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M f HE OMAHA DAILY BEE N.V TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY fG , SEPTEMBER 28 , 1892. \A \ _ _ NUMHER 101. it ? ; PECK APPEARS IN COURT York's Labor Ocmtnissionor Makea Affltlavit in His Own Defense. SOME VERY INTERESTING STATEMENTS IVIiy Un 1)1(1 Not Allow tlio Committee of Ucmocntt * to Kxnnilnn the Corro- piilictrncn onVlllrll Ho Ilascd llli I.nut Itcport. r , N. Y. , Sept , 27. Labor Commis sioner Peek was lu court toduv to show cause why ho should not nllow an examina tion of the turlll circulars received from manufacturers , nnd on which the commis sioner based his report ot the effect of the tnrliT on labor and wages. The afllduvlts on which the mandamus Is nslied wuro made public at the Institution ot this proceeding nt Kingston some tlmo ago , .und ullage a demand by the relater to see the circulars ; that they nro public papers aud that his demand wus refused. Alllilutlt from .Mr. 1'ccU. Mr. Mccgan road an affidavit ot Mi. Peak In answer , lu which bo said : ' The law really spoclllcd no details for the performance-of my duties , or the method to bo pursued in obtaining Iho information , or Items designed to bo secured for the logls- luturo of tbo sluto. In order to obtain tha Information required to mnko annual re port * , It was necessary thut I should obtain the contldenco of both employer and em ploye , the business men and the laboring people ot the stalo. At the very outset i was obliged to make a rule , publicly announced by mo , that all Information was to bo received in the strictest confidence as to ull correspond ence ana Information , utia no names of per- Kona , employes or employers , except by express - press permission , should appear In uuy de- paittneut report , or bo otherwise given , - -cither to individuals or the pubic [ , and that no paper containing , or relating to Informa tion received or used by mo in the discharge of the duties of my office , should over bo " plixcoil on illo in my otllco or "bo tmido a matter of record , or oo comluorcd other than the private property of the - commissioner for the protec tion of senders of communications , and 1 hnvo never considered It my duty to pro- nerve the sumo. Aluuy * Uitvo I'U'dtfO of Secrecy. ' 'Every 'lino I sent out , circulars nikins for information I invariably cave pledges of secrecy to my correspondents , aud hnvo done co annually. "Tho practice pursued by mo in 18'JO nnd IS',11 , was no departure from the uniform course of prior ycurs. , "I found in Iho law creating ray ofllco pro visions authorizing roe to examine witnesses , but un the condition 'that no witness shall , against his will , bo compelled ts answer uny ( jiiL-Hlleus respecting his private affairs. ' ' 'Ibis restriction rendered it practically impossible to give effect ; o thu intent of the legislature , unless the uoniidcnco of the people ple of the state could be teemed and retained uuu their affairs volunluilly disclosed. Re peated refusals came to me from business men. and worklnsmcn , and , besides , the cir culars sent out ouch your , I have written unJ sint thousands of letters , giving per sonal assurnnoa tn the writers that no use would bo made ot their confidence and every communication would bo held to. bo. sacred land denied tof fthywon"brlncluding" > rlvuirIir the same branch of Industry. "By such locltlmuto moans and by- such honorable plodires only have I been able to dischareo the responsible duties of my ofllco and to render to tuo legislature the data an nually transmitted to it in my annual roport. I.lko I'ractlco In Other Stutc * . "Ill twcuty-Boven states of the union that have laoor bureaus it has been found neces sary to glvo all persons the pledge of security nnd confidence given by mo during tl o sev eral years of my ofllclul life , 'ihcso pledges rclutc to und cover cases of employers ant employes and labor organizations. "Tho summary which wus Issued by mo in Ib'JJ , and against which the proceedings f hnvo arisen , was issued and published by mo nt the time usual for the publication of re ports of other state ofllcors , und about the snnio tlmo I have published my report ovary other your , and every year in \ \ hich I bavo made up a report to the legis lature I Invariably published beforehand , In or about August of each year a sum- DJhry , as 1 published in 1S9U. I have not deviated from the usual course and practice of my oBlco , nor hnvo I iu 1893 departed from nny custom of my ofllco with respect to my roport. The attempt , made le establish the theory that my toport was given to Inllucnco the pending election is false , us the complla tlons were all made bnforo any democratic nomination was made and the data was ub tained before anyone could tell who the nominee of any party wouU bo. Not tlio rroporly r tlio State. ' 'Tho communications nnd letters upou whljh my preceding annual reports wcro biiHOd wcro never tiled , nor mudo a record in my ofllco and were never the property of thu mute , bat were prlvato letters and what ever property exists In them Is divided be tween this dopoiidnt as the receiver and tne several bominrs of the letters , nnd I am ud- vised by mv counsel Unit , under the decision of Wolsuy vs. Judd , Duor , } I79 , and other kindred cases , an action would no against ina if I atlumpiod in nny way to muko public the matter that 1 guaranteed should bo pri vate matter and hold as secret uud confi dential. 'As the head of the department ( n ques tion , I tun of tlio opinion , and so represent to the honorable court , that the publication of the names aud addresses of the persons and corporations who have furnished the data ' upon which my report U based would oo greatly Injurious to the public Interests. " This r.fUduvit fully outlines the defense of Mr. Peck. li.Vl'I.AN.Vt'lONfS ' l-'KOAt aiJUUIilA. Jtiiplyiir tlio Oliulrm u of tlio Demiiorntln Still u Uommlttou to U'uuvyr' * .Vildrmn. ATI. * VTA , a i. . Sapt. i7. ! Hon. W. Y. At- Icltisou , chairman of the democratic oxoau- tlvQ committee of ( Jcorgia , says In reply to Iho published ad U re j a of General vVoavor and several special telegrams whloh have boon sent out from Georgia b"y MM , Leaoo , thnt they da great Injustice , uot only to tuo democrats , i > ul to the paoplo of the state , Hn says : - "According tn his own admission General ft- Weaver received a respectful ( wiring at Wnycross and Columbus. At Albany his Kprci'U was llitenod to by several hundred people aud no effort whatever was made to prevent him from speaking. A prominent uou-ro of thut