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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL , , , NOUKOLK NtiUKASKA 10 1'JOS ' CLAYTON'S ' SPEECH FEATURE OF AFTERNOON. ARRAIGNS REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM WILL DE PRESENTED AT 7 TONIGHT. CONVENTION TAKES A RECESS H. D. Clnyton Supplants Bell as Pre siding Officer , Delivering His Address ns Permanent Chairman This Afternoon. Convention Hull , Denver , .Inly 9. After hearing tlio address of Porman- enl Clmnniin Henry 1) . Clayton and ascertaining Unit the platform would not lie ready before 7 o'clock tonight tlio democratic national convention biought Its session to an end this af ternoon by adjonrument until 7 this evening , Called to Order at 11:20. : Tlio convention was called to order by Temporary Chairman Hell nt 11:20. : Tlio delegates were slow in assembl ing. Not so tlio spectators , who had been waiting patlontly since 11 a. in. Tlio chairman had. dllllcnlty In ob taining order. Heslde him stood Mayor Dnhlmnn of Omaha , Nebraska's national commllteeman , waving a palm leaf fan. The weather was rather opprcssho. Ilablil Sanniel Koch offered Invocn- DENVER VUDITOUIUM. lion , concluding a beautiful prayei amid absolute quiet. Unseated Delegates Let Inside. Attention was called to the fact tha1 eight of the delegates from Pennsyl vanla unseated .last night had beet unable to obtain admittance to tin hull. Tlio delegates were ordered ad milted. t Permanent Organization. Senator James B. McCreary of Ken tncky presented the repoit of the com inittoo on permanent organization nominating Henry D. Clayton of Ala Immn for permanent chairman , a fev minutes before noon. The report wai unanimously adopted. Temporary Chairman Bell before re tiring from the ehair expressed hli sincere thanks to the national com mltteo and tlio convention for the ! compliments to himself and to tin people of the Pacific coast In his ap polntmcnt and election ns temporar ; chairman. Bell was ghen an ovation Clayton Warmly Greeted. Permanent Chairman H. B. Clayton on being escorted to the chair , wai warmly greeted. He was presentei with a huge botiqiut of Amerlcai H. D. CLAYTON. Beauty ruses by four little girls. II gracefully thanked them and with display of southern chivalry klsse each in turn. Clayton's Address. Mr. Clayton's opening statement I his speech as permanent chalrma that this Is a democratic year wa loudly cheered. In the course of hi speech eloquent references to CIovi land drew forth loud applause. The permanent chairman said , i part : "Mr. Chairman and 1-eliow Demi crnts : Let me thank > OH for the hoi or you have conferred upon me Thi is a Democratic year. Democrat ! Ideas are now popular. Doctrines a ways tmight by our party and scofle nt by pur opponents are now urped u policies of DiMiioi ratio origin MIC now advocated by the eiiders of the Itrpub llean party. Jt Is no lunger iiiinrcli stlc to decline prlvnty- monopoly to be In defensible , or that the great trans portation companies nhouhl be regu lated and controlled by public law. A demand for the tevlslon of the tariff IH no longer a thrvut to destroy our Industrial uyslotn. Trusts me not tc ho tolerated even by the Hcpubllc.in party. We need not now enlarge on the list of Republican adtuKslons and promises for election purposes only. The Republican party has made marked progress in promises to the people and much greater pmaiess In a'dlng selflsl ] Interests and spee al privileges. That parly , gifldeil by expediency mid cam paign necessity , would eiitnp this join "I Democratic ground. H IH apparent t If recent jip'sjivas Is to continue 4 ' es not rcqure a very great sweep t \ Imagination lo see written Into V fy iiiVllcan platform fJtir years h < ° > > so Immortal words of Thom as -son. Equal rights to all , spe cial * & > ges ( o none. ' tg "Sly 1'ollulcH. " "lii % * fuudti'iinliil contest Mr. RoosoveitA.is ; identified himself -wlUi Mr. Tuft. Mr. 