Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 8, 1892, Page 2

JAGRIVATY AY, JUNE 8, 1892 unjust suffrage laws, and no one has more tiy characterized 1t tha ““represontative, Mr. In Unitod States senate, described our republic as insmmediate and torrible danger from ‘ignorant, debased, degraded ard &pu- rious suffrage, suffrage contaminated by tho cownge of diseased na- tions, apathetic and inaifferent, 10 the groat cities of tho north. But itis not spurious suffrage alone that threatens us: ft 15 legal suffrage: it is the diverse, inconsist- ent, absurd and unrepuolican qualifications of the voter, presctibed by the different states, that s depriving citizens of their soveroignty and putting in peril republicen institution: 1t the suffrage is corrupt, what have we that is secure! Tho vots is the rm cell out of which by development, com- nation and extension, all our leg: ‘bodies and the varied and comvplex depurt- ments of ourgovernmont are formed. When the security of tho ballot, or the security of tho voler in itsuso is threatened, our repre- sentative government is attacked in its vital nt. POk thie Burage In Corrupt. “If tho suffrage 8 corrupt, national life is corrupt and rotten Lo its core; if it 18 de- bused, our freedom is_lost, for it is by votes tuat free men rule. No othor rights can bo protocted if the riaht of suffrago 1s lost, and upon walntaining the suffrage inviolate de- pends the liberation of the individual citizen and the permanency of the government, “You may not have considered that by de- claring the young line at sex you give the balance of powsr to the lower classes, while the state is acprived of some of tho best thought and most disinterested patriotism of our age. Tho itconsistency, the injustice, the folly and the danger of franchising tho poor house, the jail aud the liquor saloon, while you disfranchise the churen, the school and the home 18 too0 apparent to need argu- ment. “The representative government is in peril and the republican party is asked to save the nation. Will you ao it? Already your arty has, in part, committed isel! to suf- ragze reform, for, at your last national con- voution, you adopted a platform which af- firmed “tho sovereign right of every citizen 1o cast one freo ballot in public efoctions and 1o have that ballot duly counted.’ Will you not so define the word citizon that tho whole world shall understand that you advocate the nght of all the lawful citizens of tho United States, regardless of sex or nation- ality, 10 protect themselves, their homes and thelr couutry by the ballot!f When suffrage is made ove of the inalienable rights of the citizen, citizenship will be crowned with hovor, for_ 1t will mean the right to ‘life, liberty and the pursuit to happiness,’ and vhe power Lo protect them with the ballot box. - Grander Than the Boast of Roman Cltizen “Grander than' the bonst of the Roman . eitizon, ‘I was free born, will be the proud endowwment of tuo person who can say, 1 am a citi- zen of ihe United States, aud as I rise above all superficial and accidental distinctions of birth, condition, nationalitjpor sex, lam a child of God endowed with all the liberty of the buman beig. “‘Will the republican party today announce atself as the standard bearer of equal repre- sentation for all United States citizens and, tuking as your own, the motto of Wallace, ‘God arms patriots’ make way for the es- tablishment of & true republic. By taking your stand for justice to ull, you plant your- s upon principles that ‘are everiastingly true and abiding. You will take your posi- tion in the advance guard of progress and roform, and you will prepare_for victory at the polis in November 1502. In proof of this, we van bring vou the certified endorsement of woman suffirage, vy 100 posts of tho Grand Army of the Republic, the Trade and Labor Assembly of Chicago, the unions of 1be Federation of Labor throughout illinois, the lodges of the Farmers and Mechunics Benevolent association, the Farmers alliance and the Industrial union, the Kuights of Labor, in all representing over 1,000,000 voters, to whom you cannot afford 10 be in- different, also several millions of women gathered 10 the jvarious woman suffrage, temperance and other reformatory organiza- tions, whe, though they have no votes, have anfluence, enthusiasm and eloquence, and all these ure needed in a political campaign. Women Will Briug Success, “The party that has the women 18 the party that-will succeed. Consider also tbat the swmaller parties, pronivition, people's, labor, otc., include n large nuwber of voters who are there becuuse of their endorsement of these prmcleu of human equalivy, and the party that has for its rallylng ory ‘equal rights for every man and woman citzen on the continent’q is tho party that will rouse the people and gain the victory, God arant that it ey be the republican party. The action withholding equal representation is the cariy history of our country. The suc- cessful pacty of tho future is tho one of just ana humanitarian principles, because God and the angals are contending for the right. The golden rule has a wonderful meuaning, and we ask for its recognition. ““We do not appeal to your compassion, we do not ask ior fuvors, wo simply appeal for justice, und that for' the sako of your own success and the success of the nation,” The memorial is sigued by ex-Senator M. B. Castle, Sandwich, T, president; Rev. Olympia Brown, vice'president; J. H. Devo, tressurer; Mrs, 8. M. C. Porku of committee on the federal s DEPEW WRITES A LETTER. Ile Reviows the Situation ut the Convention City Briefly, New York, June 7.—The World today printed the following telegram sent from Minneapolis last night by Chauncey M. Dopew: *The Sabbath’s sober reflection and tele- grams pouring in upon the delegates from all parts of the country have had a remurkably clarifylng effoct upon the political atmos- phere. Tho forces in tho convention miy bo divided into those who telieve it is best to renominate the presidont and those who think that the nomination of Mr. Blaine would give vreater strength to the ticket than any othor somination whien could be made; those who believe thay o new ticket should be nominated and those who ave in favor of beuting Harrison. *“Uhe firsteffeet of Mr. Blaine's resignment frow the cabivet was to_create universal ve- lief in tho minds of the delegates that it was a declaration of war, This was followed by & sentiment in which about one-fifth of the conveniion strongly participatod—1hat soma one who could be counted friendly to both should be nominated, All tho elements fa- voraole to the defeat of tha president wore doriving great hope from this movement in- creasiug in strength and “dovelopiug in tne cautiaucles of several favorites, voluntaryily or wvoluutarily, votes enough for them to Lang up the convention for several days, ‘I'be action of the Michizau delegation in de- eiding not to present General Alger's name DLrokse up all chance of concentration upon thivd caudidato und has narrowed the con- test 10 the presidout and Mr, Blaine.'" *“Ihoro is wnothing In Mr. Bluine's conduct or uiterances since his lotter to the chairman of tee republican national committee, Ganeral J. 8. Clarkson, refus- 1ug tw have bis name put before the vonvention or in his resignation from the . cabiuet, or b any explauation which has 4 baen elven of 1, which would proveut Mr. . Blalue saying 4 he did in 18355 *You did Bot respect my wishes.’ If he should say 80, DO OO CAres 0 contemplato the risks . which would follow the selection of some one who would be willing to tuke the nomination under such vonditions, *The expressions which come to the delo- gates from all ovor the country are causing g septiment (o erystalizo that General Harrls son, by reason of nis councededly successful adwiulstration, and the acquainiance the ple have got of bim, ana his wondorfully ellcitous oxpressious on the platform all over the country, Is & much stronger caudi- dute today than ko was in 1855, As he wou in 1585, why take any ohunces againsta dowonstrated cortainty? JHAUNCEY DErew," BLAINE LEAVES WASHINGTON, WMovements of the Ex-Seoretwry— Pleased With the Outlook at Miaucapolis. Wasuiseroy, D. C., June 7.—Mr. Blaine left Washington ati:15 this afternoon, on the New York and Bostou limited express, over the Pennsylvania road. He bad passed the eurlier part of the day quietly st his Madi- sou Place residonce, seeing ouly a fow of his pepsonal frieuds, Ho was In excollent splrits and his* appearance #nd movewents andicated that be hod rogained his full physi- eal vigor, Ho recolved from time o time coples of the Assoclaied press dispatchos and bulletins from Mioueapolls sud l‘(m;l privale telograms, with the conteuts of ul of wiich be scomed vory well pleased, snd especially the news of the unanimous elec- tion of Mr. Fassott as temporary chairman ; but, although manifostly much interested he evinced neither excitement nor anxisty con- corning the outcome of the contest. Shortly after luncheon Mr. Blaine received Assistant Secretary Adee and a nvmber of the bureau officers of the State department who called 1o bid goodbye to their late chief. Cheered by the Crowd, About 2:30 he left the house 10 company with three of tho mombers of his family and drove to the railroad. The party reacted 1he Pennsylvania station about ten minutes before 3 o'clock, and walkiug briskly through the gataway, at once entered the private car of Vice President Thomas of the Pennsyi- vanin railrond, which had been atiached to the rear of the train. The only persons who accompanied the ex- secretary to Boston were Mrs, Blaine, her cousin, Miss Doage (Gail Hamilton), ana one or two maid servants. James G. Blaive, jr., saw the party off at thoe station. The doors and windows of the car were open and when it became known wh cupants werea crowd of spectators gathered bebind the iron fouce and watehed with keen interest the movements of the dis- tinguished party within, Promptly at 3 the'train moved and as it started Mr. Blaine camo to the rear platform and on the recog- nition of the hearty salutations of the crowd ho took off his hat and bowed again and again as the train moved outof tho station. The party will go to Boston direct, arrive ing there early in the mornine. Mr. and Mrs. Blaine will stay at the Brunswick hotel und probably, though not certainly, proceed by the 7 p. m. train to Bar Harbor, INE AL CAN'T DO 1T, His Followers Trying to Bring Out Dark Horses to Hurt Harrison, MisxearoLts, Minn., June 7.—The eftorts of the HMavrlson mon are being devoted to holding the southern vote in line and keeping truo to as surances the delegates from Missourl, Iowa, Illinois and other states whore the Blaine sentiment heretofore has been rampant, They express undiminished confidence intho renomination of Harrison. Thoey say that Blane's followers, realizing that it is impos- sivlo to beat Harrison with Blaino alone, ure trying to bring out Cullom to divide 1llinois’ strength, Rusk to cut into the president in Wisconsin, Alger to capture tho doubtful votes in Michigan, and MeKinley to swing the Ohio votes into line. They clalm the op- position Is working to capture tho colored “vote and urging them to support a third party. Would Be Traitors If They Dared. It has been discovered that some of the aelegates instructed for Harrison feel at lib- erty and will vota with the Blaine men on fssues such as the selection of chairman, tho organization of committees and other pro- liminaries. Tho Blaine peoplo ave tryiug to carry them further, saying tho circumstances are so changed as to absolve them from their instructions, Some are inclined to listen to thia talk, but fear the consequences of violat- g instructions with the chanco of getting on the wrong side too. Some Harrison men would like to make it warm for Chairman Clarkson for his part in beating them on thetemporary chairmanship and contested dologations, but all the cooler hoads consider it impolitic as it would cer- tainly be unsuccessful Ruak as Harrison's Second Choice. The Harrison manugers did not ebate their vigilance and continue to maintain that Harrison will ba nominated on the first bal- lot. 1n case of failure, they have selected Uncle Jorry Rusk ns their second choice. OUTBURSTS OF ORATORY. Convention Hall Packed by Eathusiastio Republicans. MiNNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 7.—The mass meetang at convention hall tonight under the auspices of the State League of Republican Clubs was attended by fully 10,000 people, the rainy weather outside appearing not to dampen the ardor of the enthusiastic re pub- licans, Upon the platfurm were seated nearly all the most prominent repub- licau leaders in attendance upon the convention and in the vast hall were seated indiscriminately, dclegates, officors of the various republican leagues and fair at- tondance of ladies. The meeting surpassed even the conventivn broceedings of the day in point of entnusiasm and ovidences of glee. ‘I'he frequent references to Blaine, Harrison, MeKinley, Sherman, Alger and other promi- nent republicans evoked tne usual manifesta- tions of approval and admiration. Tho speaitors woro about equally drawn from the two leading factions. Although there was much friendly rivalry manifested in the cheers and counter - cheers, there seemed a groat desire to maintain gooa feeling und har- mony, The meeting was called to order by John J. Gioodnow, president of the Minnesota stale leaguo. “Che Marquette club of Chicago opened the proceedings with a campaign song to the alrof “Marching Through Georgla,” and for wn oncore responded