Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 3, 1888, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE THEY HOWLED FOR HARMONY Packinghonse Democrats Submit to the Slaughterhouse Wing, QUEER COMBINE OF DELEGATES. Boyd and Morton Sent to 8t. Louis and the Whole Delegation Instructed to Vote For Oleveland— The Platform., The Convention. At 20'clock yesterday afternoon thore wore mbout fificen democrats in the exposition and it was not until 2:45 o'clock that all the delogates had been escorted to their seats. The hall was divided into three soctions, ing of abouta dozen rows of tending from the north to the south wall. The scction nearest the stage was reserved for the delegates of the First district, the other districts following in suc- cession to the door. The Douglas delogation secnred seats immediatoly under the optics of the chairman. The gathering was called to order by James E. North, of Columbus, chairman of the stato central committee, who read the call for the convention, Admission to the floor of the hall by tickets, which were exacted at the door by Joe Teahon, who reserved the hall for dele- aies, while the gallery was set apart and iberally patronized by spectators, among them \u-lnt( a number of ladies. ‘The chairman in calling the convention to order said that his observations were that ike democracy of Nebraska were one solid phalanx and were prepared for an active cam- Paign. Ho explained that only ten delegates could be sent to the national” convention at 8t, Louis, and as all of the convention could not be elected he hoped that they would not o home disappointed but would take their de- feat pleasantly. The speaker praised Cleve- land, and the sentiment was warmly ap- plauded. Mr. R. A. Beatty, of Adams county, was elected temporary chairman and was os- corted to his seat by Delegates Ogden and Adams, Upon taking the chair Mr. Beatty Foturncd thanks for tho honor, and. sid ho foit, proud to preside over the deliberations of the democracy of Nebraska. He trusted that the deliberations of the body would be harmoaious and that the delogates selected here would go to St. Louis and proclaim Nobraska as solid for Grover Cleve- land, “a man whom we love for the enemics he has made.” Nobraskaagrees ith the peoplo of the country at large that e will continue in the presidential chair, and carry on the good work he has set under way. There will be no dark horses at St. Louis, mo vojces from across the sea, no voices from the grave. All the public lands have not yet been restored, continued the speaker, for the rascals have notall been turned out. Democracy has lots of work to perform yet before it takes a rest. They ‘will not rest until women and children have 10 stop begging for bread, and blankets are dearer than tobacco and whisky. Mr. Morcarty nominated Charles Offutt, for secretas and he declined. Mr. Hiidebrandt was next named, and while the motion was pending Mr. Morrissey amended it that the chairman appoint a secretary from each of the three districts, aud be appointed J. G. P. Hildebrandt, first district, Charles Walliqust, second, nnd Lew May, third. Mossrs, Patterson, Miller and McA lister were selected as vice presidents and tool chairs on the stage under a cyclone of applause, A llt:F‘)luu- wanted a committee of five ap- pointed on credentials, but to this tho sccre- tary of the state central committee objected, saying that there were no contested seats, lio motion was withdrawn, and the secre- ry proceeded to read the names of the dele- gates, At the conclusion of the meeting sev- erul corrections were made to the list, and on motion of Mr. O'Day the committee on cre- Acatials was dispensed with and the list as read considered the delegates to the conven- tion. Mr. Allee roved that the temporary or- nization be made permanent, and this was one. Mr. Morrissoy moved that a committe of sevon be appointed on platform, and recoived & socond to it from Mr. O'Day.” Mr. Bryan, of Lancaster, moved as an_amendment that the committeo consist of twelve, to be se- lected from v.:nulludu-hxl districts by the chair. Mr. Miller, of Butler, amended that the com- mittee consist of ' one delegato each judicial district. Mr, Vande- murk, of Saunders county, read a ubstitute amondment, which was laid on the table temporarily. Mr. Morrissey in- sisted that the laying on the tableof the Vandemark substitute had laid the whole matter there, and he resumed his motion by making the number of the committee nine. Mr. Bryen retaliated with his previous amendment, and a vote was called for on the wmendment, which the chafiman declared ost, **Division.” “Call by counties,” came y_u_,v c%gp the wxngxuvuuunt. and to this & Hubinl aGquiesced and the vote was gorded by the call of counties, which #ulted in the defeat 0f the amendment. The uestion occurring on the adoption of the riginal motion, it was carried unanimous, and the chairman appointed as the committ Morrisey, of Douglus, chawman; Ames, Lan- caster; Allen, Dawes; Platt, Hall; Hinman, Lincoln; Allen, Saline; Howard, Dundy; lcKeegan, Webster, Mr. Montgomery, of Douglns, arose and moved that the convention proceed to elect four delegates at, large to the national con- vention by voice, the chairman to cast the voue of their delegations, and four alternate delegates at large, then adjourn temporari dor the selection by the district delegates of two delegates from the First, Second and Third districts, and two alternates from each of the districts, Mr, Hinman, of North Platte, sombatted tho resolution, and said that the eastern part of the state was asking for too much, ns it always had done. Coming, as he did, from the west, he demanded that they reveive the cousideration they are entitled fo. They had B great wany votes in his section, and this fall when tho cast end of the state wanted hem they might be disappointed. He closed y amending the Montgomery resolution that ono delegate at largo be chosen by the con- wveition, and that the congressional districts seloct their own delegates aud the extra dele- gate at large, Mr. Offut defended the original motion, and deplored the aspeesions thrown at the gastern end of the state by