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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-17
BEEORE TRE JNRY.


The two great political parties are
now before the country with their can
didates and their platforms. The issues
are made. Tbs jury, the whole people,
now have the case. The representatives
OF both parties will appear between now
and November 8, and argue the case for
their respective sides. The verdict will
be rendered on the date above given.
On the Republican side we
have for a leader, the
tried and true stateman, the man who
has met and defeated his opponents In
the halls of legislation. He is the man
Of the people-the best product of our
American civilization. His lieutenant
IL man who welded keen sword for
the salvation OF his government, and a
man whose genius and loyalty marks the
pages of history for many years.
On the other ticket is 8 gentleman
who has had no political experience
but the accidental governorshir
Of New York, the state which has prov
en- to be the graveyard of so many Dem.
ocratic candidates for president, includ
ing Seymour, Greeley, Tilden, McCel
Ian, Hancock and others. He Is q gen
tlemAn Of very small calibre intellectu
ally and politically. He Is not q leade
In any sense of the term, but Is the plan
tool Of coterie of politicians. His lieu
tenant is q man well known IL
political life as straddle
on various issues. Now it Is for tn
people TO say whom they will have t
rule eyer them. The answer will rim
out all over the country in November 1
favor of Blaine and Logan.
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me News At New York.

NEW YORK. July 11.-All this morn
ing from the time ballOting began till the
reception of the nomination, crowds
assembled in front Of the various news
paper bulletins. From the first Coy ern
or Cleveland's nomination was looked
for and when it was known that
the Pennsylvania delegation had retired
for consultation everybody said
if Pennsylvania goes for Cleveland that
settles 1t. At o'clock the streets in
front of the newspaper bulletins were
crowded. There was not much excite
ment until the words were put up:
"GoVernor Cleveland was nominated on
the second ballot" The shout then
arose from q hundred or more peo-
pie, who clapped their hands
and clapped each other on the back.
There was no excitement about the city
hall as there were no politicians there.
All the Democrats are in Chicago and
the Republican aldermen are cut of
town. Mayor Edison said: II consider
the choice an excellent one. I have no
doubt of the governors election"
Register John Reilly, of TmmsnY said /:
"I hope Cleveland will be elected. The
country needs safe, conservative, able
man, such as he is, and every honest
Democrat should vote for him. The Re-
publican OH1ce 1OluerS Qecll0SQ TO make
comments tor publication, but IN private
seemed pleased with the nomination,
considering Cleveland an easy man to
beat.
One of the assistant United States
District attorneys said: at Is good
Republican nomination" A Deputy
United States marshal said: "The NOM
nation means msjorlty of from 10000
to 100000 in New York state
for Blaine and should not be at all sur
prised if he carried this country. John
Kelly can he flxed with the mayoralty or
some other way. The news of the nom-
ination was received at the produce ex-
exchange with long cheering. In Wall
street it was received by every one In &
manner indicating that it was q fore
gone conclusion. Collector Robertson
said: 81 think the nomination of Cleve-
land the best thing for the
Republican party. can't say what effect
if any his election would have on the
business of the country. Personally,
am in favor of Blaine and expect to
see him elected"
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ACoCY-AND-BULL STORY

St. LouIs Globe Democrat: The pro-
hihltion movement IN Kansas has taken
anew turn on account Of the CONNECTION
and punishment by fac at Garnet of an
express agent for the offense of deliver.
ing to the consignees two packages of
spirits- The express companies doing
business in that town haYe notified their
agents TO close up their accounts and af-
ter July Is there will be no express ofi-
ces opened in thai place. Il is said that
all the express companies which trans
act business In Kansas propose TO fol-
low similar course in every place
where their agents are made the objects
of prosecution. even II the result Is the
abandonment of the entire state, In
these days 1t is q matter Of some impor-
lance to business men to have express
facilities, and If the companies carry o1t
the plan proposed, the result will be
looked for. with interest. It is said 70 be
the expressed belief Of the companies that
they can do without the state ifthe state
can do without them, and they intend to
let the people determine for themselves
what the end shall be.
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COZ GLRYELANn

