The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JU
1871.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MOBNIJJG, JUNE 21, 1000 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE OEXTS.
SEYMOUR IS AT PERIS
Britiih Admiral Forces Hit Way from Coast
to Capital.
SEVERAL ENGAGEMENTS WITH NATIVES
Bonn Fought Bravely, Bat Buffered Sev
eral 8evere Lostes.
CHINESE ADMIRAL PUTS OUT H!S FIRES
Admiral Brnce Reports Sams Heavy Firing
at Tien T3in.
WORD RECEIVED FROM ADMIRAL KIMPfF
Ilrltlsh Wnr Ship, I'cnrliig Attack
from I'ort nt Woo Sung, ticnrs
lor Action n They I'hsh
I'ndcr Butteries,
(I'npyrlght, 1iO. by Press I'libliBhtnK Cn-
HONG KONG, British China, Juno 20.
(New York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram.) Pekln has boon captured, it Is re
ported here, by tho International relief col
umn under command of the British yl ntl
jnlral. Sir Edward II. Seymour, which set
out from Tien Tsln' on Sunday, June 10.
Tho Chinese emperor. Kwang Su, was
Hissing when tho foreign troops entered the
Imperial city, having been carried oil to
Manchuria.
1,1 Hung Chans, who ban been ordered
from Canton to Pekln to counel the Chi
jieBe rovernmcnt m th!B crisis, has engaged
passago on a steamer to sail from hero for
tho north next Friday.
It Is feared that when ho leaves Canton,
where he has been the viceroy of lat?,
troublo will arise there.
Itpport from Other Source.
LONDON, Juno 20. A news agency dis
patch from Shanghai, dated Juno 20, says:
"After an urduous march and frequent
fighting with tho Chinese Vlco Admiral Sey
mour arrived at I'ekln Sunday afternoon.
On nvo occasions tho Chinese attacked the
column In great force. There were many
mounted men amoug tho Chinese, but moit
of tho natives were badly armed. At tlmei
they fought with admirable courage and
bravery. The losses of the Chinese dunn?
the march aro estimated at 600 killed. The
losses of tho foreigners were trlflln;.
"The exact state of affairs Inside Pekin
It Is impossible to describe, In view of the
many conlllctlns reports, nothing having
been received from tho legations or for
eigners there.
"Surprise Is expressed at the fact that
a largo force'of Indian troops has not been
ordered here."
The British admiralty has received a ca
blegram frora Hear Admiral Bruce dated
Taku, Juno 18. via Chefoo, June 20. After
a mere mention of the capture of the forts
at Taku Admiral Bruco adds: "Tho Chinese
admiral was present with the allied fleet,
his flag flying from a cruiser. At a meeting
June 17 he-agreed to anchor with the fleet,
putting out his fires. No news from the
commander-in-chief and tho advance guard.
Heavy firing was heard at Tien Tsln the
night of Juno 17."
In conclusion Admiral Bruco says: "Three
thousand Kusslsn troops commanded by a
major general aro here. My communica
tions with tho allied authorities are most
harmonious."
ORDERS SOLDIERS TO DESERT
ticrlons Chnrge Mmle Agnlnst Chinese
(ioveriinieiit hy Geriiiuu
Olllcluls.
i
BERLIN', June 20. "The responsibility
of tho Chinese government for recent
events." said a high omellal of tho foreign
office today, "la now clearly proved. It has
been ascertained that 10,000 Chinese troops
who deserted to tho Boxers did so under
tho direct orders of the Chinese govern
ment. The promotion to the highest posi
tions of notoriously anti-European ofllclals
also points In tho same direction. This Is
tho war of China against all foreigners,
including Gormnns, and tho point now is
to go ahead vigorously, quickly and reso
lutely, no mJtter what tho final outcome
may be."
An inspired article in today's Kreuz
Zcltung Bays: "Prompt and effestlvo meas
ures may bo taken, oven If a volunteer corps
from the regular army la sent out, as tho
present German forces aro Insufficient."
Tho Berliner Tageblatt, which reliably "re
fleets the view of political circles In Berlin,
eays: "A power which is unable In time
of pcaco to promoto envoys accredited to
It from its own subjects has ceased to exist
as a state. Wo do not doubt that all the
cabinets aro Inspired by a determination to
tavo what can bo saved."
The government has ordered the German
'consul nt Cho Foo to establish a hospital
service by tea between Che Koo and Taku
Immediately. Tho gunboat Luchlus, which
arrived at Kiel estorday destined for South
Amcrlcu, has been ordered to proceed to
China and is hastily preparing to sail to
morrow. Tho new armored cruiser, Fucrst
Illsmarch. Is under orders to be ready to
all for Chinese waters within a week. The
naval authorities In tho shipyards at Kiel
are showing extraordinary activity. An or
der has been Issued directing that marines
whoso terms of servlco expire next month
shall bo retained In the servlco. Major
General von Hoepfcr will command tho
battalions of marines sent to China.
Tho Berliner Tageblatt says: "A private
dispatch from St. Petersburg asserts that
lliit-slsi baa landed O.noo men, who will not
place themselves under command of Ad
miral Seymour, but will act Independently."
MANY STARVING TO DEATH
Letter from Mis Terry ltiillcnl
.Much MifTcrlng Among
(hi ii --.
