Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 2, 1892, Page 7

STAND UP FOR NEBRASKA The Most Prosperous Commonwaalth West of the Mississippi. LAND, MONEY AND TRANSPORTATION A Candid and Feariess Review of the People's Party Platform and the Im- practicable Reform it Proposes to lumugurate. A grand raily of republicans of Polk and York counties w be'd at Stromsburg las' Wodnasasy. Ihe principal speaker was Mr. Edward Rosewater, whose remarks were substantiully as follows: 1 appear before you today ot merelv as & representative of oue of the great parties of the country, but s 8u American citizen Thero is not & man within the hearing of my voice, whether he be & republican, democrat or indepenaent, whatever muy be bis creed, in whatever clime be may tave been born or raised, that is not proud of veing an Ameri- can citizen, There is not & man within my hearing who is not proud of the fact that the flag of the union protects aud defeuds every mun on lund or sea Who is & citizen of the great American republic Next 10 our pride as American citizens, w ought to take pride in being citizens of tnis state. Neoraska is oveof the most fertile and prolitic states within this great Ameri can union. Many of vou have lived i Ne braska from five 1o Lwenty, or perhaps, eve thirty years, but few realize the mugnitude of 11ils state, its productive capacities, its marvelous resources aud the great future which lies before it. Nebraska's Wonderfol Wealth, Let me call your attention to n few salient Within the facts regardine Nebraska. 758,400 bounaaries of this state there are 45,7 acres, of which 14,500,000 are improved and 000 still remain unimproved. Eleven of 000,000 acres of unimproved land beloug 10 the public domain and are still accessible to the homeless thousauds wno desire to avail themselves of the bounties of the mation. At 1S per acre, which is s very low estimate, the value of the land under cuitivation in Nebraska is $201,000,000, and the unimproved land, valued at only §2 per acre, would be 15,516, 800. In other words the farm property of Nebrasks is worth at the lowest estimate £320,516,800. Add to this $150,000.000 for the fnprovea property in lhe various cities throughout 1he state and the real estate valaes will apgregate 874,516,500, The per- sonal property, iuciuding cattle on the farm and the prodicts of the mill and factory, are cstimutea at the lowest valuation &t $450,- 000,000, There are over §50,000,000 on aeposit today 10 the banks in the staic of Nebraska; or very nearly $50 per capita for every man, woran and child, so that the total real and persoual vroperty vaiuation of Nebraska will foot up £1,08%,116,500. This snows that we bave over E1.00 worth of real and personal property in Nevracka for every man, woman and child in the state. Against thiis we have & s couuty and city debt computed at £ 45 per camta. This is & mere trifie as compared with the debis of other states. The territory of Arizona owes $46. 35 per cupita; the state of Nevada $2589: Wyoming, 211 orth Dakota £11.20; South Dakota, £10.04: Kansas, §11.01: New Hampsuire, $5.63; Missouri, $.213 Mon- tana, $15.17; Colorado, $12.73, ana California, 6. I'be private debt, at ibe very highest estimate, will not exceed §0 per capita, which would leave about §445 per capita as the actual wealth of the pecple of Nebraska. This does not represent the vast invest- ments in railroads. In 1560 there was not a single mile of raliroad fu the state:in 1570 we had only 705 miles; in 1550, 1,653 miies 1n 1885, 2,963 miles, and today we bave 5,430 miles. At§20,000 per mile, which is about the sversge cost in & prairie state, the waluation of the rmlroads i Nebraska is $108,600,000. The growib of our railway system is o fair index of the marvelous de velopment of our state _But every citizen of Nevraska has other rénsons for stats pride spart from the mero increase of wealth, He can justly take pride 1n our educationsl institutions. We have in this state 236,356 public sebool children, with 10,555 teachers. The value of our school houses is computed ut £4,672,250, and we ex- pend anuually for the education of the grow- ing geuneration over #.,000.000. This cer- tainly is a very creaitable showing. Popalists, but Few Paupers. On the other hand, Nebraska cau make favorable comparison wita olaer and wealthier states as regards the provortion of her destitute aud criminal population. Ac- cording to tbe last census Nebraska bas only 201 persons in her almshouses, while the state of lowa, with less thau double the population, bus 1,624, and Kansas, with only 25 per cenl more population, as nmates in almshouses. 'Le scate of Maine, with & pulation of 661,000, uas 1,16i inmates in E?!r almshouses, and Counecticut. with & population of ,000, bas 1,448 inmates; Celifornia, with 8 pobulation’ of 1,200,000, has 2,600 inmete According to the oensus of 158 Nebraska had only 218 inmates in her county jails, while iown had 500; Kansas, 412; Maine, 302 California, 652. The pumver of inmates 1n the Nebraska pevitentiary in 1560 was 391; in Kausas, ¥18; Connecticut, 1,235: Califor- 2,051 Colorada, 52, snd Missouri, 1,701 Nobody in this sudience will experience greater surprise than 1 did wher 1 recently made 8 computation of the value of the pro- ducts of Nebraska for ihe vear 1801 In 1801 the farmers of Nebrasks raised 67,652,000 bushels of corn, which, at 27 c2uts a 'busbel, sgereguted §43.55.512 They raised in the same vear 18,050,000 bushels of wheat, valued at §13 193,58, aud o osts 45 - 599,000 valued at §11,1 king & total Of §47,65,792 for Lne tLree leading cereals. 1118 sufe to estimate the value of the rye, barley, potato and Layv crop at #,000,000, so that the farm products of Nebrasia for the yenr 1801 exceed 575,000,000 In the report of the Department of Agri culture for the year 1841 1 fing the following statistics regarding the value of Nebraska live stock : Horses and mules. Total ...... i 00,724,080 Witt this maguificent exbibit before you 1 dpubt whether meny of you will realize that the farmers of Nebraska during tbe past year huve gatbered more wealth out of the $0ii of Lhis state than all the silver producing siates uave dug out of their mives duriug Lhe sawe period iu Lbe shape of Drecious wetals. Neuraska’s corn was for last year worth over #i%,000,000 while the product of all tbhe silver mines in Colorado 1s only worth §25,000,000. All the siver mining slates of America together have only yieldea §70,000,000 worth of the white metal, While Nebraska's grain crop alone was wortn 000,000. This 15 ap iudisputabie fact Just think of it. Your coru ana wheat crop was worlb twice us wuch as all tbe silver dug out of Lbe earth iu Colorado, snd your grain and cattle for this year wiil exceed in wvalve all the silver and il the gold product ©f the whole Uunited States for tbe