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man is Grammar in the matter of build
ana height. Both men are five feet eight
inches tall, and about 14O pounds in
weight. Like Grammar, Smiths face is
ciean snaVen and his features are ordi-
nary. But he dresses with more care.
HIS clothes are never dudish or loud. but
shey are well made. Smith is not a fash
ION plate. by any means, but alongside
of Grammar. he looks like one.
physically these two race track sights
ere much alike. and the similarity ex :
tends to their mental structures. Both
r!en are unusually reticent. They sell
In'n speak. and then only a word or two
Each Toeps to himself and never indu!-
Ees in shat cheapest of all race track
privileyes-giving tips to his friends.
Grammar is 20 years old, and Smith is a.
Grannan has been professional gam
bier for twelve years, while Smith has
followed the horses for sixteen years
Smlth mas won in that time nearly S.
100000. and has lost $7500,OO0. Grammar
has won close to s12. 900 00O and has lost
az out Sl5o,oOO of it. At no time has
either or them had 81, 100000 Smith in
1893 was worth close to $500, ,O0o A year
ago Grammar had $3OO0OO That same
year he was down to $50. He made the
*3Oo.00O in less than four weeks. Two
weeks from now he may be worth half
a million. and week later he may not
nave cent. Smith keeps available cash
on hand to the tune of $3.50 900. That is
the sum he invests in his betting busi-
ness. Everything he makes above that
nsure ne invests in conservative, inter-
est bearing stocks and bonds. If a long
streak OF reverses should wipe out that
$4,000 he says he will quit the betting
ring and retire on his outside fortune
'fnis latter is generally estimated to be
a quarter of million.
Era nnan has no anchor to windward.
"nen ne goes broke he is broke in dead
earnest. outside of the money he has
on nand the only investment he ever
made with the hundreds of thousands NJ
Io!Iars ne has owned is a $40, 900 house in
oarls; hy, which he gave to his mother
Once ne put $4,000 into saloon, but that
couapsed. That cured him of invest
eMts' omlth Is the better business man
:; the two, but Grammar is the biggest
Nungcr: That is the only difference he.
s~sen these young men.
PILLS LUCKY HIT
Irahnan mas not made any sensation-
al oets 50 far this year. Smith won S43 ooo |
on 81: walter when that gallant little
morse ianaed the Brooklyn. When Hen |
~ OF Navarro won the Suburban Gran
nan won 100000. That was nothing ax-
traordinarY for him. No one knows how,
hS stends on the season, but 1t is gene,. :
ely believed that he is behindhand /
smith is probably $100, 900 ahead. but This
10 merely surInlse, as he seldom gives /,
experiences. Ling
In February last Grammar attended
ne m; races at San Francisco. beginning
10 season with something like 5000 Ono
TO the good. Before two weeks baI
passed the rumor was flying about
that Grammar was being hit hard Tn
another week 1t was quite apparent that
the most famous plunger of the day was
Dat broke. The last week of the races
Sn the Pacific slope the news flew around
'hat Grammar had made $50 bet on n
sorsc. auc that the horse lost. This was
''re enough ev!tsnce 10 the regulars
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characteristics of the Two Race
Track PIungers
GRAMMAR THE NERVlEST
Some Of His Betting Experiences IN San
Francisco
p,tt.huro phil the Better Business nsn-he
Nsvsr Allows His Surplus to Sink Below
. Quarter OF a Million

NEW YORK, July 1T.--There are two
sights on the metropolitan race tracks
which the racegoer always shows to the
visitor whom he is plotting about One is
Riley Grammar and the other is George
e. smith, better known as "Pittsburg
Phil" When Grammar is pointed out
the visitor sees a most ordinary looking
young man, clothed in a rusty black suit.
sometimes minus a coat, and with his
shirt sleeves rolled up above the elbow.
His face is clean shaven, the mouth is
large, the hair is rumpled, the nose has
an upward tilt. He would be quite an
ugly young man were 1t not for MS
eyes. These are steel blue, bright and
active, with world of intelligence in
them They are the redeeming features
of a very ordinary face.
When "Pittsburg PHIL is pointed out
the visitor sees much the same style of
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"e'a paper. So. s2S S. sprsrs.