NEW YOHK, Juno 20.-".llss Edna Terry,
tho American mtdslouary who Is believed to
bavo been killed In tho Boxer rioting near
Men Tsln, wrote a letter which has Just
been received In Brooklyn In which she says:
Wo hear so many rumors that we do not
know- Jiint what to believe. 1 rannot feel
sorry that a change of (tome kind In ram-lug-
flie people tliemHoives way tint things
riiunnt be wnrji- than they have been and 1
will welcome any clutnge which promli-CH
better i'lveriimont.
The iMiHlltlnn throughout tho country this
rear I dreadful beyond power to express,
1-Jven In the best years thero is poverty
mch ax wo know nothing of in America,
Sills year thero was a failure of crnps,
and h a result many famlllex, usually In
comfortablo circumstance, wero reduced to
tvant All h round people were dying of cold
and hunger Church members were In a
very destitute condition. Chaff, peanut
husks, sweet potato vines and all such sub
Mances were about gone. Some had been
living on the Imrk of mulberry trees, but
even such means have u limit We will
b l tide over our church members and as
mutiy more as we can, but thero will be a
(Contluucd on Third Pago.)
OF KRUGER
Ilorr I'rcsldt
Hp on High
Sen,
c In
LONDON. Juno 21. 1.20 a. m. A mem
ber of tho Ilrltlsh House of Commons, who
has had an Important connection w.th
Scuth Africa, is telling the story of a tele
gram nllesed to have been received from
Capetown, which snys that Mr. Kruger had
ically esrnpod and Is already on the seas
hound for Europe and that the pel son oc
cupying the executive car Is not Mr.
Kruger. but Is n substitute.
Tho British have penetrated the Trans
vaal territory as far as MachadoJorp. Pas
sengers who arrived at Lourcmo Marques
toll of heavy artillery being engage! aril
that the BocrR abandoned MachadoJorp, lc
treating northward. President Kruger Is
illll at Alkraaar. Doer bulletins regarding
General " Dew el's operations along Lord
Itoberts' line of communication assert
that two convoys were captured and 3 0
workmen with fifty military men taken
prisoners.
It Is reported from I)tirenzo Mirqjcz
that a resident nf Koomatlpoort has bscn
arrested and shot by the Boers for com
plicity in the breakdown of tho Malana
brldg
President Kruger's unstamped sovereign
have been offered for sale In Lourenzo
Marqucz at 20 shillings.
Advices from Pretoria, dated June 17, say
that an official warning has been itsued to
the effect that any further wrecking of
communications will be followed by tho
demolition of the farms on both sides.
Tho Pretoria Dally Telegraph, In a d's
patch dated Sunday, say?: "An lnforn-.at
truce for live days is in operation betwe n
Lord Itoberts and Commandant Ocneral
Botha."
ROBERTS REPORTS AT LAST
Ilnllnny nml Telegraph to CnpctnTru
Open Minor Operation
of Troops.
LONDON, June 20. The War office has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts:
"PRETORIA. Juno 20. Hunter's advane
column occupied Krugersdorp without oppo
sition June IS.
"Methuen, who was escorting a large con
voy to Hellbron yesterday, routed a force
under Christian DeWet, who endeavored to
prevent him from entering the little town.
Methuen had only three casualties.
"Baden-Powell left this city today on
his return to Rustenburg. The country is
quieting down in that direction. This sat
isfactory state of affairs will bo materially
assisted by the capture between here and
Rustenburg, June 0, of two guns by Hut
ton's mounted Infantry from a body of the
enemy under Commandant Duplessis.
"Railway and telegraph communication
with Capetown Is now completely lestored.
"All Is quiet here and at Johannesburg.
The shops are open and the market Is dally
becoming more crowded and businesslike."
LOURENZO MARQUEZ, Juno 20. Cap
tain Lossbcrg. an American who was en
gaged with tho Boer artillery, has arrived
here. He says the Boer ammunition factory
has been removed to Leydcnburg and adds
that General Dew-ct has 6,000 men in tho
Free State, General Botha 2,500 In tho
Transvaal and that there are 1,300 burghers
In smaller parties.
Secretary of State Reltz and President
Kruger aro still in railroad carriages be
tween Machadodorp and Nel Spruit. It is
reported thoy have 2,000,000 in gold with
them.
KITCHENER HAS A CLOSE CALL
Comes Xenr Being Cnptnrpd When
Hours Attack the llepnlr
Trnln.
LONDON, Juno 20. The silence of Lord
Roberts since Juno 16 disposes some quar
ters to bellevo that his line of communica
tion has again been cut, especially as, ac
cording to .the latest news from tho Orange
River colony, the Boers ore known to bo
still hovering about the railroad north of
Kroonstad.
According to a Capetown dispatch of this
date General Kitchener had a narrow- escape
from capture In the engagement at Leeuw
Spruit, Juno It, He was sleeping In the
repair train when It was attacked, and many
of tho engineers were captured.
The Boers alleged to be hemmed In by
General Rundle began shelling FIcksburg
yesterday (June 19). It is said they ap
prehend that a force Is marching from
the north upon them, and hence they will
endeavor to break through southward.
HODGSON IS REPORTED WELL
Co in in a n tier of Gold Const Colony la
Under Siege nt
Kiunnsal.
CAPE COAST CASTLE. June 19. The
garrison at Kumassl is still on half rations.
