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than the temporary chairman's. but was
equally inc.sive.
The oratoricaI effects of the day were
secured by DR.. G. E Everett Of Msssachu-
setts and John P Irish OF California. DR..
Everett boldly declared that Massachu-
setts was for old and not for bimetallism
by international agreement, asserting that
every nation whose views we're worth
having mad adopted the gold standard
He also repud ated any alliance with the
Mckinley protectionists and proclaimed
regularity for the present convention.
which he believed would be the precursor
Of a long line Of regular Democratic con-
ventions. The Chicago convention and
platform were ignored as Democratic in
stitutions by the speakers and by the con-
ven.ion.
Mr. IRISH was very aggressive in his re-
marks. He spoke OF McKinley's protec-
ton and Bryan's free-siIver Populism as
twin sisters of the horseleech, F" working
in concert. each to produce a depression
OF prices for which free trade or free silver
was TO be the remedy. He opposed the
income tax and called upon al! true Demo-
Gratis to protect the United States Supreme
Court from the degradation which would
be thrust upon il by the ''puppet OF the
silver syndicate.
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Bryan and the Chicago Platform
Scored by Sound. Money
Men.
POPULARITY OF PRESIDENT
CLEVELAND.
Principles Advocated By Indianapolis
Dissenters to Be Made Public
To-Day.

CONVENTION HALL, INDIANAPO-
LIS, IND, Sept. 2--The first days session
Of the National Democratic Convention,
called by the Democratic advocates of
sound money and the opponents OF the
Chicago platform, vas marked by unsni-
nous action and favorable surroundings
OF wind, weather ana enthusiasm. Eight
hundred and twenty-four delegates were
present out of q possible 600 These rep
resented forty-one States and three Terri
tories. In many instances the delegates
were supplemented by full sets of alter
mates, so that the attendance equaled and
almost surpassed the seating capacity OF
the hall.
As a body the delegates presented the
appearance of substantial business men
well dressed, well hammered and exceed
lngly courteous-some OF them so unae-
eustomeo to the ways OF political conven-
tions that they had to be instructed as to
the simplest matters OF procedure.
To IeaYen this lump OF political inno-
cence there was quite a sufficient admix.
ture OF veteran politicians, old wheel
horses OF the Democracy in fact, including
three United States Senators-Palmer,
Gallery and ViIas-four or five Governors
aud ex-Governors OF Stat-s-Jones of Ala
bams, Stoekb bridge OF Delaware, Buckner
OF Kentucky and Flower OF New York-be-
sides several prominent ex-Congressmen,
among them 6. Z. Everett OF Massachu-
sets and Perry Belmont of New York.
The convention went TO work with busi-
ness celebrity, effected both temporary
and permanent organization, and got
down in one day to that Important roint
IN its order of business where its platform
comes in Senator Palmer of Illinois,
chairman of the committee which issued
the call, raped the convention 10 order
E1 Governor Flower was made temporary
chairman, and read very long address,
many points OF which were cheered- He
was succeeded by Senator Caffery of
Louisiana, whose speech was much shorter
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shoulder 10 shoulder against those who would
destroy the American name and undermine the
walls OF her political structure. Mr. Bryan re-
iteretes, in about every second speech, that he
stands squsrely on the Chicago platform and
supports every one of its planks.
He has not yet announced his acceptance OF
all the planks OF the Popunst platform. but
inasmuch as these are only different in degree
and he has been identified with PopuliSm
quite ss much as With Democracy, il is but
fair to assume that he stands on both plat
forms. Not quite so radical in his views, per-
haps, as Altgeld or Tillman. not quite so
frank as Tom Watson, he is, nevertheless, 3 fit
representative OF the revolutionary forces be-
hind him-smbitious, unsteady and unsafe.
There is nothing in mis- career or in his pres
ent utterances 70 encourage the hope that If
elected ne would rise above his surroundings
or stay the hand which threatens to destroy
and pervert. An untried man, a demsgogue,
3 word iuggler. he well represents the restless
mob from winch he rose and with character
istie reeklessness does not hesitate to appeal 10
base human passions in order 70 attract votes.
That in this iRcendiary's role, standing as he
PROCESSES to stand, on PRINCIPLES as un-Demo-
cratic as those of Herr Most, he should deserve
by any conception of party regularity. the
support OF uue Democrats, is past compre-
hengion and explainable only by ignorance of
the man and his platform or disloyalty to
genuine party faith. No sound conce ption. of
party regularity can justify encouragement to
social disorder.
Not even the honest believer in silver
standard or the most enthusiastic bimetalIist
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to cast his full mum Der OF votes to which
their respective States are entitled. 1t
was also recomm mmended that the rules of
the Democratic convention OF 1892 shall
govern this convention. Ex-Governor
Flower was nominated for temporary
chairman.
Ex-Governor Flower was then conducted
to the chair and said. in substance:
This gathering is notice to the world that
the Democratic party has not yet surrendered
70 Populism and anarchy. The true principles
OF Democracy expounded by Jefferson and ex-
empIifed through century OF National his
tory, are not dead because those principles
have been repudiated by convention calling
itself Democratic, but controlled by un-
Democratic influences. Those are true Demo
crats who remain true to the principles of
their party and who refuse to be bound By
party declarations which betray party faith
ana threaten both party and country with
disaster.
By our presence here we emphasize the
genuine character of our Democracy and
demonstrate the patriotic nature OF our psrti-
sGnship.
Because love my party and my country I
am here 70 do what i can 10 shield them from
dangerous attack The danger OF the Chicago
platform does not alone nor chiefly lie in its
declaration for financial policy which would
oe ruinous. The danger lies in the revolution
sry influence which controlled the Chicago
convention and animated its platform
Men may Justly differ ss TO the best scheme
OF National finance, and msy debate their DIFF
terences without reerimination or without
questioning the honesty of motives But
when men, led on by ambitious politicians,
their minds fred not by the example of Amer
lean patriots. but by that OF radicals of the
French revolution, overturn party preeed dents
ana pack convention TO secure an effective
majority, then BY aid Of that majority raise
a4oit the lncendisry banner Of the people
against the rich, attack the integrity of the
Supreme Court, threaten the subversion of
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Ia Dorado Repubticans.

