McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-18
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS.
Proceedings Of the State Conrentioa Held at
Omaha oH the 1fth.

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| of the committee be chosen by judicial dis.
tricts-four to each district.
The list of delegates from the various coun.
ties was read, after which, on motion, the
| temporary organization was made perma-
nent.
Calls being made for Butler, of Pawnee
county. that gentleman came forward and
presented. by request, the following resolu-
| ton adopted by the anti-monopoly conven-
| ton at Ldcoln:
| Resolved, That committee of five be ap-
pointed to notify the democratic state con.
| venton that the representatives of the anti.
monopoly and national greenback state con.
ventions are now assembled in the city hall
| and ready to confer with the democratic state
convention in reference to nominating q
| ticket to be supported by the democratic and
| anti-monopoly and national greenback par
| ties of Nebraska.
| Anderson, of Douglas moved that the reso-
| luton be referred to the committee on plat
| form; rejected.
The motion to appoint committee of thir-
| ty-seven on conference was then renewed
| and carried.
Several motions made from time to time for
| adjournment were rejected.
The committee on conference withdrew
from the hail in order to meet the anti-mOn-
opolists at the city hall.
At 1:10 q motion to adjourn until 10 a. m.
| tomorrow was made and rejected on call of
counties, but recess of an hour taken in
order to await the report of the conference
committee. While waiting for this report the
| convention proceeded to the selection of the
1OllOWlnR Central cuOSen ITOm tue
various judicial dis; ricts:
First judicial district-James Devenney, for
johnson and Pawnee counties; G. Z. Marvin,
Gage; F. E. Johnson. Nemaha; Robert Clegg,
Richardson; James Devinney, Johnson; X. H..
Wallace, A. w. G. Critics. of Cass; G. w. Covell,
John McManigle, of OtOe.
Third Judicial district-Douglas-J j.
O'COnOr, Louis HimerOd.
Sarpy-J. Q. Goss.
WashingtOn-S. 6. Glover.
Burt.Weilington Harrington.
Fourth judicial district-W. l.. May, Dodge;
William Ferris, Saunders; John Eygner, But
Ter; James E. North Platte.
Fifth judicial district-J. l.. LeHew, L. D.
Demont, Tobias Castor, P. N. Simmons.
Sixth judicial district. w. Dupin, Seward; ;
r. j. Coles, York; G. Il. Forbes, st. Paul; Geo.
Wildish, Aurora.
Seventh judicial district. w. Ferguson, of
Kearney; II. S. Prondfit, of Webster; +. A.
Harmon, of Franklin; ]. A. Cordial, of Har-
Ian.
Ninth judicial district-Frank Galbraith, of
Brown: P. ]: Hurley, of Greeley; Thomas
Tenth judicial district-Beach l. Human,
Juan Boyle, L. w. Tucker, A. ID. Persinger.
The following was offered and adopted with
rising vote and three rousing cheers:
Resolved, That we the democracy of the
state of nebraska in convention assembled do
bearers the great reform governor of New
York, Grover Cleveland, and Ex-Governor
Hendricks, of Indiana, whose lives in public
service of their respective states are pure and
confidence to the highest degree.
d. 5; Maloney, ST., of Richardson, offered
the following:
Resolved, That the railroads are highways,
and that the company or individuals who OPP
crate them are common carriers, and as such,
should be regulated by law, state and nation
al, fixing reasonable rates for the transpOrta-
ton of freight and passengers from discrim-
ination and eXtOrtion. This ELECTED consider
able discussion and was referred to the COM
mittee on platform.
of 10 m on nvr1ift foo
presented by ID. P. Rolfe, of Otoe, which was
to the effect that two presidential electors
had been conceded to the democrats, two to
the anti-monopolists, and one to the green
hackers. The democrats were to name the
governor, treasurer, secretary of state and
attorney general. The anti-monOpOlists, the
lieutenant governor, auditor, commissioner
of public lands and superintendent of instruc-
ton, and also to name regents for the uni
versity.
tions. Hon. ]. Sterling Morton was named
for governor by North, of Platte, and unani-
mously chosen. Mr.. Morton responded with
happy speech.
For the office of state treasurer Mr.
Glover. of Washington county, nOmi-
mated Frank Hartman, and ID. w. Clancy and
Wellington Harrington were also placed in
nomination. The vote was Hartman 10, Mr..
Clancy 2l5, Hartman SO. On motion the
nomination OF Clancy was made unanimous.
G. S. Montgomery, of Douglas county, was
nominated for attorney general.
James Paterson, of Cass. and Patrick Hynes,
of Greeley county, were chosen as electors.
THE PLATFORM.
Mr.. Morton said: The committee on plat
form have authorized me as secretary unani-
mously to make the following report of the
committee on resolutions:
The democratic party of Nebraska in con-
vention assembled renews the pledge of it's
fidelity to the constitution and the doctrines
taught by the illuStriOus men who established
the democratic party. and approves and rati-
fies the platform adopted by the national
democratic convention at Chicago July Sth.
1854, and the nomination of Cleveland and
Hendricks. So plain statement of democrat
ic faith needs no supplement or explanation. |
We insist upon honest and economical admin |
Il tratiOn OF public affairs, state and munich |
pal, and condemn the corrupt and extrava- |
CANT expenditure of public money that have |
prevailed at Washington during the rule of
the republican party; and furthermore the
democratic party of Nebraska denounces |
without reserve the recent disposal of the |
school lands to the political and personal ia |
vorites of the present republican state admin |
and We demand immediate and thor !
ough investigation OF the alleged frauds |
therein, and that we pledge the democracy, If |
with the state administration, to |
bring the parties to these frauds to speedy |
trial and conviction. and also to bring civil |
suits to recover the money out of which the |
state and its children nave thus been swim |
died.
The democratic party also reaffirms that |
portion of the declaration of 1882 and 1888, as |
follows:
The state of Nebraska, in common with |
other states of the union, has, and exercises
the right of regulating the sale of intoxicating |
drinks in the interest of good order within |
the state, but the prohibition of the manufac-
ture and sale of such drinks in the state is
to the fundamental principles of
social and moral conduct, if enacted will be
by the constitution of the United
States which permits the Introduction to
every state of foreign liquors imported from
abroad, and controls also every form of inter-
state commerce.
, Corporate capital, whether in the form of
banks, manufacturing establishments or rail-
'oads, must keep its hands off from the re-
served rights of the people. The democrats of
Nebraska denounce all railroads within the
'tate which elect or attempt to elect, which
influence or attempt to influence delegates to
political conventions, members of the legis-
AZURE, senators or members of congress.
Corporate capital, as such, must not be per-
nitted thus to encroach upon popular rights.
We assert the right of the legislature to con-
rol the railroads; we deny the right of the
to control the legislature.
The democratic party insists that it is the
luty of the government to protect, with equal
idelity and vigilance, the rights of its citizens,
native. and unnaturalized, at home and
broad, and to the end that this protection