'IVIt bus identlllud himself - self with Mr. Roosevelt. The Repub lican party has Insepatably Identllled the two together. To praise one yon immc praise the other ; to criticise one Is to criticise his pursuing shadow. Ami so , I must sny , If It should ap pear t any one that In noting and de nouncing abuses anil failures on the part of the present administration any license Is assumed , urge the Impossi bility of separating the present occu pant of the White House from his own anointed one. "It has been made evident In the pending'campaign that the Itepubl cans will seek to conjure with the name of Itoosevelt and will rely upon the pres ident's policies a * a prized ussi't The president has aihcrtlsed himself and lil policies with a frequency anil abil ity that surpasses the best effoits of the shrewdest press agent. A distin guished Republican , a former cabinet olllcer , once publicly proclaimed the president tn be tl.e greatest exponent of the att of ailvci tlslnir the woiM hai known. The eoi ; itry has been t < M i : i 1 tint nl'Wd ) ( ' < > forget that , in bis opinion , his cncru cs have been de\o'e I t ) the arenuip.lsb nenl of many high ] . 'trp' > scs , und th.i If his work Is jet Incomplete It ! s so only because his nn dert.iKImrs were t .o vast to be eaii'ieO t' > success duriii' : his term of olllce. ' .My policies' must continue. When Chairman Clayton concluded his address at 1:05 : he was loudly ap plauded. A Francis Boom. A baud with the Jefferson club ol St. Lrj > tis at once started to parade the hall with banners labeled "David It , Francis for Vice President. " A number of cheers for Francis came from both the delegates and the gal leries. Walt on Resolutions Committee. At the instance of Judge Kern ol Indiana , a committee of three was ap pointed to learn when the resolution ? committee would bo ready to report Chicago Man Speaks. In the Interval lluymond Robins ol Chicago was Invited to speak. He made a general attack on the policies carried out by tin1 republican party Ho referred to the millionaires of Wall street as "au.omoblle bums. " He claimed that the financial distress ol the country was duo principally It watered stocks. He received enthusl astlc npplauso. Littleton Speaks. Martin Littleton of Now York , in trod'iccd by Chaiimnn Clayton as f man born in southern Tennessee , wa. ' greeted wildly by the convention. A statement that wl-itever the con von tton did in the way of candidates 01 platform would be loyally supported by New York was greeted with cheers His speech was chlelly a speech foi harmony. National Committee Announced. The new national committee was announced by the secretary. The n.ime of James M. Gnffey as commit leeman from Pennsylvania was loudlj cheered. Guffey Declared Out. Chairman Clayton Immediately an nonnced that In view of the actior of the committee on credentials the place of commltteeman from Pennsyl \anla was vacant and would romalr so until a new commltteeman was chosen by the reorganized delegation The chairman then announced various committee appointments , to gether with the list of honorary vice presidents. Platform at 7 p. m. Judge Kern of Indiana mounted the platform and reported that the com mittee on resolutions would bo rcadj to report not later than 7 o'clock to night HO said that the committee's deliberations were entirely liar monlous. Convention Adjourns. The convention then took a recess until 7 o'clock this evening. PRESIDENT HUGHITT HERE. Northwestern Officials Pass Through Nofolk This Morning. President Marvin Hughltt , head ol the Northwestern system , and othoi olllcials of the road , passed througlt Norfolk nt 8:50 : this morning. The purpose of the trip , It was stated , was the inspection of western lines. W. A Gardner , who is president ol the Omaha road as well as general manager of the Northwestern and whc was in Norfolk recently with M. & 0 officials , was a member of the party , The special will not return by way of Norfolk hut will leave the Blacl ; FAILS TO SHOW TWO-THIRDS IN PENNSYLVANIA CONTEST. SPECULATION RIFE AS RESULT BRYAN FORCES FAILING TO SE CURE TWO-THIRDS EXCITES. HARDLY THOUGHT TO BE TEST Failure of Bryan Forces to Show Two- Thirds Strength on Important Pen nsylvania Contest Is Interest Center In Denver. Convention Hall , Denver , July 9. Interest centered this morning In the vote taken on the report of the creden tials committee last night , when the JAMES M. QUFFET. contesting delegation from ' Pennsyl vanla was seated by n vote of G15 tr "Si , thus sustaining the action of the committee on credentials. Speculation Is