Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 1, 1892, Page 1

[ = 'lWF“"I\— l('() I) \ EAI\. ‘AP()STI ES OF REFORY Third Party Men Gathering gt Omaba for the Great Convention. PLANKS FROM THE PARTY'S PLATFORM Harmony Among the Delegates as to Can- didates and Principles. MANY DELEGATES CLING TO GRESHAM They Hope He May Be Induced to Lead the Reform Hosts, CELEGATES ARRIVING IN LARGE NUMBERS The Convention fall Arranged to Seat Eight Thousand People—The Sera ble for Tickets—State Conver of Independents at L The people's party will meet in national convention in this city at 10 o'clock on Satuv- day morning. The delegates are already be- gluning to arrive and there arc indications that the natal day of tne republic—the Fourth of July—will witness the birth of a great political party which 18 to bve a menace to the old organzations which have so long striven for suprem acy in tho nation. There is not the slightest evidence of discord in any dircetion, and there scems a general resolve all arouna to make this couvention a barmonious gath ering at which is to be firmly cemented into one symmetrical wholo ali the heterogeneous clemonts that go to make up those various volitical and industrial orders and associa- tions that have heretoforo refused to assim- milate into any great political organization. At the first day's session the only businoss 10 be transacted will be the perfecting of the temporary organization and the announce- ment of the commitices on credentials, reso lutions uud permanent orgunization. There will be but few contests, and the committes on credentinls will probably complete its labors in one brief session. The committec on permanent organization will have more to do, but the committee on vesolutions, the most important in the convention, will ikely be ouc of the most harmoniovs. Agreed on a Platform. hose of the great rival political creaniza tions who have lopea that the people’s party would divide over questions of princivle and not be able to agree upon a common platform of declarations will be surprised to know that the people’s party platform is already practi .+ cally ngreed upon. The leaders have been ifconstant correspondence for months past, and fvis tacitly agreea that the St. Lonis platform vk February 22 shall be taken as a basis, aud thai the only extrancous matter to receive consileration will be thedenunc tion of the forec bill, the demand for a broader reciprocity than 1s offvred by the party of republicafm, and the condemna- tion of the recent sta.o bank plank adopted at tho national democratic convention. ‘The platform which Chairman Taubeneck of the national executivo committee has in his pocket this evenine, and which General Weave lgnatius Dounelly, Congressman homas'E. Watson, Jerry S‘mpson and other leacing spirits of the party awreoshall be adoptad as the war cry, of the coming cam pign, is a8 follows: Platform Planks, 1. Wedemand a national currency, safe, sound and fexible, issued by the goneral governmcut oniy, o full legal tender for all debts, public and 'private; and that without the use of baukiug corporations, o just, equitable and efivient means of distribution direct to the peopie, at a tax not exceedi per cent, bo proviced, s set forth in the sub treasury plan of Je farmers alliance,or sc better system 50 by payments in dis charge of its obi Rions for public improve- ments, o (u) We demanQtreo and uulimitea coiu- oge of silver. (b) We deman Wtnat the amount of cir- culating medium be speedily increased lo not less than £50 per capita. (¢) We demand a gradunted income tax. (a) We beheve that the money of the country should be kept as much as possibl in the hands of the people, aud henco we de mand that all stato uud national revenuc shail be Jimited to the necessary 2xpenses of the government cconomically aud houestly administered. (0) We demand that postal savings banis be established by the government for tho sufe deposit of the caruings of the veo- ulu u ad 10 facilitate exchange. heland, including all the natural re sources of wealth, 1s tho heritage of all tho peovle, and should not be monopolized for speculitive purposes, and niien ownersbip of Jand should be probibited. All land now ield by railroads and ot corporations in cess of their actual neeas, and all lands N,y owned by aliens should be recluimed by wovernmeout and heid for actual settlers cansportation beirg a means of ex changd and a pulic uecessity, tho gover mont shodald own and opa~atd the raiiroad in the interesy (@) Tho telexraph aid hone, like the postoftice system, beiug f necessity for trans mission of v e owned and oper- ated by tho govers people. sl Tn additiop/to the above rhere will be a iwtls wenied i expected to frustrate the horculean cfforts that are being exerted by he aemocratic leaders of tho south to re- ciaun their following frem tho peoplo’s party yazhks, This plank will ba a denunciation of publican force bill, and it will be as vinging aud us ewphatic’ as the arraignment by the democratic national conveution a week ago. ‘The londers of the independert party nave given this subject most earaful consideration, have weighed its effect iu all ats details, and they announce that the die s cast, that the force bill of the republican party will be denounced as an unwarranted, dengerous and unconstitu- tional interferetice In siato clections. Ihe aunouncement of Cnairman Tuuboneck of the uutional committee that ho favors such n plank is regarded as practically settling the watter, as Taubeneck; being a northern mun und of past republican afiliations, would be naturally’ expected to oppose the declaration, if opposition wore o bo oncountered, But Mr. Taubeneck is one of the warmest adyo- cutes of the pIADE, Bud says it means tho electoral votes of five southern states for tha people’s party presidential caudidato ths fall, e fear of the force bill is tho las’. bugbeur by means of which tho democrits of the pouth are striving to frighten the people's arty mon back luto the democratic ranks. o does not fear any ivju io s effect in the »rth from ao arraignm: 80 the force bill, \cause, bie suys, the w 1o i states, where 12 