Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-07-17
H CONVENTION.

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York and New Jersey delegations and
gold delegates in other delegations TO
the number of 10 refused to vote for
a candidate for president on the free
silver platform. Bland led on the
nrst four ballots, but he never could
get 300 votes. On the hfth ballot
there was a grand rush for Bryan and
he was nominated. The Arizona and
New Mexico delegations voted for
Bland four times and then got on the
band wagon In the ifth ballot.
David B. Hill started home before
the balloting commenced.
This was enough for one day and
the convention adjourned till Satur-
day. There was quite a contest for
the nomination as vice president. On
the fifth ballot it was given to Arthur
Sewall Of Maine, probably because It
was thought that a resident OF the ex-
IRENE east, a railroad president and a
bank president would be a first class
candidate on a free silver ticket.
For vice president the Arizona and
New Mexico delegates voted on the
drst ballot for George Fred Williams
oil Massachusetts, then for Bland a
couple of times and then got onto the
Sewall band wagon all right.
William Jennings Bryan, the demo
cratic nominee for president, was
born in Illinois on the 10Th Of March,
1860. He received a collegiate educa-
ton, studied law, was admitted to
the bar, got married and then moved
to Nebraska.
He was fairly successful in the prac-
tice of law, but was more successful
in politics. He was twice elected to
congress in a republican district, on
the strength of his personal popularity
and ability as an orator. He was such
a brilliant speaker that be was popu-
larly known as the "boy orator of the
Platte"
Since he retired from congress he
has lectured in most of the western
states and territories on the silver
question.
Mr.. Bryan's personal life has always
been clean, the breath of scandal
never having touched him. He has
three children. He is a member in
good standing of the Presbyterian
church.
Arthur Sewall was born in Bath.
Maine, in 1885 He is living on the
homestead that has been in the fami-
ly since l760. His grandfather was a
soldier in the revolutionary war. He
is a very rich man, being largely in
terested in ship building, railroading,
manufacturing and banking. He is
an enthusiastic silver man.
Arrangements are being made to
have. the formal notification of the
nomination made in the Madison
Square garden, in New York city.
Mr.. Bryan intends to carry the fight
for free silver into the strongholds Of
the gold men. 4,
Senator Hill and the other New
York men are in a quandry. They
swear they will not support Bryan on
the free silver platform. They do
not know whether they had better
come out t~at-footed and support Nc
Ktnley or run an independent demo-
cratic ticket. They might move to
New Mexico and keep a clear con-
science on election day.
The Illinois "honest money demo-
cratic league" has issued an address
asking the honest democrats Of other
states to join them in nominating an
honest ticket.
The following prominent democrat.
ic papers have bolted the platform
and ticket: Boston Herald, Globe,
New Haven Register, Trenton Times,
Salem News, Utica Observer, Fitch
burg Mail, Yonkers Gazette, Lowell
Times, Brooklyn Eagle, Providence
Journal, Hartford Times, Manchester
Union, New York Sun, Times, Her
AID, Post and Stats Zeitung, Phila-
delphia Record, Times, Buffalo Cour-
Ter, Inquirer, Baltimore Sun, News,
Richmond Times, Charlestown News,
Louisville Courier-Journal, Detroit
Free Press, st. Paul Globe, Peters
burg Index-Appeal, Chicago Stats
Zeitung, Postmaster H~essing's paper,
and Chronicle, the only democratic
paper published in the English Ian
guage in Chicago.
The platform will be found on the
first page of this issue.
The county commissioners raised
the valuation on property to the
amount Of S379,440. The total valua-
tien Of the taxable property in the
county is SO, 769,44O. The tax rate is
"a mills, divided between the differ
ent funds as follows;
Territorial purposes ............ 6 90
Territorial institutions mn. rs
School fund 2 80
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