Mr. Hinman. “'Ho says,” remarked Mr. Offat,” “that tho casts the votes, but I fali to #ne where, have a democratic representative in vougress, as the east can boast of.” Mr, Offut begged of Mr. Hinman for the sake of decency and harmony that he withdraw bis amendment. Mr. Giddings spoke in faver of the fairness of the original motion, and Mr. Miller, of Butler, opposed it, maintaining among wuch disorder the Hinman resolution was a fair and equitable one. Mr. Morrissey insisted that there were no grounds for the amendment and that it was not in sccord with demoeratic usages. It had been charged that there was.s slate made, but if there was he was not aware of it. He was in favor of giving cach congres- sionul district a delegate at large, aud Doug- las county would cast her thirty-five votes solid to that end. Things were quite hot when Mr, O'Day, of Neiigh, arose and said, as a representative from the third disirict, he was not in favor of the amendment, which he intimated had been inspired frow selfish motives. Agree- able to the wishes of the erowd, who howied Jong and loud for him to “shut up' and “sit down,” he sat. Mr. Hinman, in the face of disorder and attempts at bulldozing, defended himself from the onslaught of the delegates and said, wurning to Mr. O'Day, that he had nover beon scen at a republican caucus. Mr. O'Da grow rod in the face, and the crowd yelle and stamped thewr foet. In the ficrcencss of the din Mr. Hinman was heard to say somo- thing about wanting to bet $100 to $3, and he took his scat. Upon the vote being taken the Hinman muendment was defeated, and the original motion was carried. Nominations being in order, Mr. Charles Ogden, of Douglas county, placed in nowing tion Hon. Juwes ¥. Boyd, whom ke od 10 a8 a man of courage and strength of pur- pose, a loyal demoorat who was in clos meetion with the present national ad: tion and bLas the contid of Preside Cigvaland. [Choor Sullivan, of Platte, named Hon, James E. Norib, of Columbus. Caspar, of Butl Butler. Harmon, of O'N from wamed Mats, Miller, of , Hon, Patrick Fabey. White, of Cass, Hon. W Piattsmouth. Vallou, of Richardson, Hon. Frank Martin, of Falls City. Alice, of Saline, Hor Cliggoto, of Hiteho Morton This last nomination was received with great enthusiasm, and it was ome time be- ore quit was restored. There was another outburst of applause and cheers when Mayor awyer, of Lincoln, arose to sccond the nomination of Morton, Giddings, of Cedar, L. B. Jones. Giddings also seconded the nomination of Fahey. Nominations then closed and Ogden's motion, that the four candidates recoivin the highest number of votes be declare elected, was carried, _After voting down a motion of Green, of Kearney, that the first ballot be an informal one, the convention proceeded to cast its vote as follows: James E. Boyd. . James . North Mat Miller Patrick Fahey . William Nevill, . Frank Martin Tobins Castor L. E. Jones, . Sterling Whon Douglas Frank Morrissey announced thirty-five votes for Boyd, and the same number for North, Castor and Martin, Ed Morearty jumped up and said that as a delegate from Douglas he wished to cast his vote for Hon. J. Sterling Morton. Had a cyclone struck the conven- tion it could not have caused a greater dis- turbance, Morearty was cheored to_the echo, and denounced as a traitor and no dem- ocrat by Morrissey, who said Morearty was only a proxy and had gono back on the unit rule,which was ordered by the Douglas county convention. The chair decided that Moro- arty’s vote could not be received, according 10 the usages of the democratic party assem- bled in_national convention at Chicago in 1884, when New York state attempted to divido its voto, and there were cries of deri- sion over the decision. ““The Douglas county convention instructed usto vote the unmit rule,” cried Charley Ogden. “How do we know that!” howled a Lan- caster delogate in thunderous ton “Isay s0,” hissed Frank Morrissey, add- ing: “And Idefy any man to impeach my integrity or honesty in the state or county. ““Tiet’s sce the minntes of that convention; where are they ! repeated the delegate from Lancaster, “You can’t sce them,” snarled Charley Ogden. “Why dow’t you show a democratic majority, a domocratic congressman, as Douglas county can?" Order ceeded, Pending the counting of the vote a number of delegates arose and transferred their votes, Douglas county leading the procession by withdrawing its" thirty-five votes pre- viously cast for Frank Martin and adding them to the column of Hon. Patrick Fahey. The president refused to entertain the changes until after the vote was -counted, and after this was done the Douglas county delegation, by permission, withdrew for con- sultation, promising “‘to do the fair_thing when they returned.” During their absence soveral motions were made, all of which the president refused to entertain. The delega- tion asked for five minutes time, and when that time had expired tho crowd swarmed about the stage and insisted that the vote be announced. Upon the return of the Douglas fellows, Morrissey said that they would stand by Frank Martin. The secretary en- deavored to be heard, to read the result of the vote, but was drowned out by the din that prevailed. Frank Martin succeeded in being heard and said for the sake of harmony ho wished to change the vote of Richardson couvnty from Fahey to Morton, The decision was hailed with cheers and a tiger for Mar- tin. Frank Morrissey next went on the stage and cast the thirty-five votes of Doug- las county for “Boyd, Morton and Har- mony.” Othor delégations followed in a like strain. The number of votes necessary for choice was 225, and resulted in the election of Messra, Boyd, North, Castor and Morton. After ratifying the election of these gentle- ien, the convention took ap adjournment until 8 o'clock and the districts went into session,’ ‘The delegates were slow in returning from their suppers and discussion of the events of the afternoon. The hall was poorly lighted, and it was with difficulty that the faces of the spectators in the gallery could be seen. 1t was 8:80 o'clock before the convention was rapped to order, and the delegates were slow in findiug their