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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-30
THE SILVER PARTY.
White Metal Men Hold a Convention
of Their Own in st. Louie.

White Metal Men Hold a Convention
of Their Own In st. Louis.
The delegates to the national silver
convention in st. Louis were slow in as
sembling at the Grand Music Hall We'd
nesday, and there were not enough visit
ors to ill the galleries when j. j. Mott,
chairman Of the national committee, call
ed the convention to order. He, too, was
tardy, and it was long after II o'clock
when he stepped to the platform and rap
ped for order. 1t was not surprising that
tie delegates, the visitors, and the chair
man should have been slow in coming to-
gether. The weather was intensely hot.
1t was Of that variety Of heat that one
finds in the steam room at a Turkish bath.
When the call for the convention had
been read. Congressman Francis G. New
lands, Of Nevada, was introduced by
Chairman Mott as temporary chairman
Of the convention, and the delegates gave
him a vigorous reception. In his speech
he urged the silverites to support the nom.
inee OF the Democratic party.
VIM. p. st. John. Of New YORK, was
chosen for permanent chairman, and
when escorted to the platform addressed
the convention. What he said was quite
in accord with the sentiments Of the as.
semblage and he got several salvos Of ap
plause.
The platform declares in favor Of a dis
tinctly American financial system, op
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called for the report Of the committee on
permanent organization. Some OF the
delegates wanted to adjourn until :
o'clock, but the anti Bryan people OBJ
jected.
Senator w. v. Allen OF Nebraska was
named for permanent chairman by the
majority Of the committee on permanent
organization. This was a straight out
and-out Bryan recommendation, and the
Bryan delegates stood "a chairs and wav-
ed hats and handkerchiefs. Then the mi
nOrity report was made. 1t recommended
James 3. Campion Of Maine rs the per-
manent chairman. With a whoop aud a
yell Texas lob delegates jumped up and
Georgia followed, and soon the middle
of-the-road" and anti-Br5an ~demonstra-
ton was in full blast. On motion the
previous question on the adoption of the
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drawn before the balloting was begun.
Eugene V. Debs would have been a can
didate had be not sent a message to the
convention declining to accept the nomi-
nation. The voting was all one way, and
when the result was announced bedlam
broke loose and pandemonium reigned for
fifteen or twenty minutes. The Texas.
Arkansas and Maine middle-of-the-road
men. with their guidons together, took no
part in the demonstration.
The middle-of-the-road men finally
massed about their standard on the left
of the hall, about 800 in number, and
made a counter demonstration. They
cheered and yelled and pushed and fought
for ten minutes. The sergeants at arms
were powerless to restore order, and. af-
ter rapping for five minutes, Chairman
Allen declared Mr.. Bryan the nominee Of
the convention.
At the first session Friday the anti
Sewall people moved to change the rules
and make the nomination Of candidate for
Vice-President the first order Of business.
preceding the nomination for President.
1t was generally understood this was a
test vote on the. Sewall proposition. and
on it the anti-Sewall people were victori-
GUS by 100 majority.
Gen. j. b. Weaver. chairman Of the
committee on resolutions, read the plat
form as agreed to by the majority Of the
committee.
Marked applause was given to the pro-
nouncement for free coinage Of silver.
against Understanding bonds, the de-
nunciation Of the position of the presen!
administrator on the bond question; the
income tax provision, and the Cuban
plank. The platform was adopted as a
whole after the minority reports Of Dele
gates Kirby Of Texas and Coxey Of Ohio
had been rejected.
The convention met for its evening ses.
sion at 6:3O o'clock and speeches nomi-
mating candidates for Vice-President
were declared to be in order. Half a doz-
en- candidates were put up. Thomas e.
Watson Of Georgia had the greatest num-
Der Of friends. No fewer than two dozen
speeches were made in his behalf. The
other candidates named were Sewall,
Skinner OF North Carolina, Burkitt of
Mississippi, Mimms Of Tennessee and
Even Page OF Virginia. All the candi-
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lgnatius Donnelly replied to the Gov.
ernor's address in behalf Of the conven-
ton. Nr. Donnelly made a "middle-of-
the-road" speech, in which he mentioned
the names Of Lincoln. Jackson, Washing
ton and jefferson, thereby arousing en-
thusiasm. He paid an earnest tribute to
the Peoples party, and, in brief, detailed
its doctrines, which, he claimed. seek to
array the people against those who would
seek to deprive them Of their rights.
