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Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09
BALLOT.
FRIDAYS SESSION.

MIA o csCclors
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO, July
10.-The morning session of the con-
vention was called to order at 1885
| by Chairman White, with nearly all
the delegates present.
MI. Hill, of New York, was not pres
emit when the convention opened, and
q delegation of New Yorkers was sent
to his hotel to try and persuade him to
come.
Chairman Harrity, of the National
Committee, then placed in nomina-
ton for the Presidency Governor Pat
tison, of Pennsylvania.
MI. Waddingly, of the District OF
Columbia, seconded the nomination OF
Mclean, and Mr.. Miller, of Oregon,
presented the name of Mr.. Pennoyer,
of that State, for the Presidency. AT
11:07 the nominations were declared
closed.
The roll of States was then ordered
and Alabama cast % votes for Boies
and 16 for Bland. Georgia cast 26
votes for Bryan. Illinois cast 4s votes
for Bland and Kansas 20 for him.
(Cheers.)
THE nextthree ballots were as given
above.l
FOURTH BALLOT.
When Bryan's name was called the
greatest demonstration yet see took
place. Agreatn number Of States went
over to where the Nebraska delega-
ton was seated and the chair could
not obtain order for some time. As q
consequence the roll could not be
called for some minutes.
HI FIFTH BALLOT.
When the roll was begun for the
fifth ballot all was excitement. AS
the roll call progressed it was evil
dent that Bryan was gaining wonder
fully and when Ohio changed her
vote to him he lacked but four votes
to be nominated. Montana then cast
her vote for Bryan and he was de-
clared the nominee amidst great
cheering.
Gov. Stone then took the stand and
read a note from Bland which said
that whenever il was necessary to
withdraw his name. He withdrew
BANDS name and cast Missouri's
vote for Bryan.
NnNruaTroN MApr rrANrMortc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09

THE directors of the Mexico Fair
Association yesterday inspected the
new half mile track and decided not
to accept 1t from the contractors in
it's present condition. Secretary Ram
say says the public and the horse men
may feel perfectly assured that the
track, when completed, win be as good
a. any race course in the West, il not
q better me-. The original intention
was to make it first-class in every
particular, and this idea will be carried
out to the letter. 1t is confidently ex-
pected that with the addition of the
o half mile track that the Mexico
FAIR this year will surpass in the mat
ter Of attractions and attendance any
former effort, even by the old Asso-
citation when it was in the zenith Of Its
glory. 1t Is the duty and should be
the pleasure of every citizen of Mex
leo and Audrain County to help make
the Fair q The officials of
the Association are certainly doing
their part.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09

FEW cities the size of Mexico are
without a bonded debt. Moberly, for
instance, has q bonded indebtedness
OF Ss1,5O0. The business principle
upon which our municipal govern
ment is conducted, and always has
been, keeps 1t free from debt. Mexico
comes as near paying It's way as it
goes az any city in the United States.
Yet there are those who howl about q
lack of public improvements in this
city when the fact is, this class of work
is daily going forward and is being
paid for as it is done. The trouble
with the kickers is, they don't keep
tally on what is being done.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09

William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska
Will Lead the Democracy to Vic
tory in November, 1896
Nominated on the
Fifth Ballot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09
HILL TURNED DOWN DANIEL, OF
VIRGINIA, SELECTED TEMPO
RARY AND WHITE, OF CAL
IF0RNIA, PERMANENT
CHAIRMAN.
The Gold Delegates From Nebraska
and Michigan Unseated-A Silver
Platform Adopted After Much
Wrangling and Many
Speeches.

Tillman Denounced Cleveland-W. j.
Bryan, OF Nebraska, is Given An
Ovation The Convention Has
Been a Long and Wonder
fully Exciting One.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09