same period. Now, let me call your sttention to svotber Nebraska industry” that will soou sssuwme reat maguitude. With the exceplion of iforuia, Nebrasks s tbe only state in which the culture of sugar beeis and beet sugar manufucturing bas be.n usdertaken on & luree scale. lu 1891 there was over 4,700 aeres of land under cutivation in this siate for raising sugar beets. During last year dbe Grand Islaud and Norfolk sugar re- Soerics 1urned out 6,000,000 poands of sugar. In 1887, ouly five sears ugo, the total beet sugar product of the United States was 400,- 000 pounds. This year Nevraska will very nearly doable ber product of lust year. It is cstimated that the cousumption of suger in the United Siates is ou au sverage #ixiy-two pounds for esct iobavitant. Ne- ks, Lbecofore, consumes about (i, 000,000 pounas of sugar, which &t 6 oceuls & pound Would awount 1o §1.750,000. W by should uot Nebrasks raise sugar boels euouph for ber OWn consumplion and keep his vast sum of Worey in circulation at bome! Sugar for All the Weat. Woy should not Nebraska supplyv sugar for the peop's west of the Mississippi river, Who consuc wapy million doilars’ worth a ear! We . (cimporting from Europe over 000,000 worth of sugar anuuslly. It s Smozing that iu Nebraska, with a soil spe- cially adapled for raising suwar beets, Buy- body should lay & straw io the wav of bav- ibis stale's productions diversified. traveled throuzh Austria | | half ac and Germany | saw millions of mores of land under cullitation for sugar beets. Un both sides of the railroads the sugar beet fields extended just as far as the cornfieids do in this state. In Bohemia alone there are over 200 beet sugar refineries. Why should not Nebraska have tweaty or thirty such sugar refineries, or mills, and two or three milfon acres of land planted in sugsr beets! In 1850 the lerisiature of this state voted a bonus of 1 cent & pound on sugar refined in our mills, Now, it so bappened that some of the parties engaged in sugar beet culture pear (irand Isiand were dissatisfiea with the result. Tbey had struck a year of drouth and were not familiar with tbe metbod of sugar beet raising. Then they raised a nowl against Oxnard, and the farmers allinoce convention, st the instance of my friend, General Van Wyck, passed & resolution pledging members of the iegisla- ture elected by the independents to repeal the cugar bounty law and they did repeai it. Tt was an act of bad faith damagiog to the state's credit and m check 1o her prosperity. This vear the platform of the people’s party nas the following plank: **We are opposed 10 the restoration of the sugar bounty in any form by tne state of Nebraska.” This also, 1am told, was inserted at the instance of General Van Wyck, who is opposed 1o ail bountles on priuciple, butlam told cheer- fully eave & bounty: to the rail- rond that buit a depot mnear his farm, Before the supar bounly was ve. pealed by the last Jegisiature the proposition was made that the bonus shouid be paid to the farmers who raised sugar ing to weight delivered at the re would bave given the farmers the b stead of the manafacturers, but this pr sition was rejected, Aud yetevery na in Burope where sugar beets ure rais pay a bounty for the sugar exported to for- elen couniries. (Germany pavs & b nmta pound for all suger expo and relieves the manufacturer {rom taxes on the machinery and plant, Ours are not only ovliged 1o meet the © of 20-cent @ aay labor in Germany Austria, but also the bounties and revat Whyshoula not Americastimulate a home in- dusire that would leave £50,000,000 10 §0, 000,000 1n circulation in this country, and the end cheapen oue of the products that is used in every family! But General Van Wrck sald last week st Indiatcla: *‘They huve given you Cheap sugar; ves, but you got it only through your howling, Such ciaptrap is very catching with credulous people, but what are the facts! The Mo- Kinley bill, which repealed the duty on sugar, was passed long before the campaizn of howling in Nebraska commenced. The howis of the people’s party leaders had no more to do with the repeal of the sugar duty in the McKinley bill thun had lust year's comet. beets nocord. Confined to the Peaple's Party Issues. 1 propose. if possible, to confine my dis- \ todiy to the issues made Dy ine « party. 1 do not propose to discuss the tariff or ihe force bill. For a number of vears this state and other states of the west situated similarly with Nebraska have been overrun with _cha: wnd political rainmakers, who nsist tha! s couatry is in a terrible couditrion that we are on the verge of ruin aud bankruptey. These political guacks tell you that uniess you follow their prescription and swallow their nostrums aud adopt reme- dies which past experience and the good com- mon sense of maukingd have always proved o be abortive your condition will bocome abso- lutely hopeless. They have put some of their visionary schemes into rhvme. 1 have brought along one of the people’s party song books 1o show vou bow it reads. I will not sl 1t, because 1 am not built way. |Laughter. There nre throe thin=s that we much need Tomuke n huppy nution: Tis money plenty, with free land, And proper transportation. LASD. God gu ve usall the light and air na we cun fre them; All nature’s gifts s be the same, But human greed abuse them The land was wade for pe And mun was put upon | We have no right 1o buy or sell, And surely less 10 puwn it ple's use Occupnney should be your deed And use your only vitie: This simple Juw. 80 Tight and just, Hus need of n6 recital MONEY. Money. like our blood. is life; _By contract.ng circulation You kili the powerof the man And business of the nation. But give me money, plenty. cheap, "Twiil set the idie working, Feed the hunzry, c.othe the poor, And leave no need of shirking. We have eight doliars tax to pay, With five iu circalation: Thiis poliey ‘tis piuin to see Wouid bunkrupt avy nation. So zive us money all we need. Then nothing ean 0ppose us, And we wi i muke the arid piaios To blossom like the roses TRANSPORTATION, nsportation of today, _Iireally is onesided They guther in the o Ana it never ge The tr tion's wealth ts divided. You send a full cur load of zrain Way 10 the custern market, And after paving freizii on it, Wiy you are out of pocket. But if tte people only ownod The ratiroads und ihe steamers, There wouidn't Le one-half the chance For Stiylock’s wily schemers. Theory But No Practice. Yes, iudeed. 1f wisbes were horses bog- gars would ride. Weil, now, I will review briefly the things these people want. They tell us that lana should ve as free as light and air. Notonly ihis, but they say ¥ou lave no rignt to land excepting such as you actually culuvate and use. 1 presume most of you are farmers aud 1 would ke 0 koow bow much of any of the land you now pos- sess YOu re Wiling 10 part with Lo somebo; wh ! waut to kn bow muc is homeless. I of the land thut you have not broken nor cul- tivated you are redy 10 give 10 somebody who s williog 1o use it All those who have uny land that they are willing 10 dourte to auybody hold up their bavds. |Applause and laughter.] Now, what is the matter! 