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---f5essrs. Chamberlain and Hart-also adj
rnitting the contesting delegates from tho
rIhth congressional district of Michigan
EJessrs Hoyt and White--and recognizing
tf,e right to their seats of all the other dele
gates from Michigan.
After considerable discussion the prev.-
Gus question was ordered. and the motion
to substitute the minority for the majority
report in the Michigan case was lost:
Ayes 1868: nays. 55S.
silver Has q Two-Thirds Vote.
The chairman put the question on the ma
5ortty report OF the committee on creden-
tials and declared II adopted. The result
of the Michigan contest leaves the major
fty of the delegation for silver. and the
state vote will be cast for silver under the
unit rule. Ex-Gov. Sheehan, of New York.
says the action gives the silver men two
thirds vote In the convention.
White Elected Permanent Chairman.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization was then presented
by Mr. Finley, of Ohio, naming Senator
White. OF California. as permanent presi-
dent OF the convention and Thomas ].
Cogan, OF Ohio, as permanent secretary.
The report was adopted.
Senator Daniel. in retiring from the tenn
porary cha rmanshlp, expressed his deep
sense OF the honor which he had enjoyed and
Introduced Mr.. White as "the distinguished
Senator from California"
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chairman resumed his statement. and said
that the two-thirds rule had been acted on.
without objection. ever since its adoption
In the Ohio convention In 1852 The rule
read that "two-thirds OF the whole num-
Der OF votes given shall be necessary to
nominate for president or vice president"
Therefore. In the opinion of the chair.
two-thirds OF the votes given would nomi-
nate the candidates for president and vice
president of the United States ICheersl.
Call the roll" he ordered. and the NTH
ballot was taken.
The NTH ballot was begun at 2:45. Cali
fornia this time gave all her Is votes to
Bryan. Connecticut, Delaware. Arkansas
and Colorado voted as before. Everybody
waited to see what Illinois did. Illinois
passed and Bryan men began to applaud.
Illinois Swings Into Line. -
Illinois, which had asked to be passed.
cast her IS votes for Bryan. This left him
with 446 votes. Sc short of the necessary
number. Oklahoma changed her 6 votes
from Bland to Bryan. making 4N. Then
Ohio withdrew the name of Mclean and
cast 46 votes for Bryan. making his total
500. Before the result was announced. but
when II was known that Mr.. Bryan had
received within few of the necessary
number of votes, Gov. Stone, of Missouri,
assembled the platform. and as soon as or
der could be obtained he addressed the
convention In these words:
Note from Bland Read.
Gentlemen OF the Convention: Two or
three days since / received this note. which
I will now read in your hearing. from
Richard Parks Bland: wish II to be un-
derstood that do not desire the nomina-
ton unless II Is the judgment Of the free
silver delegates that would be the strong
est candidate. II II shall at any time APP
pear that my candidacy Is the least OBJ
struction to the nomination OF any candi-
date who is acceptable to the free coinage
delegates of the convention, or one more
acceptable to majority Of those dele
gates than myself. I wish my name, at
once, Internationally withdrawn from
further consideration. am willing to
waive state instructions for me, II need
be. and to let the free silver delegates de-
eide the whole matter. The cause must
be put above the man. IApplause.l
Nomination Made Unanimous.
Senator Turpie. of indiana, mounted the
platform and said. amid great noise and
confusion. that the delegates from In
diana had stood from first to last for the
distinguished chief magistrate of Indiana.
but in view Of the wave which had just
swept over the convention he was now
authorized to withdraw the name of Gov.
Matthews and to cast the vote Of Indiana
for William J. Bryan, OF Nebraska. In
view Of the unity which should prevail in
the convention he moved that the nominal
tion of w. ]. Bryan be made unanimous.
After the vote Of Texas had been shifted
to Mr.. Bryan the chairman put the Ques-
ton on Senator Turpie's motion to make
the nomination unanimous and declared
II carried, only a few votes In the negative
coming from the Pennsylvania delegation.
The Fifth Ballot.
The following table gives the vote on
the fifth ballot az officially announced.
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THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER.
An Important Factor In the Progress OF
smaller Citios and Towns.

SmhiIer S1tlos anu Towns.