az a violation of the Consultation OF
the United States, and a crime against
free institutions, and we especially OBJ
Ject to government by Injunction as q
new and highly dangerous form of op-
preston by which the Federal Judges,
in contempt of the laws OF the States
and rights Of citizens, become at once
legislators, judges and e~xecutioners,
and we approve the bill passed at the
last session of the United States Sem
ate, and now pending in the House,
relative to contempt In Federal courts
providing for trials by jury In GER
tain cases of contempt.
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
No discrimination should be INDUCED
by the Government of the United
States in favor of any of it's debtors.
We approve OF the refusal Of the Fiji
ty-third Congress to pass the Pacific
Railroad finding bill, and denounee
the effort on the part OF the Republi-
can Congress to enact a similar meas
ure.
PENSIONS.
Recognizing the just claims Of de-
serving Union soldiers, we heartily in
dorse the rale OF the present Commits
sioner that no names shall be arbitrar.
"a 0PR~Nf shO R0hGAOh E0li, AQu
the fact Of enlistment and service
should be deemed conclusive evidence
against disease and disability before
enlistment.
STATEHOOD AND FREE HOMES.
We favor the admission of the Ter
ritories OF New Mexico and Arizona in
to the United States as States, and we
favor admission of all the Territories
having the necessary population and
resources 10 entitle them to State
hood, and while they remain Terri
tories we hold that the officials ap-
pointed to administer the Government
OF any Territory, together with the
District OF Columbia and Alaska,
be bona fide residents of the
Territory on: District In which their du-
ties are TO he performed.
The Democratic party believes In
home rule ind that all public lands of
The United States should be appropri-
ated TO the establishment or free
homes for American citizens.
We recommend that the Territory
Alaska be granted q delegate In
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09

oAAuS1 ~ kuA SObSf VI VII iih
After this Senator Jones, of Arkan
sas, took the platform and endorsed
Mr.. Bland. He was followed by Col
kuterick, of Ohio, who placed IN mona
nation John r. Mclean, of that State
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, seconded Bland't
nomination. A delegate from the
State of Washington also seconded
Mr.. BANDS nomination.
Blackburn's nomination was sec.
onded by Mr.. st. Clair, of West Wiz.
ginia.
Mr.. Dockery, of Wisconsin, then
stated that his State endorsed Bryan
for President.
At 1898 the roll of States was com.
pleted aad at 1894, on motion OF Sem
ator Jones, of Arkansas, the conyen-
ton adjourned until 10 O'Clock Friday
morning.
GEORGIA FoR BRYAN.
Georgia has decided to cast "A votes
for Bryan, of Nebraska, for President.
THE PLATFORM AS ADOPTED.
We, the Democrats of the United
States, in national convention assem-
bled, do reaffirm our allegiance to those
great essential principles of Justice and
liberty upon which our institutions are
founded and which the Democratic
party has advanced from J~efferson's
time to our own-freedom of speech,
freedom OF the press, freedom of con-
science, the preservation of personal
rights, the equality OF all citizens be-
fore the law and the faithful observ-
ance of constitutional limitations.
During all these years the Demo-
cratic party has resisted the tendency
of selfish interests to the eentraiiza-
ton Of Governmental power and
maintained the integrity
of the dual scheme of Government
established by the founders of this Re-
public Of Republics. Under its guild
ance and teachings the great princi-
pie of local Government has found its
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09

hh6 uihotaiuoAu SCI lug t1ldb IL ~ ul6dut
anything at all it was that gold and
silver were on a parity.
After Mr.. Hogg had finished Con-
gresham Money, of Mississippi, moved
that Senator Blackburn, of kentucky,
address the convention. Amid a tre-
mendous demonstration the motion
was unanimously carried and Senator
Blackburn was escorted to the stand.
BLAcKRURN's SPEECH.
Senator blackburn began by saying
that the majority of the American
people r suffering and ars looking
to this convention to right their
wrongs.
This statement was greeted with
cheers and cries OF "Hili!n "illtgeId,n
"Blsckburni"
Continuing Mr.. Blackburn said that
the people were no longer willing to
submit to class legislation, and that
the platform adopted should be SO
clear that no human or deviliah ingen-
uity could construe it to mean but one
thing, and that one thing the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver without
discrimination.
The last statement OF the famous
Kentuckian was a startling one,
"Christ drove from the temple a
better set of men than those who have
held the money power for many
years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09