place nt the conrlutiou ot \Veavor' * pnech toolt the eland to refute what ho had said , and bitterly attar-kod AVeuver uiul tbo third party. Weaver was bo tnUifnant that ti negro should attorn pt to ui.K\ver him that ho Immediately loft the platform. "Tlio only iioifclhlo foundation for tbo greatly exaggerated ocg story nproiul broad- oust by i Jonorul Weaver and Mrs. Lome U f.tut ajiiiinll uoy iu thii open clr uudlenra t M.udlT tluHj-v r.n eg | { , and ho wus promptly nrrchied iviu punuhcd for it , " AH to Mi * . Loaso'a stntui-jcnt that "the diserttc'jftil scnios t Muron. were rnpsutoji twice tu tuo prescuco of tlu < govarnor f the slate capitol , " Mr. Attnuou : i A Weaver or Mr * . Lease did uot appear an tdrertlsed in Atlanta. They vtmild not go up to the c.tpltol , v h'jra i Hrjo cro.vd had Hstombloil to hour them. Gov ernor Norlhan himself , hoarli.g thtt VVoavor Vtctild. not ipai.U , olalmlni ; tbut he would uot bo listened to. went to insure him a hearing , imit thu mootluK by a vote guarautood that. I'o would be rojuoctfully ll .ei\a to. on thochnirmun of the executive coramltteo of the people's party of tbo state onrly in Iho evening to extend him this cnuarnnteo and ho told mo that General Weaver had mrfdn up his mind nottosnoak. "Ills claim of persecution is nothing more than an overworked effort to pose as n mar tyr. His statements drllboratrly misrepre sent tbo people of Uoorctn and nro cunningly dovlscd forounpulgn purposes. Ho did nut want to sneak in Atlanta , but ho would have hud Just as futr a show In Gcorglh as nny man who spoke hero. Ho cancelled his en gagement In Georgia because ho saw ho bad boon Imposed upon by his own party mun- ngcrs , who had led him to believe thnt there was a chnuco for the "people's purty in Georgia. Ho fourd that such wn < not the cuso and was greatly disappointed by his visit hero nnd was glaOl to get out of the .state. Wullobcroho could not. conceal bh chagrin and disappointment , engendered by the weakness of his party in the state. Georgia will RO democratic next Wednesday by 40,000 to 60,000 majority. " MASSACIIUSKTIS DEMOCRATS. lltcy Mi-ot In Stnto Convention mid Adopt u I'lntforiu. BOSTON , Mass. , Sept. 'J7. Tha democratic state convention mot today. Hon. Joslah Qulncv , chairman of the state committee , called the convention to order and wus made temporary chairman. In accepting the poil- tlon ho made a spaech in which ho said thu democracy was euro to carry Noxv York and the country , and said tha force bill argu ment wns working favorably in tbo south. These words , ho said , bo brought from the national headquarters , Thu usual commit tees wcro appointed. Hon. Charles T. Russell was chosen ner- munent chairman. On taking tnu chair ho dwelt nt Icnulh on tbo tnto hunk plauk In the nationaljlemocrntic platform , reciprocity and the force bill. Governor Russell was unanimously ro- nominated. James B. Carroll wus nominated far lieutenant governor. Governor RiHioll then appeared on thu platform , escorted by the commlttoo up- pointed to secure bis attendance. Ho was received with enthusiastic demonstration and addressed the convention in a felicitous speech. The cotnmlttco on the balance of Iho ticket roporlod us follows , the report being unani mously accepted : For secretary of state , Chnrlos S. Hamlln of Brookllno ; for treas urer and receiver general , Jntnos S. Grinnoll of Greenfield ; for auditor , Irvin 11. Snylos of Mlllburv ; for attorney general , Charles F. Tllloy of Lowoli ; for presidential oloclors-at- large , Patrick Collins of Boston and John F. Uussoll of Leicester. Then followed the election of member ? of tbo stnto coramltteo-at-large , with a few dissenting voices. Tbo following were chosen n9 presidential clocto.M for the several districts : James M. Stiirk of Ilolyono , John B. Oronuoll of Northampton , Charles Haggorly of South Bridge , Charles J. Williams of Acton , Peter H. lionohiie of Lowell , Jumos F. Dean ot Salem , Siimuel 13. Humlllon of Wukoliold , F. F. French of Winchester , Edward J. Flynn of Boston , Josinh Quincy of Qumcy , Robert , Bleaky of Hyde Park.'Josupn L. Sweet of Altloborough , Johu F. Cougbliu of Fall River. Adjourned. < > MY A llUO.YitUO. 1. Slont I'aasrU's lEeHpectn to ( iroycr Cleve land and Tuimiiiiny. GICIND KUMD3 , Mich. , Sapt. ! i7. The re- publicau campaign in Michigan , under the auspices of the Republican league , opened in this city tonight with Hon. J. Sloat Fussott oflNow York as the principal speaker. Fuly 4,000 people were pros out at the moot ing.Johu Johu P. Utcb , the party's nominee for iroy- " ornor of the a Into , "was the first apealccr. flattering reception. Ho defended the pr < P- toctivo tariff nnd then produced a copy of Mr. Cleveland's lottlor of acceptance and reading thut portion referring to the force bill declared It to bo only a domooratlo bugaboo , which had no existence in the system of government proposed by tho" republican party. Ho predicted that the republican party would carry New _ York because tbo republicans were united una the democrats divided. Ho thought that 'lammauy would support the domooratlo ticket , "bot , ' > ho said , "in the aosonco of love for the bead of the ticKet , 1 do not be lieve thut Tammanv will commit crime and thnt means i loss to the democrats in Now York ot many thousand votes. " His address was replete with brilliant oratory tory und wit , and bo was frequently ap plauded. Cl.iVii.ANIJ : AM ) HILT. . \\lint 11 Georgia Kdltor Has to Say About ( lie Tuo Mm. CitlCHOo , III. , Sept. 27. "Although I was a Hill man at the Chicago convention , I now believe that Cleveland will get a much larger vote than would Hill If he were the nom inee , " said Evan Howell , editor and pro prietor of thu Atlanta ( Gn. ) Constitution , today. "ilag Mr. Cleveland made any promises to Mr. Hill orTaintnnnyl" "Absolutely none. That I know posi tively , because I have boon nmoni ? the very men and when Mr. Cleveland ia alleged to huva made promisee , and they tell me bo inndo no promises of any kind. But Mr. Cleveland will have to recognize the demo cratic organ Izillons in Now York state. Otherwise the democrats in the senate , in- eluding Hill ami Gorman , could mnko it very Interesting for some of his appointees by holding up confirmations and embarrassing him iu many ways. But 1 guess Mr. Cleve land has changed somoivhat In his views on this subject. " _ Now Yorlt I'opulUtD. SriuciJsi : , N. Y. , Sopt. 27. The people's party itito convention was called to order In this city today by Henry A. Hlckes of Now York City , chairman of the national commit tee. Chairman IIIcUos road nn address , fni- loweu ) by the platform ot principles. Nomi nations were made as lollotvs ; v'or jmlu'o of Iho court of appeals , Lawrence J. MoParlln of Lor.kport ; for oloctorul delegates ut largo , ThiiddeiiB U. Wukomaii of Now York Ci y mid I , K Dean of Honoyo Falls. nail Altculit Talk. JACKSONVII.I.L- . , "Sept. 