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Cstssdned Opporitior to Bryan1! Ulti
matum for 5jdfii Ifcntioa.
COKKfTTH ON EtSOLUTlONS DEADLOCKED
Mt-onic rlen lor Siinrlr It r affirm.
I Jon and 1 et-oadrd l.j Vrcn
tor Daniel of Virginia,
KANSAS CITY, July 4 Tit t at tt ever
the question of the mnnttltrj rtls. hRh
has beea brewing rver tln:e the drlsgt'r.
t tbe convention began lo atsaDb t, ftuad
xprertdon ;n the toamlt'et cn reio5uUi.ni
whit It assembled loity The Cimmi-tet i
was called together io:a titer tbe first 'S-
Jocrnmcnt of the coavestloa, but tbea only !
elected he oSiccrt, adjourning lo sr t t al
at S p. m. Seastrr Jonsr ot Arkan. ai
ar unLntmousJy chese-a chairman and Sir
Motcalfe cl Nebraska stretary.
W'ben tbe committee atjiem-Mefl Mr. Met
calfe prreBtl th araft of a pltfora
coveriac all QUestioaa of -public iattrett.
which draft all the comnritler arctp ei i t
Mr. Brj'tfr expte'tioa ca ti fk qac t.eaa J
Mr. Rlrarfl of Gvnrcla tlto ptena'.eS a I
VliUnrtn, ar fiii Mr Vaa VTrck ol Nultofl the BrltHh ccteraacst ta4 thl t!ll
York.
All.tbff.p fltK-utaeatt toot practiesllr the;
sMse crouaS oa all gumlcar, except that I also tahea a positive potitloo oa tbe Fhlllp
of ftotacc. Mr. Melcalfe' flerlatstjoa wat ptae sueistloa, proaouaclac; la ftror of a
for the reafUnaMloa of the Chicago plai-1 poller lootiac to the rraatlap of lllenr aafl
form, lo letter and Fplrit. acd It emphn
flxed aad Teltereted ipecifically the dtcJs a
tloa for the free colatpe of silver at tkt
ratio ef H to 1 Both the other firaft
limply loaCrmed. the CMcbro pltt orm w.tb
out reftrence to the ratio.
The readies of Mr. Vaa Wyck't doca
meat rbroucht Mr BaU of Teres to blr
feet w-ith the succertloa that the tiasacia)
qutstloa bhould be immeillately takea cp
aai passed upon. He said It was appareat
to all that there war a dif j;loa .apbn aay
other platform questloa and that wl'h tbe
financial plank disport!
cportil of tb pre.iaretlca
of the platform vould b
of tbe remainder
mirrfy a matter of clerical work.
This FURcestioa was adopted tad the ron
mlttoe immediately eatrrel urea th? eCort
to tettle the qucstloa of ratio.
Mr. Vaa TVyck led off with a brief state
ment, sarins that while la bit platform be
bad rolern'd to four issues as prominent
namely, those, of militarism, Imperialism,
trust aa5 the fiaaaoee he considered that
oaly three of these were, of curront cons
m.A,,.. n..T-w it iv, nnrr- .nKtim I
had been crowded lato the backcrouad ty 1
other subjects wWch had been pressed to j
tie fnrnt Hurler the iast tour retra.
the trout CurtaR the part four years.
Daniel fitand with Van Wck,
Senator Daniel of Vlrclnia, somewhat to
the surprise of some members of tbe com
mittee, lollowed TAr Van "Wj-ck la supiort of
hu view oi the oucstion. Tbe senator said .
no man who knew him would doubt lor a ,
miaute that he now stood where be had t
stood on the silver question la IBM and that i
he eatertalnod tbe same viewt on this rub'
ject -which then coatrolled him. Ht wat
anxious to tirlnp hack into the folds of tbt
party those who had left oa account of a.
jiositloa taken oa the silver question and It
this could be accomplished, as ht believed
It could, by omlttlnp ail reference to the
ratio, he for oae was content to pursue that
course, simply reaffirming the Chlcapo plat
form. M, Fltxperald of Colorado followed ia a
warm speech denouaciac ia most emphatic
language any effort to minimize the financial
question. He asserted that the omission
of a declaration on the ratio of the two
metals would be a mere evasion aad oonccal
mcBf, that such evaiion -would fool no oae
nor catch any of the gold standard people
whom It -was meant to entrap. It was only
meant to be construed as a silver plank in
one section of the country aad at an antl
' silver plaak ia another. Such a course at
this would tan to satisfy the people of all
sections.
"If," said he, referring to tbe platform
presented by Mr Mctcalfo, "Mr, Bryan 's
a pool enough platform, then the platform
aj proved by him should b pood enough."
He declared It was essential that there
should le a declaration lor the ratio a
cltar aad unmistakable terms aad b fol
lowed this up with the ntsertlsn that if
such declaration was not made even Colo
rado could be counted a doubtful stata,
with a prospect of not only casting Us elec
toral vote for McKinltT as president, but
of sending Mr. Wolcott hack to the United
States senate.
William fe Strong Words.
George Fred Williams of Maeeschusftts
also made a spirited argument for a rpe
clfic declaration on the qucttion of ratio.