seats, and Mr. O'Day, of Neligh, opencd the proceedings by asking it it was not understood when the convention adjourned that when it reconvened the alter- nates were to be clected. Ho was told that that was the understanding, and he moved that inasmuch as the district conventions had not yet been hled to select their delegates that it would facilitate matters if they should do so immedately and select alternates after- ward. His motion was carried under pro- tests, and the delegates went into_sessi Charles Offut presided over tho First dis- trict, A. . Baetty over tho Second, and Thomas O'Day the Third, The third district __ were - tardv in returning ffoui their deliberations, and during the tedious wait the conventi was kept awake by speeches from W. J. Bryan, of Lincoln, Attorney Offut and oth- ers. Tt was 10:15 when the third district delega- tion came into the hall, and it was ten min- utes later when the convention settled down to pusinessagain, The first business in order was the report of the distiicts as follows : First District—Delegates, G. W. Cook of Gage, Jumes Creighton of ' Douglas; nates, Robert Davis of Sauuders, F. son of Nemaha, Second District—Delegates, John M, Rea- { Adams, Thomas Colfar, of Red Wil- , R A, Dumply of Seward, G. W. Shidler of York. Third District—Delegates, J. C. Crawford of Kearney, J. Shervin of Dodge; alter- nates, J. J, McAllister of Dixon, J. J. Meals of Holt: The following alternates at large were elected: Mat Miller of Butler, Dr. W, H. H. Dunn of Lancaster, George West of Polk, J. W. Ferguson of Kearney. At the conclusion of the eloction of alter- nates Mr. Morrissey mounted the stage and read thtj following, which was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That thechoice of this conven- tion for a democratic nomince for president i over Cleveland, of New Yosk, and we therefore instruct our delegates to the na- tional convention to be held in St. Louis on the 5th day of June to vote and work as a unit to secure his nomi 'ation, The following, introduced by Charles Ogden, of Douglas, was adopted amid cheers and np‘:l.xusu: Resolved, That this convention, on behalf of the democratic party of Nebraska, views with satisfuction the coarse of Hon. John A. MecShane in congross and heartily indorses him as an able, energetic and patriotic repre- sentative of the intercsts of the people of the whole stat Mr. Morrissey then read the platform, which was adopted, as follows: THE PLATPORM, The democracy of Nebraska in a repre- soutative convention assembled proudly re- affirius its allegiance to those great and en- during principles of political faith which the democratic party of the nation has ever espoused, and which have been since the days of Jeffersou the chief and essential principles of a democratic form of govern- ment, ‘The administration of President Cleveland has and is entitiled to the unqualified and loyal support of every tiue democrat, and the democracy of Nebraska is grateful for this opportunity to express its confidence and ad- miration of President Cleveland by a re- newal of the support it yielded him' in the national convention held in 1554, His public acts have ever been inspired by honesty courage, and loyalty to the people. His a ministration has been safe, economic and un- marred by the evils of plunder and corruption” which marked with stigma and reproach those by his republican prede- cessors, His selection of men for public Blncv have been wise and judicious, guided y the principle upon which his own great position has been direeted—*'public office isa public trust. " His policy 1n all respects has wisely conserved the best interests of all the people of the nation, The necessity for a reduc enues has become so pressing as o emphi size the primary need of a readjustment of the tariff laws, to the end that the reduction and abolition of unnecessary tuxes may be secured, and the democrats of Nebraska heartily endorse the views Cleveland on this issue, whi mirably expressed in his message to the Fiftieth congress, and they urge upen the national democracy about {o assemble in St. Louis a similar expression from its- counse Only tlicse whose ignorance . renders theis iam oNevill, of Tobias Castor. 'k, Hon. J. Sterling 363 was restored and balloting pro- alter- John- on of public rey- ¢ of President L were 5o ad. possession of the ballot & menace to the sta- bility of our institutions can be deceived by the protectioniats jugglors, who claim in the same breath that a 3|cvtivn tarift is neces- sary to manufacturers on account of a higher pravalent rate of wages in_this country than [n Buropean countrios ‘and also that such tariff is necessary to laborers in order to maintain their wi at_a higher rato than is prevalent in such_countries and who pre tend that such tarift s beneficient to com- missioners by reducing the price of manu- factured articles, whilo at the same time in- sisting that it is necessary to manufacturors in order to prevent the importation of cheaper manufactured articles of the same kind from abroad, It is further urged upon the democracy of the country that a geaeral denuncia tion of the gigantic monopolies termod “trus! should be made and such legislation enacted to prevent their existenco—believing that the abolition of custom duties upon all articles thus monopo- lized would aid in accomplishing the desired end. . The forfeiture of all uncarned land grants and the restoration of such public lands to the public domain is demanded. Continued fidelity to the interests of the workingmen, farmers and producers gener- ally is pledged by the Nebraska democracy, and teglslation fof the better seouring to the toilers of their rights and privileges is rec- ommended. . Sympathy for the wronged and oppressed of évery land is avowed; and at this crisis of tho affairs of the people of Ireland hearty encouragement is expressed to them in thoir strugglo for liborty and self-government. Liboral pensions to disabled and needy vot- erans of tho union army are recommended to congress; but jobbery and favoriteism such as were exposed by President Cleveland's 0 measures are emphatically condemned, For the best interests of all