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.ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1ST ] . OMAHA , WBDXESDAY IMfiHJNING , J1TN13 2-1 , 1SC ! ) . SING L13 COPY imr.E GBNTS.
LIBERALS WIN IS CANADA
Eoman Catholics Desert Ministerialists in
the Elections ,
LAURIER GIVEN A GOOD MAJORITY
13\er > l'rc ( > liu > ( In tlte Dominion , 1
crpl Wi * llrtnifm leU , TnriiNKnlnnt
the llellrlnur runner * nlU * " -
( . mini-iil llrItirim Itioo
TOIIONTO , June 23. White the returns
/or the Dominion election are not nil In ,
they aie sufflclcntly near completion to show
a dcibled defeat for the government. The
Ilonian Catholic vote , upon v.hlch the mln
Istry relied , hns titterl ) failed to go con
servative Quebec , which In the last elec
tion gave the liberals a majority of only
live votes , ami which , on the strength of
the remedial legislation to which the govern
inent Is pledged , was expected to go strongly
conservative , hns wheeled around and given
the liberals from twenty to twenty-live ma
jority In Toronto the fight was a straight
one as regal ds the separate schools Issue
and the anils carried all four scats by largo
majorities. Ofat Interest was taken In the
fight In Winnipeg City between Joseph Mai
tin ( liberal ) , uuthoi or the bill abolishing
separate schools In Manitoba , nnd Hugh Mc
Donald , sou of Canada's former premier , Sir
John A McDonald. McDonald won , his per
sonal popularity carrying him thiough. Ily
provinces the returns at midnight show the
following.
ConserLib - Inde-
Province. vatlve eraln pendents ,
Ontiulo 41 II C
Quebec 17 tf 1
Nova Heotl'i 8 12
Nivv Hiiinswlek S C . .
1'rlnee IMvvaid Island 'I 2 . .
Mtmltohu 1
Northvvext Teriltory. . . 2 2
HrltlKh Columbia . . . . 2 4 , .
Totals 13 119 10
There Is etlll one constituency ( Algona ;
to hear from.
Tbo ireneral result shows even moio dls
nntrousl > for the government : Conserva
tives. t'5 , liberals , US ; nations , 2 ; Independ
cut , 7 , leaving H seats to be still heaid from
If these seats follow the complexion of the
last election , Mr Laurler , the liberal leader
will assume olllco with u majority of 20 votes
not counting the nine Independents , whlcl
would largely gra\ltate to the winning side
The conservatives concede that they have
met tl'eli Waterloo.
OTTAWA , Out. , Juno U At an carl )
hour this morning returns show the govern
nicnt Is badly beaten , and Laurler will have
a majority In evciy province of the Do
minion except Now Brunswick III/ work
i ing majorit ) In the new house over al
parties will exceed thirty. In New Bums
wick Finance Minister Kootcr has been de.
feated , and Mlnlstci of Justice Dickey 1
also behind The returns from Quebe
piovince show that the province will stand
liberals , Bf ; conservatives , 10.
VICTORIA , B. C. , Juno 21 Pi lor am
Rarle , conservatives , were elected over Mlln
nnd Tcnipleman , liberals
HALIFAX N. S , Juno 23. The rcsul
of todays' election In Nova Scotia shows
n surpilslns gain for the Hbeiuls. Of th
twenty-ono scats In the last house they
held but five Of the twenty scats In th
next holiso they will hold eleven , to nine fo
the conservatives. The biggest surprise wa :
In Cumberland county , which In the las
election gave a conservative majority o
over' SOO nnd which today not only clcctci
it liberal , but defeated a cabinet minister
Halifax , which the last time elected tvv
conservatives by 1,000 majority , today
elected one conservative and one llbeial.
ix wu.t , cr/r A
Announcement Hint lleeliled Me.tsiiie
Vlnj He Ilxiivcleit.
LONDON , Juno 23. The Press As cla
tlon this evening announces that the nrit
ibh Foreign office is expected to toke do
elded measures in rcgaul to the arres
of Mr Hairlson , the ciown surveyor o
llrltlsh Guiana , by the Venezuelans.
Sccretaiy for the Colonies Chnmbcrlali
was questioned today regarding the actloi
which the government would take In regard
to the aricst of Mr Harrison. Mr. Chamber
lain declined to say anything on the sub
ject and would In no way give a hint ate
to what the government will do.
The Olobo this afternoon , common'n ! '
upon the arrest of Harrison , jays "fit
Venezuelan goveinment 1ms rejcatrd on In
suit to Gieat lirllaln with whlh eve
American spread-eagleism could not sjnipa
thl7e H looks as though President Crcsp
was thinking of the appioach of the prcsl
dentlal election In the United States am
was anxious to force a collision with Grca
Ilrltaln before the question lost Its election
cot Ing value"
The St James Gazette , referring to th
same subject. BU > S : "This lust Impcrtlnenc
Is a repetition ot the Uruan and other at
falls during a half century and yet Von
ozucla has never aplolgUed. Are wo wait
ing to see tbo opinion which the America !
committee will icach upon the various his
torlc questions which It is Investigating I
a languid way ? If wo are going to Ignor
the Insolence of Caracas out of regard fo
tlio susceptibilities of Washington , ou
patlenco wiM not want for exercise. "
The Standard sns "Venezuela may con
test or deny our lights to the tract bcon
the CuyanI , but wo cannot bo expected t
tolerate their exercise of sovereignty there
Such n pictcnslon to enforce a tltlo whle
the other party docs not iccognlzo would no
be permitted by powers of anything Ilk
equal strength , and though we are most re
luctaiit In a contention with a weaker tat
to lely upon our superloilty ot resources
there must bo some bounds to our forbear
mice. "
AVPICIPATIJ AN IMI'OHTAVr ACTION
M < nfiiien ( of Tro < > i > H In Culm AH
NiinieH liiliii'Htlnn1'iiiporlliiiiN ,
( CnpjilKliI li\1 , ty i > n.tg I'lilillsliInK Coinp.uiy.
HAVANA , Juno 23. General Munoz I
advancing south from Cabanas. Ho report
the dispersion of rebel groups and the capture
turo of two Important permanent camps I
the Riibl hills. In vlcu of the ability o
the Spanish general's operating agalns
Macco and the number and character o
their troops Important results ft am th
movement are expected , u U olllclally an
nonnced that Colonel Canton and a colum
of troops are pursulag an expedition tha
recently landed on Cainacho beach , lira
Cardenas. In MatanzauV. . W. GAY.
Y KINGSTON , Jamaica , Juno 23. ( Nov
York World Cablegram Special Telegram
The Spanish scare at Dry Harboi wa
caused by the landing of a party of fugltlv
Cuban Insurgents fiuni a coasting vcsse
Kiev en of them were arrested.
ciuwn r.u.i.s WITH -run IIALCONI
H I'erxtniH Injin-eil Diii-lnu
r.lrrllon i\oltoniciU : lit Cliiitliuin.