people’s party are stiong st in the north, L;ays bave veed opposcd 1o the force bill. Lo adaition to condew: ng ‘he force bill, the platform will alsoer: ors: ihe Australian ballot law as a nvecded reform in ull the slates. Free from Hurtful ¢ tentlons, in one very significaut respect could the old political varties afford 1o follow the ex ample that {s being sot by the people's par leaders in these latter days of practical poli- t1es, There are uo Huls openly striving for the politica! nomination; thore are no Clove- Jonds with thelr Whitnoys on tho grouud siilifully laylng wires for later political triumpl; tuere are no Harrisons with u hordo of oftice seokers striving frantically for tne @lorification of their chief; and there are no Blaiues to receive the hero worship of their adherents, but destined to go down in defeat with their idolatrous admirers mourning and refusiug to be comforted. The man who receives from the nationul people’s party convention the nomination for the presidency of the United States will receive it uvsought and it must come to him un- vockoned, The nomination must seek the man and not the man the nominution. Half a dozen prommnent leaders of the great independent mouvement are freely discussed, but not one has you arrived upon the ground and noue is inaking the slightest effort for that great honor which uny one mignt covet. Thero will be no headquarters opened for tne ra- coption of uncommitted or unpledged dele- gates, aud the oadges which were so conspic uous at the recent republican and democrat conventions as expressiog loyalty to the per- sonnl candidate of the delegate will be un known 1n this grea independent converition, The only emblem 1/t adorns tho breasts of the delegates is a little metal badgo worn in tho buttonhbole and bearing tho inscription, “The People’s Party." Will Seek the Man, ‘The selection of u candidate is to be the Last work of the convention and the choice is t0 08 mado after calm and mature meditation. The magic of but one name is sufiicient to take this convention by storm and that name wili never be mentioned within the precincts of the Coliseum, if the wishes of this great popular American are to be respected. Walter Q. Grasham of Indiana conid have the nomination by thu merest siznal of as- sent, but he has forvidaen his friends to allow his name to be meutioned in this con- nection, aua his friends are so loyal that they are disposed to accept his wishes as their Inw The other gentlemen who aro prominently mentioned 10 counection with the presiden- tial nomination are General James B. Weaver, ex-congressman from owa and for- morly the greenback canaidate for the presi dency; Hou. Marion Caunon, presidentof the Caiifornia farmers alliance and a prominent writer and worker in the reform movement; Hon. Ignatius Dounelly of Minnesota; Hou. John Willits of Kausas, tho farmers allinneo candidate who was defeated for governor of that state by but 5,000 ma- Jority; ex-Umited State ator Van Wyck of Nobraska and Congressman John Davis of tho Iifth district of Kansas. ‘1ho only can didate for wnom any delegates havo been in structed is General Weaver of lowa, una it is probablo that he has not more than 100, so that nine-tenths of the delegates will proba- oly come to tho nationai couvention unin- structed and uncommitted. Vice Presidential Nomination, There is & disposition to give presidency to some live youny cam the party, and the eloquent Tom Watson of Gieorgia, leader of the people's party in the national house of represertatives, could have the nomination if he would accept it. Wat- son’s chief ambition just now, however, ap pears to be again to wrost his district from the democratic hosts of Georgia, and he says he would rather defeat General Black, his hivalrous democratic oppouent, than to be clected vice presideut upon the people’s party tickot Hon. J. H. Davis of Texas, who accepts the soubriquet of “Cyclone Davis,” is also meationed for the vico presidency, and bis well known foransic abilities fill all the qualities required of a candidate. Temporary Chalrman, The temporary chairman of the convention will ve Hon. C. H. 1ilington, a prominent tarmers alliango leader of Georgia. The first choice of the national committee fell upon Congressman Tem Watson of Geor- gin, but Watson bas intovmed Chairman Tatbeneck that he caunot leave Washiugton at this time, as he desires to record himself ou various 1Mportant measures now ou the calendar. As it was particularly desircd that the honor should go to the south, Mr. Watson sucgested Mr. Ellington for the temporary chairmanshipand the comuitice has aunounced that this selection will be vatified. Tho committeo has not selccted a secretary, but John W. Hays of Philadel- phia, general secretary of the Kuights of bor, has been mentioued for the place and will probably be chosen. WHAT THE CHAIEMAN SAVS, Taube k tes und the ble Platform, Mr., H. B. Taubeneck, chairman of the executive committee of the independent party, armved from St. Louis about 6 oclock last evening. When asyed by a reporter what in his opinion would be the piatform adopted by the convention, he saia: “1t will ve the platform adopted at the in- dustrial conforence at St Louis. That is, the three planks referring to money, trans- portation and d may possibly be revised somewhat, but L do not believe thore will bo auy material atteration of tho principles us laia down at St. Lows. In addition to those three planks wo witl have a strong plank op- posiug all tederal interferences in electious. In other words, wo will oppose what is now jinow as the force bill At the same time wo will declure for the Australian oaliot system of votiug, a free vote and a fair count.” Will you have a woman suflrage or pro hivition planik in the platform (" “No, | thivk not. That question was defiuitely settied at the St. Louis convention, We haveé nothing in regard to either woman suffvage or pensions in the platform adopted u the St. Louis conference. My opinion 15 that they will be dropped by the Omaba con- vention “\What will you have to say 1 regard to free i “\e shall declare for free silver and un- Iimited