The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-13
THURSDAYS Session.

thursdays Session.
The convention finished it, labors and
adjourned sine die on the h. after having
been in s ssion all night. G. S. Smyth,
chairman of the Democratic state central
committee was on the ground with prop
ostion that TWO places on the Populist
state ticket be left vacant A committee
was appointed to confer with the Dem
ocratic leaders. The conferenc resulted
in failure to agree and made partial
report to the convention stating that the
Dem Ocrats demanded the treasurer and
the attorney general. The proposition
provoked a debate which dragged along
without result until Chairman Smyth
broke off all negotiations by withdrawing
the request for the two places On the state
ticket. This action Oh the part of the
Democrats seemed to have a pacific effect
on the radical element III tie convention,
for after nominating rearly The entire
ticket motion to leave ne attorney gem
eralship vacant was carried
The Ticket and Platform.
The ticket as completed, is as follows:
GOvernoi-S. las A. H0lcOmb.
Lieutenant Governor-Jciin e. Harris
Secretary of State-W. . Porter. of
Merrick.
Auditor-John F. Cornell OF Richard
son.
Treasurer-J. n Meserve of Red VIII
low
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
w. X. Jackson OF Holt.
Commissioner of Public Lands and
Buildings-J. V. Wolfe of Lancaster.
Regent Of the State Uniyersity-A. A.
Munroe of Douglas.
justices Of the Supreme Court-William
Neville of Lincoln, and j. S. kirkpatrick
of Lancaster.
The Peoples party of Nebraska in convention
assembled, declares: We most heartily indorse
the platform and action of the Peoples party
national convention, recently held at st. Louis.
and congratulate the country upon the bright
prospect of an effectual union of all reform
forces in the nation.
We favor national aid for an etfectual system
of irrigation of all arid and semi-arid lands.
We indorse the course of Senator Allen in the
Senate during the past two years, where he has
so ably stood for the rights of the people against
the insolence OF organized wealth.
We recognize in the administration OF Cover
nor HOlcomb an able and economical manage
ment of the executive department of our state
and 4 complete refutation Of the charge of in
competency often made by the enemies of our
representatives.
their persistent and unlawful refusal to invest
the permanent state trust funds, amounting to
s530,O0O, and we unhesitatingly approve the po-
sitOn taken by Gov. Holcomb in his his efforts
20 invest said funds in state and county bonds
and registered warrants as directed by the con-
stitutiOn.
We hold that the formation of mutual and fra
srnal associations for the protection of their
members against loss by fire, death and accident
is right of the American citizen that should be
:ostered and protected by law. We approve the
present valued policy law and demand its rigid
md honest enforcement.
We cordially indorse the Mississippi and
International exposition to be held at Omaha in
1898 and We urge upon the people of the state
encouragement and support thereof. We recog-
liZe in the enactment of the law the untiring
efforts of NebraSkas senior senator for the up
building and prosperity of our state and of the
great west.