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sEwALL FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Placed Upon the Ticket to Run with
Rryan.

Placed Upon the TIckct to Kun with
Bryan.
Convention Hall, Chicago, July 11.-There
was a very marked falling off in the at
tendance at the Coliseum on the fifth
morning of the democratic national con-
vention The railroad trains from the city
furnished for the first time since Tuesday
last ample accommodations. and the great
gallery eXpanses In the hall We're not
used to one-fifth of their seating capacity.
Convention Called to Order.
At II n. nj. the chairman. Senator White.
of California, called the convention to or
der and prayer having been dispensed
WITH Mr.. Harrity, of Pennsylvania, an
nounced that the present national commit
tee would meet at the Palmer house at
three o'clock in the afternoon, and would
be glad to welcome the new national COM
mittee.
Nominations for Vice President.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, moved that
the convention proceed to the nomination
of candidates for the vice presidency. and
the motion was agreed to with cheers.
Mclean, of Ohio, Nominated.
Mr. Marsden, of Louisiana, the gentle
man with thirst took the platform. and
the chair Immediately took the precaution
of removing the tumbler from the table.
Cries of water" were raised, and Mr..
Marsden assured the convention that he
had not tasted a drop of water during the
morning [Derisive cries of 'Oh, oh."]
He proceeded to say that he stood alone
in his delegation. as WAS proven Friday
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finally adopted by that committee
Text of the Platform.
The full text of the platform as adopte

IL Us lOliC vs..
We, the democrats of the United States,
in national convention assembled, do re-
aiiiIIn our aileSnnce 10 these great es-
sentliii principles OF jns: ice and liberty
aud which the democratic party has advo-
Gated from Jefferson's time 70 our own
freedom OF conscience the preservation of
pa4seial rights the equality OF all citizens
before The law, and the l., Fl faitlful , OBJ
During all these years the democratic
PARTY has resisted the tendency of selfish
;aen,ai power. end stendfastly maintained
the Integrity OF the dual scheme Of gov,
eminent by the 5erGaer r, 81
ance and. teachings the, great principle of
local government has found its best
rights of the states and in Its assertion Of
the necessity of combining the general gov
eminent to the exercise of the power ,
"The constitution of the United States
Evil and religious liberty. The democratic
purity has always been the exponent OF
political liberty and religious free dom a no
devotion to these fundamental principles
OF the constitution.
Financial Plank.
''Kecognizing that the money question
, we invite attention to the fact that the
federal constitution names silver aHd goia
together q the money lfletalS ci Tue In!leQ
States, and that the first coinage law
passeu by congress under the constitution
made the silver dollar the unit OF value AMI
admitted gold to free coinage at the ratio
ensured by the silver dollar unit;
I'VE declare that the act OF 1913 demone-
tiZill, silver without the knowledge or
approval OF the American people has re-
suited in the appreciation OF gold and a
core spending fan in the prices OF, COM
modi,ics produced by the people: heavy
/ Increase in the burden of taxation and of
iii debts, public and private: the enrich-
mont OF the money lending class at homo
and abroad; prostration of industry and
impovershment of the people
I'VE are unalterably opposed to the Sii-
gle gold standard, which has locked fast
The prosperity of an Industrial people IN
the paralysis of hard times.
Gold recommendation Is a British policy.
and it's adoption has brought other nations
into financial servitude to London. 1t Is
no. only un-American, but anti-American,
and 1t can be fastened on the United States
only by the sitting of that indomitable
spirit and love of liberty which proclaimed
cur political Independence in 1776 and won
IT in the war of the revolution:
1--WE demand the free and unlimited COIN
age OF both silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of sixteen to one without Waiting
torthe aid or consent of any other nation.
We demand that the standard silver dollar
shall be a full legal tender equally with
gold, for all debts, public and private, and
we favor such legislation as VIII prevent
the decentralization Of any kind Of legal
ta,:dor money by rrtvnta caatra"t .~.a
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and secondng speeches were confined to s,
rliLutes in length.
GeorgiA Nominates Bryan,

