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[ ' 1 THE NOKFOMC NEWS : FIUDAT , JULY 15. 1904.
GETS FIRST INFORMATION FROM
ASSOCIATED PRESS.
DID NOT DISGUISE PLEASURE
At 650 ! O'clock Thli Morning the
New York Statesman Was Told
That He Was a Candidate for the
Presidency of the United Slates.
Kttopus , N Y. .Inly ! -Judge Alton
II. 1'arkor was notified of his nomina
tion nt 0:50 : o'clock this morning by
tlio Associated Prom. He smiled
lironilly nn l i-ald , "Is that no ? "
llu asked fur details of tlio Html
vote nml made no attempt to disguise
blH satisfaction over tlio result.
When ashed If lie would say any
thing nbout bis noinlnatloii lie re
plied :
"No , 1 fibull sny nothing on Iho sub
ject until 1 ntn olllrlally notllk'tl of
my noinlnatloii. "
St. Louis , July 9. Judge Alton D.
Parker was nominated for president
by the dcmorcatlc national convention
at 539 ! this morning , after an all
night session. . At D:50 : the convention
adjourned until 2 o'clock this after
noon , when the nomination for vice
president will be made.
On the completion of the first bal
lot Parker received n total of 658
votes. . Before the result of the vote
was announced Idaho changed her
six Hearst votes for Parker , giving
the New York man GG4. West Vir
ginia added three votes , giving him
607 , or the two-thirds necessary for
a choice.
After this there was a stampede of
the states for the New York jurist ,
all anxious to be first In the band
wagon. . The changes came so rapidly
that It was Impossible to keep track
of them , and the count was lost In
the confusion.
Made Vote Unanimous.
Itut ono roll call I'lisiH'd anil BO do
clslve was tbo result on that one that
the contrary began to call for recog
nition and tlio ballot finally resulted
In nn unanimous vote for tbo Now
York statesman.
Scene Intensely Dramatic.
Tbo scene was dramatic In tbo ox
Inline. Darkness bad witnessed tht
gathering of democratic hosts while
broad daylight , sun paling the elec
trie light , witnessed tbo close.
The convention was In sossloi
from 8 o'clock last night until nearlj
C o'clock this morning. In that time
eight names were presented to tbt
convention.
Nominating and seconding speech
cs Innumerable were made and as
dawn appeared It became necessarj
to limit the seconding speeches to
four minutes each.
TherV were many brilliant llasbe
of oratory during tbo night when tbt
names of the various candidates fo
the high olllce of president were pro
ttcnted to the gathering , but those
which will bo notable In the hlstorj
of the party were the speeches placing
ing- Judge Parker In nomination , am
the greatest of these was the addres
of Hon. Martin W. Littleton of Ne\
York.
Eight other candidates wore placei
tielore the convention in speocho
that Hashed wit and satlro and ap
pealed to the lovers of high sounding
oratory.
The name of Win. 11. Hearst wa
presented by Hon. I ) . M. Dolmas o
San Francisco , whoso speech tool : u
nearly an hour of tbo convention'
time , and It was a most cleverl.
worded to catch the lightning for tb
California candidate , but failed In re
milts.
Judge Judson Gray of Delawar
was nominated by L. Irving Hand
of Wilmington. Former District At
torney Hnrlan Cleveland of Cinch
nntl presented the name of Judge Jui
Bon Harmon of Ohio for the convei
tlon's consideration , and the nam
of General Nelson A. Miles wa
placed before the gathering by Mr.
David Ovenneyer of Massachusetts.
Excepting Bryan , Alone. ,
An exception was made lu the case
of William Jennings Bryan who , In
one of the most dramatic situations
ever seen In a political gathering ad
dressed the convention and conclud
ed by the nomination of Senator
Francis M. Corkle of Missouri. Bry
an received the third great ovation
accorded during the convention. His
epeech was an Impassioned appeal to
delegates to give the party a candi
date whoso nomination would not
prove a triumph for one faction or
another. He suggested Hearst If
convention thought best and then
former Governor Patterson of Penn
sylvania , and finally created surprise
in the convention by declaring for
Cockrell.