Sir Frederick Hodgson, governor of tho
Gold Coast colony, and his wife, who aro
besieged there, are well. Tho AshantI am-,
munition is giving out.
Thrco hundred natives were killed In the
fight between tho rebels and the West Afri
can frontiersmen, under Captain Wilson,
Juno 16.
FREE PARDON FOR FILIPINOS
I'roelniniillon of Amnesty Including
All hut Violators of It tiles of
Wnr.
WASHINGTON. June 20 Secretary Root
said tonight that the text of tho amnesty
proclamation will he published tomorrow
In Manila and Washington simultaneously.
It will bo Issued by General MacArthur
and is dono by direction of the president.
The proclamation gives a freo pardon to all
Filipinos who liavo participated in tho re
bellion against tho United States, the only
condition being that they take tho oath of
nlleglanco and nckuowiedgo tho sovereignty
of tho United States government. It ex
cludes no one, except those who have vio
lated the laws of war. The proclamation,
tho secretary said, will speak for Itself and
will go Into effect Immediately. Tho time,
considering the facilities for communication
in tho islands, for acceptanco of the am
nesty proclamation by those still In re
bellion Is limited, being only thirty or sixty
days.
The proclamation is very brief and is
plain and simple, its terms not comprising
more than can bo put on a single sheet cf
typewriting.
Wilt Sleet In Denver Next.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. June JO.-Den-ver
was selected as tho next place of meet
Inr of the National Association of Car
Borvlco Managers. Thase olliccra wera
elected! President, Captnln J. C. Hnskell,
Atlanta: vice president, J. C. Loomls,
Louisville; secretary-treasurer, A. G,
Thompson. Scranton, Pa.
Court Km nm Oatcnpntha,
FRANKFORT. Ky., Juno 20.-The court
of appeals today enjoined the State Board
of Health from Interfering with physicians
of the osteopathic school In their practice.
The court ruled that the oractice of os
teopathy is not a violation of the statute
In regard to the practice of medicine.
Fremont Man Chosen to' Ba thi National
Committeeman Yettardaj.
TWELVE VOTES ARE CAST FOR HIM
Dcl-'gntlon Pollrcl on Dip Floor of the
Con, pnllon After the Cnll of
Sintcx ttml IIppii Ordered hy
tlie Clinlrtnuu.
PHILADELPHIA. Juno 20. (Special Tel-
gram.) It. B. Schneider was selected to
day for national committeeman by the Ne
braska delegation on tho floor of the con
vention hall Just previous to the call of
states for that position. A secret ballot
was taken, each delegate voting his pre
ference, the result showing that Schneider
got twelve of the sixteen delegates against
E. Roscwater. As ono delegate expressed
It. "wc made the agony as long as possible
and had hoped to postpone action until to-
1 morrow, but the order of business came
along and wo had to announce our choice."
For several days the action of today has
' been a foregone conclusion. Delegates
seemed to have mndo up their
minds weeks ago and nothing could
, bo done to change them. They
"had their habits on" and when the
1 proper time came gave the position to
Schneider, as every ono knew they would bc
foro they left Nebraska.
Mr. Roscwater. speaking of today' action,
said: "I am neither surprised or disap
pointed. I have known for weeks that It
was foreordained nnd arranged at railroad
j headquarters and tho Omaha club to place
R. B. Schneider In charge of the campaign,
by a man who is notoriously the sldcpartner
of tho railroad managers. The compact will
of course be denied, Just as all such deals
j are when you try to pin down corporation
managers to an admission that they are
trying to manipulate party machinery. They
Vive dono It not only with the republicans,
fit with the populists and democrats alike,
j Snmplc of Itnllnny Influence.
"As far as the delegate themselves aro
concerned, tho majority aro respectable and
reputable men and their word Is good except
In politics. Take, for example, Mr. Darr.
I have his letter written beforo ho was
elected delegate, In which he voluntarily
pledged mo his support. Not only that, I
hod his verbal pledge of support at his own
home, but since my arrival In Philadelphia
I learn that "Ben White of the Elkhorn wroto
a letter to Mr. May, a leading merchant of
Lexington, directing May to Instruct Darr
to cast bis vote (or Schneider. Lexington
Is on the Union Pacific between Kearney and
North Platte and very remote from the Elk
horn road, but the allied railroads of Ne
braska, working through their lawyers, can
operate promiscuously when they want to
strike a blow.
"Another mcst dishonorable feature of this
contest was the course pursued by John
EhrhardL Prior to the state convention he
avowed himself for Schneider, but nt tho
convention he gave his word of honor in the
presence of prominent republicans that he
was not pledged to Schneider and would not
make up bis mind until after be had reached
Philadelphia and had ascertained who -would
best serve the party interests. On this
pledge the solid vote of Douglas county and
all my friends were thrown to him. But no
sooner had be been elected than he began
an active campaign against me and sought
three weeks ago to have the delegation act
at once in the absence of Senator Thurston
and myself.
"One thing I feel conscious of, and that
is, I have not stullfled myself by Importun
ing delegates, entertaining them or making
life a burden to them. It Is the other side
which will do the walking."
Sketch of Schneider's Life.
Rudolph B. Schneider, the new national
committeeman from Nebraska, owns Illinois
as his birth place. At 17 he moved to Ne
braska locating at Fremont, where ho
clorked In the grocery store of W. R. Wil
son. In 1879 Schneider returned to Illinois,
remaining six years, working on a farm.
