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ESTABLISHED JUNE ] ! ) , 1871 OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING ; ] SEPTEMBER 27 , 18 J. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
Ho la Made the Bognlar Homlnco of the
Demco atio Faity for Governor.
WAS BY AN OVERWHELMING CHOICE
Tear of the Other Pmu'ist Nominaoi Ptaced
on the Party Tio'ict.
AND THIS ACFION WAS BY ACCLAMATION
Exceptions Mido in Canes of Secretary of
BUto , Auditor asd TreaBjror ,
DRYAN PLATFORM AND ENDORSEMENT
Admitmtrationista and Hallroad E otn nt ,
Were Cverpowtwd at Every Point.
OEJECTOF NOMINATIONS PLAINLY AVOWED
Mo > 5cr e Illn I'nnr llrtlMio Series lit *
Miilu Kent" Minority HultN. tin V im
1'rrillLtLil New Central CimitiilUeu
Lunvciitloti Incident * ,
fiuvcrnor SILAS A HOI.COMH
J.leiitcn int tioveinor JASIHS N GAP PIN
Heciettiry of State 1H ULL1CK
Auditor of Btiito J U. DAHLMAN
'JYcMHiirer . . . . G A. LU1KIIAHT
Attntney General D . OAU13Y
Commissioner ot Public Lands and
HulldliiffH S J. 1CHNT
Superintendent W A. JONKS
In spile of the opposition of the rail
roads , and , therefore , ot the republican ma-
< -hliie , combined with the administration ,
lederal cilice and corporation democrats , ex-
vrted buth b fore and during the democratic
Btate convention , In an cICort to further the
election of Tom Majors for governor , that
convention last night nominated outilght Si-
las' A. Ilolcomb for governor , by a me
of more than two to one and accepted bj ac
clamation four of the other nominees on the
liopulNt state ticket , naming straight part )
candidates only In the case of secretary of
fctU > , auditor and treasurer.
As was predicted , the minority bolted , tak
ing the delegates from eight counties , and
l > ut In nomination a "straight" ticket ms'Ie
of httaw irom beginning to end.
THtJY GUT TOOKTIIUK.
The delegates to tlunocratlc state con
vention began to gather at Exposition hall
at an early hour yestercuy ] afternoon. The
MMtorB * gallery Illled at a paillcularly early
liuur , for everybody expedted a gr at break.
The delegates to the convention had no
tioublc In finding their places. The floor of
the hnusc was divided off accoidlni ; to con
gressional districts , and the delegates -were
Heated together without dimculty. There
URH a not ceable l.icl < of I ho confusion In
cident to democratic conventions. There
was little of log rolling going on while Hie
delegates were guthnrlng. Every delegate
know Just where he stooJ , and
tjier was llttlo neecd of lobbying
The klzo of the crowd disclosed the fact
that there vvere quite a few democrats left
In Nebraska , nnd the sight of 'Captain"
Miirfln and a number of other republican
Iiangcrs-on disclosed the further fart ( hat
the republican machine had a deep nnd abid
ing Interest In the dellbeiatlons. And every
time jou located a republican puller you lo
cated an administration democrat who had
much to say about party honor and JeffersonIan -
Ian principles ,
At 2:10 : Senator Allen entered the hall and
was warmly greeted. A moment later Con
gressman Uryan walked down the aisle and
shook Senator's Allen's hand. Then came
Hjo first demonstration. Mr. Ilryan wore a
dower In his buttonhole and looked pleased
because of the applause which greeted his ap-
yeirance.
John Powers , populist candlndato for stall
treasurer , gat In his shirt sleeves In the
a nailery and watched with Interest nil thai
was going on below him.
TEMPOKA11Y CHAIRMANSHIP.
It was not until 2:2ri : that Kuf-lul Martin
chairman of the state central commlttci
called the convention to order. Secretary
Sheehan of the same committee r-ad tin
onic'al call In n loud tone of voice , cli'arliif
the way for the first preliminary outbreak
Thn contest came at the first throw fron
the box. Chaltimn Martin announced tha
In accordance with long established usage ;
Iho- state central committee had decided ti
tccommond ffir temporary chairman of tin
convention Hon. Matt Miller of Untie
county. The recommendation of the stat
committee was seconded by Jix'go Ciawfon
of rumlng count } .
W S. Shoemaker of Douglas moved ai
amendment to the effect that Kd Smith o
Douglas county be made the temporar ;
chclrman.
The nomination was seconded by a scon
of 1C to 1 delegates nnd was supported b ]
u vigorous speech ftom Coniressman Uryan
who enld that the convention might as we ]
settle the matter right where the convcntloi
tat.
tat."The first contest In this convention , " sail
Mr Hi van , "Is over the temporary chairman
It Is not a personal contest between thD can
illdates. Wo have won the battle for 16 to 1
The state central committee , despite th
wishes of a large portion of the democrats
has seen fit to reject thu chairman selected b ;
the silver men. Wo believe that \.ould hav
been fairer for it to have taken the porsoi
vu- selected aa chairman , I wish to call th
attention of the delegates to the fact that vv
might as well commence this fight right now
Wo havu had some conventions In this stat
where the temporary organlratlon .refused t
net fairly. I wUh to call the attention c
every 1G to I man to the responsibility at Ih
situation and the necessity of winning thl
part of the battle. There has been no undei
hand fight on our part. Let every delegat
stand unqualifiedly by his itiRtiuttiona on
by the distinctly expressed will of the pec
pie. Wo ask you to name Ed I' . Smith , on
candidate , as your chairman. "
Matt Miller's name was withdrawn from tti
contest bj u llutlcr county delegate , wh
second d the nomination of IM Smith. Tti
convention wns not disposed to have It th !
way so easily , and the Uryan men kept u
the light. Matt Miller himself took the floe
and Invoked harmony In a burst of dorm
crtitlc oratory. Ho made n speech In vvhlc
hi > bald h" was not a candidate for the plac
for winch ho hail been designated by tti
Btate central committee. Hut Ma speech w.
one ot those ncgafhe efforts , nnd when 1
lln'tlidl the Hr > itn contingent iciicwod tl
tuilcst under I lid Impression that Miller
wlUidruwnl was. attached to n string.
C J Smjtho Uonumlcnl the yeas ami naj
on the cjucellon of the election of chalnnn
anil a Ked for n call of thu counties.
llatly of Adams got the ear of the coi
vci lion long enough to iietert that his couni
hail overcome thn enepjby a vote of IG to
and then t-econdtd thn nomination ot Smll
of Douglas.
W H. Thompbon. the little giant of N
biiiel.a'tj democracy , who halls from I la
ctunty , made another demand for Irainion
SMITH \\HNT IN
Dually Miller , In another Impasilom
tp'ich definitely withdrew from u race
which he lealliod that hona badly hand
rai wd nml \ \ . II Thompson moved th
IM J * Smith be made the temporary clul
man at the convention by acclamation.
S , M Walbucli erose to < i question ot prlv
li-gw Kn < i ald that he wanted tu set hlrasc
aright before the convention , He wanted
everybody to understand that he wns for
Bryan.
Smith was elected with a mighty shout ,
and took the platform. When he stepped
upon the stage he shook hands with Mr.