One of the features of the long
drawn out session had been the beau
tiful tribute to Cockrell when his
name was placed In nomination by
Representative Champ Clark. It was
a spontaneous outburst , and for that
reason the more complimentary.
Delegates already weary by reason
of the tedious and trying session
paused in their labors and in the
place of a nomination for the presi
dency , which the senator's friends
knew to be beyond his reach , In
dulged in a demonstration continuing
about half an hour. Nearly every del
egate and spectator In the galleries
or on the floor had been provided with
a flag and the scene was by far the
most impressive of all the ovations
I thnt had been given during the SOB
ion. Tlio tbniiNanilH of rheerlng per-
o apnpronlly converted Bryan to
ho belief that Cockroll's chances of
nomination worn grontor than oth-
r fnvorllo mm candidate ! .
The NohriiMkan gained recognition
nun after tin1 C'nckroll domoiiHlra-
Inn and In a npi'i'di ' directed un-
nubti'dly In an effort to defeat Par-
or , Hindu an electrifying pli'ii for
bo anil-Parker forces to rally.
Tbo great convention which police
nd Hoigoimt-nt-arms bad bet'it pow-
rli'NK to control , listened IIH though
very word woie a porcoiml message
o each perM > n as If a hypnotic spoil
ad been cast over the throng , but
vhen It was all over the Parker
orces had not been shaken and the
allot gave Parker C ! 8 votes out of
07 needed.
Hi-fore Iho result could bo an-
ounced Idaho , Nevada , Washington
nd others niadu changes to the Par-
tor columns.
Governor llockory of Missouri
novod to make the nomination un-
Minions and It carried amidst In-
rousing cboorH. The result of the
lallol was not announced ollleially
mil It Is not HUoly that it will even-
to.
The Hpeochmaltlng began at
t o'clock last night and continued for
Ight hours. Parker's iiiiinu was first
iri'sontod , then Hearst , Gray , Cock-
ell , Wall , Williams , Gluey and Miles.
The Vote.
Following Is a part of the vote :
Kansas : "Hearst 10 , Parker 7 ,
Miles 2 , Cockrell . ' ! ( > . .
Missouri : Cockrell i , Hearst ! ,
) lnoyI. .
Nebraska : Cockrell I , Hearst -I ,
Olnoy 1 Gray 1 , Wall 1 , Parker 0 ,
Patterson 1 , Miles 1.
South Dakota : Hearst 8.
Indian Territory : Parker 5 , Hearst
1.
Oklahoma : Parker 2 , Hearst 2 ,
MoClollnn 1 , Gluey 1.
Now York , Alabama/ Arkansas ,
Connecticut , Delaware , Goon a , In
diana , Kentucky , Louisiana , Mary
land. Michigan for Parker.
Mississippi , Montana , Now Hamp
shire , Now Jersey , North Carolina ,
Ohio , Pennsylvania , South Carolina ,
Tennessee , Texas , Utah , Vermont ,
Virginia , Alaska and the District of
Columbia cast their entire votes for
Parker.
For Hearst California , Idaho , Illi
nois , Iowa , Nevada , South Dakota
Washington , Wyoming , Arizona , Ha
wall and New Mexico cast their full
votes.
Delaware , Massachusetts , Mlssour
and North Dakota divided their votes
tbo latter voting for Williams.
Wisconsin gave their entire vote
for their favorite son.
After the nomination had bcei
made many of the prominent figures
lij the contest were surrounded by tht
delegates and congratulated.
David B. Hill , who bad been In
charge of the Parker campaign
laughed and cried alternately , after
the contest was over and the resul
known.
THE PLATFORM.
Gold Plank Is Eliminated from Dec
Inrntions.
The platform declares devotion t <
democratic faith. It favors public
waterways , economy In admlnlstra
tlon , punishment of trusts , election o
senators by the people , statehood fo
territories , condemnation of polyga
my , denouncing tbo ship subsidy bill
denouncing the present admlnlstra
tion , reclamation of arid lands , pros
ervatlon of the open door to the orl
out , furnishing the Isthmian canal
reciprocity with Canada , sustaining
the Monroe doctrine , pensioning sol
dlers and sailors , civil service.