entire South he was greeted with lou
cries of "No!" "No!" and great ex
element prevailed.
He said that the Democratic part,
in the past had been hewers OF WOO,
and drawers of water to the states O
New York, Connecticut and New
Jersey and that the time has nov
come to throw of that bond.
Referring to the minority repor
favoring gold he said that it was de
cidedly a sensational issue. [Cheer
and Kisses When order was obtain
ed he continued, saying that the fact
could not be changed by Kisses ane
produced a strong argument to sub
stantiate his statement.
He asked If New York and Pennsyl
vania had gotten their increased
wealth honestly within the last few
years and was answered by cries o
eyes, and "non and said that these
two states had increased more In
wealth within the last decade thar
twenty five Of the western and south.
ern states put together.
At this juncture he was compelled
to stop a few moments owing to the
fact that several marching clubs with
their bands playing were entering the
ball. After the Arms
had quieted these he proceeded by
saying that ne had no angry feelings
against the East for the wrongs in
fiicted, but that the financial question
was a sectional one between the peo-
pie and the monied oligarchy of the
East.
A scene of the widest excitement
followed this statement when Tilimau
asked where New York's leader was
The galleries fairly went wild and
yelled, Sin the soup" while present
fy a voice was heard, directing at the
speaker the encomium, "Herr MOST
This oecasioned much laughter and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09

boLie thdt VIC CudlrAidu LIdtIy HHu u
warn those occupying seats in tn,
gallery.
While he was explaining the situa'
ton a delegate arose to a point of or,
der, declaring that MIR. McLaurin wa,
speaking on other subjects than thai
referring to the question and the ehaii
sustained the point, the Governor re.
firing.
He was then followed by Mr.
Stephenson, of Michigan, who said
that the Michigan men say he is the
man who stole the State. He pro-
tested in strong terms against the ac-
ton of the majority OF the committee
in u~nseatiug the gold men. He made
the startling remark that the silver
contestants have no credentials from
the State of Michigan, and said that
he did not see why this convention
had to go behind the action of the
Michigan Convention when that body
had unanimously approved the dele
gates sent to Chicago.
When he finished his address he
was loudly and enthusiastically APP
plauded. He was followed by MIR.
Mcknight, OF Michigan, who address
ed the convention In favor of the ac-
ton of the majority of the committee.
He referred to Stephenson as having
been called to Washington by the
"great chief" and at this statement
Stephenson jumped On his chair and
shaking his fist said: "There is not
one word of truth In that" This ex-
citing scene caused much confusion
over the convention hall.
MIR. Mcknight spoke some minutes
In favor OF the majority report and
was followed by Mr.. Rrucker, OF Mich
igan. who claims to be a silver man,
but who spoke ~favoring the minority
report His speech oecasioned much
excitement.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-02-01

As showing the force of maternal love
among the lower animals there are few
moro pathetic incidents than the fol-
lowing, which comes from Australia:
During a severe drought the owner of
a country station was sitting one even
ing ON the balcony outside his house
when he was surprised TO notice kan
CARGO lingering about, alternately APP
proaching and retiring from the house,
as though half in doubt and fear what
to do AT length she approached the
water pals. and taking young one
from her pouch held it to the water 70
drink. '.t
While. her baby was satisfying its
thirst tho mother was quivering all over
with excitement, for she was but a few
feet away from the balcony, where one
of her great foes was sitting. watching
her. The little one having finished
drinking. il was replaced in the pouch.
and the old kangaroo started of at a
rapid pace.
When the natural timidity Of the
kangaroo is taken into account, it will
be recognized what astonishing bravery
this affectionate mother betrayed. -
Woman s Journal
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-02-01