rife as to whethoi this is the real test of the Bryar strength. Bryan Gains 24 Delegates. The action of the convention in seat ing these contesting delegates and ad ding four delegates from Oklahomr gave Bryan twenty-four addltiona delegates. This would , however , be insufficient to furnish two-thirds of the entire convention , accepting the vote unseating Col. Guffey and his friends as the test between Bryan and the opposition. Think Bryan's Two-Tblrds Safe. The general belief , however , Is thai this does not indicate the extent oi Bryan's strength on Iho ballot foi nomination. Guffey in Fighting Mood. When Col. Guffey appeared todaj lie was In no pleasant mood. Ho was In , early consultation with his lion tenants and with those who saw ir last night's vote a possible forecast of what , the vote might bo on the presidential nomination. lie refusee to discuss the vote but seemed tt think-that while it showed a heavj current of opposition It did not indl cato what the vote would be when the presidential nomination came up. Bryan Men Feared Test Vote. In this connection It is understood that Bryan's managers did everything possible to prevent a vote being taker on the Pennsylvania contest showlnj the anti-Bryan strength. Gnffey men say that distant over tures were made them on the basis of not presenting a minority report and precipitating a test vote. Pennsylvania Will Reorganize. The revised Pennsylvania delega tlon has not caucused yet but it is presumed that the new organizatior will bo for Bryan and that Guffey , whc was elected national commltteeman by the old delegation , will bo throwr out. Proceedings Were Bitter. The convention proceedings of lasl night \v > re heated. The Pennsylvanlr feeling still shows. Chairman Callahan of the committee charged that the Guffey delegates fron : Philadelphia wore elected by fraud al the Pennsylvania primary and thai they were elected by republican votes The majority report was character Ized as an unpardonable attack upon the democracy of a sovereign state by I. L. Straus of Maryland. Ho charged that the majority report was carried through the committee bj gag-rule. He contended that the con testant had utterly failed to show fraud In the election and that the Guffey delegates represented the democratic party of Pennsylvania as It has been recognized for the pasl A dog , much less a democrat , the speaker said , should not ho driven from the convention on such grounds as the contestants presented. Governor Haskell of Oklahoma said that the Guffey delegates might as well have applied at the Chicago con vention ns lit the democratic conven tion. His speech was greeted with cheers and hisses. Guffey Declared Off Committee. When the roll of the now national committee was read to the convention this afternoon Col. Guffey's name was loudly cheered when reached. Chair man Clayton nt once announced that the Pennsylvania place was vacant as a result of the action of the committee on credentials anil that It would bo necessar.\ for the reorganized de-lo- gallon to chose a new commltteeman. STREET EMBLEM AT LINCOLN LOWERED AT MIDNIGHT. BRYAN DEPLORES THE INCIDENT Occurrence Causes Little Surprise , as Threats ot Such Action Had Been Freely Made Work Believed to Be That of Single Person. Lincoln , July 9. The Taft banner stt etched acioss 0 street , near Twelfth , and which has excited tha wialh of many Bryan supporters hero , was cut down at midnight. The news ot the occurrence caused no particu lar surprise , as threats of such action had been freely made. The occurrence was not accompanied by any demon stration , as few people were on the stieet. The woik is believed to have been that of a single person , or at most two , operating from opposite sides of the street. The wreckage of the banner caught In telephone and telegraph wires and Is suspended in a limp bundle about ten feet above the street. Mr. Bryan , when tejhl of the de struction of the Republican banner , said : "I am very sorry to learn ot U. It was inexcusable. If the man who did it thought ho was helping mo or the Demociatic party , he was woefully mistaken. " SELECTED AS REPUBLICAN NA TIONAL COMMITTEE HEAD. G. R. SHELDON FOR TREASURER Arthur I. Vorys to Have Charge of Re. publican Campaign in Ohio Execu