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o - THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1896. ! WISE LEADS A BOLT T0 GOLD, in Accord as to | Silver. UNIT RULE PUT ASIDE. The Secretary Declares That He Will Vote for Whitney or Stevenson. WHITE AND FOOTE ALARMED. Engaged in a Mighty Struggle to Keep Their Following in Line. | SACRAMENTO, Car, July L—The California delegation to the Chicago Con- vention reached Sacramento with a big split in its siver-unit rule, and with | | | Hom. W. W. Foote Takes a Pleasant View of. the Sitmation. warious cracks and flaws radiating in dif- | ferent directions. Harry E. Wise, secretary of the delega- | tion and one of the delegates from the | Fifth District, boldly jumped the silver | traces before the lights of Suisun had been | left behind. He declared to THE Carw| representative that hc was not going to Cnicago to follow any political fantasies nor to support any platform plank that carried any suggestion of Populism or anarchism. Up to 10 o’clock to-night none other of | the goldbugs in the delegation had inti- mated that they were ready to repuciate the action of the State Convention as not binding on them, but gold men are there, and the air about the California delegation | has in it a vague premonition that thereis | something the matter with the silver unit rule. Foote, White, Maguire and other silver men are plainly alarmed at the prospect that California may not cast eighteen votes solidly for the 16-to-1 and no consent plank, and they are already watching, talking and urging in a mignty effort to | keep California Democracy in the silver column. Whether or not they will suc- ceed promises to remain doubtful until the vote on the platform in the conven- tion. Harry Wise is evidently the member of the delegation most inclined to help save the Nation from disaster, and he will lead any bolt to sound money that may occur. Harry’s father, as collector of the port, | brings administration influence very closely and safely to Harry’s mind, and the presence of strong influences of the administration is evidenced on the train that speeds to Chicago. Everybody has heard about lots of tele- grams from Whitney and others in the East to members of the delegation who are known to be personally sound money men, but nobody displays any of the said telegrams or confesses to the receipt of any. Thbe talking of Harry Wise on the money question and on his conscience may interest in view of this situation. Harry is a gay boy and a jolly good fel- low, but be talks politics well. “My position is like this,” he explained, with one foot on the opposite cushion. “I believe in supporting principles con- ducive to the best interests ¢f the coun- try. Istand for the highest interests of ' the country raiher than for any political opportunity of the party. I will not vote for any plank in the platform which, in my opinion, antagonize s the business in- terests of the country. I am a merchant with large business interests and I g0 to Chicago to vote, not as a politician, but as 2 business man with nothing to seek po- litically. The solid men of my district have sent me to Chicago to use my judg- ment and not to follow political fantasies. Iam a bimetallist, but not a silver crank. Iam a Democrat and not an opportunist. “There are many in the delegation who don’t believe in silver who will vote for gilver because that was the dictum of the State convention, but this delegation is not pledged to any candidate and the con- servative men in this delegation will not give their votes to any man who would 1n any way injure the pusiness interests of the country. [am for Whitney first ana for Stevenson if Whitney is not presented. 1 have known Mr. Whitney personally for several years. His wife’s cousin was a roommate and classmate of mine. Iad- mire Mr. Whitney and I bave served no- tice on the delegation that 1 am for him.” Harry Wise, by the way, is one of the Democrats we can bump upagainst almost any hour who are out for protection. Harry has had considerable woolly experi- | a long-whiskered fellow at the Oakland | favorably with that of four years ago,” re- | it be known that he was going to vote for view of the deficiency in the zevenneu.t' he said, in further elucidation of his Chi- cago programme. *I want to see a tariff on all raw and manufactured wool. Wool has suffered from the depression more than any other raw material. 1 was for free wool for many years, but I've got sick of it.” : All around, Harry Wise is a very im- portant and promising member of the California delegation. Mr. Wise has ap- parently not talked with quite as much frankness to W. W. Foote, who is one of the several who are claiming that John H. ‘Wise gave his son into their especial care. As to the rest of the delegation, they ap- pear to realize only the danger and not the promise of what Harry declared to THE CALL. I think that this thing of district dele- gates not being bound by the unit x;ule on the silver question is just talk.” said M_r. Foote. “They can’t break away and will not be permitted to do it. 1f any of them try it—" & Focte stopped without declaring what would happen or how it would be done, but he looked very severe and ready to wear. 3 “How about this, White?"’ he called, as the Senator came along. % “I certainly regard the whote delegation as bound to support a straight free-silver plank, in accordance with the resolution of the State convention, and 1 assume that nobody will do anything else,” said the Senator. “Whitney is not going to come around asking people to break pledges,” said Foore. s ¥ “The California delegation will certainly be bound by the unit rule on the silver plank,” declared Judge Maguire. “The district conventions were constituent parts of the State convention and none of them disavowed tbe action of the general body. A delegate who should now repudiate the State platform would probably be obliged to spend the rest of his public life explain- ing his action.” 5 The stalwarts wiil whip Harry Wise into the traces if they can. This delegation, as it speeds to one of the most imporiant political conventions of American history, is contrasted by the smallness of the crowd wita the ones that whooped their way to Cbicago in 1892 and to St. Louis in 1888, wben there was nearer a hundred Californians along instead of twenty-five or thirty all told. It keeps u] the regulation amount of California hospi- tality, however, and what is feft of 400 cases when Chicago is reached will be dispensed at tne fine beadquarters at the Great Northern. The Auditorium people had the Californians four years ago at $100 a day for neadquarters. Harry Wise telegraphed for the same rooms this year and the price quoted was ‘‘two hundred.” There may be nothing personal about that, though, By the irony of railroad chances the silver delegation travels in the car “El Oro” and by the irony of something else the banner on its 1nside reads, ‘‘Democ- mc{ and Prosperity.” “We've had four years of that,” observed mole. In the dining car at 7 p. M. 3 two adjoining tables Mes: Foote, White, Maguire and Coleman, this recalled the fact that four years ago Foote, White, and Coleman were also delegates-at-large, the fourth being A. B. Butler of Fresno. “Asfar as Mr. Foote and I are con- cerned the delegation compeares very there sat at marked Steve White, who has already be- come the chief story teller of the crowd. And speakingof that dinner by the way: there sat opposite to Mr. Foote at his table another one of those ordinary busi- ness men and life-long Democrats, who let protection and sound money this year. Ex-Congressman A. Caminettl is on the train, and at 7:30 P. M. he was elected a delegate from the Second District, neither s Hon. W. D. English and His Badge and Blg;lge. Delegate Rector nor his_alternate being able to go. Thomas E. Lane and Cami- netti thus represent the Second District. iI:na. the wealthy yonng{ miner‘ is ffl;ur g on h 10 get a big supply of fire- works for'l‘l’u Fourth. 3 Caminetti started on the trip just to see the convention and to help work for the adoption of an anti-funding vlank in the National pistiorm. Caminetti was chair- man of the sub-committee of the platform committee which prepared the anti-fund- ing plank of the State Convention, and his wide acquaintance with those who will gather at Chicago led Maguire and others to urge Caminetti to go along. Judge Maguire, who will be one of TrE CALL's special correspondents at Chicago, wears a silver button,a Bland button, three badpes, a straw hat and a good- natured smile. Delegate Ed E. Leake isnow in the East. ‘W. R. Bourke and W. L. Bransiord_will join the delegation in Nevada, and Dele- | gate T. B. Dozier will follow on to-day’s train. The delegates and alternates not already mentioned who are on the train are: James V. Coleman, Robert Fitzgerald, J. J. Dwyer. Louis Metzger, Dr. D. ¥. Ragan, George E. Church, Oscar A. Irippert, W. B. Wilshire, T. F. Darmody. Very few bave taken members of their families ong. “Billy” Rice, the Union Pacific hustler, and Al Murphy of the Examiner are among the few outside of the delegation who are with the party. Five other delegations will be picked up en route. One of the contesting Nevada delegations will get on to-morrow and at Ogden ana Denver the Californians will see the delegations from Qregon, Montana, Utah and Colorado. The delegation e: s to caucus to- morrow and it may possibly elect a chair- man then. There is naturally not yet much of a general consensus of opinion as to the result of a getting together., Presi- dential candidates are all open questions. It does not seem likely that the California vote can be thrown in