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VOL. 9. No. 29.
LINCOLN, NEB., SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1894.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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shamefully
expect him
Eugene Montgomery's case will bo
thoroughly investigated by the state
board of public lands and buildings,
as will other cases of reputed cruel
treatment at the state hospital for
the insane in this city. If Dr. Hay
can prove that Montgomery was not
mistreated he will do moro than a great many people
to be able to do.
Dr. Hay has been at the asylum nearly fifteen years, and judging
from common reports he has become calloused and indifferent
through his constant association with the insane.
"The convention was a red letter eveat in the history of the re
publican party. Enthusiasm of the most pronounced type pre
vailed from start to finish. Forty states and territorities were rep
resented by large delegations, many of whom had no vacancies and
a full list of alternates besides. Among this class may be mention
ed Iowa, Wisconsin and Nebraska for Nebraska was at Denver
good and strong. Besides the full list of delegates including repre
sentatives of four college leagues from this state, fully ono hundred
true blue Nebraska republicans were in attendance upon the bes
sions. A large length of canvas hung on the outer rail of the parlor
floorgave notice to the multitudes that thronged the rotunda of
Brown Palace hotel that Nebraska headquarters were open to all
comers, and these rooms were thronged with visitors from all parts
of the country day and night. Behind the headquarters sign the
Dauid City Glee club, as it came to be called, sang sound republican
doctrine as it had never been sung before. The boys captivated tho
crowd and when later in the convention they were called and re
called and clamorously applauded Sam Steele's satisfaction was vis
ible to the naked eye. Dressed in the snowy suits of white duck
and with pink shirts they sang their way into all hearts and al
though Denver's crack glee club opened tho convention, yet after
our boys were heard, no other glee club was in it. The Nebraska
delegation from first to last acquitted itself with great credit to
themselves and the state. While tho other delegations felt tho
sting of ridicule, Nebraska's voice and vote always came in for un
stinted applause. As indicative of this feeling at ono stage in tho
convention the chairman of the Now York delegation jumped to his
feet and proposed three cheers for the Nebraska delegation and they
were given with a vim that shook tho rafters. On Tuesday night a
great mass meeting took place in convention ball. Among the
speakers who delighted the magnificent audience were Congressman
A. B. Cummiugs of Iowa, Geo. Cannon of Michigan and our own
John M. Thurston, who carried the audience, as he always does, by
his wonderful eloquence and provoked the utmost enthusiasm. Ne
braskans are always proud of Thurston in these national gatherings.
During the closing hours of tho convention, 'our John' being in the
chair, the president of tho Nebraska League. F. W. Collins, was
called to the platform and introduced to the convention by Thurs
ton as the most brilliant and eloquent young republican in the
west our Collins.' Judging by tho thunders of applause and the
congratulations from the delegates from all over the country, crowds
of whom surrounded Collins when he finished, one would have
thought the young man's head might be turned, but there is no dan
ger. Invitations were later showered upon him to stump New York,
Illinois, Texas and other states, but Mr. Collins will confine his
whole attention to Nebraska. After the convention concluded its
labors, Nebraska headquarters were visited by throngs of delegates
among whom there was but one verdict and that was that Nebraska
carried off the honors at the convention. Colorado people, were
somewhat hurt because'Nebraska republicans would not commit
themselves to 1G to 1, yet freely admitted that the Nebraska delega
tion carried off the honors of the great convention. Many of the
delegates remained for a day or two to visit points of interest. Large
numbereofJNebraska's fair ones were at the convention, among
"whom we noticed Mrs. Judge Barlow, of Chadron, Mrs.W. E. An
drews, of Hastings, Mrs. O. P. Baker, of Exeter, Mrs. Judge Kobbins,
of Ord, Mrs. J. H. Kyner, of Omaha, Mrs. Snow, of David City
and many others. We cannot mention all the Nebraska representa
tives, but our own Sam Low was there to represent Lincoln along
with Collins. Church Howe was everywhere, as was also Judge
CloBson of Hastings. McNally, of Edgar, Grinstead, of Humboldt
and Tefft, of Nebraska City made many friends. The next conven
tion was fixed at Cleveland, after the committee on time and place
had agreed on Des Moines. There was some bitterness but it wil
soon pass away. Republicanism is waxing stronger every day. The
convention was a hummer.'
Mr. Zitmer is making a heroic effort to wipe out the indebted
ness against the state band iu order that it may remain in this city
and not be taken to Omaha; but ho is not meeting with much en
couragement. The state band is deserving of the most cordiil sup
port, as one of the local institutions of which the city may be proud
and it is greatly to be regretted that citizens show so little apprecia
tion of the band's talent and value.
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LINCOLN.
NEBRASKA