The Importance of supporting the
local newspaper is not felt as keenly
as il should be by the jewellers in the
smaller cities and towns. The newspa.
per is in reality as important factor
in local prosperity as the church. Its
influence is brought to bear for the
benefit of it's locality in many ways
that the church does not compass.
The intelligence and relative posi-
ton of one town as compared with
others is to be accurately gagged by
the quality of its newspapers and the
amount of confidence they inspire.
The newspapers of town usually
present good evidence of the moral
standard which governs it; for that
newspaper which gives it's constituent
cy what that constituency demands is
of the only kind which has stability.
a town which can show a well-sup-
ported newspaper, means town whose
inhabitants are quick-witted people OF
keen, active interest in what concerns
them and their neighbors, while one in
which a newspaper drags out YEARLY
generally argues itself the abode OF
people with sluggish livers or torpid
to whom the world
presents little interest beyond the
limited range of experience immediate
ly bounded by their own senses.
The excuse which is sometimes Of
fered that the local paper is not OF
sufficient interest to warrant the ex-
penditure of the small price of its sub
scription, should avail these short
sighted moles nothing. Such people
should be told to patronize the home
industry and foster it's growth into a
more pretentious affair by their en-
couragement. Newspaper men are not
slow to respond to encouragement; in
90 cases out of 100 their hearts are in
their work and they need but the sign
OF disposition towards it to call forth
their best efforts.
The newspapers status in town
is an index to most of those qualities
by which one judges of its desirability
M place of residence and its COM
mercial prosperity.
1t is the positive duty Of every man
to help make his town known, increase
its prestige and add to its reputation OF
being live, wide-nwake place, by sub
to the local newspaper
Newspaper Maker.
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treasury with gold to maintain the policy
Of gold monometallsm.
and issue money. and President Jackson
declared that this power could not be dele
herefore GeSonee tS Se of s
Intended to circulate as money by national
banks as in derogation of the constitution.
made a legal tender for public and private
debts. or which is receivable for dues to
the United States. shall be issued by the
be redeemable In coin.
Tarin and Taxation.
I'VE hold that tariff duties should be
levied for purposes of revenue. and that
the government honestly and economic
ally administered. We denounce as dis
turbing to business the republican threat
been twice condemned by the people in
national elections. and which, enacted I'M
der the false plea Of projection to home
trusts and monopolies, enriched the few
at the expense of the many. restricted
great staples Of to 81 thes
natural markets. Until the money ques-
,ion Is settled set we are opposed to any agi..
laws, except such as are necessary to meet
the deficit In revenue caused by the adj
the income tax. There would be no def,cit
in the revenue but for the annulment by
the supreme court Of law passed by y
the uniform decisions of that court for
nearly 100 years, that court having sus-
actment. which has been overruled by the
bench. we declare that it is the duty OF
err which remains after that decision. or
court as It may hereafter be constituted.
Equally and imparti h laid. 10 the ey end nd
that wealth may bear its proportion of the
expenses OF the government.
Pnuper Labor Plank.
I'VE hold that the most efficient way of
the importation Of foreign pauper labor to
compete with IL in the home market. and
that the value Of the home market to our
American farmers and artisans Is greatly
reduced by vicious monetary system
which, depresses the prices Of their prod
nG5s me cost Of OF and
cha sing the products of our home manu-
factories, and as labor creates the wealth
Of the country. we demand the passage OF
such laws as may be necessary to protect
I'VE are in favor of the arbitration OF
Interstate commerce and their employees.
and recommend such legislation as is nee
essary to carry out this principle.
Restraint on Railroad Corporations.
THE absorption of wealth by the few.
the consolidation OF our leading railroad
systems, and the formation of trusts nj
pools require stricter control bJst& fed
merce. We demand the Enlargement Of
the powers OF the Interstate commerce
commission and such restrictions and guar
protect the people from robbery and OPP
Republican Congresses.
I'VE denounce the profigate waste Of the
taxation and the lavish appropriations OF
recent republican congresses, which have
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BRYAN is NOMINATED.
Chosen as Democratic Candidate
for President.
Account of tho Proceedings of the Con-
vention- Platform Declares for Free
silver Minority Report Presented
by Gold-Standsrd Men.