CHATHAM , Out , . Juno 21 During th
political excitement today a balcony ot th
Royal Exchange , hotel collapsed while
croud stood underneath. The following per
( sons were severely and piobably fatally It
Jurcd. Mrs. McLcmllsh , James Drown , Mrs
Kitchen. MUs McKvvan , James McArthui
and a small boy named Ohlershaw , all o
Chatham , and James Hi own , Ueoigo Me
Unlock , of Kllnt , Mich ; Mrs. D , G. Spencer
Angus Slckelstcol , Mm ilcK\van , Mrs iasl
ham , Mrs. .Sen combo and Mia. Thoiuai.
llriM > lleliiforeemciiu fur Culm ,
MADRID , Juno 2J. It is Mated that th
government has decided to tend 100,000 ad
dltlonul ttoops to Cuba by tlio end uf th
present jear ,
Mr I.eiiiinrit Tlllf ) | x l ) > lni- .
ST. JOHN , N. D. Juno 23 Sir Lconar
Tllloy continues to full , and It Is not llKcl
tut ho will survive the night ,
iiwvrv ciiinis SKTTI.IJII.
> \nnril CiiMipniij ( ! etn
TtioiiNiiiid DiilliirN "f the Ilium * .
WASHINGTON , Juno 23. ( Special Tele
gram ) Forty-five hundred and odd claims
gainst the government on account of the
ugar bounties which vvcre hung up by
Comptroller nowlcr , and which required a
cclslon of the supreme court of the United
States ordering payment , have now all been
> ald , the Oxnard licet Sugar company of
Nebraska receiving ? 11,7S2 50.
Secretary Hoke Smith Is expected to re-
urn to his desk tomorrow or Thursday at
ho latest , when not only will the Parley
case for a large acreage of land in Thurs-
on county , Nebraska , bo approved , but the
Otoo and Missouri land controversy In Gage
county iiiay be settled directly.
L. A Haugo 1ms been appointed postmas-
er at Vlnje , Wlnncbago county , In.
Conrt-Mni-tlnl for I'nj muster IVHixtrr
WASHINGTON. Juno 23 A court-martial
ms been ordered by the secretary of the
mvy lo assemble at the Marc Island navy
yard next Thursday for the trial of Past
\Rslstnnt Pa ) master Hdvvln I ) . Webster , late
of the Yorktown , on charges of fraud and
scandalous conduct on the Asiatic station.
The basis of the charges Is a bond deposited
with the officers for the proper conduct of
ils clerk which , It Is asserted , he never re
turned Captain Henry Howlson will be
ircsldcnt of the court.
CitilrlH of ( InNitwtl Armlvmy.
WASHINGTON , Juno 23 Cadets of the
N'aval academy have been appointed as fol-
ovvs : William H. Keith , Pilot Mound , Mo ,
with J O. lluford , Dcllevue , Mo. as oltcr-
late ; Robert Moss. Salt Lake City , ttoh ,
with Alexander Coolbath , Salt Lake City , as
alternate.
_
I'liiiilldoii of the TrciiMiiry
W\SIHNGTON , June 23. Today's state
ment ot the condition of the treasury shows
Available cash balance , ? 2GSG3J42 ! ; gold
reserve , $103,138,781.
AD.II ucsni ) ciii/i'Y OP
.South IliiKoln fount ) CoiiiinlsHlone
( MlVml tin- Court ,
RAPID CITY , S D , Juno 21 ( Special )
A. J McCain , chairman of the Hoard ol
County Commissioners of Pcnnlngtcn countv ,
and William Tracy , a member of the board ,
were today sentenced to a fine of ? 100 each
and Impilsonnicnt In the county Jill until
they purge themselves of contempt. Sonn
ironths ago the commissioners ndvcrllseO
for bids for stationery , county printing ,
etc. Tlio lowest bid was Ignored and where
upon mandamus pioceedliiEs were Instituted
against the board to compel It to aw an !
thu coi.tract to the lowest bidder and on
a healing the court isstwil the order.
One member of the board , G. W. Clark
expressed his willingness to comply witli
the order , but the two popitllct mcmbeis
McCain and Tracy , refused to conmly , am !
announced that they intended to appeal the
case to the supreme court but failed to
pel feet tholr anpeal within the require
time. Recently the commissioners ordcicc
supplies elp'.vheie an 1 the matter bilnc ;
bio"iht tp tl.e otteiiUon of the court an
attacnment WPS Issued ngalust the two cf-
fondlng mcmbeis and sentence Imposed.
iMtocunss ov TIII : citucicun CASC
Uvlilenee Which t'oinicelH the Wj > o-
inliiK : lien itlth ( he Miii-ilfr.
CHCYENNI3 , June 23 ( Special Tele
gram ) In the Crocker murder trial today
the case was opened for the piosecutlon b )
Attorney J. C Hamm of Evanston. who out
lined to the Jury the history of the crime
and dliectcd attention to the suspicious
circumstances which the evidence wouh
F.IIOV connected Crocker with the killing am
pointed to him as the immlcicr of Booth
The v , Uncsaes examined to lay were Mrs
Uooth and John Wagstau" , an emplojo of th
murdeied man. Both told of the finding o
Booth's body on the night of the murdc
and both told of suspicious actions on th
pait of Crocker , who Joined with them In
the seaich for Uootb , when his absence first
alarmed his family. The testimony of both
Wagataf and Mrs , Booth was damaging to
the accused and was not shaken by cross-
examination.
IS MT C.l'Il.TY OP \TIIICinn. .
UI-M. Alice rieinliiKeiiil t ted of
I'olNOiiliiK Her Mother.
NCW YORK , June 24. Mrs. Alice Flem
ing , charged with killing her mother by
administering poison In clam chowder , was
declared not guilty at 1 o'clock this morning
after a trial lasting Into the second day of
the eighth week. The trial has been sen
sational In the extreme. Mrs Fleming and
her mother , Mrs. Bliss , got along badly.
An estate of $80,000 was coming to Mrr
Finning at her mothers death. When the
mother was found dead the daughter was ar
rested. She pleaded not guilty. On the
trial several disgusting and unprintable let
ters fiom Mrs. Fleming to a male admirer
wcie read. The crowds at the trial have
been very large , and a small panic resulted
from the crush on Monday. The Jury re
tired on Tuesday afternoon.
wivrijii inAVis Tim OIIAII v IIOAD.
Chosen UN PrvNldeiit of the Itrormill-
Iveil I\oi-tht > rii I'm-1 lie.
NEW YORK , June 23. The reorganization
members of the Northern Pacific railroad
have elected for the presidency of the reor
ganized company E. W. Winter , the present
general manager of the Chicago. St Paul ,
.Minneapolis & Omaha lallroad Mr. Winter
will assume the position shortly.
Sixteen TIioiiHll nil for Ili-lilneo.
NRW YORK. Juno 23. David Bclasco to
night iccovcrcd a Judgment for 10,000
against N. K Kali bank , the millionaire of
Chicago , for training Mrs Leslie E Carter
for the stage. Interest at 6 per cent from
1S90 was allowed bv the court and a motion
by Falrbunk for a new trial was denied The
court also allowed the Juiy extra compensa
tion under the law. The case has been on
trial for three ; weeks. .Mr. Kalrbank claimed
ho owed Delasco nothing and set up a
counter claim for J53.000.