Senator Daniel read the platform.
Ho moved the adoption of the plat
form , which was reported from the
committee unanimously.
The platform was adopted withou
change as It came from the hands o
the resolution committee after a
struggle with the men of dlfferen
Ideas lasting nearly a day and a night
It Is a collection of contribution
from leaders and would-be leaders
and Is in striking contrast to the Dry
an platform adopted at Kansas Clt >
without a change.
When Senator Daniels read the doc
ument the room wns in confusion nm
It Is doubtful if more than three o
four people In the ball besides the
stenographer who stood at the steps
behind him hoard a word of the plat
form , and when the senator movei
Its adoption there were but two o
throe votes , and they were apparent ! }
uttered in the spirit of fun.
Build Permanent Walks.
Sidewalk makers Instituted a sea
son of activity on the Norfolk mall
street yesterday when the won
stones of ono of the cross walks was
torn up and preparations made fo
laying a now ono of cement. The
stones used in the old walk will be
employed In building a walk acrosb
Philip avenue on the west side o
Fourth street. The laying of a per
manent walk In front of the Robertson -
son block and the removal of the ob
stacles in front of the Karo block
added to the showing.
Ever curse yourself for being a
fool ? If you never did you do not
know yourself.
Every little while a manjs pointed
out who is going all the paces , and
who is sure to get It in the neck.
Kmployors may bo deceived for a
time , but they finally catch on ,
ST. ELMO WILL SPRING FROM
THE PRAIRIE THURSDAY. .
T HAS A THIRTY DAYS' START
Promoters Shrewdly Managed to Get
In Ahead of Other Promoters by at
Least a Month Army of Carpen
ters Waiting for the Rush.
llonesteol , S. I ) . , July ! ) . Special to
'ho News : Under circumstances
ileturoH < | uc In the extreme , a city
vlll bo born on the prairies of the
tosebud reservation next Thursday ,
t Is pluming Its wings for an nmbl-
lous Might. On July II , the town lots
> f tlio city of St. Elmo , which prom-
NOS to bo the Lnwton of the north-
vest , will be put up for public auction
mil sold to the highest bidder. Load-
d upon Hat cars , Is the material out
if which a city can bo constructed ,
tnd an soon as the sale Is completed ,
his material will bo rushed on the
giound and a city will go up as If by
iiaglc. An army of carpenters Is on
bo ground , waiting the word , and
vlthln thirty days , a thriving city
vlll bo standing where now there is
lathing but pntirlo and the stakes
Irlvcn to mark the streets of the
city.
It will bo a growtli typical of this
romantic event that is occurring hero
it will be carried out under circum
stances most picturesque.
The victory of the St. Elmo town
site projectors Is full of dramatic
events. They have scored a coup on
ill the other town site projectors and
will have n lead of thirty days , or
enough to assure the plan of success.
The new town will have a Ujcws-
paper , a bank , a postolllcc and other
evidences of metropolltanlsm , at the
very outset of Its career.
Already a fight for the county seat
Is being Inaugurated , such Is the am
bition of this lusty child of the prai
rie.
The sale Thursday promises to be
the most picturesque event that has
occurred since the beginning of reg
istratlon.
Arrangements are being made to
receive thousands of people and ex
traordlnary ways and means will be
adopted to carry them out to the
place of sale.
The town site is admirably locatei
for a city , and Is In the direct path
way of the survey of the Northwestern
orn road which will be absolutely
compelled to extend Its line.
Fremont Can't Come.
Fremont , Nob. , July 9. C.'E. Hart
ford , chief of the ilro department a
Norfolk and last year president o
the state association , was In Fremon
yesterday afternoon and last night do
Ing missionary work In behalf of the
coining tournament , which will b
held at Norfolk tluvpe days commenc
Ing August 2.