Chicago, July Sat one o'clock D. m.
tuesday the national democratic conven-
tion was called to order by Mr.. Harrity OF
Pennsylvania, chairman of the national
committee. Prayer was offered by Rer.
Ernest M. Stires, rector OF Grace Episco-
raj church. Chicago. ....
HiiI Proposed for Chairman.
Then Chairman Harrity. IN slow. DELHI
.-GentIemen OF the convention. by direc-
zee. l desire TO report the following as the
temporary organization of the convention:
TTs ampyn Chairman. David b. Hill. OF
what is the pleasure Of the conyen:.
ttonf' Mr.. Harrity asked. ION the report
as made from the democratic national
committeeT'
nfr. Clayton Presents Minority Report.
On that, Mr.. Clayton, delegate from
Alabama, arose. advanced to the platform.
"Gentiemen of the democratic national
convention. on behalf Of the 70 members of
your national committee. as opposed to "a.
Wish az the great M Of this ' nato as
(CLeersl ! am authorized to present to this
sSnyentio sh, minority rsGSSmm,endation.
Y.rt of the motion made by the chairman
or the national committee.
The Minority Report.
ITO the democratic national committees:
The undersigned members OF the Democrat
&c national committee respectfully recon-
mend that the name of Hon. John w. Dam
fel. OF Virginia. DO substituted In the COM
fnittee report for that Of Hon. David Il.
Hill, or New York, and that Hon. John
w. Daniel be chosen temporary chairman
OF this convention.
ballot on the substitution OF the name of
John w. Daniel In place of Hill began.
The chair declared that the minority re-
port substituting the name of John W.
Daniel for temporary chairman was
adopted. |..'
Daniel Takes the Chair.
The chair appointed j. X. Jones, of Ar
kansas; X. =. Heating, of Nevada, and 3.
N. White. OF California. a committee to
escort Senator Daniel to the chair.
The Night Session.
Convention Hall. Chicago. July s.-The
convention assembled at $50 p. m. with a
full attendance Of delegates and with
crowded galleries. Senator Daniels of Vir-
Sinia, was I'm the chair as temporary chair
man. There appeared to be no business
ready for presentation and the band had to
I'LL up the time. which 1t did to the general
enjoyment and satisfaction.
The Michigan Contest.
Al Cos the committee on credentials pre-
scented Its complete report, admitting to
seats the contrasting delegates from the
Fourth congressional district of Michigan
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Ia. the same clergyman who officiated tho
last two days.
Pattison Placed in Nomination.

last TWO days.
Pattison Placed In Nomination.
The chair Immediately recognized Mr..
Harrity, of Pennsylvania, who, standing
In the main aisle, was greeted with cheers.
He said: II desire to say that in obedience
to the instructions given by the democrat
&c state convention the Pennsylvania dele
CATION presents the name of Robert Z.
for the presidency"
The chair asked II there were any other
nominations
Mr.. Miller, of Oregon. on behalf Of that
state. nominated ex-Gov. Sylvester Pen
meyer
No other names being presented the
chair declared the nominations closed ard.
first invoking order. directed the secre-
tary to call the roll of states.
Result of the First Ballot.
The chair announced the result of the
first ballot as follows:
First vote: Bland. 223; Bryan, 105; Boies,
Sc; Blackburn, 50: Mclean, 81; Matthews,
81; Campbell. 2; Fattison, 95; Pennoyer, 10:
Russell, 2; Stevenson. 2: Tillman. II; Teller.
s: Hill, l.
Absent and not voting. 1855.
Second Ballot Begun.
The second ballot was begun at 1895 AS
soon as It was started Senator White va
Gated the chair. placing the gavel In the
hands of Mr.. Richardson, Of Tennessee.
South Carolina swung over from Tillman
to Bryan, whose gains had begun early IN
the ballotinK.
The result of the second ballot was an
nounced at ! :lS p. m. as follows.
Second ballot: Bland. PSI: Boies. 81: Mat
thews, "a; Mclean. So; blackburn. Al; Pat
The Third Ballot.
The third ballot was then begun at l:3O
p. m.