The history OF Governor Cleveland is
short He Is native of New Jersey,
born at Caldwell, Essex county, March
IS, 1887. Young Cleveland was sent to
the academy at Clinton, Oneida county,
New York. Upon leaving this seat Of
learning, he went to New York city,
where he filed tor some time the POSI-
lion of clerk In an institution of charity.
Visiting an uncle residing in Buffalo,
ne was induced to remain in that cityas
clerk In the store of his relative. He
vas eighteen years OF age at the time.
We soon find the young clerk in the
pffice OF a prominent law firm. He was
admitted to the bar in 1859. His first po-
itical Office was that of assistant district
.ttorney for the county OF Erie, under
J. q. Torrance. He held the position
hree years, until the end of his superb
RS term OF Office, when he was nomi-
ated for district attorney on the Demo
ratio ticket. but defeated. Ia 1870. five
ears after this failure, he was elected
,heriff of Erie county, and in November,
5S1, was elected mayor of Buffalo by a
ecisive majority He was elected gov
rnor OF New York in November, 1882
nd still holds that office. lie Ia q
'Pchelor.
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Grand Army 1GoVements


From Sunday, July 20, till about Au-
gust 9th, the headquarters of the G. A.
K, department of Kansas, will be estab-
lished at Camp Beath, Minneapolis,
Minnesota
The comrades from Kansas attending
the great reunion az Minneapolis are ex.
pected 70 move IN three divisions, The
first division commanded by Comrade
@. ]. McDiyitt, Of Abilene, will be com.
posed OF men along the line Of the Un-
ion Pacific railroad and the country
tributary to that road, and will be known
as the Union Pacific Division. The sec
ond division, composed of comrades on
the line of the Atchis0n, Topeka & Santa
Fe Ioad and It's branches, will be CON-
manded by COmrade Tim McCarty,
Of Larned Comrade George s.
Hampton, Columbus, will take charge
Of all comrades along the line of the
Kansas City Fort Scott & Gulf, and the
Kansas City Lawrence & Southern rail-
roads, which will be known as the
Third or Gulf division.
The Chicago, Rock Island 8 Pacific
railroad viii haYs trains In waiting at
the Unien Depot in Kansas City, Mis-
souri,, on Sunday evening, July Goth, so
that comrades can be Immediately
transferred upon the arrival of their re-
spective trains from the north, west
and south. Also at Atchison and
LeAvenworih on the same day and tune
which will connect with trains from
Kansas City over this road at Cameron
Junction, Missouri, from which point
the department Of Kansas will proceed
IN body over the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railroad, known as the al
bert Lee route" passing through Iowa
I and southern Minnesota, taking break
fast at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and dinner,
at Albert Lee, Minnesota, arriving at
Minneapolis about six O'Clock Monday
evening, July 21sf, and will go into camp
at Camp BeAth Immediately on ARRIVAL.
Comrade T. ]. Anderson, Topeka
Kansas, committee on transportation.
should be notified at once. by all officers
In the department, particularly post CON-
manders or committees appointed on
transportation, of the exact number who
will attend from their immediate local.
y, the name Of railroad station, the line
OF railroad and the number wanting
sleeping car 6erths. etc.
Meals win be furnished In Camp Beakh
81 IS cents for breakfast and supper and
so cents for dinner. Arrangements will
be made along the line OF railroads
for coffee. For thls purpose
small conee pots shonLd De taken along.
All who desire to 60 into camp should
supply themselves with blankets.
Those who desire hotel accommoda-
sions should write At once TO Comrade
Z. Q. Babb. department commander,
Minneapolis Minnesota, giving the exact
number wanting odafion, and
the number OF ladies in The party. Rates
at hotels win BE- from % 90 to eA.OO per
day. State whether you want S2.OO.
$e.6O, $500, $3.50 or S4.00 accommodA.
lions.
Comrades can take their wives and
children into camp with them.
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SENATOR INGALLG.