Mary Ellen Lease came into the hall a.
Nj. Donnelly finished his address and
was greeted with cheers. She was in
vited to q seat on the platform.
Chairman Taubeneck announced that
the national committee had named Sena-
tor Marion Butler Of North Carolina by
reclamation for temporary chairman. The
Eight which was expected on Buffers re-
lection did not materialixe. Somebody on
the platform proposed three cheers for the
new chairman, and they were given with
a will.
Senator Buffers speech was long and
his voice was not capable Of penetrating
the vastness Of the auditorium. The del
egates wanted to hear what he said, how.
ever, and regardless Of the protests of
the sergeant-at-arms and his assistants,
ran into the aisies and crowded around
the platform. The Senator closed with
an ardent appeal to the convention to
stand together. no matter what might be
the result of its deliberations.
The only routine business transacted by
the convention was the formation of the
usual committee, after which an adjourn
ment wal taken until y o'clock. A sort of
free-for-all meeting was held after the
convention proper had adjourned, ut
which many men prominent in the party
voiced their views. The meeting lasted
for nearly three hours.
No Night Session.
The attempt Of the convention to hold a
night session was a failure. Through
somebody's omission no provision was
made for lighting the hall, and when the
delegates and spectators assembled there
the interior Of the big auditorium was
dark. The telegraph companies sent for
a supply Of tallow candles, with which
they lighted the tables Of their operators.
They also furnished candles to the news
paper correspondents. and the fiickering
lights burning in the two press sections
were the only Examinations in the hall.
They served to throw fantastic shadows
across the floor where the delegates were
assembled, but were not strong enough to
enable the convention to proceed with
business. Chairman Butler arrived long
after s o'clock, and announced that as no
arrangement could at that late hour be
made for light, the convention would ad-
journ until 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
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Silver March were flung high in air and
fell in clouds on the frantic delegates.
When quiet was restored Gen. Field Of
Virginia, who was Gen. Viewers run
ming mate in 1892. hobbled forward or
his crutch, and. after a brief speech, NOV
ed to suspend the rules and make Bryan's
nomination unanimous. The convention
rose almost en- masse and cheered, but
above the chorus of cheers came the sharp
cries Of the Texas men. NO." mo-
they yelled. Chairman Allen declared
the motion carried, but, yielding to the
protest, decided to allow a call OF States
on the motion. The Texas men wildly
protested. The Nebraskan having assert
ed that he positively would not accept the
nomination if Sewall was rejected. Rob
ert Schilling Of Wisconsin attempted to
secure a recess until Bryan could be
heard from, but he was hOwled down.
The greatest confusion prevailed, and
Bryan's nomination was seconded by
orators from nearly every State, and at
last, after six hours Of speech-making.
the roll call on the ballot was reached.
When Alabama, the first State, was call
ed she divided her vote between Bryan
and Norton. Arkansas gave her twenty
Eve votes for Bryan: Colorado, Connect
cut and Della ware voted solidly for Bryan.
Georgia gave Eve of her sixty-one votes
for Norton Of Illinois. As the roll call
proceeded it became apparent that Bryan
would be nominated before 1t was com
pleted. AT its conclusion the tally clerks
had figured the totals, and without further
delay Chairman Allen announced the Of
fetal vote as: Bryan, 1,O42; Norton, 21;
Donnelly, L. It was then 4:22. Someone
made a motion to adjourn. The chair
man put the motion and declared the con-
vention adjourned sine die.
The Vote by States.
Following is the vote by States, the
totals being those announced to the con-
vention:
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The national convention Of the PEG
pies party was called to order in st.
Louis shortly after noon Wednesday by
Chairman Taubeneck of the national com
mittce.
The hall in which the Populists met was
the same in which the national Republi
can convention was held last month.
There were the same arrangements as TO
seats. The State delegations were locat-
ed in the pit, each marked by a guidon.