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HAPPINESS

on, June days are rare days,
ana days to tempt the rover
with fern-scent and grape-scent.
And scent of sweet white clover.
Such road-fow'rs and wood -fow'rs
And fiow'rs that gem the meadow:
such blue ones, and pink ones.
And ones that grow in shadow.
The bird-songs and brook songs
Are songs so full of gladness
mat heart-loy and soul-joy
Are Joy akin to madness.
oi.' June days are rare days.
ana days dropt down from heaven
WIN sweet scents, and sweet fIow'rs
ana sweet songs, freely given!
-Annetta Merrill.
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As a politician, Bryan is shrewd re-
sourcesful and tactful. He is a man of un-
questioned candor and integrity. He has
boldly avowed his principles and has never
swerved from them. even at the behest of
party caucus. He has hold that cannot
ho..st''s demonstration accorded him in the
convention evidences the extent of his
few equals and certainly no superors in
me whole extent of this land.-Modesto
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A Hcan 1an

A r1can Tan
Ny heart was won
BY Lulu fair,
While in the sun
She dried her hair.
A mermaid fair,
Just from the sea,
While posing there.
She seemed to me.
With skillful art,
Some seamstreSs cute
Had shaped each part
OF Lulu's suit.
Her neck and arms
Its shape revealed;
Not many charms
Its style concealed.
No draperies fine.
Or garments gay,
This heart of mine
Ensnared that day.
No gorgeousness
OF garb, fine fit,
Or fetching dress,
But want of it.
So when today
A dress she Graves,
And | say nay,
And Lulu raves,
tell her then.
With gentleness,
I loved her when
She had no dress.
Boston Courier.
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Every man should read the advertise
ment of Thomas Slater on page 10 of
this paper
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MY prices for wallpaper beat all the citv
A. "A. Eckstrom. 1924 South Spring street.
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Wall paper Sc. 1923 S. Spring.
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! directions, the original certified, right
here, where in it is said. eve hereby
| direct the delegates from Wisconsin
to the national Democratic convention
to be held in Chicago to vote as unit
on all subjects and candidates and as
a majority Of delegation may direct"
We are directed to vote as unit when
! we are polled." cloud cries of Bragg,
Bragg')
/ Gen. Bragg-The Wisconsin delega-
ton at it's meeting yesterday voted 20
to to sustain and conform to the in
| structions of It's state and to make up
that four, the gentleman who chal-
lenged the count was counted as one
of them. Cloud cries of Call the roll.'')
The roll of Wisconsin was called and
nineteen of the delegates declined to
vote, Synon, Larson, Dockery and
Holdgate voted for Bryan The only
secretary had completed the call of the
roll of the delegates from Wisconsin
| the chair recognized Senator Money, Of
Mississippi, who said: II make this
point Of order that when a delegation
| Is instructed to vote as unit and any
number of these gentlemen decline to
vote, they cannot stif1e the voice Of a
delegate who does desire to vote The
chair recognized Gen. Bragg, who stood
said: II make point Of order on that
vote" He got no further, for Mr.
Smith, of Ohio, arose and in a loud
voice remarked: "He does not repre-
| sent Ohio" This statement was re-
ceived with cries of mo; Mo- and Gen.
Hogg invited Gen. Bragg to speak from
the Texas delegation and helped him
upon chair This action was greeted
with applause.
Gen. Bragg-I make the point Of or
der that the vote Of Wisconsin under
It's instructions must be entered as
DECLINING TO VOTE
There are but four votes cast in
our delegation out Of "a here. contrary
to the wish of the majority and unless
this convention seeks to make that
four majority of "a they cannot bind
the 20, nor disgrace our state by polling
its vote the way those gentlemen wish
(Applause).
Mr.. Dockery, Of Wisconsin, am
one OF the men who are asking for the
privilege Of casting vote. (Applause)
Inc gentleman who acts as spokesman
for Wisconsin Gen. Bragg claims the
privilege Of refusing to cast any vote
upon any subject. We ask that those
OF US who are ready and willing to cast
our votes be permitted to vote and that
our votes be recorded. (Cheers) The
resolution passed by the state convent
ion, gave to those gentlemen the right to
say that majority should control the
votes of the delegates here, but there
are no words in that resolution which
say that the others cannot vote.