tive Committee Confers With Judge Taft at Hot Springs , Va. Hot Springs , Va. , July 9. Frank R. Hitchcock , former assistant postmas ter general , one of the managers lor William H. Tatt in the campaign for the nomination for the piesidency by the Republican party , was unanimous ly chosen chairman of the Republican national committee. The announce ment was made following a confer ence between Judge Talt and the members ol the executive committee of the national committee. The committee also chose George Rumsoy Sheldbn of Now York to be tioasuier cJ : the national committee , designated Arthur I. Vorys as a mem ber of the Republican committee to have charge ot the campaign in Ohio and chose Cincinnati as the headquar ter s of the Republican national com mittee. Tlie selection of Mr. Hitchcock as chairman was expected , as the pres ence heio ot nil the factions of the party who would bo likely to make a fight against his appointment had not developed any purpose to oppose his selection. He was known to be the FRANK H. HITCHCOCK. choice of Mr. Taft and seveial of those who had been called in con sultation with Mr. Talt subordinated their personal preferences , in defer ence to the wishes of the presidential nominee. The designation of Mr. Vor > s to bo In charge ot the national campaign in Ohio is regarded as n solution of the embarrassment arising from the se lection of Mr. HltchcocU In preference to Mr. Vorys. By this arrangement the campaign In Ohio will be in a sense separate from the balance of HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT ON ANTI-INJUNCTION PLANK. TO ELIMINATE LABOR DISPUTES PLATFORM EXPECTED WHEN CONVENTION CONVENES. NEBRASKA PREAMBLE ADOPTED Resolutions Committee Sends Word That Platform May Be Expected at 7 P. M. , When Convention Convenes Tonight Convention Hall , Denver , July 9. The platform will be reported to the convention tonight. U is understood that an antl-Injunc- Lion plank has been agreed to by all concerned. The essence of this plank Is that no injunction shall be Issued In labor disputes where it could not bo employed - ployed in the absence of the existence : > f such disputes. A number of planks from the Ne braska state platform weio accepted practically as they appeared In that document. Among them were these embodying : Appiovul of the anti- pass and anti-rebate laws ; prohibiting corporations from making campaign contributions ; the election ot United States senators by direct vote of tlio people ; iccommending a constitu tional amendment permitting an in come tax ; the enlargement of the powers ot railroad commissions , state and national ; favoring postal savings banks ; the eight-hour day ; the ad justment of disputes between labor and capital ; urging an employers' lia bility bill , applicable to both public arid urivato employers and recom mending the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as separate states. Tariff Recommendation. Following is ( he text of the sub committee's tarllf lecommendation : "We welcome the belated promise of tariff reform , now ottered' ' by the Republican \ > arty. as a tardy recog nition of the righteousness of the Democratic position on this question , but the people cannot sately entrust the execution of this important work to a party which is so obligated to the highly proUicted interests that it postpones relief uufil after the elec tion. And we call attention to the significant fact that the promise now made Is wholly vitiated by the use of the qualilylng words under which the present tariff iniquities have been fostered and developed. "We favor an immediate revision of the tariff by the reduction of Import duties. Articles enteiing into compe tition with articles conti oiled by trusts should be placed upon the free list ; material reductions should bo made in the tariff upon the necessi ties of life , especially on articles com peting with such American manufact ures as are sold abroad cheaper than at home , and giaduatod reductions should bo made in such other sched ules as may be necessary to restore the tariff to a revenue basis. "Every consideration ot public pol icy suggests the conservation of our woodlands and the removal of these import duties which put a premium upon tlio destruction of our