a bunch forany- body, but an effort wiil be made to work up an agreement to establish the unit rule and make the California vote effective. “The individual preferences of the dele- gates.” said Maguire to-night, *‘seem to be prett{ even! ivided among the leading candidates. Iam inclined to favor Bland, though I strongly favor Stevenson. I ence and he declared for protection for wool. “Iam going to insist at Chicago that the party declare for a revenue tariff, in know both men well, but I am not in- clined to let mere personal sentiments control my choice.” Senator White has no definite prefer- ences, and, in fact, like everybody else, is at sea regarding the convention.. “Personally I don’t think I will favor abolishing the unit rule,”” he said in the course oi atalk. “Idon’t think it will be necessary to take drastic steps like that. The silver men will rule, and nobody can guess who will be nominated.”™ J.J. Dwyer thinks that Whitney will come pretty near running things at Chi- cago. “I think that tie platform will de- clare for silver,”” said Dwyer, ‘‘and that the one man wio will have most to say about the nomination will be Whitney. 1 anticipate that the fiold votes will be pat into his hands, and that at a critical time he will throw them to the least objection- able of the silver or compromise candi- dates. Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts are close together on the rollcall, and he could easily throw those votes at a critical time and create a stampede. “Bland is the most talked about here, but he is a one-idea man and I don’t think he is & winner. The Cnlifofinh delegation will undounbtedly stand by fts instructions and vote solidly for silver at 16 to 1 to the last ditch. That will be my course.” ‘When the train reached Sacramento, at 10:30 o'clock, the Sacramento Iroquois Club, several hundred citizens, a brass band and much hurrah greeted the dele- gates. The big guns ot the delegation vegan their two-minute speechmaking from the car steps, and did quite well. The crowd howled for White and White told an eloquent silver story in a few words. “As we go along we will convince Mr. Hanna and his friends that_the silver question is something of an issue after all,”” said the Senator. Foote announced with vigor of lung that the delegation was on its way to name the next President of the United States. He tried to commit Harry Wise to silver, too. “I want you to watch this California delegetion,” he said, “‘and you will see that every pleage we are bound by is ful- filled vo the letter. I believe that you will see eizhteen solid votes for everythin, that we were rledged to two weeks ago.” Maguire talked silver and the Demo- cratic chance for a_grand victory, and his belief that the National Convention would not adopt any straddle planks intended to fool people. James V. Coleman told his fellow- Democrats that the silver agitation was not a Populist or anarchistic move, and when his share of the cheering was done Church of Fresno had bis say. Then the California delegation rolled on 1 the night toward the sagebrush, with its path as dark ana nncertain as the one across the river on the boundary of Yolo County. J. O. DENNY. RREE . £ AT OAKLAND MOLE. Loyal Democrats Speed Delegates on Thelr Way With Cheers and Good Wishes., Iroquois braves, a hundred strong, made the old Piedmont shake on her 5:30 trip last evening with the Democratic hilarity and jubilation she carried. From the time the boat leit the slip to the time it tied up at the Mole a continuous round of cheers for the delezates to Chicago was kept uv. James V. Coleman and Louis Metzger, the idols of the Iroguois, and also Congress- man Maguire, came in for a generous share of the plaudits. During the half hour before the train pulled out general jubilation was held at the pier. Bob Allen and his band impreg- nated the zephyrs with the sweet strains of “The Bully,” “Mah Angelire” and ‘“‘He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.” Fred Raabe, irrepressibly hilarious, acted as drum major and manipulated his cane as a baton with an agility that would make a pro- fessional envious. Now and again in his enthusiasm he would commence to dance, executing wonderful serpentine gyrations with bewildering rapidity. In his terpsi- chorean efforts he was ably seconded by 8. V. Merle and Max Popper. The 6 o'clock boat took another large crowd of Democrats across the bay. Sen- ator White, ex-Congressman Caminetti, Regisirar Hinton and ex-Sheriff McDade were conspicuous among the throng. Long John Wilkins was down at the ferry, not to go with the delegation as he has so often gone of yore, but merely to see his old friends off. “Going?” he demanded, twell I guessnot. I'm a Republican, sir. I was a Democrat before you were born, but John Wilkins votes the Republican ticket this year. I'm tired of being