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formulate platform and refer the same
to the full committee for action

in favor of standing by prohibition, and
leaving other issues alone.
The motion was overwhelmingly de-
feated.
nent Organization, after a lively discus
sion, decided to recommend that only the
delegates actually present be allowed to
vote in the convention.
The honors for the permanent organ
| lzatlon were holly contested. The first
ballot for Craftsmanship gave f. Ritter
of indianapolis eighteen votes, A. A.
Stevens of Pennsylvania eleven, the re-
mainder scattering. On the second bal
lot Ritter received tweDty-four and was
elected.
! Rev. Samuel Small of Georgia was
| elected permanent Secretary.
| Soon after 4 O'Clock the convention re-
duction of old Prohibition leaders, the
Committee on Permanent Organization
reported. The rule giving States votes
only for delegates present was the signal
| for a fight.
Rev. Samuel Small presented minority
report, which he earnestly advocated
/ in speech. David Morgan of Minnesota
| opposed the minority report. The dis
cussion lasted nearly an hour, and the
| minority report was finally defeated and
the majority report adopted.
| The convention then adjourned till
] s p. NJ.
At the evening session Colonel Ritter of
| Indiana was installed as permanent
| Chairman. In his speech he attacked the
| Republican and Democratic parties for
| their attitude on the liquor question. His
| remark that the old parties were keeping
up feud thirty years. old, and that he
wanted to shake hands with the South,
was greeted with great applause.
! Colonel Ritter's address was received
/ with anI xuo #
Ritter for President.
| Mrs. Cougar addressed the convention
] on white rose leaves.
! A telegram from the Denver Prohibit
ton League asking for an unconditional
! plank favoring Tree and unlimited coin
age of gold and silver was read, and the
convention adjourned until tomorrow.
THE INDEPENDENTS.
| OMAHA (Neb.), June 29.-The advance
guard of the Southern delegates to the
Independent National Convention ar
rived to-day. d. Irwin, editor of the
| Southern Alliance Farmer, said the senti-
ment of the South was for a Western
man as the nominee, and Georgia sug-
gested Congressman Tom Winn for sec
ond place, or c. Wellington. The farm
ers OF Georgia, he said, would undoubt-
! edly elect an independent State ticket
and give the electoral vote to the new
party.
c. G. Post; Chairman of the Georgia
State Committee, favored a Western
man, but did not want Stewart or Adams,
as they wanted something besides free
silver, and were stuck on the SUBJ treas
| ury scheme.
Word was received in Omaha to-day
! intimating that Senator Stewart of Ne
vada had written letter absolutely bolt
| ing the Republican party. 1t is also said
that Jones will do likewise, and as con-
t1,n
| impetus. Still the Weaver sentiment
! leads.
! General Van Wyck said if Gresham
| positively refuses to permit the use of his
name j. b. Weaver will be the nominee.
a tree-silver platform will be adopted, he
said, thus carrying the silver States and
throwing the election into the House.
Troyer of Washington, Funk of Oregon
and Brown of California are all Weaver
men, as are the delegations behind Them
B. G. Edwards, delegate-at-large from
Illinois, declares thu his delegation will
support Gresham, and after Gresham,
Weaver.
DR.. c. w. Lane of Oakland, CAL, is
here, holding two proxies from that Con-
gressional District. and on one of them
will present the name of S. +. Norton of
Chicago for first place.
George II. Gibson, editor of the Ne
braska Farmers A Lttaa,ce, has formulated
Il ldIlli DldIh lOl Vic DIdIlOIDI, WHICH ne
| expects the Nebraska delegation will in
troduce.
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
Dies MONIES, June 29.-The Republi-
can State Convention is in session here
to-day. The usual formulas were gone
through with and the permanent organi-
zation formed.
After the selection of electors-at-large
the platform presented was adopted. 1t
indorses the nomination Of Harrison and
Reid and the Republican National plat
form; denounceS the Democratic National
platform, especially the plank insisting
on an abolition of the national tax on the
issue of State banks.
A minority report was presented on the
prohibition question and substitute
moved to it. but both were finally tabled
The convention then adjourned.
NEW YORK REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
ROCHESTER,, June 29.-The Republican
State League reconvened. Resolutions
were adopted indorsing Harrison's Adj
ADMINISTRATION and ratifying the national
platform. High wages and protection
were declared to be the basis of national
prosperity. America was declared to be
for Americans, and reciprocity is an
nounced as the fundamental principle of
RepublicaniSm. 1t is insisted that the
Governments promise TO pay and the
coin on which the promise is stamped
shall each be worth 100 cents on the dol
lar. Southern outrages on negroes are
denounced, the Nicaragua Canal COM
mended and the nomination of Reid
warmly Endorsed. Colonel E. A. Me-
Alpin was reelected President.
CLEVELAND RECEIVES HIS NEIGHBoRs.
BUZZARD'S BAY, June 29.-The vii
layers of BuzZard's Bay and Bourne went
over TO Gray Gables en- masse this even
ing. when ex-President Cleveland held
open house to his neighbors. Ate O'Clock
the visitors began to arrive, the ex-
President and his wife receiving them in
a square hail. which was tastefully be-
decked with pine twigs. Rev. Mr.. Cham
berlain, at the head of the group. adj
dressed a few words of neighborly greet
ing. expressing the thanks of the com
pany for Cleveiands invitation to call.
He said they also desired to extend con-
gratulations and assure Mr.. Cleveland
there were no wishes more hearty for his
success than those of his neighbors in
Bourne.
Mr.. Cleveland replied briefly, express
ing deep qualification of the kind wishes.
saying he deemed the respect of his fell
low citizens, the trust of friends and the
affectionate esteem of his neighbors as
among the dearest things of life, and he
, believed no honors could furnish per-
sonal qualification except such as are
based upon these sentiments. He was
aware many OF them differed in political
thought, but said this detracted nothing
from our good citizenship, provided our
political ideas and beliefs are based upon
deliberate, conscientious and patriotic re-
Election. It may be we wouldn't be so
widely apart if we understood each other
better. At any rate Pm happy in the be-
lief that you don't suspect me any more
than L do you Of any desire to iniure the
interests of the people or the country"
CT.EvEI.AND'S NOMINATIONS pAr1p11,D