New York on the third ballot. as on the
second, remained mute when the name o.
the state was called and the clerk repeated
the call In his loudest tone. but without
result. The result OF the third ballot was
announced at 1:50 p. m. as follows:
Third ballot-Bland, 291; Boies. SO; Mat
thews, "a; Mclean, 81; Bryan. 2l9: Black
burn, q; Pattison. 81; Stevenson. .: Hill,
/: absent or not voting. 49,
The Fourth Vote.
The fourth ballot resulted: Bryan, ESQ;
Bland, 2i1: Boies. 80; Matthews. 36; Nc
Lean, 40: not voting, 1852.
Immediately following the final outcome
OF the result OF the fourth ballot, the chair
man. Senator White. of California, said
that the proceedings had reached the stage
where II was necessary for the chair to
state his construction of the two-thirds
rule. careful examination Of the records
OF democratic conventions left but one de-
cision open to the chair. The noise and
confusion in the hall made the chairman
pause. "Oh, gentlemen" he demonstrated,
do keep quiet"
Firth Ballot Ordered.
Cries Of sit down. Sit DOWN. The
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oSA~A1OR Oh LFI1EN An. w HE.
THE Californian Selected for Permanent
Chairman of Conventional
cratic administration. and they therefore
OFFER the following declaration as an
I'VE commend the honesty, economy,
courage and fidelity of the present demo-
cratic national administration.
The TiIman Resolution.
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, was
recognized, and delivered an address ia
voring the adoption Of the majority report
senting an amendment in the shape Of the
following resolution:
we denounce the administration OF
PRESIDENT Cleveland as undemocratic and
tyrannical, and as a departure from those
principles which are cherished by all lib
erty-loving Americans. The veto power
has been used to thwart the will Of the
people as expressed by their representa-
tives In congress. The appointing power
debauch congress and to overawe and
control citizens In the free exercise of their
constitutional rights as voters. pluto
cratic despotism Ia thus sought TO Be es-
tablished on the ruins of the republic We
rcpudiate the construction placed on the
financial plank OF the last democratic ma
tional convention by President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle as contrary to the
plain meaning OF English words and as be-
verest censure. The Issue Of bonds in time
OF peace with which to buy gold to redeem
coin obligations payable In silver or gold.
a; the option of the government, and tho
use OF the proceeds to defray the ordinary
expenses OF the government are both un-
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PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Has Votes to Spare Over the Require,
Two-Thirds.


Two-Thirds.
Convention Hall, Chicago, July 10.-At
five minutes before II o'clock Senator
White, Of California, the permanent pres
fdent OF the convention, called the assem-
bly, to order, and stated that the days
proceedings would be opened with prayer
by Rev. Thomas E. Green. OF the Grace
Episcopal church, of Cedar Rapids, Ia, the
same clergyman who offered prayer
Wednesday.
Representative Richardson, Of Ten
nessee. was called to the chair. Senator
mtttee on resolutions. read the platform as
bnslly adopted by that committee
Text of the Platform.
Tho full text of the platform as adopted
Is AS follows:
we. the democrats of The United States,
I'm national convention assembled, do re-
affirm our allegiance to those great es-
upon which, our institutions are founded
and which the democratic party has advo-
Gated from Jefferson's time &c. our own
freedom OF conscience, the preservation of
personal rights. the equality of all citizens
n of nd he fathd OBJ
During all these years the democratic
PARTY has resisted the tendency OF selfish
mental power. and steadfastiy maintained
81. ,,, ssiaS p BY ne founders q
sDce and teachings the great principle OF
local self-government has found It's best
expression In the maintenance of the
rights OF the states and In Its assertion Of
che necessity Of combining the general gov
eminent to the exercise Of the powers
granted by the constitution of the United
States.
.dThe constitution of the United States
guarantees to every citizen the rights of
c!vn and religious liberty. The democratic
purity has always been the exponent Of
political liberty and religious freedom and
II renews Its obligations and reaffirms its
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our political independence In 176 and won
II In the war of the revolution.
1--WE demand the free and unlimited COIN
age of both silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of sixteen to one without waiting
Tor the aid or consent OF any other nation.
We demand that the standard silver dollar
shall be a full legal tender, equally with
we favor such legislation as will prevent
the decentralization of any kind Of legal
tcnder money by private contract.