a lick- spittle for the Democratic party, and that’s the reason why.” On ‘he other side the crowd pressed about the delegates to shake hands and say good-by. The cheers and music kept up a continuous din. The delegates, with neat badges of purple and gold, over which hung the S:ate seal in silver and a silver bear, stood on the platforms of the cars or uttered their adieus from their windows. Louis Metzzer was led up and down the depot arm in arm with Fred Raabe fol- lowed by the band. Then all adjourned to the car where a generous supply of Cali- fornia wine had been stored to help the delezates across the desert, and healths were drunk profusely. As the long train finally pulled cut the band struck up “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” and many a loyal Iroquois brave turned his face homeward and sighed a disappointed sigh that he was not one of the jolly party already speeding eastwara. Among those who helped to startthe delegates on their journey to Chicago Senator White Thinking About the Coming Conflict Between Gold aud Silver. yesterday were President Gildea of the Iroquois Club, James H. O’Brien, Law- rence J. Welch, J. J. Dwyer, P. J. Thomas, G. D. Pratt, August Keller, Deputy Assessor Miesegaes, J. J. Heenan, Bob Allen, ex-Senator Murphy and others. The Santa Fe's Farnings. CHICAGO, Iis, July 1.—The gross garnings of the Santa Fe Railway system for May were $2,269,910, a decrease of $131,- 170 compared with May, 1895. The net earnings increased $92,756 for the same perfod and $455.800 for the eleven months STRIVING 70 BE SILVER'S MOSES, Many Candidates Toil and Perspire in Torrid Chicago. WHITE’S BOOM GAINING* The Californian Liked by a Large Following for Second Place. STEVENSON A DARK HORSE. Would Make a Formidable Candidate Against the Free Silver Champions. THE CALL's HEADQUARTERS, % THE AUDITORIUM, CHicaco, Ill., July 1. The first day of midsummer is savagely hot in Chicago. You could almost boil an egg in the lake. The effect of the heat on the delegates from the Rocky Mountain and Pacific States is especially distressing, Yet there is great activity in Democratic circles and interest in the coming conven- tion increases with each passing day. About the hotel corridors, at the head- quarters of the different candidates and the clubrooms of different party organiza- tions great swarms of excited men are seen. The campaign for the Democratic Presi- dential nomination before the convention of 1896 is indeed in full blast. There was, however, no particular change in the situ- ation to-day. The silver men are busy counting up their majority. They are well organized and fully equipped to meet the enemy, and believe they will bave lit- tle difficuity in gaining the victory. The gold forces, on the other hand, are equally determined, and when Whitney gets here to-morrow the fur will begin to fly in sev- eral directions, Bland seems to be still in the lead for the Presidential nomination, with Boiesa close second. Matthews will control his own delegation, but is not likely to gain much strength outside of 1ndiana. Black- burn is spoken of quite frequently, and White of California seems to be considered with some favor, especially for second place on the ticket. With a Southern man at the head of the ticket the second place will probably go to the far East or the far West. The South and West, bowever, now that they realize their absolute power, are not unwilling to accept the whole bakery. Bland’s boom received an impetus to- day when it was discovered that Governor Stone of Missour1 was making love to Gov- ernor Altgeld of Illinois, and that old- time invitation that the Governor of North Carolina extended to the Governor of South Caroling frequently passed between th® chief exedufivas who are struggling so hard to control the destinies of ‘the ap- proaching convention and through it the National Democracy. While these two leaders of the “un- washed Democracy” are hobnobbing to- gether, drinking mint juleps aud flirting with the unsophisticated delezate from the interior, another little Presidential boom flew in that they nothing about until late in the day. It had wings, but they seemed to be clipped. It was centered about the person of Vice- President Adlai E. Stevenson, who arrived from Bloomington, Ill., to-day and en- gaged a room at the Palmer House. Mr, Stevenson has thus far taken no pegt in the silver controversy, and is looked upon as a dark horse. He 1sin training for the race and awsits the tap of the bell. Itis known that Stevenson has a Jarge follow- ing in the South, and should the Illinois delegation support him he would make a formidable candidate against the free sil- ver philosophers who are now so enthusi- astically mentioned in connection with the presidential nomination. The Vice-President received me cor- dially, and so nicely did