1 do uot see a siugle man put up bis baod. 1 expected that atleast a baif of you would be willing to part with s por- tion of your farms and | was ready Lo take down your numes and bring somwe new settlers here who are not very far aw aud are will ing to get us much and as they can una use it This proposition 10 divide the laud has not been confined 10 a sentimental song, but has been actually put into tte platiorm adopted at Omaba, on the Fourth of July, by en whose beads haa been turned by B P u lamy und Henry George. That plank reads as follows “The land 1ncludiog all the natural re- sources of wealth i the beritage of all the people and svould not be mouopolized for sneculative purposes. All land now held by railroads anc otber corporations in excess of their actual need avd sll lands ewued by alieus should be reclaimed by the govern- ment ana beld for actus!l settiers onl Bellumy's Theory Pancture “This is atcording to Bellamy, wuo wants all the people in oue household and to wake vou ull feed out of one trough. Bellawy is rusoing as one of tue Weaver and Mield electors in Massschuselts, and he iaterprets the platiorm Lo mean that all the Jand must soouer or later be nationalized, that 1s, must be beid by the governmeat for the use of all tbe people. Now, I want to koow woether Bellamy’s Lheory is correct. If be is correct, then every farmer sbould part with all the land that be does not use, aud when that day comes Nebraska will get 8 good many new settlers In France the average farm bas not much more thaw thirly ucres, aud even some of that laoa is not i use, »o that I can truth- say twenty-ive scres apiece would be about all you would ve entitiod 10 own uuder this piatform. All those who are io favor of & aivision of e land manifes: the sawe Ly sa5ing “Aye.” [Several men iu the crowd shouted “*Aye "] Mr. Rosewater—Come up and let us take down your uames. |Nobody moved.] Now, iet us see about auother part of this laud scheme, I presume ttatyou all agree ihat you do uot mean to part with any ‘and thst ¥ou buve already got, but you ask lust the public domain shall be beld for actual set- tiers ouly. That 1is really the law today Toe republican pariy, whick gave the pecple of the United Siates the homes'ead law move Lban thirty vears ago, bas repealed all the laws that enabied spoculators to get bold of pubhic langs. They have repealed tune preemplion laws end materially modified ihe tree culture law. 1 take it that the demand for the forfeiture | up. | | 1 { of raiiroad land nts was intended to in- clude ali the subsidy lands forfeitad by ihe railronds that have failea to eomply with the requirements of their charters. Such a law nas already been put on the statute books by the Fifty-first congress, which was repubii- can 1n both branches. The act for the forfeiture of land grants follows ection 1. That there is bereby forfrited to the United States, and the United States hereby resumes the title tbereto, all lands beretofore granted to any state or to anv corporation to md in the construction of & raiiroad opposite to and co-terminus with the portion of aay such raiiroad not now com- pleted ana in cperation for the construction or benefit of which such lands are declared be a part of the public domain: provided, thie act shall not be construed as for- \¢ the right-of-way or station grounds of any railroad company heretofore granted. Confronting the Facts. This disposes of the forfeited railroad land grants, but the independent platorm says 1hat the government 1s to reclaim all theland owned by the raiirosd:. How can the gov ernment do this! The oniy way you can ob- tain property in the United States is by pay- ing forit. Theonlv way the United States czn repossess its lands patented to the raiiroads 18 by baving them appraised and paving for them. How much do you propose paving for toat land? Wnen Leland Stavford and Jay (Gould proposed some years Ago to doed back all their unsoldland grants between Nebraska and California at #£2.50 acre, the proposi- tion was denounced in all parts of the coun- try 8s & huwe job, and thousands of people | protested, aud congress did not dare to do it 1 venture 1t v that there are at least from 30,000,000 1o 40,000,000 acres of raiiroad lan in Wroming, U d Nevada, mostiy sa brush and alkali lands, not worth 25 centsan a They would be utterly useless to settiers, but if congress should decide to have them reclaimec from the railronds the corporations »uld have ten times their ue and un by the t 4 rm 3 them ou have examined i is an im on the government w0 this land ref scheme will find it sition to divide ple is like the the land among single tax proposi- Henry George, His proposition that all taxes sbould be levied upon lacd volues. Any inteliigent farmer must realize that if this were done the land owers would be taxed so hizh that they would finslly be oblized 1o part with their land, and the ma- jority of tne farmers would become tenants of Uncle Sam. This is certainly pot in accord with yoar own notions of the ownership of land. 1f 1 know the temper of American farmers 1 kuow that such racical changes in land ownership will not take place without a figbt. It will take a preat deal of blood- shed before the American farmer will part with his land 10 bave it divided up and dis- tributed amoag the landless. 1f land is to be as free as air and you sre not to pawn it bow are you going 1o Zet even & 2 per cent loan on it from the sab-treasury ¢ The conclusion of Mr. Rosewater's ad- dress will appear iu 8 later issue of Tur e br all the pe tion of E'S FUN AHEAD. THE Democratic City Primaries Tomorrow Promise to Be Lively. The democratic city copvention will bebeld Wednesday sfternoon to pame the candi- pates 1or the council aud five candidates for the Board of Education. The primaries will be beld tomorrow afternoon, and in at least thiee wards there will be hair curling con- te ts. The hottest fight is cn down 1n the Second. Counci Slsasser is & caudidate for re- vomination. Mr. Elsasser has been 1n the council ome term and has been very satisfactory to most of the residents of uis ward, bur then he has not pleased everybody £nd nas a contest on bis bands. Several corporations and siveral more contractors have uot found him the kind of & councilmup suited to their purposes ana report has it—and in this case report knows what sbe1s talking about—that there is a_combination to defeat him fora re- nomination. And the combingtion isa funny one, to. lsasc Hascall, known to fame, has' finger