Mr.. Finley of Ohio. made the point
of order, that the delegation might
direct a vote, but by abstainfng from
voting 1T was not directinga vote and
that therefore the gentlemanD Dockery)
had the right to vote. Applause and
cries Of That's right, that's rightly
The chairman:-The point raised by
the delegation from Wisconsin Is that
the state convention directed the
delegation to vote as unit on all sub
Hjects and candidates, as majority of
the delegation might direct. The chair
rules that this instruction is not an
Instruction to abstain from voting.
but to regulate the voting of the dele.
Cation Applause.l The chair further
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his name as candidate, and cast the
46 votes Of Ohio for Bryan. This gave
him 492, twelve less than enough to
nominate. Montana changed her six
to Bryan, and Oklahoma territory fol-
lowed with her six. To the territory
Of Oklahoma, therefore, belongs the
hoLor Of nominating the Democratic
candidate for president In 1895, as to
that Of Arizona belonged the honor
four years ago. OF course the other
states then scrambled over each other
Gov. Stone, Of Missouri, withdrew
BANDS name, and Senator Turpie, Of
Indiana, withdrew that of the Hoosier
governor, and Oh his motion the nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
There were frequent Bryan demon
strations during the day. The most
dramatic occurred at the conclusion of
the fourth ballot, when 1t was apparent
that Bryan would be nominated on the
next ballot. The colers of the states
were again uprooted and the Coliseum
for fourteen minutes shook with the
storm Of cheers, while frenzied men
marched and sang and hysterical wo-
men became frantic
Until after the nomination, sweet
faced, understanding woman sat al
most unnoticed in one Of the chairs
to the right of the stage, surrounded
by few friends. She retained her
composure amidst all the excitement,
but her face glowed, with pleasure, as
she followed the proceedings which
made her husband famous. 1t was Mrs.
Bryan. Immediately after the nomi-
nation, when 1T became noised aboiit
that she was there, and t.:e-c WAS a
rush to see and cong -asasate .lf;r. she
modestly withdrew and sought her
husband.
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REAL BATTLE BEGUN.
Little Time Wasted on the Prelimi-
nary Business. 80.

Time dragged along until 1919 be-
fore Chairman White called the con-
vention to order and got 1t under way,
for the fourth days proceedings. The
Rev. Thomas Edward Green, rector Of
Grace Episcopal church, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, offered the prayer. At the con-
clusion of the prayer the chair recog-
nized Mr.. Harrfty. OF Pennsylvania.
Mr. Harrity: "I- desire to say that in
obedience to the instructions, given by
the Democratic state convention of
Pennsylvania. the Pennsylvania dele
cation presents the name of Robert E.
Pattison. of Pennsylvania, as a candi-
date for the presidency. (Applause)
The chair inquired ifsthere were any
other nominations. Mr.. Mattingley, Of
the District of Columbia: Last even
ing before adjournnlent. the roll call
was concluded rather unceremoniously.
On behalf Of District of Columbia de-
sire to second the nomination of that
peerless champion of free silver, that
great Democrat of Ohio, and friend of
the farmer and laboring man, John r.
Mclean.
Mr.. Miller, of oregon: "On behalf
Of the delegation of Oregon we desire
to present to this convention the name
of ex-Gev. Sylvester Pennoyer for
president Of the United States. (wild
applause.)
The chair inquired If there were any
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other nominations. There being no re-
sponse the nominations. for president
were declared closed and the chairman
ordered the secretary to call the roll
by states This announcement was re-
ceived with applause.
Mr.. Smith, of Ohio: ''On behalf of
the Ohio delegation I wish to say that
we have just received the news of the
sudden and unexpected death of that
eloquent and distinguished Democrat,
Frank III. Hurd, Of Ohio, and we ask
the convention to join with us in our
I sorrow for the loss Of our friend and
our Democratic associate
The clerk began calling the roll.
When Connecticut was called Gov.
Waller, of that state, made the follow
ing announcement: Connecticut has II
votes. Two of those IL are cast for
Gov. Russell of Massachusetts,. When
Massachusetts was reached Mr.. Hamil-
ton, OF that state. was recognized and
said I'm the absence of chairman
and the vice chairman Of our delega-
ton, the majority of the delegation de-
sires that Massachusetts, should be
passed for the present.