When | talk 90 n man who has made
n fortune by advertising. | wonder that
anybody who has anything to sell does
not go and do likewise. One man told
me day or two ago that his concern,
with nominal capital Of 800, 900,
only $50, 900 of which was paid in, has
divided in single year among three
partners profits TO the amount of $3.50
900. and that exclusive Of salaries of
$50, 900 and $25, DOB drawn by two
merhbersof tii6 firfn Ten or twelve
y6afs agoitlns mai wsfs-a drug clerk ON
d small salyry in a oyestosn'todai and is
now one. of the millionaires OF New
York. without advertising | might
have made a living" he said, "but it
was advertising that made me rich. and
advertising a very simple commodity at
that.
Another man, who bears similar tes-
timony. tells lne that his concern, which
began by investing SIC, zoe year in adj
vertising, increased the amount every
year according to their increase of bust
ness, and this year expects to spend ST.
600. 900. Still another, who confined
himself entirely to the newspapers and
magazines in the exploitation of his
speciality, never having touched dead
wall. fence or the broad side Of barn
with poster or paintbrush, and never
employing salesman. has a cool mil
lion sailed down in real estate. keeps
his yacht and spends most Of the year
abroad in luxurious living
Many other men Of my acquaintance
resting in ease and wealth have told me
stories of their own experience with the
same moral Some day | am going to
print these stories and give the names
of the heroes. Major Handy in Chicago
Times Herald.
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favor Before considering the prolecteo
waterway to the Atlantic IT may % ~
order to remind some readers Oh ,ne
magnitude of the waterway OF when
the drainage canal is to be part Inc
canal itself is 80 miles long, reacnln8
from Ashland avenue, Chicago, to LOCK
wood. Ills Then the Desplaines rlver is
followed for 900 miles to the Missis-
sippi, about 900 miles OF whose course
lie below and to the south OF the mouth
Of the Desplaines. The drainage as
trict'' of Chicago is bound to bear the
expense of improving the Despiaines 80
that it will carry off the extra now Oh
water without damage to the territory
or towns upon its banks, and TINS wiz
virtually make the whole OF the Des
nlaines a navigable stream. II viii cost
s25. 900, 900 for the canal and s5O'oVV'
600 for the river improvement, ana Dy
the time Mr.. Cooley has superintendent
the expenditure of that vast sum he VIII
probably be pretty we'll prepared TO I'M
dertake the far more difficult deep wa
terway to the Atlantic.
The probable cost of this waterway
even Mr.. Cooley hesitates to name
There are several routes proposed. Some
of the Canadians are greatly in favor oil
canal from the Georgian hay on Lake
Huron to Lake Simcoe, and thence TO
Toronto and Lake Ontario, ignoring Lake
Erie. and with it Detroit, Cleveland
Buffalo, and all the other ports along
the present lake highway between Lake
Huron and Lake Ontario. Another ga
madam scheme is to ignore Toronto even'
and cut a canal straight from the
Georgian bay to that strange arm OF
Lake Ontario that is known as the bay
of Ouinte. But as both these routes
would lie wholly within Canadian ter
ritory, Uncle Sam would not be likely
to put up much il any money for their
digging, and so they are not very prob
able of construction. OF course the ST.
Lawrence would be used for the eastern
portion of the chain if either OF these
routes were to be adopted.
The decision of the voters OF the state
of New York to expend 50, 900, 900 upon
the improvement Of the Erie canal tenos
to draw general attention in the direc-
ton of the proposed route that shall
make Clinton's ditch and the Hudson
river the two easternmost links, and II
is this route that Mr.. Cooley favors. Al
though he cannot tell its probable cost
as yet, he has figured out that when il
and the waterway from the gulf shall
be developed, the two, combined with
the water route along the gulf and At
lant.c coasts, will make it possible for
steamer to circumnavigate all the east.
ern portion of the United States, both
north and south. excepting New Eng
land and a little piece of New York, and
that vessel which makes that voyage
will pass 90 cities Of more than 10000
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-02-01

"That's my silent partner, said Tody
Hamilton, when l called attention 60 tho
fact that he always wore his big diamond
beneath his vest.
"a good diamond" no explained, sis
about the host friend In need "A travelling
man has. You may think IL a case OF van
ity. but Il isn't--at least IL isn't with
majority OF tho mon who wear them ON
the rOad. A diamond II the most con-
vcnlent form Of portable property and the
least iluctuating In value. You may get
out OF money In some PARKWAY town, be
robbed ON the road, lose your money OF
blow it In ON spree There you arc.
Your diamond OF tho value OF $3.50 will
stand you In for 500. You couldn't get
more than $50 or something Ike that ON a
watch worth $3.50 10 $500 SO. you'll see
most travelling men wearing gOod stone
IL Is a silent or special partner and stands
by man at the right time.
"Clrcus men and theatrical people save
their money In diamonds. They SEQ good
many ups and downs, and II they didn't
put their surplus cash into gems they'd let
II oil 20 and have nothing for rainy day.
An actress can this way both save her
money and be using IL at tho same time In
personal adornmont. We used TO have q
man with the Barnum show who went
through the entire season dealing In die
monds with our people. He'd sell them
diamonds, buy them back or loan money
on them when the possessors were hard ny
and run O regular diamond brokers' trade
with US exclusively. "-Pittsburg Dis
mich
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-02-01