Martin. He said he took the election as a
tribute , not tu Mnueilt , but to the younger
democracy with which he was associated.
He was proud In belonging to that party
whose members fought among themselves
like the devil at the primaries and fought
ropiibllciiTis the tame way at the polls. This
was the moit Important state- convention
ever held by the democracy of Nebraska.
All eyes were turned toward Nebraska , and
all were asking "What will Nebraska
democrats do ? " He reviewed briefly the
democratic victory of 1892 , and denounced as
traitors the senators who oprosed the pro
gress of tariff refcrm. He asked every
loyal democrat tu place the ec.il of condemna
tion upon thn brows ot those democrats ,
whelher frcm New York or New Jersey ,
.Maryland or Ohio , who proved false to the
cau o of tariff reform The speaker then
cllprul into eloquence 4n his description ol
the battle for tariff reform , and his mention
of O rover Cleveland as the great leader of
tariff reform uas greeted with the wildest
demonstrations of applause He ecorcdi the
democratic senators who fought the tariff
bill , and bitterly denounced the republican
senators ho stood solidly against the W 1 on
h II as being owted body and tout by the
corporations Then he went Into a history
of silver and said that he was convinced tint
his brand of democracy was all right. Then
ho turned hl attention to stats affairs. He
laid that long continued republican rule had
resulted In a re gn of boodlelcm and rail
road domination He ttrg.d democrat1 ! to
icmemlier that he served his party best who
scivcd his ttate Lest. He closed with an
earnest appeal to democrats to stand by
Hrynn fu United Slates senator
COMM1TTUUS APP01NTCD.
At the conclusion of CInlrman Smith's
somewhat lengthy address , Clegs of Rlchard-
son moved that U B Uonln of Douglas , P
J Morgnn of Cass and C. n. Apgar of Adams
bs made temporary secretaries The motion
was carried without opposition
The pipllminary rommlttcegvere provided
for McManUal of Lancaster moving a com
mittee of seven on credentials , Lang of Doug
las a committee of seven on permanent or
ganisation and Caspar of Duller a committee
of seven on tules nnd order of business
The' committees were announced by Chair
man Smith as follows
On Crelcntlals McManlgal at Lancaster
Thompson of Hall , Connor of Douglu ; , Dsvrles
of Dodge , Carson und Judge Crawford of
On Permanent Organization Lang of Doug-
la- , Hale of Madison. Walsh of lied Willow
Ogel'by of Cherry. Vance of Seward , Fritz
of Thurston , Palm of Lancaster
On Rules und Order of Business Caspar
of Duller , White-of Frontier , Brand of Uock.
McKee ot Tluyer , Thomas of Colfax , Cassel-
imni of 111 own and Rourke of Hall
Then , on motion of Smythc of Douglas the
convention took n recess ot one hour In order
to give the committees an opportunity to get
through with their business There were
loud cills for Uryan , but he did not appear
OPPORTUNITY t-'OR TOBE.
The lecbbs proved a disappointment lo
those who expected the committee on cre
dentials to adjust the differences between the
contending factions In Otoe , Saline nnd other
counties in-lde ot the sixty brl f ml nil IPS
contained In an hour. Two hours passed
after reassembling without epccchior Incident
to break the monotony of the long vall.
Kvetybody knew lhat the credentials commit
tee1 was s\\t-atliiK liehlnd closed dooia In n
rrom at Hie rear of tlio hall , and everybody
felt that time was a little too slon In p.ivj
Ing. The "ctraights" wfrc anxious for an
adjournment until S o'cleck In the evening ,
but hm illy dared to force the lss ° The
anils fateed It for them , and In un Ill-advised
moment Geotgo Tlenuy of the Douglas
county delegation moved a recess until S
o'clock , and the administration men seconded
It with a chorus of approving yells. The
motion was-carried. In nn Instant the Jubi
lant administration nun had grabbed their
hull , and were making a hurried rush for the
varlo s ex'ts. Hie Bryan men EZ.W * tl.c'r ' mis
: ikc at once ind frantically endeavored to
retrain their lost advantage. Word v.as sent
o the ciedentlals committee , and McMrmlgal
rum that Lcdy rushed bark Into the hnP. anl
iiruntliiK a chair , \alnly Implored the con
vention to wait " nly fifteen minutes'
h.-iliami Smith tried to stem the tide of
vanishing delegates , but his appeals were
kaln 'Ihe convention disappeared even
while he usked It to resume Its hastily \a-
ratnl s nt.
The sttalght outs did not hesitate to take
idvatitnge of the opportunity so generously
iffurdcd them The entire coterie of Tom
Majors strikers were at once put to work ,
and Cap. Murfln , J. H. Ager , Billy Druse-
[ low and , li.ilf a score of other rail
road H-puMlcuns and oil room work-
: rs were Immediately active. In con-
lunctlon with Tube Castor , and a small
army of I ) . & . M claim , agents and right
of wu ) men. Internal revenue attaches , land
olllce men and deputy United States mar
shals. Jostled v.111) republican members ol
the State Hoard of Transportation. The
whole crowd was using every seductive In
fluence Known In lallroad politics to tutu
the anti-monopoly delegates from their pur
ese of endorsing Holcomb.
PASSES AND WHISKY.
Railroad pisses were distributed freei
than the whisky tlmt flawed from the hast
ily Improvised oil rooms In the upper floor :
of the 1'ixlon
Long before the hour for reassembling thl
admlnlsttatlon delegates were loudly pro
claiming that their tactics had succeeded am
Hut thc'y had fKed enough delegates to pre
vent Ilolcomb's endorsement , S. S. Alley In
sisted that 121 Hryan 16 to1 - detegales hac
served notice upon Bryan , his supporters ant
that they would bolt the convcntlot
before .they would consent to the endoreemen
of Holcomb.
At S 15 the committee on credentials mad <
Its appearance and Chairman Snilflt callcc
the convention to order.V. . S Shoemaker o
Douglas dramatically took the flooi and move ,
that the doors bo thrown open and a feu
Bonn men admitted No one objected am
the doors swung open to admit a few mori
people Into the hall , already packed to suf
focallun
Chairman McManlgal from the commlttei
oil credentials then presented the long dclayei
repoit. The committee reported , but Oirei
contests , from Otoe , Thayer and Madlsoi
counties. The Bryun delegates from the lass
two named counties vvere admitted wllhou
s
controveisy.
WOULD NOT STAND IT ,
As to Otoo county , the committee rccom
mended that each faction bo given nine dele
gain * . The convention adopted the report , bu
everything was not satisfactory to the states
men fiom Otoe. D. P. Rolf , as chairman o
the administration delegates from that county
got up and said lhat ho and his colleague
would not accept the terms of the comprc
misc. He suld they \\e\a either entitled t
the full leprcsontatlan or none nt all , an
consequently ho for one did not propose t
btnnd It , Whereupon Holt and the admlnls
tratlon delegates from Otoe walked out of Hi
hall , accompanied by the hisses of the cntlr
llrynn contingent.
C. D. Caspar , chairman of the commute
on rules and order of business , made the fol
lowing repoit , which was adopted , at
matter of course :
0 Jlr Chairman : Your committee
pointed lt > formulate a plan in < < xp < Mli
iiu'-lnrsa without confusion would lesprcl
full } Mihmll the followinguilts and ordr
of utisliiivit :
1. appointment of n committee o
resolutions.