with 8 political hymo beginning: ‘“leveland's & hoo-doo as sure as you are born,'* Thurston's Speach. John M. Thurston was now introduced, and after the cheers of welcome bad subsided addressed the audience as follows : “Wo are in tho vortex of the converging storm center of preliminary politics, and there are those who predict that out of tho passionate personal preferonces of individuals &t the convention thero will cowe disaster and de- feat to the rovublican party. Let us not worry for the future, Out of this republi- outest wiil come & grand cyelone of re- publi n that will sweep away onceand forever every barricade thatihe democratio party has ereeted upon the path. way of American progress. This ussembiage bere tovight is not & convention, nor is it proper that we bere should voice our individ- ual wisnes or ouriudividual nopes, This isa muss meoting of republican electors, and no matter what name may be vearest the hoart of anothor man, the name_upou the Lip of every republican In the Uunitea States day after tomorrow morning will be the name of the republican nominge, No Vendetta In the Kepublioan Party. **There is no political vendetta within the republican party, 'here are no squaw men within the republicav ranks. There wiil be no hulting when the battle is on und the flag which represents rapublican principles, whatever uame mav bo inscribed on i, is the flag of republicanism, republican protec- tion and Americau power against all the na- tions of the eurtn, and especially against the democratic party. | Applause. | “‘We belleve in the repuolican party, be- ocsuso within & singlo quarter of acentury it has placed more milestones upon the highway of human rOgress thun all other instrumontalities in tho four centuries of the country’ oxistence. Wo believe in the republi rumnu ause every star in the republican Hag shinex for the protection of every Amer- wan |Applause | We believe in the republican party, for every nolicy of its goy- eromental administration” stands with the bighuost measure of Amcrican prospority. We believe in the republican party because overy proper measure of legislation is in- tonded 1o light the fire of content sud hap- piness upon the Americau bearth, and to put the crown of sovereiguiy upon every Amer- ican head. We belleve in the docirine of protection of American Industries, [Ap- plause. ] Kights That Should Not Be Exercised, **Wo stand face to face with the democratic purty as it proclaims to the world that it is the right of Americun people to buy what they want whero thoy can buy it the cbeapest. Mark me ons moment. The demo- cratic party fosists it is the right of the Awmcrican people 1o buy what they want where v.uer can buy it the oheapest. "I doubt that absolutely, 1t is not the right of any wan worthy 10- be an American -citizen {0 buy the product of kuman labor without pay- lug o fair price for tue brain andibe brawn that fiows into their manufacture. 1t is not vight of any wan who deserves the blessing of liverty and good government (o buy anything 0 cheap Lhat sowe mau 1s robbed of howo just measure of his daily toll, | A plagse.] It 15 not the rigbt of o wan who buys & coat ul such & price tLatthe family of sowe poor tallor is deprived of the com- foris, you, of Lo necessivies of life. It is not the rightof any man worthy of American eitizenship to wear a shirt upon which some poor womun has worn out body ,heart and soul for a pauper's price. [Appiau 1t thore is any man undor the protecting arms of the stars and stripes who desires to buy the product of human liberty with such price, for God's sake let him o into some other country whore thore is neither free- dom mor justice, nor conscience, manhood nor liberty, nor a flag that carries power and glory into every corner of the earth, |Great appiause. | Torn an Ameriean Prince. “'In almost every other lond upon the earth the infant in the cradle is born 10 an estate from which it is scarcely possible he can es- cape. In almost every other land of all the oarth the son of the peasant lives and dies easant, the son of a butcher lives and dies a Eulther, the son of a mechanic lives and ales a mechanic and the son of a dies a tord; but within the under the splendid inspiration of its free institutions the son of the American peasant is born an American prince. On the broad highway of American liberty the barefooted boy outstrips tho golden chariot of ancestral wealth,"” [Pro- longed applause. | T coneluding Judgo Thurston commendod tho McKinley law and the force bill of the last congress and predicted that ia the com- ing elections the republicans would elect their candidate and regain control of both of tho law makiug branches of the government. Hon. R. G. Horr of Michigan then ad- drossed the convention ard the delicato sar- ocastn of his utterances and tho lofty elo quence of his frequent parorations threw the vast audienco into alternate paroxysms of laughter and enthusiasm. tord lives and United States, COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS, Forakor 1s Chosen ns 1ts Ch: of kts Work, Missearorts, Minn., June 7.—Noloss a person thau ex-Governor toraker of Ohlo was chosen asthe chairman ot the committee on resolutions, and he It is, toerefore, who will have the honor to first voide in the na- tional convention the declarations upon which the coming presidential campaign will be fought by the republicans, no matter who is their nominee. Tho first meet- ing of the committoe began fmme- diately following tho adjournment of the convention and bofore the slower members bad realized what was going on, Foraker was at the helm, It came about like a flash. Delegate Oliver of Pennsylvania on entering tho room rapped immediately for order, briskiy named Foraker for the place and gottng o prompt second, put the motion and announced that it wes carrlea and ex-Gov- ernor Foraker was theo mau. 1fthere was any idea of opposition it had no chanocs to dovelop, and the hearty “‘yes” of the lively Ohioan’s friends on the committee went wholly unchallenged by any hostile negatives, Dividing the Work. When the committeo had caught its breath after the lightning-like eloction, (overnor Gear of Towa offered a suggestion, which was adopted,after some dusultory discussion. It was that the preparation of the platform be reterred to five subcommittees of five members each. One topic was to boas- signed to a subcommttee. The division to be as follows: Firat, tarifl; second, silver; third, elections; fourth, foreign relations} fifth, miscellaneous subjects. Governor Foraker snoounced that he would name the members of the five sub- committoes at 4 p. m. And the gathering quickly scattered until 8 p.m., setas the hour for reassombling. Governor Foraker, after looking over the list of members when he reached his hotel, mado the following