He asserted that the democratic party htd
become a new party eince It had incor
Iterated the financial question in its d.-dara
tlon of principles. It had become a vlrllr
and live party since 1E9C and thit fact was
duo solely to the circumstances that tbe
money question, which was the question of
the people, had been made the paramount
Issue,
The epeakert eulogised Mr. Bryan la high
terms, spoke of sit selt-abnepat'oa and
patriotism and said that it would he cow
arflly to ask him to rocaat what he had
Jx'ea preaching turouphout the country fo:
the last four years. Mr. Bryn had pone up
and down the nation preaching biraetilll'si
at thr ratio of 16 to 1 and no democrat had
presumed for a momemt to question hit
authority for such declaration or to pre
tend that he was in anywise mlirrprisen np
the sentiment of his party It wac. m his
opinion, too late now to condemn Mr.
Bryan's course and a failure to mate psai
tlve pronouncement on this quettton would !
tmount to thia. While not pretending ts
ty whst Mr, Bryan would do, Mr. WJ-,
Hams asserted emphatically and significantly
that if placed In Mr, Bryan's position he
would decline a nomination upon an oqulr
ocal platform. At tor himself, he did not
believe lu deserting those, people -who had
left their own pirtli to support' thr demo
cratic poliry ot tour years ago tor the
purpose of regaining the support of the
traitors and trimmers who had lttt thr
party because ot its financial posltirn.
"There is no reason," he eiclaltned, "for
making any concession to treason," Con
tinuing, he swked: "Are we going to drive
the populists lnlo the -middle of the road ia
order to pnt'hack these traltort Are wr
going to sell out our .principles to tbe toriet
of the democratic party and desert our .real
trlendsT" -
He rrwtflclwi that It this course was to
tx pursued thr trust would take complete
possession ot the democratic party at they
had already taken posserelon of the repub
lican party, and in that rvent there would
no longer be any ark of refuge tor tbe plals
people.
Mr, Williams was frequently applauded
during the course of hto remarks. He war
followed by Mr, Paly ot New Jersey hc
made a plea for conservitlsm and for coh
ceislons to the moderate wing of lb party
He said thai he had chs-erfullr supported
the platform and ticket cf four years age
and had stumpe-d tne country for Mr Bryan
ibut he feh convinced that the time- had
r.nme when tbe money question was dc
longer paramount and he implored the com
TEitir and the convention to put it aorof
what in tbe background sad make the fight
ef 1W upon other iesuea. He contended
that to reaffirm the Chicago pi at! orm wai
sufficient tor all legitimate i.urrCBet tnd said
that thlt should meet the demands ot tbe
silver eJemcnt, In reality, a esclaratlon
upon tit -ratio wat tasaaterlti and the silver
men rboaiS b atlr.fied vita i reaCrma'ion
with the principles ot 'M.
A; tar conclusion of Mr Pair I rpeeek
tbe cemrcrttee concluded to take a recest
nam & o'clock la order to kilo lu mem
ber to pet their Sltitrrt It had twain
evidett to ci; present thti tt would be im
poielble Co eonrlude. tar preparation of tbe
resolutions ia tint lor presentation to tbe
ocnvrarioa ujifa refcesembttng at f-.M
Upon ai) eue:)ont other than that per
talticg to Intaees the three pUUonnt pre
settled trt, practically tbe same except that
Mr. Veo Wytk draft did not eevcr eo tansy
QurHlOit at did the other two
to-Called Bryan Platform.
Mr lictctLfi-1 copy tfter reaffirming tb
Chicago platform aad referriag espcMnMy to
tbe ratio la tbe coinage o! tbe metal, de
nounces tbe trustt la drtattc language and
la tbe came, connection refers to tbe pro
tcctive ttrit at oae of the principal rap
ports of the mint system It also cob-
demns the alleged tendency of tbe preheat
cpuhllcnu administration toward Imperial
tra tJjfl toe inert-the of the standing army
Bnapalbj It crpreatofl for tbe Bom la their
utratple "ilh Great Brluia aafl tbe pter.i
flirt U conflcmEtfl for hit failure to ivte
flecUtve rU'p IooVjdf toT-arin the TnacUe-tk-Uoa
of the rj.-csps.Uij- of the Atarrlcaa peo-
pli with tbe people of tbe Traorvaal.
If eoae-rctloe vltb the exprestloa on tbe
Boer cucitioa tbe asBertioa j jaade that It
1 crifleat to Ul met that a wcrcl alliaace
etlKti. botwoea tbe MrKltley admlnintratlon
aace li fieaouacfi a reToltlce aafi rcpulBlre
to sZ libcrty-lortar ncopjo. Tbe plutioroa
booie f ovcruot Et to the ttUTi't of the Pa
clflc arrhlpelaro, with a promise of pro
tection lo the pi-ople of that couttry aeaiut
forca arperrica by tbe eoverameat of tbe '
fnlt'-fl States, tlmllar to that which Is
Touchttefi by ut to the South American re
publics. Plaott Seve beea PUEeemefl coverinp the'
Que?tlOBS of Thlaese ltamlrratJoa, E"Ofi
toads, tbe reel um at ton of tbe arid lanfit of
the west, tree hornet and equal ruCrace tor
womea.