he refuse to dis- cuss the great principles of last year's Democracy that I did not press him for opinion. The arrival of Chairman Harrity of the National Committee did not create a rip- ple of interest. The silver men believe tkat they could get along just as well without him, and as far as they are con- cerned he mizht as well remain at home. Harrity is a persona non grata to the sil- ver wing of the National Democracy, and should he insist on forcing upon them a gold man for temporary chairman they will probably take the affairs of ths con- vention into their own hands, The National Reform party, which was organized a year ago by Professor William J. Beelye of Wooster University, Obio, has opened up headquarters here, and will make a fight to have its platform indorsed by the Chicago convention. Among other things, the preamble declares for the equal coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1; the abolition of the liquor traffic; restriction of immigration; equal suffrage regardless of sex, with a reasonable educational qualification; an allequate protective tarifi; settlement of international disputes by arbitration; suppression of all organized trusts; postal savings banks, and election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. All these provisions and more of a like character the managers of the new party are anxious to shoulder on the old- line Democrats of the country. FraSk McGuse. S S IN CHICAGO LOBBIES. Expressions From Delegates on the Issues Before the Democratic Convention. CHICAGO, I, July L—W. H. White of Seattle, a delegate from the State of Washington to the National Dem- ocratic Convention, arrived at the Sherman House this morning. He puts a different complexion on the Washing- ton delegation as regards the financial question that has been painted by Hugh Wallace. It will be remembered that Mr, Wallace gave out a statement a few days ago declaring that the Washington dele- gation was sohd for gold; in fact he bas all along been making a hard fight for the yellow metal. Alter his conference with Mr. Whitney at New York last week he came direetly to Chicago, opened up head- quarters at the Auditorium and skirmishing for votes to elect himself tem- porary chairman of the National Con- vention. “It would be a crime to make Wallace temporary chairman,” said Mr. White to me to-day, “‘because he is a violentand unreasonable enemy of silver, and to his own delegation would be the most objec- tionable of any man who has been men- tioned for the place. Wallace has not been in the State of Washington for sev- erai months and we have very little use for him out there since he has spent his time traveling about the East crying down the chief interests of the State. If the silver men control the National Convention, and Iam told that tuey have at least two- thirds majority already, Wallace will never 2o back 1nto the National Committee. He is a Cleveland man, and as such isentitled to no consideration. The fact is Wallace is here as a delegate through the courtesy of the Democrats of Washington, and mark me the delegation will certainly turn him down. We are not particular who is made temporary chairman of the National Committee, but we want to see a statesman there, and Lot an inexperienced man like Wallace. “Wal'ace has been misrepresenting the sentiment of the Democracy of Washing- ton. He has stated that the eight dele- gates from that State were for gold, while the fact is that we adopted a silver plat- form at our convention, and five of the delegates are out-and-out silver men, and we have hopes of winning over to our side one of the other three gold men. I be- lieve that I am safe in saying that 85 per cént of Washington people are for silver, and with the right man and a silver piat- form we can carry the State by 10,000 ma- jority. Yet, in contradiction of these facts, Wallace tells the people of the East that we are all goldbugs. “Wallace would never have been sent to Chicago if it had not been to preventa fight. A few Federal officials got into the State convention, and rather than havea fight burden the party with personal hatred and factional bitterness we agreed to let him cume on to the convention as a delegate at large.” Mr. White is a strong Bland man, and broke bread with the Missouri delegation at its headquarters to-day. Major Towles of Missouri, secretary of the Democratic Bimetallic Committee, gave me an audience to-day. He isone of the most interesting and striking person- alities in the silver Democracy. Though somewhat advanced in years he is very active, and takes the keenest interest in the campaign now before the country. He is a student of men and measures, and is acquainted with all the public men who have figured before the country for the last quarter of a century. He has been chief cierk of the House of Representatives