'J7. Tno democ racy of Morgan county turned out on masse today to hear the addresses by Judge Alt- geld , democratic candidate for governor , and Mr. William M , Springer , democratic mom- bar of oongross from this district and canal- unto for re-election , Judco Alttfold's re marks were confined principally to the atato issues , Mr. Sprmcor devoted his time ex clusively to the consideration of the tariff , Numluntml Tor Olilul Jiiitloo. GiuxnlUpiDS Mich. , Sapt. ! J7. At tbo republican state convention held hero today to notpiiiato a chief justioa of the supreme court , to ihl u vacancy , JtidRo Frank A. Hooker ot Churlo'.to was nominated on the fourth ballot. Judge Hooker Is 48 years of ace and hat ) been u circuit Judfo for the last llftcou yoara. ViiltNow Vorlc. BLZZARD'S lUv , Muss. , Sept. 'J7. It la now expected that Mr. Cleveland will make a visit tu Now YorK this week , possibly leav ing here on Thursday night , and will only bo absent from hero u few days. Mr , Cleveland has t > eon in receipt of many congratulatory tol.vrunis toany regarding bis letter of ao- cspuncc. MuvimKoii III Ueiiiturky. Miniii.ckux , Ivy. , Sopt. ST.When the train boaniia Hou. A. U. Stevenson rolled into the depot a lurgo air.l enthusiastic crowd , beaded by i > br&ss band , had gathered there to greet him. Loud culls from the crowd brought him lo the rear platform , where ho thanked the nrow-3 nnd ussureu them of democratic lu November. NomiimUul for WAT STO\V.V , Wit. , Sept. 8T. The ropubli- onus of the Second district today nominated Luriu3 B , Cutwoll of Fort Atkinsoc for con- ret * by Ac LOGIC OF- JUDGE CROUNSE General Van Wyck Could Not Withstand the Attack , KEPT BUSY DEFENDING HIS RECORD Itppnbllcun und Independent Ciiilirrimtnrlnl Cundlil.itos I'ntnrtulu it Host ol Nuhrua- kunn ut Ilimtrlro Intrrrntlnff 1'caturca of the Debate * . UBATMCB , Nob. , Sept. 27. [ Special Tolo- pram to TUB Usn.l Tno Paddock opera house was crowded this afternoon with Inde pendents und republicans to hear the debate between Hon. C. II , VnnWycknnd Hon. Lorenzo Crouuso , candidates for governor on the Independent and republican tlukcu ; respectively. Promptly at 3 o'clocic Gen eral VanWyck and Judge Crounsp , escorted by representatives of the Independent nno re publican committee * , came on the atago and \voto greeted with applauso. After the audience had bncomo quieted ChMfmnu J , M. Mulholland of Odclt , of the independent committee , came forward and stated the con ditions ot the debate , that Ganoral Van Wyok would speak ono hour , then Judge Crounso would bo given ono hour and llftoon minutes to reply , and General Van Wyck would have fifteen minutes in which to reply. Ho then lutrodncod General Van Wyclt as the llrst speaker. The speaker stated that the Independents had plead guilty to the charge of being calamity howlers , and that they * are really discontented from the fuot the calamity makers bavo , iu the twonty-flvo years they have boon In power , fuiloa to removed tbo cuuso of cnlum- ity. The republic platform had some good features in it , ho thought , but they were not enforced. "The great trusts and corporations , " said ho , "havo crown up and boon festered by the rcpuoilcan administrations within the last fifteen years. The Standard Oil trust Is a sample of it , so U the sugar trust. It Is u mockery for the great republican party to rcatlirm its opposition to trusts whun It hus the power to thrott'o them. Tnorcj will always bo u conlllct between the multitude who toll for bread and the few who loll for gold. Itcsult ill Financial Trouble. "Where money is scarce prosparlty is low. Who ha-i been injured by of caking "down the free coinage of si'.vor In ISTUi Not the toilers or the yeomanry , but it was fie Shylooks of Euroni ) . The old parties said forty years ago wo cannot tmvo the union if wo dis cuss the slavery question. History is re peating itself. Wo bavo organized this in dependent party because there is a dumaud .for it. As Important a question exists now as did tbo slavery question then. Do wo receive as much from toll ana labor as wo ought to have I Whoio hirm is it if there are $1OJO,000,000 more in tbo country tbanwonondi Put , it In the vaults of the treasury ; it belongs to the people and will bo there for distribution xvhea thu wants of the country demand it. Nobody can ste.il it ex cept these who carry the Key. "i'hero can bo no more prosperity from a higher tariff. Wo want more prosperity. It is now twentyfiveyears since the war. Wo are at peace with every nation on the globe. Wo nro ruled by corporations and syndicates. When I was in tha senate six years ago I wanted and vote ! for free sugar and ftoo"lumber and they called me a regular crank. It is ust as necessary to have free lumbar as free sugar. What Is the nccnsslty for a man to iav from (1 to $3 per 1,000 extra for lumber : o protect his family and machinery from tno summer's sun and the winter's cold ) It is > ocauso this $1 or $ . ) can go into the poouets of the lumber syndicate. One Vlc\v or Protection. "Ill frco sugar is coed frco lumber is good. An international monetary conference U no ; ood. The ports nro open for the pauper labor of Europe. Carnegie struck agulnst alb employee. It wasn't the employes strucR agulnst him. These fellows sent to Europe and secured paupar labor. The big corpora tions bavo no trouble to got laborers. Curneglo 000103 from Scotland. Ho does not usbimilulo any more with our people ple than does the Chlunnian. You nro asking ' lurtbcr reduction ot railroad rates. The answer of the state railroad commissioner was that tlio railroads could not give us lower rates than thev are doing now aud mukn uny money. What we want Is a relief from railroaa exactions and syndi cate ? . "When you tuko the prlvato and public in debtedness of the country there Is not 5 par com enough cold In the country to pay it. All wo IWK is fairness and justice. It u right that you should protect your own inlorou. It is the great few that become millionaires and the great maltitude that are paupers. " Chairman Mulholland then introduced Judge Cronuse , who was was received wltn the most enthusiastic applauso. Juileo C'riuiiiho on the Allliu.cc , After 'the