sppointments of the sub- committe 3 Tanff—H. W. Oliver, Ponnsylvania; J, Gear, Iowa; J. W. Bourne, Oregon; David R. Plorce, New Hampshire; George Denny, Jr., Kentucky. Silver—Lucius Fairchild, Wisconsin; Jobn P. Jones, Nevada; Joseph G. Cannon, Illi- nows; J. A. Brackett, Massachusetts; Henry M. 1ler, Colorado. Elections—Nowton Hooker, Tenuesses; James P. Platt, Connecticut; Edmund Wad- dell, Virginla; A, 8. Fowler, Arkansas; Charles Austin, Michigan. Foreign Relations—George A. Kpight, Calfornia: C. F, Maine; John A. Hutchinson, West Virginia: Edmund 0'Con- nor, New York; W. P. Heyburn, Iaaho, Miscellaneous Matters—Cyrus Leland, Kansas; James H. Wilson, Delaware; C. F. Griffin, Indlana; Fraok J. Harris, Khode Island; Edward C. Erickson, South Dakote. Stlver Rumors, Talk of abig row in regara to silver was current when the full platform committee reassembled at night, The silver men were reported as claiming that they had been promised a majority on the subcommitioe aud that the promise haa not been fultilled. Jones and Teller, two of the members of the subcommittze, were recognizod as the promised free silver men, but Cannon and Brackott were said to be as positively against the white metal, with Fairchild leaning strongly toward the hostile party, making it three out of five against sil. ver. Tho silver men wero sald also to be angry at the delay of the subcommittee in postponing 'a meeting until the full committee was in ses- sion. As a matter of fact, however, noone of the subcommittees have been anle 1o get_toget no Lour or place of as- sembling haying been settled upon previous to the acattering of the full committee at its hurried first wmeeling. The membership of the subcommittess, too, though the list was auickly posted by Governor Foraker as he promised, did not become very generally known to the del- egates most directly interested, owing vo & combination of misunderstandings. The work of formulating even the first rough drafts of separate plans of a platform had not made the slightest headway up to 3 p, m., and the taking up of the task wus thought to be at hand, ‘The First to Make an Argument. A representative of the League for the Protection of American Institutions was the first outsider accorded the privilege of mak- ing an address in the committee room. He was followed by Rev, Miss Olympia Brown of Racine, Wis,, and Mrs. S. M. S, Perkius of Cloveland, 0., who asked that the republican plank of four years ago on ‘freq go" be amended to include the words ale or female,” The ladies ex- prassed thomselves as happy at the courte- sies oxtended them, but were not inclined to bo sanguine as to any action of committee the direction of woman suftrage, Judgo Albion W. Tourgoe next pleaded for aplank that would look toward the protec- tion of the negro by extension of the powers of the federal courts. Other gentlemen with long cherished pro- grams for the consideration of the committeo were also in waiting, but as it was pow get- ting far into the night the committee decided to sgvarate into subcommittees with the un- derstanding that thelr assombling would be av some uime during tomorrow afternoon, one hour later than the adjournment of the convention. Numerous Resolutions Introduced. About 100 resolutions were introduoed and referred to the subcdommittees without read: man—Division roup was well supplied and the forelgn re« f fon subcommittee took up as leading topics Canadian discrimination against Américan shipping, the Nicaraguan caual and tn Unitea States control of the Isthmus of Pai ama. An jmportant mauter befors the commits tee on wiscellany was & World’s fair plank, repared by Senator Cullom apd presented By Cannon. M. M. Estee succeeded in getting @ satis. factory hearing for the Nicaragua canal from the foreign affairs subcommittee. Colonel Iswac Trumbo, president of the ex- ecutive committee of tho national silver con- gress, was sont for to ascertain 1f be would 1ot bb content with @ mild compromise as Lo silver, hut upon showing littie incliuation that way, was not asked into the council c¢hambver. The meeting of the subcommittes promised to last long past miduight, COMMITTEE ON RULES, Adoption of the Code Governing the Last National Conventlon. MixNearoris, Mion,, June 7.—The com- mittee on rules met immediately after the adjournment of the convention and chose H. H. Bingham of Pennsylvenis chairman and 5. F. Stall of Arkansas secrotary. Tno rules of the last national conveution were taken up aud after some discussion accepted. ‘Tho aclion of the national commitiee in allowing the claims of New Mexico to six delegates was approved. A propositiou was wade ln the form of an amendment, that in view ot the poj Utab, as well as of tho contest of the two delegations from thag 1tory, it be allowed four votes in the conyenjfon. This was dJe- bated at corsiderabid lebih, it being main- tained that such action would have a bad effect or other m'errnm-m. When put %n. vote only seven fav o ition. The representation was Wad Jallowed. 0. stand, two for ench congressional district and four at large from each of the states, six from New Mexico and twedfcam ench of the other territories and Distrjet, ,of Columbis. The rules of the house of representatives of the Fifty-first congress, i so' far as they ocould be applied, were adopted:! SILVERITES SATISFIED, lation of The Membership of,the Subcommittes on Platform Sults Thom. Mixxearorts, Mino., June 7.—The an- necuncement of the appointment on the silver subcomwittee of the committeo on resoiu- tions of General McMahon s regarded as ad- vantageous by the silverites, Senator Tolier exprosses himself as partic- ularly well pleased with the selection of the treo colnage members of tho committee. He is acquainted with the views of Messrs, Brackett and Cannon, but General Fatrehild is not known to him, aud he does not know bow far the ex-commander of the Grand Army of the Republic is inelined to 2o in the direction of conciliation of the silver inter- ests, but he scoms to fear that Mr. Fair- cbild, coming from Wisconsin, perhaps the most conspicuous man in the northwest, 18 not good material for missionary work. The silver plank | gonorally regarded with more interest than any other of the resolu- tions that will constitutethe piatform. This subcommiitee, as u whole is ihe best known by 1ts’'membershipand is perhaps the strong- estof any subcommittee into which Gov- ernor = Foraker divided the resolutions committee, Confronted by a Serlous Problem. The problem which oonfronts the sliver, men, so far as the subcommittee Is oon. cerned, 15 to win over the other side a single member of tho threo lnterposition. They thoroughly understand that {ree coinage can- not, by any possibility, be obtainod as a declaratioa of principles of tho republicans, and the composition of the committee