2. Tlie fvprpw-lon of our choice by th
noinlnnttnn f n candidate- for I'nlte
States collator ,
a Hem In. : nnd tiding upon report of th
commit tin * un i ( solutions.
< Election of n Mate- central committee.
r > . Nomination of candidates for slut
ulHceis
OLDHAM SPEAKS AGAIN.
The committee on permanent organliatlo
recommended the election of W. II. Oldhai
of Iluffalo ai the permanent chairman of th
convention , with I ) , H. Honln of Douglas , I
J , Morgan ct Cass and C. K , Apgar ol Adam
an secretaries. The recommendation wji
r- adopte-d and the permanent chairman teethe
the plalform. He said In part ,
"I would bo an Ingrate indeed If I did IK
feel nrutflul ( or the honor you bavt cor.
ferred upon me In calling mo to preside- over
the greatest convention ever held In the
history of Nebraska. I take It for a compli
ment paid to the young democracy of the
west end of Nebraska , where It requires n
hero to profess his democratic principles. It
has been said lhat wo arc populists. This I
deny , I nm a democrat who would not sacri
fice a single democratic principle to the popu
list , "
The. new presiding officer then made ft
ringing free ilHer ( speech , denouncing the
lopubllcon party for demonetizing silver ,
nnd saying lhat while the W I on bill was
not what democrats wanted , It wns Infinitely
better than McKlnUylsm. Then he paid a
glowing tribute to Uryan , saying that
democracy would stand by Bryan because
Btyan had stood by democracy.
The speech being finished , llcbrrt Clegg ol
Richardson moved the appointment of a
committed of seven on resolutions. The
chfclr appointed as such comni ttee Clegg of
RlcharcUon , Smythe of Douglas , Tliompstn of
Dcdge , Dollman of Dawes , Klllager of
Neniuha , Stevens of Adams nnd Jlarvln ot
Oage.
1JHYAN FOR SENATOR.
At this Juncture came a part of thelong -
epected triumph of Bryan over the serried
hosts of the administration democracy. Ed-
wa'ds of Lancaster moved that W. J Bryan
be nominated for United States senator , and
n roll call was demanded.
The Dryan men proposed to put every
lan on record Chairman Oldham inqulrol
1th a perfunctory mggestlvencss whether
here were any further nominal ons , but
lero were none.
\V. H Thompson of Hall county claimed
tiat there wns no opposition and he there-
ore moved that Hie roll call be dlepensed
1th nnd that Bryan be made the democratic
andldatc for United States senator by ac-
lamutlon There were vociferous objsc-
ions nnd the- loll rail was ordered Every
ounty recrtsented cast Its vote for Bryan ,
nd Kitchen of Douglas , Dahlman of Davves
nd Thomp'on of Hall were dc.lgnated us
ho committee * to conduct the nominee to
ho platform
TUB PL\TPOR.M.
Bryan had modestly withdrawn himself
cmporarlly from Hie house and while
ho committee was searching for him
IIP committee on resolutions made Its report
( trough C. J Smythe The report was :
We , the rank find Hie of the democracy
f Nebraska ( U la t In convention ussem-
iled , send Rt < ctln to the common people
vho constitute the strength of the llemoc.
aey of the nntlan.
We re'iiew our allegiance to the principles
aught by 'Ihomas Jefferson and couruse-
m&ly defended by Andrew Jackson , ams
ve demand that the great political prcfj
ems of today he solved by the app'lcatlon
f thesp pilnclples to present conditions
Dellevlng that ; i public ofllcial Is a pub-
lo servant and uescrviilg- praise or
censure uccordlns : to hit acts , we com
mpnd President develend for his honest
nnd economical administration of the gov-
"rnment , nnd dissent from such of his
luanclnl views as ure repugnant to the
cachings of the lathers and opposed to
he wclfpre of oui people.
Believing that "all me'n are created
. qua ! , " and that all ure alike entitled 16
he lonsldpintlon of government , we cle--
louiice ns unjust and unjustifiable the
irotectivc t.ulft syptc'tn which , through th-
iistriimentallty of clus legislation , tnlja
ho tunny for the henellt of the few. Wo
lemund a t.n iff for revenue only , ami
lolnt to HIP "U II"on bill ns It passed Ihci
lOiiRe of representatives as u leasonabie
'ulllhneiit of thu piomlses made by the
limocrntlc initj In the campaign of IKU
While we do not condone the- nuts at the e
Ic-mocratlc i-eiiators who modified HIP Wil
son bill In thu "Eiiate , we uecept the bill
ns It finally pissed ns the best meupui \
nttalnabli' und r the circumstances , and us
grcut Improvement ovei the .McKlnlej
aw
VYe especially approve of the Income tin
i ml fnvor Its ic-tentloii a a a peimnnrnl
pait of oui mvenui- system
We endorse' the language uved hy lion
John t ! CailMe in 187S. when he de
nounced the "conbpliucy" lo destroy sll-
vcr money us "Hie most glfmntle- crime ol
this ui anv othct age , ' and we ugiee with
him thut ' coi.sumtnutlon of Mich r
scheme would ultlnuitclv entail moic mis
ery upon the human race than all th <
warn , pestilences nnd famines that evei
occuired In the history of the \vorld. " Ut
me rot vvllllni ; to be pirtles to such r
Cilnu- . und in order to undo the vvioiu
already done and to prevent thefurthci
appreciation of money , we favor the Im
mediate ic-storntlon of the free and un
limited coinage of gold and sliver at tin
piesent ratio of IB to 1 without waiting
for the aid ut consent of any other n.itloi
on earth
We teKuril the right to l = sue mons ) a1
an nttilbute of povfrelgnty nnd believe tha
nil money needed to supplement the gel <
and slUci coinage of the constitution , urn
to mnke > the dollar so stable li
Its purchasing- power that It vvll
deft and neither debtol nor creditor
should bp Issued by the general gcv
ernment as the greenbacks were Issued
that such money should he icdeemable li
coin , the government to exercise the optloi
hy redeeming In gold or sllvei , vvhlcheve
! < ; most convenient for the goveinment. Wi
believe that all money Issued by the KOV
ernmpnt , vvhethei gJld. silver or paper
should be made n full legal tender for ul
debts , public- and private , and that no cit
Izen should be permitted to demonetize- :
contiuet that which the government make
money by law.
We ate In favor of the election of I'nltei
States I'enatciB by direct vote of the neo
pie , und in ease the senate refuses to allov
an amendment which will secure the dlrec
election of pc-natois. we lire In favor o
calling- convention of states to subml
such an umcndme-nt for ratification by th
states.
We ure In favor of a ronstl utloml amcnl
ment milking the president Ineligible fo
te-eleetlon
We arc In favor of the operation of th
teleKtaph In connection with the pasta
We ure In favor of a liberal pen Ioi
policy. i
We are In facer of the arbitration of dlf
feiences lietvven large coipcrate employer
and their iiuimrous employes.
We are In favor of the foreclosure , n
soon ns due , of the Hens of the uovcrnmen
against the Union Pacltlc nnd other I'nclll
railroads.