cheering had subsided Judge Ctounbo stated that ho was not hero to' say anything ugainsl the fanners alllunuo but rather that ho had for tnat organisation the profouudest respect and was with thorn in their great ,11 ono. "Equal UighU to All und Spociul Privileges to None. " Continuing ho suld : "I ao not como herewith with mv record pinned to my arm , but sim ply refer tn my record us a Judge , a legislator and us a momuer of congress to determine my feulty to the causa of tbo people of Nebraska. When In congiost 1 put tnrough two hills to tax these railroad lanus Mr , Vuu Wyck's con- pros * loft untnxnd. I respcot honest John Powers uiul thu men Ilka him and tnoir prin ciples. When they had made a political or ganization pisstblo , tnen wo Him Ignatius Donnelly , Van Wynk and Paul Vundervoort trylni ; to ride into power on tbolr backs , und honest John Powers Is sidetracked. I have the profoundcst respect for the principles of the ullluuco , but tLo profouudest contempt for tno political mountebanks wao acek to rldo Into political distinction oil the bucks of the founders of that alllimco. "The lofcrcnco of Mr. Van Wyck to Mr. Cnrnocio in unfair tmd dlihonost. lie has no right to inveigh against such a man us Mr. Carnegie beouso ho is rich and bccauso ho has founded and endowed so many insti tutions for the DiinotH and education of his loss fortunate fcllowuien. Before ho in veighs aculnst Mr , Carneglo lot .ny friend point to onu slnclo tnsti'.utlon that bears the name of Van Wyck. I propose to sh ow that my friend Vuu W > ck Is worth f500,000 , and know that ho owns ono of the grandest and most palatial resldoncos In Washington which now shelters thn chief Juatlco of the Uulted States as a tenant. Ho lias other valuable properly there , too. 1 am glad that hu U rich und thut ho is the only ono of tbo Nooraskuns in congress that has over been able to build a mansion in Wash ington. " The speauer then came gallantly to tbo de fense of tbo administration as against the In sinuations aud chnriros implied in thu pre amble and platform of tbo independent party. lloiv Nchr.iukuVa Defamed , For a year or more ho had to act as an apologist for tbo state of Nebraska , to uiuwur and refute the charges of calamity made byitho Independents. Most of the mort gage Indebtedness .charged to tbo stata of Nebraska , was by these who ur < ) now absent Irotn tbo Mute , young adventurers who took up claims aud upon proving up on thorn , mortgaged tbo land for all It was worth theu loft the state with DO Intention of returning or ever redeeming the mortgage. Ho then proceeded to show that the republican con- presses had always boeu friendly to th'i farmer * and cited that the best efforts at legislation bad been for them. The homestead law was cited as the great measure that had given homes to oyor 1,000- 000 people , the agricultural laws , tbo meat Inspection law and scores of others , The introduction of corn into Europe as a food product was n repAfcllcan tnoasuro that will soon oronoutn now an Q great umttat for American corn. The Union Pucillo bills , ho cinlmnd , had done inor6 to insure the de velopment of thofnbw , v cst than all other causes combined. I" Continuing , ha sAla : "It was built under certain conditiotl twhoro the government nerccil to talco a Jtocond mortcago , mid wo should not at this 'distance &ny that nit that lopislatlnn wns tdWhoncst , and wo have no light to assail munJSvho nro not hero to do- fonO themselves Rgalnst the charge of dis honesty. ' J AH to Ui llj/md I > g | inllou. "I refer to Un4 , mutter bounu'o some of Mr. Van Wycli's fnendnin thcaudieni'o nnvo nskoil what about to Union Pacltic railroad , and will cull attention to a bill Introduced bv Mr. Vaft Wyclt in IfcSOnutborultiit the Union Pacltlotptuk/joutof Ihoslnktn ? fund , deposited with thj government under the Tburinnn net by the road to meet its tnortgago Indebtedness , money to build other rondir A second bill wns introduced to permit the Union Pacillc to use its credit' to build ollior roads , and as these btllff > .woro Introduced during the latter part of Wr. V u Wrck'u term as senator , I can but think that his motlvo waste to curry favor with.1 the railroads In scouring hlsrn-eloctlon. " The uponkor thcn palj .a glowing trlbuto to the mou who cnmo to Nobrasica In its early days penniless annrhttd rlson to nfltuonco by their energy and industry. Ho was glad Mr. Van Wyck wns Worth $500,000. Ho wished It were $1,000,030 If he bad accumu lated it honoitly , a"nd without the aid of a pre-emption law that permitted htm to bring un urmv of pro-cmptors hero from which ho later reaped a munificent speculative benefit. I f t h it law was wrmg Mr. Vnn Wyck should have had it repealed when ho was tn the senate. v , Z Ho paid a high xjQmpllmcnt to Hon. J. Sterling Morton , whom ho ( Judge Crounio ) had often mot at , j-1o state fulrs and horti cultural and historical societies. Ho hud yet to moot Mr. Van \\vyoit at nny of thoso. If Van Wynk did attflid the fairs ho evidently found moro onjoymf nt about the whirligigs and iiorso races than among the farm pro ducts and llvu stouk'pons. Vuti Wyclc'n l < 'in : nclnl Viinrle ( . Mr. Van Wyck's. Huanciui vagaries next received attention. > lu attending the finan cial question ho stated tnat thcra was a plethora in all thx ? banks -vhtch is easy to got if you have anything to give them for it. Currency doss not , make prosperity , but ' prosperity doe's mnlc currency. "Show mo , " saidLho. "n prosperous com munity nnd'I will jshow you plenty of cur rency. " k Union the contusion of bis speech Judge Crounso was most enthusias tically cheerea. 'General Van Wycic in closing ilo\V into u passion and said that ho stood during the war where Judge Crounso stood ; In favor of Hat money which was created for hhe salvation of the country , and ho stood there today but Mr. "Jrouuso did not. JIo then proceeded to dc- 'end his record in congress and mad the bills to which Judge Crounso , referred and put such a construction On thorn as was specially favorable to himself. In the menu while his nncer increased so tnat his remarks were almost unlntollipt Jlo. He claimed that Judge Cruunso had come uoro to abuse Ulm and traduce him in thaeyoiof his neighbors. At the close of Mr. Van' Wyck's speech ho ivai loudly cheered uad'tho great debate was ended. i. IN LINOOI COUXTV. Whltolicad aud Krai AVoll Kerelvod at Xori riiitto. NOIITII PI.ATTB. Not . , Sept. i27. [ Special Telegram * to TI KR. ] A. largo crowd uatheredito dear the ' | oln t discussion between Whltefinnd and i.lC < : ln. f M.