since 1875, and therefore had a good op- portunity to measure the worth of the country’s National legislators. He was secretary of the Democratic National Campaign Committee of 1390 ana 1891, which made such a hard fight on the Reed Congress, and with great pride he tells the story of the 149 majority the Democrats bad in the Fiity-second Congress. “If I were to write the Democratic plat- form of 1896,”" said Major Towles {0 me, in discussing the situation here, ““I would in- corporate a silver plank providing for the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 and attach Jefferson’s inaugural address as a pream- ble to the document, that it might inspire the Democracy of the Nation. Will we carry the convention? There is no ques- tion about it, my boy; we can alreacy mark 630 delegates to our credit. That is more than a two-thirds majority. “We will treat the gold men respeci- fully. We will make any reasonable con- cessions to them in the matter of selecting a temporary chairman; but we are deter mined that no individualities, personali- ties or sectional differences shall thwart the will of the people in this great gacher- ing. Thesilver Democrats are clearly in coi l. We will dictate the platform, and after that is accomplished we will | look about for a fellow to stand on it. “Personally, I am for Bland. I regard him as the logical candidate. He can carry the South and the West without difficulty, and will make a big haul for the East. And we will make a big hcle in Major McKinley’s majority in the East, | In case we cannot have Bland, I am wiil- ing to stand by any other candidate the | convention may agree upon, whether he come from Maine, from any other Eastern State, from the Mississippi Valley or from | California.” ““California_will present the name of Stephen M. White,’’ I remarked. *‘We could not decide upon a better man,’” replied Major Towles, with great Continued on Third Page. CHRISTIEN CLANS VISIT MKINLEY, Endeavorers Entertained at the Nominee's Home in Canton. MARCH IN BATTALIONS. Three Thousand Young Men and Women Invade His Dooryard. TRIBUTE OF GLASS-WORKERS. Laborers From Massillon Factories Call to Pledge Their Support. CANTON, O=rro, July 1.—This has been one of Major McKinley’'s busiest days. In addition to the work of meeting aelega- tions and receiving callers this morning he had a long talk with Mr. Hobart. This afternoon 500 glass-workers came from Massilion. Many of them were Demo- crats, but announced that they would vote for McKinley. In response to a speech by their spokesnian Major McKinley made a short address on the subject of the tariff and its advantages, one of which was that we had secured the first rank in the manu- facture of glass in this country. The picturesque and unique event of the campaign was the visit of 3000 delegates to the State convention of Christian Endeav- orers, now in session. Bhortly after 4 o’clock, this army of men and women marched to the McKinley residence in two great battalions. As many as could find standing room in the spacious grounds crowded in and formed a dense mass. Those iu the rear filled the street on the sides for the distance of a block in either direction. It was an impressive scene. ‘When Major McKinley appeared he was greeted with cheers and the Chautauqua salute. He spoke in part as follows: Free Governments have uniformly recog- nized their dependence upon a higher power, and have teken steps to the promotion of morality and the diffusion of knowledge among their citizens. In the United States this has been steadily the aim of our local and State governments,and in the advancement of this great work of good, the people without respect to their denominational conneetion have had an active and usefal part. In every charitable, broad and generous effort, I bid you, ladies and gentlemen, godspeed, ana commend to your observation and for your ex- ample that noble policy, that true, that patri- otic devotion to morality and uplifting of menkind which so consnicuously distingnished the foundersof this mighty country. Let us cherish the institutions of civil and religious liberty which they planted in the wilderness, and continue them in all their vigor and strength for the generations yet to come. The Christian Endeaver: hosts had not departed before carriages drove up con- taining Hon, Richard C. Kerens and a party of Bt. Louis gentlemen and promi- nent men in political and business circles. The St. Lounis delegation left shortly be- fore 10 this evening. Uncommon interest attaches to its visit, becanse it was the first party of widely known business men and employers of labor to callon Major Me- Kinley. — NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS. | MacColl of Dawson Nominated for Governor on the Fifth Ballot. LINCOLN, NeBr., July 1.