The galleries reared themselves above
the pit on all sides. The platform in front
was fanked by the press benches. The
decorations were not elaborate and were
practically the same as those Of the Re-
publican convention. The delegates be-
gan to come in before 10 o'clock, but the
spectators were slow in arriving.
1t was just 1927 when Chairman Tau
beneck called the delegates to order. Rev.
r. Hill Smith invoked the divine blessing,
after which Gov. Stone was introduced,
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dates save Sewall were from the South,
there being a tacit understanding that a
straight-out Populist from that section
should be placed upon the ticket.
When the roll was called Arkansas
started of with twenty-five votes for Wat
son. Mr.. Patterson of Colorado cast the
forty-five votes Of his State for Sewall
amid a round OF applause from the Bryan
men. Indiana gave her thirty votes to
Watson. Kansas gave Sewall eighty-two
OF her n~inety-ive votes. Louisiana gave
the bulk OF her vote to Watson, Mary
land divided her vote between Sewall and
Watson. North Carolina cast her ninety
I'VE votes for Skinner, Tennessee voted
Tor Mimms and Texas for Burkitt. This
split up the large delegations. Before the
ron call was completed. however, Texas
changed her vote to Watson and there
We're other changes In favor Of the
Georgian. Col. Bnrkitt Of Mississippi
went to the stand and withdrew his name.
Then Mimms withdrew h Watson's r.
M&G4A XEMHA @N MMA A EN&
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Afternoon Session.

It was half an hour after the chairman
had called the convention 70 order for the
afternoon session when the committee on
credentials reported. When the matter
Of contests had been settled New York
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by Of the South State. he'd forth from a
rostrum composed Of a chair. At O:O5
Senator Butler, the handsome temporary
chairman, appeared on the platform. Sim
~ultaneously the band struck up "Dixie,"
and the delegates uncorked some Of their
pent-up enthusiasm. Five minutes later
Chairman Butter called the convention
to order and the Rev. Mr.. Smith offered
the Invocation.
The report of the committee on creden-
tails was called for. but no one responded.
and the States were called for members
OF the committees o permanent organ
ization and resolutions.
There were at times long delays and the
delegates grew %perceptibly impatient. The
middle-of-the-roaders were extremely sus-
picious. They minated that it was part
Of the plot to defeat them.
A Dramatic Outburst.
After the announcement of the commit
tee on permanent organisation the men,
bers retired. While other announcements
were being made a middle-of-the-road
mar attempted a demonstration. It was
dramatically arranged. A squad Of mid
dle-of-the-roaders suddenly plunged into
the hall through the main entrance aud
came whooping down the center aisle.
Delegate Branch bore aloft a big white
banner with the inscription: "Middle-of-
the road-a straight ticket" The Texas.
Georgia, Maine, Missouri and Mississippi
delegations mounted their chairs and yell
ed. At the same time a middle-of-the-
road delegate stationed in the gallery over
the platform hurled out through the air
about a peck Of small green tickets, which
broke and fell like a cloud of stage snow
over the pit. The green tickets contained
the following financial plank:
I'VE demand q national treasury note
issued by the general government receiv-
able for all public dues and a full legal
tender in payment OF all debts, public and
private. and loaned direct to the people
through postal and other governmental
banks at cost, for the benefit OF the peo-
pie, and the purchase and coinage Of such
amount Of gold and silver bullion, at the
ratio Of is to !, as may be necessary to
pay the debts Of the Government which
are made payable in coin. We demand
that the volume Of money shall speedily
increase to an amount necessary to trans
act the business Of the country IN . cash
basis"
Afternoon Session.
It was half an hour after the chairman
had called the convention 70 order for the
afternoon session when the committee on
credentials reported. When the matter
Of contests had been settled New Yorl
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THIYRSDAY.

At 1912 the convention was called to
order and at l2:42 took a recess till 3
o'clock. Shortly before 10 o'clock SEN
ators Stewart Of Nevada and Kyle of
North Dakota Joined Senator Allen and
Gen. Field Of Virginia IN the platform.