Uellevlng that the duty of the representn
tlve Is to represent the will and Intercut
of his constituents , we condemn as undcmc
cratlc any attempt by caucus dictation t
ptcvent the representative from voicing th
penllmcnta of his people upon public < | uct
lions We believe In the right of every Indl
vfdual to worship God according to th
dictates ot his own conscience , and we cor
iloinn UK unamerlcan nnd continry to th
spirit of our Inntltutlons any attempt t
apply a religious test to the citizen or t
the olllclal. We appeal to all democrat
who may have been led into political ho :
tlllty to the members of any chinch tort
member the principles of religious llbeit
promulgated by Thomas Jefferson and d (
fended by the party which he organized
We nppone of the maximum rate bl
passed by the last legislature , nnd favc
Its re-enactment If It Is declared veld b
the rutirt on account uf Irregularities whlc
can remedied ,
IT CAUSED A WRANGLE.
At the conclusion of the reading of tl
platform George P Marvin of Oage count
and editor of the Beatrice- Democrat , pn
sented a minority report upon the mom
plank It wan aa follows *
AVe hold to th1 use of both gold nnd si
ver , without disci initiation against elthi
metal or charge fur mintage , but the do
lar unit of coinage of both must be of equi
Intrinsic und evchangenlile value or l
adjusted through International iigreemen
or by such safeguards of legislation i
shall insure the maintenance of the parll
of the two metals and the equal power i
every dollar at all times In the murky
and In the pavment of debts.
Marvin stated that the resolution he hs
just read was the one upon which Grov
Cleveland had swept the country In 1S92 , at
that It was the plank upon which W
Brian had been elected to congress.
C. L. Melesner of York county moved ;
a substitute that the convention exclude at
censure of the president of the United Staten
on the monetary question , and that , the pla
form contain no reference to the free col
age of bllver.
Judge Daane of Omaha moved that tl
minority report , together with the motion
the delegate from Yoik county , be laid <
the table.
SmytliB of Douglas protested that Doane
motion , It carried , would carry the who
question with U , thus killing- the platfor
submitted by the majority committee <
resolutions ,
Judge Doane Insisted that his motion vvou
have no sued effect , and then the conventli
again listened to the reading of the co
Dieting planki , Then Melssner ol Yoi
t -
cprang hit motion again , but | Hit- chairman
ruled It out of ordtr. '
W , II , Thompson of IJTall comity started In
| to speak to n question of privilege , but as
soon ns It wan discovered that he was talkIng -
Ing against Marvin's. , subitltute , ho was
f cried down , and the chairman1 ruled him out
of order , The "little gl&nt" refused to sub-
I side , nnd completed hlsf remarks , emphasizing
1 his eveiy sentenceby snaking his fist nt the
chairman. %
The roll call was then taken up. The
only Incident during tho\all ; was when Kcya
Paha county was reached. The committee
on credentials had reported that this county
had no represi ntatlon present , but an enter
prising statesman promptly voted against
tabling the minority report.
Secretary Dan llonln at once detected a
large-sized mnre's nctt , , and he. called the
Keya Paha party down ,
WASHINGTON KICKS.
When Washington county was reached Its
vote was cast against ifibllng the Marvin
resolution , but the vote BS" , announced by
Chairman Qrpcnlee of tjie delegation was
challenged. The chairman asserted that the
Washington county delegate had been In
structed to vote as a unit )
The effort to break away from the Instruc
tions was encouraged by the free silver men.
Judge R A. Batty of Hastings asserted
that the national dciHocratlfc convention had
clearly established the rula that a state
delegation should be bound by Its Instruc
tions on the unit rule. He maintained that
the intno rule would apply td county delega
tions so Instructed.
( Jreenlco of Washington county Insisted on
rending the Instructions given to Ills delega
tion , and his demand was seconded by Judge
Djano But Chairman Oldham Insisted on
polling the delegation before allowing the
Instructions to be read to the convention.
The chairman announced that If the poll ot
the Washington delegation revealed a major
ity In favor of tabling the disputed resolu
tion he would order the secretary to so record
the entire vote , nnd that If the majority was
the other way he would BO order It. The
names of the Wa'hlngtcn delegates were
called and n majcrlty voted to lay on the
able Then the chnlrmau read theInstruc -
lena which clearly required the Washington
ounty rielcRntes to votej as a unit for the
hlcago platform represented by the minority
esolutl'n CongressmanUryan , got the at-
entlon of the convention and asked In a
plrlt of fair play , that the vote ot Washlng-
on county delegates be recorded as n unit
gainst tabling the Maryln resolution. Ills
cmarks were heartily applauded , but the
ote of Washington cquntj" was counted
glnst the minority report Just the same.
The roll call dl-sclcsed 392 votes In favor of
abllng the minority report and 159 against
t was tabled.
The platform as read by the majority ot
he resolutions committee was then adopted
AND THIS CAUSED TROUBLE.
C. J Stnythe of Omana-tnen Inaugurated
i riot by presenting thefcJl ning rcsolu-
lon
j
We fully vndor-e the cuufse of Hon. W.
I Uryan In congress , and Jwe compliment
Senator Allen and Congressmen MelCcl-
jhan und Kem on the vyoilt done by them
n behalf of the people or eliraska
Pandemonium nt once took the boards tor
i star engagement with -lifers and hisses.
Scores of delegates wcrj ; throwing their
vo ccs to the roof In rondcjiinstloii of a rcso-
utlon which proposed to compliment populist
cciiKUE.smen. t j
Postmqstar Marvin claimed thai the ina-
orlty o ( the ccmmlttee presented the reso-
utlon without consultl'ig him , and ho
nan ted to present n minor jly rcjjorU He
wns willing tP Qpinpllmont Bean , but he
would not ko compllmeUt uar populist on
earti. | \
, Shosmaker of Douglas mounted a ch/ir anil
attempted to tpeak bat Msrjolce Vas over
whelmed with ' Tlngty yells of 'the cxclcg4
men on the llo'dr. He refused to bo put
dqwn , and held his plactrTtnnK enough to
"
assert that Allen , Iftm nnd" AfcKelghan had
voted with the dentccr.uts on t\cry dema-
stii measure. i
Smytho said that lit , wan In favor of ex
tending Ujo congratiilallqnfe : ot flje cloinoj
cratlc rarty to Allen , Kern , and > EcKelgh4n
and these men , he saltl ! v/Qte enUtlcd to It.
Honest democratswouldvote for tfio resolu
tion In sp te of the [ irptett of democratic
hlrelirgj , who had tiavejed lo the convention
on I ] & M. railroad passes. '
Marvin claimed the right.as a member of
thu resolutions committee to present n
minority report , but (1mchairman ( again
ruled him out of crtler And put the question
en the adoption of the. resolution. . There
was a chorus of jells for the quest on nnd
the chairman declared tbe 'resolution ' adopted.
URYAJ : TO THB FRONT. ,
Then Congressman Bryan appeared , and waf
Introduced by W II Th'orn'pson.