Nebraska, hem-ever, had attractions for him
that he could not shake off, and he returned
to the Antelope state In 18S5, again locating
in Fremont. While he was In Illinois W.
R. Wilson had sold out hla grocery busi
ness and had gone Into tho grain elevator
business, and It was as clerk in a grain
elevator that Schneider began his second
residence In Nebraska. After working for
seven years as clerk and manager a Btock
company was formed known as the Nye-Wllson-Moorehouso
company, In which R.
B, Schneider bought an Interest. Three
years later he purchased Wilson and Mooro
houso's Interests and formed the Nye
Schneider company, -which today controls
fifty elevators in Nebraska In close con
nection with the Elkhorn railroad and when
thoso aro completed which are now build
ing In Iowa will add twenty more to the
string. R. B. Schneider is also president
of the Nye & Jenks Grain company of Chi
cago and a director In tho Rlalto Elevator
company of Milwaukee and In the Nye,
Jenks & Company at Minneapolis.
When asked tonight If ho had preference
for any candidate for United States senator
from Nebraska, ho said: "I know that I am
not a candidate, nor would I be prevailed
upon to bo a candidate. I have no candi
date whatsoever. I believe in electing a re
publican legislature and after that is ac
complished tbon the legislators can settle
the question of United States senator for
themselves."
Kntertnlns the Delegntea.
Quite a number of tho Nebraska delega
tion, inrludlne E. A. Tucker. Henrv Rairatz.
I J. A. Ehrhardt. J. D. Haskell. G. L. Day, J.
II. McClay, Alex Laverty, delegates to tho
convention, and Georgo A. Spurlock of
Plattsmouth wore guests of R. B. Schneider
this morning on a specially chartered tug,
which gavo the visitors a chance to inspect
Cramp's shipyard and tho League Island
navy yard. Tho party was in chargo of
John Foering. chief train inspector of Phil
adelphia, which position he has filled for
the past twenty-four years.
Judge B. S, Baker of Omaha, who has
been sightseeing here, left for hU home to
night, lamenting that he could not have
assisted In nominating tho next president
of tho United States, who will bo named
tomorrow. E. J. Davenport of Valentine,
delegate from the Sixth district, arrived at
noon today nnd sat with his delegation for
tho first time this afternoon, thereby mak
ing the delegation complete.
NOBLE GIFT FOR UNIVERSITY
More Tlinn ft, 000,000 tins Just Been
Added to Brown's IJiidniv
ment. TROVIDENCE, R. L. Juno 20. Announce
mont was made tonight that cash and annual
plcdgea for the endowment of Brown uni
versity bad been received amounting to
1 1,000,000. Marsden J. Terry camo forward
at the last moment with a present of $25,
000 and Frank A. Sayles gave $50,000, Just
a year ago tho offer camo from John D.
Rockefeller to govo the college $250,000 In
case $750,000 was raised within a year.
QUAY STIRS UP SENSATION
Itesoliillon ClumKliiK llnsls of Itepre
sentiitlon of Momentous
Interest.
PHILADELPHIA. June 20. The resolu
tion today Introduced by ex-Scnator Quay
In the convention relating to the rearrange
ment of the ba.ls of representation in future
national conventions has created a sensa
tion, particularly among Uie southern dele
gations. Tonight the Interest manifested
In tho proposition Is scarcely second to that
aroused by tho contrst for tho vice presi
dency. Four years ago Henry C. Payne, national
committeeman from Wisconsin, proposed to
the national committee an amendment to tho
rules providing that thereafter delegates to
republican national conventions should be
selected on the basis of ono delegate for
every 10,000 republican votes cast at the
previous presidential election. The propo
sition was widely dlscupsed at tho time, but
after mature consideration the national com
mlttco decided to tako 'no action upon It.
At various times slnco the campaign of
1 S9rt the question of changing the basis of
representation has been discussed in
formally, the argument by the advocates
of tho chango being that under the present
rules the southern states, uoon which no
reliance can be placed for republican elec
toral votes, prcportlonately have greater
power In the selection of the candidates of
the party than those states which are looked
always to elect a republican president.
Last December, when 'the national com
mltteo met In Washington to select the time
and place of holding tho present convention,
Mr. Payne again broughtXorwnrd his propo
sition and earnestly advocated its adoption.
Tho committee, however, decided that it had
no authority v take any action upon the
question. It was held that, before the com
mittee could properly pass upon the ques
tion a national convention of the party
would have to Instruct It to do so. Mr.
Payne dropped the matter at tho time, so far
as he personally was concerned, but during
the last ten days the fire which has been
smouldering, fanned into a flame, partly by
reason of tho earnestness of the Rhode
Island delegation to this convention.
Until today, however, it was not known
In Just what form or from what source tho
proposition would be brought to the atten
tion of the convention. After General Bing
ham of Pennsylvania had presented tho re
port of the committee on rules to the con
vention, Former Senator Quay of Pennsyl
vania rose and offered the following reso
lution as an amendment to the committee's
report:
That hereafter each state shall be en
titled to four delegates at large and ono
additional delegate for e-ach 10.000 votes or a
majority fraction thereof cast at the last
preceding presidential election for presi
dential electors and six delegates from each
organized territory and District of Columbia
and that the methods for the election of
such delegates shall be provided for by the
national committee.