I'holoirrapherN IIINIMINH II.UUN. .
JAMESTOWN , Juno 23. The annual
convention of the Photographers' associa
tion of America opened at Cameron on
Chautnuqun lake today. An address of
welcome was given by ex-Congressman
Porter Sleldon of Jamestown. 1'renldent
Hell Smith of Cincinnati responded. The
question of mnklng a general re-vlslon of
the constitution and by-law n la uctlvlng
considerable consideration mid n commlttie
of llvo to Investigate tbo advisability of
such a com He was appointed. A report
will probably bo submitted I'llduy morning
About 1,600 delegates arc In attendance
Western I'IINHVIIKCI * Men .Meet ,
KANSAS CITY , Juno 23-Tho tiailHmls-
court coinmlttec < of the Westein Passenger
association began a two dn ) ' session here
today Chairman Caldvvell of the Western
association presided Neatly nil of the
wc-Hlern Ilius were repicbcntcd. Todays
uinslon developed nothing more than talk
The party rate and Sunday excursion linen-
lion were discussed nt Kieat length , but no
action was taken , Thcso matters will bu
left foi the mt cling of the Western associa
tion to bo held at Cble'ifo on July 7 The
quest Ion of Colorado-Missouri river lutea
will bo taken up tomorrow ,
Mm t'liieiiU of Oei-nn VrriHi-lx , Juno iM ,
At New York Arrived Aller , from Hrc-
men ; Amsterdam , fiom Rottc-rdi < m.
At Liverpool Sailed Auranlu , for New
York.
At Philadelphia Arrived Indiana , from
Llveiiool , Missouri. Iroin London
At QuctiiHtovvn Arrived-Teutonic , from
New loik for Uvcipool.
At fioutlmmnlon Arrived Huvtl , frorn
N > vv Yoik for Uremen. Sailed Paris , for
New York.
At Uoulocne Arrbed Mnnstlnm. from
New ork for Itotterdum.
At ( 'opc-nlauen-Al rived Hckla , from
New Yoik
At Yokohama -Sailed Drainer , for Ta-
c onni
At NapU'n Sided- California , for New
*
At Movllle - At lived Sardinian , from
Montreal for Liurpool.
FREE SILVER HAS AN INNING
Harmonious Convention of Illinois Demo
crats Held at Pcoria.
ALTGELD NOMINATED FOR RE-ELECTION
UN IH'cllnntloii fiilieedeil liy the
DclcKiiteM XA'liD .Name Mini li )
Aucliini'illim mill MioiitH
for 1'rc-c Silver.
PHORIA , June 23. Kor governor , John P.
Altgeld of Chicago ; lieutenant governor ,
Monroe C. Crawford of Union county ; secre
tary of state , Klnls K. Downing of Cass
county ; auditor , W. V , Beck of Rlchl.ind
county ; tteasuier , IMvvard C. Page of Wash
ington county ; attorney general , George A.
Trudo of Chicago ; university trustees. Julia
Holmes Smith. It. N. Morgan , M. W.
Graham ; dclegates-at-laigc , John P. Altgeld ,
S. P. MeConncll , W. II. Hlnrichsen , George
W. Klthlan ; national commlttceinan ,
Thomas Gahan of Chicago.
John P. Altgeld Is the nominee of the
democratic party for governor of Illinois
He was unanimously placed at the head of
the ticket this afternoon. Ho had no op
ponent and a few moments before the honor
was thrust upon him declared he did not
want It. He said ho was phblcally unable
to leatl the fight , and his financial affairs
wcio In bad shape and needed his atten
tion. No sooner had ho mentioned his
dcslie to retire from public life than theie
came an Impassioned shout of disapproval ,
not only from the delegates , but from thou
sands of people who were crowded In the
hall. It was a strange convention and will
not soon bo forgotten. It was In session
only a little over live hours. Nearly all
the candidates wcio named b > acclamation.
There was no stilfe. There were no
iieilmonlous spcochcb. save those directed
against the enemy. The convention , as had
been predicted , came out strongly for free
silver and so Instiucted Its delegatcs-at
laige to the nation ? ! convention. The plat
form was almost dlimetrlcally opposite In
all its parts to that of the republican
patty and the 1,003 delegates voted unan
Imously for Its adoption.
CROWD WAS NOISY.
Tor over an hour before the dem
ocratic state convention was an
nuunced to convene thousands of people
from all over the state began lo gather at
the convention hall. It 11 Hod up and crowds
awaited outside , seeking admission In vain
Evciy scat In the hall and all available
standing room xvas taken. There was no
excitement nor plalng ot bands
It was near 1" , iu when W. H. Hlnrichsen ,
chairman of the state central committee ,
called the house to order He first called
upon Rev. Mr. McVety to Invoke the blessing
of God.
When the prajer was ended the audience
applauded loudly. He piaed that the Al
mighty might restore the country to pios-
pcrlty and that the masses of the people
might be relieved from oppression ami
w rotis.
Theodore Nelson of the state central com
mittee then read the call. When he had
finished the chairman announced the tcm-
poiury organization with A. H. Bell as , tem
porary chairman.
The roll by congrerslonal districts was
then called to learn the names selected foi
the various committees Judge MeConncll
v.ps chosen by unanimous vote to act with
the committee
During the calling of the roll Harry Dono-
va-i of Chicago made complaint that theie
were so many people In the alblcs that the
delegates could not hear. The Rerseant-
at-arms was directed to clear the aisles
He failed to do so , whereupon A. S. Triidc
of Chicago then took the floor and declared
that many of the Cook county delegates
had been cro-.ded out of their seats and
demanded the scrgeant-at-arms perform his
duty. An uproar followed , lasllng several
minutes , in which there was much abusive
language used , but no violence occuned
though It was threatened for a time.
There was but one contest , from the
Eleventh congressional district. It was
icovcil and adopted that all the delegates be
seated save where there was a contest.
A motion was made that the convention
take a recess to 3 o'clock that the committees
might prepare their repoits An uproar foi
lowed but the motion prevailed.
C. 1C. LADD FOR CHAIRMAN.
The delegates were slow in assembling
after the recess and it was 3 30 before the
temporary chairman called the house to or
der. .Tho committee on platform was stll
In session. It had appointed a subcommit
tee to draft a platform and the subcommit
tee had not reported.
The committee on credentials reported
seating all the delegates , the contest In the
Eleventh district having been settled.
The committee on permanent organlzatloi
reported that Charles K. Ladd ot Henry
county had been chosen for permanent
chairman and R I. Hunt of Macoupln for
sccietary. When Mr. Ladd came forwan
ho was received with loud cheers. In tak
ing the pavcl he said
"An hour ago I had no more Idea of being
chairman of this convention Mian tha
I'atilck Henry could bo elected president of
the United States. ( Laughter ) We are
hero today to act , not for the dcmocrac ) o
the state of Illinois alone , but for the de
mocracy of the whole clvllteed world. ( Ap
plause. )
"The republicans have lately met and
adopted a platform In which they reaffirm
their Uranny and their devotion to monopoly
ely , the money lender , and It Is time that
the people should awake. "
Continuing he spoke of the Issuing of
bondn In times of peace as being a robbery
of the worklngmen of the country This
country was the richest on the face of the
caitli. Yet the Jews of Europe sapped It ,
took the hard earned money of thn Ameri
can laborer It was the duty of the demo
cratic party to stop this , it must go back
to the sentiment expressed at thu meeting
where the declaration of Independence uat
formulated , It would require such senti
ment to release the oppression and wrong
that was being practiced. The easteui
Mates , owing to the present condition of af
fairs , were sucking the llfo blood from the
v.cst. Trusts and .the protective tariff were
to blame for this. In conclusion he thankcO
the delegates for the honor they bad con
ferred upon him When the applause had
ceased Mr. Ladd called for the reports ol
the committees.