in tbe deal Hascall is going 1o run independent or on tne indepen aent ticket, be aon’t know which vet, and he wants 10 get Peter Elsasser out of the way. The cocbination of corporations and cob- tractors want the same thing that Hascall does. So the scheme is 10 boom Steve Mar- tinovitch for the comiuation. William Hay 1s also in the fight and the plan is to aivide the vote s0 that Elsasser can be left at nome at ll hazaras, and theu the combination will take its chances on the man who sacceads him. Pete says if the corporations will only keep tbeir hanas off aud not help the other fellow, there will be the liveliect fight the ward has scen since the winter of the deep snow. Iiuraish is a candidate for renomnation in the Third ward and be basa fight on bis hands, 100, although thecomoination is dif- ferent. This time it is a combination of the uewer residents of the ward who claim to be tried of baving the old ganz name the coun- cilman. These men have pinned their hopes 10 McAudrews and claim they are in & posi- tion to secure bis election. Inthe Fourth the democrats have four condidates in tne field for the nomination. They are George Guy, George C. Whitlock, Dr. Clarke Gaper @nd Frank J. Lange. There will be fun if Whitlock gets the nomiuation. He is now azent of the Ketcham Furniture company and the city is not through with that firm yet on the trouble growing out of tbe furnishiog of the new city hall. Then there are democrats who claim that Whit- lock’s candidacy is a scheme Lo help Wheeler out as Whitlock, and he were very tuick when one was building inspector and the other in the council. These democrats assert tuat Wheeler wantsa men nominated whom ne can defeat easily and W hitlock is willing in view of pest favors 1o help the donghiy mujor our Up in the Sixth Ed N. Brown was thought 1o bave a walkaway, but several new candidates have been brought ovt 1n the last few days and it won't be so unanimous for Mr. Brown after all Courchill Parker 1s the only man named for the office in the Ninth ward. LION AND LAME IN THESOUTH, How the Populists are Treated By Their Dear Friends, th ocrats. O'Nr11, Neb., Sept. To the Editor of Tue Bee: 1 bave just relursed fromn rip south, during w 1 assisted in con- aucting 8 repudhcan daily Ark, during three wecks paigu. During that time I saw enough to couvince me that the stories of outrages against the ballot and the free exercise of the elective franchise in the south are not the prodzet of an enlerged imagination, but the plain uuvarpisbed truth. The descrip- tion of the outrages perpeirated agaiust free speech im Georgiw as given Ly General Weaver uud Mrs. Lease are very similar to what transpired at Hot Springs while 1 was there. The denal of Cumirman Atkinson of the trutn of Genersl Weaver's sioriesis also similer 10 the excuses and_apologies of the aemocratic press sud the officials of Lbat party at Hot Springs i extenustion of the outrages commilled there. The outrages w0 which | refer were the disturbance of 1wo meetiugs ueld by the populists, oue of which was wholly broken up. 11 wasu meeling held on ihe postoftice block aud advertised s ajoint meetiug of populisis and demo- crats. The lalter refused 10 parlicipsie in Lue discussion, Lowever, but marched around in full force and so snnoyed and barassed the meeting that it was forced to break Tbe democralic mayor was present and wilnesse: the outrage, yet refused 10 1ustruct the police tointerfere and quell the disturbance. He said *the boys” were just baving 8 little fuu. it might have caused biooashed, if they had altswpted ‘o arrest the perpetrators of the outrages, for many desperete men were in the perty of aistirbers sud some among Lhem were prom- ineut democrats wud officials. To say 1hat the eify of 1ot Springs as well as the state of Arkausas 3 iu coutrol of the corrupt and veual demsocraoy of the south scarcely balf expresses the trulh and ouly nalf deserites the true condition in those damocracy-ridden states. Democracy down there is ibe synonym of all that is despicably corrupting sud the party leaders scruple At nolbing 1o xin sdvastage for Lhe party or 1o win un election. J. H Rices Sixth Ward Speoches. The Sixth Ward iepublican club beld an interesting meeting last evening at Twenty- sixth and Lake. Speeches were made by J L. Kaley, J. B. Reeve, Phil Winters, Charles Clarke and Judge Mucomber. at Hot Springs, of the state cam- | Sintes D REPUBLICAN (BUNTY TICKET i Result of the Conveiwan Held at Washing- ton Hall)¥ fsterday. ¥ | WERE VERY NOISY BUT GOOD NATURED 1't Show Up at the Sendoff and the Rusiness Wit Tat Throngh in Good shape After a Start Was Made. For County Attorney J. L. RALEY For County Commissioners— " Secoud distriet HENRY LIVESEY Thira aistrict veesenG. R WILLIANMS Fourth district C G STANLEY {TSAAC NOYES 3 For State Senators.. ) CHARLES L OLARKE 1. 0. LOBECK AL SUTTO { A LOCKNER 10 A, GOss | W. N NASON For Representatives.. | T.D. CRANE 1B REEVES | M. O RICKETTS, | CHARLES STEVE oW KYNER It was onc of the noisiest, and yet, probd- ably, the best natured conveutions ever heid oy Do busy any political organization in las that kept 160 republicans for s at Washington ball yesteraay after county convention 1n years has boe preceded by so much outside canvassing and this was due to the fact that there was no combination agreed upon in advance Every ward aud precinct had & candidute d nome of them were willing to co eir weakness before the co There were efforts made among several sets of candidates to unmite on a compromise ticket, but this was unsuccessful and the convention found the frieuds of each candi if not sanguine, at least hopeful of suc- cess and fully determined 1o test their strength with the assembied deleates. 1t was nearing 8 o'ciock when D. H. Mer- | cer, chairman of the county central commil tee, called the convention to order, and even then the delegites were slow in respending to the call. There was much work to be done, and the old timers in the convention waated to get something of an idea of what was on the tapis before they got down to the active work of the afternoon. This was de- pied them, bowever, and roll was fivaliy called on & set of men who were completely at ses, 50 far s slates were concerned. Dave Merc Farewell. In calling the convention to order Mr. Mercer apnounced that he would sever bis conncction with the committee &t the ciose of the day’s convention. He said that he bad met many loyal friends and earnest workers duri his connection with the con mitiee he boped tumat the couven on would select a committee that would euter the work of the campaign with loyaity, am- bition and genuine bard work.” He an- nounced tue first workof the convention to De the selection of & temporary chairman. Judee Ambrose named W. F. Becbel as the tewporary presifing officer and John Tuompson proposed themame of Louis Lit- tlefield. The ballot resuited in the selection of Mr. Littlefield by .8 vote of Charles Potter snd W. A. Messick were named 8 temporary secretaries. In accenting the chair, Mr. Lattlefield said: “Gentlemen. 