Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-15
TWO OF JIM DAuLMAN's PROTESTS.
Secretary of state Piper Hears the
sound Money Democrats.

Secretary of state Piper Hears the
sound Money Dcmocrnts.
LINCOLN, oct l.--CSpecial) The pro-
test of the free silver democrats against
the certificate Of nomination flied by the
so-called national democratic party, after its
convention endorsing the indianapolis plat
form, was heard by the secretary OF state
today. His decision will not be given be
fore Saturday Of this week. The first wit
ness called This morning was Euclid Martin,
who merely related his connection with the
democratic party since 1894, and described
the call and convention held by the gold
democrats, subsequent to that held by the
national democratic party at Indianapolis.
Mr.. Martin said the electors were nominated
In good faith and with view TO perpetual
Ing the party of jefferson.
James O'Shea testified to having voted the
democratic ticket since coming Of age. He
was In the convention OF 1894 and is and has
been treasurer OF the democratic state CEN
tral committee. He admitted that there
have been two factions Of the democratic
party in existence since 1894 To the best
OF his belief nearly all counties put up
county tickets in 1894. without reference TO
the division on free silver. Mr.. O'Shea af-
irmed that he had never affiliated with any
state convention to which delegates had not
been selected in county conventions. He
denied all knowledge Of the fact that Doug
las county had not so selected its delegates
nominated for Office by the party with which
he aniiates 4 laughable scene ensued At
torney Mahoney insisted on a categorical
answer to his added query as to whether
Governor llOcOmb was and Is a democrat
and the only answer Mr.. O Shea would make
was that the governor was a good enough
democrat for him. He was willing to admit
however that most of the nominees on their
present state ticket are supporters OF the
populist platform as adopted at st. Louis.
tllF "A ig
line. the certificate of the free silver wings
convention was offered and Euclid Martin
again went over his story of the indianapolis
convention, and after a brief intCrmission
the arguments began, two speeches being
made upon each side. The gist of the argu-
ment OF the free silver faction was simply
that the gol1bug democrats had no stDndinG
with the Chicago convention. which in their
Judgment represented the real democratic
party They also questioned the action OF
the gold democrats in tiling certificate OF
nomination using the word democrats" as
a designation. instead of prefXing the word
national" in accord with the practice OF
the Indianapolis convention
Mr.. Mahoney, in summing up the case OF
the gold men, started out by reading the
opinion of the supreme court upon the rights
Of political parties and the duties OF the sec
retary Of state in reference thereto This
opinion definitely and unequivocally declares
that the supreme court has no jurisdiction
and no powers, either inherent or delegated
by legislature, whereby 1t can dictate rules
of conduct to political organizations which
are formed for and by voters solely to carry
out the express ideas and wishes of voters
Further, the court holds that the secretary
of state has not the requisite pnwer to de-
eide as between rival political factions any
more than the court itself has That the
final tribunal is and must always be the
American voters, ana not either the Judi
cary nor any national political organizs.
tion.
AT the close of the arguments Secretary
OF State Piper said he would try to render
his decision by Saturday of this week al
the furthest.
Following the disposal of the national
democratic case Mr., Piper look up the hear
Ing of the ohiectors to the Dunphy certificate
OF nomination