Mr Bryan disclaimed /iny Intention tc
make a speech. He rega'tded tha United
States senate as the graniltsl representative
body of the grandest nation on earth , H <
recalled the time four ye iia ago when ho wn :
honored with his first nomination * to con-
gresa and was elected tlerough no merit ol
his own He could hardly 'realize that now
ho had been honored with a nomination U
thtHcnate. . He could hardly realize thai
so much history had been , rnailc in so shorl
a time He realised that he had done bul
little of all that he had ! sen expected t <
perform. He realized hln ( liability to com <
up to the full expectations of his people , bul
he promised nil his eKort'arul 'all his abllltj
to the discharge of the 'responsibility thai
had been placed upon hlnu
Recalling tha well known precept ol
Thomas Jefferson , that all/men arc cuatei
free and equal , he said that that sentlmem
would be his motto It M&M because he be
Hcved that all men are created equal tha
he was opposed to the Imposition of a ta >
upon one clas > s of people , under the gulsi
of a protective tariff , tor the benefit o
another class. It wai because he belle vet
that all men are created free and equal tha
he opposed the Idea of farming out the gov
ernment's prerogative uf Issuing all tin
money of the nation , and for that reasoi
he favored the abolition'1 of the natlona
banks , and also opposed that other form o
national banking , the sub-treasury scheme
It was because ot this "belief that ho had fel
called upon to advocae On the stump li
every part of the state I ho free nnd un
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of 1
to 1 , without waiting for the advice or con
sent of any other nation ou earlli.
ATTITUDE'TOWARD JCLEVBLAND.
Ho regretted that he laid been called upoi
to oppote the will of pmfdenl Cleveland
lie voted with the president when he believed
lieved that the president , ; ns rght am
against him when he bfllevecClie wan wrong
President Cleveland n6vjLM tuBkcd htm wha
the million of people he represented wanted
and President Cleveland j ver dared tel
him what ho had to do. r
One > ear agt > , Mr.ftryjin uald , hefitoo
In a democratic f-omrenilnnj.tlmt showed
different attitude towaril * him. Then , h
said , he was > prvct ! o { ° Uie privilege o
serving on the committee , un resolutions
He told that convention. [ joar ago that I
he was wrong he could rtbt , be held In th
party by democratic , .premise and If he wa
right he could noL be jml jlow n by demo
crude censure. lit wanrjly culojjlzed Aller
Kem and McICelglt'un. Sfijinj ; that they ha
been ever found standing by Ibis tide In ever
battle for the people ot lite .state and of th
vve-st. They had voted lfa tariff reform
free silver , the IMCQIDC' , inx and the electlo
of United States benatofn _ by a direct vote c
the people , when many1 democrats vote
against tlicte principle pf democracy , II
thanked the convention eigdln for the hone
put upon him and promUed to carry tli
pUtfortn Into every county of the state a
far us possible , If do , was fcuccessful th
credit of victory would belong tp the peopl
and the honor to his party as much a t
h m
mhTATi : CENTRAL GOMMITTnE.
The conventjon Ihqn proceeded to tlie.st
lection of a state cejitlal committee , the fa !
lowing bMiia the oniclul list by bcnatorh
districts ) >
First. Robert Cfegg ; Second , M T. Connoi
Third , Wlllant Hawk , I'ourth. F. J Slorgar
Fifth. William O'Connor. Sixth , C. J. Smythf
Leo llerdman , J , J. O'Connor : Seventh , J , (
Crawford ; Eighth.V. . n Ilartlctt ; Nlntl
. . Huffman ; T nth , Jamen Mallon ; Kiev
einli , David Dreed ; Twelfth , George Phllllpi
Thirteenth. Wilson D llttle , rourtecnll
( Continued oa fecund Page. )
TO PRESERVE THE PARTY
Democrats Who Fo'low Whe-o the Pie Plata
Waves N line a Tick t.
BOLTERS HOLD A QU CK CONVENTION
lilglit Counties VIUXMT to Ilic Call mid I'll-
< Uirso thu C'uiullilulcn Sclvctud liv u
Coiumlttri Mnrlln Still
l' iucr In I'olltlrs.
Governor P D STI'ltDCVANT
Lieutenant Governor . . . It. i : UL'NPHY
Secretary of Slate U. T. ROLF
Auditor OTTO 11AC.MAN
Treasurer Ll'ICIJ DUEIUttiSTIIAL
Attorney General . . .JOHN H. A.MLS
Commissioner of Public Linda
IACOU IJKiLER
Superintendent of Public Instruction. . .
. MII/1'UN DOOLITTLK
Tha bolters mustered tlie strength of
Gage. Red \\lllow , York , Flllmore , Holt ,
Saline. Otoe and Cunilng counties only and
repaired to the I'avton cnfc There was u
distressed and bewildered look on every
facjEucl
Eucl d Martin was called upon for sugges
tions. He said he hardly knew what lo
suggest. He said that the call was Jfor a
democratic convention to place a democratic
ticket In the field , not to endorse a populist
ticket. He charge 1 the men controlling the
main convention with trickery und deceit.
" 1 am a. democrat , paid Mr Martin , "nnd I
Intend to have a democratic ticket In the
field If it hac lo be b ) petition "
Marvin of Oape said he thought there were
enough democrats In Nehriska to nominate
a state ticket , nnd not be led Into the popu
list camp by their admiration of one man.
West of Polk raid something should be
done to get a ticket Iti the field He was
willing to lose a few nights sleep In ardor
to have It made up without lo s of time.
Judge Craw fold of West Point said tint
more than a third of a ceutiirj he had at
tended democratic state conventions. He hail
walked barefooted to state conventions when
the men controlling tlie convention and leadIng -
Ing democracy Into the populist camp were
In their swaddling clothes. He said he had
seen the folly of following strange political
gods He would not allow any men to lead
him Into n populist camp He told again
ho\v he made and saved the democracy of
Cunilng county , and how he had worked
harder than any bed ) for the party of Jeffer
son and Jackson
Mr. Alley said he was sure he was ad
dressing democrats. He , too had worked
with Nebraska democrats for thirty years
Ho and his friends conceded much to the
fuslonlsts. They had even conceded a plat
form that was not democratic and stood up
for a. man who had consorted with other
parties They had been fotced to bit and
listen to Insulting words against the only
man democracy had el cted to the presidency
since1850 He wj > E going to return the ban
ner of democracy to the men who entrusted
It with him unsullied and unpolluted by-
such a inch of populists us had gathered at
Exposition hall Alley said he attended
democratic conventions when Bryan was In
swaddling clothes , and he hud been forced
u see this -1-year-old deliverer pf democracy
jouml , , liand and Toot. Co the jjopullst patty *
tie wonted a straight ticket , and he wanted
U was moved that the old state central
committee inks charge of the meeting , and
t was so ordered , no Euclid Martin stepped
: o the front.
M'SHANC CALLDD OUT. >
John. A McShane wns called out and said
ale first experience polltlcall ) as a democrat
was In 1879 , when he ran for the legislature.
Ho was one of lx democrats In the two
branches Then he grew rcm nlseent and
toltl haw tho.o sl\ democrats stood together
In voting for a demeciat He referred to
the election of Senator Allen by the aid of
democratic votes , and raid It was , a failure ,
as an experiment with populism. He re
ferred to the senatorial fight , and tald he
had to laugh at Ilijnu's claims to having
elected Allen. He said that he and other
democrats took Allen Into a room In the
Lincoln hotel and there Allen pledged him
self to vote with the administration on all
questions , sure , und poE&lhly , on the coinage
question On that question he would not
vote to make a silver dollar that did not
contain a dollars wcrlh of tllver. ly mak
ing these pledges lie secured six democrat c
votes and was elected He said he favored
Ik ) an for senator , but hs was not In favor
of allowing IJryan to lead the democracy
Into the populist camp.
