
Look, Louis Faulhaber, S. L. Giest
hardt, H. M. Leavitt, W. F. Schwind,
E. T. Westervelt, M. D. Welch, M, L.
Easterday, W. McLaughlin, M. D. TIf'
fany, C. Y. Long, J. E. Davey, N. Z.V
Snell, J. Ver Maas, W. P. Laish, E. A
Venderllp, J. Dee, Henry Schnocker,
W. J. Merrill, E. Friend. - ?
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