The morning call., 1894-09-27
Split the Democracy Of
Nebraska.
BOILERS NAME A TICKET.
Would Not Fuse With the Pop
uliSts.
HERE is A VERY PRETTY FIGHT.
Which Will Probably Result in
Making the State Safely Repub-
IiCan as of Old.

OMAaAs Oept. ZO.-DcluIo huc Oc'hO-
cratic State convention was called to order
this afternoon the situation was chaotic.
The Bryan tree silver forces had selected
Ed p. Smith for temporary chairman, but
the State Central Committee held a meet
ing TO name some one who would represent
the administration. The tree silver men
had also decided to have w. d. Oldham of
Kearny for permanent presiding officer,
and this, too, was a thorn in the side of
the administration men. By a vote of
80 to 8 the Central Committee decided to
ecommend Judge Matt Miller of David
City for temporary chairman. and allow
the convention to choose a permanent
officer.
The convention was called to order at
2:35 o'clock by Chairman Euclid NJ rim OF
the State Central Committee. Ed P.
Smith was made temporary chairman
ait,r Matt Miller had been named and
had Withdrawn. The convention then
adjourned until 8 P. NJ.
The Bryan free-slver faction had charge
of the machinery of the convention when
it reconvened al o'clock. The creden-
tials committee reported all the contests
in favor Of Bryan, leaving the admins "a
the convention - scarcely 100 delegates.
w. d. Oldham of Kearny was made per-
manent chairman aud announced the con-
vention ready for nominations.
DR.. Edwards of Lancaster. among great
demonstrations Of enthusiasm, placed
Congressman Bryan in nomination for
United States Senator. He was chosen by
reclamation, and replied in a speech pledg-
ing himself to work for free silver ard
against monOpOies.
After wranIii until midnight over the
question of fusion the matter was post
poned, pending the report of the commit
tee on platform. The minority report was
similar to the majority, with the exception
of the clause relating 10 finance, which
declared for a gold basis. II was wholly
Ignored by the vi tOriOus slveTiies. how
ever, and the majority report carried with
a ush.
Alter renewing their allegiance to JEFF
fersonian principles, expressing the be-
lief that public Office is public trust
and that all men are created equal, the in
come tax is Endorsed, election of United
States Senators by the people advocated
and an amendment to the constitution
L
election.
The report at length reviews the A. P.
A. question and deuounces that movement
in severe terms and concludes with the
following clause in favor of silver:
I'VE indorse the language used by Hon.
John G. Carlisle 10 1883, when he de-
nounced the conspiracy to destroy silver
money, as the most gigantic crime of this
or any other age and We agree with him
that the consummati0n of such scheme
would ultimately entail more misery upon
the human race than all the wars, pes'i-
Iences and famines that ever occurred in
the history of the world We favor the
immediate restoration IF the free ana un-
limited coinage of gold and silver at the
present ratio of 16 10 l, without waiting
for the consent of any other nation on
earth.
"We believe that money issued by the
Government, whether gold. silver or pa per.
should be made a full legal tender for ali
debts, public and private, and that no cti-
zen should be permitted to demonetIze bv
contract that which the Government makes
money by law"
After the adoption of the platform the
tions announced an agreement and Judge
Holcomb, the PJpulist candidate for
Governor, was Endorsed at midnight by a
large majority.
The following ticket was nominated, 104
anti-fusiobists boiling during the process
Governor. judge Hclcomb; Lieutenant
Governor. J. n. Gaffin; Secretary of State.
F. r. Ellick; treasurer. 6. A. Linkhart;
Att1rney-GeDeral, d. B. Carr; Auditor, j.
c. Dahlman; Commissioner of Public
Lands ans Buildings, j. j. Kent; Super.
intendent of Public Instruction, w. A.
Jones.
HolcOmb. Gaffin. Carr, Kent and Jones
are Popuist nominees. TIE regular con-
vention then adjourned. The boilers al
once Organized into a separate convention
and began the work of selecting a straight
Dem ocratc ticket
The following State ticket was nom-
mated by the boilers, including the dele
gates from six counties: For Governor.
P. ID. Sturtevant; Lieutenant-G Go vernon.
r. E. Dunphy; Secretary of State, d. T.
Rolfe; Auditor, Otto Bauman; Treasurer.
Luke Drydenthal; Attorney General,
John II. Ames; Commissioner of Public
Lands and Buildings, Jacob Bielor:
Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
Milton DooIittle.
Tie boilers convention then adjourned
after adopting a platform similar to the
other excepting that it favored a GOLD
basis.