coinage of silvor, just as the law stood in 1573 before silver was demonet- ized.” Do you expect the silver men of the west will becomo n part of your party aud join tho coming campaign Siver States and Candidates, “Yes, 1 do, I have the very best assur- unces tnar the silver men not only of the silver produciug states but also of the nativn are going to join hands with us, [ have re- colved alotter from General Warner, presi- dent of the Bimetallic league, saymg the executive committece of that society has passed a resolution stating that ueithor the Minneapolis nor Chicago conventions had given any hope of fres silver, and calling upon the silver men of the nation to seud del cgntes to Omana to confer with the people's The west silver ciubs and Colo- rado have already opeaed headquarters at the Millard hotol Who are likely to be the candidates before the_convention ! ot | caunot state positivelv. Tho tide has been toward Gresham, and, in my opin- ion, he will b our nominee, provided he can be ' wduced to accept, with & strong man from the south for vice president. 1 have received letters from Arvkansas saying that if Gresbam is nominated no will carry that state by 30,000, The same news comes from Colorado, Montana, Wushington and Californin, ‘lexas favors Greshum; so does Kentucky, Obio and Penusylvania, He is a perfectly satisfactory man to the silver men of the west. From a privite letter [ unde: stand Weaver is for him aud will make tho nowinating speech. In regard -to second place on tho ticket, there has been & number of numes mentionéd, but so far, from tho correspondence L have recolved, everythiug is at sea. “Grosham woutd certainly bo the strong- est mun we could uominate,”’ said Mr. Tay beneck, 1f he could be induced Lo accept thé-romianation, ‘There appears to be wuch uncertainty as Lo Lis position, bul unless the judgoe makos some deofinite autouncement soon the convention may eonclude to nominate him. Th ruth 1s, however, the question of can didutes i not being discussed yet. If tho presidentinl candidato is a northorn man of course tho vieo presidential candidate will Le from the south,” Work of ‘he Convention, “Wuo will be your choice for tewporary enairman of the cony ention *I'he tewporary chuirm v, I think, will oy C. #l. Biliogon of Georgla. Our first chole was Congressmau Tom Watson, but be hus dechned sud recommended Elingion. 1ne present intention of the commities is to accept Watson’s recomiuendation aud uow inate Ellington,” What will your platform ber It will be based upon ghe St. Louls plat- OMAHA, form, but will contain several aditional | planks. One will be an arraignment of the forco bill and another will be an eudorse- ment of the Australian ballot _sys- tem, Many delegates also favor the denuncintion of the plank in the democratic piattorm demanding the repeat of the 10 per cent tax on state bank issue, The most important declaration, however, will be against the republican force bill. It will mean five states sure for us in the south ana I think will be the means of raising the total of people's party states this fall to at least e'ght. I have no doubt wo will carry eight states and think the chances are bright for ten or twelve. By ar- raying ourselves against the force bill.we take the last logs from the democratic party in the south, as that is the only argument they advance to reclaim their brethren from the peonle’s party ranks. We propose, too, in in this convention to give the old parties a lesson in harmo: There will be no bicker- ings, no desecrated lnaders, and no regrots 1o carry away and endanger the success of the ticket next fall.” IN STATE CONVENTION, National Delagates Selected at Lincoln Amid Great Enthusinsm, LixcoLy, Neb,, June 30.—[Spocial Tole- gram to Tie Ber.|—Tho state convertion of the people’s independent party assomolod at Bohanan's hall in this eity at 11 o'clock and was called to order by J. V. Woife, chair- man of the state contral committee, Mr. Wolfe was made temporary chairman by ac- clamation and his briof address was roundly applauded. Kdgerton of Buffalo county was porary secrotarv by acclamation " Pirtle of Lancaster county was made assistant secretary. Tho chair, on motion of u delegate from Douglas county, appointed a commitico on credentials, composed of one delegate from each congressional district, Tho list 1s as follows: First district, Elins Baker: oud, T. C. Kelsey: Third, D. Coliins Fourth, 5. W. Menier; Iifth,J. S. Kennedy Sixth, A, E. Sheldon. i A committeo on permanent organization was appointed as follows: W. Stecle, Ham ilton county; D. Clem Deaver, Douglas; E. P. Ingersoll; Johnson; J. D. Hatfield, Aute- lope; Daniel Freeman, Gago. An adjourmmnent was then taken until 2 o'clock this afternoon and Mrs. McCormick, president of tho Kansas Woman's alliance, addressed the convention, her remarss being opaatedly cheerad. There Were No Contests, It wus nearly 3 o'clock when Chairman Wolfe called the couvention to order after recess ana the committee on credentials was not ready 10 mako its report. The Lincoin Gleo club entertained the convention with u song, after which tho committeo on cre- dentials made its revort, No contests wore roported and the committee was discharged. The committee on permanent organization recommended that the tewporary ofticers be made permaueat and the suggestion was adopted, At this point Paul Vandervoort wanted all the old soldiers in the convention to stand upand be counted. They did so, to the ver of 165, The ex-confedorates ware called and five stood up, while the con (tion guve three cheers for the biue and tho gray. Vaadervoort then moved that the convention endorso thie St. Louis platform by a risiug vote. George Ahbottof Fal's Uity opposed the motion because he thought 1t might em- barrass the national convention. o from Holtcounty settled the matter by assuring the convention that the platforia that woula be considered by the Omaha couvention would bo the St Louis platform. Vandervoort’s motion was then carried without a dissenting vots, Tho work of selecting cizht delogates to the natioual con liam Crane of Jefferson county made a fer apucal