Mr. Hartford says the prospect
arc good for a large crowd and tha
his town is taking the steps neces
tnry to prepare a big time for tb
boys. Concessionaries are activelj
making application to exhibit variou
kinds of attractions as well as to sol
confetti , firemen's badges , souvenir
and articles of every kind that g
along with a tournament. Several de
partments are arranging to enter bos
teams In the contests and an cxcit
Ing time Is promised.
Fremont will not participate in th
races this year , but a delegation o
Fremont firemen will be In atten
dance at the tournament. Plans wer
made a few weeks ago for organizing
a team , but Uhey were abandonee
temporarily on account of the Fourt !
of July celebration under the fire
men's auspices. Now Captain Georg
Howe Is on the sick list and other
of the leaders are so sltuatied tha
they cannot assume the management
WEATHER COOLER THAN NORMAL
Average of Eight Days of July I
Lacking About Eight Degrees of
the Right Corn Weather.
July has started In with a tempera
ture considerably below the normal
for the month , but ( with the clearing
away of the recent storm period the
chances are that the hot weather and
warm nights needed for the develop
ment of the corn crop will soon be re
alized.
THe first eight days of the month
have averaged about eight degrees
below the normal In temperature.
The mean temperature , average of
the maximum and minimum for thus
far in the month have been between
72 and 74 degrees. During the same
eight days above two inches of rain
has fallen and this has undoubtedly
contributed to the lowering of the
temperature.
That the country Is not so badly in
need of heat will bo realized , however -
over , when It Is known that the av
erage temperature for June has been
nbout such as has prevailed during
the past three years , although each
of the three years have had Junes
that went below the normal in tempe
rature.
With warm weather during the bal
ance of the month it Is probable that
when the month closes it will not av
erage below the Julys of the pasts
three years , and with the balance of
the month and August giving good
corn weather there will bo a good
crop of the staple cereal. Other crops
are not suffering % o much for the
l.cat , thonUi s.me will be necessary |
o rlpr-n tin1 small grain and placc <
he sugwr In the nap of the beets
A front In September as early as
hat of JnM your will undoubtedly re-
tilt In a crop of mift corn , but there
H every chance that the crop this
ear will be developed earlier than
hat of liiHt year , with a sulllclent
mount of warm weather from this
line on to hurry It through the grown -
n g season.
RETURNING FROM GENOA.
Quartet of Indian Students Enroute
to the North.
George Howe , Mitchell St. Clnlr
ml Levl Grant of Nlobrara and Jos.
3. Chlngway of Wisconsin were In
ho city today , having come from Go-
nm where they had boon attending
be Indian school. Tbo first three
re onroiito to their homos near Nlo-
irarn , Howe having graduated this
print ; and the others having com-
ilotod their term of three years.
Chlngway Is a Chlppowa from Wis
consin , and has completed u three
ears course at the tailoring trade In
ho school and expects to llnd work
n that line either nt Bonesteol or
he town of St. Elmo. They say that
ho school Is comparatively deserted
his spring , but about 170 out of an
ittendaiiro of 100 students being left ,
The others have completed their
hiee-years' term and will go to work.
Mfty-llvo left at the time they did
for .Minnesota , Wisconsin and other
ilacos In the north where their pa-
entB reside
SIGNIFICANCE ATTACHED TO VIS
IT YESTERDAY.
HIGH OFFICIALS WERE HERE
Harrlman Officials and President Mar
vin Hughltt of Northwestern Were
In the City Latter Went to Sloax
City Over the M. & O. Line.
IKrom Monday's Dnlly. ]
The visit of n party of Union Pacif
ic officials to Norfolk Friday may
mean that there is something devel
oping In railroad circles that will beef
of tbo geratest Importance to Norfolk
and th'e New Northwest. Well in
formed lallroad men believe that 1
is the Intention of the Union Pacific
to extend Its Norfolk branch on into
the Rosebud country , and the visit o
these high officials lends color to the
belief.
The special train of officials came
in from Columbus and Albion Frl
day. On the train were Director o
Maintenance and Operation Jullu
Kruttschnltt , Director of Transporta
tlon .1. C. Stubbs , General Passenge
Agent Lomax , J. A. Munroe , freigb
traffic manager ; J. B. Berry , chief en
gineer ; A. L. Mohler , general man
ager ; J. M. Gruber , general superintendent
tendont ; W. A. Denel , superlntenden
of the Nebraska division , and Erastu
Young , director of accounts of th
Harrlman system.
