The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-25
NnnRAsKA, AS CAMPAIGN.
A Lively Three Cornered Fl iRht For
Supremacy in the State.

Supremacy in the State.
LINCOLN, NEB., Sept. 24-Three great
political parties will contest for the supre-
macy in the state this fall, and so nearly
equal is their numerical strength that no
one can predict. with any certainty, to which
the victory will fall. or 214,000 votes cast
in the state election a year ago the
republicans cast In round numbers "a. COO.
the independents II 200 and the democrats
63, 600, except for governor, Mr. Boyd re-
ceiving plurality. 1t Is conceded by both
the old parties that the independents, or
farmers, are by 40 means tired of their new
organization, aud that their vote will
not vary materially from that cast
year ago, SO that a bitter
three~cornered contest with all its uncsr-
tainties again confronts the voters of Ne
braska. As slight fuctuation of party
strength means so much when three tickets
are in the field, no one but very enthu-
siastic partisan indeed attempts to predict
the result of the coming election.
THE STATE TICKETS.
The democrats and independents have
already nominated their state tickets and
the republicans met to-day 90 complete the
list of candidates to be presented TO the
Nebraska voters. The convention was
called to order promptly at 10 o'clock
by Chairman Watson of the state
cen trail committee who madea brief speech
con ngratulating the convention upon the
large attendance and predicting the sue
cess of the candidates to be Nominated. "If
the signs are true,n said CheiFman Watson,
the republican national convention at
Omaha [cheersl in 1892 will nominate the
next President OF tue United
States, and that mau Fiil be the
glorious captain of the gallant
ship Of state, the skillful navigator, fearless
leader, brilliant, matchess Blaine." AT the
mention Of the name of Blaine secret cord
from the rear was touched and portrait Of
the great exponent of reciprocity dropped
in sight. The effect was magical. Five
hundred delegates instantly sprang to their
feet and cheer after cheer resonnded through
the hall.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
When the excitement of this incident had
subsided the convention got down to busi-
ness. The platform adopted congratuates
President Harrison on his wise aud cour-
ageous administration, pledging him sup~
port in the discharge of duties, devolving
upon him as chief magistrate of the nation.
1t continues as follows:
We rejoice in the restoration of dignity,
vigor and craftsmanship in the conduct Of our
foreign affairs under the guiding hand OF Amer
ica's favorite son. James g, Blaine; we ap-
prove bu6 Silver coinage hCC Oh the present az
ministration, by which the entire product of
the silver mines of the United States
is added to the currency of the
people, but we denounce the democratic
doctrine of free and unlimited coinage
of silver as financial policy liable to precipi-
tate the people of every city and every state in
| the union in prolonged and disastrous depres-
| sion and delay the revival OF business entHr-
| prise ana prosperity SO ardenAy desired and
now apparently near; free AMI unlimited coBl-
| age of silver would tend to the boarding Of
! gold and force the use OF cheap money
| In payment OF the wages in every workshop
| mill. factory store and farm, and tend to the
| scaling down OF wages of toilers already de-
| pressed, and weakening the purchasing power
OF the dollar which would be used to purchase
| the product of farmers; we are in
| favor or having every dollar as
| good as any other dollar; we demand the
| maintenance of the American system OF
| protection to American industry and labor; a
policy that has been Identified with every
| period of our national prosperity, and we ad-
mire the genius of that heroic statesman, VIII
lam Mckinley, Jr., whom the people of Ohio
his magnificent services to the coun-
try; we also commend and indorse
that policy of reciprocity by means
of which the Central and South American
nations and Spanish Indies are being opened up
to our trade upon favorable terms, and by
which all the surplus products Of our country
may fad market, and by which ell our people
shall receive in exchange thereof a long line of
products which do not produce ruinous compe-
titlon among our own people, nor destroy de-
veloping industries of our country.
The platform then indorses the interstate
commerce act, condemns trusts, favors the
Chicago expedition, and concludes by bring
ing in an indictment against the Democratic
party in general and in Nebraska in par
ticular.
For candidate for associate justice of the
supreme court, A. III. Post of Columbus W as
nominated on the fourth ballot. He stood
third in the list on the first three ballots.
For regents of the state university, H. P.
SUBWAY of Dawson county and Charles
Marple of Douglass county were nominated
on the frat ballot.
The convention then adjourned.