There Will Be Two Beporln.
, , ., .
tL01! 0,u,Oo:i resembled
uUlkoly there would be a .report uatll late
aad then there were likely to "be two re
lru. "We iclcht a well take it lato the toa
ventloo aad, save time." he remarked, "a
it will be foucht out there."
He slo said tbeje wat so pmrprct of a
nomlnatloa I on) est.
The first speaker a G. Irvine Haady of
Delaware, who took a position la favor of
tb platform Instead of
reaffirmation,
' " '" reaffirm the plattorm." said Mr
Handy "you will have to Include la It the
attack oa the supreme court and the Ch.1
caco rlott, which caused that declaration,
are a thine of the part If you reaffirm tat
platform you still i3eclar tor silver. What
other intemrrtatioa can voa nlace u;on It"
if j-du think to make the convtatioa sllcat
upon tbe subject of silver you cannot cllenct
that treat voice tn Nebraska. In tones to
V .r, V mi 1. -A ftM Trill tV TTHIT i
you tr going to nominate declare that
the democratic party is for the tree and un
limited coinage of r!"-cr at tit rstlo of 1C
to 1 without tbe consent of any other nation
on earth. Instead of taking silver out of
the plntftm you will serve to cmphaslre
the interest In It, In kit letter of accept
ance Mr. Bryan will Interpret the platform.
Do you think, he will mak tht silver Issue
subordinate to others of the Chicago plat
form which you propose to reaffirm No,
never, and all over this laad will be pro
claim that sliver is ctlll the dominant issue-
Mr. Handy war listened to with close at
tention and his speech was applauded by
the II to 1 advocates.
.Carter Uarrlaoa Is Heard,
Groat interest was manifested In the
rpoech of Carter HarVison of Chicago. He
went ever many of tht arguments that have
been made since thr Issue was raised and
declared that the proper action of thit con
vention was to reaffirm the Chicago plat
form. Give us the platform we hav adopted ia
Illinois," he said, "and we will win back
some of the votes that have been lost to
the democratic party since Hfl. Many ot
these are tn Chicago. Offer them a chance
to vote tor the democratic party. We must
have recruits or we cannot win and we must
get them in Indiana, Illinois and Wiscon
sin, states which are ready to leave the
republican party on other issues. If we de-
jend upon the states carried by Bryan in
UU we are beaten. Standing trcly and
fiatly upon the Chicago platform of IKK. we
tivo a sufficient endorsement tor silver and
this i all that is asked. We believe wo
can win on that platform If reaffirmed by
this convention,"
Represent etlre Ball of Texas said he came
from a state which pave Bryan 3K.P0D ma
jority on the Chicago platform in ItM and
wai retdy to repeat tbe operation this year.
"Tour yours ago," he eald, "the middle
west and tie south took strong grounds os
tbe silvr- question and made a platform for
tbe mining cuti s of the west and ytt these
etater had not furnished sufficient votes to
caTe the election with the Idsb of those of
the middle west and the east.
"What It the use," he asked of mating
an lsrue for the purpose of getting
whipped"
ellTrr !Vot the Issnr.
"If the stales of the middle west and
those ot the east thought they could give
th democratic arty an electoral vote on
tbe Chicago platform reaffirmed, why not
give it to tbm. Silver is not an lesue in
thlt campaign," he continued, "and eviry
' rrar here kaoss that there ceb I no silver
legislation durlag the neat presidential
term, because the complrxioa of the senate
cannot be changed In that time. We must
secure 6DD.000 rotes this year that we .did
not tare in lift to win. We must get
those votes on the Issues of trusts, Imperial
ism and militarism. Why should w re
quire tht men of the east and the middle
west to accept rclttratten. It It an effort
to makt tbem take something they do not
want, although tbey are willing to accept
a reaffirmation ot the Chicago platform
"Thr advocates ol reiteration bare said
there was no distinction, yet the men ot the
east and ef the middle west thought thert
ws enough distinction to rite them a pros
pect of winning. Why de you Insist upon
specific declaration for free sliver at it to
J Why do you want to cram it down their
throats tt order to be vindicated The
tcntleman from Massarhuseats, George Fred
Williams, Is one ot thr adrocstei ot thlt
vindication, yet he oomcr tram a state thst
cannot and will not send a single man to
congress ho will vote for 1C to 1, He had
to hold hit convention two years in advance
of tbe national convention In order to hold
hit organicttloa. Does any man believe that
Illinois, West Vlrglna. Maryland. Nrw Tork
and New Jersey, the states which have
elected democratic presidents, can be car
ried on a specific declaration of 1C to 1
The men who are advocatiag this declara'
tion are either nowise or stubborn. If tb
advocates of 16 to I had presented any
sound argument why U should be specifically
reiterated It might be well te do so but
none tad been pres?nted,"
Mr Ball said the Texas platform had
reaffirmed tbt Chicago platform and Texas
had tnstrncttd him to oppose a specific dec
laration lor H to 1 in tbe Kansas City ilat
(orm. P W MoGettrick ot Vermont wat the
next speaker, He said he wat a gold demo
crat. He did not follow Is to 1 In UM and
did not not te follow it now, but at it was
a eottrioa ef either a epeeiat declcratien
of If to 1 or a -eafhrmauon of tbe Chic
platform he favi.red the former plan, wkjeb
seeaaed to he oae of principle.
enlanI Tre to fllTr.