-'AgD4wS ? ' ' ' being absent tho'mootiA'g xfa 'preslced over by George StOldun5jcitnantteoraau | for this county ; " ' . " ' % K # * > fl- Mr. Whitehead opened the debate in on hour's speech during which ho very ably discussed tha question of revenue and .tariff and sot forth the condition of tbo country as brought about by the republican party. Ho called attention to the failure of the indenanacnt convention to recomilzo the heroes of the jato war , and to a few facts sot forth In the records ot congress concerning the conduct of bis opponent. Mr. Kem wns then ; Introduced nncj spoke for one hour and fit te S minutes. He started in n passion and did -"ot got control of dim self durincr the cntlri/pflech. Mr. Whitehead closed tbo dobatn with a few well chosen wor,1s In the fifteen miuutes adcordcd Him. The crowd wns completely carried away. Kern's followers had consti tuted themselves us 'a cheering committee , applauding with all tholr energy at. avury signal from tholr loaders. Tno republicans were quiet and utmotionstruuvo until the end , when they scut up such a cheer for Wbltehoad that a number ot independents were Leard to temarkthat the crowd eoomed to bo largely republican. The republicans held a grand tornhllgbt procession tu the tveptog with COO , in line after which they word addressed by Cupluiti Aokprs and Hon. Hdnry St. Uayner. Tno indopendoiits attcmnted to hold a 'meeting at tbo opera house but adjourned early. lion. .J. Sterling Mofton ( Slvou un Ov.itiun at Ilinitrlci- . DnATiticc , Nob. , . ept. U7. [ Special Tolo- grain to TUB BiiB.J jTho opera bouso was crowded to its utmost ibis evening to listen to Hon. J. Sterling ( Morton , Tno mooting was preceded by a very cradltablo torch light procession through tbo principal streets headed by bands and drum corps. Delega tions were present from all adjoining towns , and ono of the largest political gatherings a ] the campaign can t > a credited to the doraoc- rucy of Uaeo countytonlght. Hon. D. W. Cook was chairman of tbo mooting and introduced Mr. Morton , who began his speech with H complimentary rof- o ron co to Beatrice , The greater part of the first half of his speech was dovolcd to Gen eral VanWyck and Ins record 03 n legislator nail politician of versatile attainments. Ho Btatcd that ho agreed with both of the speakers of tbo afternoon , in that neither had accomplished uny thing for Noimuka during their official careers. The MclClnlov bill came in for a scoring. Ho uUhcd to know how , it th'o hoot sutrur came In free und was so much cheaper , why not take off the tariff from agricultural implements. The financial question w < v < tlu'n discussoa and la in the Intercourse Mr.- Merion good nat- urodly untworod n nuiiiUar of questions put to him by parties In tha uudionco. Mr. Krynn'cilCuiiuril Alentlonoil. ahi So t. 27. ( Special Tele gram to TUB Bis J A it tha treatment that Congressman nrynu' rccolvod this afternoon ni tun hands of Judge Field \vui not enough Jerome Sbamn , the Ifidopoudont candidate for congress , pfoceodod this ovonlng to road Uryun'3 record in congress on the free sll > vor bill. Ho showed thut when It came to a pinch oven Itryan failed to appear and loU his vote la either direction , Ho branded Congressman Bryan us a traitor to his purty claiming to ono thing and doing another. Snanip stated that Mr , Bryan had atkud him not to acoro him so bard and stated that ha should not bnvo done so bad It not been for tbo ill treat ment ho had rocolvfnl from Mr. Dryan today. In all , Mr. Hbamp Inade a pretty fair repub lican n pooch. Mr. UondllT of Lincoln , the man who two years ago was Bryan's llrut lieutenant and after tbo debate here prnrcionteil lr. Bryan u luri'o bouquet , also addressed tbo poopla for an hour and a half. He showed how a heifer that jwouty-sovou years ago brought f5t ) would itiday not bring over one- third that amouiit , urrdln loss than llftoon ml nut os he made the insertion that (1 today bad Just as much purchasing power as $1 bud twouly-seveu yourR.fteo. I'alriunnt Ienuicrm Jlnot , PAIIIMONT , Neb , , Sept. 27. ( bpeciul Tele gram to TUB BHK.JWl'ho democrats hold a mooting hero tonight to perfect the oaganiza- tlon of a doaiocratlo club. Not much was done , however. Three old llneri were pro- Boutco and it wan decided to adjourn till some tlmo in the future. WHERE H'KEIGILIN ' STANDS Ho Declares Himself to Bo n Member of tlio People's ' Party. COLD COMFORT FOR TIIL DEMOCRATS I'rof Andrew * rtiutlly Ulnm-n 111 * Wily Opponent Out from llchiiiit thu lluy- Btncknlul .Sipiuroly liitutha Independent Cii.up. Surtax , Neb , , Scot. S7. [ Sperlal Tele gram to Tun Bisn.J The second Jotnl debate between lion. W. A. Mcltulghnn nnil Prof. W. H. Andrews , the fusion and republican candidates for congress from this dlstilut , attracted to this city today n crowd which Is rolmbly ostlmuti-d as numbering 0,000 people. TUo people began to pour In early this morning In wagons mm bungles nud early tho. streets were thronged. Each arriving train brought In fresh numbers , the U. & M. from the west bringing In the Flambeau anil Col lege Nonpartlsnn Andrews clubs from Hutt ings , the Harvard Flambeau club , with a band and numerous citizens not tdcntlllod with uny org\ulz.itlnn. As fav as the vis itors wore concerned , the crowd was strongly republican. A long parade , embracing be side the clubs named , the Button Flambeau and Young Indies' Republican club , with n buna , marched through the streets. Al though the carriages and wagons of tha In dependent parade were numerous , the actual number of voters In llua did not exceed 100. Sumo Old Il.ij-Iluy. Early in the diy the Hastlncs college boys showed the wonderful capacity of tliolr lungs in giving their college yull and later the Clay Center republican cavalry company arrived , having ridden over from the county scat. scat.Tiio Tiio exorcises wcro hold In a grove near the business part of the city known as Clark's square , a rope making the go.it and sheep sldos , the independents as viewed from the speaker's stand taking the loft. A proces sion of clubs escorted Prof , Androwa to the grove. As Prof. Andrews mounted the stand lie was greeted by deafening cheers , the college boj-K chiming la at tbo end with the yell now become so familiar. Congressman MeKoIghan , Appearing on the speaker's stand n moment later , was given union noplcuso , although It was ap parent that his sympathizers wuroneither BO numerous nor enthusiastic as these of bis opponent. Francis Phillips , chairman of the inde pendent central committee , made a low to- maras which