for the farmers, assorting that neither of the old partics had houcred the farmers by sending one 1o their national conyentions D. Clem Deaver of Omaha moved that each congressional distrist select one delegate and then the convention select the other two, The motion was carried., Selecting th ho First district named J. V. Wolfe of Lancaster: Second, . Kelly McComdus of Uouglas: Third, W. A, Poyuter of Boono: Fourth, 1. . Chamberiain of Polk; Fiftn, W. A, McKeighan of Webster: Sixth Wil lium Nevitle of Licoln. Pending the nomi- uation of the remaiuing two delogates, a zleo csub from Custer county made its appearanco and sung several songs to the delight of tho audience. They went wild overit. Tue Lincoln Gloe club sang “Got OfF the Lavth,” which callod out another burst of enthusinsm, A martial band then made_its appearance and after one or two selections in which the bass drummer exerted bimsolf to the utmost, leaving the counvention in a coudition 1o listen to ,almosy anything. It was probably this fact which enabled them to listen with patience to a song entitled, “Youcg KN, written and composcd aud sane by a youne defezate from Valley. At the conclusion of the thirteenth verso i dele- gito suggested that there wero sull two more delegates to select Sat Down on Nominations were 1 for, and right here {s where the convention proceeded to own upon Jay Barrows. Poyuter nom- inated G . 0. Van W vok, Vandervoort named J. W. Edgerten, Wilium Crane of Jufferson county, the same man who made so impassioned an appeal for tho seiection of noue but farmers, the name of Jay Burrows beforo the couveution, while B, I, Pratt of Merrick county brought out J. b Powers. There wern cheors for Van Wyck, Bagerion and Powers, but the nomination of Burrows was received with eloguent si lence, With a look of grim dotermination on its face the convention settled down o aveng itseif for what 1t believed to be Burrows' treachiery Lo the iauependent party, Tho roll cnil was started and as county after county was called, uud votes we nounced for Van Wyck, Powers or Ldgerton, the friends of Hurrows, il thero were such in the hatl, listeaed in vaiu for a vote for bim The roll call was completed and before the conclusions could be footed up the nomi tion of Van Wyck and Powers was de unsuimous without o dissenting vote, o Was Deliberately Insuited, Not a voto Lad boen cast for Burrows, Thoe insult was evidently delibarate and preme tated, for all forenoon it hud been whispered about that Burrows would be given buke at tho afteraoon session. Before tie roll call was commenced Van Wyok endeavorod 0 | 100 many genorals 1o Limss past and now we witharaw bis name, but the convention would not uave it. Before tho call was comploted the name of Kdgerton was also withdrawn Mr. Powers was calied to the platform aud grevted with un ovation of cheers. There were loud cails for Van Wyck, but he had dis- appearad. A commitios wis seut in search of bim. Thoy found him at the hotel and re turtied with bim to the convention hutl. Probably 1o man in Nebraska has over boamtionored with 80 great an ovation s thut which was given ex-Senator VanWyck tnis afternoon, As he appesred abthe en- tranco of the hall he was greeteg with cheers which weraredoubled as u alf score of brawny farmers boisted him upon their shoulders and advanced with him triumph antly down tho aisie, Delegates carriea flags before him, while others waved them wildly in th air. Tho band started then ‘‘See, the Couqueriug Hero Comes,” but the identity of the selec tion was swallowod up by the cheers that were being so lustily giv When the sen ator bad regained his breath he addressed the convention, thanking the members for the unexpected honor tuey bud conferred upou bim. He then procecded Lo tulk upo the issues presonted by the people's party, not neglecting to allude to the munuer in which hie had been treated by the independ ents during the past two yoars. Fuvors t the Veterans. I'he business of the convention being prac tically over the delegates were ready for ad- ditioual entbusiasmw, It came upon a motion that it was the sense of the convention that all ex -union and_ex-confederato scldiers bs aomitted 1o the Vmaba conveution us far as | possiblo, J. M. Buyder, gray-beaded deld gate from Shermsn counly, ok the plat ormw i support of the motion. He claiwed FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 1, = that the independett, barty was the only one in_which the biue and gray could be re united. An ex-confederate ih™ the audience joined the old man ou tho stage and as they claspéd hands the convention came to its feot with a mighty burrah. Snyder then called for all old soldiers to como to tho platform. One hundred and fifty men at once mounted the stage. Catch- ing up the hig siik flag telonging to the Custor county delegution, Snyder waved it over the heads of the soldiers and then led a provcession round and round tho biz hall. The building fairly rocked with onthusiasm for at least ten minutes, No similar scone has ever been .witnessed in a No braska conveutivn and it gave many n spoctator in the gallery somothing ofan idenor thie cucnestuess and enthusiasm of the inde- pendept party in this campaign. A fow moroe speeches followed, but the convention had exhausted itself and was ready to go home. A long-haired delogate from Endicott named Urias Keolo nttempted a specch, in which ho paid particular attention to Tie Oxalts Bek, but he was called to order by Allen IRoot of Douglss, who asserted that the discussion of I BEE had no place in an independent convention. TILL LOOKING TO GRESHAM. Indiana and Tilinois Delegates Hope the Judge Wil Load Their Hosts, C. A. Power, Samsol T, Jones aud M. C. Rankin, all of Terre Haute, members of tho Indiana delegation, tevived yesterday morn ing wenring Gresham budges. Mr. Power was the originator of tho Cin- clanati conference beld a yoar ago. It was he who went to klorida and caused the call to bo made. He is gmte a prominent man in the indevendent canse. When asked his opinion on tho silv.c question ho produced from his inside pocket resolution which ho said expressed his views exactly and which nhe expeets the conveation to adopt. Here is the resolution: *We aemand the freo and unlimited coiuage oi silver on equal torms with gold of prescat weight and fineness and condomn the aciion of the president in attempting to barter away thesovercignty of the American people Gver their domestic af- fairs, through an isternational conferenco composed of forelgn deistocrats, opposed to freo wovernment.” 