A New York Tribune correspondent
under the above heading, presents sever
al senators and among them Ingalls,, of
Kansas. He says:
Notably one of the rising men of the
body is Ingalls, of Kansas. A quarter of
q century ago he stepped out Of Williams
College, ana in his graduation year,
burning aboliuonist already, leaving
Massachusetts, he pitched his fortunes
IN the western terrItOry In Its storm and
stress period. The friend Of John Brown,
with convictions 70 serve, lighting his
resolute way at the bar, on the stump. IN
when the need came, at the
editorial desk, through all the fierce
epoch while Kansas was the advance
battle ground OF the coming national
conflict, he fairly won at last the best e.
TEEN Of his state. Nearly dozen years
ago the mantle Of Christian statesman.
ship, pulled from Pomeroy's shoulders,
fell more worthily on his, and he has
worn It here to Worthier purposes ever
since. An intellectual, keen man, alert
with almost French cleYeTness, he has
steadily moved up through Q couple of
terms in the senate as he moved MP
through q dozen preceding years
In his state. He 10 fertile and nimble of
wit, and Is one Of the very few men In
the senate with a strong literary dash in
his faculties. He has, furthermore, found
the rare art OF adjusting the conceits oil
his fancy to extemporaneous rhetoric,
| and Ii has made him one of the most
capable and feared debators In the body
| As q result presumably Of some of his
later forensic trlumphs, the lecture agent
Pond recently offered Senator ingalls,
5000 night to make engagements fol
the coming seasOn-an offer, IL Is said
which was cOurteously declined
Coming through the senate doorway
~ where YESTERDAY encountered him il
the lobby, the Kansas senator said: Is
will talk with you as long as you like
there Is nothing am 30 profoundly dis
interested IN as the campaign orator,
inside"
"What do you gentlemen from as IA
west as Kansas think OF the Republican
nominations at Chicago ~ asked.
"Kansas is sound on any Republican
, ticket" Mr.. Ingalls, replied "but IN M
belief there has not been in the histor
, of the party any such delicious noml
nation as this one. The enthusiasm 70
, II will become the greatest possible
3 East and west of the state Of New Yor
Il makes everything certain. But "
, in the West are especially pleased
! There is something In Blaine, an elar
q spirit, q VigOr, 70 which the spir
of the West directly responds. tn
states west Of the Mississippi have bee
C waiting for him for years. There hi
a never been such ardor for any cand
date"
what about the election of your ser
y atorial successor, which occurs. 1 belieY
# next winterr
"No formidable candidate against n
has been developed as yet. Ponds 70
u trum business might pay better thS
s politics, possibly, but think shs
! stand TO succeed myself, the state
A Kansas not obiectIng."
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Closing Proceedings Of the Chicago
Convention
FOURTH DAY-EvENrNa SESSION.

FOURTH DAY-EvENIHG SESSION.
CHICAGO. July 11.-It was 5 80 bt fore
the evening conyention was called, and
the first business done was the adoption
OF a resolution selecting Mr.. Was, chair
man of the coufentIoD; as chairman of
the committee 10 notify the nominees of
their selection as candidates.
A telegram was read from the pfesi-
dent of the New York produce exchange,
that the business men of New York were
solid for Cleveland
A delegate from Louisiana offered
resolution providing that IN case of
vacancy on the ticket for the Office of
president or vice president the majority
OF the national committe shall have
power to fill the vacancy.
There was so much opposition made
10 the resolution that 1t was withdrawn.
A delegate from Texas offered resO-
luton declaring that the Democratic
party in convention assembled indorse
the Morrison bill for the reduction of
the war tariff. Tn re was q storm of
opp sitiOn 10 the resolution and the
chairman ruled It must be referred to
the committee on resolutions.
The convention then proceeded 80 the
call OF roll for nominations for vice
president
Searlp, of California. presented The
name of Gen. w. T RosecraDs.
Branch, of Colorado. put in nomi ma
tion Joseph E. Mcdonald. of Indiana.
Bacon, of Georgia, presented the name
Gen. John e. Black, of Illinois.
Fenlon, of Kansas, nominated Govern
OF Click.
Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania,
said that he nGmina t-d as 9 candidate
for vice president a man cunYersant with
public affairs throughout his whole life /,
who was an hon0red statesman, q pure
and uprIght citizen. a victim of the gross
est fraad ever perpetraled on the Amer
lean people, TnOs. A. Hendiicks
ICheersl.
Searles, of C.lifornia, Withdrew the
nomination. OF ROsecrans. The other
nominees were all withdrawn, one by
one, so that Mr.. Hendricks nams aloEe
remained before the Convention
Hubbard, OF Texas. made spirited
speech IN favor of GIVING Hendricks the
Office out OF which he had been CHEATED.
Weed, of New York. suggested that
the roll OF states should be called SO as
to put on record the unanimous vote fer
Herdficks.
Wallace accepted the suggestion aud
withdrew his motion 10 nominate By ac-
clamafion, and moved that the uomine-
lions do now close.
The motion vas agreed to and the
clerk proceeded TO call the roll Of state 3.
The result Was the uAenimons Domina-
ton of Thomas A Hendricks a. the can
didale for vice. president
The announcement OF the result was
followed by the Widest enthusiasm.
bands playing and shouts arising from
ali paris OF the convention hall.
Finally the chairDan got CHARGE 20
mske the formal announcement ct the
vote He said there had beer Sl6 votes
cast, all Of them for ThOe- A. HendEteks.
and that MF. Hendricks was therefore
the candidateof the national Democratic
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OVER THE STATE.