seems to mako it untikely that anything the anti- free coinage men would consent to would meet with the assent of Messrs. Jones and Teller. Mr. Cannon is probably the most liberal of tho three in his views, but it is likely that ho will be unwilling to give his consent to any step 1 advance of the present law. It is theraforo quite probabie that the plank will be substantially in accord with the pre- sent statute with, perhaps, & moaification looking to larger coinage of the purchased silver bulliun, and some reference to & will- ingness 10 aot in conjunction with other na- tions on a monetary agreement for an en- larged use. Colnage, Not Storage Wanted. The coinage of silvor, instead of its stor. 2o, Is ono polnt which the more lntelligent of the freo coinage men earnestly desire, as they fear that tho piling up of the bullion in the treasury will not tend to make people re- gard silver” as on the same basis as gold is regarded—a thiog the silver men are anxious to inculeate into public mind. The silvor men are propared to fight the raport of the majority of the subcommittee, and when tho general, committoe gets to work on the platform, it is likely that the greatost efforts of - the silver men will be made. They have held a number of confer- encos for the purpose,at a free coinage plank for submission to the committee. In some respects it is novel, ag it involves a limita- tion (of course not legally, but as a party declaration} .. on the exercise of the presidential = ‘veto so far as the currency question is concerned. This plank proposes to decfare that tue republican party is in favor of bimetallism on the pres- ent “ratio, or such _other ratio as |nnKbe agreed upon, and 13 is then coupled with a clause, carefully drawn, ! but amounting in effect to a statement that the determination of the extent to which. tha United States will go in silver comage js a question which should be lefu to legistative determination— the implication of course Belng that it is not a matter for tho executive, BEUIND OLOSED DOORS. Leaders of Difforent. Factions Wolding Secret Consultations. Mixxzsporis, Minn, June 7.—The pro- longed suspense and uncertainty ln the presi- dential situation is haviug a telling effect tonight on the enthusiastio crowds in at- tendance upon the convention. While fre- quent’conforences are being held by tholead- ers behind bolted doors the followers of both factions gather in knots about the lobbies and corridors of the hotels anxlously await- iog Information which may throw some light on the situation, which appears to be hopelessly uncertain. The chief intercst for the moment 18 cen- tered 1n proceedings of the committee on credentials, Its decision is expactea to real- iz0 a gain of some forty votes to the faction which succeeds in controlling the majority of the convention, S0 close appears the con- tost between the elaments of control that both parties are making a determined fight 10 secure the whole of the delegates, Anxicus to Postpons Bulloting. The Blaine people clalm thut they bave overything to gain by the postponement, of the balloting and for that reason 1t is under- stood they will endeavor to delay the perma- nent organization of the convention as far as possible, The Harrison leaders deny that they are losing ground by postponement nud are disposed not to forco the organization lest such action bo construed as an evidence of weakening on their par}, The Blaine poople apparently accomplished their purpose of “delay in twice securing the postponement of definite action by the com- mittee on credentials, Tho committeo 13 making slow progress witl its work, There seems to be no special baste in proceeding with the contested cases and the hall outside the national committee rooms is thronged with about three score of men who want to know whether thoy will haye seats in the convention or not. ‘The committee met immediately after the adjournment this moroing, pursuant to di- rection of the convention, and organized, A oll of the committee would indicate taat the laine men are in the majority, though the chairman selected is General Cogswell of Massachusettt, one of the staunchest of the Harrison men, After getting organized the committee concluded to agjourn Lo meet at 4 0'clock this afternoon, Nlow Work, Governor Warmouth of Loulsians and his foligwers and one of the factions in Missis- sippl are both on the temporary roll, The committes met at the appointed” hour, but the only result was ‘a decision to adjourn again, The mmmltmamn reassombled, but if 1t continues 10 proj at tho same rate at which it went WHéid for tho first two hours, several days atAsast willelapse before the numerous contesty bofbre the cominittea are settied. 4385 At 10 o'vlock wnlsm ttid Loulsana contest had not been settied!S"Phé probabilities are that with the o’ éxéeption of one or two, the decision of'thé! subcommittee in these contests will b ed in the com- mitteo on credentials, after 10 o'clock the committeo deciddd to adjourn untl 11 o'clock tomorrow. - HARRISON MAKING GAINS, s 113 His Frionds Now Clafi t fe 1s Stronger MiNNEAPOLIS, MinnfJifde 7.—The loaders of the opposing nosts’ Liéld'importaut confer- oucos lusting into the' night. The Harrison conference was attédéd by Michener and New of Indiana, Spooner of 'Wisconsin, Jones of fllinols, Hiscook of New York and other prominent men. At the conclusion of the con'erence it was stated that the reports received by the committee from the vari- ous delegations showed that the president mldliu:ubfiml‘-:ll ‘li:: :r:aln:’l.hlo dl"h'l.“!d that the Harrison v, I on s larger than h.,tu glen since the bozfnnlnz of the conventfon, The most encouraging min was reported from New York, Senator iscock baving stated that a poll of the dele- gation bad been made tonight, and the vote stood & galn of ten votes for Harrlson, belog thirty s agalust the clalm of twenty made heretofore by the piesident's friends. Felton of California swated that the presi- deut would bave fourteen votes from that state, although tbe Blaine people insist that all but four are now 1u line for their favor- ite. It was claimed Lhat there bad Bo ; sorlous' defection in the south and that the tolograms from many prominent men throughout the country indicated that the sober second thought of republicans was now being oxpressed. The Blaino conference was still {n session at a late hour and nothing definito could bo learned ns to tho meeting. It was being frecly msserted, however, by the Blaine cohorts, that the Plumed Knight had cained seventy southern votes during the day. ORANGEWEN AGAINST BLALNE. Thelr Supreme Grand Master Says Thoy Won't Vote for Him. DetROIT, Mict., June 7.