the people of tho United States and their more harmonious cementing into a fratornial nation, sectional issues and the keeping alive of the hatreds of the late civil war are reprehended and de- nounced. Mr. J. G. V. Hildebrandt read the follow- which was adopted : Resolved, That, we, the democrats of Ne- braska in convention assembled, congratu- lnte Presdent Cloveland in the Wise selec- tion he has made in the choioe of a successor to the late chief justice of the United States in 80 able a jurist as the Hon. Mellville Ful- ler, of Illinois. At 11:05 o'clock the convention adjouzmed sine die. The “Bee's” Observer. Tn appearance, the, convention lacked the dignity, grace and imposing qualities which generally characterize the gathering of re- publican bodjes. It was, however, more thoroughly representative of all the classes of the commonwealth, because in it were found a great variety of character, extend- ing from the occupant of the sod house in the regions contiguous to the unorganized territory to the capitalist whose home is fur- nished with the latest improvements of the times. Amoug the occupants of the gallery, at least until the work waxed warm, were several well known ladics, ameng whom were noticed Miss Smith, daughter of B, . Smith, of Boston, Miss Nettie Collins, Miss Balcombe, ~Mrs. Lyman Richardson and Mrs. Col. Hall. The rear of the hall was occupied by @ pumber of republicans, among whom were tho chairman of the councl, & member of the police commission and the auburn headea attorney of the B. & M. who scemed entirely at home in the camp of bis political enomies. Another prominent personage, who, however, was one of the accredited delegates, was Dr. Havvey Link, of Millard, in this county, whose grey hairs were about as white as the snow under which his party has slumbered these mauy year: The gavel was hastily improvised. It con- sisted of the rung and_log of a chair which had been cut from a dismantied scat in the opera_house stage which had long been placed on the retired list. Dr. Miller was noticeable for his absence, and Mr. Boyd quietly retained a reur scat and did not make much effort in looking after his interests until toward the close, when it looked as if tuings were not entirely to his satisfaction. Mr. Green, of Kearney, for perhaps the first time in his carcer, was not called upon to talk party. Mr. Boyle of the same place, smilod his prottiest. Mr. Giddings, of Cedar, shot himself frequently into the attention of the gather- ing and received a number of hisses when, because he could not hear all that everybody said, suggested that no more state demo- cratie conventions be held in Omaha. An other amusing delegate was the eccentric spokesman from Blaine county, who knocked side bail about the old the chairman’s patience into by pestering that functionary for constant repetitions of his announcements. The dele- gate had evidently boen to an oil room. Matt Miller's **Mr. Chairman in a high voice, such as formerly woke the half dead cchoes in the legislature, was received with bearty laugh- tor and applause, as was also Lew May, whose bashfulness caused him to be led to the rostrum when he was appointed one of the sceretaries. Judge Crawford, of West Point, was one of the six men in the house who worc glasses, and from his distazt seht looked 123 % Bpectre from another sphere. In this concentrated wisdom of the party there were 450 out of 453 votes represented, the somewhat abridged pos- sibility of securing passes on the railroads being charged with the absence of many of the accredited patriots. Beach I, Hinman, of North Platte, did not “spring’’ McShane, as it was thought he would, but he unbosomed himself when the plan was suggested that four delegates be elected at largs and two from each congres- sional district. Ho opposed the plan and his insinuation that its meaning was that no delegate would be elected who lived beyond a point 200 miles from the Missouri set sus- picious people conjecturing as to whether ‘what he said was true or otherwise. Some of these were convinced that he spoke the truth when hoe claimed that in the last convention no delegate living west of a line 50 miles from the Missouri bad been chosen, and these skeptics were still more converte 10 his views when the veteran delogate un- nounced that Douglas county had made a “slate” which it wished to force upon the convention. The gentleman's amendment was defeated, though its support was far from frigid. One of his opponents, who offercd a good argument for his support of tihe fourtwo plan, was O'Day, of Neligh, to whom “the old gentleman gave a thrust when he said in support of his own democracy, that he baa_ never been found in a republican caucus., O'Day winced but bore the stab without a reply. Churles Ogden’s speech nominating Boyd was short, apparently studied, excellently delivered and in every Fespect uppropriate. Mr. Boyd's name was greeted with loud n!)- plause, during which that gentleman quietly occupicd o seat off the center aisle, with a face as inexpressive as if the tribute had been paid to the king of Dahomey. Cleggett's speech, shooting Morton before the conven- tion, was of inferior merit, but the applauso that greeted it was like the roar of the Janu- ary blizzard. The seconding specch of Saw- yer, of Lincoln, was pitched in & high treble and when the orator had finished his features were as livid as those of a mummy. The applause which greeted it, however, was not unlike that of the brigade which swept the field ut Fontenay, It showed in a most un- mistakable manner that the originator of arbor tree was still a prophet in his own country. Itwas at this poin’ that the Morton fight began, and the vote which E. F. Morearty of the Douglas delegation gave to that gen- tleman after it had been announced that Douglas was solid for Boyd, paralyzed, so to cak, the Boyd men into paroxysms of th wildest delight. Morearty was denounced a sneak and his vote failed to count, but Morton stock took a jump heavenward, and the home delegation began to feel uneas; Morearty had received John F'. Boyd's proxy, and the latter was warmly turned over in private for his transfer. By the way of