PLACERVILLE, CAL. Sept. 2-The
Republicans OF Granite H:ll, Coloma and
Lotus have organized Mckinley club
with creditable roll OF mem bership. The
president is a. F. Anabie; yice-president,
NJ. J. AlholfT; secretary, A. Rasmussen.
The Republicans of Ell Dorado County
have called a county convention for Sep
tember u. to elect a new central commit
tee and nominate candidates for Super
visors. County Judge. Assemblyman and
ioint Senator The PIacerville Mckinley
Club is steadily growing and has 100 mem
bers
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LAKE TAHOE. CAL. Sept. 2.-United
States Postal Inspector Thrall was sent to
the lake yesterday to examine into num-
Der OF complaints made by San Francisco
people against the mail service on the
steamer Tahoe. ThralI says it could not
be in better condition, and entirely exon.
crates Frank Oliver, the mail clerk. saying
that he can find no foundation for the ac-
cnsations AGAINST him
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NORTH TOPEKA.


All news items for the State Journal
should be left with the [imbaH Print
ing company. S35 Kansas avenue
See e. p. Ewart for coal 1912 North
Kansas avenue
Our coal will make you hot. c. g
Nicholson. dealer in coal and feed,
Kansas avenue and Gordon street,
North Topeka. Telephone 42s.
Miss M Meyer Of Indian Creek was
in town yesterday
Robert Ogee returned to his home at
Maud. O. T. yesterday
Miss Bertha Wiser is very sick at
her home on Kansas avenue.
Miss Edna Parkhurst is reported as
being slightly improved.
Mrs. stadeI and daughter of Neri-
den We're in town yesterday.
Charles McCarter of Vidette kan.
was a North side visitor yesterday.
Mrs. G. w. Currier is spending the
day in the country the guest Of rela-
tives.
The Ladies' Guild VIII meet tomor-
row afternoon ct 2.30 with Mrs. Cur
rier, zoos Jackson street.
Lieutenant Richardson of the Saliva
ton Army spent yesterday with Miss
Vera Wallace
The Ladies' Sewing society Of the
Kansas avenue CnuiGn met TINS aAtEt-
noon at the church parlors.
Miss Nora Norris. who has been
spending the summer il the east, win
not return until the last Of November
There will be a social tonight at the
Fairview school house Each person
is expected to bring as many pennies
as he is years old
The silver meeting at Lulzens' Opera
House last evening was addressed by
D. c. TiIotson, Mr.. i. G. Waters hav-
ing been called to Lawrence on legal
business.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Pres
byterian church viii give a pumpkin
pie and doughnut social Friday even
ing at the home of v. e. Kistler, 1117
Van Buren, street
The Vincent reading circle viii meet
this evening at the Kansas Avenue
church. The lesson viii be the fourth
chapter Of French history and the last
part of the first chapter of French
Traits.
Mr.. J. r. Gwinn and family. formerly
of this place but who have been living
at Gait, Cal. have now gone to Trini-
dad, Colo. Miss Jessie Gwinn win ar
rive in a short time to visit Miss Ma
bel PrOudft
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RESENT BISCHOFF'S ACTION
Germans Not Opposed to Morrill, but
DO Not Want to be 1Voted.D