Krpresentattve Fra&eit G Xewlaadi of
Nevsfla declared la tuvt r of a Fpecitlc dec
laration tor it o 1 The democratic party
by its deuaratiea of IKK be said, had set
tle Hpon the quantltt i theory of money
and the republican party upon the equality
of money The democratic principle had
been prtven ripht. as the laoreased produc
tion of c)d was responsible tor the pros
portty which had come upon the country.
While It was true that nioaey at not lo be
tbe prime Itsue of the cam pupa thle year,
jrt Jhe democratic party had to be vipllant,
as tie repsbllcan party was a party of con
traction and would demonetize the tiller
new In rirralaucn. The democrati should
on thlt occsun; latist upon the principle of
bimetallism nt deelared in It'.'C. becaut-e the
decreaned pmdurtica of cold in the future
would make It necessary to Increase the
ttinaee ol silver. The party should main
tain it as a vital principle f the platform
to lc adopted la Kaacas City.
Ex-Governor Stone of Missouri indicated
that his judgment wet opposed lo t specific
declaration for 1C to 1. but ht aaid It was
indent that Mr. Bryan was favorable to
such a declaration. He would, therefore,
support the proposition, at he thoupbt the
candidate should under the rirsumstanctc
bi allowed to suprest the platform on thlt
question.
Mr Bauphman. rcprtaea-tativt of Senstw
Oormaa of Maryland, espoused the con
servative views. Ho tali he hoped that
Maryltnd would be found la the democratic
tioluma thit fall under aay drcumstancrs,
but that with It to 1 ehmlaated he w-at rure
It would le there.
Senator Rawllni of Utah was ftvoraalt to
a 18 to 1 pronouncement, but did not con
tend tor It at absolutely ccsetrtial
Messrs. Gibbons of Florida and Black
man of LiotUltna supported the coasrvatlvf
view
Mr. Morse of Indiana espoused the con
sirvatlve side of the. controversy, sayinp
that with the declaration for 1C to 1 elim
inated Indiana wat practically certain for
Bryan, whllf with that declaration retalaed
tbe state would be at best doubtful.
Jnart jrak. for Urxan.
Senator Jones, chairman of the commit
tee, mad an earnett appeal for the re
tention of the ratio provision. He said that
not a vote oulfl be calned by 'he omission,
whilt tbe retention of the provision would
creatly strengthen the ticket In Minnesota.
Illinois, Indians and other Mississippi valley
states. He also sppealed tor the prantine
of Mr Bryan's wishes la the matter nsyia;
that his, impreseioas came from his close
contact with the people and were apt to be
rlcbt
Senator Money of Mississippi aataponlred
the 1C to 1 provision, because he said itt
Insertion would lose votes. H thoupht the
representatives in the committee from tbe
Mississippi valley itate and not others
should be conrulted as to the political
chances of those states.
Senator Tillman took the. floor at 1 o dcek
and made a viporout pies f rr a tpc itc
decltratloa tor If to 1. He sud the party
r-uld not tCord to retreat one step la itt
tile piance to silver and that the convent oa
should accede to tht, demand! ot the north
west in this matter.
Gcorpe Fred Williamt of Massachusetts
charged Van Wyck with heing the repre
sentative oi Wall street and that his coun
sel was not tor the interest of the people.
?w York's Attitade.
Vaa Wyck replied, saying that Ntw Eng
land and tbe constituency of Mi Williamt
could not return a sinrle electoral vote tcr
the democratic candidate.
At i 'clock Judpe Van Wyck took the
floor to reply to the speeches made In
favor of 1C to 1. reiterating his argument!
In favor of a concession to the east, There
were then several other members' who
claimed the privilege of helag hoard. There
is little doubt that the committee now
standt favorable to merely reaffirmation of
the Chicago platform.
Senator Blackburn of Kentucky followed
Mr. Van Wyck with a strong speech In
faror of 1 to 1.
TO NOTIFY THE NOMINEES
Committee Selectee T States to An-
nonncV to Candidate Tbrlr
Selection by Contention,
KANSAS CITT. Mo., July C The follow.
lng are tbe committees to notify tht nom
inees: Notify nomine for president
Alabama C L. Lavretta..
Arkansaf JttTerson Davis.
California R. F. Delvalla.
Colorado James Doyle.
Connecticut Brj-an F Mahan.
Dtlawtrt E D. Hearne,
Florida J. Emmet Wolfe.
Georria-J. T. Hill,
ldaht W H Dewey.
Illinois Andrew Welsh,
Iowa A M. Potter
lncitna-W H. O'Brien,
Kanbki S. F. Neelej".
Kentucky F- Le Suttr.
Louisiana E Howard McCabb.
Maine John Scott.
Marjiand E. J Christy.
MassachUHettt John J Orarra.
Mlehlran J. P.. Whltinr
Minnesota C. O. Balewln.
Mississippi W D. Cameron.
Missouri D. A, Ball.
Montana Walter Cooper.
Nebraska J. A Crtipnton,
Nevada F G Newlands.
New Hampshire J F Dowd.