—W. J. H. Tray- ner, supreme grand master of the Loyal Orange Institution of the United States, sent the following telegram to Minneapolis today : Stowart Gamblo, Orange Tustitute Minneapolis, Minn.: Grand Mustor No. I8 Bridge Square, You nre authorized to ate fOF me to thie delogates of the national convention that Thomas W. Palmer of Michi- ®u0, OF uny other equally good Amorioan on either ticket, will recelve 00 voves, none of which'will aver ve cast for Biaine. W. 3. H. TRAYNER When seen by a reporter about tha matter of supporting Blaine, he said: “The Orangemen are not prejudiced politically. They are jnterested in politics so far as to prevent the usurpation of political power by any religious denomination. Thev know no party, but they will not support Blaine for president. The principal oojection they havo to him is that he bas stown vartiality to Catholics in making appointments. He also attended high mass in the capitol build- ing at Washington over the body of Senator Barbour. He was not obposed by our organ- ization in 1884, but we will voto against him to & man in case ho 1s vominated. We are united and will stand by our colors. Thave not overratsd our strongth. In- stead of 1,250,000 votes,we have ovar 2,000,000 of voters'in our ranks. They are soatterod all over the union and will respond toa call from their leaders. B.aine has offended us and wo will not passitby. We pay great attention to such things.” . Loyal M'KINLEY WILL PRESIDE, Although a Harrlson Man Ho Was Chosen Without a Contest, MixNEAPOLIS, Minn, June 7-—-Governor MeKinley this year will not be in a position in which republicans have grown to expect tosee him hold in the national convention, viz: that of chairman of the platform com- mittee, The reason is to bo found in the fact that he has a position of higher rank — permanont chairman—to which he was elected by the committee on permanent orzanization this evening. It was a cut and dried affair, none of tho members caring to bring out a candi- date against the tariff expert. Mr. MoKin- ley was guz in nomination and several mom- bers made cnmgflmenmr_v speeches and then he was declared the choice of the committee by acclamation. This selection is due to the fact that he ‘was conoeded to boa man eminently fair, and while in fuvor of the nomination of President Harrison, the anti-administration forces had no objection to him, and it was they who suggested his name. "There was no ground on which objection could be urzed, even if thero was a desire on the part of any one to object, and thus there was avoided another contest over the presiding officer of the convention. The announcement will be made at the meeting of the convention tomorrow. The details of the organization were then ver- fected and the minor temporary ofiicors were confirmed in their appointments. NOTES OF THE DAY, More National Committeemen Named— Nolsy Outbursts of Enthusiasm, MixNeAPOLIS, Minn., June7.—The Alger men are preparing for & demonstration in his behalf. The Florida aelegation has chosen J. G. Long national committeeman. Powell Clayton has been made national committeeman from Arkansas, As the time for the convention to open drew near the superabundance of enthusiasm vented itself in bands, marching clubs and shouting, N. B. Scott was re-elocted national com- mitteeman from West Virgiula. A. B. hetteridge was chosen national com- mitteeman from South Dakota. G. W. Hill Is the national committeeman from Tennessee. What the English Press Says. Loxpoy, June7.—The Post commenting on the methods of American politicians says: “*Blaine’s letter of resignation is more like a notice to the president to quitthe white house than the statement of a great ofticer of stato in concluding his administration,” The Times says: Blaine's action1s the ublic announcement that he is a candidate or the confidence of his party.” Commenting on_the inscrutability of conventions, the Times ssys: “lt by no means follows that either Mr. Harrison or Mr. Blaine will be nominated. Mr. Blaine has more than once had a eruel experience of the fashion in whick the political ‘machine’ may suddenly blast the Lopes of a pronising candidate, It is precisely on the occasions when two well matcned adversaries confront each other that ballots are most likely to re- sult in the defeat of both.” How They Voted on Fassett. MixNeAroris, Mino,, June 7.—In the na- tional committee Mr. Fassett received the vote of the following states for temporary chuirman of the convention: Alabama, Cali- forma, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, 1daho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Neyada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermout, West Virginia, New York, Wisconsin—26. For Cullom—-Arzona, Ark.nsas, Delaware, Georgla, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mary- 1and, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Ne- braska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Okl lioma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vir- ginia, Washington, Wyoming. Virginia Prohibitionlsts. LyNcnsurg, Va, June 7.—The state con- vention of the prohibition party met hera today. Dolegates were elected to the na- tional prohibition conventlon and a full state ticket also elected, The resolutions adopted sever connection with the democratic party, favor the sup- ression by law of the manufacture or trafic n {ntoxicating liquors; condems the admin- istration for fostering **Américan breweries’ by extending the business of the drunkard, makiog us like the rusublicn of South Amer- ica; favoring. the adimssion of free raw material; favoring the making of goid, sils ver and puper dollars of equalvalue, Oregon’s Splendid Showing, PonTLAND, Ore., June 7.-Incomplete re- turns from six counties out of fifteen in the Second . congressional district give Ellis (rep.) 2,746 plurality, -This will probably be inoreased by 2,000, In the Fivst district elght countes out of sixteen give Hermann (rep.)2,300. This plurality will probably be increased by 1,500, About oue-half of the vote of the state is counted. Moore (rep.) for supreme judge hus 8,275 plurality from sixteen counties out of thirty-one. ebsier (rep,) for attorney goneral bas 1,500 majority| The republicans coutrol the legislature by twenty majority. Sweeplng Victory for Republicans, Pourraxp, Ore,, Juue 7.—In the election yesterday, Hermaun was elected to congress in the first district; Eilis in the second dis- trict; Moore, supreme judge; all republ cans. The aitorney general is in doubt, T republicans satrol “ooth branches of the legislature, rt; lled about 10,000 E:l, {ukfi:x most from the democrats, Nominated by Democrats, SepaLia, Mo, June 7.—Hon, Jobn T, Heard was today nominated by the Seventh congresslonal democratio convention, Lawiesce, Kao,, June 7.—Democrats of the Second con; ional aistrict today nom- inated H. L. Moore of this city for congress, Mr. Moore is @ stralght out democrat. Adopted & Good Rule. MixyearaLis, . Minn, June 7.