The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-23
The Omaha Bee May Not Support
the Republican Candidate
for Governor.
A Dodge OF the Silver Question.
Adopting Only dlitterlng
Gsneralitioa.
Democratic Coovoation In California Has
Selected No Candidates as Yst-Mahy
Othsr Con nveatioDs.

OMlHA. Aug. 22.-Ths largest Tspubliesn
state eonysntion ever held In Nebraska met
10. day. Capt T.. Adams. Of Superior. vas
chairman. Thpre we're only two msn Ia
the race for overnor-LisaL-oox Thomas
Majors. Of Psru. and John II. Mccall, OF
LsIincton. On ths Informal ballot Majors
lacked but a half vote Of TeosivlnR tho nom
ination. aud on the nrst formal ballot he
was nominated. Majors made spssch Of
thanks. saTing tina, he hOpsi for the unlt'd
snppon OF the party. Tbs convention
thea took rsesaA
AZ the close Of the m0rnint session FL
ward Roasva,Or prepared ls,.sr rssigninI
az msmbsr OF tbs rsDublicaa national
committee and sent II 10 the chairman Of
the convention 10 saotsd upon this after
noon. This means that Rosevstera paper,
the Bee. and the anii-nonopoly element Of
the patty will heh, Majors
Edward Rossvater's resignation az mem
Der OF the republican national COMMITTEES
was accepted aud Hon. Jno. N. T hu sion
elected 10 oil the vacancy.
The following ticket was com aistsd With
out much ffic,ioni Governor, Thomas N.
Majors; s;lisutsnant-govsfno, Il. T. Moore,
| secretary OF stat, j. A. Pipef; al .itor.
Eugene Moors. stat treasurer, Joseph \.
Barley; sur erlntendent OF public :instruo-
tiop. II, X. Corbett; attorney general. A. 4
Chu chill; commissioner OF pubiic lands
and buildings II. G. Rosseil.
Only one set OF resolutions vas sab.
mitted. and they we're adopted without pro'
test As to the financial situation. the con-
ven,ion declares that tho republican Usrtv
| in Nebraska has alwsis been the consistent
friend and aggressive champion OF honest
| money, and 10 now takes no step back
wards. While fasoring bimstallism and
demanding the use OF both gold and silver
as standard money. the convention insists
that the patty OF the value OF tbs two
metals be maintained, so that evsry dollar.
shall be ss good ss any Other"
Continuing the platform ssyG I'VE REQ.
opniZs the rights OF laborsrs TO orRanixs.
using all homo able Measures for the our
pose OF diRn flying their condition aud plao-
ing them on an equal footing with capital.
TO the end that they may both folly under
stand that they are Necessary 10 the pros.
perity OF the country. Arbitration should
take The place OF strikes and iookouts for
settling labor disputes The ertirpation
OF snaTchy is essential TO the preservation
Of the nation. and We therefore favor ths
pending bill in congress fos the sxclusiou
OF anarchists"
sAs FRAscrsoo. Aoa. e2-Ths second
dA,'s session Of the dsmoefHtlo state con-
vsntion was devoid OF interest The con-
vention was called TO ord-r st 10 o'clock
this morning and committees on platform
and resolutions. ana on permanent ofgaui-
zation. and order OF business. appointsd.
The convention then adjourned until TO-
morrow morning.
After a rather spiritsl cebats the oon
vention voted 10 refer all resolutions 20 the
| committee on platform without debate.
James Hudd. OF Stockton, seems 10 be
slightly In the lead In the contest for the
nomination for governor. There 10 q
scheme to put Coneressmsn Mcguire out OF
the war by nominating him for congress
bsfo The convention reaches the nonina-
tiou for governor.
The sixth district democratic convention
to- night nominated George \. Patton for
congress. lbs second congressional demo
cratic convention renominntsd Congress
man Csminetn. TIE Seventh eonerss-
sionAl district convention nominated W.
II. Alvord, Of Tulsre. This 10 the district
now represented By Congressman Bowers
wAsHINoros Aug. 29-rhs Teras dsls-
CATION Ia congress is receiving returns from
q number Of cong essiona. conventions In
Tue atnto now DtluH utlds NopfeteutAtNc
Pasehall was defeated for reconciliation.
she WOOL question being the main cause OF
defeat The candidate nom mated Ia moi
an advocate OF free wool. Representative
Cocktslrs convention has adjourned unti
Aug. 10 after ballotinp Intellectually
Cockrtll was within four and one-hall
votes OF the tvO-thirds majority at th'
time OF adjournmsnt. Representative
Kilgore's convention 10 nos IN session. bul
no wo has been received from ".
NASHVILLE Tenn. AUG. 22.-ihs plat
form adop,sd by the re-, uOiiean oouvea,iou
Hfiirms allegiance TO republican principals
favon bimstslIism, opposes the state bank
ing system, fsyots ths exclusion OF snaroh-
ist,. paupers aud criminal classes om aus
country Whatever. aud fsyos such lseisla-
iion as will make IL possibl. 20 adjust dif-
fsreuces between labor nnd capitsl on
fair and equitable basis for each. A resQ-
luton fsNofing local option In municipali'
ties was recommended 70 the commi,tss on
platform.
Evaus was nominated for governor
wmTr oLoup. Mioh., AuR. q. - Roswell
r. Bishop, Of Lexington, was nomiuAted
tor eouR ess from the Ninth district thia
afternoon.
SmInryu,Lr Iud,. Aug. 22.-Coneresl-
man Mm. h. Holman wAs rsnomiuaied 10
this, the Fourth district TO-DAY on the nrai