The following are dclegates-at-largo to
Chicago John P. Altgeld and Samuel P.
McConnell. Chicago ; W. II. HlnrlcliBeii ,
Jacksonville , and John W. Flthlan of Jas
per county.
ALTGELD nEHNES THB ISSUE.
When the call fop the report from thn
committee on platform and resolutions was
reached , It was announced that It was not
ready. To nil In the tlmo Judge Nicholas
Worthlngton of I'coila and C. P. Scott of
Iowa were called and made short free silver
speeches , During Mr Scott's remarks Gov
ernor Altgeld stepped upon the platform
did for Boveral minutes there was the most
enthusiastic uproar that had ) et been wit
nessed When ho finished Governor Altgeld
vves called for.
Governor Altgeld declared the probabili
ties were that neither political party would
make any radical change In the tariff. It
was , therefore , no longer worth while tils-
cursing that Issue. Speaking of the McICIn-
ley law as a legislative moneter he declared
It had produced a deficit In the United
States treasury of about (70,000.000 , He
further mated , as his opinion , that the causa
of the distress was duo to tha gold standard
of money and demanded that silver be again
made a standard of value.
At frequent Intervals during his speech
the governor was Interrupted by furious
demonstrations of approval. He spoke with
great rariiestncFS , and the C 000 people
listened with the closest attention During
some portions of tbo address the audience
lapsed Into a silence that was impressive
lu the extreme , Following these Interval *
hero Invariably came 11m storm of approval
allowing the calm. When , ho reached that
lortlon ot his address where he mid that
ic was In no condition t < ) make another
campaign there were loud cries of disap
proval. "No , no , noai " the cry. "You
must accept' We will have no one else' "
and the like until full ) two thirds of the
iiidlrnec was on Its feet demanding that he
lead the etnte ticket. Ha concluded his
talk nt 4 15 , and for fully five minutes the
: rowd cheered and applauded , waved hand
kerchiefs nnd hats In- the air.
After the cvclono of applause had ccaseil
Congressman Clinnlp Clark of Missouri , who
: amc here with a delegation In behalf ot
Itlchard P Illand's presidential candidacy ,
vvns called for He paid a high tribute to
Governor Altgeld and Bald that It the demo
crats of the rotmtry would display as much
enthusiasm next fall art the representative
democrats had dlspla > id ) hero today the.
republicans < vould be burled out of slg'it.
Ho referred to nomination of McKI'iley
at St. Louis At the mention ot McKlnlev'a
name there wcie hisses heard from all pails
of the- house
In conclusion he made a few compli
mentary remarks to "Silver Dick" Illand of
Missouri W J. Bran ot Nebraska and
Joseph Blackburn ot Kentucky. Each In
turn was loudly applauded.
When Congressman Clark had finished
there were loud cries for Gcorgo A. Trudc of
Chicago. After the crowd had howled for
Tunic for nearly ten minutes , during which
the hall was In a furore of confusion , it
was iMinnunccd that Mr. Trudo was not In
the building.
Nicholas Perry was culled for and pro
nounced a caustic criticism upon the pics-
cnt national administration. When he made
mention of Secretary J G , Carlisle tliero
followed a storm of hisses.
ALTGELD BY ACCLAMATION.
After Mr. Peiry hat ) finished It was
moved that the convention proceed to nom
inate candidates The mbtlon pievailed and
Judge W. H. Prentlss of1 Chicago arose nnd
placed John P. Altgeld In nomination. The
judge Ijpgan by reviewing the history of the
democratic i-arty from ( ho days of Jeffei-
soi to the present Durlpc t < e flist part
of the speech thcio was so much confu
sion that but little of U could be heunl
Ho denounced the icpubllcan paity as a
party ot trusts and jnrtiopollcs Next be
referred to the ad mUi 1st rat Ion of HllnuU
during tLc last four } ears and compared
Governor Altgeld to Thomas Jefferson. At
the mention of the governor's name the
audience cheered enthusiastically In con
clusion he said Governor Altgeld must be
the democratic candidate. With him the
prty would sweep the btate next fall , vIth-
out him defeat was almost certain. As he
ended and said he "placed In nomination
John P Altgeld" the delegates and evcij
one else In the house arose and for five
minutes there was an up bar.
There was a motion that he bo nominated
by a ilslncote ; and e\ury delegate aioso
The audience went wild with.delight When
the enthusiastic uproar subrided the chair
man declared the governor to be the nom
inee.
The committee on resolutions rep -ted
The platform declares for fice coinage In
the first plank. The money plr.n'c cin-
Uiincd nearly COO wordU and denounced the
bond shaiks of Wall street aivl all gold
standard believers It-uas loudl ) ai planded
It reads Eb follows
VV f.ivor the soundest and safest money
known to man , .Hid as ej-perleneo 1ms
shov-ii that this consists of both gold nnd
silver , with cquul lights of coinage and ful
legal tender power , we dknmnd the ient.il
ot that republican and plutocratic leartnla-
tlon which dymonetlzyd silver and reduced
it lo the briBl" of token raonev , dcs > tiolnR
by one-half the stock of real money and
by doubling the work to be done l v cold
doubled Itn purchasing power so thnt the
fanners and pioiluccrd had < o _ giro. tvLct
as much work to get -a iolHr ] , IH they for
merly had , anil found It hard to meet the
tle-bf ) Interesttaj.es nnd fixed c-tmrcrH
which were not lowered In this wa ) the
market for tho.--e things which the me
chanic and l.ihnrer made- was destrovtd
and the fiietorics had to shut down Hut
by thus talcing out ot the commercial world
one-half oC lis b'ood. industry anil trade
h.i\e been MUalyzed and Idleness urn.
mlseiy hnve been spread over the civilized
world With the richest natural ic-iourcej ,
v > lth a most Industrious , frugal and en-
teiprising people , and with the most abun
dant harvests our people are in distress
Tnrec per ecnt o' our population own over
one-half of the wc.ilth of this republic and
almost the only men" who pros > ci < ire the
bond t-harks and the men who fatten off
the mNcry of their country. These are
conditions under which republican Ir.Ktltu-
tlons- cannot long enduic. We believe In
the Kieiitne tnnd p itrlotlsm of the A ner-
Icail people ; In their eneipy. Industry nnd
thrift and that hUrh a people , with the
unlimited resources of our land , are stiong
enoiw.i lo sustain u monetary system with
out the all of foielBii governments. We
believe the benefit of the Inilepe-mlcnee
whleh ve ualncd u hundred } .irs ago the
war for which was initiated upon a matter
of tilbutc should not IKS lost by jleldlng
vassalage to n monetary system preferred
by ether governments.
