JULY 17, 1.08.
The Commoner.
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How the States Voted
The following is taken from tho
Denver News:
After the nomination of Bryan
had heen made by acclamation, fol
lowing a two-thirds roll call of the
states, the Johnson and Gray men
trooped around the Bryan delegates
and pledged their support to democ
racy's leaders.
That was one of the striking and
satisfactory features of the conven
tion session.
The attitude of Tammany had been
expressed earlier in the proceedings
by Charles F. Murphy, its chief, who,
rising to his feet when, the New York
delegation was called, announced
that New York presented no candi
date. New York's solid vote was
cast for the commoner, and during
the demonstration following the
nomination by acclamation Tam
many joined the other delegates in
voicing vociferous acclaim.
Following is the vote by states for
Bryan as recorded before Bryan's
nomination was made unanimous:
Bryan Alabama 22, Arkansas 18,
California 20, Colorado 10, Connecti
cut 9, Florida" 10, Georgia 4, Idaho
6, Illinois 54, Indiana 30, Iowa 26,
Kansas 20, Kentucky 26, Louisiana
18, Maine 10, Maryland 7, Massachu
setts 32, Michigan 28, Mississippi 20,
Missouri 36, Montana 6, Nebraska
16, Nevada 6, New Hampshire 7,
New York 78, North Carolina 24,
North Dakota 8, Ohio 46, Oklahoma
18, Oregon 8, Pennsylvania 48,
Rhode Island 5, South Carolina 18,
South Dakota 8, Tennessee 24, Texas
36, Utah 6, Vermont 8, Virginia 24,
Washington 10, West Virginia 14,
Wisconsin 26, Wyoming 6, Alaska
6, Arizona 6, District of Columbia
6, Hawaii 6, New Mexico 6. Porto
Rico 6. Total 892 &.
Total number of votes in conven
tion, 1,006; necessary for choice,
671.
The vote for the other candidates
was:
Johnson Connecticut 5, Georgia
2, Maine 1, Maryland 9, New Hamp
shire 1, Pennsylvania 3, Rhode
Island 3, Minnesota 22. Total 46.
Gray Delaware 6, Georgia 20,
New Jersey 24, Pennsylvania 9,
Total 59 &.
Not voting Maine 1, Pennsylva
nia 7. Total, 8.
NICKNAMES C-F THE PRESIDENTS
No president of the United States
has ever escaped being nicknamed.
It seems to be a national weakness
with Americans to give favorite
names to men prominent in politics,
in the army and in the navy. Usu
ally the names are bestowed in fun,
or In admiration for the "person nick
named, but sometimes political feel
ing crops in, and the nicknames are
given in scorn and derision.
( Our first president, George Wash
ington, is known to every American
school boy and girl as the "Facher
of His Country." Ho was also called
the "CIncinnatus of the West," be
cause he was Jiving peacefully on
his plantation when he was sent for
to take command of the continental
forces at the beginning of the revol
ution. In his day, John Adams was often
spoken of as the "Colossus of Inde
pendence" because of his intimate
connection with the adoption of the
Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson was frequently
referred to 'as the "Sage- of Monti
cello," that being the name of his
plantation. He was tall and thin,
and his political opponents called
him "Long Tom."
President Madison was supposed
to be the "Father of the Constitu
tion" because he offered a resolution
in a Virginia legislature which re-
Faint Spells
Arc very often attributed to bilious
ness, and the stomach is treated to
cathartics.
That's wrong. , ,
Faint spells are often accompanied
by biliousness, but you will also, notice
shortness of breath, asthmatic breath
ing, oppressed feeling in chest, weak
or hungry spells, which are all early
symptoms of heart weakness.
Don't make the mistake of treating
the stomach when the heart is the
Bource of the trouble.
Dr. Miles'
New Heart Cure
will strengthen the nerves and muscles
of the heart, and the fainting spells,
together with all other heart troubles,
will disappear.
"Pour years ago I was very low with
heart trouble could hardly walk. .One
day I had a fainting spell, and thought
I would die. Soon after I began using
Dr. Miles Heart Cure, and after taking
three bottles I feel that I am cured,"
MRS. EFFIE CLOUGH, Ellsworth FaHs,
Maine.
The first bottle will benefit', if not,
the druggist will return your money.
suited in tho convention of 178,7,
which led the way to the adoptio'n
of the constitution of the United
States.
James Monroe always insisted up
on wealing a three-cornered hat such
as was fashionable during the revo
lutionary war, and therefore he was
given tho nickname of "The Last
Cocked Hat."
John Quincy Adams while in .con
gress, earned such a reputation for
oratory that his-friends dubbed him
."Old Man Eloquent."
Tho old hero, Andrew Jackson,
was always called by the Creek In
dians "Bigr Knife," while to his
friends and political foes ho was bet
ter known, as "Old Hickory," or "The
hero of New Orleans."
Martin Van Buren had numerous
nicknames. Durinir his nominal m-
reer ho acquired such a reputation
I for shrewdness that he was called
the "Little Magician," also the "Wiz
ard of Kinderkook," the name of his
birthplace. His enemies spoke of
him as "King Martin; tho First."
William Henry Harrison fought
so much in and around Canada
against the British that ho was some
times called the "Washington of tho
West," but he was better known
by his nickname of "Tippecanoe,"
given him after his celebrated fight
with tho Indians,
John Tyler had no nickname ex
cept "His Accidency," and James K.