Marvin of Gage favored putting a
Into the field Instanter Me hune taid the old
state central committee Ind not been wiped
out by a populUt convention. Thorefoie
he favored continuing It In cluvue. allowing
It lo put a ticket In the Hell. Ilut this ill I
not meet with approval. it was moved
that a committee uf hlx be appointed to
make up a ticket and report back nt once.
It was carried , und Huges r-f Cunilng , Conk
of Gage , Campbell of lied vVll'tiv. ' Melt > sner
of York , Sturdcvant a ! I'lllnioio Mid Knife
of Otoe were named.
Glover of Hamilton , oHltlle of Holt
and Marvin ot Gage were iiam d lo dr.ill
resolutions , nnd the bolters took a recess
NVMEI ) A FULL TICKET
After a brief eousultatlon the committee
reported a full ttate ticket us follows Gov
ernor , P D Sturdevunt of nilmore , lieu
tenant governor. It B. JJunpliy of Seward ,
secretary of slate , D P. Holfe of Otoc ,
audltoi. Otto Dduman of Cunilng , treasurei
Luke Hro dentlml of Gage attorney gen
eral , John H Ames of Lancaster , commis
sioner of public hinds and buildings , Jacob
li glcr of Chase , superintendent of public In-
ttruction , Milton Doollttle of Holt. This
report was accepted.
It was decided that the old state committee
should hold over , with Kuclld Martin as
chairmaii , und n committee to frame a plat
form was sent out
THCIH PLATFORM.
At 2.25 a. m the committee on rct-olutlcns
reported as lollowt ,
The dcmociac-y of the' sUite of Nebraska ,
through its delegate * naxembled , M-mt"
greeting nnd congiutulutPH the c-ountr ) and
the people of thl.s stale upon the teMoratlon
of Imsino.-s contldene-e HIU ! the improved
Industrial condition * , tlie it Milt of demo
cratic legislation
We endoiHc the ndmlnlHtiatlon of Orovet
Cleveland us wipe , patiiotic und Htatet > man.
like , nnd we eongratulute 111 in upon hi *
selection of that hound democrat and cenn-
omlst , J. Steillng Mutton , to a seat in ill'
cabinet.
We rcalllim our ulUxttinep to the prin
ciples of the demociutle party a promul
gated by TlioinQR JefTeixni , ami emphasized
by Andrew Jucknon nnd exemplified In the
wise , able and patriotic administration ol
Drover Cleveland
We endorse the principles of fnllh an sel
forth In the national ileinoetatlc plitforrr
iidopted at Ctilcnuo In ISM , Including the
money plunk , and we accept the Loiistiuc-
tlon placed upon thut plunk by Orovei
Cleveland a a t-ound intf rpii'tiitlcii , um
Insist tlmt evei > dollar Issued or coined b )
the government shall be HH good UH wer )
other dollar.
While the Wllnon laiiff bill doe * not em
body the full niiMHurc of tariff rcfmin , vv <
roKurcl UH puHfnge UH n vUi | In the ilgln
direction and v.c heniUI > endorse Its pro
visions no t-ecurlng cheaper nnd fleer iav\
material und lower tuxe" .
We believe In and demand re.iHonuhli
und Just railroad IcglHlatlon
We denounce the ripubllcun patty n :
thin state for UH ttuvaKiint und c-rlmluu
management of publicnrfnlru
Believing In tlie eteruil prlnclplex u
ilemocrocy. we unaltiiably opponeil ti
fusion vvllh an ) polltleal paity ami pro
claim ourselves deino < nis In fuel as vvul
us In name. _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll ami Lnuntv lltililiu lat .
WAUNBTA , Neb , Sept t'C. ( Special ) -
The democratic ! representative contentlor
held ot tlilt. place Monday re-suited In plac
Ing J. I ) . Stinhan of Champion In nomlnatloi
from this district.
_
Allen nt UUIr 'Iinluy.
BLA1H , Neb. , Sept. 2C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator William Vincent Allen will
fpe-nk nt the WaBhtngton county fair to
morrow between 10 nnd 12 o'clock. Ho
will liavc n good audience of farmers.
CAi.i.r.n ON VAN
Inilependrnt Club of .Nrlinulm City t'nyK
Him tin. ltiiei K.
N'cmtASICA CITY , Sept. 2C ( Special )
The members of ( he Independent club and
Otoo Cornet band paid their rtspects to ex-
Senator and Mrs. C. II Van \\e.V. at the
general's beautiful home In Wyoming prc-
clntt last night The ) left thlx city In con-
vcj-ancea about 7 30 p m. . reaching Wyo
ming shortly licfcrc S o'elork Thu visit
ors , to the number of iibout 12 % were most
hospitably received by the general mid his
wife , who stood upon thn porch ami received
the gucstB , giving each u heurt ) bund sli.ikt
anil cordial welcome The evening wiis pleas
antly pisted. Mrs. Van Wyck's well known
reputation as a royal e'lttcrtulncr being lully
established After music anil Mchl conver
sation , eleg-int refreshments vvere served.
The company returned home about midnight.
General Van Wyek Is looking well , nnd
says lie Is feeling remirUalily we'll. The
lca ! correspondent asKcd him what he thought
of the polltlcil situation In N' liraUi , to
which he replied that It would be hard lo
tell , but he thought the people wcrtf be
ginning to think for themselves , and would
make an effort to defeat corporation rule
The democrats , he said , not only In this
slate , but all over the country nominate
ir-en , not to elect them , but with the Intent
to defeat an ) candidate who gives the people
n hope for reform.
It Is rumored that Gcnetal Van \Vck will
be nominated by the populli-ts of Otoe county
for state scmtor He Is not seeking the
nomination , but should It be unanimously
tendered him , he might accept Should he
be nominated his great per'Otnl popularity ,
leaving- populism out of the question , would
prove a serious ohstaclo to lilt oppone-nts.
nui/iii : > IN ritoii nr DM I'.M'V.
Chcjrmip Dill ) l. : icli'i llefii'.iK Ui Support
tlio nrimicrxlU' Stutt ! lit Lot.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Sept. 20 ( Special
Telegram ) The Cheyenne- Dally Leiidci ,
which for ovei n quarter of a century has
been the ptlnc pal organ of the clemouutlc
party of Wyoming , this ma nlng pulled
down the democtatlc ticket nominated at
the- recent state convention and. announced
that hereafter It would act frcnn an Inde
pendent standpoint John P. Carroll who
Is one of the leading democrats In the
state , took occasion to give his opinion of
the self-appo nted leaders who 'liava as
sumed to manage the affairs of the' party
during the past two years The Leader
was bitterly opposed to the lenomlliatlon
of Congressman Coffcen , and It wna pre
dicted at the time tint the action of the
convention would disrupt the democratic
party of Wyoming. The prophecy has
come true The respectable element of the
parly endorees the ucllon ot the Leader.
Democrats , as well as republicans , tonight
predict the election ot Pruiik W. Mondell ,
the tepubllcan candidate for oongicss , nnd
a republican majority In the next legislative
assembly , which will elect two United States
sctntors.