forests. Existing duties have given to paper manufacturers a shelter behind which they have organized combinations to raise the pi ice of pulp and of paper and to impose a tax upon knowledge. "We , theiclore , demand the imme diate repeal of the tarllf on wood pulp , print paper , lumber , logs , wood and timber , placing the same on tha frep list. " Tim committee readied the conclu sion that It would not insert any declaration on the question of the rights of negroes. Mr. Bryan had made a tentative suggestion against discrimination on account of race , but the southern members of the subcom mittee expressed the opinion that the declaration of principles would be more acceptable in the southern states if there should be no intima tion of the party's attitude on this subject. During the discussion some of the members of the committee said there would bo no objection to Mr. Bryan's announcing his own personal views on this subject In his lottei of acceptance in case he should be nomi nated. Boost Atwood for Campaign Chief. A strongly supported movement , having the backing of a number of the most Intimate personal friends of W. J. Bryan , including several mem bers of the national rommlttpe , was launched in Denver in the interest of John H. Atwood of Lcavenworth , Kan. , member of the Democratic na tional commit too from that stale , for the chairmanship of the IHW national committee. It Is stated upon good au thority thnt the seleetion of Mr. At wood would be gratifying to Mr. Bry- nn. Two Taken to Penitentiary. McCouK. Nul ) , Jin ) u I'uit ' rnrtn- Ingham and Cbarus MiF.u.a.ijuii taken to the state penitential ) at Lui coin to servo sentences ot e.ghtoea months for stealing hogs Joseph Dick , convicted with them , was ( JIIM | Tilt CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hours , Forecast for Nebraskn. Condition of the wenlner HB record' ml for the twenty-four hours ending it 8 a in. toilny. Maximum SI Minimum GO Average 72 Barometer 29.91 Chicago , July 9. The bulletin Is sued by the Chicago station of the United Slates weather bureau gives Iho forecast for Nebraska as follows : Genoralb fair tonight and Friday. Warmer tonight. YESTERDAY'S ' BASEBALL RESULTS National League , At Pittsbutg First game : H.H.li Plttsburt , . . .OOU010UO 0 1 8 i I'hU'plila . . . .1 1 0 0 U 0 0 0 0 4 0 J Second game : H.ll.li Plttsburg . .OOUU0101 ! 0 5 9 i I'hil'phia . .102031 ! 00 0 8 10 I At Chicago : H.ll.li Chicago . . .3 1 0 0 0 i ! 0 0 * 0 11 ! UiooKlyn . .00001010 1 3 7 : At St. Louis : H.ll.li St. Louis 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 * 7 0 i Boston 00000110 0 U 7 : At Cincinnati : H.ll.li Cincinnati .00020141 * 8 12 : New Vork..O 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 3 7 ( American League , At Washington : H.ll.li Wash'ton . .OliUOOOUO * 7 11 : Chicago . . .tf 0000100 0 1 4 1 At Boston : H.ll.li Boston 10001000 * 2 C ( Cleveland . . .00000000 0 0 7 ( At Philadelphia : H.ll.li St. Louis..0 0000000 0 0 S C 1'hirphla . . .01100000 * 2 1) ) t At Now York : 11.11.It Dotiolt 20100300 0 G 8 New York..0 0120000 0 3 9 ! Western League. At Lincoln : R.ll.i : Lincoln 00021030 * G 8 ] Des MoIncs..O 0000000 0 0 21 -1 At Pueblo : H.ll.li Denver 00000010 1 2 U i Pueblo 00020000 1 3 G 3 At Slonx City : H.ll.li Sioux City..l 0000000 0 1 G 2 Omaha 01000001 0 2 C C PLAY TEN INNINGS. Valentine Defeats The Bloomers In Tenth Inning. Valentine , Neb. , July 9. Special tr The News : Tlio Valentine nine defeat feat oil the "nioomer Girls" in fast ten inning game by the score of C to 1 The girls ( ? ) played the game all the way through and led the score up tr the seventh Inning. Tlio score : Bloomers 003010000 0 1 Valentino 200000200 2 ( Batteries , Bloomers , Agnes and Hap py ; Valentino , Luke and Fisher. Strncli out , by Agnes 5 , by Luke 13. Umpire Hooker of Wood Lake. One of the largest crowds of the season turned out to the game. Plainview Outplays Crelghton. Plalnvlow , Neb. , July 9. Special tc The News : Plainview defeated Crolghton on the Crelghton grounds in a one sided game by n score of 1C to 3. The same teams play in Plan \iew tomorrow , when a good game is expected. Batteries , Plainview , Tepner and Stone ; Creighton , Compton and llig gins. Nebraska Socialists Name Ticket. Giand