5 Mr. Power is for Gresham with all his mightand skys his nomination means noth- ing moro nor less thau his eloction. “But it is unaerstovd Juoge Gresham has deciined to allow his neme to bo used,” was stated. “T'nat is not true. In the first placo ho cannot decline something which has never been offered him. Ho has been visited by comimittees, it 1s true, but they were merely conferring with him and had no authority to act. I think I know asymuch about Judgo esham’s attitude on thé question of his ididacy as any man, a8 I was the first to approach bim, and have a letter with me now from him written last February, m an swer to oue I wrote him, He has not de- clined and [ think he' will be nominated by acclamation and elected,” “What will ba the <sQitif ne should de- cline or1f some other min should bs tho nominee?” ““The election would go to the house, but we ure not fizuring on that ‘The country 15 ou the eve of a politic-! revolution. \We ‘are olug to have 156) rensated, so far as break- ug up and reforming parties are concerned, and there is no man 1 ‘ing today who can 50 stiv the laboring masses and the poor man as Greshum can. He i- atiother Lincoln in the sense that he is a nit O the people.” All Calling for the Judge, A second instalit at of the Indiani dele- gation, headed b Samuel W. Williams, delegdte-at-large, srrived at noon. In the party were Jame M. Shepard, a farmor deleate # frgm the Second congressional aistrict; Rev. Thow 4 Wadswortn of the samo district; Ed Pierson, delegate from the Eighth districy; oo 2 As ‘Robinsou, state president of the Faraers Mutual Benefit association ; Thomas rarce, state president of tnealliavee, and S. M. Holeolmb ol the Iirst congressional district. - Friendsof the iatter sny he will be nominated for congress, with almost a certuinty of clection, Samuel W. Williams was chairman of tho [ndiana state convention. He declined to make any statement for publication, but in speaking of Judgo Grasham ho said every citizen of the Hoosier stato has the highest regard for and the greatest confidence in the judge Suia ne: I know aim personally and I love nim. Weaver alsohns a large folloy in ourstate, is a favorite with the alliauc and also with tha Farmers Mutual Benefit association. 1 have heard but hittie of Vanderveort, but will stato that one out of evory twentysix citizens of Indiana is an old soldier, and that considered favorable to Vandervoort., am very favorebly impressed with Omaha and the hospitahle and unselfish man- in which the sirangers are bewg ve- ceived. Itis the proper thing, however, ns the convention will 4o more to advertise Owmaba than anythivg it has ever had, ‘Thero are some remarkable features about this convention, It is thefirst national conven- tion of the new party, and will be the largest political convention ever bheld. It will have 1,770 delogates, and come nearer filling every chair than suy ever heid, and there will not be a federal sofficeholaer entitled to a seat. Omauba is larger than Isupposed, and the buildings are lavger aud better than I had pictured theu. Ihinols Wants the Judge. A. Ashton of Rockford, Iil., a_member of the delegation from that state, came in this morning aud madoe Eimself at howe at the Arcade. ‘The llinois dolezation will consist of mnety-two members and Mr. Ashton ex pects from his state in all about H0) people. Mr. Ashton 1s for Gresham and was one of & committee of twenty-five men who waited on the jud tiweek in anticipation of the convention “Aud did he say he would accept?” “Noj neither did ho refuse, Of coursi wo had no authority to spsak for the party but we found the judge in perfeet gecord wiih us. | consider him an hones¥ Tnan and do not beiieve he would have pgrintied the eom .. tee to leave withouty '+ dechivatiz.- on his part if he intended Lo r@iuoy to allow the uso of his name." “\What is your opiuion on the silver aues tion “I'am iu favor of putling coinage back to where it was 1 1874, After Prineiples, Not Samuel T, Jones of Terre Haute, one of the delegates from tho Hooslerstate s guarteved avthe Arcade, In an iuterview ho said: *It mukes but little diferanes who the man 1s— it is privcipies we are afior. \We ave had want the common paen'e to bave a show. | am an old soldior, served under Joe Huoker, and would like to'see aman who has squinted over a northern gun uominated for president and o confederate soldier for second place. We want to bury war grievances and that 1s the way to do it Tho South Wants Bim. oll of Nashville, president of stato allignce, is heroas a am 1t e will acoopt; if am ag old-time democrat sevorea my counection with that days ugo. Phere are 20,000 demo: crats in oy stute who have left the party ana jolued us with in the past (thiry davs Wo want & northern mpu for presi aud a southern wau for focond place, W Muacune of Texas, itor of the Natlonal Bcouounst at Wasb{ngton, D. €., would suit us for vice presiden rhe people’s party will carry Tenn:ssec, utloust we bhave a good fighing chanee, Auong the Teonessoe aclegates are John Jellicorse, congressional lecturer for Fourth distriet; G. W, Groeu, delegate from East Tennossee; J, C. Itoberts, state | turer ana delegatd-at-large; L. K. Tayl aditor of the ‘Loiler, the official organ of th state alilavce at Nusnville and dele:ate-at large: Jonn §. Browu of Bedford couuty, T.C. Pinner, J. W Jumes, Cuattunoogs, membor of the national execulive commit tee; D, Al Osbourne and J. P. Pri Alabawa People Pleased Mauniug, cbalrman of the Alabama i editor of the Alubama Ite JCONTINUED ON SECOND A ANOTHER CANDIDATE General Bidwell Nominated by the Prohibi- tionists for Prosident. JUST LIKE A REGULAR CONVENTION Exciting Scenes and Animated Discussions O the Floor of the Hall. MRS. GOUGAR