could , with dlfllculty , bo hoard , but ho Introduced McKelgban and that satis- lied the gouts. The champion of the independent * began by reading the chatlougo and stating that be was In favor of the free coinage of silver and of tbo liberal Issue of paper money. Wliero Mukoiclmn "Is At. " Having said this ho came out from behind ho haystack and proceeded to surprise the democrats a till more. His record in the house of representatives would show that ho still was and always hadbaoQ a people's publican party , according to McKnitfhuii , had turned ita Dack on the people immbdl- ately after the end of the civil war aud then its mission was completed. - < fh3 old.s , of Uvo kinds of money during the war , ono tor the soldiers and the other fur the bondbold- or3 , wa sung without variations. MoKcIghan tried to fortify his position by quoting-John Sherman and Blaino. Then he denounced the 5-2U robberies ana the refunding sets. As if by accident General Weaver's name was mentioned , tbo crowd on the Indepen dent aide replying with a rather weak shout. Then ho turned to the rapublican * nud uskcd them to investigate the currency question claiming , that as tbo circulation or green backs dropped business failures increased , tie declined that discontent was all essential element , of human progress aud that the in dependents wcro simply fulfilling tbe law of natnro in kicking , and now came the fun. Ho liveware * Himself. "As rognVxtS'\Vcaer und'.Gleveland , " said the speaKer , "I wds fbfiPny my ppponont at Hastings tbut tbo people of Ails district were oxcecdingly anxious to know1 how I stand. Ifi cn.io the election of president , is thrown Into the , house the vote will bu'takoo , by states , each state bolr.g entitled td.tm vote. Mr. ICein and I being a muionty of'tho Nebraska representatives , the vote of this state will bo oust for General Weaver. " Then tbo populists whooped and the demo crats kept their scats in a very disappointed manner. * s .Thou a mass of statistics alleged to sup port bis position was produced and the egi tariff touchud upon. MuICeighon's speech was qul'e fr o from personalities. Prof. Andrews was Introduced by Chair man MePnoeiy amid a wblrlwma of ap plause. In beginning ho reasserted that the Issue was ropubllcauum versus McICoighan * ism. The propositions ho made at Hasting * as to the relative positions of capital and labor arc roofllrmed. having boon denied in ndvitnco by ihp challenge. , . "Oil the ropub licnn Bide is protection , on that of my oppo nent Dritisb ireo trade. " AmlrnwK un thu Tnrlir. Mr. Andrews deiined his position on the tariff as this : When an article not a luxury cunnnt bo produced In this country it should bo mlraltteit free ; on all competing substances - stances a handicap equal to the dlfftre.ico In the cost of production. "Now this system civos us four benolltsNow : industries , capital kept , at homo , higher wages , butter ROOUS ana ohenpor prices. " McKcighnn had ( juotnd Blulno , but , an Mr. Andrews showed , had omitted reading the entire quot-ition. Why , such eminent lights as Buchanan , Salisbury and Bismarck hud declared in favor of pi election. The benefits of reciprocity wuro shown in Cuba , where reciprocity bad given us u murlcet which all the free traaoin the world couldn't have done. Tbo American Dog , under its influence , bad marched triumphantly mto Uermauv , Franco aud Italy , Then ho explained plained bow the 5-'JO's hud been paid in gold , because the money could bo borrowed In no other way. Mr. Andrews showed an aptness In repartee which surprised oven tils friunds. Ho refuted all of McICelpban's points. It Is agreed that ho is making votes every time ho appears in public. At the close of the address tumultuous cheers were given , the collugo boys coming in with a yell aud provoking froah applause. McICelgbnn In his thirty minutes clnic wan dered all over the speech , making rough ] kea 11 nil telling stories which hugely pleased his crowd , Uouil Old Itejiulillcan llnlljr. Following the Joint discussion hero today came tbo evening program , which was par ticipated in by fully 'J.OOO people , and repub lican enthusiasm rau high. Never before In S'ltton was so much politics crowded into ono day. The evening pregram was republican ulono. It began by a purado of ono hour of torchlight procession led by thu Flambeau club und two bands , the streets were literally nllvo with people. General Having * , H. M. Hushnoll , K. W. ChiUly , John Palmer and John Hppnrson addressed the people from the grunu stand in the citv pan : . Mrs. Prof. Andrews , a ludv of rare no- coiimllshmcnlB and pleasing way * , attends the joint discusilonu and takes an aotlvu in. turobt la tbo campaign. VoworMuotliiK ; Wu * u 1'ulliirn , WII.IIKH , Nub. , Sept. 27 , [ Special Tola , gram to TUB lice , ] Just ton persons were on baud tals afternoon to boar Hon. J , H- Powers , so the mooting was postponed until tonlyht , when less than seventy-live , by autual count , wcro at the court house to listen to Powers and MnoRuyuolds , lucluu- Ing spnakors ftni'jr' mbori ol the band , although district dA'tAls now In session Alliance Ideas do n. * > > down any more In Snllno. Itcch was \ < , rtUod but did not upuoiir , PIMM ) AND llSY V\T Iliitidrodi ot Clllrjn-i ' . .tfrtntticdrltli Nob. , Sept. 'jr. tSpcelal Telegram - gram to TIIR Ur.K.1 The oporn homo was filled to ovut Hawing thu afternoon to lUton to the Field-Hry.m deb.ito. .ludgo Kiold w > i the tint sponkar. Ho discussed the tnrlT Question from the very start. Ho showed the decline of tbo cost uf lU'lug , tholnoio.no in the prlco of agricultural products , thu in- crrmsa In the pricoof w.io , all according to the prediction nuidti by republican orator.-t on the pnsiugoof IhoMcIClnlov bill. He stopped not for lift tremendous applause which fre quently interrupted him , but wont on with fact after fnct , proving thorn by the con gressional reports. Ho nhowo'ih reciprocity" to bo n success , IJryan to the contrary not- withstanding. Concrcssmau IJrynii was Introduced by Conttal Coinmlttcomuu Uovdson. llo boeau by trying to Justify hi ? oongrossionnl record us attacked by Judge Field at Nebraska City last Saturday night. Ho branded the river and harbor bill and the World's fair bill as steals , hcuco the manner of his voting. Ho then tackled the tarlir question and road a report from Sonntoi- Carlisle to offset the government rooort road by Judge Field on the cost of living. Twine next aUrnctod the attention of the democratic orator and when a republican farmer lu the uudlencn ques tioned the accuracy of his remarks ho tried to answer him , and , falling , demanded that Judco Field conduct the debate acatnsthlm Mr. Bryan then road n letter published In the Nebraska Cltv News from Mr. llonslor , superintendent of the Nebraska City Puck- ing House company , offering to sell to Judge Field rortnlu inspected nork products at one- quarter per cont. ubovoroirulur inarkotprlcn , and when a man nroso In the auillcnco and stated that he would nccopt the offer Mr.