Mr.. O'Sullivan, of Massachusetts, I'm
the absence Of the gold leaders Of this
delegation, we demand the call or roll
They are away because they intend to
stay away.
The chairman: The chair will state
that speeches are not to be introduced
in the midst of a roll call, let us re-
member this. gentlemen, please (Ap-
plause) Massachusetts, will be passed
for the present.
The sensation of the morning was
the calling of New York When that
state was reached, Gov Flower from
his place on the floor was recognized
There was almost breathless silence In
the hall as he said: I'm view Of the
platform adopted by this convention
and Of it's action and proceedings, I
am instructed by the delegation from
the state of New York to say, we de-
cline further to participate in the se-
lection of president and vice president
and therefore we decline to vote
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RAISED A ROW.
Trouble Precipitated Over the Vote
of Wisconsin.

When the state Of Wisconsin was
called Gen. Bragg was recognized and
said: Wisconsin has directed her dele
gates how and when to vote There
fore we decline at present to vote"
Mr.. Ho1ding-The delegation of the
state Of Wisconsin, not having been
polled and instructed to vote as unit.
In order that the vote may be polled,
1 ask for calling of. the roll
The Chair-Is there any denial that
there is unit rule in Wisconsin,?
Gen. Bragg-I have the rule in my
hand and there are 35 copies of 1t in
the credentials from our state It Is
a part of the agreement by which we
took our seats upon the.1oor. We have
precocious children in our state and
the instruction was given to keep them
from
Gen. Bragg was shut off by cries of
Call the roll,'' many of them coming
from the states of Virginia and West
Virginia. When quiet reigned suffi-
ciently he continued:
The gentleman from West Virginia,
or from old Virginia. cannot direct the
Democracy of Wisconsin how they
shall act or how they shall vote. y
cloud cheers.)
Mr.. Holdgate. wisconsin, have the
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CHICAGO, July 10.-William Jen-
classic-featured orator from the plains
of the Platte, swept the convention off
it's feet today, and was nominated for
president on the fifth ballot Political
history furnishes no precedent for to-
days proceedings in the coliseum,
neither as a great spectacular show,nor
as the result Of deliberations Of the
convention of a great political party.
Bryan is but thirty-six years old,
younger by ten years than any man
ever nominated for the chief magis-
tracy Of the American republic. He
came like young Lochinvar out of the
West, which has never before nomi-
mated a presidential candidate, to WOO
the bride for whose hand the country's s
greatest chieftains have been suitors.
His name was barely mentioned In the
preliminary skirmishing. -Four days
ago when the convention met he was
not entered In the lists. But yester-
day he made an impassioned speech
and stirred the convention to frenzy
by his eloquence. That speech over
threw the diligently organized work
of weeks and months for other aspi
rants for the honor. The cause of sH-
yer was uppermost IN the minds of the
delegates when they assembled here.
For the cause they deliberately placed
the eastern wing of the party on the
altar.
Now the convention is coldly ana
lyzed. 1t is seen that the support Of
Bland and Boies as candidates was
never solidly grounded. 1t was only
as the representatives Of the issue that
ards. ard even after many Of them had
attached themselves to the fortunes Of
one or the other of the candidates, they
appeared restless and In an instructive
way to be casting about for a new
Moses The far-seeing, staid and sea-
fsoned leaders Of the silver men, real
fizfng that their new creed would alien
ate the Eastern Democracy, believed in
an alliance with the silver Republicans
beyond the Missouri, through Teller's
nomination, but the rank and file
would have none of 1t.
Yesterday, when Bryan made his
speech, the delegates suddenly saw In
him the great advocate of their cause,
and they turned to him with an i'm
petuosity that nothing could balk.
| They wanted
TRIBUNE OF THE PEOPLE.
They felt that they had him in the
eloquent young Nebraskan who set
their imaginations on fire. If he had
been placed in nomination then the
convention would have been stam-
peded as it was today. Some of the
gray-haired leaders saw and feared it.
Last night when he was placed in nom
ination those who thought they had
found their candidate were confirmed
| in their opinion. The idea which George
Fred Williams. of Massachusetts, con-
veyed in his seconding speech, that 1t
needed the strength of youth to endure
the hardships of new cause; that a
young arm should WELD the scimitar of
an indignant people, sank home. Here.
as Williams said. was the new Cicero.
to meet the new Cataiine of today.