We believe the bimetallic standard whleh
bus done the woik of the world since tlu
dawn of civilization , and whleh was made
the ImplH of the monetary bytem by Hamil
ton and Jeffornon , IH. absolutely nceoHsai )
at present to the prospeilty of mankind
that its re-establishment will check the
ptcsent business paralysis , will glvo to the
country n i-afo ami hone currency of ade
quate volume , will restore' prices of atjri-
cullural commodities will encourage entir-
prlce nnd gl\o our people fctondy ami profit
able employment. Having- learned through
bitter experience that Wall street has eon-
tiolled the financial legislation at WnHhtnif-
Ion and knowing that ev'ery effort will be
made to defeat the will of the pcoolo we
deem It proper to bo explicit In our cleclara-
Actimtcd by the foreKOltifr principles nnd
desiring the prosperity ot the people , we
demand the Immediaterestoration of the
free nnd unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver as standard money at the i.itlo
of Ifi ounces of dtlvei lo 1 ounce of gold of
equal fineness , with full legal tender povvti
to caeli metal , without waiting for or de
pending on any other nation on cm in ; and
tht delegates from this convention to the
national democratic convention lire In
structed to UHC all honorable mtans to he-
euie a similar declaration by said national
eonvtntion , and lo nupport only such men
for Ihe presidency an urn In full and pro
nounced Bmpnthy with these pilnelples.
We arcs also opposed to the eontrnctlon
of the currency by the retirement of any
part of thu oulstuuOlnr ; tic-usury notes.
TOR REVENUE ONLY.
The tariff plank follows !
We favor a tariff for revenue only , and
elaro the government should collect no
more taxes than necessary to defray thn
cxpeiiHCH of the gownnmcnt. honestly and
economically administered. Wo are unal
terably opposed to the revival of any such
monstrosity In legislation nx that act of
congress which was known n the McKln
lcy law , which for the nseal yenr ended
Juno 30 , It'I. ' produced deficit In the United
Stnte-s treaHiiry of JTQ.dOO.OOO , under which
wages were j-reaty. | lowered , anil which
gave proprietors a monopoly while It pcr-
mlttid them to flllf their icliopn with the
eheantiU kind of chenr * labor brought from
all parts of the earth.
The Inte'rfcrence of the * government by
Injunction and by troonn in Hocal aflalrn was
denounced as unconstitutional
The administration of Governor Altgelil
was approved and commondeil In the highest
terms.
The revenue sstcm of'Illinois was pro
nounced a monstrosity which should bo
changed.
The last legislature wcsjdenounccd as a
disgrace us was also the flag , law.
An amendment to the federal constitu
tion was recommended for an Income tax
The national delegates to Chicago were
Instiucted to support only such candidates
as would be In sympathy with this plat
form ,
The dc-legates-at-lftrge were also In
structed to vote as a , unit. A minority re
port was offered opposing the. plank which
Instructed the delcgatm-m-largo to vote as
a unit. J.'R , Williams of White county
spoke In favor of the mlnvrlty report biul
ex-Congressman G. W. Klthtan against It ,
The minority report ; was laid on the table
and thu platform i > a read was adopted by
a vlve voce vote ,
The nomination for lieutenant governor
wan then in order , Monroe C. Crawford ot
Union county was nominated and a motion
wan made to nominate him by acclamation ,
It prevailed and he was thus nominated ,
Klnls E. Downing of Cats county was placed
In nomination for secretary of state as wan
A. L. Herford of Coles county. The roll
vrag then called Cook county having been
Instructed to vote as a unit cant ? CS votes
( Continued en Third Ftgc. )
REPUBLICAN STATE POLITICS
Saunders County Convention the Sccno of
Much Enthusiasm i
SOME WIREWORKERS ARE DISAPPOINTED
Seheiuo * of a Number < tf I'erMinn In-
tereNleil In InllniMielnu ; tinHele -
KiilOM Defeated 'I'n 11 It' mill
IMlllllletllsCUSM'll. ) .
WA1IOO. Neb. , Juno 2,1. ( Special Tele
gram ) The Saundcrs count } u'l'itbllcan con-
Miitlon met hero today ami elected delegates
to the state and senatorial conventions. The
convention was largely attended anil much
enthusiasm prevailed. The delegates KO to
the respective conventions unlnstnicteil , hut
a majority ot the state convention dele
gates are for Melklejohn for governor , with
M. L Ha ) ward ns scconil choice , The en-
tlio delegation Is nlso for Louis Hclmcr of
this county for btato treasurer. An at
tempt to hnvo the state delegation In-
atiuctcd for I' . O. Hedlund of 1'helps comity
for nuilltor wan piomptly iejected by the
convention , the prevailing onliilon being
that the delegates should not be hampered
In uny way , but should bo left to act upon
their own Judgment. Hon. H J. llalnor
ot Auroia uddicssccl the convention In a
very able manner upon the tariff and money
questions.
The following me. the delegates to the
two conventions SUite A. Lav city , II. H.
Shedd , S. U Hall , T L Adams. James
Schul7 , Oscai Hall , \Vlllard Wlllson , II. H
Knapp , J. 0. Wilson Kiel ! Jackson , Andicvv
Fleming D I' . Tuiney. W. T. Mauck , J
A AndeiEon. M. A. I'holps. 1' . I' . Church
and A. H. Chambcilaln. Senatoi lalV J.
Lehr , S P. Deckel , W. J. lirjanV. . J
Baldwin , Clans 1'eters , C. H. Gustafsou , W
U Campbell. W J. Harmon , P W. Autcn.
J. C Frahm. Kd Mahoi. C A Lewis , K.
J. Klichman. J C. Hamilton , Peter Ander
son. H J Johnson , John Walln , M. S. Hills
mid J. W Moon.
IMPERIAL. , Nob. Juno 23 ( Special )
Tlie news of MeKlnlev's nomination was
greeted here with much enthusiasm by the
republicans The completeitport of the
natloiml convention contained lu The Ucc
was ur.d v.lth much Interest here. It vas
t < Iipost like actually witnessing the stirring
sctnos. Chase county will be found strongly
In ths republic-ill line for McKlnlcy and
the whole ticket In November.
TAYLOR , Neb , Juno 23 ( Special ) The
Loup countv republican convention today
elected the following delegates- State con
vention Benjamin Johnson and W. H.
Dunbar. Congressional C. I. Bicgg and G
S Henry K J. Williams was nominated for
county attorney. The congressional dele
gates favor Cady.
GANUV. Neb , June 23 ( Spccl-il ) The
Logan count } lerubllcan convention was
held Saturday Stale dclogatcc C. H.
Smith D. P Wllcox Congressional- S.
Chapptll. Klchaid Hougland. Senatorial II
A. Chapln , John Coen Representative
Georee V Hill , M. S. MeMuIlin Couut > al-
torncj , P. H. Hogeboom
LOUP CITY , Neb , Juno 23 ( Special Tele
gram ) The republican count } convention
for Sherman county met heic today and
elocfrd the following delegates to the btate
convention- Mum. , T. H. Reasoner , Thco.
