Abilene weekly reflector., 1896-05-07


Ex-aov PArTIsoN port Mr.. Pattison.
National Chairman William F. Har-
rity achieved q personal triumph sec.
ond only to that Of Mr.. Pattison.
Everything he asked for he got, and
his unit rule" instructing the dele
gates to Chicago to abide by the will
Of the majority went through with
even less opposition than had been ex-
pected.
NEBRASKA SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS
LINCOLN. Neb., April 30-The state
convention Of administration demo.
Gratis was held here yesterday after
noon. Fully 900 Of the 62S delegates
we're In their seats when Chairman
Martin raped to order. W. D. Nc.
Hugh, OF Douglas county, was made
temporary chairman. and said that he
appreciated the honor which had been
bestowed upon him, but more particu.
larly did he appreciate the honor OF
presiding over convention OF demo-
Gratis who could not be bought, and
could not be traded off or driven into
the camp Of the populists The reso-
lutions adopted indirectly denounce
the A. p. A.. favor Cleveland's version
OF the Monroe doctrine, roast the sill
yer wing Of the party, and emphatic
ally declare for the gold standard.
I'VE believe" says the financial plank,
'that common honesty and just re.
gard for the rights Of our creditors, as
well as the rights Of the wage earners,
require us to use all honorable means
to prevent the insertion OF free coin
age plank in the national platform
Sound money delegates to the Chicago
convention were chosen.
GEORGIA REPUBLICANS SPLIT.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 80. The repub-
lcan state convention summoned to
assemble in the house of represents
tives at the state capitol was called to
order at II o'clock yesterday In spite
of the peaceful beginning, there was II
row in the convention that resulted in
snl;t Tha rar,lor oorysnt;on
nao,,oa . nlatforn, 70, ,e,rm;ny tbs
nrircinles of tbe renublican n,rtv tho
financial plank declared strongly for
sound money, and chose the following
aelegates-at-large: A. T. Buck, j. II,
Deveaux II. A. Rucker and r. /.
Johnson The frst three are nledced
tn Mckinley. johnson is understood
10 faror Road The holti,y convention
indorsed two of these delegates Buck
ona Johnson and sent r. r. WRIGHT
and ! r. uerrincton as con,estino
delegates
,ptzovA rop NNtvrry
punriv Ariz AnrlI 3o-Warrinc
f,ctiops held 4he territornl republican
convention at standstill all yester.
day. the question being upon the or
yaniza.ion and the admission Of 81 con-
testing delegates from the three main
counties Of the territory In the even
inc. in order to avoid bolt, it was
AGREED to admit all contestants, Civ
iny them but half vote per individ-
NIL The money plank will probably
bp strongly in favor of silver, The six
leloratos have beer .namcd and all
1lye tnelr nrsS cnolce as mcnlnley.
sorNn MONEY WON IN vc,uaAv
Drrnorr Mich Anril 40 -souud
money won n comnletc victorv when
,he Michioan democratic state conven.
fon adionrped shortly altar eirbt
o'elocl, Inst nipht. The administration
mon obtained the orrnnization adon,ed
,heir resolutions entire and elected all
,hcir capdidntcs for delegates.at-lorce
,od aj,ernutes Tho free silver eon.
X .ent took THAR defeat hard hut
hrre is no nuticination of anv hollis
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and about five q. m, after being in
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