Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-09-12

ulist) will not receive more than $1,000
votes. Two years ago d. E. Barker (pop-
ulist) polled $4,000.
Additional returns received ND to
noon indicate that Col. Dan w. Jones
and the remainder OF the democratic
state ticket won by 5000 or 10000.
This beats all former records IN Ar
kansas.
CHICAGO, Sept. 8-Long before the
hour set for the arrival OF VIM. J..
Bryan, Shsrpshooter's Park was filled
with laboring men. Every tree and tele-
graph pole within hearing Ut the speak
er's stand was filed with those seeking
an unobstruoted view.
Bryan left the Auditorium shortly be-
fore 2 O'Clock and was cheered continu-
ously as he drove rapidly through the
streets. As his carriage neared the park
densely packed crowds gathered there
and set up roar that lasted fully ten
minutes. Then with rush the gates
were broken down like pipe stems and
in short time the park was a dense
mass of crushed but cheering humanity.
On the stand with Brysp were Judge
VIM. Prenties, Judge Mcconnell, and
leaders of the labor unions.
Bryan began speaking at 2:30, choos-
ing for his sub ject 1.-THE Dignity Of La
bor." he began by extolling the value
OF organized labor and showed how
great had been it's benefits to the toilers
HIS discourse soon took q political as
pect. with Solomon" said Bryan, 81
wait neither wealth nor poverty, and
with Carlisle want the rulers to win
new wisdom in the conduct of affairs"
As be urged the benefits to be derived
from the free coinage OF silver, especial
ly to laboring men, he was continually
interrupted by applause.
CHICAGO, Sept. 8-The Hon. 1. N.
Stevens, who was about to start for
Washington last night, was recalled by
Chairman Jones and started for the
west on urgent business of the national
committee.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. S-GeorRe A..
Groot made a long speech notifying
Mr.. Bryan of his nomination by the ma
tional silver party. He said the gold
bsrons of this country and Europe had
deliberately set about to enslsvs the
American people. They had heretofore
controlled both the republican and dem
ooratic parties, and now controlled the
republican party. The national silver
party proposed to assist in destroying
the gold trust. Groot concluded as fol-
lows:
"The Hon. William Jennings Bryan:
The national silver convention, with @
unsnimity unexampled in the history Of
national conventions 10 this country.
nominated you as the candidate of the
national silver party for the distinguish
ed Office of president of the United
States. You are now q candidate for
the great Office Of president OF three
great political parties, of which the ell
YER party is not least. The convention
selected q committee to formally notify
you of its action and that committee
conferred upon me the distinguished
honor of advising you of your nomina-
ton as the candidate Of the national sil-
YER party for the office of president of
the United States. We are met, there
fore, at this time aud place for the pur-
pose of performing the pleasant duty
imposed upon Us by the convention. /
therefore, In obedience to the wishes
Of the committee and of the convention,
hereby formally notify you that you
have been nominated by the national
silver party as it's candidate for presi-
dent, and request you to accept that
nomination In the same spirit in which
it has been rendered you. You are chos-
en- commander OF the grand army COM
posed OF three great divisions, which lie
now mobilizing for the purpose of fight
ing in behalf of humanity on November
Sd, 1896, the most important political
battle of this or any other age. the bat
tie which is to determine whether this
nation shall be a province OF Great Brit
ain and be governed and controlled as
that nation is. by the money barons of
Europe, or whether it shall be as our
fathers intended it to be, q free and in
dependent and sovereign nation. Pso
pie who constitute that grand army, in
spired as they are by the no6lest senti.
ments of patriotism under your leader
ship, will, there can be no doubt, on
tbs day, lift high the banner in triumph
over the defeated allied hosts Of pluto
craoy."
New ORLEANs, La, Sept. 9-The fail
ure Of the Union National Bank was an.
today. Stephen Chataron is
PRECEDENT. Capital s5O0,00O.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Sept g. Henry B.
Payne, sx-U U. S. Senator. died at nine
o'clock today. Death was due to pa
r8lysis.
WASHINGTON, Sept. San address to
the people was issued today from popu-
list headquarters. 1t declares tn. t the
peoples party is the champion Of the
who labor and produce wealth.
Bryan and Watson, it declares, are the
'true CO. operative ticket for silver vot.
ers of all parties" Il ia pointed out
that the peoples party forced the demo-
cratic party to turn down the Cleveland
and adopt the principles
Of the peoples party and as the action
Of the democratic party in future ia un-
all citizens who believe in gov
erument as administered by Jefferson,
J ackson and Lincoln, are urged to up
build and strengthen the peoples party.
Il Q6 6QUI6o6 CiOeco WIFI OIL oppShl kOI
of one dollar to the CAM
paigo fund from every individual abel
and willing to contribute.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 9-General John
.. Black has written letter declining
The nomination for Governor of the
gold standard democrats. He says: /
Inn convinced by my Investigation in
his state that the election for governor
les between Messrs. Tanner and Ait
Ield."
SAN FRANoICo, Sept. 9-The Southern
Pacific company has presented Engineer
.. f. Engels with $3.50 and gold watch
suitably engraved, for his bravery in
Killing train robber Morgan and saving |
lis train from q hold up.
DoNCAsTER, Sept. 9-The Prince of |
Wales ,Persimmon, won the st. Ledger |
stakes. Duke of Westminister's Labra- |