ex- planation, however, the latter afterwards stated to the Bex obscrver that he had been appointed by his ward club as a delegate without his kuowledge or cousent; that ho had declined to act because of busines said he would give his proxy to a Boyd that Morearty had called upon him, him for the proxy, stated that he was in favor of Boyd, and accondingly he was al- to go to the convention. Others claimed that the proxy had been granted be cause J. ¥, Boyd waunted to oppose an other man whose hame would come up in the district convention, but he had no idea Morearty would use his vote against the lowed oh ensued contrasts favor- ably with any which has been enacted in a democratic convention, even in Kentuck: and some omaiscient power must have re. strained overwrought feeliugs from being expressod by blows. Vieu Dodgias changed 1ts vo'e from May- tin, of Falls City, to Fahy, of O'Neil, thus snibbing Morton, of Nebraska City, the lat- tor's frionds knew that Douglas meant to de. foat their man, This knowladge extended throughout the convention with the velocity of light. It was attended by changes to Mor- ton, which were grootéil with yelis. The men of Douglas became anxious, Proposi- tions were made to -them to change to Morton, but were steadily deolined. No chiange would be made, and still Morton con- tinued to grow in strength. Some of the dol- egates woakeped and the conference which was hold outside the hall, however, resulted only in the afirmation of the qriginal vote, Still Morton grew in strength. By this timo the seoretary had began to announce the vote, which showoed that Boyd hay reoeived 863 ballots. Amidst all the din Martin foroed himself into prominenco, got the ear of the convention, changed the vote of his dele- gation to J. Sterling Morton and turned the convention into the dance hall of an insane asylum, Other changes followed and finally Frank Morrissey wheeled Douglas into lino for “Boyd, Morton and_Harmony." It was the suprome moment. The change could not have been made an instant later, and there is sufficient ground upon which to 'base the as sertion that, if Morrissey had not gone to the Nobraska City sage, tho glory would have departed from the Omaha candidate. A love feast followed such as will never doubt- less bo witnessed until in some future era when the king of the forcst wiil rest his tawny limbs boside the fleece of the sportiva lambicin, Mr. Fahy, of O'Neill, says that he was counted out.' He had received, he claims, 230 votes before Douglas gave him thirty-five more, and then, in the shuffle of changing, his majority was sot aside. He does not know how Castor was elected, and claims that in the last presidential convention the latte was counted in by forty votes which could not be accounted for. Among the Hopefuls. The last loiterer of the democratic dele- gates had scarcely retired from the marble halls of the Paxton Tuesday night when the light entered the scene ot Tuosday's activity. Simultan- eously with the first rays, some of the devo- tees who had spent the night out looking at the electric light works made their appear- ance, looking a little tired after their scien- tific investigation. Breakfast was soon an- nounced, disposed of, and then by ones, twos and threes the gathering in the rotunda swelled, until at 10 o'clock there wasa throng from all parts of the state, moving, whisper- ing, button-holing in an atmosphere of smoke of about seventeen diameters, MISSING. Among the new arrivals, there were but a few who had attained to' state distinction. In fact, in this respect, the gathering this year is noticeable for the abscnce of men Wwho have hitherto held theutttention of their party either to merit rebuke or be awarded commendation, The great sage of Arbor Lodge, J. Sterling Morton, who lately s among the warriors of the Iroquois in Chi- cago; who once laughed ta scorn Dr. Living- ston's challenge to fight a duel; who after- ward was stabbed to the core by the re- nowned pen of his life-long friend, Dr. Mil- ler; who now stands questioned as to his feaity to the presidential leader of his party —was not there; A. J. Poppleton was not there. Dr. Bear, of Norfolk, who has attended every democratic convention held in No- braska since the first day on wh the Platte began to flow, was not there cither. J. A. Kchoe, of Platte Center, who xt to me to the marshal persimmon, was detained by a double-deck car of hogs of his which had got stalled on the Q on the way to Chicago. Dr. Maloney, of "Humboldt, th erudite and devoted man of four score y remained away. Jolin A, McShane tarried in Washington and Pat Ford, when he had to be seen by anxious admirers, had to be sought without, DIG GUNS, But amovg those who were there were noticed the many-year occupant of the Grand Island land office, V. H, Platte; A. H. Buker, who has at the eating ' house 'in the same place, more hungry mortals than there a drops of whisky in" Iler's distille: Dick Thompson, of ~Hastings, round, fat and beaming with an_illuminated countenance like the modest blush of an early sun; \W. Munger, of Fremont, who did his best to de- feat “‘Our Val" for congress and didn't; Billy Nevill, of Plattsmouth, who has built more bridges i Nebraska than he made good resolutions; Senator Vandemark, of Saunders, whose battle scars give him the irlory awarded to those who bled on Waterloo; “Long Jim" Creighton, whose smile was an exact realization of that which has been described ‘‘child-like and bland;” Jobn A. Creighton, who for five minutes moved around with an agility entirely inconsistent with silvery locks and beard; Judge Craw- ford, of West Point, who cannot name an office except those of governor and president that he has filled for his party; Orlando Tefft, who still remembers the votes he once received for United States senator, and a host of others, not least of whom Dr.’ Miller, with the casy airof a gentleman satisfied with himself and the rest of the world, and James E. Boyd, who was dressed with' the Same fastidiousness a young man displays on his wedding. SPRINGT 'UA-‘I[, In this shifting, scheiming, babbling crowd all kinds of rumors floated, one of which was that Beact J. Hinman, of North Platt, had determined to introduce John A. McShane's name in the convention, to divide the support, to Boyd. This announcement occasioned great deal of consternation among McShan viends, who had all along held thiat McShane was not to bo_considered and who felt if his name were now presented it would injure the party and do McShane po good. It soon reached John A. Creighton’s ecars and he sought Hinman and endeavored with what success could not be ascertained to dissuade him from his intent. WISDOM AND CIGARS, Room 48 was visited by Boyd men with tread-mill regularity, and each’ delegate re- turned with & knowledge of Boyd's strength and a fragrant cigar. “BUCKING HINMAN." “Why don't you go for those office-hold- ers,” inquired” au Omaha gentieman who hop:s for preferment, “who are attending this conventioni There is Crites; he's a land ofticer." ‘The reporter saw Mr. Crites and the lat- 's interview will be found below. “There's another thing you can do. See Beach Hinman, He can teil you some things about official interference. 'He told me last night that a deputy collector of the internal revertue ofice was sent out into his district to work against his being elected as a dele gate to this convention.” ‘‘What was that done for?” “‘Because Hinman was not the right kind of a man, I suppose.” “What does that mean?" T suppose because he was not a Boyd man. Beach told me last night that he would prob ably make complaint about the matter." T the convention " No, sir, to the president himself. Such in- terference in elections 'is not allowed under the civil sérvice rules,! DEMOCRATIO VERBIAGE, A. W. Crites, Recoiyer u(‘ the Land-Office, Chadron—+No, Lumnot a delegate to the con vention. T don't know just exactly what the Bee's opinion is with respect to officers attend ing conventions, so I'd/better lie a hittle low. The removal of the land-oftice from Nebraska does not effect us at all, That is something that ought to have been done some time ago, or was, as contemplated, to either Creighton orO'Neil. Our land-ofice business is the iargest in the state, We are the first offl cers. Iremitted at the end of last month the receipts of the office since last July and they amounted to $240,000. Prior to 1533 a considerable proportion of that would have gone to the register and the siver, in all about $26,000. “But in that year a law was vassed limiting the remuneration of both tie register and receiben to #3,000 per year. Where is Charde, of the Niobrara land-ofice? Well, he turned sick the ofice was removed to O and, I guess, didn't care to come down. He bought property in Niobrara a short time before the change, and that has been depre- ciated, I think, about 50 per cent, It hurt Chard, although, as you know his land was in Oakland C. V. Gallagher, Postmaster, Omaha— Yes, 't a delegate. You misunderstand the circular. It says that an office-holder shall take no more interest in political affairs than he did before his appointment. I'm not taking any more inte in this business than 1 did before 1 was appointed, because I attended conventions then. And the circular also says that the official shall not use the power of his oftice to advance the interests of the party or any faction, aud Iam not using my authority do help the party or any faction in it, Juan Boyle, Kearney—It would not be the right thing now that delegates have come bexe instrucied, to spring Mr. MeShane's THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1888 name , as a delegate to St. Louls be- fiuso he would not accept the m:luon. 8 told me himself that ko did not want i and would not accept it. Tho democrats of Nebraska would have boon glad to send Mr., McShane to St. Louis and he conld have ro- ceived the appointment bayond a doub. But it 18 not nocossary for him to go. Mr.Cleve- land is perfoctly satisfied that Mr. MoShane could bo elected a dologate if ho wanted it. 1 think Mr. Shane has acted wisely, because it leaves the place open to some other demo crat. If ho bad wanted to go to St. Louis, he could havo gono and it wouid mot bo a question between him and Boyd, because both would have gono togother. S. N. Walbach, Grand_Island: Our delogation hias boen ‘fnstructed for Boyd, but we may have to give_Morton a_complimen- tary vote if he is a Cloveland delegate, but if ho isn't we can'tivote for him, 'That question will have to be settlod by Morton's friends. No, sirT am not a candidate for congress in the Third district. I haven't got the time nor the monay, nor the inclination to make a canvass. Besides, I valuo my ner- vous system 100 much to go through tho worry and excitement of & campaign, But a number of republicans in my district have sald ‘if Dorsey is renominated you come up and we'll support you.! The fact of the matter is, they say, Dorsey {8 a hog; e wants everything and is willing to give noth- ing, He has had the place now for two torms and he wants it a third time. He's been romising to give to Kearnoy, Grand 1sland, orfolk and Fremont public government buildings and have sessions of the United States court held in each of thom, and he has succeeded in_doing neither. Another thing that the republicans are down on him for is that he succeeded in having the congres- sional district central committeo call the con- vention for Norfolk, an out-of-the-way place, on tho 14th of May, just the day bofore the state convention is to be held in Omaha, and that will not give many of the delegates time to como hers. You sec ho wants the thing doue up with snap judgment. I would not be a candidate for congress if I were assured of cloction. Dorsey's ma- jority was about 7,000, and I went out of my own_oounty with 8 majority of 8,000." So you see that with some work I might run protty well. . SLAVES OF THE SANCTUM. C. W, Allen, Chadron Democrat; Editor Corcoran, York Democrat; Duke Wellen- ern, Sidney Democrat; J. E. Ewing, Wood River Gazette, North Platto Telegraph; 1. D. Satterlee, Sioux County Herald; C. D Casper, Butlor County Press: C. B. Wahl- quist, Hastings Democrat; G, P. Marvin, Beatrice Democrat: W, Cox, of tho Lincoln Democrat; Peter O'Sullivan, West Point Progress. NOTES FROM THE GALLERY. The followingiresolution was presented by an unknown délegate: Resolved, That wi recognize, appreciate and commend the wis- dom of President Cleveland in retaining Mr. Bierbower in the United States marshal's oftice, the same being a public trust. Colonel Frank P, Ireland made a speach in which he touchingly referred to the fact that there were no flies on this administration, “While we are democrats,” said jolly Matt Miller, gravely and reverently, “let us individually thank our stars that We are not Voorheos.'