F. F. Thompson , traveling freigh
agent , wns looking after the comfort
of the party. They were in the cltj
for about thirty minutes , returning to
Columbus afterward and leaving fron
there for the west expecting to go
through to the coast. They gave i
out while here that they were on a
tour of inspection , but as the road to
Norfolk from Columbus is rather ai
unimportant branch line , a deepe
significance is attached to the trip
which may either have reference tea
a connection with Sioux City by th
M. & O. , or an extension to the Rose
bud country.
Marvin Hughitt , Also. „
Friday was a great day for Nor
folk as a railway point. Besides th
visit of the high officials of the Union
Pacific , Marvin Hughitt , president o
the Northwestern lines , was in th
cltv for a few minutes. He and hi
party came in from a trip up th
Bonesteel branch and left at 4:15 : eve
the C. , St. P. , M. & O. line for Sioux
City. It is expected that his trip up
the Bonesteel line has to do with the
extension of the Northwestern into
the reservation , and the trip over the
M. & O. may have to do with the
transfer of that road.
At Omaha there Is significance
given to these visits , the Bee giving
the following interpretation :
Well informed railroad men be
Heve Harrlman will build a branch o
tbo Union Pacific from Norfolk to the
Rosebud country In South Dakota.
The fact that these high officials o
the Harrlman system are visiting
Norfolk is taken to mean that then
Is some plan on foot to build a no\\
line from Norfolk to the Rosebui
country. Since the reservation is be
ing opened It is said there will be
much valuable traffic from that terrl
tory and it is believed the Union Pa
cillc will be one of the first roads to
build a line into the new field.
Tlio party of Northwestern olll
clals headed by Marvin Hughitt , presIdent
Ident of tlio company , went to Bone
steel looking over the reservatioi
which is being opened by the recent
act of congress. It is not believed by
local Northwestern officials that a
new line will bo built Into the reser
vation this summer , but it Is thought
probable an extension of the Bone
steel line may be made next year 1
the settling of the reservation to be
opened will warrant it.
Artistic Job pnntlne at Tha Nawi
1EETING OF THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY.
STREET RAILWAY PROPOSITION
Subcommittee Has Practically For
mulated a Plan Whereby It Is Hoped
to Secure the Building of an Elec
tric Line Action on the Roads.
[ Trom Satunlny'8 Dally. ]
Chairman Robertson has called a
noetlng of the executive committee
if the Commercial club to meet in
he directors' room of the Norfolk
National bank on Wednesday even-
ng , July 111. At that time the com-
nltteo will receive reports from sub
committees appointed at the meeting
ii'ld June ISO.
'I he subcommittee on Internal im-
irovoments , consisting of Sol. G.
Mayer , T. F. Memminger and W. M.
Inhcrtson , have been Investigating
he plan of building a street rallwnv
o connect Norfolk and South Nor
folk and they believe they have a
> ltm that will meet with the approval
) f the executive committee and the
club. It has boon settled beyond
liiestlon that an electric line along
ho route laid out would be of great
advantage to the business interests
) f the city and the subcommittee has
evolved a scheme by which it believes
such a line can be secured without
working hardship upon anyone.
The committee on roads , consistIng -
Ing of C. D. Jenkins , H. A. Pasewalk
and Goo. D. Bntterfield , will go to
Madison on Tuesday to confer with
the county commissioners with ref
erence to bettering the condition of
the highways leading into this city
and they will be ready to report what
progress they have made at the meet
ing of the executive committct
Wednesday evening. There is no
doubt but that the roads about Nor
folk are in bad condition , particular
ly so this year of frequent hard rains
which often put them in condition
almost impassable for heavy loads
and the committee will use its ut
most endeavors to secure the cooperation
oration of the county authorities to
bring about a better state of affairs
It is not probable that the sul
committee on wholesale houses wil
have anything to report at the com
ing meeting of the committee , bu
they will undoubtedly be in evidence
a little later.