Polk fared no better, his popular
name being "Young Hickory," be
cause ho somewhat resembled An
drew Jackson in appearance and ac
tions. Zachary Taylor was dubbed "Old
Rough and Ready," and also "Old
Buena Vista." It was in that battle
that he made the famous remark,
"A little more grape, Captain Bragg"
and he was often called "Old Zach."
Millard Fillmore was frequently
called the "American Louis Phil
Hnne." whom he was said to cIoroIv
(resemble in dress and figure. Frank
lin Pierce was known to the political
world as "Tight Purse," that being
the way in which his surname was
pronounced in some parts of tho
country.
In the exciting days before the
civil war James Buchanan was
termed in derision "the government
hack," but he was better known as
"old public functionary," the expres
sion being taken from one of his
messages to congress In 1859, He
was frequently called "Old Buck."
and tho "Bachelor President."
Probably no man had more nick
names than President Lincoln, some
of them being "Old Abe," "Honest
Abe," "The Sectional President,"
"Tho Rail Splitter," and tho negroes
always called him "Massa LInkum."
Tho expression "Father Abraham"
was given to him in the war song,
"We are Coming, Father Abraham.
Five Hundred Thousand Strong."
Tho unpopular Andrew Johnson
was nicknamed "Sir Veto," on ac
count of his frequent rows with con
gress. General Grant had nearly as many
nicknames as President Lincoln. For
instance, ho was called "Tho Hero
of Appomatox," "Unconditional Sur
render" and "Old Three Stars."
When ho was mentioned for a third
term he was frequently alluded to
as the "American Caesar." The
"Butcher from Galena" was tho epi
thet applied to Grant by Charles
O'Conor of New York in bin inn.
accepting the nomination of the dem-
uuimub pany in iviz. The allusion
was to the larern niimlmr r ani.iinrd
killed in Grant's campaign.
Rutherford B. Hays wns frequent
ly styled by the democratic press
'President de Facto," on account of
the fact that it was claimed that
Samuel J.'Tildren, his opponent for
the presidency, had been counted
out, and was actually "President de
Jure."
James Garflold' had two nicknames,
tho "Teacher President" and tho
"Canal Boy." Chester A. Arthur
was called the "First Gentleman of
tho Land," because he drove a four-in-hand
and lived in great elegrnce.
Grover Cleveland wno nr.iiniiv
isliked by his political opponents,
u niuj iiijuu jum rnc Ktuueu
Prophet," "The Pretender," and they
derided him by alluding to him as
"the Buffalo hangman," referring to
a hangmg which took place In that
city when he was sheriff.
Benjamin Harrison was sometimes
called "His Grandfather's Hat" and
"Baby McKee's Grandfather." Wil
liam McKlnloy was often spoken of
as "Little Mac," and he was usually
cartooned as the "American Napo
leon." Washington Post.
MONTANA'S "BAD LANDS"
It seems to me that no human be
ing can stand on that spot and view
that marvelous labyrinth of wild na
ture without being thrilled by it.
Instantly your thoughts fly to tho
Grand Canyon of tho Colorado, as
soon from Point Sublime, only this
Is in rainiaturo. Tho fact that you
stand on a sharp point, from which
tho world dropB steeply away on
threo sides, is not tho thing that is
so profoundly impressive. It is tho
depth, tho breadth and the awful
wildncsn of tho mazo of bad lands
into which you look. Beforo you,
and on either hand, there stretch
miles upon miles of ragg'd chasms,
divided and wnlled in by'a thousand
fantastic cliffs, and buttresses, and
domes of naked hardpan that stub
bornly defy tho forces of erosion, and
refuse to crumblo down. In several
places thoro aro masses of earth
architecture that remind one of tho
ruined castles on tho Rhino. Thcso
bare walls aro mostly of gray earth,
not rock, and the carving of thorn
has been most strangely done. It
is only when you climb among them,
and touch them, that tho wonders of
erosion are fully revealed. July
Scrlbner.
THE EGYPT OF ILLINOIS
Tho year 1824 was vory wot.
Heavy rains fell frequently. Corn
on Hat lands was a total failure. That
year tho weevil destroyed tho wheat
after it was harvested. Tho next
year, 1825, there waH a rcmarkablo
growth of thistles on the branch bot
toms. Tho winter of 1830-31 was
known as tho winter of deep snow.
The snow was of a depth of from two
and a half to threo feet on tho level.
It drifted much and was vory de
structive to frsit trees. Tho summer
was Intensely hot. Both in 1831 and
1832 tho early frosts so injured tho
corn as to entirely render it worth
less for almost any purpose.
During tho years between and in
cluding 1824-32, so nearly corre
sponding to tho years of famine in
tho days of Pharaoh and his Tuler,
as ho made Joseph to be, the peopl
of Illinois, dependent upon tho south
orn part of tho stato for so 'much
grain, particularly corn, in remem
branco of tho Bible story began to
call the part of tho stato which bad
been so helpful in timo of need
Egypt. Albion (111) Journal.
A MERE STUDENT
"My son has finished another ywt
at college."
"With credit, I hope."
"Well, no. He was conditioned
in both tonnis and baseball." Louis
villo Courier-Journal.
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