—The com- mittee on rules adopted & rule providing that au ameadment 10 any pending measure may ‘e laid on the table without carrylng with it the whole question or prejudiciug such moas- IN OIL CREEK VALLEY. Ba Victims of the Pennsylvania Disaster, O Ciry, Pa,, June 7.—The funeral rites over twenty-two boales, victims of the fire and flood disaster, wore beld today. The scenes were very impressive, mavy of those present giving way to their grief and becom- ing hysterical and some fainting. The bodles were interred in Grove Hill and St. Joseph's cemeterios. This morning the subcommittee of Pitts- burg took carriages and drove to Rushville to consult with the committes of Titusville as to the neods and wishes of the peovle of the whoile Oil Creek valley. It was stated by the committee that there word 800 persons 10 be taken oare of, that this must bo done for eight weeks and thatto do so {50,000 would be required. jovernor Panison also arrived hore and held a consultation with the relief committee. He expressod his approval of the work so far dono, and the system the committoe has om- ployed. Tt is said he governor will issue a proclamation calling on the people to aid tho inhabitants of the stricken valley. A letter was roceived from Presidont Har- rison, evclosing a draft for 8200. 1t has just been learned tonight that a Polish boarding house situated in the rear of the Oil City tube works was burned to the ground, and that when tbe firo broke between twenty- fivo and thirty working men were in the building, and the greatest doubts are enter- tained as to the fate of the unfortunate foreignors. None of them were seen after the building collapsed. Tho agents of Bradstreet's and Dun's mercantile agencies are in tho city toda: compiling the financial losses. Thay have gone over the ground protty thoroughly ana say the loss will not likely exceed §00,000. 1t1s nearly all covered by fusurance. At Titusville, Tirusvite, Pa, Juoe 7.—The relief com- mittee are still busily engaged in supplying clothing to the needy. Thero were & large number of people who lost their all, and when they were rescued were ina state of almost entire nudity, the only covering in somo instances being a nightdress. Food 18 becoming a scarce article, owing to the fact that trains are as vet unable to got into town from either direction, Tho local relief committee estimates that 150 families are homeless and altogethor more than 600 persons will have to recoive assistance for some time to come, Joseph Soep of the Standard Oil company estimated thap £100,000 would evable the committee to put Titusville on its feet again, The aggregate monoy loss in this city is now placed at 8! ot O, City, Pa., June 7.—Tho followng tele- gram has been sent from here: Hon, Edward Stewart, Muyor and Ohalr- man, Philadolphia: Arrivedat OIl City at 1 o'clock In company with Governor Pattison. Sixty-throe bodies recovered. A low estimnte of the financinl loss is 81,000,000, Seven hun= dred ~people: burned out of house und home. "Aftor thoroughly Investigating here wo proceeded 1o “Titusville by speolal train, vho first sinve the disaster. Wo found the ‘statc of affairs at Titusville wuch worse ythan here. Up to this day soventy-six bodios rocovored. A low estimute of the foss 1s $1,500.000. About 70 people are lomeless, Imincdiato help Is so badly necded that we authorized both towns to draw for £5,000 ch, trusting to Philadelphia’s whole- od genorosity to help these stricken peo- Liberat donations now will save much suffering, BLANKENBURG & MCBRIDE, More Bodies Found, Titvsvinie, Pa., June 7.—It was reported late this evening that ten bodies had been found at Miller farm, seven miles below here, but the report has not yet been verified. There is no question that a number of bod- ies are tloating down the river, or are lodged somewhere in the timber, which is piled bigh up along the river bank and o small islands which have been formed by the course of the creek havieg been diverted. Another Cloudburst, Prrrsuna, Pa,, June 7.—Dispatches from Monongabela City report a cloudburt thera tomight, The heavy rainfall caused the streams torise rapidiy and the lower por- tions of the towi were soon submerged and one bridge carried away. It1s rumored that a boy was arowned. Waters are now rapidly receding. . Another Fire, . 011 Crry, Pa., June 7.—Tho oil tank on the Clapp farm has just caught fire, and has caused great excitement. Some of the more timorous are greatly frightened lest there should be another explosion, but this trouble is not anticipated by thoso faumiliar with the place. — REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA, Yesterday's Proceedings of tho General Synod, Pang, N. today’s session ot of the Reformed church in America thg report of the committee on for- eign missions recommended that the first Sunday in November be celebrated by the general assembly with special prayers in all tho churches on behalf of the cause of for- elgn missions, and that the following Sa bath be observed in strict denial for the bene- it of the same c ause. The last recommendation was strongly op- posed upon the ground of too much imitation of the Catholic church. The anniversary of the home mission was observed this evening. A number of speechos were made, Action npon the proposed federal union with the Reformed church in the Unitea States was postpoued. AsBuRy J., June the general T.—At synod e e lowa Firemen at Atlantic, Arraxmic, In, June 7.—[Special Tele. gram to Tue Bre|—The lowa state firemen’s tournament will be held here, com- mencing toworrow and lastiug until Friday, A weelting Is expected that will be second to none ever held before in the state of, lowa, Everybody1s enthusiastic and tho firemen are in their glory. About forty companios are expected from the different cities in the state and the number of firemen who will be here is estimated at 2,000, and the program s arranged so that the pro- ceedings will be Interesting to the last. Three thousand dollars will be given to the winning teams In the races and the finest ap- pearing 10 tho grand parade, which takes place at 10 a. m, Tho decorations are simply elegant. At the corner of Chastuut and Kourth streets is placed @ beautiful snd vniquely s ranged crossed arches, capped with tho banper, “Welcomo iremen.” Oid tiremen who have attended tmany tournswments say that it is the fiuest pieco of decoratiug they have ever seen, On the corner of Iourth and Walnut st the city beadquarters is ar- ranged arcnes of electric lights decorated with colored tissue. The storos are all deco- rated appropriatoly and tho residences do not fall behind” fn beauty. All are intended to show @ heart: welcome to the guest, The flremen will be enter- tamned in fine shape, Ten companies aro heroe with steamers, hose carts and laddoer wagons, and the balsuce will come in the morning on regular and spocial . trains. A fine race course and ample amphitheater room has been arranged at the county fair grounds. Fully 15,000 poople are expected to Witaoss the proceedings. Ooea New York—Eiba, from Breme ‘A‘: Philadelphia—British Prince, iverpool. szrurumerr Haven—Ems, from New York. At Lizard—Passed: Peunsylvama, for Philadelphia. At Rio de Janeiro—Salled: Horrox, New York. At Sclly—Passed: Pennland, from New York, At Scilly—Sigoted: Rhaetis, from New York ork, At Brow Head—Passed: Ciwy of Parls, from New York. . At Southampton—Havel, from New York. Move Steamors, Arom for Adyauced the Tarifm. New Yonk, June 7.