The projects under way by tht
Commercial club have already dem
onstrated that there was need of sucl
an organization. If the efforts of the
club only bring about the accom
plisliment of those two plans it wil
have earned its title as a live , pro
gresslve Institution. But these are
only the beginning and still greate
accomplishments are in sight later.
The club was reorganized June 22
having been in a dormant state since
the death of G. A. Luikart , who wa
its president , and by the election o
Hon. W. M. Robertson as presiden
new life was put into the work. Under
dor ills administration the club wil
bo kept busy and will be the mean
of doing much good toward the up
building of the city. Every buslnes
man In town should become a mem
her of the club , if he is not alreadj
one , and lend his moral and ttnancia
intluence to the work that is belnt ,
done.
ABOUT A THOUSAND OF THEM
ENJOYED YESTERDAY.
ANNUAL AFFAIR OF PLEASURE.
At Hllle's Park on the Green Banks of
the North Fork , the Society for the
Aid of the III Gathered and Spent
a Cool Afternoon.
[ From Monday's Dally. )
Yesterday was a great day for the
German sick relief society of Nor
folk. All afternoon the members and
the friends of the members spent the
time picnlcing upon the green at
Hilie's park , on the Northfork , two
miles north of the city. About a
thousand were there during the af
ternoon and they all had a rare good
time. The object of the picnic was
merely pleasure for the members.
For amusements there was boating ,
music , bowling alleys , swings , shootIng -
Ing galleries and the like. The cho
rus , composed of thirteen magnificent
voices , sent out soft strains of song
that was good to hear along the wa
ters and through the wooded park.
Every year this society holds an
annual picnic of this sort. The ex
penses are paid by the receipts from
the stands , etc. Wagons were load
ed early in the day with the goods
which were to be taken out for the
pleasure of the crowd.
The , Gorman society appreciates
the beauty of the Northfolk banks
about as much as any crowd of people
ple in Norfolk. Here it is that they
find rest and recreation in the
broad out-of-doors during the hot
Sunday afternoons of the summer ;
here it is that they learn to love the
workings of nature In the strictest
form.
All of yesterday afternoon proved
a time worth while. It was one of
the most successful of the picnics yet
held.
CROP SUMMARY.
Conditions of Nebraska Crops for
Past Week.
Lincoln , Jul > 12 The summary IK-
ued by the Nebraska section of the
'nited tSatea climate and crop Her-
Ice gives tl o following summary for
ho week ending with Monday :
The past week has been cool anil
vet with very little sunshine , except
m the last two days , which were
nearly clear. The dally moan torn-
lerature has averaged seven degrees
it'low normal.
The rainfall has exceeded an inch
n all except the extreme northwest
ern portion of the state and has
ranged from two to five Inches In a
considerable area In the central por-
ion of the state.
The continued wet weather has
been unfavorable to crop Interests.
Winter wheat harvest is just begin-
ling and the crop is found to be much
nero damaged by rust and ergot than
mil been previously supposed. In
mist central and western counties
bis damage Is not great , but In T
southeastern counties It is serious. V
I'lio damage Is variously estimated
n different localities , but a largo
proportion of the estimates range
from thirty lo fifty per cent of the
crop.
Oats also have been damaged some
what in eastern counties by rust and
lodging , but oats are doing well In
central and western counties. Spring'
wheat generally is doing well. Grass
lias grown finely. The second crop
of alfalfa promises to be large. Corn
has grown well and is a good color 1
but is still small and many fields are ,
weedy.
A West Commercial street woman
bad company for supper recently.
"Mother , " ' shouted her husband from
an upper window , to Ids wife who was
sitting with her guests on the lawn ,
"you didn't tell me what you want mete
to do. Must I change my clothes ergo
go to bed ? "
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Delicious.
CASH FOR
POULTRY
Highest Market
Prices Paid
at all Times.
NORFOLK.
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SAINUOUIS
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MAIN ENTRANCE.
HARRY E. MOORES
Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept. , Omaha