! Mr. Jamos E. North was heard to remark that Tobo Castor was the mildest mannerea man that ever wanted oftice. Senator Casper quoted aptly when. he ex- citedly remarked, “the more I see of politi- cians the more I admire dogs.” The following ghastly poem, the writing of which should constitute a_penitentiary of- fence, was found on the chairman’s table, just before the convention convened: You may shout and howl for Mr. Brown, And for Morton loudly cheer, And you may figuro up and down, But they're “done for” this year. The packing house nicely packed, The slaughter house was scattered— Boyd and Miller strongly backed With Brown and Morton battered. Frank Johnson, a_veteran democrat from Brownville, says Cloveland is the only man to lead the misguided to victory. It was Resolved, That we have onough packing houscs in Nobraska. The demand s for more slaughter houses. J. P. §Hildebrand, once of Pawnee City, now of St. Paul, yelled ‘rats” soveral times. Mayor Rolfe, Mr, Cotton, W. E. Hill and Bob Payne from Otoe county looked tear- fully upon the scenc as Colouel Ireland slaughtored the Missouri language with the Massachusctts brogue. W. C. Ellis, of Blaine county, an_editor of the sand hills, says he is ot a packinghouse democrat—but believes in the slaughter- house principles. James Ewing, from Wood River, who “looked in" with admiration, declared to the gallery man that ho was in Omaha only on and that his sympathy was still s Guzette at Wood River. In answer to Col, Webster's query, “How do you stand with this conventlont” Charley Green,in a moment of confidence,said, a dasi sight bettor than with my own, George Warren, who is an_anti-monopolist from away back, circulated frecly and looked daggers of disgust at several motions ungnimously Dre\‘flsn Strange Meeting of Brothers. “While in_ St. Augstine, Fla., last weels,”” said Mr. Louis Patison, of New- ark, N. J., toan Atlanta Constitution seribler, *'I had what might be called a most remarkable experience. I was out of work and was rather hard up. So 1 applied toa batch of men who were working on anew building. They asked me what I could do, and I told them I was a good mechanie, and could do car- penter's work. The boss gave me a trial, and I got along very well for a week. I was thrown a good deal with one of the carpenters, who called him- self Dunning, and the men were al- ways talking about the remardable re- semblance between him and me. We got into conversation and learned that Dunning was my own brother, whom I had not seen for twenty years. He ran away from home when fifteen years old and went to sea. About ten years ago he settled down in St. Augustine and has been duing well. He has made a good living. All the family had long ago giyen him as up dead. Ho still goes under the name of Dununing, for some reason he has not explained, This is what I call a curious coincidence, 1ts superior excellence pro Bomes for more than a quarte ry. It is used by the United States Govern: dorsed by the hisads of the groat universities as the s L purest and most healthtul, D, Price’s Creaw Baking Powder dovs ot contain ammouls, llme or alum . PRICE BAKI New York Chicago. 8old only in cans i POWDER CO , 8t' Louts, JUDICIOUS AND PERSISTENT Advertising hus always proven successful. Before placing any B Newapaper Advertising consu¥ LORD & THOMAS, ADVERTISING AGENTS, 45 4o 4B Randolob Sissc, CHICAGQ. § Wlband dllHumge bulldiag, VasiaNeb NOT A MIRACLE — But Scientific Trea‘tnzrent Saves a Man's ife, A Wonderfal Recovery After Being Given Up by Fonr Physiolans and Told by One That He Had Only Three Months To Live, Some elght months ago there came to Omaha an eminent physician who, after looking over thocity and satistying himself as to its future groatness, located an office and opened it for the general practioe of medicine, making & speciaity of catarrh and throat and lung tronblos, That physician was what is kniown in the profession us an advertising physician, Ho commienced ad: vertising in the daily papers, not as the average advertising doctor does, promising to cure ail manner of incurable diséases. but instead,ho did not promise anything but_published each week the testimonial of some person whom ho had cured. Theso testimonials haye not been taken from mythical persons, but from well-known citizens of the city, citizens who are known, far and wide, and who give their testimony volun- urnr. Most of these pationts_were people who had bhen treated before by different physicians who did_ not benefit thom in tho least and had tried patent medicines to no end all in vain, and as 8 last resort had come to this physician, where they obtained notonly a relief, but a radi: caland permanentcure. Tho physician referred to s Dr. J; Cresap McCoy, lato House Physician to the Hellevue flospital, New York city, and who has gatned for himself wide fame as o suc- cesstul physician,in the west as well as tho east, Aong the many patients of Dr; McCoy was & oung man, Michael Murphy, who resides on loventh stioetbotween Jackson and Jones, Mr. Murphy was formerly an employe of iho Orahn Jinrh Wiro works, and ws vory well thought of by his employers. He took sick about n_ yenr ago and was compelied to stop work, hie tells the following to the futerviewer. MICHAEL MURPHY. T commenced to feel poorly a year ago last fall about Fair time. I kept wotting weaker and wonker, somuch ko that 1 could haraly walk a block without becoming entirely out of wind. 1 had had a cough for some time, butit kept grow- ing harder and harder until it almost exhausted mo. After a long hard cough I would spit up sonie, but it was very hard to remove. 