St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-23
ROSEWATER BOLTED
The Nomination Of Majors for
Governor by Nebraska
Republicans.
RED HOT DENUNCIATION.
He Brands the Nominee as a
Forger, Boodler and Tool
Of the Railroads.
RED HOT DENUNCIATIoN.
MEANS DEFEAT FOR MAJORS
And His Party in the Prairie
State--Big Roast for
Breckinridge.

OMAHA, Aug 21.-The largest Re-
publican convention ever held in this
state met in Exposition hall today.
The convention was called to order at
II a. m. by Chairman Slaughter, of the
state central committee, and after
prayer, Capt. G. E. Adams. of Superior,
was chosen temporary chairman.
After the appointment of committees,
the temporary organization was made
permanent, and the convention pro-
ceeded at once to ballot for governor.
There were only two men in the race,
Thomas j. Majors, of Peru. and John
II. Maccoll, of Lexington. On the in
formal ballot Majors lacked bat vote
of receiving the nomination, and OH the
first formal ballot he was nominated, re-
ceiving few more votes than Maccoll.
Upon the announcement of the vote
Lieut.. Gov. Majors was escorted to the
platform and made a brief speech of
thanks, saying that he bore malice
toward no man and hoped for the united
support Of the party. The convention
took recess until p. m. At the close
w
ter prepared scorching letter resigning
as member of the Republican national
convention, and sent it to the chairman
of the convention to be acted upon this
afternoon. This means that Mr.. Rose
waters paper. the Bee, ami the anti
monopoly element of the party will
fight Majors during the campaign.
MIR Rosewater,s Letter
was read to the convention. He ex-
planned he was t1o loyal Republican
to support Majors. Continuing he said:
"The action of your convention impels
me to tender my resignation as national
committeeman. You have nominated
man for governor who has been brand
ed as an accessory to forgery and per-
jury by a Republican congressional
committee of which Hon. Thom-
as B. Reed was chairman;
man who stands self f-convlcted
of falslfying official records and
procuring the issue of a fraudulent
voucher while acting in the capacity of
of president of the state senate, man
who has consorted with boodlers and
jobbers, and converted the room of the
lieutenant governor at the capital of the
state into den of debauchery; a mau
who has been the plant tool of rail-
roads, in season and out of season. and
whose nomination was procured by the
combined Influence of corporate cappers,
professional bribe-givers, jury fXers
and impeached state house officials. L
cannot and never will ask any self.
respecting Republican who loves his
state and country and desires to perpet-
uate the free institutions under whi CHI
we live under Republican government
to help rivet the chains Of subserviency
to corporate monopoly and tyranny
upon the people Of the commonwealth.
believing it my duty to uphold the
standard of true Republicanism at any
sacrifice. desire to be freed from all
restraint which might be imposed upon
me by remaining on the national COM
mittee. E. RosEwATER."
The letter created profound sensa-
tion. After some delay the resignation
was accepted and Hon. John NJ. Thurs
ton, of Omaha, elected to fill the va
cancy. The work was smooth-sailing
after this interruption. and the follow
Ing ticket was completed without much
friction:
The Ticket.
For Governor-Thomas NJ. Majors.
Lieutenant Governor-R. E. Moore.
Secretary of State-J. A. Piper.
Auditor-Eugene Moore.
State Treasurer-Joseph s. BARLEY.
Superintendent OF Public instruction
H. R. Corbett.
Attorney General-A. 5. Churchill.
Commissioner of Public Lands and
Buildings-H. G. Russell.
Only one set Of resolutions were sub
| mitted, and were adopted without pro-
| test. The platform announces its con-
| tlnued hostility to the Democratic party.
''ln view of the practical results of a
| year and a half Of Democratic rule, we
reaffirm with renewed faith and feryor
| the platform Of the Republican conven-
| ton at Minneapolis. We demand the
restoration of the American policy of
protection and commercial reciprocity
with our sister republics of Mexico,
! South and Central America and the
| government of the West India islands"
| AS to the financial situation, the con-
vention declares the party in Nebraska
| has always been the consistent friend
| ohiA e65ANoOifO NlohiPiOh VI hOilOot
! money, and it now takes no step back
ward. While favoring bimetallism and
demanding the use Of both gold and
silver as standard money, the conven-
| ton insists that the parity of the
values of the two metals be maintained
so that ever dollar, paper or coin, issued
| by the government shall be as good as
any other"
The platform declares for more state
control Of railroads; the adoption of a
maximum freight rate bill. and insists
that no road shall issue for stock or
bonds except for property actually re-
ceived and applied to the purpose for
which said corporation was created; !;
and all stock, dividends and other ficti-
tious increase of capital stock or indebt.
edness OF any such corporation shall be
void. Continuing, the platform says:
1--WE recognize the rights of laborers
to organize, using all honorable means
for the purpOse-oI dignifying their con-
dition and placing them on an equal
footing with capital to the end that they
may fully understand that they are NEG
essary to the prosperity of the country.
Arbitration should take the place of
strikes and lock.outs for settling labor
disputes. The extirpation Of anarchy
Is essential to the self preservation OF
the nation, and we therefore favor the
pending bill in congress for the exclu-
| sion of anarchists."
L q hal, A.