Tho reading of the resolution was received
with applause, particularly from New Eng
land, Now York and Pennsylvania dele
gates. Among tho delegates from the south
ern states there was manifest uneasiness
and It was evident Instantly that If an ef
fort were made to adopt the resolution at
once a lively scone would be precipitated in
the convention. Audible objections were
raised to prevent consideration of the reso
lution and at the suggestion of Mr. Quay,
promptly seconded by General Bingham, It
went over until tomorrow. Chairman Lodge
announced. In response to Inquiry, that it
would be brought before the convention Im
mediately after It assembled tomorrow.
In connection with the resolution Mr.
Quay sent to the clerk's desk the following
schedule of representation:
Pres- Pro
em, posed.
Alabama 22 9
Arkansas 16 S
California 18 19
Colorado - 8
Connecticut 12 H
Delaware 6 6
Florida 8 B
Georgia W 10
Idaho 6 5
Illinois W
Indiana 20 !6
Iowa 26 33
Kansas 3) 23
Kentucky 26 2-5
Louisiana 16 6
Maine 12 12
Maryland 16 IS
Massachusetts 30 32
.Michigan 2S 33
Minnesota 18 23
Mississippi 18 5
Missouri 34 31
Montana ., 6 0
Nebraska 16 14
Nevada 6 H
New Hampshire S 10
New Jersey 20 26
New York 72 86
North Carolina 22 20
North Dakota 6 7
Ohio 45 57
Oregon S 9
Pennsylvania 04 77
Rhode Island 8 8
South Carolina IS 5
South Dakota 8 8
Tennessee 24 l'J
Texas 30 21
Utah 6 G
Vermont 8 9
Virginia 24 IS
Washington 8 8
West Virginia 12 II
Wisconsin 21 31
Wyoming 6 5
Totals S94 894
Tonight General Bingham said that tho
committee on rules would bring the reso
lution before the convention tomorrow in
an amended form. It will provide for a
reference of tbo question of changing tho
basis of representation to the national com
mittee with Instructions to take action upon
It In accordance with the spirit of the res
olution presented by Mr. Quay. As It Is
tho pending question before the convention
Its discussion will begin as soon as it con
venes. General Bingham will have control
of tho resolution on tho floor. He said he
would offer an opportunity for dobate upon
the proposition, but that unless reasonable
tlmo for discussion could be agreed upon
bo would raovo the previous question. Upon
thU the debate, under the rules of the con
vention, would bo limited to twenty min
utes on each side. 0
Tonight tho resolution is tho principal
topic of discussion among tbo delegates.
Those from the southern states are work
ing like beavers to stem tho tide which
seems to be running toward the adoption
of the resolution. They declare that Its
adoption means death to republicanism In
the south. They aro pressing their case to
every northern delegation.
Many of the delegations held Informal
caucuses tonight in which the resolution
was discussed, with a view to action to
morrow. As a rule, however, no deflnlto
decision was reached. Many individual del
egates from northern states openly declare
their intention of supporting tho resolu
tion, either In Its present or In its proposed
amended form. The ptoposttion has strong
backing In tho New England states, In
Now York, Pennsylvania and In tho north
western states. So strong has tho feeling
become among the southern delegates that
many of tbera are prepared to trade their
votes for tho vice presldoncy for votes
against tho resolution. Indeed, this offer
has been openly mado In a number of In
stances. Weeks Is Itenomlnnted,
PORT HURON, Mich., Juno 20. Con
gressman Edgar O. Weeks was unanimously
renominated today by the Seventh district
republican congressional convention,
EVERYBODY FOR ROOSEVELT
Other Candidates Will Withdraw in Favor of
the RoDgh Bider.
SENATOR HANNA MAKES A STATEMENT
Admlnlstrntlfin linn Sought o Prefer
ence nnd lie Hopes (tint Itnose
yclt Will lie niurtt hy
Acclnmntloii.
PHILADELPHIA, June 20. Senator
Hanna tonight authorized the following:
"Tho administration has had no candi
date for vice president. It has not been for
or against any candidate. It has been
deemeil that the convention should make
the candidate nnd that has been my posi
tion throughout. It has been a free field for
all. In these circumstances several eminent
republicans have been proposed, all of them
distinguished men with many friends.
"I will now say that on behalf of all
thoso candidates, and I except none, that
I have within the last twelve hours been
afkod to give my advice. After consulting
with as many delegates as possible in the
time within my disposal, I bavo concluded
to accept the responsibility Involved In this
request. In the present situation, with the
stroug nnd earnest sentiment of tho dele
gates from all parts of the country for Gov
ernor Roosevelt and slnco President Mc
Klnley Is to be nominated without a dis
senting voice. It Is my Judgment that Gov
ernor Roosevelt should bo nominated with
the samo unanimity."
This announcement of flrnatsr Hanna was
made after a long consultation with many
leaders of the party. Ho called all the.
newspaper men Into ono of the rooms where
the consultations bad taken place and read
It from manuscript.
Just before tho statement was given out
Chairman Odell of New York spent a low
minutes In the room and when he camo
out said: "The whole matter got Into a
snarl and was left to Senator Hanna to
arbitrate and his decision is that tho vice
presidency should go to New York and
Roosevelt will be nominated."