The most unhappy man in Topeka to-
day is Oscar BischOff the man who un-
dertook the Job of delivering the Ger
man vote TO Governor Morrill, Last
night the Cferman-American league of
Topeka refused to indorse Governor
Morrill, by an almost unanimous vote.
and some Of the members said some un-
pleasant things about Mr. BlSchoff.
The trouble was the result Of the let
ter written by Mr.. BischOh. published
in last evenings Journal He had
completed the arrangements for Gov
eruOr NlOrr1lIs Endorsement and he ap-
pretended no difficulty in having such
a resolution adopted, so when he went
tc the meeting his soul repOsed in the
confidence of an easy victory.
But when he got into the hall he
found that something was wrong. His
old friends did not show disposition
to be friendly and they sat around talk
ing in an undertOne. The truth dawned
upon him when he introduced his resO-
luton to indOrse Governor Morrill, for
reelection.
The resolution was followed by a
storm of protests and there We're sew
eIal imprisoned speeches crit icising
Mr. Bischom for presuming to deliver
the German vote to anyone.
Mr.. BischOn was allowed to speak
and made plea for the Endorsement
Of his resolution. rqciting the friendship
shown by Governor morrill, to the cause
of resubWissiOn.
The vote was then taken. and Mr.
ElStnOI resolution TO lnQOTSe Gov
ernor Morrill, was voted down almost
unanimously. The league followed up
it's action by indorsing Richter for lieu
tenant governor
prominent member of the league
said today TO Journal reporter IF
the letter of Mr.. EischOfi's had not been
made public last evening Governor
Morrill, would probably have been in
dorsed. But our people saw in that
letter an assumption on the part of
MIR. Bischof that he controls the Ger
man vote and they made UP their
minds to show him he was mistaken ia
his belief that the Germans of Topeka
can be voted like cattle.
Mr.. Bischon evidently went to the
meeting believing that he would have
no difficulty in having his resolution
adopted without a fight He had fixed
things that way, but the publication of
that letter was unfortunate for him.
There is no one man who can dictate
to the Germans how they shall vote
and MIR. Bischom probably knows that
by this time"
The action last night is final and no
one viii be inGOrsed by the league for
governor No attempt was made at the
meeting to indOrse Ieedy- The Ger
man voters viii be allowed to exercise
their own judgment in the matter.
There is no doubt. however that
many Germans viii vote for MorrilI
Notwithstanding the decisive defeat of
the resolution. The vote was a protest
against the action Of the German lead
ers rather than a blow at Governor
Morrill,.
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no LosE HELM VOTE.
How a Technically Will Affect the
aAth senatoriaI District Elect on

How a Technically VIII Affect the
34th Senatorial District Eiecti on
I.iseoln. oct. 2s.-In the s4th senator
ial district composed of Lincoln. Els
worth Russell and Osborne counties, the
Peoples Party has maintained an un-
broken. continuous district organization
for over four and a half years
Most OF the central committee have
been on the committee during all of this
time. and the secretary and chairman
have never changed-are the same in
dividuals selected for those places in
March. 1892
on August IL last the party held a
convention and renOmiuated W.B-H elm
the present senator. BY a clerical in
of the convention a. Fl. Wait of Lin
colin and c. WI Stansberry of OsbOrne9
certified that wv. B. Helm was the
nominee Of the "Populist" party. Mr.
Wait was secretary of the convention
which put Mr. Helm in nomination in
1892 and is the only secretary the cen
traI committee has ever had and the
Organization is in the most absolute
sense identical with the original organ
ization of the Peoples Party in the
district.
Yet the state supreme court on Tues
day last refused to consider a manda-
mus brought to compel the county
clerks to put Mr.. Helms name under
the heading Peoples Party"
In consequence his name has to be
put under the heading "Populist." in q
separate column and, where gOVerne ed
by the whim of the clerk, has been put
at the extreme right of the ballot.
OF course the name does not appear
at all i'm any county under the head
Peoples Party and beyond question
this action. based upon a technicality
merely, win cost Mr.. Helm scores of
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FLAes ZOE srRYKER.
Nominee for superintendent Well Re
ceived at Blue Rapids