The tall form of Cyclone Davis of
Texas could be seen on the floor, tower
ing above the delegates. "Stump" Ash
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and not as a member Of the Democratic
ences Of opinion between the Democrats
and Populists, and hoped that IN the
future they would unite for the welfare
Of tie country. This allusion to 1 Bryan
Enforcement Get the Nebfaskan's friends
On The door to cheering.
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supreme court In tn Decision. Judge Dun
bar writing the opinion, fsoldz:
That This order Of the court, Ne think
was Plainly erroneous and could nc< %
Sustained by tie facts a. found BIZ the
cosa-t- Tho E@-caznts' National bark q
rot party to this action rhls vas an
action Of accounting between app<.anr
AMI respondent. and we think the court
has no efthorfty 20 make provision for ne
payment of at Individual 6eot OF ooS OF
TIE partners in rsss action"
TIE court further says Neither DO .he
findings OF fact nor The testimony In tbs
was ever made by the appellant 70 re
respondent Sow, the horses
we're delivered 10 the firm Of Lynch a
jose, they were not delivered 70 Lynch al
a pledge TO secure him upon the bor,d and
as long - he was acting In the canacfey
OF manager for the copGrtnerxhip ne pos
session Of the horses was in hin as man
ager ard Tot a. ar individual II seems 20
us plain that these horses never were de-
Byered TO respondent, Lynch end that not
having been delivered. the appellant was
entitled 20 them under ne exemption
Law ard under the other fin<1srrxs Of fact
in this case: ard that The order % the
court both az to the turning OF the sad
horses over 70 the respondent az an In
demntty. and as 20 sss5tectins thesr pro-
csess 20 the payment Of the jcdznerss
formerly obfain@d against jose BY the
Aescha1<s National bank, was wrong"
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are not yet II a positian 20 promptly
meet their obligations. as was their GUS
tom few years ago. County officials
say that much more hopeful feeling has
existed during the past four or Eve weeks
than has been the case in the past two or
three years. and they feel certain that In
the near future people viii be able 20
pay up more promptly than they have
been doing A general feeling Is prevz-
lent that there viii be steady Improve
nent- and. as q consequence. there VIII
oe more prompt settlement with the tax
collector.
County Auditor Beran has issued no
.lee % taxpayers. I. Is aidrezzed % these
Wao desire 20 pay their road tax oy doing
manual labor on the roads OF the county
In this notice The auditor says THAI the
c2<izea who desires 70 take advantage OF
the law which governs IN this case must
norlIy the road supervisor OF his desire
70 work out his road tax on the public
highways before January ]. 1887. Sach no.
lce must be n writing. Appended Is the
Jaw which governs what Is termed the
working ouS OF the road property tax:
Every person owning real estate or per-
limits OF Incorporated towns and cities
snail be entitled 10 perform labor on the
pubic roads in the road district In which
the same be situated. in payment or All
road taxes provided by -his act.
Every person who desires 20 perform
.aoor on the public roads In the district
N which he owns property subject or Ia
De 70 property read tax, must. on or be-
Tore the nrst day of January, noufy the
road supervisor in writing that he desires
20 perform such labor on the public roads.
and shall give the road supervisor par
ncuiar description or the real property
sufficiently accurate 90 enable the proper
y TO De identified On the tax rolls
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ANOTHER TILL TAPPED.
Burglar Enters wirth's Fruit
store and Gets s23 I'm Cash and
Two Boxes of Candy.

A burglar entece4 George warth's fruit
and candy store, corner OF Second avenue
and Yesler way, early yesterday morning
ard stole 81 IN cash, two boxes OF candy
and a roll OF chips used in the nickes-ia-
the-slos machine.
" aen the store was opened yesterday
morning by George b Ward. O clerk. ne
found that the cash register was not IN it's
accus toned place on the counter. He
passed through the store into the back
room. where he found the register on top
or a barrel. IL had been opened and robbed
OF cash amounting 20 i9s. The old cash
drawer. which q directly under the place
where rhe register sets. had been opened
and robbed OF a package Of checks which
are used n connection with the nickei-in-
tae-slos machine. When done up in paper
the CHIPS present me appearance OF a roll
cF money. 80 * Is probable that the bur
siar believed he had found a prize
Entrance was Effected through a WIN
dow al the back OF g.1e store A piece of
en- covered q broken pane OF g.ass- TIE
burglar slowed the tn cut of the way. re-
moved any pieces Of glass ttas might 10
remaining tn the frame and then c-ept
through the opening .-so the store. EXIT
was made through tie back door.