PUTS HER FOOTIN | fhe is Called to Time for Bringing Up Issues Long Since Dead, PLATFORM ON WHICH THEY WILL BATTLE Delegates Disagree on Many of the Planks— Documents as Finally 30, —Bulletin— nominated on the First I CINCINNATI ho friends of cold water got plonty ¥ was a terrific downpour of rain and tho dele- Rates to the national prohibition stragglea bedraggied into the hall this morn- The platform committeo was still 1n was called The subcommittee made & report to the full committee at i ouce ensuedsover tho tariff and silver planks up tho subcommittee. dereated in convention convention and a tight at which had also torn The free coinago men were subcommitteo and a plank was submittod to the full committee antagonistic to absolutely plank reported by at of the Ohio br declares for a gra income tax and tariff only where forei tions bar out our the subcommittee was th hibition party. the revenue to Pronibition i oug and cloar-cut as possible and pression of monopolies is demandec term of a longer period for pr , as is also the arbitration of d government control of transporta- The followers clated over the result of Now Yorkers decided not to present to vote for Bidweil. Will raceivo three-fourths of DDomorost's own Mrs., Gougar's Foot in It. The reference to the slave auction block in Delegate Gibos of V lution soon after that it was the sen unnecessary references to the late antness sbould be avoided by vhich was adopted. There was a zall for response to the urgeat demand sho came for- Her first words were a denial rginia to offer convention that the speake liss Willard and in or any other. She explained he at the people’s party convention ground that she was willing tpaccept the wid Possible from farmers and workingmen. Shu closed by pledging norself and the Women's Christian Temperance union to stand by the prohibition party. the campaign. Subscriptions of #1.000 each prohibition organ, and W Pennsylvanin gav 3 nois $1.000 each, Califo Other subscriptions brought the total up to $20000. The convention then took a recess Upon reassembling were made by the commit Majority Rep The prokibition the following reports national conven- acknowledging 1 God as the source of all true gov His law as tho s nment and andard to which tments must conform to securo the bless , presents the following declaration of princ Liquor traflic 1 u foe to civilization, the arch enemy of popular governmenut and a public nuisance. Lt is the citadel of tho will of the people aud deliver tho country into the hands of rapacious class in- under tho guise of nrotect thi: goverament regulation | uud powerless as o remedy entire suppression of tho manu importation, exportation 10rs us a bey nd state legislation, ana howers of the government siould be ire tuis resuvlt, that fuils to rocognize the dominant seryine of the support of the people. No citizon should be denied @ equal wages witkout regard to "fho money of the country should b <ued by the g business und to give fuil opportunity employment of in the volume of individual or corporagion shoula bor; to Liis end monoy s demun should be made a legal ment of ali debts, volume should b? fixed at to increase with incroase 1n popuiation 4. Wa favor tho fre mited colnag of silver and eold. The tarift should be ievie levy o tarifl upon Koverament ¥ levy 4 tax 00 What the people possoss iustead what we consuime, corporations sho; erument in toe it higher chary Kive fair interest on the capital be controlled vy th wed than 15 itil one year ailer be bocomes a eitiz Alien Owiership of 1 individual and corporate All unearned i€s or other corporu- wersbip of lund 10 railroad compa id treachery on the sent reign of mob | the right of tridl by cou ing graln, money and products tho for- mation of trusts and combina = 3 for tho arbitrary advancement of pric *° hould be ispendod 15, We pledge that the shibition party, if eolected to power, will ever grant just” pensions to disabled veterans of the union army and navy, their w'lows and orphans, 14. Wo stand unequivocally for the Amer- fean public sehioo! and are opposed Lo any ap- provriation of public moneys for sectarinn schools. We declare that only by united support of such common schools, tauekt in the English language, can wo hope to become and remaio a tomeogenous and harmonious people PAIB. Wo areaign_ tho ropublican and demo- cratic parties us false tothe standards rearod by their founders, as faithless to the princi pies of their illustrious leaders of the past, 10 whom they do bomage with their lips recreant to the ‘“‘higher law, which is as infloxible in political affairs as in personnl life, and as no longer embodying the aspirations of tho American people or inviting the confidence of the en- lightened, progressive patriots. Their pro- tost against the admission of *“moral issues” into polities is a confession of their own moral degeneracy, The declaration of an eminent authority, thot munioipal misrulo is “‘the one conspicuous failure of American politics,” follows as a natural consequence such degeneracy, and 1s true alike in citios under republican and democratic control. Euch accuses the other of extravagance in congressional approvriations and both alike uro guilty; each protests when out against infractions of the civil servico laws, and each, when in power, violates those laws in lotter and spirit; each professes foalty to the interests of the toiling masses, but both covertly trugkls to the money power in their administration of public affairs. Kven the tariff issue, as repre. sented in the democratic Mills bill and the republican MeKinley bill, 18 no longer tronted by them as an issuo upon the great aud di- tprineiples of the goveriment, but is catering to the different sectional and class intorests. The attewpt in - many states to wrest tho Australian ballot system from its true purpose and so doform it as 0 render it extromely difficult for new parties excroise the right of suffrage is KO upon popuiar govern- ment. The competition in both parties for the vote of the slums and the assiduous courting of the llquor power aud subsery- fency to the monoy powoer has resulted