Blue Rapids. Oct 2S-The opera
house was damned Monday night with
member Of the G. a. R.. to hear Prof.
wv. d. Stryker of Great Bend. fusion
candidate for state superintendent He
held the attention of the audience for
two and a half hours with a scholarly
address. presented under the auspices
OF the Blue Rapids silver club.
He rent in twain The speeches Of the
Republican orators who had pre- ceded
him and answered quotations from Lin
coin, Grant and other eminent authori-
ties with quotations from the same in
favor Of his arguments This aroused
the indignation of the G.. A. r. men,
some of whom left the hall
Everyone was presented with a small
flag at the door. The silverites are all
wearing theirs today
Thursday night the Silver club will
have a grand rally here and the Nc
Kinley club a torchhght parade and
speech by John y. ingalls, Friday night
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Wvandotte's majority This year

Judge John II. Sims Of Kansas City,
Kan, was in the city yesterday in at
tendance on the hearing Of the Wyan-
dOtte county manGamus cases In talk
ing Of the situation in WyandOtte county
he said. our county viii give the Me
kinney electors about 1000 plurality;
our usual Republican majority is about
yer men and adding the vote of the
gold Democrats it viii be about LOCO
this year. The vote on the state ticket
Will not be SO large, although I think
Morrill, viii carry the county"
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ALook Tn ougn Missouri, Free.

mis- railroad company has lust issued
a magnificent book of sixty or more
photo-engraved views of varied seen
cry in south Missouri. From these
views an accurate kllOWtedge can be
obtained as 10 the productions and gen
eraI topogra ply OF that highly favored
section that is now attracting the at
tentfon of home-seekers and investors
the country over
The title Of the book IS Snap Shots
fl. South Missouri" It viii be mailed
free. Address
J. T. LOCKWOOD.
Kansas City, No.
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The Topeka social purity league met
last evening at DR.. Ida c. Barnes Office
and held the annual election OF officers
for the ensuing year. Mrs. B NJ Van
Cleave was reelected president. The
Other officers elected We're. Mrs. S. ].
Griggs. vice president; Miss Zu Ad-
ans. secretary; and the board of trus-
tees consisting of Mrs. Van Cleave Mrs.
A B. Goodwin, Mrs. Grace Reed, DR.
T. w Peers and Rev l. Blakesley.
There are So mem bers of the league.
and it has several cases in hand along
the line of its 1UnrLr
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GIVES KANSAS TO SILVER.
Mckinley Republican Talks About
the Political Situation.

Concordia Oct 28--Isaac A. RidgIy.
n leading Republican Of Cloud county
and q prominent member of the Me
Kinley club of C0ncordia comedies
Cloud county to the silver ticket by
majority of from three to five hundred.
How about the state2' he was asked
From general observation Bryan viii
carry Kansas The state ticket viii be
close"
what do you think about the Fifth
Congressional district2"
"Ca1derhead Will lose the silver Re
publican vote which he got two years
ago which added to the fusion vote Will
make things so close that L cannot see
how he can possibly win"
How many silver Republican votes
viii there be in Cloud county2"
"Qn a conservative estimate about
one hundred and fifty"
How will they vote2''
They Will vote the straight silver
ticket on president and legislative Of
fees but viii be divided on the state
ticket"
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247 SILVER REPUBLICANS.
An Estimate Of the Bolt From Gold
in Cloud County

Coneordia, Oct. 2S-CoI N. B. Brown.
chairman OF the Cloud county silver
Republican committee. estimates there
are 247 free silver Republicans in Cloud
county who viii vote the national
and congressional tickets next Tues
day
The following are its officers; Pres
ident, ~ b. Brown Of Concordia; sec
rotary, A. II. Lideu of Clyde; treasurer,
c. T. McDaniels OF MiltonVale.
Col Brown is also OF the opinion there
are not less than so others still unde-
cided as to how they win vote.
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cuban Prisoners Stoned at Cadiz.