- Hryitu wns knocked out. In the tlfteon min utes allowed Judge Field to close ho dis sected lirynu'h arguments ploco by piece. Tonight Jorumo Shnmp , the independent candidate for congress , answered the argu ments made this utternooii. N ASYLUM MA.VAUIIMUST. i : . C. ICowick ipliiltin llntv the Stutu May llu\a Itccn Idiliixul. LIXCOI..V , Neb , Sept. 27. [ Special Tolo- gaam to I'm : Ur.c.J E C. Uawlck made his long promised exposure } of the alleged rotten and corrupt methods lu the management of thu Lincoln insino asylum to a moderate sized audience at tbo Lan-iiug theater thu evening. Ho commenced hlsuddroas by glu ing tih reasons for destroying the republi can party und then commenced on his charges. His investigations had boon car ried on about a year past , und had been made coldly In the manner lu which beef , coal and Hour nad been purchased. Ho took the your Ib'.ll as a fuir nvorugo porloJ. During that venr Dr. Ivnappbud bean superintendent , Dan I-aucr steward and FrutiK Hubbnrd furm boss. As an illustration of thu methods of punching cattle ho cltod the following : H. A. Smith sold to the steward ayear - old heifer for S.5 , receiving n per sonal check In payment and sign ing three vouchers in blank. When tbo vouchers reaohed the Board of Public Lands and Buildings the one heifer hud in creased to two heifei-3 , her wcicht from 8JO pounds to 1,083. the pnca from tie to tSO.10 , prices , and endeavoring to show how the state had boon outrageously swindled by the steward. Air , Hoivlck then pretended to ex plain the methodsof purchasing coal.-shnw- Ing that during the year IS'.U Mr. Lauor purchased for the asylum (5,7'J. ( ! ' ton's oftoSl ht'on expense of $115,078:41 : , and further that , nearly as much coal was con- uuinod in the boCsumtner mbatbs asjn the cold win ten month * . * * , - , . Tile whnle speech was A keen , unsparing .disclosure of tbo rottenness of Steward Liiuo'rs aduilnUtrutton , but inno instancp did the speaker succeed in fastening uuy , re sponsibility upon the Board of PublTo Lands and Building. { Tbo speech was received with evident coolness by tno itudieuce , who frequently laughed but seldom applauded. i KEI'UULIOANS CUOWI > IlOLD.tUUU. lion , Tlioinns Jtujorx anil Jiulcui > uljfil Glvan \Vnrin VVolooiua. Hoi.Diiiiou , HOB. , Bopt , 27.Sojclal Tele gram to TUB BEB , ] The town was allva this evening fliid tK6 streets crowded , viewlne the grand prooe Alan that oacorted Hon. T. J. Majors to tno opera" house , where thcro was uartll.V standing' room. Mr. Mljors and Jiidgn Apolgat had been blUed to spojlc , but owing to the luto.ioss of the train Mr. Apolget did not arrive Until a lute h urjiWhcn Mr. Majors was introduced ho was groelOiJ with eontlnuaa apnlainu by the largo audience which was thickly dotted Avltn farinar and his old comrades who wore anxious to hoar onoo tnoro the pollliual 1s- sues.dlsousscu by ono whom they will carn- nstl.y labor for until the Bth day of Novom- bor. Mr. Majors eulogized JudgeCrouuso as an old solalor aud pradiotoJ that in Novem ber tbo stu to would nguln bo honored with n republican gavQrn9r. Ho clearly showed that the statement * madQ by Utmoral VmiWyoU. the calamlly howler , who urus hero only u fo\v day * ago , were mislead ing aud that Nubruska today in ouu of the most prosporoiift niatas in the union. The lurge nutimnc'j was entertained for nearly two hours. Jud/o Apatget wus next intro duced and fully explained in a oloar muuner the bilver question. TlnirKtoi > ts lli > uritli > u at Clmdron. CIUPUON , Nob. , Sept. 27. [ Special Tele gram to Tin ; lii ) : . | Hon. John M , Thurston addressed thu largest audioncn ever iissom- bled In tills -loulton hero tonight. Ho was the cuoit of the Chadron Henuhlii-un club , which body o > carted him in the opera houao with a torchlight procennlon of 2.jU , headed by llfly olu soldlord and Jester's Seventh Heglinout baud. Mr. Tnuritoii aellvorad 0110 * of his characteristic ; ropubilu.in speeches , uhowing UD not only the Independent , but tha demnurntlo party , which was enthusi astically received. flutli Mile * rmloil In Appear. Nub. , Sjpt. li7. [ Spoolul Tele gram to TUB UKK. | U. U , Surndar , psoplo's party candiduto for llautouuat governor , waste to have nddrossod his followers hero today but far nemo reason did not como , The moot ing had beun advertised for ever a wouk mid a largo crowd was expected but nouvlih- btiiudlng llioy all supposed then : would bo a meeting not over Jlfleon indopoudonts came to towu. _ BiUlne liepulillr.iin1 I'lcnlo. FIIIR.VP , Nob. , Sept. U7. [ Special Tclogram to Tin : I3niJ A Urb'Q republican picnlu wua hold at J. Minor's grove nine miles uouth ol Friend today , aud was addressed by lions. J. L Culdwoll and J , W. Lapsing of Lincoln In rousing speeches. This evening Hop , J. It. Caldwell uiudu n rousing republican speech In WurrouS opera housu. Thu ropuu- llcans of Saline county nro wide nwnko. ( Ireciuvuuil I'ullllcul Niii" | ( . Gunexwooii , Xob. , Sept. 2f - [ Hpocial tc Tin : lim : . ] The Independents had u mootmi ; hero luit night. Mr. Shauip , tholr candidate for congress , wns thu prltiolnul speaker. Thu ropubllcami are bu v gotllau roadv foi a grand rally next Friday uvonlntr , JirAt-a bauds , new uniforms und now nuidu generals are the order of lUo day , HOUHIKOB , Neb. , Sept. 57.