in I tacing those powers in a position of prac tical arbiters of the destities of the nation. We renew our protest against these perilous tendencies and nvite all citizeus to jon in the upvuilding of a party that has shown in five nationnl campaigns that it prefers temporary defeat to the abandonment of tho ¢ of justice, sobriety, personal rights and the protection of American homos, Minority Report. The minority, composed of almost half of the members of the resolutions committoe, through Wheeler of Now York, offered th following nsa suostitute for the financial and silver and tariff plank: “I'he issuing of national currency bewongs 10 congress alone, as the representitive sov- ereign vower ot the nation, and should not be delegated to private individuals or coporations. Insufiicient production uf woll und the varinuce of the values of gold and silver makes it impracti cablo to rely upon either gold or silver for a safe, sound wund sulficient currency. W favor, therefore, the issue of Jegal tende treasury notes, exchangeable in gold or sil- ver bullion, on a plan similar to that which now floats 340,000,000 greenbacks on £100,000,000 gold reserve and make more acceptable and convenient than either wold or silver coin. In tho extension of this pian, rather than in the comage of gold or silver, lios the solution of Lho mogotary prob- lems that are disturbing ull nations. " For te tariff plank tho mmority of ered the following: “O.r tarifl should ve so lev- icd as to furnish revenue for the nonds of government economically administered, 10 lieving the necessities of use by « mass of the people and for the benefitof labor, protecting American productions and mAnufacture against competition of foreign nations. T'no dotails of our tariff laws having vecome tho foot ball of party politics to the great dis- turbanco and damnga of our protected indus- s and comme s, we believe such aetails suld be botter adjusted by a tavifi commis- sion to recommend to congress the dutics to meet the wants of government, so grad uated as to protect American skill and labor against the compotition of the world.” The following is offered by the minority as au additional plani to the piatform: “Kecog- izing and declaring that prohibition of the liguor trafiic has becomo the dominant 1ssuc in national polities, we invite to full party Jowship all those who on this one domit- ant issue are with us, agrecd in full belief that this party can and will remove sectional differeuces, promote national unity and in sure the bes. welfare of our eutire land,” All Tangled, The minority report vias sigued by twelve members, ‘Phe majority report was tak up section by scetion and no serious troudle oceur until the financial and sives planks w reached. Au cflort was made to substity thie minority plank and caused s paviisme tary tangle, woich was furtber complicated by un amendment offored by Hariz of 11l nots, having in view us a substitute for both, a declaratou for the free coinage of the American product unaer certain conditions, Prof. Dickio endeavored to cut off debate, but ex-Governor St. Jobn demandea that it coutinue The chairman recognized Dickie, but on appoal from the decision of the chair it wus reversed by a vote of 432 to 453, and there was a warin discussion of the silver question, St John and ilitt of California championing free coinage and Carscadacu opposing at, Pinally Hartz? amendment was beaten and the minority report was defeated by a vote of ito 5. Plauk j, relatiug to finance, was then d without division, to by stutes was then tuken on tho { fourth plaiik, 1t being 355 o B0 Aftertne free coinage men wero beaten an © L was made to strike out *‘unlimited’ wid adopt @ resolution for “froe coinage," but it was ruled out of order. U tariff tight followed, but it took only a woments to defeat the minority plank adopt the majority. Otner planks went through without amendment, though meeting with onnosi- tion. ‘ted by o voto of By i Nebraska Clergyimi Rev, Gieorge Wondby, a colored delogate from Nebra , offered as addition to the “mob rule"’ plank the following: **Bolioving m the purity of the ballot and frocdom of clections, we denounce the two old partie for purchasing votes, fraud ‘snd intimida: (e amendment was defeated, T'ho passuge of the pudlic school plank was grected with vociferous cheering Cousideration of the platform having been completed a minority resolution, intecded as an addition to the platform, inviting iuto th party all persons who consider with the { protiluitionists that the hiquor question is L minunt 1ssue, then came up aud pre. cipitated a fight. Mrs, Gougar, St, John and Strong, snti-fusionists, opposed it and it was defeated, When 5t. John endeavorea to have the platform as a wholo pui on passage consid erable confusion arose and there were cries, “Gag rule,” raised Doige of Michigan was recognized and of- ferea an amendwent to usert the words consist of gold, silver and paper’ between the words **should and be issued” in the first line of the financial plank. 1t being discov ered that the words had been inadvertently omitted, they were insorted I'ne recogiition of Duigo was a daugerous precedent, Eivivg An opporlunity Lo renew the sliver squabvle, iuch t t an- | noyance of those' who wauted Lo finish the work, [l fechug was also engendered in another dircetion, aud tucro was danger of there being beiug o split, ot only in the couvention, vut in the purty, and of & LoIt by some wembers of the Now York, Pesusylvanis ana other deloga tions, the fluancial and other ceonomie plauks huing oxireme istasteful. ‘I'he aefeat of the minority résolution, making provibition the ouly test of party fealty und the pr cipal tie sull budiog” thew 0 the part [CONTINUED ON TIMKD FAGE.) NUMBER 13 KANSAS REPUBLICAYS MEET Thay Make an Effort to Seleci a State Ticket, but Do Not Succeed. THREE VAIN ATTEMPTS TO NOMINATE Prohibition s Endorsed in tho Platform Adopted—Some of Its Other Planks— Favorites for the Gubernatorind Nomination—Thelr Strength, Torexy, Kan,, June 80.