1--WE are opposed to the policy and prac-
tice OF surrendering to the holders of the
obligations of the United States the option
reserved by law to the government Of re-
decming such obligations in either silver
coin or gold coin.
.. Bonds.
We are opposed to the issuing of inter-
est bearing bonds Of the United States In
time OF peace, and condemn the trafficking
with banking syndicates, which, In ex-
change for bonds and at an enormous
profit to themselves. supply the federal
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devotion to these fundamental principles

devotion to these fundamental principles
Of the constitution.
Financial Plank.
Recognizing that the money question
IL paramount to all others at this time.
we invite attention TO the fact that the
federal constitution names silver and gold
together as the money metals OF the United
States, and that the first coinage law
passed by congress under the constitution
made the silver dollar the unit OF value and
admitted gold to free coinage at the ratio
measured by the silver dollar unit.
I'VE declare that the act OF 1873 demone-
tizing silver without the knowledge or
approval OF the American people has re-
suited In the appreciation OF gold and a
corresponding fan In the prices OF COM
modities produced by the people: heavy
Increase In the burden OF taxation and OF
all debts, public and private; the enrich
ment OF the money lending. class at home
and abroad: prostration OF industry and
impoverishment OF the people.
1--WE are unalterably opposed to the sim
gle gold standard. which has locked fast
the prosperity OF an Industrial people In
the paralysis OF hard times.
"Gold recommendation IL British policy,
and its adoption has brought other nations
into financial seryitude to London. II is
and It can be fastened on the United States
only by the stifing of that indomitable
spirit and love Of liberty which proclaimed
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rHEYLEAvE COURTESY no..
Unaceustomed Frankness OF an rn..
Writer.


Unaoeustomed Fr~nkness OF an En.,..
Writer.
A friend of mine has Just return
from long sketching tour in parts !,
France and the Netherlands, and hs.
told me many and curious things abou.
the way Englishmen and things ars
considered by people who have had ~
chance of afirst-hand acquaintance w;,S
them. In the course of conversation :
asked him to name the English artist.
who were most talked about, and ,hs
names he gave were startling. Iouo,a
his words: ''The three artists whose
work is best known are Walter Crane
Raven Hill and Aubrey Beardsley." I
tried hard to convince him that he had
misunderstood the public taste, bit bs
was as positive as the mendacious littls
heroine of "We Are Seven" l quoted
artist after artist who might be pre.
sumed to appeal more powerfully IN
the foreign mind; he absolutely re-
fused to withdraw his statements
which were, he said, founded on most
careful observation. Isn't it curiops
combination? One can understand the
presence of the first two named. bpt
Misunderstanding his work itself ont
of the questions scarcely fedgcd
His work for John Lane, whose books
sell largely on the continent, is the only
explanation I can find for his popular.
ity.
On another point, and one, venture
to think, of interest to intelligent trav.
elers, my friend was very strong. lie
told me that country people in the parts
he visited regarded the Englishman as
some uncouth monster with plenty Of
money and an utter absence of manners
or taste. This feeling is one have also
noted, and it undoubtedly rises from
the curious way in which our country.
men leave their courtesy at home when
they travel. / have seen the mildest
hammered man who ever did the Bond
solutely transformed, few months
later, when met him on the continent
in the tweed suit and offensive can ne
culiar to the travelling Englshman. Al
home he may be a thoroughly good
sort; abroad he speaks loudly. acts vul-
carly and condemns all men who have
not the privilege of being his compa.
triots. If in Paris he will go to the
opera house in a morning coat and
CATERS, he will curse walters and bv
dozen pieces Of carelessness offend peo-
pie around him. If he did such things
in town he would be voted mo class"
but he honestly believes that such be.
havior is all benighted foreigners have
right TO expect. international con-
crosses and journalistic courtesies and
the friendly meetings of representative
men of the nations can never increase
the en- tente between ourselves and our
neighbors until the great
body OF our countrymen will treat for
eign prejudice with more consideration.
II the faults proceeded from bad breed
ing and native barbarity they would be-
beyond control, but, as they are only
the result of carelessness and thought
lessness, it behooves men TO reflect The
good opinion of a country is worth hav-
ing.-London Sketch.