O'Jendylco. L. Bechtold and Jacob Albcrs
HEBRON , Neb.Juno -3-1 , ( Sp oiRl. ) The
icpubllcan coinentlon will meet In Hebron
Saturday to nominate a county attorney ,
senator , icprescntatlve and delegates to the
state convention.
ATKINSON. Neb , Juno 23. ( Special )
McKlnlcy club No 1 of Holt co.inty was or
ganized In Atkinson lost evening and started
out with about lift } members. B. U. Sturdc-
vant was elected president. There Is gicat
ontluiblasni for the ticket hoio among the
people end the membership v.-lll be largely
increased and w 111 Include several demoerutB
nHAVER CITY , Neb , Juuo 23 ( Special
TelcgiamO The Fuuins county icpubllcan
convention was held hcio today. The follow
ing were elected delegates to the state con
vention Fred Uohncr , P. N. Mcrvvln , A P.
Vaulting , J. L. Ashbroolt , S L Farmer , C
1) Rcsler , R. H. Rankln , C M. Drown , Jake
Artz. J A Rankln , A. D. Donham , J. I
Tlshcr and 1) . F. Smith D N. Allen of
Arapahoe was cndoiEcd for state senator
Gcorgo D. Mclklojohn addressed the con
vention ,
HUMHOLDT , Neb , June 23 ( Special. )
The following delegates were chosen to the
Richardson county republican convention F.
W. Samuolson E. A. Tuckei.C M Linn , C.
n. MliiB , lUvld SpeiEer , jr , David Nlel. Giant
Womack , Colonel Fraker. J 13. Davis , H
Qiiackenbush J H Smith , Or L Bantr , S.
W. Grlnstead and Crelghton Morris
Resolutions endorsing O A. Cooper of
Humboldt for state senator and Charles
Casey of Pawnee City for state treasuier
were unanimous ! ) pasbcd.
HYANNIS , Neb . Juno 23 ( Special Tele
gram. ) The icpubllcan convention of Giant
county met today. All the precincts were
represented J. C Porter was renomlnated
for county attorney. State delegates E.
E. Lowe and A. H. Stuckcr Although they
are not instructed , they are for MacCol ! for
governor and Hedlund for auditor. F
Throop and F E. Mason arc delegates to
the senatorial convention for the Thlitlcth
distilct and TV. . Gossard and C. Teeter
are delegates to the representative conven
tion of the Forty-ninth district.
FRIL'ND , Neb , Juno 23 ( Special Tele
gram ) The contest In Friend precinct oc
curred this evening between the Whltcomb
and antl-Whlteomb factions Whltcomb
cirricd his homo precinct by a good ma
jority.
TIIIKSTONVII.I. . IIHKVIC Tim MJU'S.
.NchriihUii Senator \ \ 111 fie ( n rniitnii
vvllh HH | Committee Tiii'Nilii ) .
CLEVELAND , Juno 23 A call for a meetIng -
Ing of the republican notlflcatlon committee
In this city next Monday 1ms been Untied
On Tuesday the committee will go to Canton
and offlclally notify Mr. McKlnlcy of his
nomination. The speech will be delivered by
Senator Thuiston , the chairman. Hobart
will be olllclally notified of Ills nomination
for vice president on July 7.
To HnllCy tinHi , I.oiilM Contention.
CRESTON. la. , Juno 23. ( Special. ) Extensive -
tensive preparations are being mada by the
icpubllcans of Crcbton and Union county
to latify the St l.oiila convention. Chair
man J J Long , of the county central torn-
mlttec , lias his forces at work and arrange
ments to hold the Jollification will be com
pleted In a few days and the meeting will
bo bold Thursday night at the court house
Congiessman William I * . Hepburn lias been
Invited to make the principal addiess cf the
evening Judge Harvey of Leon who la a
candidate for bupremc Juilgo , will bo pres
ent. as will other prominent republican ! )
from all over the district. It Is the Inten
tion of the totnmittee to make thu event
a rousing one , which will bo a sort of In
troduction to the fall campaign. ,
Till UN of Ti-lli-r.
JEFFERSON , la. , Juno 23 ( Special Tele
gram ) Ex-CongrebBinaii Ilr > an of Omaha
expounded free silver doctrine to a very
largo crowd here this afternoon He said the
democratic platform would surely declare
for free silver and thought Teller's chance
of heading the ticket was contingent upon
the republican votes ho could eontrol ,
Afraid of tinJ'liilforiu. .
YANKTON. S. ! > . , June 23. ( Special Telegram -
gram ) J. L. Jolley , republican candidate
for governor , lias withdrawn from the con
test because he sajs he cannot run on a
gold platform , Ha has not left the party.
Ntiiiiilw on th .SI , I. on I M I'liUform.
PORTLAND , Ore. , June 23. Coiigreumnan
Ellis arrived last night from Washington
Kllib has always voted with the free silver
nieu In congress but now signifies hU Inten
tion of standing on the St. Louis platform ,
sii.vr.ii n\s TIII : roi.u ijv omo.
V Chniiee for n Cloto 1tnrov .i
Cold Men. jrttj
COLVMIU'S. Juno 23. The iS fnl
meetings tonlcbt showed the
have almost COO of the 760
the romentlon which meets
the district mectltiRS the sllvc
seventeen of lite congressional
the gold men four. The c
lutions and other commlttcosvidlng
fjtate central committee , stflHHlT to 4.
The Ohio delegation to ClilflEwwhrn Hut
delegates are all chosen will praBably stand
38 to S for free sliver although the silver
men claim -10 to 6 With thilr large ma
jority In this convention , the silver men
Intend tomorrow to Instruct the Ohio dele
gation for free coinage and to vote as a
unit , no that the four gold districts which
Include the cities of Proton. Hamilton , To
ledo and Cleveland will bo bhut out.
While the Instruct Ions for free silver will
bo lionclad , there will bo no distinctions
for president. Most of the taunt ) conven
tions had endorsed ex-Goveinor Ciimpbell for
piehldent before the tidal wave fin silver
wet In , and now the Mlver members claim
that Campbell Is too conicrvatlve on the
financial question. Meantime John W. Hook-
waiter , on original fieo silver man , who
was the demoeiatlc candidate for governor
cwihiBt Chailes F Foster In 1831 , has vvcrkod
up quite ti sentiment In favor of his endorse
ment for president Campbell and bla
friends openly oppose Ilookwalter. The
fight between them was stopped today by
the friends of John R. McLean , who raid
they would oppose either Instructions or
the endorsement of on ) one for picsldont.
It Is undcrtttood that this movement Is In
the Interest ot McLean for the national
ticket.
While Campbell , McLean and Hookwalter
hnvo their lespccllve follow Ings ns the Ohio
favorite. Colonel J. R Rtrkey ot Missouri
ban been active all day In the Interest of
lilaml for picsldcnt General A. J. Warner ,
president of the American Ulmetalllc league ,
Is also hoio taking an active part In the
Interest of the fusion of all silver Interests
The silver slate Includes John R. McLean ,
John W. llco'nalter , Allen W Thurman
and L L Holden for delegatcs-nt-larKe
Very little Interest Is being taken In the
stata ticket. The leading candidates for
societaly of state , the head of the ticket ,
aie A. A llrov n of Cincinnati and e\-Con-
grchsmiin S S Yodci of Lima.