WeUF.ld NOInihhIes Bryan,
When the state Of Georgia was called,
Mr. Ii. T. Lewis, Of that state, came to the
platform and put in nomination Mr.. VIII.
public office was reward for public serv-
Ices. no man merited such reward more
than he In the late political contests Mr.;
Bryan stood among his peers, like Saul
among the lsraelites. head and shoulders
above all the rest. Homer him with the
credit to the party and earn for yourselves
the plaudits OF your. constituents and the
thanks of posterity."
Other names put forward for the nominal
ton for president We're Gov. Matthews, OF
Indiana. eX-Gov. Boies, of Iowa, Senator
Joseph S. Blackburn, of Kentucky. and
John r. Mclean. of Ohio.
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PLATFORM ADOPTED.

Has Votes to Spare Over the Required
Two-Thirds.
Convention Hall, Chicago, July 1O.-At
fiye minutes before II o'clock Senator
white, of California, the permanent pres
ident Of the convention. called the assem-
.bly to order, and stated that the days
proceedings would be opened with prayer
by Rev. Thomas E. Green, of the Grace
Episcopal church. of Cedar Rapids, Ia, the
Same clergyman who offered prayer
"Wednesday
Representative Richardson, of Ten
nessee, was called to the chair. Senator
Jones, Of Arkansas, chairman Of the COM
buit4Aa ON Easnlntinna. -raad tina nlatfnrra IN
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
Tho Judge Laughed Last.
short on Cigars.

Would-be Purchaser-These cigars
are smaller than usual.
Tobacconist-Yes You sec the
cigar manufacturer noticed that tho
last two inches of the cigars are Ill
ways thrown away, SO now he makes
them that much shorter Sitter
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14

Changes were made to Bryan as follows:
Arkansas. from Bland. 16 votes s1ndiana.
from Matthews. 80; Iowa, from Boies 2s:
Montana, from Bland. 6: Missouri. from
from Bland. 8; Alaska, from Bland G. The
corrected ballot shows the following totals:
Bryan, $50; Bland, 49, Patterson. 95: Steven-
son. s: Hill. /; Matthews. 2; not voting. 1852.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
GAME-KlLLING FOXES.
Their Dcstruct,vencss Shown by the Cop-
tents OF n BurrOw.

tents OF lSufrOW.
Arthur S. Burr, of Old lIaddam, when
going across lots recently discovered
the carcass of woodchuck partly eat
en-, and little further along ruffed
grouse. Thinking twas the work of q
fox, he made search and found the bur.
row. with large black hen and two
more cartridges at its mouth. Suspect
ing there We're young cartridges in the
row, he made up his mind to return
and dig them out, as the town of Had
dam pays u bounty of two dollars
head.
1t was five days before he had q
chance to do this, and when he dug out
the burrow with the assistance OF
N6herm Fowler he found that the willy
mother fox had removed They were
determined to have that bounty, and in
cidentally the foxes, and after long
search they found new burrow, picks
ing up two more cartridges on the way.
On digging out this new hole they took
out eight cartridges, three rabbits and
a very large woodchuck, with five
young foxes in the end. The cartridges
were partly eaten. but the wodchucl
was completely cleaned out, nothing
but the skin being left.
Sportsmen have long claimed that
foxes We're more destructive to game
than all the hunters, and have noted
great increase of foxes in towns that
have not paid bounty for the last few
years. The only incentive the farmers
boys have for killing the fox is the
bounty money. Eight cartridges in
burrow but four days old show the
great destructiveness of foxes.
Tho Judge Laughed Last.
A funny story is going the rounds, In
which the chief actors were one Of the
Judges of the high court and q we'll
known barrister. During the hearing
of case the judge left his seat to look
for a law book, and for d few minutes
was hidden by the screen. Just as he
disappeared from view the barrister
hurried into court, and seeing the va
cant chair, remarked in q loud tone,
with characteristic .testiness:
"What-is the old fool gone to lunch.
eon?"
To his chagrin, the judge popped his
head round the screen, and with smile
that was childlike and bland, replied:
"No-he has not gone yet!"-Lon-
don Tit Bits
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
Full Account Of the Proceed
ings Of the Convention
at Chicago.
Text Of the Platform as Adopted
Declares. for Free Coinage
of Silver.
Gold Men Prepare Substitute for
the Financial Plank-Balots
for Nominees.