Last night Mr. With recovered twenty
Ave Of the checks that we're stolen ana
hores TO get more today. The name OF
George Savage appeared on the police
nHotter last night Savage f. KID DoAne.
TIRE diamond tAie.. he IL cow held on
SUSPICION
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One purgIar Pleads GUILTY.

Joseph A. Gleason was arraigned before
Judge Humes yesterday and pleaded gull
~ 60 a charge OF burglary. Gleason viii
be sentenced On Saturday. On November
~ tSes he broke into and robbed the
ssor1 of Nicholas A. ThsGinga and stole
some goods therefroru.
Thomas walsh. charged with burglary.
was nrralgned before Judge Humcs yes
terday and pleaded not guilty he Is &C.
cused Of breaking into and rcbhsng the
room 81 Emanuel Sandstrom on November
So 1850. He stole an alarm clock and a
coat. The crime was committed while he
was on a spree. and as he has hitherto
borne a good reputation as member Of
the revenue marine service. the prosecut-
ting attorneys Office is inclined 20 make
the sentence rs light possible.
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= ,uovn yessaroay sued the Everett
= - = rs-nrauy 70 recover A.sB for ssry-
!. Sssecrye. Detective Brown In
g <suc.asng slleges tEai between aug Isl
= "a and March I. 1855. ne performed
B. sad services for the Everett Land
80 sss...ry sp the capacity OF a private de-
-. for which plaintiff promised 20
- - EWo, The services were render-
80 s case pending before the board Of
&.,-.s,or end Appeals OF The state Of
-s..vron. The case vas entitled, In
- s.ss,sr Of the contes. Of Edward T.
80 10 the sppralseEnsnt and sppiica-
- - purchase BY the Everett Land
s--.nsnx' Of certain tide lands n snoho-
- roarxy." Brown says ms performed
- ,srttor Of the agreement ard procured
100 evidence for the defendant Ia tho
-. vh5ck was heard before the board on
s..ssnber d, fss2, and a favorable decision
- ostalsed by the defendant.
ts,srwards. an appeal was taken by Ed
- = Young and others 10 the superior
-, a. snohomish county. While the
- rss pendlng In the latter court
- continued % render services and
s-ssrrd valuable evidence for the land
s.msany. 20 that II was enabled to pro-
-, hrre and valuable tracts OF land
- Young and others. by means OF q
s.eexnenf and the payment OF 1870; that
~ laru5e 80 secured are worth s. 600. 90
a eIezsns that no part OF the said 5000
- So, pad, except s75. Brown therefore
sess 10 recover the balance. amounting
q NM
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Federal Court Petit Jury.

The following Jury 20 serve a. the pres
emit session OF the Federal court was
drawn yesterday: J. III. Munson. ID. b.
Speliman. A. +. Bush. E. A. Kelly, Walter
r. Collins. r. &. Van vech-en. A. II. Hep
Ter. A. w. Dexter. William Watson. w.
w. Easter. NJ Smsth. j. II. Mills. ID. j..
Flint. A NJ. Taylor. John Poison. Theodore
o. WILLIAMS. John y. Gsliiss, W. II. Bur-
don. J. @. Young. Arthur Gamweli. James
s. Woodman. William Phelps. ID. A. Grif-
fin. ]. w. Hughes. James Powers. Thomas
c. Austin. r.. r. Richmond. Chauneey A.
WlIffams. George T. Gardner. #. A. Wing.
A. @. Dunn.
The following were excused for the
term: Theodore O. Williams. ID. A. Crit
hn and William Phelps. u. b. Speliman
was excused until January &. 1897, and r.
A Wing and r. r. BUSH excused without
appearance. ]. W. Hughes appeared later
in tsie day and gave a good excuse for not
appearing before,