Ntw Jersey George Pfeiffer, jr.
New Tork Frank H. Mott.
North Carolina J A. Brown.
North Dakota H D Albert
Ohio M. A. Daughrrtj
Orrron R. M, Veach.
Prnnrj-lvania John S Rllllnc.
Rhode Island D J McCarthr.
South Carolina TV B. Wilson.
South Dakota T W Taubman.
Tennesse W W Wallace.
Texas William Cappa.
t'tah A H rarbst
Vermont John TV MoGeary.
Virginia P H. O'Bannan.
Washington W A Mosler.
We.st Virginia T E. Chilton,
Wisconsin George Hilton.
Wyoming Horace C Algca.
AlaskB W M Hale.
Arlsona B, A Packard,
Indian Territory James Gibbons.
New Mtrltf Martrie Gallefos.
Oklahoma H, . Emmerson.
District of Columbia J. Fred Kellj
Hswail David Kvwananaka
Notify nominee lor vice president:
Alabama K M Tankersby.
Arkanrat A. L. Stiller
California William MtFadden.
Colorado A T Gunnell,
Connecticut William 1, Hunting.
De.aware H Harrtnrten.
Florida R D McDonald
Georgia Georre T. Cann.
Idaho W B McFarland.
Illinois Reed Green,
Iowa E, J Murtach
Indians M. N Hathaway.
KanM TV. TV. Letson
Kentucky W P Tanrn.
Louisiana E. Howard McCohb,
Maine Harrr D. Stewart.
Marjiand John Keating.
Masoachusetts Csarle D. Lewis.
Mtchigan-A A Ellis.
Minnesota Huir.;.Vrey Barton. .
Mississippi J T, Senter.
Missouri W D. Leeper
Monts naF E. Corbett
Nebratks Jor.at Welsh,
Nevada Gearre rrarler.
New Hampshire J. F Dowd.
New Jersey David Crater.
New Tork M N. Kane.
North Carolina Lemuel Harvey.
North Dakota Thomas Regan.
Ohio R 1 Rockwell.
Orepon Nut selected.
Pennrjlvanls William S. Thomas
Rhode Island Geerte W Greene.
South Dakota Stephen Donahue,
PobUi Carolina J. A Mooney
Tennessee K. M. Holmes.
Taxas J TV. Blake.
Utah A. G. Home
Vermont J W McGeary
Virrinla-Pannill Rucker
Vashlnrton J W Goodwin
Wnt Vlrglr.iu-J B. West
WisconUn F 71. Hoskint.
TVrotnlnr R. A. Kernan.
Alt fc -Willi EC M. Hale.
Artrena George W P. Hunt
Indian Terrttory Jaaaet Given.
New Mexico Macario Galirgo.
AVHihomb T L Hill
District of CohirabU r B, Lord.
Hawtil-Joha li. Wlea.
TOWXE AND BIS SIDESHOW
1
Ercept Sptck by HiaBelf tad TtUei j
little it looottphthed. j
COMWITTEE TO WWT ON THE DEMOCRATS
Its Dnr Will Br to I'rae tbe Mlnnr
notiv Mar's Cna lor the
Vl-e Pr-identlal Noui
faatlon.
KANS.VS CITT, Mo, July t The national
convention of the.rflvcr republican party
mot la the Auditorium theater today Tbr
dtJepttet were rather slow in arriving
aad It was some time after It o'clock, the
hour fixed t- tbe ooaveatloa, when Chair
man Chariot A Toraes ptvel fell aad
the party formed la St. Lt.uti four years
apo, after the bolt of tbe Ldvueate of tree
rlher from the rrpubtlcaa natloaal coavea
tlon. wat launched oa jt first repular as
tlanal patherinp. Tweaty-four states and
territories were represented tt tbe conven
tion. Comparatively lew spectators were pres
ent owinp to tht ktsembllnp ol the demo
cratic natloaal cocrention. but theit were
delepatcs in attendaara. csperta:)y is-pe
delepstlont beinp soatt from Kans-t Ne
braska, Mmaetou. lows aad rt.lerado
Other states reprtsaated ty imallor dt.e
pstlons were as tollcwt Arkansas. Call
femik. Illinois. Indiana, lnulaa Territory.
Idaho, Michlpsn. Montana, Missouri Ohio,
Oklahoma, Orepon, New Jersty North Da
kota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas.
Utah and West Virpina.
Shortly before 1 o'clock the Minnesota
deltpstes, headed hy a brass hand and
carryltf hupe banner bearlnp the pic
tures of Bryan and Town entered the ball
amid a roar of cheerlnp sad a moment
after Chairman Towoe rappe- tb CBtven
tioa to order and latroduced Rev Ur Bipe
low of Cincinnati, who Invoked d vine biers-
1 lap oa the coaventloa tn BlprloWt prayer
was a passionate appeal fur relief from
the "chains that are bindiap ut aad tbe
polden padlocks that are hemp forped lor
our lips, from the nstmnal sin and tt
renpeance that is run to follow '
Cheers tor Prrsilirr.