Cadiz, oct "a number Of cuban
prisoners who were landed here yester-
day evening were followed from the
harbor to the jail by a mob The Gu
bans were Kissed and stones We're
thrown at them, the mob finally grow
ing so excited that it was with the
greatest difficulty that the police landed
the prisoners safely in iail.
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WON'T Do a THING 70 'E1r.
Cy Leland's Patching Up of Wyan-
dotte Row Comes to Nothing.

The decision Of the supreme court
yesterday that the nominees of the
Tricketr convention We're entitled to be
placed on the official ballot of Wyan-
dotte county knocks out the result of
the primaries held under the auspices
of Cy Leland and the Republican state
central committee and leaves the con
troll Of the Republican party in that
county in the hands of the Trickett
crowd.
Many Of the Trickett men were here
yesterday and when the decision was
announced they We're jubilant.
Wen go home and we won't do a
thing to en- now" was the last re-
mark one of the candidates made as
he disappeared down the street on his
road to the train.
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Sunday School teachers.

A social and business meeting of the
teachers of the First Presbyterian Sun
day school was held lest evening at the
residence of W. w. Mills. A bout forty
were present. The work of the coming
winter was discussed and plans of op-
Grafton decided upon. Tt is proposed
to hold these meetings weekly at the
residences of the various teachers.
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Favorable to Long BE Saws

Judge William Easton Hutchinson Of
Garden City was in the city yesterday.
He said. Things are awful hot politi-
cally down in the southwest The con-
test between Long and Simpson is be-
ing fought very hard. We have var
ious estimates as to the outcome; they
are all the way from a stand off to ], 200
majority for Long. Longs chances are
VIEW faNora bic,
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"Yo' kin put me down fuh MahKin-
ley" said a darkey who occupied cell 6
of the first tier to a Times representa-
tive who was present when the poll
was in progress. you want a stable
currency, then. do you2" he was asked
mo, sab; OATS jest what I doan want
Use in favoh of dollah OATS jest as
good in butcher shop er a saloon as ut
IS in a stable. "--Kansas CITY Times.
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Names for New Battleships

Washington. Oct. 2s-Secretary Of the
Navy Herbert. before leaving for Ala
bama, selected the names for the new
battleships and gun boats now under
construction. The three battleshiDs
viii be known as the Alabama Illinois
and Wisconsin. The gunbOats Will
bear the names Annapolis Marietta
Newport. Princeton, Vicksburg and
Wheeling
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PROHIBITION PARTY CALL
Members are Asked to Secure Elee
ton Board Representation

Lansing. Oct. g.
To County Chairman Prohibition Party
and All Concerned.
Under recent ruling Of Attorney
General Dawes. the Prohibition party
is entitled to equal representation on
the election boards. the Populists and
Democrats constitute one party only
Let all who are interested in our
cause see that we are fully represented
on the election boards.
NJ. VILLA MS
Chairman State Committee Prohibition
Party
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vefopes used for the Republican liter
allure and for The address tp Populists
are the same, and that the name and
address on each envelope was written
bv the same person
II is believed here that the middle OF
the road Populists are playing into the
hands of the Republicans. and no sup
porter of the Watson ticket has been
reported in this county
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How JON Madden Camnaiens.

John Madden addressed an afternoon
meeting at Benton Tuesday drove to
Whitewater and addressed a meeting
there, took a hand car for Potvyin and
began speech there at half past ten
Q clock Wednesday afternoon he spoke
at Clay Center. and in the evening
here. SAYS the Augusta Iournal
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Attorney Ellis Leaves concordia.

Concordia, Oct. 28.-E. S. Ellis of this
city, a brother of A. H. Ellis Of Beloit.
has formed a partnership with the well
known law firm OF Ellis & Cook. of
Kansas City, and expects to move there
early in December-The new firm viii be
known as Ellis. Cook a. Ellis BY this
change COncordia viii lose one of her
ablest and best known members Of the
bar