ioFaicago, July Sat one o'clock p. m.
day the national democratic conven-
was called to order by Mr. Harrity, of
sylvania, chairman of the national
,ittee Prayer was offered by Rer.
Chicagot NJ. Stires rector of Grace Episco-
first dayturch. Chicago.
conventioHill Propos ed'for Chairman.
Dy may Chairman Harrits, in slow, delib-
of the nntlemen Of the convention, by direc-
records the democratic national commit
alwava OdeSire TO report the following IS the
s.4 a, rRfy orG anization of the convention:
conveu.isDrary chairman, David Il. Hill, OF
ignored Fork"
they held at is the pleasure Of the conven-
any great, Mr. Harrity asked, ION the report
,nemorvrlde from the democratic national
III iAHEnr,Glayton Presents Minority Report.
X On that, Mr.. Clayton, delegate from
Alabama, arose. advanced to the platform,
"Gentlemen of the democratic national
: convention, on behalf Of the % members of
your national committee, as opposed to 81,
and. as believe, III accordance with the
= Cheers. ! am authorized to present to this
D convention O minority recommendation.
r which shall move as a substitute for
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
SENATOR DANIEL. OF VIRGINIA.

IL SENATOR DAM GL. Off VIRGINIA.
seats the eontesting delegates from the
Fourth congressional district of Michigan
E-Messrs. Chamberlain and Hart-also ad-
Knitting the contesting delegates from the
kNlntt6congressionald district of Michigan
afMessf4 H0yt and White-and recognizing
the right to their seats of all the other dele
. gates from Michigan.
After considerable discussion the prev!-
Gus question was ordered and the motion
to substitute the minority for the majority
report in the Michigan case was lost:
Ayes. 1868; nays. 55S
Silver Has Two-Thirds Vote.
The chairman put the question on the ma
1ortty report of the committee on creden-
tails and declared 1t adopted. The result
Of the Michigan contest leaves the major
fly of the delegation for silver, and the
i state, vote Will be cast for silver under the
unit rule. EX-Goy. Sheehan, of New York,
SAYS the action gives the silver men two
thirds vote in the convention.
white Elected Permanent Chairman.
The report of the ttmrntttee on per-
mnaenr Organization vas Then presented
EWhHe. of California. as permanent presi-
Gent Of the convention and Thomas j,
T-TneaH. of Ohio, as permanent secretary.
sThe report was adopted.
Senator Daniel. in retiring from the tenn
Dorary Craftsmanship, expressed his deep
tense OF the honor which he ha denjoyed and
Introduced Mr.. White as '1be distinguished
Senator from California"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
Federal Interference.

I'VE denounce the arbitrary interference
by federal authorities in local affairs as a
violation of the constitution of the United
States and crime against free institu-
tons, and we especially object to govern
lnent by Injunction as new and highly
dangerous form of oppression by. which
federal Judges. In contempt Of the laws of
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
Waterways improvements.

1.-The federal government should care for
and Improve the Mississippi river and other
great Waterways of the republic, so as to
secure for the interior states easy and
cheap transportation 10 tide water. When
cient Importance to demand aid of the gov
ernment, such aid should be extended upon
q definite plan of continuous work until
permanent Improvement is secured.
"Contidng In the justice OF our cause and
the necessity CT Its success at the polls we
ciple and purposes to The considerate judg-
ment of the American people. We invite
the support of all citizens who approve
them and who desire to have them made
effective through legislation for the relief
Of the people and the restoration of the
cO1lptrv'S DroSDorftv."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
Against Third Term,