Those 10000 Republican voters in
Kansas were not camping on the coat
tails Of John Peter st. John at the hour
Of going to press.
Ed. Howe, of the Atchison Globe, says
the Leavenworth Times is making $50,
600 . year. Ed. torgets, apparently,
that figures never joke.
Wichita has had twenty five marriages
within the past month. This is the city
where the sound of the horse-fddle and
of the tin horn Is meyer still.
Col. BallInger, Of the Larned Chrome
scope bolts Blame. He Is probably the
flrst man in the country who eats peas
with knife that has Joined the hide.
pendent Republicans.
Atehison Globe; Il Is more than like
~ that the LeaVenworth Times will bolt
the nomination of Martin for governor.
There are two reasons for this: 1. Atch-
son county failed to support its editor
tor delegate to the Chicago convention !;
2. Jealousy.
Atchiscn Globe: Hrs. Cora Il. Downs,
Of Wyandotte, one Of the best known
Kansas women, has commenced SUIT
against her husband, A. D. Downs, for
divorce. THIS Is the result Of the cir
eumstance that next to the Downs fami-
~ lives the widow Of . genileman who
has been extremely prominent in Kansas
politics. This lady apparensly pos
sessed for Mr. Downs 3 strange
but powerful infatuanoD, and he spent
much Of his time at his neighbours house
and IN her society. It is related
that when Mr.. Downs went home he
would frequently reach his own premis-
Is through the yard of aneighbor, crawl
ing through the fence at q place where 4
board had been conveniently broken OF.
Mrs. Downs demonstrated with him,
pointing out the fact that his attentions
to the lady, however innocent they
might be, would inevitably give rise TO
scandal, and furnish the gossips with
the text for much disgraceful talk To
all these enireagies Mr.. Downs. so Il is
claimed, turned Gdeaf ear. saying that he
would 60 to the house Of his nsighbor IS
often Is he pleased. This sort of &
thing has been kept up for years, and
the suit for divorce is the result.
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of blr. Blaine,s nomlnation.

Of Mr.. Blaine's nomination, an old
contributor writes to the Boston Adver-
tiser (bolter): mo one claims that 1t
was not fairly made, and, indeed, by all
parliamentary rules, il was unanimous.
Now, to my surprise aud dismay, I see
q number OF old Bostonians aud Repub-
licans boiling that nomination. defy
any one to show difference of princi-
pie between this action and that of the
south after the election of Lincoln. Be-
cause they were not suited by politi-
cal result, the latter determined to de-
stroY the country: the former TO do their
best to destroy the party, which-they
being judges-contains majority of the
people OF intellect and principle in this
country. That is what Il ,eally is-an
attempt 10 destroy the party. There Is
no middle course; ifyou oppose the Re.
publicans you help the Democrats"
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How Basara isoesi4ssd tie News.