The program Is to have Iowa withdraw
Dolllver and nominate Roosevelt. Massa
chusetts will withdraw- Long and second
tho nomination. Probably other states
with candidates will follow- suit. This will
enable the convention to finish Its business
and adjourn tomorrow.
Dolllver Quite Willing.
Immediately after Mr. Hanna's announce
ment of the withdrawal of all other candi
dates and the nomination of Governor
Roosevelt for vlco president Mr. Dol
llver authorized the following state
ment: "My candidacy has been wholly un
solicited. I have not up to this moment
spoken ono word seeking the nomination,
even to a member of my own delegation.
Tonight Mr. Long, Mr. Scott and mjselt
placed our candidacies in Mr. Hanna's hinds
to dispose of as he saw fit. It was agreed
that our names would not be prcsenlcd to
the convention and upon my request Mr.
Lafe Young of my state will place Mr.
Roosevelt's namo In nomination In behalf
of tho nation.
"I bellove that the name of Governor
Roosevelt on the ticket will give it greater
strength and enthusiasm than the name of
any other man in America."
I.afe Young Gives Up.
Lafayette Young, who has been cham
pioning the candidacy of Representative
Dolllver, said that no other namo than that
of Governor Roosevelt would be presented.
"I understand that Mr. Hanna will pre
sent Mr. Roosevelt," he said, "and if that la
true it 1b useless to name any other man,
and Roosevelt will be nominated by acclama
tion." In connection with the position of Mr.
Dolllver it Is quite probable that ho will sit
as a delegate In tho convention. If the
schemo goes through when the roll Is called
for tho nomination of vlco president Ala
bama, tbo first state, will yield to Iowa and
Dolllver will nominate Rocsevelt. This
suggestion, it Is believed, would create a
great deal of enthusiasm.
Thero was a conference In Senator Hanna's
room tonight, in which many close friends
of tho administration took part. It was
understood by th03e participating in the
conference that Roosevelt was to be nom
inated, and that It was only a question of
how It was to be done, whether by acclama
tion or in tho regular order. They wero
waiting to hear from Secretary Long, whose
consent to his withdrawal was wanted by
the Massachusetts men before they accepted
tho program.
There will be no necessity for a
roll call tomorrow. When tho time
arrives for nominating a vlco prcsldont tho
roll of states will be called. When Iowa
Is reached some delegate will arlso and
withdraw Dolllver and place Roosevelt in
nomination. Massachusetts will follow,
withdrawing Long and seconding tho nom
ination of the Now York man. This Is the
plan and it it is done tbre will be no need
of a ballot.
The stampede which begun on Monday
will have ended Jn the nomination of Roose
velt. A part of this schemo has already
been carried out. The convention did not
proceed to nominations today, because all
parties In Interest could not bo reached.
Secretary Long's friends had not been able
to communlcato with him and they did not
feel authorized to withdraw him until ho
could bo Informed of the situation and his
consent obtained. It Is qulto probable that
had it been possible to gain Secretary Long's
consent both nominations would bavo been
made today. It was deemed desirable not
to nominate McKlnley until the convention
was also ready to name bis running mate.
In fact is is known that the plan for nom
inating Roosevelt by acclamation Is tied up
with tho nomination of McKlnley In order
to gratify the wishes ,o( some of the men
who havo been pushing Roosevelt's claims
very hard and those who ore engineering
tbo latest arrangement had no objection.
Itnll Cnll Mny He Forced.
Something might occur to upset the pres
ent program, In which event the nomination
of all candidates will be made and a roll call
forced. Ilut even In this contingency there
Is Uttlo doubt now of tho nomination of
Roosevelt. Thero aro two men who might
prevent his nomination, but It Is doubtful
If even thoy could stem the tide. They are
William McKlnley nnd Theodore Roosevelt.
The latter possibly could do so by making
an absolute declaration that he would not
accept tho nomination If made, but now It
is doubtful If even that kind of a declaration
would stop tho stampede. If thero was a
direct Intimation from the president that ho
did not want Roosevelt nominated It would
cause a pause, but It would not necessarily
prevent the consummation of tho plan for
tho selection of Roosevelt, But no such ac
tion Is the least expected. In fact, the news
rervaded the convention and circulated
among tho delegates today that the presi
dent did not want the administration used
to Influence tho delegates for or against any
candidate.
Mr. Hanna declared that this bad been
tho position of the president all along and
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PLATT RETURNS TO NEW YORK
Seuntor Una nt (lunrreleil vrlth
llnnun nnd Sticks to lloose
velt. NEW YORK. June 20 Senator Thomas
C. Piatt of New York arrived from Phlladcl
phla late this afternoon. It was plain to be
seen that he was suffering physical pain.
His step was not elastic and ho kept his lips
drawn tightly. He did not, however, rn
qulro tho assistance of anyone, nor did he
uso a cane. When ho reached his apart
ments he immediately lay down on a couch
for a rest of an hour or so.
"Tho senator." said Harry B. Piatt, son of
the senator, "while suffering, Is not very 111.
The day he left for Philadelphia and before
going from his office ho slipped and fractured
a rib.
"Tho strain of the convention yesterday
and tho heat today began to tell on him.
This afternoon I said to him that I was
going back to New York, as business called
me, and suggested that It would be good for
him to como with me. He at once accepted
tho suggestion and accompanied me."