—The joint execative commitwee’of tho Trunk Liae assoclation today decided to adyance the rates on first “lass freighi,on Which ho tariff had boou re- cenuly 80 low, 15 cents per 100 pounds. e a2 Firemen Injured. Suseexsiox Bunag, N. Y., June 7.—Mack- lem & Slater's large malting house at, this place burned this morning. During the fire Herman Hirtel and William Percy were at the h:ip of athirty-foot ladder which had been placed on the roof of a shed about the same height and adjoining the malt tower. Joseph Percy and " Louis Flommert woro standing on the roof. Suddenly the roof col- lapsed and all four men were precipitated to the groutd bolow. Percy esca; with in- uries. Hirtel was fatally hurt, Joseph “ocoy and Flommert were badly turt, lgo formor probably fatally. Loss, $10,000. WEATHER CROP BULLETIN, Conditions More Varled Than Ever Before Known Throughout the Country. Wasttixatos, D. ., June 7.—The woather crop bulletin {ssued by the weather bureau says that during the ten days onding with June 6, the weather was warmer than usual to thoeastward of the Mississippl valley, except along tho south Atlln&o const, where it was slightly cooler than usual, From the central Obio valley and lowor laky region eastward and along in Maryland, and the immediate Virginia and Nortn Carolina coases, the daily temperature averaged from three to seven dogeees above the hormal; the greatest ex- COSS ocourring in oastern Massachusotts and along the southorn shores of Lakes Erio and Ontario, The weather was ocolder than usual from tho Mississippi valley westward to the Pa- cific coast, except over central and extremo southern Toxas, in the Sacramento valley and fu extreme’ southern California, where there was u slight excess of temperaturo, From the Missouri valley westwarn to the North Pacific coast the daily tomperature averaged from 3= to 6= below the normal- The temperature for tho season is docide odly below the normal from the Mississipoy valley westward to Texas and New Mexico, the season boing most backward in Kans: Nobraska and Missouri, where the daily teinporature is from 4° to 5 below the average. In other portious of the lake rogion, New England and the North Pacifio const tho season’s temperature Is slightly above the normal. Krom the Ohio valley fouthward to the gulf coast tho deficienc in the secasonal temporawure are generally less than two degreos. 4 The rain fall for tho peviod from May 28 to June 8 wos generally in excess of the aver- age in thelaice vogion, the Ohlo, coutral Mis- sissippi and lower Missouri valloys, tho ex- cess being vory large over portions of Mis- souri, Arkansas, Tenuessoo, Florida and vho lower lake roglon, in which distriot many stations report raiv falls of from three to six inches for tho ten days. There was less rain than is usual along tho Atlantio coast north of South Carolina and also along the galf coast, In the Rocky mountain dis- tricts und on the Pacirio cosst the rain fall was deficient except over of Waushington, Colorado and The soval rainfall, to date is largely in excessof the average over much tho greater part of the country, from the central and northern Rocky moun- tain districts eastward to the lower lakes and upward to the Ohio valloy, It is below the average in New England and tho South Ate Iantic states, but the seasonal defic- lencies in the last named districts have been reduced by the rains of tho last ten days, In most of tho states tho genoral crop outiook 18 promising. Iix- cessive ralns bave rendered the ground too soft for corn planting in some states, while the same cause combined with unfavorable tomperature has retarded cotlon in some sec- tions of the south, New York New Youx, June Quotations. -[Special Telegram ta Tue Bes.] —Exchange was quoted as followst Chicago, 80 conts promium; Boston, 12!§ discount; St. Louls, % cents premium. Yale Def . nsylvanin, New Yousk, Conn., June 7.—Yalo won the deciding series with the University of Penne sylvania. LOCAL BREVITIES, The pupils of the Nebraska institute for the deaf go over to see the buffaloat 10 a. m. today. A small fire in a dwelling house at 1320 North Ninetecnth streot at noon called out the fire department. The house was ocoupied by J. Hardin, but the loss was nominal. Tho cause of the littie blaze was the explosion of a gasoline stove. A meeting of the proverty owners of tho First and Sccond wards will bo held in Forest hall, coruer Sixth and Pierce streets, on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, to dis- ouss the park question. A large attendance is earnestly requested. TLe jury in the case of A, 1. Gay, tried in the United States court upon the charge of assisting in the rovbery of the Plattsmouth postofice, came in yosterday with a vers dict of acquittal. Tho evidence was not con- clusive enough to conviet. A Walnut Hill school teacher lost her pocketbook on a Cuming street motor train somewhoro after leaving Twenty-fourth street. It is thought some ong on the car picked it up. If the finder will return the purse to Dr. McClanahan’s residence, 1213 North Lowe avenue, a reward will be paid. A. Herbrecht was led trembling into the prosonce of the polico judge yesterday 1e tarried but a minute ere he was led away again, It will take him five days longer to forget all about boacoustrictors, cobras, rat- tlors, pythons, frogs, lizards and gartor snakes. At any rate, that is the way the judigial doctor sized up the situation, No Wonder That People Speak Well of HOOD’S Sarsaparilla Mr. R. J. Brundage of Norwalk, Ct., of the firm of Buxton & Brundage, ex- pressmen, 159 Main Street, writes his ex- perience below : “ For a long time T have beeh troubled with & weak stomach, followed by Indigestion and Dyspepsia A short time ago I began taking Hood's Sar- saparilla and took three or four bottles. Ie- sult, I have not felt 50 well all over for ye Mrv food seldom troubles me now, My sister, who was troubled about the sume way as myself, took Hood's Sarsaparilla w el pleasing results. 1 do not wonde) rons nlr‘nhlhg the line speak 50 wi Barsaparilla. 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