Island , Neb. , July 9. Tin state convention ot the Socialist pint : has nominated a complete state tici.et consisting ol : Governor , E. F. Me Chile ot Broken Bow ; lieutenant gov ernor , \v. C. Rodders of Waterloo ; secretary rotary of state , Dr. L. DoVore of Sio'u : county ; btate treasurer , J. Perkins o May\\ood ; auditor , 13. Fossgren o Giand Island ; cominlssioiioi ot put ) He lands and buildings , C. A. llowc of Noitli Plattc ; superintendent o public Instruction , Mis. Anna Olsom mor of Verdigre ; railroad commis sioner , J. P. Noonan ol Gieeloy ; labo : commlssk ° r , Jobepb M , Shuler o Lincoln ; attorney genetal , B. F. Fra zoy of Sluney. Presidential electois were also named , and a state centra committee appointed to fill vacancies First New Wheat of Season. Beatrice , Neb. , July 9. Franl Thornburg , living two miles east o Beatrice , marketed the first nev wheat of the heason. The grain which is of excellent quality am tested a little over sixty pounds tc the bushel , sold lor SO cents a bushel The yield averaged about thirty-five bushels to the acre. More Bodies Are Found at Lincoln Lincoln , July 9. Two more bodie- of Hood victims woio found and UK seaich is still being prosecuted. Tin bodies arc those ot George Dan , eight een years ot ago , and Maggie Amen twelve jears of ago , one ot the mias ing thlldren of the Amen family. Bryan Deeply Affected by Outburst. Lincoln , July 9 Mr. Brjan received the news ol the Denver demonstration by who at Falrvlew. lie was deeply nffected and said : "Tlio Democrats 1 ave been very good to mo and I can Qnd no words to express my deep ap- prorlatlon of tlio confidence and good will which tlio demonstration indL cates. Three Annamlte Officers Beheaded. Saiuon. Cochin China , July 9Tlio three Amifuuite ollkcrs con k-mned t j death f i iuitiiKU ) ) In a plot to poihuti the nii-mbers of the garrison , lla e been beheaded at Manoi Two him dred members of the garrison wort : NEW YORK MAN TAIKED TODAY FOR SECOND PLACE. MAY BE "BRYAN AND LITTLETON" NEBRASKA WILL ACCEPT NEW YORK'S CHOICE. MANY FAVOR CHARLES A. TOWNE Martin W. Littleton of New York Was Prominent Figure In Vice Presiden tial Talk This Morning New Yorker Favored. Convention Hall , Denver , July 9. There was considerable talk this morning for Martin W. Littleton ol New York for "vice president. MAHTIN W. LITTLETON. Littleton sits in the convention as a delegate on a proxy furnished him. It has been reported that he had been selected to lead the fight of the demo cratic conservatives against tlio Bryan platform. In his speech before tlio convention CllAHLES A. TOWNE. this afteinron he made a , plea for harmony and was warmly greeted. The Nebraska delegation , it Is understood , has voted to , support Now York's choice , many favoring Charles Towne personally. BRYAN UP EARLY THIS MORNING His Mail Unusually Heavy Taft Ban ner Will Be Put Back. Fail-view , Bryan's Home , Lincoln , Neb. , July 9. Mr. Bryan was an early ilser this morning. His mail was un usually heavy and he went to work upon it immediately after breakfast. The destruction of the Tafl , banner caused considerable excitement in the city when the facts were learned this morning. Democrats Disavow Act Democrats disavow responsibility for the act and many republicans declare that hoisting the banner in the first place was a mistake Chairman Hayward of the state re publican committee declared that a new Taft banner would bo raised and protected by officers If necessary. CHICAGO CLEVELAND MEMORIAL Movement Inaugurated at Union League Club Looking to This End. Chicago , July 9. A popular move ment to provide a suitable memorial lor Giover Cleveland , > n recognition of his sen ices to the nation and to Chicago , was started at the Union League club , where n. dinner was glv- on to icpresentatives of the principal Chicago clubs and associations. A majoiity of speakers favored the erec tion of a monument , although some held that a utilitarian memorial would bo more fitting Suggestions Included nn endowment fund for a > IUIH Foiltth ot July and a new stair case and dome foi tliiChkago Art illbtltlltu Lead Laundry Girls Strike , Lend , S D , , Julj 9 Girls working , | In the Lead steam laundry walked out , I yesterday In support of their demand
