, 1892-08-04
CHARLIE VAN WYCK
Is Nominated for Governor Of the
State Of Nebraska.
An All Night Session of the Peoples
Party fn which the Late PresI-
dent of the Farmers Alliance
Wtthdraws-TheP Platform.

Party in which the Late Presi-
dent of the Farmers Alliance
withdraws-The Platform.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. Alive thousand
people attended the sixth district congress
sional convention, in a tent at Lake Kear-
ney, and cheered Justify when Omar M.
KEN was nominated for congress. The
same crowd that is fighting Van Wyck is
opposed to KEN, and the success Of the
latter is another indication that Van Wyck
will surely be nominated for governor.
After spending the night chiefly in kill
ing time, the peoples party convention got
through the muddle at 3:3O this morning.
]. H. Powers, ex-president Of the farmers
alliance, withdrew his name from consider
alton and ex-senator G. II. Van Wyck was
nominated for governor practically by ac-
clamation. The platform demands the
adoption of Iowa rates for railroads, the
passage of law to prevent stipulations in
contracts, ETC.. that payment shall be
made in gold or any particular money;
loaning public school funds to citizens of
the state on real estate security; denounces
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labor difficulties bya state boardi demands
equal pay for men and women; demands
more prompt delivery of mail matter, and
denounces the labor system in Nebraska.
| An extra resolution passed demanding no
more money be appropriated by any coun-
| ty for the purpose of exhibition at the
worlds fair and pledging the party TO de.
/ feat any plan TO increase the state appro-
priation on $4,000, and denouncing the
management Of the fair for unfair treat
ment of union labor also a resolution de-
nouncing the militia and calling for its
abolition.
The convention remained in session all
night and adjourned at $3.50 this morning.
The ticket was completed as follows: Lieu
tenant governor, O. ID. Scrader; auditor,
Logan McReynoldsi secretary of state, j.
/ M. Easterling; treasurer, j. V. Wolf; attOr-
ney general, V. o. Stickler; superintend-
ent of public instruction, II. H. Hiatt;
commissioner Of public lands and build
ings, J. M. Gunnell. The resolutions in re-
| gard to the worlds fair funds and militia
we're reconsidered and laid on the table.
CROWDS OF NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 4.-rhe republican
/ state convention met here today. The
gathering of delegates and McKinley's
| speech drew to Lincoln last night such a
crowd as never before assembled here. All
the available space in the hotels are occu-
pied by beds and cots, yet hundreds paid
for the privileges of sleeping on floors,
carpeted Railways, while other hundreds
camped out on state house grounds and
/ the university campus. CrouDse will
probably be nominated for governor on the
/ first ballot
The convention met at II o'clock with
| John r. Hayes temporary chairman. Conn
mittees were appointed. Chairman Hayes
In his address Ia accepting the position re-
ferred TO the record Of the party in putting
down the rebellion and giving the country
protective tariff. The latter must be
maintained he said, and the party must be
kept IN power TO defeat free trade. The
convention took recess until pm.