I'VE declare 1t 10 be the unMritten law
of this republic. established by custom and
usage OF 100 years ard sanctioned by the
examples of the greatest and wlsest OF
those who founded and have maintained
our government. that no man should be
eligible for third term of the presidential
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14

Illinois, which had asked to be passed.
cast her as votes for Bryan. This left him
with ii6 votes GO short of the necessary
number. Oklahoma changed her votes
from Bland TO Bryan, making 454. Then
Ohio withdrew the name of Mclean and
cast 80 votes for Bryan, making his total
800. Before the result was announced, but
when 1t was known that Mr.. Bryan had
received within a few of the necessary
number of votes. Gov. Stone, of Missouri,
ascendcd the platform. and as soon
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Pensions.

''Kecognizing the just claims of deserv-
ing union soldiers, we heartily indorse the
rule of Commissioner Murphy that no
names shall be arbitrarily dropped from
the pension roll, and the fact Of enlist
ment and service should be deemed oon-
elusive evidence against disease and dis
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
The Monroe Doctrine.

We are opposed to life tenure in the
basel upon merits. fixed terms of office,
and such an administration of the civil
service laws as will afford equal oppor-
tlnities to all citizens of ascertaincd fit
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14

taxation and the lavish appropriations OF
recent republican congresses, which havo
them is unemployed and the products of the
peoples toll are depressed in price till they
no longer repay the cost of PRODUCTION We
demand a return to that simplicity and
economy which best BELTS democratic
government and reduction IN the number
of useless officers, the salaries Of which
drain the substance of the people
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
The Minority Ranor..

y minority report, signed by 1G members
OF the committee on resolutions, was then
read by one of the convention secretaries.
I. recommended the substitution of the
following for the financial plank Of the
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w. EA-(ONGRLSSA1ANr 81
II. ~ - - tho motion made by the chairman
~. ~ @4ethGSn ational committee.
The Minority Report.
ITO the democratic national c9mInittee:
The undersigned members of the democrat
10 national committee respectfully recon-
mend that the name of Hon. John w. Dam
Del, of Virginia. be substituted in the com
hnittee report for that Of Hon; David u.
HIN, of New York. and that Hon. John
Nv. Daniel be chosen temporary chairman
bf this convention.
Ballot the substitution Of the name of
John W. Daniel IN place of Hill began
The chair declared that the minority re-
port substituting the name of John W.
- banie for temporary chairman was
adopted.
~ Daniel Takes the Chair.
The chair appointed j. K. Jones, of Ar
IL M. White. of California, a committee to
Hs escort Senator Daniel to the chair.
BE 4 The Night Session.
~; Convention Hail., Chicago. july 9.-The
rel con vention assembled at $50 p. m. with
II d full attendance of delegates aud with.
crowded galleries Senator Daniels. of Vir-
ty. iGinia, was in the chair temporary chair
nan. There appeared to be no business
rem Sady for presealta ton and the band had to
No. up the time. which It did to the general
~ toyment and satisfaction
hes The Michigan contest.
.of sos the committee credentials pre-
. " Ed its complete report admitting to
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14

Thursday Evening Session.
Chicago. July 1.-THE nomination OF
candidates for the presidency was the
order of the convention Wednesday night.
BY an agreement entered into by the friends
Of the several candidates the nomina ting
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14

mo discrimination should be INDUCED
In Ivy the government of the United States
In favor Of Its debtors; We approve of the
the Pucific railroad funding bill: denounce
the effort of the present republican con-
eress to enact q similar measure.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-05
WATERLOO TRUTH.