Th unusual spectaclt wat then presented
of a minister belrp cheered "Thank Oud
there's one minister who lovet the pnor "
shouted a California dlecat- and the dele-
! pates cheered and applauded
I After tbe plsrlnp of tht 'Star Spanpled
Banner " by thr rostra military band of
j Mlnaeapolis, tbe secretary of the commlt
I tee read the call for the convention and
i Stanley E. rtrkhtll of Minnesota read the
Declaration of ladepeacence. crvtrai o: tne
sentiments of tbe paper were applauded dur-
inp tat reacinx. I
Alter tne reaump pi tiie oruftihtiuu.
delepatet and audience rtood while the band
rendered "America." '
Temporary Chairman Towae then iatro- j
duced Howard S Taylor of Chlcspo. a poet
. , . v. .
o tht new Maivrmti. who read
his poem, entitled The Liberty Bell.
Preceding the tftuii of tht .poem the
author to the gratification of the conven-1
.. a.. . ... .v '
pared some of the leWnt' characters ot 177 -
to those of the last republican contention in
rhiladeOphla,
His remark thet Georg Washington was
conspicuously dlrtlnguithei Irota some of
those of lfOO, in that he could not tell a lie,
met with a spirited response from the con
vention. His reference to tbe mllltaiT
career ol Roosevelt, In which he charged
that the latter was wearing the plume which ,
belonged to the Ninth and Tenth (colored)
regiments, caused a demonstration which
threatened to delay the proceeding of tbe
convention.
Temporary Chairman Towne then deliv
ered hie addrsct
Mr. Towne's declaration that tbe republi
can platform amounted to a repeal ot tbt
Declaration of Independence brought th
delepatet lo thrlr ttet and his statement
that tht convention had met to re-declare
the princlpler of that Instrument war en-
thuslastlcally applauded.
I with now to Introduce as temporary
chairman," said Mr. Tdwuc In conclusion,
that grand old man of Calorarto. Senator
Henry M. Teller" Everv delegate lumped
to hit feet and shouted his approval of Sea- , L. Carey Maryland, W. E. Beveridpe; Mass
ator Teller as the latter stepped to tb i achusctts. Norman Cameron . Michigan, C
speakers' table.
Teller Glad He Quit.
Mr. Towne presented Scnttor Teller with i
a gavel made from wood takea from LIB- i
colons old home at Sprlagfuld, IIL, whicl
wat presented to the convention by Lincoln
Dubois of Illinois, Senator Teller then de
livered an e.lo;ueat address, dealing with
the moaettrx question and bitterly de
nouncing the disestablishment of silver.
Chairman Teller was given the closest at
tention throughout his rpeech, which was
nearly an hour la duration
"Were we wrong in leaving th St Louis
convention" questioned he, and a number
of nner came from the delegates "'if I had
not left the party in 1RHC 1 would have done
so every month since." said he. digrerrtng
again. "The conditions now are a thousand
times worse than they w ere then."
Tht first mention rf Mr Bryan t name
came near thr end of Chairman Teller's
speech. It started a perfect storm of ap
plause, hut tbe demonstration was excelled
by that which occurred when Charles. A
Towne's name was mentioned. The dele
Srf LSaJSSf ? w
waving Sags, haafikerchicts, fans and hats
.-j . , 7Z . .
ana ahoutlng and cheering lor Bryan and
tt . . - .v . . .i T
Towne, Tor twp or three minuter the dele-
, . . . .
gates cheered for their choices and wbca a
" , ,., ,, , . . , . .
moment later Chairman Teller finished his
. . . . " . .
speech and sank nearly exhausted Into his
. , t ,
chalr he was surrounded by a number of the
I.,-,...., ,v ..... . . , .
delegates on the stag and congratulated,
v c -. . w, ; .
E. S, Corser of Minnesota prerented t
resolution prodding for a committee ot fif-
teen,
of which Henry M. Teller shall be
chairman, to present to the democratic na
tional coaventloa the name of Charles A
::.r, .: : izr,: .rr.r.r.
. .,nr. ... . L v.
appointed to conti.r with a similar committee
which shall b- appointed by tht democratic
national contention.
The various stale delegations announced
their selection! tor members of the conven-
j tion and reports the convention adjourned
until iv o cjock icmorroB.
Paris Expotition Pictures, Pan IV, now
ready. IP cents aad a coupes cut from Th
Bee, page Z.
Mr, Frederick Hstter
Sayg; "You -won't feel hajij.r and at
caw Railing- over Lake Manava todar
nolens j-oti are tcrarini" one of onr new
nj-le bats tbey are the bats you hrc on
the street that bnvf tne tone tind qual
ity TVe hare & btrair tt fl0 that is a
viniier telids otbera that cost more
or lent to uillt your fancy. Our
pjK'dal, in both stiff and alpine fchapt's,
in brown, grny or black colors, 1r the
hnt tbat 'catebe rn a coruln' an' a
polaV And, bnldes tbebe. ne carry the
larrest assofrtiaent of styles of tbe
famous cod time tried Duclup and Btet
sou In tbe city."
FREDERICK,
The Hatter,
Tne adnata Mat Man af tne WeC
IM IT riPTBBNT IT,
Tbe
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vras invented for tbe
purpose of keeping; biscnit
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from taint. Its eScacy it
proved by tbe goodness of
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Soda Pifcnit, Milk Bis
cuit, Saratoga Flakes Long
Branch Biscuit, Butter
Crackers, Graham Bis-cuit,
Oatmeal Biscuit, Ginger
Snaps, Handmade Pretzel
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Mlver Hrpnhllrans Have Hard Time
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Arrrrnrst.