A ( Jin A I 1111' '
Trimlilo l.ll.rly In KIKUU Over tlin trails.
portiitlon < if lin < > | i -
CHICAGO , Sept 20 Time It. ccitaln to
bo much trouble- the \ \ edtom Passenger
association over Ue ) niti-s of several lines
for the tuineportatjon ot tioopn fmm Port
LenvenWortb to Allahtor : CI.TMliid io Oov-
ernor's iHland , ' tt. Y. vS'tien " Ms vv efe
opened this moinliiK at Hit hemlqutilers of
the Department of tinMlniniil It vvad
found In the lot fn ( Iciitmor'H Islantl
the l ock iBluml , Chle IKU ( Ireat
\Vostern , Atelilson .nid HiirliiiKton
Iiiel made bids lively bid tut. the
UKiecd association tailft at Unit oiie-tliiul.
The BuiUnrfton , vvlilc-lt wus n tiilli- under
its competitors , sccure'd the bu-iues-i. On
Ibc Atlanta detiiehment the
wns agiilii successful beuutttu allhoURh not
the lovvebt In Ilgures , It ullovvuil the free
nansportntlon of nlieltvo pjunds e-xcess
IngRuge pel man. Tbe At lnoiMisMiurl
1'aclllc and lluilliiKton v\eie attei tliln liusl.
ness and not a vlnge bid was ovei IU per
< ent ol theagleed association tariff. Tills
wholesale sluugliter of ruUH is bound to
make no end of u tow In the Western
Passeimer association and among tht > e'list-
ern lines as well for the lUnlliiRlon must
necessarily route Its biislncHs over Minie
Ccntial Trnlllc asHOilutlon lineeist ot Chi
cago. The ntle , Lake Shoic und I'minsjl-
vjinla ileelatc Hint they bid lull tailff
lates for the business
'Jhc meeting of theTiunK Line.Vestein
Frelglit and Centinl tiatue uHsoclatlons
today was taken ii [ > by a discussion by the
llllnoi" , Indiana and Jciwa loads un the
question of dlvlhions un peteentuKes Ne
action of any kind wns taken and the meet
ing will leconve'iietomonow. .
The Hotlt iHlund und limlliiKlou today
put In the same rates ti > Cuinull IllutTs at
the Atchlson iiimouneetlesteiday to Kan-
Hib Cltv. ? U7D tickets tiom C'uutu'll lllufTf
to Cbleugo , good fiojn Seiiteinliei & to Ou-
tobei ( i , good from ChtciiKo to founoi :
Illuffs Horn October 1 to K. Tlu > mluctlot
was Hlmply to keep the- nit ? ) to Omaha or
un equality with unit to Kansas i/Uy.
jriwo/w.ijvr r.txit M.S/S nr.i-inisi )
Sovcriil Liirgit 1'ilviitu l.iiiul C l.ilnm tin
ilurrd to IIB liiiutlil.
SANTA FK , N M , Srpt. 2t-ln ! tin
United Stntes land com t a lebcailng 01
tbe ease ofllliam Plnki'iloii agulriHt tin
United States I'unoci nine tlic ( le'ivnclc
Jlolan grant of 0"nH ( > 3 neio" In Muiu eotmty
was refused. The- giant was jeleasci :
sonic : tltnu ngu und Hi" ct.ilimmt appllc (
for n new trial. Tlif Kovi-nimpiit
qulto a victory In the C'anon ilo Chamr
giant. In this CUM- HIP claimant , tlie Ilk
Anibu Land and Cuttleeuniiiaiiy , appllec
for n conllinutlon of ovi-i ! 7J,0 ( . ) ncies
Included vvltliin Hie bounn.irli's of this
grant. The court con tinned the title ti
only 3OOU netc , being all thut put sdtii
atcd In the rtiuimi tlvei eiinoii , wlitct
had been parcelled out and n Hatted It
seveinlty to the nettk-iH All uvi > i nni
above the actual uUutmentH ueit ; roleeteil
Tills fciibtalns the position Ink n bv L'nltei
States Attorney Itoynolds Hint tli ( > nut
plus lands la community giants ne-vei
passe'd to the Kiantees , but ic'tn.ilnei
vested In the Koveinme'iit. The court ulsi
entered an order dlBmUsin tinPeialti
grunt claim , which was lie-aid yestenlay
This was the Kieatest of the ( "oi'liltl caspp
being1 n claim for WIWH aeies , Iticludlni
Canada de roclil und otlii'i Kriints Tin
action ( neatly flmiilllk-H Hie Coeliltl giantn
The court announced today that It vvoulc
decide the original C'ochlU eate by S > t
urday or Monday
IliiHluiiil Turin , tviiK r.
XAVADA , Cal. , Sept. --Some tlm <
yesterday un imknann Hump nttuckei
Sirs. Williams at her home In the old Tel
lioiiHC1 , three miles nbovic'oliiinbla hill
nnd assaulted and io1 > bc < 1 liei L.int nlgti
HID woman's Imsli ind leuiiu'd of the out
rage He Hailed the Hump to Swell.iml
whole he found him In Ix-d i-nrly thl
rooming und shot und killed him , llrlni
the fatal shot jtixt as Hit * rnwtahlcwh
nccompunlvd lilra wus KnlUK to rurcft him
Willlnmti In now In Jull. ' 1 liettiiinii cum
from Kleira county and hud lubbe-d seve-ru
cabins on Ills way clown lie found Mit
\Yllllutns alone In lirr ealiln und foi eve
twelve houis IIP lemulnc'd tlute , siibjt'c'tlni
licr to tlie most shocking lie'atmi'iit.
\Vj < ilillii 111 ill n l uc > I'lil \ p 'I'll lint.
lU'l-PALO. Vv0 , Sept ai.-Spceln.l.- ( )
Tlif clpmoc'intle comr-ntUm phuiil Hie fol
lowing tlcke't In iiomliuillon State nen
ntor , Itolwit rocitc , hi , lirni'e' of leprc
hcntntlvcs , J M. Lobbin and Alt. Hi'niy
county cleik , O H I'lnsi ; : piowcc-ntlng ui
tomey T P Hill , cheillT. Diln Kllkviui )
county trcnsuifi , J. I ) lliiiiHliigc-i , elei
of the district euiitt , TliotiniH Millar , ah
sestor , Cli.iiloH HIiiimniiH ; t-uiviyoi , .1
I ! row n PuikiT , Hiipc-lntcinlnil. of cchool ;
Mrs Kllza Adams ; loionei Or W ( Jo > .
pett , county romtnli iloii < > ri < , .1 t ] "Jllve'i
Peter \Vntt und A. L. lltucK
A f < lii'ito I In ( III OH a lliiiixc ,
LOL'ISVILLK. Stpt W.-A Fpcoliil to Hi
llme-B from llazuid , l\ > , fnys Judg
CombM VV.IH uriiasHlimled nt his homo HIU :
day. He was nhotmm u ruin patib o
the oppositenldo of the Ktnt fiont 111
leKlde-nce * . Two unknown men v 'io see
iiinnlnK from the pot nnd they Joined
third man Vnknonn parties xliet ut hit
twlcu laat May.