"Now as to politics," Mr. Piatt was asked.
"All sorts of rumors havo been flying about
concerning an alleged quarrel between Sen
ator Piatt and Senator Hanna?"
"The rumors are entirely wrong." was tho
reply. "To show the falsity of them, it Is
only necessary to 'say that Senator Hanna
and father rodo to the convention together
today."
"And as to tho vice presidency?"
"Senator Piatt believes, and has said to
me this afternoon several times, that ho be
lieves Governor Roesevelt will be nominated
on tho ticket with President McKlnloy. Tho
senator made up his mind to this when he
witnessed the enthusiasm of the men from
the southwestern nnd western states. Ho
believes that theso men want Roosevelt and
that they have strength enough to sec that
their wishes aro carried out "
Senator Piatt's physician made a most
careful examination of the senator's Injury.
Ho found a simple fracturo of the ninth rib,
which was attended by no complications.
READY TO SUPPORT T0WNE
Minnesota Democrats Give llenrty
(Indorsement to Bryan's
ropullst Mnte.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 20. The
democratic state convention today was one
of tho largest and most harmonious held by
the party In this state for years.
Charles A. Tow-ne of Dulutb, populist can
didate for vice president, was given tbo
heartiest kind of an endorsement and the
delegates to Kansas City were instructed to
support him by their votos and by every
honorable means. On the floor of tho con
vention this resolution was adopted with
out a dissenting vote.
The platform reaffirms allegiance to the
doctrine of freo silver coinage at the "ex
isting legal ratio." On this plank there
was some dissension In the committee, one
or two members suggesting that it might
be better not to have a financial plank.
Tho resolutions further declare against
trusts and demand that trust articles be
placed upon the free list; express sympathy
with the Boers; demand Independence for
Cuba; ask the repeal of war taxes; favor
postal savings banks; favor the Income tax;
the election of United States senators by
direct voto of tbo people, and the system
of the Initiative and referendum. The pres
ent national administration is denounced.
The convention was warm In Its allegiance
to William Jennings Bryan and Governor
John Lind.
The following delegates-at-large were se
lected: P. B. Wlnstln, T. B. O'Brien, L. O.
Rosing and C. A. Baldwin.
ANOTHER TICKET IN KANSAS
Prohlhltlntilsts of Snntlovrer Stntc
Nominate Cnndldntca for Stntc
Oftlces.
TOPEKA, Kan., Juno 20. Tho stato pro
hibition convention today nominated the
following candidates for state offices:
Governor Frank Holslnger, Rosedale.
Lieutenant Governor W. L. Coryell, Med
Iclno Lodge.
Attorney General M. V. Bennett, Colum
bus. Secretary of Stato Rev. B, H, Moore, Ar
kansas City.
Treasurer H C. Zlnk, McPherson.
Auditor W. M. Howie, Garnett.
Stato Superintendent G. I. Wlnans, Clay
Center.
Superintendent of Insurance A. 11.
Grleea, Lawrence.
Congressman-at-large B. C. Hoyt, Good
rich. The platform reaffirms Its loyalty to the
national prohibition rSarty.
TEXAS DEMOCRATS IN FIGHT
Itesolntlon Condemning Policy nf
Uxpnnslnn Is Opposed
Strongly.
AUSTIN. Tex., Juno 20. Contrary to ex
pectation, tho democratic state convention,
which met here today did not ndjourn to
night, nor bavo dolegatcs been named to
tho national convention at Kansas City.
Plitead tbo convention was early thrown
into an antl-expanslon fight which waged
all afternoon and evening. Tbo fight war,
precipitated by an effort on tho part of
Congressman Bailey to have tho conven
tion endorse bis anti-expansion views. Mr.
Bailey's political opponents and those fa
vorable to Senator Chilton, his lato oppo
nent for tbo United States senate, vigor
ously fought such an endorsement and as a
result tho convention has been In a wranglo
all day. Mr. Bailey's opponents submitted
a minority report to tbo convention tonight
favoring expansion as against anti-expansion.
OMAHA MAN IS NOMINATED
President of Printing Pressmen's nnd
Assistants' Union Will He Youngs
or Itowmun.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 20. The Inter
national Printing Pressmen's and Assistants'
union discussed long existing claims of va
rious unions today, thoso of Los Angeles and
Boiton being settled.
J. H. Bowman of Chicago and Fred M.
Youngs of Omaha wore nominated for presi
dent and W. J. Weber of Brooklyn for sec-retary-trcaBurcr.
ALL BUT NAMED NOW
Republicans Are Ready to Nominate Their
Hational Candidates.
BOTH WILL BE CHOSEN BY ACCLAMATI0"
McSinlev for Prei'dent and Roosevelt fcr
Vice Freiident the Choice.
WORK OF THE SESSION HELD YESTERDAY
Henry Cabot Lodge at Chairman Makes, an
Elcquent Addrets.
PLATFORM A CLEAR-CUT DECLARATION
Principle of the Pnrty mid Itensoiia
Why It .Should llnve Support Set
Out In Simple, hut Vigorous
l.nngiiilge.
PHILADELPHIA, Juno 20.-PrcsIdent
McKlnley was not nominated at the ses
sion of the republican national convention
.today, but tomorrow will witness. In all
probability, tho unparalleled spectacle of
both the presidential and vlco presidential
( candidates being nominated by acclamation.