-The republican stato convention was callod to order at 10:50 by Chairman Buchanan of tho central com- mittee. The question which absorbs all othors is the fight for the gubernatorial nowination betwoen Morril, Smith and Murdock. The first struggle betweon the factions was on the sclection of tempor- ary chaivman, 1% B. Dawes was nominated iu behalf of tho Smith forces, and Judge Frank Martin was mude a candidate for the Morrill combination. A ballot resulted in the selection of Martin. On assuming the gavel he made a vigorous speoch, which was welt received, Com- mittees woro thon appointed. A resolution of sympathy with James G. Blaivo and family in their recent affliotion was passod and F. B. Dawes, the Smith candidate for temporary chairman, was called on and spoko on the issues of the day. After an address by Susan B. Anthony on tho woman suffrage quostion and tho aps pointment of tho various committees the convention took a recess until 3§ o'clock. Permanent Orgunization. Upon reassombling the committoo on per- manent oreanization racommonded the fol- lowing permanent organization: Chairman, Hon. W. P. Huckuey of Cowloy county; seo- retary, Charles M. Sheldon of Osugo county assistant secrotary, C. (. Mooro of Morrs county. The other committee not being roady the convention proceeded to the seloction of a state central committes by legislative districts, ‘I'he credentials committeo reported no cons tosts. Whilo waiting_ for the _resolutions committee to report Hon. Dick Blue moved that D, M. Valentine bo renominated for as- sociate justico of the supremo court. The ro- nomiuation was made by seclamation and the convention then ndjournea to S p. m. At the cyening scssion tho early hours were occupied by speechmaking, the plat- form committee still boing out. Finally at 0:30 p. m. that committeo reported through Hou. Georgo L. Douglns, its chairman. I'io resolutions ondorse the Minneapolis platform, favor legisintior to prevent gumbl- ing in futures; endorse the recommendation of ko postmaster goucral for govornmental control of tho telographs and telephones: favor freo aolivery of mails in the country districts; domand s fult, vigorous and manly enforcenient of the prohibitory laws; favor oqual taxation and tho assessment of all property at its actunl value; demand a liveral appropriation by the state for tho exhibition of Kansas prodicts at the World’s fair; do- manas strict logislation for proserving the purity of the baliot; favors an amendment of of tho constitution $0 as to allow women to vote. Other plunks relate to purely stato affairs, After o loug debate the vlatform was adopted, and then at 12:15 a. m. the conven- tion vroceeded to ballot for governor. Tl uborantorinl cundidatos ware Smith, Morrill, Murdock, Wright and Riddell. After throo ballots without a choice the cou- vention adjourned till tomorrow morning. el s CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, MePherson Objects to the Sennie Coasid« ering the e 13111 Today Wasiixaros, D. C.. June 80.—When the senate adjourned ou Wednosday it was with tho arrangement fixed up by unanimous consent that tho bill for the freo coinage of silver would be voted on at 2 p. m on Frday, but when the senate adjourned today that ar- rangement had boen entirely broken up ana the prospects for inal action on the bill ap pearcd to be as remote as ever. 1t was Mr, McPherson who wrought the change in tho sitnation. When the bill was laid beforo the senate he repudiated the uuanimous con- sent of the day bofore because it hud been made 1 his aosence, and in tho absence of every mewmber of the finance committes, and becauso it was 1n practical violation ot the agreement made before the Minneapoiis convention that no vote would be taken on tho bill until after both conventions—which meant, o coutendod, until seoators who had beon uttending them bad roturced to Wash- ington, which they had not all yet done. Mr. Morgan denounced McPhorson's un- willingness to abide by the unanimous con- sent of yosterday as a violation of good faith, and of tho traditions of tho seuato for con- turies and he declared that the policy of delay would not succeed, but that the senate would pass the bill and send it to the house in time for that oody to pass it also. As to its being vetoed by the president, Mr, Mor- gan expressed his conviction that it would not be veroed, but would ve signed. A motion to recommit the bill to the fluanco committeo was pending when tho senate adjourned, as was ulso an amendment to Mr, Stewart’s substitute, which would to confine the fren coinage privileges of the bill to the products of American mints after the bill becomes a law. Conference roports on the noval, the Dis {umbia and agricultural appropria- tion bills were agreed to, th last being one of three in which all the points in dispute were arranged. In viow of the fact, which 18 without precodent, that not a siugle general wppropriation bill las you boen sent to tho president, thoukh the fiscal year expires today, a joint resotution to continue the avpropriations for the cxpenses of the government for fift days from the end of the fiscal year was passed by both houses and sent to tho prosis deut. Adjourned, In tho House, Wasnisaroy, D, C,, e 30.~The {oint resolution, extending for fificen days the ap- propriation for the expenses of thi Koverns ment, pussod the house today. The ropub- ans then proceeded to filibuster against tin plate bill and their cfforts were success(ul in preventing its conside cration. *The bill wil not pass this house, was the prophecy of one of the leading mem- bors of the ways and weans committoe, and e will pass it was the dictum of & prom- {nont memtor of the democratic sido. It beiug apparent that no conclusion could bo reachied today, the friends of the moasure yielded to Mr. Dockery of Missouri to call up the confarence report on tho District of Columbiu apuropriation bill, A fight cusued on the proposition making an appropriation for tho outertainment of the Grana Army of the itepublic, The re. port wiss seut back to the conference, Mr. Hateh of Missouri submitted the con- fercnee roport of the ngricultural approp tion bill. Pending action the house ad- journed. 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