The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-10-05

Nebraska Democratic State Convention.
Governor. .SILAS A. HOLCOMB
Lieutenant Governo-.JAMES n;
Secretary Of State.......--r;E.R; ELLi.A
auditor OF State...........;J. G..
A. LSIKHA RI
e e51orhsy Of Public Lands d; o and
Buildings. }. KENT
uperintendent.................W w. A.JONES
OMAHA, Neh., Sept. 2z.-The demo-
cratic state convention met in this city
yesterday, being called to order by
Euclid Martin, chairman of the state
central committee.
Ed Smith of Douglas was made tenn
porary chairman.
The various committees having been
appointed the convention took a recess
for one hour.
On reassembling, Chairman McMani-
gal from the committee on credentials
presented his report. The committee
reported but three contests, from
Otoe, Thayer and Madison counties.
The Bryan delegates from the last two
named counties were admitted without
controversy.
AS to Otoe county, the committee
recommended that each faction be
given nine delegates. The convention
adopted the report, but everything was
not satisfactory to the delegates from
Otoe. ID. T. Rolf, as chairman of the
administration delegates from that
county, said that he and his colleagues
would not accept the terms of the COM
promise. He said they were either en-
titled to the full representation or none
at all, and consequently he for n did
not propose to stand it. Whereupon
Rolf and the administration delegates
walked out of the hall.
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended the election of
w. III. Oldham of Buffalo as the perma-
nent chairman of the convention, with
d. b. Honin of Douglas, f. j. Morgan
o. Cass and c. E. Apgar of Adams as
secretaries. The recommendation was
adopted and the permanent chairman
took the platform.
Robert Clegg of Richardson moved
the appointment of a committee of
seven on resolutions. The chair ap-
pointed as such Clegg of Richardson,
Smyth of Douglas. Thomson of Dodge,
Dahlman of Dawes, Kellager of Ne
maha, Stevens of Adams and Marvin of
Gage.
Edwards of Lancaster moved that w.
J. Bryan be nominated for United
States senator and a roll call was de-
manded, which proceeded for a while,
whereupon W.. III. Thompson of Hall
county claimed that there vas no op-
position and he moved hat the roll call
be dispensed with and that Bryan be
made the democratic candidate for
United States senator by reclamation.
Every county represented cast its vote
for Bryan, and Kitchen of Douglas,
Dahlman of Dawes and Thompson of
Hall were delegated to conduct the
nominee to the platform. Mr.. Bryan,
however, had temporarily withdrawn
from the convention.
C. J. Smyth offered the following
resolution:
We fully endorse the course of Hon.
w. j. Bryan in congress, and we COM
pliment Senator Allen and Congressman
McKeighen and KEN on the work done
by them in behalf of the people of Ne
braska.
The resolution was adopted after a
spirited debate.
The next business in order being
nominations the ticket given at the
head of this column was chosen. Five
of the nominees are those of the popu-
list state ticket. For the Offices or Sec
rotary of state, state treasurer and state
auditor the convention nominated
democrats.
THE
We, the rank and and file of the de-
mocracy of Nebraska, at last n conven-
ton assembled, send greeting to the
common people who constitute the
strength of the democracy OF the ma
ton.
We renew our allegiance to the prin-
ciples taught by Thomas Jefferson and
courageously defended by Andrew
jackson; and we demand that the
great political problems of today be
solved by the application of these prin-
ciples to present conditions.
Believing that a public official is a
public servant and deserving of praise
or censure according to his acts, we
commend President Cleveland for his
honest and economical administration
of the government. and dissent from
such of his financial views as are repug-
nant to the teachings of the fathers
and opposed to the welfare Of our
people.
Believing that sail men are created
equal and that all are alike entitled
to the consideration of government, we
denounce as unjust and unjustifiable
the protective tariff system which,
through the instrumentality of class
legislation, robs the many for the ben
eft of the few. We demand a tariff
for evenue only, and point to the Will
son bill as it passed the house of repre-
sentatives as a reasonable fulfllment
of the promises made by the democratic
party in the campaign of 1892. While
we do Tot condone the acts Of those
democratic senators who modified the
Wilson bill in the senate, we accept
the bill as it finally passed as the best
measure attainable under the circum
stances, and as a great improvement
over the Mckinley law.
We especially approve of the income
tax and favor its retention as a perma-
nent part of our revenue system.
We endorse the language used by
Hon. John G. Carlisle in 1878, when he
denounced the conspiracy" to destroy
silver money as 1.-The most gigantic
crime of this or any other age and