The domociatlc state committee met this
evening to select a tcmpoiar ) chairman for
the convention Tl'o committee had soma
months ago selected e\-Congiessman John
A McMahon of Davton , a gold man , to de
liver the keynote speech. When McMahon
le.iincd that the convention was controlled
by Kllvei men he declined to serve as tem
porary chairman The ctato committee be-
Iccted one sear ago , when Senator III Ice and
e'w-Governor Campbell coutiollcd the con
vention , had a goid majorit ) . When It
met today about halt the members were
absent , but they wcio icpicbcnted by bllver
nun to whom the gold members had given
pioxles Still theie was a fight. The silver
men suppoited W. A. Taj lor of Columbus ,
and the gold men J A Noi ton of Tlflln for
tcmpoiar ) chaliman Tajlnr was elected
receiving 11otcs to 7 for Norton All the
mlnoi olllccrs of the convention aie silver
men.
men.When the delegates met by congressional
districts the silver men did not have their
way In the Thud. Ninth , Twentieth anj
Twcnty-flist districts , and the gold men aie
also contesting the Eighteenth distilct ,
which Is tl'o dlstiict formeily lepicbented
In congress b } McKlnley. The silver men
claim they control the committees by 17 to
L-tto' tonight { ho"'s1atc""fo"r tft
largo was broken , except on McLean and
Thurman. U has been conceded that Mc
Lean would have no opposition and be maybe
bo chobEii by acclamation. Tonight c\-Gov-
einor Campbell and otheis wlthdiew their
opposition to Thuimnn and the latter surely
v , 111 bo chosen The opposition concentrated
against Boakwalter. who nny be beaten bye
Congressman 13 U Flnlcy i\ho was ad
jutant general under Campbell. Charles P
Salon was hi ought out against L. L lloldcn
with the chances In favor of Salon Tin
gold men announce they will present foi
delcgatcb-at-larKO Senator C S Brlcc , Virgil
P Kline John II Cloik nnd J. P Sevvard
the ladlcal silver men want only one reso
lution , and that for free coinage , though the
platfoim will cover other Issues as > usual
Including tariff for revenue only and oppo
sition to the A. P. A.
At 1 o'clock , after discussing resolutions
over five hours , the icsolutions commltt e
decided to cover only two topics , the unit
rule and free silver. A subcommittee was
appointed with Instructions to draft only
two resolutions , one for the unit iiilo am
the other for the unlimited and Independ
ent coinage of silver This platform will be
reported to the full committee at 9:30 : to-
moirow and then to the convention.
HOW 3PICIM.13Y SIMIVr Til 13 DAY
Million HIM Aiiiicnrnnoe on ( In- Trout
Porch mill Itci.dw Srnmc l.c-ltcrc. .
CANTON , O. , Juno 23 It was 8 o'clock
this morning when Govcrnoi McKlnley made
his appearance on the front porch at his
home. 'Shortly afterwaids ho retired to his
llbiury and glanced at a few of the thou
sands of letters In this moinlng's mail.
Among them was an autogiaph letter from
Senator Quay , who cam ho uld not try to
push his ( .ongiatulatloiifl into the flint great
flow that came tut continued : "I do con
gratulate jou on Urn splendid vote of con
fidence you received In the convention which
icproBcnts absolutely the best thought of
the icpubllcan party of the nation. "
Wlillo the question of the location of the
national headauuitcrs has been under dis
cussion and Cleveland has made a strong
offoit to ucciiro them , the Impression doea
not ox 1st hero that the custom of > carn past
will bo changed , and It Is believed that the
icpubllcan national campaign will be
ill ice ted by Chairman Hunnu from Now
York , as usual.
Great preparations aio being made foi
the big meeting next Satutday night. Can
ton people have been so delighted with the
convention vorlc of Senator Foiakci and
Congressman Giosvcnor that efforts will
bo made to secure their presence.
It Is understood that District Superintend
ent Miller of Pennsylvania county Ib
making arrangements for an 'ramcnso ' dele
gation Horn the Ohio state capital , and that
the party will leave Columbus for Canton
home day next week.
Owing to the constant crowds about the
McKlnley homo elnco the nomination was
made at St Louis up to the present tlmo II
has been Impossible to acknowledge any o ;
the thousands of congratulatory message ;
which have been cent
Governor McKlnlcy received the following
telegram from Governor nushnoll-
Hon. William SlcKlnley , Canton O : As
chairman of u meeting of cltlzcnx I WIIH In-
Htiuuted to Inform .vou Hint 11 delegation of
) our Mlow < ltlzeiiB of Columbus inn
vicinity will do thcmticlvcH UK , honor o
cnlllngon you lit S p in Monday
ASA 8 , Ul'SHNHLL
To which Governor McKlnlcy replied
CANTON , O. Juno -Governor Asa B
Iluxhncll , ColumbiiH , O lit plying to ) our
mcH.sago niinouiulni , ' that a < 1 < letr.it Ion 01
the citizens of CnlumbiiH nnd vicinity wll
en ] I upon me Monday , ] will bo glad to BOO
them. May 1 not have the pleasure of Bee-
Ing you that day ?
WILLIAM M'KINUJY.
The governor also wired as follows declin
ing an Invitation to be present at an Akron
dinner , taylng-
CANTON , O , June 23Hon. . Charles H
Hnlrd Akron O : I cannot tell you my
great disappointment that I am not to bo
present rit the alumni dlnnci of Muchio
collegeMy uiK < if. < .mentH will not peun'.t
an I know you will appreciate . I'k-axo con
voy to the abnembled Kliexts my bcHt
for themnGhCH and the honored liiKtltiaion
they re-present , WILLIAM M'KINLEY ,
From the office of the president of the
United States Expiess company , Chicago
came this letter-
To Major McKlnley : Our beloved com
mander. General It II. Haytti , oniv mild tome
mo : "Mark It , uoinu day Major McKlnliy
will bo pretddtnt " III the name of our fit
mcus old regiment I five you twenty-three
cheers Your election Is a biiml Truly
yours , EDWARD KVURETT
OMAHA REPUBLICANS RATIFY
JJirgo antl Enthusiastic Meeting at the
Orcightou Theater Last Evening.
AUSPICIOUS START FOR THE CAMPAIGN
i 1)cll\ereil 1i > Coneral Man-
ilerxon , .lolin ] „ \\vlistt-r , Ci-neritl
.1. C. Cow In , .loliii .N.
mid M-imlor Tluu-ilou.
The nominations of William McKlnlcy ,
Ir , and Garrctt A. Hobart were formally
ratified by the republicans of Omaha at the
Ciolghtim theater last night. Housing
speeches were made by Senator Thuiston ,
John L , Webster , General Charlts 1 * Mau-
.Icrson , Geneial J. C. Cow In and John N.
Baldwin of Council HltifTs , and the audi
ence that fairly filled the theater was commendably -
mendably enthusiastic , considering the
close , hot atmosphere. Hvery refeicnco to
Major McKlnley was greeted with spontan
eous applause nnd the speakers themselves
also received enthusiastic receptions.