The leaders who doubted the wis
dom of nominating SO young and SO
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The roll of States was called on the
fifth ballot. but many changes were
made which it was impossible to keep
track of in the confusion. Bryan was
declared nominated by acclamation
and no tabu1ation of the result of the
ballot was made.
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rules that when the roll is called a
delegate absent shall be recorded as
absent and, If a minority of the dele
cation vote, their votes shall be indivi-
dLally recorded, but that the minority
cannot cast the entire vote of the
delegation. (Applause).
The call of the states was proceeded
with until the end of the list was
reached, when the chair directed that
those states which had been omitted
should be called. Colorado then called,
cast her votes for Henry NJ Teller,
this announcement was greeted with
loud misses from all parts of the house.
The result Of the first ballot was as
follows:
FIRST BALLOT.
Bland Headed the List With Bryan
Next.
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Adlai e. Stevenson would have gone
down to history in much better shape
had he declined to write that silver
letter. 1t takes Adlai out of politics
and labels him as a very small potato.
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There were Kisses enough in the
Chicago convention to put to shame a
den of rattlesnakes. And some of
these misses are going to keep ringing
in the ears Of the people for many
moons.
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Mr.. Cleveland is no doubt much
obliged to the Chicago convention for
not giving him an Endorsement. He
wouldn't know what to do with an in
dorsement from such a body
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Newport isn't half so much inter
ested in the coming election as 1t is in
the contest for social supremacy be-
tween Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont.
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You shall not cruelty mankind upon
a cross of gold.-William ]. Bryan.
That is very pretty, Mr.. Bryan, but
how would 1t be to cruelty mankind
on a cross of silver?
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Col. Charles H. Jones. of st. Louis,
set up many Of the pins at Chicago. If
Col. Charles will hang around until
next November he will discern how
easy it Is to bowl these pins over.
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New York preserved its self-respect
by refusing to vote for or propose
any candidate on the platform
adopted.
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The Yale men and the gold men in
the Chicago convention wear their
faces long because they do not feel
like wearing them any other way.
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Developments in the Fair and Gould
cases show pretty conclusively that
every millionaire should make care
full census Of his widows before de-
parting this life.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-11

Legislation moves slowly in Great
Britain. The deceased wife's sister
bill has passed it's third reading in the
house of lords after a fight of a hun
dred years.
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The gold Democrats are now in a
position to form golf clubs, pinochle
clubs, social clubs and plain clubs.
They may not even have to vote this
fall
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Conventions are coming and going,
but none Of them seem to appreciate
the giant intellects of Pingree and
Pe~noyer.
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The Wharton Barker boom and the
StJohn boom have gone down together
with their flags flying at full mast.
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Mr.. Bryan is only thirty-six. He is
too young for president, and the peo-
pie will no doubt take this view of it,
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Coin Harvey was the logical candi-
date, but logical as he was he wasn't
mentioned in the convention.
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The Democratic national convention
heard four prayers, but did not re-
pent.
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The David B. Hill of this morning
stands a giant alongside the David B.
Hill of 1892
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The silverites will have to take the
gold cure whether they like it or not.
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For once Tammany made but little
noise in the convention or out of it.
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In base ball it is the same as in the
Democracy. The gold bugs are not in
it.
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A few million Democrats are heartily
glad they are out of politics.
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1t Is now the peoples turn to even
UP things with Altgeld, Tillman and
men Of that stripe.
1t was an oversight, perhaps, not to
have invited Coxey to address the
Chicago convention.
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The scattering vote was as follows: Col
orado. Teller. s; Connecticut, RUSSELL 2; Mas
sachusetts, Hill, l, Stevenson, A; Minnesota,
Stevenson, i; Nevada, Mclean, g; Ohio, Nc
Lean, 4s; Oregon, Pennoyer, 8: South Caro-
lima, Tillman, II; District OF Columbia, Nc
Pee pI.rIrI A TINAy
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It will go down to history as the
great Chin Chin convention.
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LEADERS ALL FASTENED INTO LINE.
BANDS Name Was the First One withdrawn and
Then the Long Struggle Was
at End.