WILMINGTON, Del, July 11.-Senstor
Bsyard was seated in the Every Even
ing's editorial rooms in company with
Judge Whittier and 9 few friends when
the news of CleYeland's nomination
was received. The probable re-
suit of thesecond ballot had
been forseen by the company when the
first change to Cleveland was announced
after the reception of the first summary
of the vote and since the hopes of Bay
ards nomination has been abandoned.
there was q general agreement that
Cleveland would PROVE g candidate
very generally acceptable TO the party,
and in time would unite the Democrats
of New York in his favor. Very little
was said, however, and tbs company al.
most Immediately separated, and Sena-
tor BaYard, after telegraphiDg his con
gratulsuons to CleYeland, left to dine
with q friend.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Now for Blaines letter OF accept.
ance.
"NOw 1 UiW see you Iater"-Jobn
Kelly.
The Republican raccoon can now
proceed to climb for the Democratic
rooster.
He comelh up as a Flower and is cut
down; he 1eeth also as a shadow and
cOntinueth not.
Ed Howe: The Republican who can't
Ego Blaine" reminds US of the prohibit
zionist who can't $50 st. John"
We would like to see State Senator
Grady, of New York, lay his mouth
down alongside of Billy Kersand's.
aft the Democratic party wants to sit
down on me it had better put on its yell
low jacket trousers. That's all."-John
Kelly.
Ben Butler seems TO have squandered
his generosity on the desert air at Chi
cago. Neither his offer of a candidate
nor of platform met with any token OF
appreciation.
The great kicking match between
John Kelly and Geo. William
Curtis will be regarded with absorbing
interest throughout the country.
The committee on platform at the Chi
cago conYention was In labor for forty
eight hours. But 1t must be conceded
that the offspring, in point of magai
tude, is commensurate with the throel
Of parturltIon.
| There seems to be a question as I,
whether Ben Butler Is worth $3,OOOO 90
or 100000. a mere matter of a mil
ion dollars don't amount to much wit
an anti monopOIist like Ben.
Senator Grady, Of New York, a lead
ing member of the Tammany delegation
in the Chicago convention, says ther
are thousands OF Democrats and WORK
ingmen in the state who will never SUI
port Cleveland.
Ben Butler thinks that the tariff plan
> in the Democratic platform is not su
8 ficiently deinite. This Is the highei
4 Compliment which Ben could have PAL
to the political sagacitY OF the CON
mittee on resolutions.
The Atchiaon Globe pronounce
;. "Tumblesome's" paper, the Kansas Sta
Journal, the most intensely polite,
> sheet In the state. II is quite apparel
o that the Globe doesn't exchange wit
!. the FL Dorado Republican.
Under the heading, "At last, glory
the Salt Lake Tribune expresses its Or
/. found rejoicing at the reappointment
Y Governor Murray, Of Utah. "Thol
sands of good men and true" exclaIu
4 the Tribune, will to-day say God BILE
q President Arthur and will take ne
l. heart to work in the cause OF right. Tt
: news indeed Is most welcome, and Il
: skies are particularly bright this NOR
: 1 iH0p
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The omission of the word 'onlY" from
the tariff resolution by the Democracy
will deceive nobody. Resolved, That
we are in favor of tariff for revenue y
implies opposition to a tariff for any.
thing else. The difference is that the
one form fully expresses the idea and
the other leaves 1t TO be understood. To
omit the word vonly" Is simply a cow
ardiy evasion, and an attempt to hood.
wink the people into the belief that the
party Is in favor Of something beside g
tariff for revenue only. The omission
will do the party moro harm than good
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TIE DEMo0RAFTO -PLATFORAf


We publish in another column the
platform OF the Democratic party adopt
ed by the Chicago convention Thursday
hight: The document Is noted for vertb-
age and rs tam ness. II 10 an attempt
10 follow the Republican. platform,
with the point and spirit OF the latter
document left out 1t has long arraing
knent Of the Republican party, which Is
Ehe same old. stupid and prevaricating
iish Of hash which Democratic conven-
lions have been doing out every year
,ince the war. II denonuces the Re
publican party for having failed
10 relieve the people
from the crushing war taxes which have
oaralyzed business. ItdOes this in the
ace OF the facts that the country was
1ever more prosperous than Il has been
For five or elk years. and that notWith-
,tanding its party has had one branch OF
Congress for several years, and last year
oy an overwhelming majority, while the
,ther branch has been almost tie dur
fog the same period, II has done nothing
worthy Of mention to relieve the "crush-
ing war taxes" for which taxes the peo-
pie will remember the Democratic par
liz is alone responsible. For
an exhibition of bare-faced
cheek and shameless hypocrisy
he Democratic defamation against
war taxes takes the premium.
OF course so virtuous q party as the
Democracy must favor civil service re
'orm. As fresh illustration OF how Il
,ayors civil service reform, we remem-
Der that only last winter IL ignobly de-
'eated Mr.. PendleloB, the author Of the
present civil service law, for senator
IN Ohio, by shameless resort tc
hose corrupt practices best understood
IN Democratic councils.
AS Ben Butler said. the tariff plank Of
his document, in which is centered more
interest than in any other one feature
oF the convention, is indefinite. In {
word, 1t is simply demand for lowe
taxes. II there is person In thil
. country who IS not In favor Of reduc
Ion of all kinds Of taxation, his photo
graph ought TO be taken and sent 4
Barnum. After all the talk about fire.
Trade, the great party OF reform ha
lodged the tariff issue by adopting
meaningless resolution on the sub
lect.
There seems to have been q studio,
effort TO follow In q spiritless way tn
Republican platform, except that tn
democrats remain silent on tn
Question which most affect
heir friends, the Mormons, an
declare against sumptuary laws.
We have not room TO notice the tire
some document further at present. 1t
column OF abuse Of the Republics
party Is AZ harmless as Its half q column
Of resolves and both are sore dIsap
pointment to the live, representa- iv
members Of the party. A H