NO NAME BUT HILL
Hero Mention of David B. Stampedes thl
Now Yoik fJonvontioa.
DOMINATION FORCED UPON THE SENATOR
Convention Won't ! Not Lilian to His Eofu a !
UT FORWARD DY AN UNKNOWN ADMMER
Promptly Seoontletl by Senator Guy and Con
gressman jfcirke Cco'tran ' ,
IITT MOVJD TO MAKE IT UNANIMOUS
hero Uus No Opposition to the Alottun
mill the NomlimtloiiIM Aludc
\UUlllllt 11 J > l
Volec.
SAHATOGA , N. Y. , Sept. 20. A scene
uch as no delegate In the state democratic
onvffntlon , which closed today , ever wit-
icssed , and which -ulthout parallel In the
Istory of conventions , c\cept , pcihapi , that
n 1876 , when Seymour v\as nomliiutcd by
acclamation , took place today , when nil
nentloned candidate's wereforgoltcn , nml
he mention of IMvId II Hill's name caused
a stampede In his favor. Fifteen
lundred people stood upon thcli
eet yelling themselves hoarse , two bands of
nuslo tried to drown the tumult , and Senator
Javld 1) Hill pounded violently but Ineffect"
mlly with his gavel In attempting to re-slora
order It was a sceneof enthusiasm such as
vould not probably be witnessed again In a
Iccadc. It was the strange situation of a
presiding ofllcer of a convention , evidently
against his will , be-lng forced to accept a <
unanimous nomination , when only one candi
date had been presented ami apparently ac
cepted by the delegations. It was n remark-
iblo Kcene , although not an unexpected ono
altogether. The Atsoclated press dispatches
of the past few days have Indicated there
vns every probability that the convention
vould stampede for David H Hill.
Mr. HItt finished his speech nominal ng
John Hoyd Thatcher and had been received
with enthusiasm. Delegates looked ut one
another and expected the noinlnat on would
> o made by acclamation. Even Senator HIU
himself , with Ho javeln \ his hand , had
ordered the roll to be cilled and breathe-d u
sigh of relief , evidently bellovlng the crisis
had passed , but a slight built man ftom
Alleghaii ) count ) , who had never been Known
in the comic Is of the party , threw a fire
brand which cuatckl a sensation nlmost be-
> end belief. When l.lj county vvps reached.
Delegate Hcynolds arose and amidst Intense
sllenco said
"Tho united delegation from Alleghanj
county desires to pjaco In nomination foi
? ovcrnor their flm and only choice l av.d
(
MAIU Tim BUILDING SHAKE.
Tliert occurred one jot the vvilJent * ec-oej
that can be Imafilftcd. Dt-Jegatea jumped
upon the chairs , spectators crowded Init
the alsleg , hats were tluuwn up , cune
waved wildly and men yelled thomselv'ct
hoarse , and cheer after ci er nlmost run
the frail building In tvval'i. Ssnator Hill
grew pale with cmot on , but In an almost
faint hope that he would bu able to stem tlie
tide , he pounded vigorously with the gavel
and cried for order. The SKcrpturlri left
their desks , and Jum.ilng on ch ilrs chcorcd
with the multitude Dourke Cockron , John
H. Tcllows , Mayot Gilroy , Thomiu Grudy
and other lee-dors Jninp-1 upon tubles nnd
urged on the applause. Tt.o only pe'rsons In
the hall who weic seated vvere those few-
members of the pte'b1 ? , li'i were cndeavci-
Ing to wtlto their st rbs finally , fiom
sheer exhaustion , the vit t nudl-rci eeittd
Its applaute long enojgli to allo\v Senator
Hill's voice to be beard , and In a liunky
voice , he said
"I am grateful to the democracy of tha
Umpire Btato for their courtesy and kindne&s
nnd support , and I will say to you that I
cannot bo your candidate again for governor. "
There were cries of "No , no , " and "You're
the only man" from the delegates , and the
applause was renewed Hut In the Intervals
Senator1 Hill managed to Insist that the roll
call of delegates should be called.
Senator Mc-Mahon said "I riseto the
point of order that the roll call may bo dis
pensed with by a unanimous vote of the dele
gates. "
Senator Hill 1 have had some Blight par
liamentary experiences myself , and the roll
call cannot be dispensed with by unanimous
consent.
The clerk therefore , began again the cull
ing of the roll. Several county leaders aroo
and announced their delegations for Senator
Hill.
Hill.New
New York was reached , nnd Senator Oily
Jumped to his feet There vveto cries of
"plalform , " but lie- aced on a chair , und
the delegates listened breathlessly to what
ho had to say He spake as follows :
GUY NOMINATES HILL.
"I had hoped , Mr Chairman , that some
one older nnd better known In the councils
of our party than myself would perform the
duty which I feel called upon to perform
now.
now."It
"It Is Incumbent upon us to select the
man who , In the largest measure , represents
the hopes , the expectations , the principles
of the democratic pirty , and who can best
meet the needs of the hour. ( Loud cheers
and erics for Divld I ) . Hill. )
"There Is one- man In the state of New
York , Mr. Chalrnnn , whose namu Is upon the
lips ot every llvn democrat of this state. His
name Is not only upon their lips , but en
shrined In their hearts. The mention of his
name revives hope In every democrat's breast
and strikes tenor to the hearts of our ene
mies. He has never fulled tha democracy ,
and In Its hour of need ho cannot fall It now.
Ho has led us to cumlbs * victories under
advcrso circumstances In the past , and lie
will nnd must lead us ntnv. In the councils
of the nation he has lidded Juster lo tha
muno of the Umpire state , and has , In tha
heroic battle for democratic principles
uhlch ho has waged side by side
with our democratic president , won
thousands of ( rle-nds among thobo who tvero
formerly his enemies He represents In the
largest measure , every principle that wo love.
Ho represents courage , constancy and flde-Hty
to his party , and devotion to principle. He
represents broad , llb-ral American cltUen-
shlp. He rcpresnnls ri'llslous freedom and
liberty ( Cheers long and loud ) He- has told
us that hc > cannot accept our nomination.
( Clivers and cries of 'Ho ' will ; Im
will. ' ) Now I say to you , gentlemen , that
wo owe n duty lo the democracy of I ( if ktata
higher than any couitcsy , even to him. In
the name of tlmt democracy , ngaliiBl tha
vvhh of our presiding officer and , If need bo ,
In defiance of U , I place In nomination hero
before you , In the name of the democracy of
the state of New Yoik , the only man win )
typifies all tlmt dcmociacy typifies. t pre
sent the name uf that greatest Ivltif ex
ponent of democratic principles Senator
David licnnet Hill , "
He had barely finished when the unmo
Bccno that occurrnd when Hill's name waa
flint mentioned wan repeated. The delcgatrn
pushed dov.n tie | n ule toward the front und
threatened to Invade- the stage
COCKUAN SHCONDS THU NOMJNATIQN.
Senator Hill Bald , out of tlio din "Tha
rules of the ann'tulily arc In force here and
the roll call should he nllowcd to proceed"
Tlio gavel wan bange I sr-veral limes , nnd the.
applause died av\oy eoniftwhal , but U vva
almost Immediately rcbumed , when. Jumping
upon thu pieku table and from there to tna