The school election passed off with
out any hair pulling.
Mrs. McDaniels is very sick with
lung fever, and Alice Gleason is slowly
recovering.
Palmer, the druggist, arrived last
week and is ready to hand out medi-
cine to the Leedy.
The umbrella fiend attended the reg
ular Waterloo "elite" hop, and as q
consequence somebody will get new
umbrella.
A fine of $3.50 was the result Of a
snow. balllng affair, One boy threw a
SNOWFALL and another laid club over
his arm with vigor.
We have a DR.. Parkhurst in town,
in the form of our new marshal, q
wave of reform having struck certain
parts Of the town since bis election.
Several improvements could be
made by the "Jay" council, one Of
them being the improvement Of the
streets, there being several places with
IN 10 miles where gravel can be ob.
tanned. McGINTY's GHOST.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-05
SWEET HOME NEWS.

w. H. Donaca Is now clerking for
w. H. Scott.
F. A. Rowell and E. J. Berry have
returned from Lacomb and Shedds
where they have been In the interest
of the H. F. B. order.
The school meeting passed of quiet.
ly. Oliver H. Russell was elected
director, and as 9 result neither Of the
former teachers will be favored with
the school.
There was quite an excitement in
our burg last week, over the trial OF
the Mcdowell boys for stealing the
Gye boys brides, at the dance the
night Of Feb. 22. Nothing could be
proven on the boys so they were &C.
quilted. TRILBY.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-05

Read the I'D of Klein, pubfuille y
ca
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-05
ABOUT PEOPLE,

FnLD.MARsHAL SIR PATRICK GRANT
Is now ninety years old. He entered
the military service OF the East India
company in 1920.
THE Choctaw vsledictorisn Of Roam.
oke college, Va, in 1898, Solomon Jones
Homer, Of Bennington, |. T., has en-
tered the Harvard law school.
In spite Of his eighty-fve years, DR..
Oliver Wendell Holmes was accustomed
to walk at Beverly mile every morni
ing and to drive q dozen miles every
afternoon.
THE discussion as to how many war
governors are still living is revived by
the deaths Of ex-Govs. Austin Blair, OF
Michigan; Kirkwood, Of Iowa, and
Curtin, Of Pennsylvania. The listseems
to be now reduced to Sprague, Of Rhode
Island; Solomon, of Wisconsin, and
Saunders, Of Nebraska.
FIFTY years have now elapsed since
Herr Johann Strauss, then a lad Of
nineteen, made his first bow as con
ductor at Vienna, and his friends have
been celebrating the anniversary with
great enthusiasm. The first day was
marked by the production Of the com
poser's new operetta "Jobaka"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-03-05
qoouRrEalas. oF. AMY LIFE.



Notwithstanding tho iact that tbs
officers Of the American army are the
very pink Of corrtesv, they sometimes,
in post and garrison life, have very un-
pleasant social experiences, says the
Outlook. An officer in a garrison Is as
signed quarters, not according to the
necessities Of his family but in ac.
cordance with his rank. 1t therefore
comes about quite frequently, when a
new officer is sent to post, that there
are many changes of quarters so as to
make room for him. When new ma
jor arrives, for instance, he selects the
quarters that suit him best, 1t matters
not who occupies them, provided the
occupant is below him in rank. He
can turn out a major lower on the list
or any captain or lieutenant, and each
of these when dispossessed can choose
for himself what quarters suit him best
if occupied by an inferior in rank. One
move, therefore, may make dozen
Others. The women Of the army, it is
said, are greater sticklers for these
rights than the men. But the men
themselves, while preserving all the
forms Of highest courtesy, sometimes
push their authority to its fullest
limits, For instance, at a two-com-
pany post in the west some years ago,
a captain Of infantry was in command,
as his commission was of older date
than that Of the captain Of cavalry also
there. These two captains were
mutually antipathic. In their official
intercourse all the forms were OBJ
served, but still it was plain to all that
they cordially disliked each other. One
day the senior captain ordered the
junior to take file Of men TO the
forest and cut the firewood needed for
the winter! This duty ordinarily
would have been given to sergeant or
corporal. The cavalry captain had no
recourse and was obliged to obey.
Just as he got outside the post the
mail, which came only now and then at
intervals Of a week or So arrived, and
the cavalryman stopped for his letters.
One of these brought him his commits
sion as major. He at once issued an
order taking command Of the post, and
another order assigning the wood-chop-
ping duty to the late commandant.