1 will not thank you personally for tnis honor, but for the proper recognition of the youae Americau voler.” On motion of Lee Estelle, the list of dele gates as reported by the different wards was 8ocepted as there was nocontest. This was supplemented bf B motion offered by Judge Ambrose tnat ‘the delepates present st the full vote of the ward. It was a little rough on Phil Winters, who was there as a proxy fora Ninth ward aelegate, who was out Of the city; butit went after a litle discussion, Bnd with the barring of proxies Mr. Wintérs withdrew: from 'the fioor and worked bis couuty attorey boSk from a point of vaniage in the front row of the seats reserved for spectators. For County Attorney. The temporary oreanization was made permauent, and after a communication from the Swedish-American club endorsing A. J. Dahlstrom for the legisiature had been read, the convention was resdy for the nomination of a candidste for county attorney. This was the warmest work before the deélegates, and there was & lively hustie among the ticket namers when the chalr announsea nominations in order. Some man with & lone head moved thatan informal ballot be taken and the nominating speeches were nivped in the bud. The informal vallot revealed the following canaidates and their respective sirength be- fore the conven’ H 93 1o 6 A. C. Troup 11 R. Andrews 2 R W. Breckenridge.. . §7 H. L. Da 1 W.W. Slabaugh G, W. Awbrose. ..o 1 Phil Winters IR, AL Dick..eesreires B 3. L. Kaley 2113, L. Car 1 Troupe, Breckenridge and Kaley gained on the two suicceeding ballots, the third result- ing Tr Knies i Breckeuriage was within thirty votes of the noming 10n but his lead was lost early in the taking of the fourth uallot when the Winters ana Slabsugh forces were throwr 1o Kaley. Then there was 8 general rush for the band wageu and ou behalf of Mr Troun & motion was offered by T. W. Black burn 10 make Kaley’s nomination unsnimous 10 save the secretaries the meutal labor of making the toials. The motion was carried with a whoop and s soon as Colonel Whar- ton, Kaley's hardest worker on tbe floor, could get bLis voice under control, Mr. Kaley 1 Winters Slabaugh. ... 2. was iutroduced to the convention sud deliv- ered s brief but entbusiastic sddress. He said Mr. Chalrman ana Gentlemen of the Con- ventiou: 1 trust I ueed not say that I thauk you from the bottom of my heart for the honor ihat you bave conferred upon me. 1acceptit knowinz full well the welzhty responsibiiities that rest upon the min who aecepls the posi- tion. I know that there is an eleetion 1o foi- low this nominution and intend 1o make the rostie of my life for tnat elec tion I have voied the republi- can ticket for seventeen years und bave never voted auything else. I do uot vote it becuuse it is called the republican ticket, but because it is boistered up by the prineiples that are back of it. That is wnv 1 um u republican and will be a republican for all thoe to eome jore & republican today than ever betore ause of the prinet down in the repuy 1 believe that they ples that Luve been Inid Picin ol tform this vour. are prociples upon which we can all stund wore firmly than any that could bave been enunciated Tue speaker referred in enthusiastic terms to the McKinley bill, $he mention of which was received with reyawed applause. ¥or County Odinm issioners, For county commissivger from the Second asstrict George Heimrg, Heury Livesey aud R 1). Duucan were [laced iu nomination “Tne first ballot resultdh gs follows Hetmrod B, Avesey 82 Duncan b On the second balloy Duncan gained three votes, Lavesey gained fpurtcen and Heimrod lost thirteen. When the third ballot bad progressed but a little Way it was apperent that Livesey was & winper and Duncan with- drew in his favor. His f.omiuation was made unanimous & moment Liter. G, K. Williams and Herman Timme were placed 1o nomination 19 the couuty bosd from the Third commiggiover district. Timmge wasn't in it from the ‘BLArt, the first balloy giving Williams 115 16 }ils opponent’s forty one. The fight for the nommation in the Fourth district was very warm,the candioales being C. C. Stauley of South Owmsba, Henrs sey of Miillard aud James Walsh of McArdle. The first bailot resulted Walsh Walsh and Stauley gained in tbe second ballol, Stanley from the Owaha wards aud Wulsb from the country preciuets. The third “ allot gave Walsh 77, Stsuley 74 and K ¥, the country precinects baviog 8 ctance 10 uomisate Walsh. Toey falled to take savaulage of ihe opportunity at the time, but tried it in ibe fourth ballot, but it was tbea 100 late, & the city bud come out solidy for Stanley. wko was the choice of the South Omabs delega tion. The ballot resulted: Stanley, ¥2; Walsh, 65. The nomination of Staviey was nade LLADIMOUS. Willing to Go to Lincoln. Tbere was Do desrth of sspirants for the nomination for the state sen- | ate. Clarke, Frank C. Ransom, Lobeck, Charles 1sanc H 0. Noyes, Richard Sm'wn, T. D. l'nn;. A. H Briges, R C, Patterson ana U Bates were oed in_nomination. W. G. Whitmore of ley asked that Mr. Noves be named by acclamation, as 1t was generaily couceded that the county was entitted 1o one senator aud nO obe else was & candidate from & country precinct. Eversbody seemed in favor of Mr. Noyes, but the motion was votod down, several other caddidates wanted to be nominated_by acclamation for #0me reason or other. The first bailot re- sulted Ransom . o Smith Clarke W Crane " Tobeck. [ 43 Briges e @ Nores 105 Bt 1 Noyes and Clarke were ceclared nominated and the cdonvention proceeded to the selec tion of the third candidate The fignt soon narrowed to Crane and Lobeck, and when the scattering votes began to be thrown to Lobeck bis nomination was made unani mous on motion of one of Mr. Crane's lieu- tenants. The convention had been noisy enough all this time, but it fairly outdid itsell when nominations were declared in order for rep- titives, Every man in the convention da candidate and he wanted to et him before the delegates before any other nfan be named. The result might be im- a. 1t oould never be described. The secretaries wrote out the names of the candi- dates whose hames they heard, then aadea the ames of a few of their friends, and when the ballot was taken the result was Iike this KL Vodlets W : L@ i Ky s Ry @ ¥ N ; M. O iitoketis wC Y 1 This n ton, A. Lockr H. Kyner, M aud on the seo | of Douglas precinet the s ve ticket | Pending the announcement o he result of the ballot for lemslative candidates, the fol- lowing candidates for assessors were named by the ward and precinct deleratio First Ward—A. R He Secoud Ward—August