, Senator Hanna threw uti thn annncn tn.liv
He fniuid ho could not stem the tide of tho
popular favorite without using tho dlrevt
Influence of tho administration at Wash
ington, ami this he could not get. Ponslbly
even with it ho might havo failed. Without
It tho task was hopeless. Tho president
would have no hand In nn effort to control
the convention. Ho mndo known directly
to Mr. Hanna his wish that the will of tho
convention should not bo thwarted an!
when that unequivocal tlmo came Mr. Hanna
abandoned the light. With his retirement
from the contest against Roosevelt both
nominations could have been made beforo
tho convention adjourned today.
Tho original program wns to rcnomlnato
McKlnley today and to nomlnato the candi
date for vice president tomorrow, but tho
national republican coramitteo had mado a
compact with tho local Philadelphia com
mittee to keep tho convention hero for threj
days and It was feared that it the nomina
tion for president wero mndo today tho con
vention might tako tho bit in Its teeth and
wind up tho proseedlngs beforo dark. All
tho preparations for tho presidential nom
ination nt this scoslon had been perfected,
Hundreds of beautiful, red, whlto and
bluo pampas plumes attached to long staffs
had been taken down into tho delegates'
pit beforo tho convention met nnd there
stowed away against tho Inevitable mo
ment when the climax should be reached.
As they were carried into the pit by tho
ushers, whllo tho convention was assem
bling, they recalled tho magnificent sceno
at St. Louis four years ago when similar
plumes set the convention mad with de
light during the famous McKlnley demon
stration. Knowing tho temper of the dele
gates and tho crowds, Mr. Hanna decided
to take no risks. Consequently tho Immenso
throngs which 'blackened the vast amphi
theater today were compelled to tontent
themselves with tho routine Incidents con
nected with the permanent organization, an
oration by Senator Lodge, the permanent
chairman, and tbo sceno which attended the
unanimous adoption of tho platform. Thftj
they returned to the city to wait anothei
twenty-four hours for the nomination!
which they have travoled, some hundreds
and some thousands of miles to witness.
It was a great disappointment to most ol
them.
Moved Like Corliss Engine.
The machinery of tho convention moved
so smoothly that thero was no opportunity
to let off steam. There was not tho slight
est Jar. Tho wheels moved as noiselessly
as a Corliss engine. Tho hand of Hanna
guided tho big machine. Ho Is an ex
perienced and an accomplished en
gineer. At one . point, when tho
convention disagreed over a proposition
advanced by cx-Sonator Quay of Pennsyl
vania to cut down tbo representation of the
southern states in futuro conventions to a
basis of votes polled for tho republican
candidate, the lever was appllod, postpon
ing a 'decision upon the subject until to
morrow. Tho southern dolegatos, without
regard to color, race or previous condition,
aro very much Incensed over what they re
gard as a blow at their power In national
conventions and tho growl they emitted
today Indicates that they proposo to light
In their efforts to avert It.
Again today Governor Roosovelt carried
off tbo honors. His entrance was again
tho signal for tho most pronounced demon
stration of tho session. It was as dra
matic as that of yesterday and was prac
tically a repetition of his experience then.
He still wore his Rough Rider hat. Somo
of his austerity had departed. With the
rolaxatlon of Mr. Hanna's opposition tho
governor realized that ho must succumb
to tho Inevitable and ho appeared resigned
to bis fato. Only onco did ho soem to re
sent tho popular acclamations. That waa
when Senator Wolcott, who Is one of his
ardent supporters, gavo tho crowd oppor
tunity to cheer him by naming him on the
committee to escort Henry Cabot Lodge,
tho permanent chairman, to tho platform.
He made no effort to conceal tho annoy
ance ho felt at thus being dragged Into
view.
Senator Lodge, young, brilliant, already
famous as a scholar, statesman and his
torian, mado a fine figure as ho delivered
his address tin permanent chairman. His
flnoly poised head, close-cropped Iron gray
beard, delicately chiseled features and slen
der, athletic frarao wero clearly outlined
as ho faced tbo convention. His voice,
though resonant, hstt a downenst ratplncts,
but his dellvory is pleasing and forceful
and his fcpr-ech was the scholarly, clear-cut
effort expected of him.
Convention Took II Mildly.
It covered the samo general ground Sen
ator Wolcott went over yesterday and
though somo of tho lino periods elicited ap
plause as a whole it did not stir up any
groat enthusiasm. Neither did tho read
ing of tho platform, a very strong docu
ment, by Senator Fairbanks nnd for tho
samo reason. Both in different forms wero
epitomes of tho record of tho administration
upon which tho party will ask tho country
to return it to power a record eloquently
placed beforo tho convention yesterday by
8cnator Wolcott.
Tho most striking Incident of tho day
was tho appcaranco on the stage of fifteen
of the survivors of the original convontlon
held In Locust street in this city In 1856,
All tho stirring memories of tho exciting
days when tho country was on tho vcrgo
of tho great bloody conflict over slavery
welled up as thoso old lovers of liberty
faced a new generation bearing In their
hands the faded, tattered flag of a genera
tion that has passed into history. Senator
Hawley of Connecticut was tbo only ono
of the fifteen who still holds a prominent
placo upon tho stage of tho pmont. The