The Seventh waid band furnished the
musical Inspiration of the occasion and the
stage was appioprlately decoratid A largo
poittalt of Major McKlnloy , draped with
the American flag , occupied the center ol
the stage and a streamer healing the legend
"Nebraska" was hung over the footllght
rail. The handsome silk Mag presented by
Mr. Webster to the Webster Republican
club occupied n conspicuous position at tha
right of the stage , while anothei portrait
of Major McKlnley stood at the left Tha
nmgnlllcint lloial tribute which was pre
sented to Senator Thurston at St Louis nlsd
adorned the singe , and fie hccvy pcrfnmo
of the deep bank of lloweis was notlccabU
fin out In the audit nee.
The chairs on the ttago were occupied by
prominent lemibllcans and city and county
ofllelals. Among them , exclusive of thn
spcakoiJ- , were Judge B. S Uclter , Judge
Clinton N. Powell , 0. S Ilen.iwa G W.
Wattles , Bcecher Hlgb > . i : Host-water ,
Judge G. W Covell , Ulchaul Smith. Pol
Pilnco , James Allan , 13. P Davis , A. W.
Jeficrls. John N Wentbeig. B G Burbank ,
Frank 12 Mooies , J L Kaley , C L ChufTco ,
A G , Walkup , James Walsh. C P Halllgan ,
Judge living P Ha.xttr , Charles L Thomas ,
W W. Blnglmm , Gcoigu Ileimiod , Louli
miimcHtcr , G U. llurclmid , J. J. Boucher ,
John L Kenncdey. Major D. H Wheeler ,
II. H lledfiold , T D. Ciane , A S Chuichlll.
Thomas Swobe , Judge W. W. Slabaugh ami
13. J. Cornish , Dr. J. M. Glasgow David
Anderson , II. O. I'astmnn , of South Omaha.
GKNnitAL MANDKHSON LEADS OKI- ' .
The spcakeis were somewhat late in ar
riving an 1 It was half past tight when John
W. Battln , picsldent cf the Young Men's
Republican club , called the meeting to order.
He stated that although it was held under
the auspices of thu Young Men's Republican
club It w.ib In no way lestrlcted or limited.
but vvat a grtheilng of all icpubllcans. Ho
then intiodutcd Ccnci.il Maiuleibon , who
vv > s h"artlly received. General Manderson
bald In beginning that ho was there with
hib whole heatt and soul to Join in ratlflng
the nominations at St Louis. He wished to
congratulate them all that the convention
had been so happily ended , tl.at a man had
been Dejected \hq j\aa flrsl In the hcaits'of '
a''Breat' niijnrlty of the people. ' " *
lu regard to the platform he stated that
the lepublican party had never feared to
dcclaio Itself on gieat national questions
and li.nl ncfer fcaicd the iciiilt. Dining the
< l.is of war thcio had been no fe.ir In the
icpubllcan rally to do Its tint ) It was the
s > amo In the reconstruction pcilod and every
one lecollccted how the patty had declared
for a piotectlve tariff and won the victory.
It had quelled all disturbance by passing
the resumption act when thu tlmo come to
pay the nation's debts.
Rctuinlng to the late convention General
Mandcrfion said that Its roinaikable feature
was the general demand foi one man to head
the ticket The great issue was finance.
° o'"o had been a little fcaiful to decl-.ro
v.hat was ceitatnly the belief of the repub
lican paity. But the convention had bravely
met the Issue and It was a cause for con
gratulation that It had declared against the
fico and unlimited coinage of silver at any
ratio e.xcept b ) an International agreement.
In 1SOO the speaker had been one of a special
committee of thirteen to recommend homo
legislation In the Interest of silver It pre-
imtcd the silver purchase bill which
was uigod by Senators Teller and Jones.
At that time the two silver senators liacl
dcclaied that the passage of that bill would
lalso sllvei to Its old price of $1 29 an ounce.
Hlstoiy had proven how mistaken they were
In their pioplicclcs and the event would show
that they were equally mistaken In their
prophecies lu behalf of free silver.
Continuing the hpcakci said that ho had
known Major McKinlcy ftom boyhood. It
was not neccbsaiy that ho should bay how
admirable he was In every essential that
goes to make the man. llln llfo was an
open book with which all wcic familiar. Ills
iiamo was sjnonjmom ; with the piotcctlva
tariff law that would have prevented much
of the dlbabters of the pat > t lev , jcnrs If It
had been allowed to stand an the statute
books
STANDS FOR I''Iini3 AMHRICANISM.
The next speaker was John L. Webster ,
who was greeted with equal entbuslahin. In
beginning ho paid a high ti Unite to Major
McKlnloy as a man who stood for true
AmerlcanUm , which meant what was best
for ovcry man who helped lo make up thl
republic , llo next eulogbed Senator Thurs-
ton , who occupied a beat In one. of the boxes ,
and the allusion was met by a volley of
handclapplng. A nfercneo to General
Cowln anil Peter Janscn alro aroused the
ciond to the applauding point.
Mr. Webster drew a graphic picture ot
various other pcuonalitics of the conven
tion and muitiniicd In eulogistic teims the
names of Allison Reed , Quay and Morton
and spoke of the eloquent efforts with which
their minus were presented , nut when thb
name of McKlnley was hpnken It wa
greeted by a tumult of applause almost un
precedented In national conventions.
Rcfcirlng to the bolt of the fico silver
delegates the speaker said th.it the repub
lican party would never hlop for that The
republican party was a party of education.
When Lincoln had Issued his eall for troopa
It had taken some tlmo to educate the people
ple to the point that they mutt become bol-
dlors , but thny had learned It and the pcoplo
would eventually learn that It was right now
as It had been then McKlnley was not the
candidate of the republican party , but ot
the whole people. They depended on him to
bring the country back to thu prosperity that
It hud once enjoyed.
The tlmo had como when the American
people had determined to take hold of thn
< vheels of government and lift them out ot
the mire Into which they hail fallen.
riui3Ni > OK Tin : LABORING MAN.
Speaking of the platform Mr Webster salJ
that the grandest plank It contained was
that which uulil that If the bondholder could
iliavv his money In gold the worklngrnan
who was getting (2 a day xhould a I no get
his pay In gold. The republican party hud
always been the friend of the laboring man
and now It had renewed morn firmly than
nvoi its pledges to protect their Interests.
It hod also promised that the protection ot
( tiIn government should extend out over the
sea , that n foreign power should ever plant
its nag at Hawaii , that the Nlcaraguan canal
should bo built by America and that a help
ing hand should bo extended to the Cuban
patriots.
After Mr. Webster hud taken his seat Mr ,
Ned Thompson contributed a tthort diversion
by Hiving a very creditable linnernonatlon
of Major McKlnley. He vvuu compelled to re
peat this In dtference to the demands of the
atidlenco and then General C'uwln vvuu Intro *
duced
General Couln said that he had gone to St.
Louts to work. He was glad that thu t eti
had not i centred an much work its they hn4
expected wucu they vuu elected , Hu reaclij& (