Schroe Third Ward— Frank Hickok Fourth Ward—James G. Carpenter. Pifth Werd—George F. Frankiin. Sixth Ward—F. W. Manville, Seventh Wara—Lewis P. Norberg. Eighth Ward—Chris Moyer. Ninth Ward—Robert Livingstone. South Omaba—Lymnau Carpester. Cloutar{—A. E. Sunberg. Miliara—Egert Spectt, Jefferson “red Juch McArdle. nee —C. V. Fouts. Union—Zach Ellis. £est Omaha—S. W. Young. West Omaba—John D. Mo, Chicago— Richard Reicken Vailey—A. gbert Waterloo— Cnarles Kaultield. Elkhorn and Douglas wmade no nomina- tions, The following resolution was passed with- out disseut tzomery. Resolved, That the senators and represer tives nominated by this convention be ure hereby instructed to secure the enact- ment_of & law which shall require judicial ofticers who shall becowe candiiates for any other thun judicial offices to resign immedi- ately after’ receiving and accepung such nominations New Couuty Committee. The convertion selected the following county central commiitee 10 act durine the ensuing year Prrst Ward—John W. Houza, John P. Hen- derson, A. M. Back. Second Wara—George B. Stryker, Jonn Yerak, W, K. Wilson, Third V-ard—Seth Cole, George M. Payn- ter, J. C. Huboard, Fourth Ward—T. K. Sudborough, G. A. Amvrose, Efijah Dunn, Fifth Ward—E. Beredict, U. T. Graham, M. F. Senrs. Sixth Ward—H. T. Leavitt, George E. Wilson, Jobn Heywood. Seventn Ward—A. C. Churetill, Coch- rane, Lee Yate: Eigbth Wara—T. S. Crocker, R. P. Dahl- nan, M. F. Singleton. Ninth Ward—Cnarles Unitt, Johu Lewis, S. M. Saddler. Clontarf—John Karling, James Coopex. Chicago—R. L. Livingstone, C. H. Davker. Elkhorn—0O. Whitney, Joun Fisher. 2 Eust Omaba—F. Craw ford, E. L. McFad- en. Douelas—Not filled. Florence—Acdrew F. Thomson, Jeflerson—W. C. Timme, Johu Klinker. ard—John Lempie, Henrv Kelser. cArdle—Jobn Harvey, Will Glanak. Unio Not filled Omata—W. S. Anderson, W. . S. Kenisworthy, Bruce McC G Kingelier, Charles R. ul- Whitmore, A. P. Acker- Waterloo—J. C. Robinson, G. W. Hill. West Omaba—O. K. Pratt, D. L. Johuson. FAILED TO ENTHUSE, Local Independents Let a Rewick Meeting Go by Detault. The local machiners of the people's inde- pendent party siipped several cogs last night iu au effort to hoid & meeting, which proved 1o be & decided failure. é In the first place the party intended 1o local lightsof the have @ pow-wow &t the campsign beadquarters, 1619 Howard street, but late in the afternoon was decided to nold the meeting in Washington hall. Flaming doagers were spreag aboul the streets anuouncing that ‘Hon. E. C. Rewick would expose tbe rotten metbods of republican state officials.” ana that Mayor Weir of Lincoin would “air some state house secrets.’” Wnen » o'clock arrivea there did ot appear to be any seeth- ing mass of bumanity trying to gain ad- mission to Washingtor. ball, bowever, and only & few of the main spokes in the balance wheel of the party lingered about the hemaguarters at 1619 Howard street to steer the stragelers toward the place where the people’s independent brand of cioguence was expected to bubble cut. Half & hun- dred men savutered into Wastington hall by $:30 o'el , but the gattering seemed to be beadless. Mr. Rewick was ou hand, out Mayor Weir did not arrive, After walung for'nalf mn bour for sometbiog lo bappen Mr. Isaac Hascall arose and thought it was & shawe to invite 8 gentlemau from Lincoin with evideuces of such a choice variety of politiea] corraption in possession and then bave him greeted by a mere handful nf peo- ple. He proposea ihat the meeting for the expose by Mr. Iewick be postponed and that a general effort should 0= made Lo get out & large audievoe soLie evening next week. This met with approval, acd it was de- cided to refer the matterio the executive couwinittee with instructions to push bard for o great meeting next Wedpesday night. A motion 0 adjourn was putaasd carried, but a moment luter Mr. George Washington Brewster called the crowa (o order and suid inat it was 100 bad 10 ee Lhe time roling on toward election day and 1o see 1ho gas buruing, burning at the expense of the peo- e ple's party, ana no oratory flowing out with it. He proposed that there stould be some speaking rignt thore and tnen. He knew of several fair sized political cesspools that [< d be surred up ou short notice; ia fact, he always carried afew in bis pockets for that kind of occasions. A few of the veteraps stayed for half ao bour ana listened 10 him. Repuplican Commitiee Meet ing. The Dew county republican central com- mittee met last evening in tbe commiliee rooms in Tue Bee buildiog, acd orgavized by the selection of A. 8. Churcbill as chair- wuu sud Joun Jenkins, sscretsry. T. K Sudboroegh was the continued ~ in office of ireasurer. The chalr wus given time to name au exccutive committee of niue, 10 cousist of oue from each ward, oue irom Houth Omabs, two from the couniry precinets, snd the three executive ofticers of the commitiee. The names of all nominees, logeiber with their business und residence addresses, were ordered reported 10 the secrelury, iu order Lhat they might be reported to the county cler, to be placed correctly on tbe balots. Au adjournment was taken wotll vext Thursday evening at 7:% 0'ciock, when 8 meeting wiil be bela for the purpose of Mappiog out the plan of the CAIPAIgE. PLATTSMOUTH'S MANY GUESTS Thousas of People Attracted by the Field-Bryas Debate. OMAHA WAS QUITE WELL REPRESENTED Logic of the Repubilcan Champion Loudly Applanded—Features of the Speeches— Seenes At the Con. clusion of the Addresses, Enthosiastic Pratremovtit, Neb., Oct. 1.—|Spacial Tele- gram to Tar Bee. |- Here in the beautiful city at tne mouth of the Platte the two grants of the big First district joined issues for the last time today, and Plattsmouth nad amply prepared to do the oocasion its full meed of justice. By the unfortunate fire of last July the only hall in the city capable of hold ing the crowd was oestroyed, aud so the meeting was hela on the High school grounds under the light of tbe moon. Benches made of boards served as seats. There was a mighty muititude of people to laid on veer keas hear toe great discussion. All day wagons and buggies and saddle horses laden with humanity poured into the eity, und all kinds of people fiocked streets But 1t was al enrly night full e multi- the reg T irains of passengers, and N mahn Well Ropresonted. The Samosets and tne Jacksonians of Omaha were in the field on & special train, aud they made a comp. ~atch of the crowd with their nmAnding appearauve. They red g Th the Otoes. City's crack weratic club showed upon & special over the Kansas City road. Tbis 1¢ & finely uniformed ybered H00 men A the 3 the oty on Pacific n the even- asand people bad filled the Hieh school campus to overtiowing when Hon. Allan W. Field arose to speak. Mr. Field's speect was 8 revelation. He sus: tained ,the McKinley bill, and bis clean criticisin of Bryau's course ' in congress won Throughout Fiela much upplause. speech Judge bearty aoplause his entire was the recibientof But Plattsmouth’s 1nherent tendency to democracy was fully shown when Hon. F. £. White introduced Hon, W. J. Bryan. A wild burst of applause wes the concress- man’s recept His speech was devotea to & defense of his course 1u congress and ao att the McKiuley bill. He also spoke a few wol r tree silver, is close he was overwhelmed by the riotc tuat followed. iplause Judge Field's close was airected 1o a brief review of Mr. Bryan's speech, and was in- terspersed with cheers. At his close the crowd rushed 1o the stand, and each speaker was surrounded by an enthusiastic multi tude. It was long pasi midnight when the city resumed its wonted appearance and its throng of visitors had departed JUINT DEBATE. 