—The virtue of perseverante was manifested to-day in the Republican Btate Convention, when J. H. MacColl of pvawson County, three | times a candidate for the gubernatorial nomination, triumphed over a very strong field, receiving the nomination on the fifth ballot by a practically unanimous vote. NEW T ‘O-DAY. His strongest opponents were: Congress- man George D. Meiklsjobn, M. L. Hay- ward, Eugene Moore, C. M. A_d_amn and Elijah Filley. Aside from smn_tsd con- tests for the treasurersh1p and auditorship, the convention was mnot excitigzg. The latform on National issues is a virtual re- iteration of the St. Louis declarations—for sound money, protection and reciprocity. It was adopted without dissent. - It was 10:30 when Chairman Mallalien of the State Central Committee called the convention to order. He announced the selection of General George W. Collins of Pawnee City as temporary chairman. '._l‘ho selection of secretaries and the appoint- ment of committees foliowed. The temporary organization was made permanent. A bailot for the Governor was ordered. The first ballot gave the real strength. MacColl leading with 260, Meiklejobn 206, Moore 157, Adams 154, Hayward 116, Filley 126. the balance scat- tering. Up te the sixth ballot there was little change. Then Filley threw his en- tire vote to MacColi; Douglass County followed with its solid vote, together with Lancaster and Nehama, other smaller counties joining in the stampede, running the total vote up to 612. MacColl was escorted to the platiorm and made a brief address. Orlando Tefft was nominated for Lieu- tenant-Governor on the first ballot, and J. A. Piper for Becretary of State by ac- clamation. The contest for State Auditor was warm, ending in' the selection of P. O. Hedlund. The ticket was completed as follows: Treasurer, E. E. Casey of Pawnee City; Attorney-General, A. S. Churchill of Omaha; Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings, H. C. Russell of Schuyler; Superintendent of Public Instruction, H. R. Corbett of York. i ARKANSAS REPUBLICANS. Remmel Nominated for Governor and the St. Louls Platform Indorsed. LITTLE ROCK, ARk., July 1.—The Re- publican State Convention met in this city to-day and nominated the following ticket: For Governor, H. L. Remmel of Jackson; Secretary of State. H. A. Reynolds of Madison; Aunditor, J. F. Mays of Wash- ington; Attorney-General, O. H. Vance, Hot Springs; Treasurer, A. A. Tufts of Uachita; Land Commissioner, Mark A. Sanders of Search; Superintendent of Pub- lc Instruction, Charies F. Cole of White; Commissioner of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture, H. A. Duke; Chief Justice, Jacob Trieber of Phillips; Associate Jus- tice, O. D. Scott of Miller. The platform indorses the St. Louis platform, with protection, reciprocity and sound money as the leading features. Minnesota Prohibitionists. MINNEAPOLIS, Mix~., July 1.—The Prohibitionists of Minnesota in conven- tion to-day nominated the following State ticket: Governor, William J. Dean of Minneapolis; Lieutenant-Governor, Ole Loxensgaard of Minneapolis; Treasurer, F. V. Edwards of Spring Valley; Secretary of State, J. A. McConkey of Fergus Falls; Attorney-Geuneral, Judge Charles E. Shan- non of Vuluth. As was the case at Pitts- burg, the broadgauge platform was adopted, The narrow-gauge men, how- ever, made a stubborn tight. NEW TO-DAY. EVERY MAN WOMAN o GHILD ‘That makes & purchase in our establishment on FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1896, ‘Will receive from us, to celebrate the Glorious Fourth in & befitting manner, a BOX OF FIREWORKS FREE! CONSISTING OF One package Gold Chop Fire Crackers, One 7-ball Sky Scraper, Ore Foliage Volcano Bomb (the lstest novelty), One long stick of Punk, And OUR POPULAR PRICES Will Prevail. ROOT'S Cut-Rate Drug Store DISPENSERS OF RELIABLE DRUGS, Sixth and Howard Sts. REDUCED RATES —FOR— 4th of July —EXGURSIONS= $7.80 takes the balance (;f\ any one of the broken lots we have been selling for $20, $17.50. $15, $12.50 and $10. Such unheard-of values you never received before. This is an extraordinary event, and simply another demonstration of our un- questioned supremacy over the entire clothing market. Money back if you want ik, Open Friday night until 10 o’clock. HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY —FOR—— Round-Trip Tickets BETWEEN ALL STATIONS ON ITS LINES AS FOLLOWS: ONE FARE AND A THIRD: To Stations Distant from Selling Sta- tion 125 Miles or Less. . ONE FARE [+:D A FIFTH: To Stations Distant from Selling Sta- tion 200 Miles oz Less, but over 125 Miles. ONE SINGLE FARE: To Stations Distant from Selling Sta. tion 300 Miles or Less, but over 200 miles. s Tickets good for going trip on July 3d and 4th. Good for return till and including July 7, Buy direct from manofacturers and save 40%. u N Y x PEDESTALS, Maatels, Tables, Ete. 11 City Hall Square. J. & F. KESSELER,