KANSAS CITT. Juiy . The rommittet
oa rt,EtlntlDllSi stERt0r Dubo . chairman
had a protracted nesskin tonipht.
Sivrra ar... bt ni.Hnrm.
amendments were read aad discussed. The '
r.njitt4nii nf r r vi.r, vVm. ... i.
atSltIS Vfrt. ioraiUbtPa ea tat jfltll v
cj-joa of a hryr pnv Thev met wi b !
creation oi a new party Tory met wra
u of St9phntM OI
4 maintained that If the plank
flM0BJlcta imperialism were adopted It
. . . , . ' . ,
T0BllS lmpt.nl success in Ccloradu. not he-
"U" al " to?laU. but bees-
many m ait state tre m tavor of ex-
paatioa and they believed that a denun
ciation of tht latter was eaulrslent to a
disapproval ol the former. It at thit
criticism whira precipitated ether p.a.lorm?
and amendments and which resulted in ,h
appointment of a subcommittee ol seven.
Senator Dubois, chairman, to take up the
eerl rcporU and amendments trriat.n
111)0 report a piauorm to tne committor to
morrow after the adjournment cf the nr ru
ing session. The subcommittee is oompos-d
ot tht following:
Tred T. Dubois, Idaho; D. C Tlllotson.
Kansat, A. M. Stephenson, Colorado;
Charier R. Schley Michigan : Frank Ran
som, Nebraska. F. J. VanVorhis. Indiana;
A J. Blcthan. Washington.
Following is the silver republican ni
tional committee Alabama. Cutler Smith;
! Arkansas, Thomas Bolet . California. Nathan
coir, jr , uojoraao, A. M Stevenson; Con-
necticut, Joseph sneiflon, Pe'sware. C G.
i F T VanVorhis- Illinois. J. N. Teller, Iowa.
, w A fcpurrirr. Kansas, r B Lawrence;
i Kentucky, D. J. Schneider. Louisiana, S,
E. Watklnt . Minnesota, E E. Corsar. Mis
souri, F. Thomas Ransom Nebraska, Frank
T B,ansom-. Montana, C S. HcrtmLn New
Jersey. James H. Fleming, North Dakota,
H, M. Creel. New York, Ben S. Dean, Ohio.
L. W. Brown, Oregon, C W. Talrnage;
Pennsylvania, William Wllbelm, South Da
kota, L. B. Hull Tennessee, H. W Sawyer;
Washington, Lyon. West Virginia, T B.
Mlnlngcr Wisconsin, R. L Cole Wyoming,
A. A Johnson New Mexico, O. B. Stela,
Oklahoma, F S. Peck
STEVENSON HAS GOOD CHANCE
Boom tor cx-Vice Prealdent Grovi
with Declination ol Shlvelr
and H1U.
KANSAS CITT. July i. Very little that
was tangible developed In the vice prist
dentlal situation tonight, although the Ste-
: rwi At A ttfr ti !. ait 1 w wi ft es
,v . ..rv,.,i,J ,v .
. j futt M v s,-v.msvm aa v w i " - uu, AJ
! dttterainfatfon ol tbt Infiiaca delrcUlon o
l1 ng Tpm or d y.'b;
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Mr. Ehively distinctly stutod this evening
? . . ... .
that he was not a candidate and would no
. ., , , . , ,v ....
I bt. As to the action ot tbe Indiana deJea
., . .... .... . .. ,. . . . ,
'tion, he said that after what he had told
, . , , .
them thec wat no -easoa for the belief that
- ... . . ,.., t,,. . e .
, ne woulc bo a candidate. Friends of S.t-
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reason said that they would have been
, ., ,. . " . .
.perfectly willing a short time ago to htvr
. . , . . . .
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FUU1U I'-T a. tttjUibir tkUU TAViuAU UUl V
pwentoa by IoCIlxil tiirj hoh tell ttm
ithcy should naad by strveneon.
1 The demonstration made over H.11 in tie
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Onxt ev Ja,7:okax Biscuit Compakt,
convention today as taken by some -o
mean that the coaventloa would be atam-
pded for him. '.'ut Hill does not think so
and it Is possible thet if he make a sp:-ech
on tht platform hi will make it jlaln that
he would no: he a candidate on a Bryan ;
platform. He suys cmphttlcal'y
thst he
will not bo nominated
Two other booms remain la much the
twiii condition they wire yrtterday B.th
Tt"Ilt' ani Sulcer are la the race tbocpb
the convBBtioa does not te-m int'.:ntd 'o
favor tbem The Towae men claim tbiy i
fUPI'O-'i of Bryan and that If IE
to 1 It put In the platform thrlr men will I
he tht logical candidate
Tht New Tork men sy thst tbe tcticn
yesttrfley for Jtihn W. Ksllar is m ca-nert i
and that they will try and secure his nom-
isttion. Tcnlpht the vice precifency Is in ,
doubt, with a leaalap toward Stevenson.