10wa Messrs. Eemley and French Discuss Cam- Paign Tssues at Atiants ATrasTic, Tn., Oct. 1.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—The Rouley-French debate was held io this place before an andience of 700 people togay. Judge French's opening was clear ana fair, but the audience was not responsive. He argued the unconsututiozal- ity of protection and dealt altogether in the abstract save on wool. His voice was weak but penetrating. His manuer is vervous but not uupleasant, His closing specch was much more effective. He hopped aud skipped about througu Remiey’s areument, creating wuck merriment. He spoko on probibition, defended the isste of money by state banks, aud cited republicans who favored Jow tari Remley made & most happy argument from the doctrines of Jackson, Mouroe, Madison and Wasbington. He argued iu the concrete at great length. He cited prices in woolen iron tools, Un sud the Immost common neces- saries. He overthrew Freuch on_bis prob bition point &nd planted himself squarely and firmly on his platform and suid that when be bad cast his vote in the clectoral college for Harrison and Reid tnat his ofi- cial wish was doné and probibition had not ing 1o do with that. He made a-teliing argu- meut against state banks of issue and con- pected bis sneech up in svlendia shape. He is a deliberate speaker and &t times most commundine and effective. His audience was respousive and his manner pleasing. He will sustain bis party’s posilion on the tanff and the money question and let probi- bition alone. Morton scored Van Wyck. WATSE, Neb,, Oct. L—[Special Telegram to Tur Bre.]—J. Sterling Morton addressea su audience of over 500 peonle at the opera bouse tonight, consisting of mauy repuoli- cans and & large number of indies. A special train bearing the democrats from 11 rton arrived at 8:30, and was met at the depot by the Wayoe corset pand. The procession then formed, headed by the college band, about’ 100 democrats bearing torcnes, followed by the Wayne band procecdea 1o the opera house. Very little enthusiasm was manife however. The large sudience assembled listencd 10 an ex- ceilent address from s democratic d- point, but his free trade doctrive failed to create enthusiasm. but his discussion of the money question elicited frequent applause frow republicaus ana_democrats alike. He scored General Van Wyck and his record, causing lauguter and appl Tue cemo! cratic club gave three rousing cheers for Wayne upon taking leave of the city spublicans, Oxn Nev., Oct 1 Tue Bee |—Republ beld a meeting in the court house Friday night. Hon. M. L. Freeze of Arcadia, nominee for state]sena- tor 10 the Fifteenth aistrict, opened tbe meeting, He spoke of the folly of the 1nde- pendents in leaving the republican party for reforms thut could be more eusily got by staying o it. He aefined his position ou the freight rate question and pledged himselt if elected 10 vote aud work for lower freight rates, Hon, L W. Lausing of Livcoln fol- lowed in o speech fairly filied with wit, bumor aud berd facts. He bandled the demozratic and independent parties without gloves. e spoke on frev coinuge, explained the tariff in 8 clear and interesting wanner and tore the independent platform 10 Latiers. There was s large audience, mauy of whom were democrats and independents, The speaker's poiuts were choerad 1o i echo. Rally of Ord 1 —[Special gram to caus Brown County Kepublicans, Arxswonti, Neb., Oct. 1.—Special Tele- gram to Tue Bree.|—The poovlo of tiis sec tion were treated last might tooue of the most earvest acd logical speectes from re- publican standpoint that they ever listened 10 by Hon, J. E. Frick of Fremout. There Was &0 eupreciative sudieuce preseut. His talk was clear, logical and elogu aud he iuterested Q! audiesce for tburee vours. He s sUrong speaker wod curried bis_wudience with him from start 10 fluish, He advocated the maintenance of 8 protective tarifl and gave good sound argu- ments 1o the people. The speaker made mavy frienas while bere, and_reputlicanism received au impeius that it will take time to cool. was sound apd logical. A rousivg repud- ized, AuG the repub- s section of Brown county have their war paint on. i raed the lndependents, Guasn Istaxy, Neb, Oct. 1.—|Special Telegram 0 Tur ek |—At the democratic couuty convention Whis Bfteruoon every ove of 1be independent nominecs were nomiLated. Henry Schlotteldt and Jobo 1. Johuson for represenistives and Charles G. Kjan. pres- €ent democralic COuLY ULOrney, were unani- wously placed upos 1he Biock 10 be slaught- ered in November Hay Springs’ Rally, Hay Srrines, Neb, Oct. 1.-- Special to Tue Bee | —~The largest political gathering ever beld bere was beld Thursday might. A special train was run frow Chadron bringing thewr cormet baud ewa 100 torches. Tue His bandling of e currency question | 1 Roshvilie train brought a delogation from | that city, and & regular oid time love feast | was bad. H. E Magoon s ehairmun of the | meeting ntroduced Mr. J. E. I'vick of Fre- mont, who held interested his audience for and Hour, as but few speakers oan do. Carey- | ing conviction 1o every word. he hanaled the | tarift and silver question 1o & masterly man- | ner, and expiained the finances of the country eloquent terms. 1t is estimated that from W0 1o SO0 peonle went from that hall with | great mamiration for Mr. Frick. and with | plenty of politica! food for sober thought. It ; Was & spiendid meating and a'd lots of gooad. Cass Covaty Kepablieans. Werrine Waren, Neb, Oct. 1.—Special Telegram to Tug Bee.|—The republican county convention beld hero today was the iargest and most enthusiastic for many { yesrs and the utmost harmony provailed. | Tue following ticket was named: Senator, | Orlaudo Teflt of Avoca; representatives, | Jotin A. Davies of Plattsmoutt and A. Cooley of Tinton precincts; county aitorner, J. H. Haldman of Weepiag Water: comnis- sioner Third district, John Hayes of Stone Creek precinct. Nineteen delogates were apoointed to attend the float convention, A | special excursion train brougnt in the Platts- mouth union and Nehawkn delegations. Siuce the Field-Bryan debate all republi- cans are smiling, ana the fact of many inde- pendent voters returniog 10 the repubdlioan ranks ibroughout the county bids fair to give Judge Field & good majority this fail Dakota Clty's &al { Dakora Ciry, Neb, Oect. 1.