The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-15
DEMOCRATIC ROW IN NEBRASKA.
Congressman Bryan and Governor Boyd Al
most Come to- BIows-Chicaso Delegates.

Congressman Bryan and Governor Boyd Al
most Come to- BIows-Chicaso Delegates.
OMAHA, Neb., April 1.-The fight be-
tween the Boyd and Martin factions in the
Democratic State convention was contin-
ned all night before the committee on Gre
dentials. After brief respite thestruggle
was renewed in committee at A.. NJ, and
the convention. which adjourned till 0
O'clock. was kept waiting all the morning
by the failure of the credentials committee
to agree. At las Chairman Beatty called
the convention to order. aud the committee
on credentials reported in favor of seat
ing the Boyd delegations from Douglas,
Cheyenne, Cumming and Hitchcock cOun-
ties. motion to adopt the committee
port was amended by orc to seat the Mar
tin DELEGATES. and then the final struggle
for supremacy began. County Attorney
Mahoney spoke for thirty minutes IN favor
of the Martin faction. and Charles Offut
presen ted the Boyd case. At the conclusion
of Offuts remarks the rOll-call was pro-
ceeded with, and the Boyd faction came off
victorious by vote of 800 to 81. resolu-
tion iDdorslng Cleveland and lnstructlDg
the delegates TO the national convention TO
vote for him was presented. An amend
ment was made eliminating the lnstruc-
tiOns of the delegation. and the resolution
was then passed The committee on reso-
luton was then appointed. and recess
taken. Congressman Bryan proved to be
the only free-coinage man on the commit
tee. AS q result there were two reports.
When the convention reassem bled. at
O'Clock, the election of delegates was be-
gun, resulting in the selection of Gov.
James +. Boyd. w. III. Thompson. Tobias
Castor and Milton Doolittle as delegates at
large The committee on resolutions then
reported. q minority report being pre-
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The platform reaffirms the principles of
Democracy as promulgated by Jefferson
and executed By Jackson and Tilden; de-
clares q steadfast adherence to the declar-
down In the platform of 1884 and IN
that sterling message" to Congress by
that fearless Democrat, Grover Cleveland;
denounces the Mckinley bill as law
passed by q Republican Congress for the
perpetuation of system of taxation
whose direct and immediate object is to
rob the many for the benefit of the few:
pronounces against class legislatlon: favors
liberal pensions to old soldiers; favors the
regulation of railroads and rates by the
State. and invites support from all sub
scribing TO it's provisions.
When Bryan offered an amendment favor
ing free coinage the second fight was pre-
cipits ted and q wordy wrangle ensued. in
which decidedly personal remarks were
passed. After tussle of four hours
q vote was finally reached but the
two secretaries disagreed on the
tally, one claiming the resolution
had passed the other that 1T had not Up
on a second vote the resolution was defeat
ed by majority of IS. Then pandemOnIum
broke loose. The silver men made q rush
for the stage. and, mounting the reporters
table, they shrieked that they were beaten
by fraud. Fifty men were struggling on
the platform at one time. but finally quiet
was restored. and the result of the vote as
announced was verified. During the de-
bate Bryan declared he was for Boies. I'm
mediately after the vote was announced
Bryan and Governor Boyd met, and there
was q wOrdy war which nearly led to
blows. The two men who have wrested
Nebraska from RepublicanIsm have openly
stated that they will tight each other from
this time on. The Convention adjourned
tonight
The DELEGATES from the various congress
sioual districts held caucuses and selected
the following district delegates to the Chi
cago convention: Robert Clegg. n. =. Har-
wood. John Creighton, Charles Ogden, j.
z. Latta, L. Hale. Matt Miller. c. 4. Cook.
r. A. Batty. Z. III. Spearman. j. L. Croker
and j. III. Dahlman. The majority of these
delegates are Boyd men. and were against
Instructing for Cleveland.
The result of the convention is to split
the Democratic party of the State. Repre-
sentative Bryan claims. and his claim is
supported by one of the secretaries, that
his resolution carried by eight majority.
and that he was deliberately counted out.
Much bad blood has been stirred up, and
Democratic unity is endangered.