Mr Shlvely today made the following
ct"tement
1 am nrrfnnnaii- sensible of the honor in
volved In th fsvrrahle roer.tion of w nam
In connection with the nomination for the
rife prer.lfleaT But I have not been a
ca-neiirte. am not now and ctmld not ac
cept the fllstingi.'shed honor If tendered.
My reasons are of a purely buincs. char
arttr, but nevtrtbeieft such as with mt.
are Jepltlrnnte potential and conclusive
The action of the Indiana dleratlon this
morning. ov'r my protust, fills m with a
rirleS sens of gratitude anl rerret CTat
ltude for the unsoucht txtiressldn of confi
dence and rcod Ml) thlr action Implied:
rrret that because of tijflr generous par
tiality, this reiteration win" neressarj-
With sincere thanks to the Indiana dele-
ration and to numerous delegation from
others plate for their generous proffers of
support In tne convention, I must respect
ful': rerueFt that my narn be not cm
r.ldered in connection with the nomination.
B F SHIVELT.
StrrenBon I Wllllna.
KANSAS CITT. July 4. The Illinois del
egation received a telegram from Hon,
Adlat E. Stevenson saying thst he would
leave with that delegation the entire mat
ter cf his candidacy. Mayor Harrison ex
presses the opialon that Mr Steveasraa will
receive the nomination.
Cluli Parade at Mcbt.
KANSAS CITT. July 4. An lntereetlng
feature of the convention and a fitting end
ing cf the day's celebration was the parade
which tock place this evening. Crowds be
gan to gather throughout one tLtlre line of
march aa hour before tbt parade was
scheduled to rtart, and when st &:S& o'clock
the head of the column swung into Graad
avenue from Stveateeath street, staadlag
room was at a premium aad all available lo.
caticas ia wlndowi and en the rooft of the
lower hulldlnpe were occupied
The column moved up Grand avenue to
Twelfth street, thence making a tour of the
principal business street,, past the hoteir
and newrptper offices.
A cordon of mounted police rode at tht
64 01 ''islon, followed hy tb
BrJ"-n club of Lincoln. Neb wat unlour in
- - -"-- WH 4l VW1UU1U
hats.
The state cf Kansas war very prominent!
represented ,by thirty carriages tearing a
A Few Shots
Iterardlng our picture deportrocnt will
belp you celebrate tbe cloriouB Fourth
In addition to tbe larjre Tarlety of
Tear eubjeets tpprojiriate to tbe raBon
we carry modern and cltMle subject
jj iilatlnum, -water colors, enpratinph,
pboto-ffrsrurcs carbont, etcbinps and
fac fclmlles Every Blze and prccehF
Known TVe frame tbem In appropriate
monldlnpK, t-bowlnp over one thousand
'tatteniR. comprlping every rinlsb, colon
and grain made.
A. HOSPE,
Kisk! ui Art (113 Nictu.
The 4th Of July-
Drei L. Sbooman cloned his itore
t noon, ho as to bare time to hboot off
ais firecrackerK, pin wheels, etc. up lo
i on be put in his time wiling
women's oxfordi Never bare medium
priced orfords tK-en ho pojiular We've
a line at S2.M and $2Ji( tliat strike
be populcr chord what'i more we
,oep Uie nlses, no matter bow nmall
rur toot, or bow fsball we nay it Wi
an fit you and notblnjr made can equal
bef.e for wear and comfort tbe med
im heavy Boles tlo It all In nil tbe
t-vr toes.
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141 FARNXM STREET.
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Its contents are always fresh
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. mark design
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ead.
trsvelinp men's club, numbennp forty men
"Hello. Tammany: what's the matter wlti
Kansas""
HILL STAYS
AT HIS HOTEL
Ex-Senator Receive Message from
Democrat of Manchurf t.
KANSAS CITY, July Senator Hill tl.d
not po to the L-onveatlon hall tonipht. Ho
had been told that nothlnp ol importance
would be done and no stayed In his rooms
receiving delegations and leaders. One of
hit callers was General Sinclair of West
Virginia, who told him that tbe fight if tht
committee on resolutions on the silver plank
was a hard one and it would be ,ctber
adopted or defeated by a very dni-e margin
Senator Hill received a telegram from the
democratic members of tht legislature of
Massachusetts In which they said that
Georpe Fred Williams did not represent
their views on the platform and they wero
with Senator Hill for conservatism.
TV-liter D1 on I'cnre.
KANSAS CITY, July . We-btter Davlr,
late asslrtant secretary of tbe Interior, hsi
agreed to support the democratic tl-ket
In case there is a strong proaounccme.it
In the platform In favor of the Boera. H;
will make his determlnatioa knswn in s
public sy Kn after the conveatioa's de-
, clsion Is announced.
Hotel Caanc-f Hi,
OGALLALA, Neb, July 4 (Special.)
The Mullctt, tbe leading hotel here, change
hands todsy Helena E. Barrett r tires frotr
lie management to embtrk in ranch burl-
nest. Messrs. Charier Wllllsmt and Dr
Conovcr are the new landlords.
Vote early and often.
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Kodaks, Cam
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dries until we now have every
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teur will need.
Special atten
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the retouching,
developing and
printing of all work.
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