—[Special | Telegram to Tnx: Brr.]—W. A. Povnter and J. M. Devine addressed & medium sizea | sudience at the court house hall in this place | lust evening. Poyuter made a poor impres- | sion on the audience, it bewg the gener | verdict thnt he iseven worse thau Kem. e assemablage was well plessed with Deviue's talk, a number of the old party men | stat LAt it was tue best enunciation of iudependent doctrine ever expounded hiere, although he was weak iot of pro viding remedies for U existiog amities. 1. H. Groves, independent can- didute for represe m lhis gistr ot was present, but did not speak. They Were Auxions to Hear Crounse, Scuvyrer, Neo, Oct. 1L.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Brr ler republicans ar the people of Scbuyier and this immedi- ate vicinity were sorcly disappointed by Hon. Lorenzo Crou tailure 1o appear as arranged. Every preparation had been mace o make it @ rousing succes which it would have been, as was shown by the large number of people on the streets &t the time appointed for the program. It was uot until today that anything definite was known. J. E. Huyes of Norfolk was present to speak, but the managers thought best not 10 Atlempt_any- thing s the peoplo were expecting Judge Crounse and woula ve dissatisfied with any- thing done without him. iLinnce Convention. Scuvyier, Neb., Oct. 1.—[Speciul Tele- gram to Tur Bee. | —Colfax county inaepen- Colfax dents held thelr convention today to elect delegates to the senatorial couvention Columbus Monaay and to nominate men for county offticers. J Delegates t J. A.Grimis A. Grimicon presided. the seuatorial convention arer . D.N. McCord, W. R. Prioey C.L.V. Hill, O. F. Brown, C. Funk and F. C. Wheeler. Francis Dudn was renomi- nated for county representative. Tuere was asquabble overendorsing (George H. Thomas, jemocratic nominee for county attorney. He was not endorsed. There was 0o nomination mude. Frank Sucha was nominated for coms missioner of district No. 1 and Funk for No. 2. Fusing Al Along the Line. Toreka, Kan., Oct. 1.—The democrats and populists of Kansas are fusing all along the line. Their combined efforts 1o defeat the republican party are ot being coufined to the electoral and state tickets, but are being extended to legisiative and senatorial dis. tricts, and even 1o county oftices. The demos crats and populists of this county held their couvention today. The democrats nominated hulf a vicket and endorsed the other balf nowinated by the populiets. Tte vopuliste vominated haif @ ticket and endorsed tbe democrats nominated for the otber offives. Mayor R. L. Coffran is the fusion cavdidate for state senator. Nota Drawing Card, Oup, Neb,, Oct. 1.—|Special to Tne Bek. ] —Joseph Edzerton spoke at ibe fair grounds Thursday ufternoou and at the court house in the evening. It was the old ery of the rich growing richer and the poor poorer. He passed over the tarift as of winor importance and confined bimself mainly o the finaucial question. He was especially severe on i tionel bauks. Speaking of woney he said: “Money hus no purchasing power, its func- tiou is simply to pay debts’’ His sudience was much swalier and less enthusiastic thag the party orators drew together last ye and mabny of his hearers were republicaus and democrats. North Dukota Populists Withdraw. Guaxn Forks, N. D, Oct. 1.—Tae with- drawal of Dr. Teegen, candigate for con- gress on the psople's ticket, is followed by the announcement of the state exocutive committee that owing to ineligibility and lack of s residence in the United & tliams, candidate for com- missioner of sgriculture aud labor, nes re- tired from the tickel. The vacancy is sup- plied by the appointment of George Adams, wunager of the Robertsou Lumber coms pany’s interests a1 Edinburgh, Stevenson and Cum ell Spesi, WoobsnaLE, 1sLaxp Park, 0., Oect. L— The cemocrats opened the campaign 1n this state here this afterooon. Crowds of people entered the grounds long before the trains from Cincinnati begao to deliver their car- gocs of unitormed democratic clubs, Vioe Presidential Candidate Stevenson and on | other speakers wero brought to the grounds exercses opened Later by a special train. The with an old.fashioned picnic diuner, Steveusor, ex-Govervor Campbell and delivered address Oxford’s First itally of the Season. Oxroun, Neb,, Oct. 1.—|Soecial Telegram to Ts ~A gravd repablican rally, 1he first of the season, was held hore this afwer- noon. Hon, W. E. Andrews, ibe popular 1 aud brilliant opponent led in a forcible and followed by Cuptain Bi of Mr." McKeighan, ouvineing address, son in & rousing speech, Prominent smong those present from abroad wera Hou. Frauk H. Selby of Cambridge and J. C. Gawmill, nominee for senalor. Jepublicaus here nave never been s0 enthusiastic aud hopeful. Democrats ut Elkhorn, Eiknory, Neb, Oct 1.—[Special Tete { eraw to Tue Bee, | =W, S. Shoemaker and John F. Coad of Omaha, dates for o democratic cundi- upty attorney and state senator respectively, mingled with the local unters rified tonight. Mr. Stoemaker addressed eeting al (Goodbard's buli aud expounded simon pure Jeflersonian doctrine of the all | wool and 8 verd wide sort. The meeting was but poorly avtended and very litlie eothus. iasm wanifested. Mr. Coad did not speak. Keserved His Decision Hupsox, N. Y., Oct. L.—Tke rase of Com- missioner Pock came up before Judge Ed- wards in chamvers today, sud was Rrgued at | great length wn favor of granting & mands- mwus compeliing the commissiouer to show | his suthority for his late report of labor stauistics. Judge Edwards reserved his de- | eision. Too Bad for Lven Demoerats. Cus 1L, Oct. 1.—Mike McDouald bas resigued nis membersbip ou the siate deiao- cratic central comuittee. ~ McDonsid is under indictment for the sliéged bribery of 4 justice of the peace, sud =nder the circum- | stances did not care to remuin longer ¢a the { committee. AGO, Sious County's Campaign, Hakuisox, Neb, Oct. 1.—(Special Tele | gram 1o Tne Bee. | —The campmgn in Sioux county was opened | y the republicans today #1 the court house, where J. L. Calawell of Liucoln spoke for an hour and & balf %0 & very ailentive though not large crowd. His remarks were clear and forcible, Nebraska City Primaries, Nepuasia Ciry, Neb, Oct. 1.—|Special to Tur Her)—The republican primaries t0 elect celegates 1o the county conveation were beid this afterncon. The vole wi | unusually large and much inlerest e fested. Delegatos were cbusen with | oo tests i