- { Special Tolo grarn to TUB UKr. ] A rou'lng republican club wa organituil utLooiras lai > t night will W. T. York ab prcHldont nnrt A. M. Vundnl sociotary. Spoochus wuro made by Hon. K A. Washburn ani ! lion , Ueorgii P. ] { hoa l.oomli will add greatly to icpubllcau sue In this couuly , CONVINCED MANY DOUBTERS Rspnblloan Spoakcrs nt Qonoa Do Good Work for the Party , FIFTEEN HUNDRED PEOPLE PRESENT Iinlrioiilciit | ( KurljItrritnin Tlrnl f Quci- tionhit ; .Mr. Kilw.iril Kimnvulcr DurliiK Ills Aillro < Nine * ur tlio Onm- GIN' : < M , Nob. , Sjpt. 27. f Special Telegram loTnn HKK.J TholnrgoU and raojt onthu- slastlo ropubllcnu rally over held In this part of Nebraska took plneo hero this after noon. Largo delegation * wuro present from Fullerton , Uodur Hiplds , Albion , St , Ed wards , Columbus , Monroe , darks and Sil ver Creek , and a torchlight procession oc curred In which there were ever 600 torchoi. The af tcrnoon moDttng began at U o'clock at which tlmo nu nuaienco of 1MJ had path- crod at the pavilion oroctcd for the purpose near the Indian school. W. H. Wlntorbothnin wns elected chtifrmnn nud introduced Judge Brady , randldato for the sonata In the Eighteenth district , who nmdn n short ad dress. Ho was followed by L. W. Morgan of Pullorton und Mr. Vnll of Albion , who gave the audience a few pointers on Mr. Poyntcr which brought the bouso down. Soniathinc < > tliu Opposition. The spoakar of the day , Mr. Edward Iloso- water , was then introduced , and for ever two hours poured hot shot Into the ranks of the opposition , Mr. Kosawnlor discussed the financial question and exposed the fal lacies of the Independent p.irty In ono of the strongest speeches ever listened to in this section. Ho wat ; listened to with particular attention by a largo number of independents , and the comparison made by some of them between his nddriiss and tlio speech recently made hero by Qnnoral Van Wyck wus not ( lattoring to the latter. Several independents interrupted the speaker with various questions , but they soon got tired , as the answers , coming so quick and cmphiitlu , mudp them appear ridiculous. It Is the goaoral vordlol berate to inplu that the speech made many votes for the republican ticket , several independents having renounced the party on the strcots to night. Ganoral T. 3. Morgan arrived at ! ) ; 30 p. m , und addressed the people at the school this evening upon the lodlau quostion. The United States sonata commissioners failed to arrlvo today , but are oxpootcd tomorrow. Tbo Indian school has been open for inspec tion throughout tbo day and hundreds huva Improved the chnuco to visit the school. NOT THUATUI ) FAIRLY. In lopcmlcnt * of ilniriiiiin County Interrupt u ItMpulillriiu Speaker. LouiCITV. . Nob. , Saot. 27. [ Special to Tar. Bnn. ] A week or so airo an agreement was untorod into by nnd Between the rooub- llnan and independent parties throueh tholr county chairmen that thnro should bo a series of thirteen Joint debates botwoou tha candidates for county attorney. Pursuant each candidate" was llstcnea to by ga'nlttsntlva and , appreciative audionco. Saturday' night tUoy apoko tn Ash ion In tbo oastoru part ot tho. county and .ono.oMbo.cltlzoua Waited ou.Mr. FUhor , the republican nominee , und told hlin tbat'ha bad bettor not attempt to speak , for If bo did "they would knock his feet out from uudor him. " Mr. Fisher told him that ho would npoak , no matter what the consequences were , and after Mr , Smith had * bo openlncr forty-flvo minutes bo arose and spoiio. During tbo tiiuo boocoupiod clods ofdlrt wcro thrown at him , bolls rung , and a groal deal of talk und nolso created , all of whlcn seemed to tickle tbo independents greatly. At the close of his speech Mr. Fisher informed thorn that should they spenu to a republican audience ho would , BOO that Mr. Smith won treated civilly , and uotslt _ firlnulns' such antics as his worthy bnpouoni bad done through bis effort to speak , IiiclepeiiiltmtR Itull.v at Stnulon. SrANTOs. Neb , -Sipt. 'J7 , [ Special to Tun Bici ! , ] Tha lonK-promlsed uud 'mucb-von- tllutud rally of tha indcpondonts of ttiU county took plaoo here .last n/Ut. ) / Thou big gun , K l TrevQlllck nccojnpanicd.by J , II. Craddcck of Llucoln.--put ; in an uppoar- auco and proceeded to ttio court house , \\hcro.afiorwaitinB until 'J , o'clock , Mr. Oruddoolc was introduced and. spolio. Ho was followed by Mr. Trevellick , who pro- cncded at once to. denounce the old parties. Ho acknowledged thai ha was gottlng (10 per day for hi * stumping pad > > ad | ho was not out hero for bis health tf1 Ho said bo was In sulted at times und that if nny man said any thing about him , 'ovim af or ho loft , ho "would como back aud siclu biui allvu. " The audience conxUtod ot exactly thlrty-ono voter ) ! , only eight of whom were indepen dents. After the moctliig closed Uruddook produced package of c-ubinot photograph * of ( ioneral Vuu Wyok ana offered thorn for xulo ut 15 cents uplooo und cold Just six. | > ulllcuiiK flitrinoiilnim. , La. . Sept. 27. The mom- bor.H of the National Republican commlttoo , Hon. J. N , Houston of liullunn and John G. Long of Florida , who cumo here for the purpose - pose qf adjusting thp differences existing m tlio ranks of Iho republican party of Louis iana , have boon quite ttuccossful in tliolr mis- alon , The busls of settlement is as follows ! Tlio state central commlttno has been In creased irom eightyllvn to 110 , the twonty- llvo now mom tiers to be selected by tlio War- moth faction , but from und nftor this date no momberof the statu oommlttco shall tie nn of- 11 co holdor. The Wurraoth faction Is to dis band Its organization aua committees In every district in the state and support Iho regular republican organization heretofore itnown a * the Leonard faction. Clty'H Yuiiiii ; Worbom. NEIIIIASICA. CITV , Nob. , Sept. ! J7. [ Special to Tins BUH.J Tno youug republican * of this city mot at the uourt bouse last evening to orgnnfzo a maruhlnir club. Great enthusi asm prevailed aud slxty-nlno itaunoh young republicans ulgnod the roll In a few mo- muntH , The following ofllcors wore elocled : Goncral , l roJ Uranar ; colonel , Paul Jcssen ; cnptali , , William Mupes ; llrst llontoimnt , l-'rauk Larbh ; uucond liuulonant , Joy John son ; president , Frank Lanli ; seuretury , M , H. Thorp. The mcinbornlnp will ba Inrgoly Increased , uniforms Uuvii.g boon ordered with this onu la viow. AVi > roiiHln'M ( jurryniunclor Ovurtluunu , M.uiisov , WIs , , Sopt. 27. The supremg court this morning , In Iho second gerry mander cabO , overruled the demurrer based on the claim thut Iho suit shoulJ liava been broucht by the attorney-general. The couit holds Hint the bill of Plaintiff Lamb con- tuliih EUfUclont ground for notion , Thlt pnictlcully overthrow * Iho lust gerrymander , HlimU lu OoriTciitlon. WBEPINO Wvrmt , Neb. , Sopt. 27. [ Spe. olulTologram to TUB nEE.-a'ho | Indepen dent county convention mot In this city and nominated the following tlokot today : Sena tor , W. U. Hill ; roiiresontatlres , G. W. Pet. nrsou and N , M. Allen : ; oomiulisioner , J. P. House. Tha position of county attorney wat loft vnconU _ Mliililgrait'n llnbilirtn | ) League. OIUNII U.vnt > c , Mich , , Sept. U7 , The ! { publican Stnta luau-no mut this uorulng , Hon. Philip T. Colcgrovn o ( Haitlngn wat elected pnuldont. A uumtiar ot short ipichcK were