1 lost tlesh Tapidly, so much so that my clothes were entirely too loose for me. I had night sweats very bid, my coughing kept me awake nights a grent dedl, and In fact I got up in the morning Hiore tired than whon I went to bed. Woult feel some fever in the morning and again inthe evening, of ratlier about § or 5o clock. I had o desire for food, the sight of it used to sickenme. In fact it was of littlo use to eat, for even the lightest food would not stay on my stomach, it was 80 weak, My lungs were very sore, and it produced severe pain to cough. If anyone would have told me that T would pull through I would not have believed it. Tn fact T was told by four physicians of this city that T conld not bs cured, and one doctor told me Iwould notlive threé months, I had read the testimonials of Dr. McCoy in the dally pa- pers, and at last mother thought wo had better o and seo him. T hiad hardly been out of the ouse for six or efght months, but we managed to got there, and saw the doctor, He did not fuaranteo to cure mebut thoughit my 1ife might e prolonged in comparative comfort. 1 decided to take treatment, and was benefltted at once. Betore going to him 1 could not hold nything on my stomach, but since the first treatment have not throwh up once, I commenced to gain n flosh and strength; niy cough has let me; my lungs are no fonger sore; and in fact, feel the strongest partof me. 1 can take good long walks now. Of course I am not, as robust now as when 1 was o boy, but I feel in good health, and foel positive that the doctor sayed my life. My friends meet me while 1 am taking m dadly walks and are surprised to goo me, in fact some of them thought I was dead. T have bad them tell me 80, but I am w pretty live man, as you can sce. 1 am more than satlsfied with'my treatment by the doctor, and I feel that T can not say enough for him and I advise ull my frionds who are afllicted to go and see him, ——— Oan Catarrh Be Cured? The past age might be called a superstitious one. 'The present can more properly be called an age of surprises, for many things once clussed amolg the mposiibilitios have now Lecome everyday possibilities. It would besuperfiuous to eumerato them, But have we reached the utmost limit? Have we? Physicians who claim to make cortain_ailments the human body_ fs subject to a speclal study, and claim to_be able to cure suol diseuses, uropronounced by othor self-satisfied practione) Xgs| tuons; but flousé'lfiéunymxlu m-ffr? Ho? % man who o8n he nearest to oVercoming the gee: l'q fmpossibilities of otbets 13 now all tho rage, and well does he or they deserve the success they have labored 80 hard to_sttain, Dr. J. Oresad McCoy orhls assoclates do not_make claims to anything marvelous, such as raising the dead and giving them new lifo; noither do they claim to give sight to the blind; but by their new and sclentific method ‘of treating catarrh they have cured and do cure catarrh as weoll as bronchial and throat troubles, Thoy make catarrh a_specialty, bocause it 15’ ono of the most prevalent and troublesome disenses that the people of this climate are heir to. Since Dr. McCoy and his assoclates have located in this city they have treated with success hun- dreds of persons whom other physicians have told their disonso was classed among the in- curables. Do they not publish from week to week in the daily papers testimonials from some of their many grateful patients, giving in each case the full name and address of the per- Son muking tho statement thut tho doubting and skeptical may call and interview the said people prior to visiting the doctor's offices for consultation. The people advertised as_cureq are by no means obscure or unknown, but in the ninjority of cases uro cltizens well' known by the busitiess people and community at large, and it will more than repay any one- suff from catarrhal affection o visit those wi statements are published, or “consult with the doctor or his associutes at his office, A LEADING PHYSIOLOGIST Advances His Theory of Catarrh and Consumption—His Advice on the Snbject. One of the best learned physicians of modern tm an articlo on catarrh and consumption says: *Tho treatment of consumption has made groat advances by the introduction of new rem. ©dies, and has enabled the close student and specklist to establish indications for remedies long in use, 5o that by their methodical applica- tion better results are nttained than were for. merly gained at a time when consumption and cancor were regarded as equally {ncurable, and ere somewht similar atment of consumption demands a dance to ull agents caleulated to hyperemia of the lungs and bronchial ca- tarrh, Versons: m whou & y 10 con. sumption 15 suspected should be treated with the greatest care and attention. _ “*Fnally, whenever there is the slightest pleton of & predisposition catarel, 1o mutter how slig with the utmost care, which until the catarrh 45 ebtirely This rule, so obyious from our point Of view, is very fre- quently violated “Many patients fall & vietim to the deeply rooted prejudice that a negiected catarrh never leads to consuwmptiou, DOCTOR J, CRESAP M'COY, Late of Belleyue Hosvital, New York, Haus Offices No, 810 and 311 RAMGE BUILDING, OMAHA, NEB, colvbiere all curablo cases are troated with 5. Modical diseases treated skillfully, Consump- tion, Bright's disease, Dyspopsis. Khoumatism, and all NERVOUS DISEABES. All diseasos pe- culiar 1o the sexcs a specialty, CATARKRH CURED. CONSULTATION at office or by mall 81, Many diseases are treated successfully by Dr. McCoy through the mails, and i€ s thus posgible for those unable (6 make the four- 1oy to obtain successful hospital treatmentat their homes, Office bour m. SUNDA Correspo Noletters conts in st Addres: suc- 9tolla.m.;2 tod p.m,: TLo6p HOURS FHOM 9 A.M.TO 1 P.M dence recofves prompt attention. nswered unless accomponied by, aps, 1ihatl to Dr. 3. 0. McCoy, Koom 1 S, K, FELTON & C0, Water Works Contractors And Manufacturers’ Agents for WATER WORKS SUPPLIES, Gt all deseriptions, Hydraulic Engines, Surveys, Da- tail Plans and Specifications. Furnished on Short Notice. Correspondence Solicited. Offce, Strang’s Building, Fourth Floor, OMATA. 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