inhabitants each, including almost ev
cry great city in the United States. In
Guiding the Ohio, Missouri and Della
ware rivers and Chesapeake bay and ex-
tending the voyage somewhat along the
gulf coast to the southwest and along
the Atlantic coast to the northeast only
about dozen cities of great prominence
would be out Of reach. Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Charleston. Savannah, Mobile,
New Orleans, st. Louis, Chicago. De-
troit, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo.
Rochester, Syracuse, Albany and many
others would be ON the line.
Mr.. Cooley is only 40 years old. He
was born in Canandaigua, n. Y. He
went to district school when a boy and
when young man was teacher in the
Canandaigua academy. Then he attend
ed technical school at Troy, from
which he was graduated civil engineer
in 1874. Then he was made professor of
civil engineering at the Northwestern
university. After three years there he
engaged in practical work. In 1885 he
began on the drainage canal.
James Burrill Angel, one Of the
other two deep water commissioners. is
president of the University of Michigan
and was one Of the commissioners Inv
whom an important treaty with the
Chinese was negotiated some years ago.
He was also engaged with the secretary
Of state, in 1888, in settling the fisheries
disputes between the United States and
Great Britain. He is native Of Rhode
Island and was born. in 1929, being a
much older man than Mr.. Cooley. He
was minister to China from 1880 70
1882 inclusive, and will be of special
value in the work Of the deep water
commission by reason Of his diplomatic
training and gifts.
John E. Russell of Massachusetts. the
remaining member Of the commission. i
we'll Known as prominent Democratic
politician and an exceedingly able man
The high character Of all these mem.
bers of the commission is fully apureci.
ated by the Canadians interested IN
deep water to the sea, as is shown
conclusively by the fact that o. W. How.
land NJ. F., president of the Dominion
Deep Waterways association. says thei,
appointment will without doubt prov.
eminently satisfactory to the associa
tion. y Mr.. Rowland was president o
the international deep waterway conven
ton held at Cleveland few months 40,
and will cooperate with the newlcom
missioners in their work.
III. L Drrr4x
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Gus highway for ocean going ships from
the lakes to the Atlantic will by and by
be an accomplished fact, since. with all
due respect to every other man who has
the project at heart, Mr.. Cooley is I'M
doubtedly more thoroughly wrapped up
in its success, better informed AS to what
must be done and more competent to
help in the doing of it than any other
living man. His enthusiasm for q deep
waterway is little less than sublime
His studies Of the problems to be met
in its achievement have been profound,
and have occupied the nights as well as
the days. He believes that it will al
most completely transform the internal
commerce of North America, and that
its influence will be farreaching in the
extreme and of untold benefit to the con-
tinent. 1t is as informing and as inter
esting to hear him descant upon the
changes that will be wrought by and the
increased industrial growth Of the Unit
cd States that will result from the carry
ing out of the stupendous improvement
proposed as it is to listen to the most
popular and best equipped lecturer Of
these times. for Mr.. Cooley knows his
subject thoroughly. and while bubbling
over with facts and figures is never dull
OF commonplace in reciting them. Be-
sides he possesses in high degree that
gift, as essential to the protector of ma
terial improvements as to the poet, the
novelist or the historian-imaginati
Already the great chain Of canals that
shall make seaports of Chicago and
many,of the cities between it and salt
water exists in Mr.. Cooley's brain. AL
even of administration after construc-
zion. are carefully laid out by him; the
levels and locks are approximately de-
termined upon in his thoughts, together
with the probable cost of each and of
the. aggregate cost when the last SHOW
elsful of earth shall have been removed,
the water let in and ships begun to
make their voyages through the heart of
the continent. Difficulties that seem in
surmountable to many engineers appear
quite possible of vanquishment to him.
He even seems TO rejoice in the exist
ence of these difficulties, to feel like
Conan Doyle's great detective character,
Sherlock Holmes-that obstacles exist
solely that they may be overcome by
him and to be happy only when engaged
in their overcoming. AT least this is the
sort of man he has seemed to me when
have listened to his talk upon his chosen
task.
AS every one acquainted with Mr..
Cooley knows. his enthusiasm is first foi
the Chicago drainage ditch, but while
ne does not fail fully to appreciate the
importance of giving to Chicago the in
creased sewerage facilities that will b,
available after that work is completed
it is chiefly. as a link in the eventua
waterway to the gulf that he is fond Of
talking Of it. The Chicago canal. a