The herald., 1896-04-23

plauded every mention of President
| Cleveiand's name. and adopted reso-
| luton endorsing his foreign poicy
and the appointment of southern men to
| cabinet positions, but disapproved of his
| financial policy. The votes in the va
rious stages of the conventions progress
showed the relative strength of the two
factions to be about 1888 to 161 in favor OF
Capt Johnson and the free silver men,
and against the Democrats. who under
the leadership of Congressman Clark,
hold to the financial policy of the ma
tional administration.
NEBRASKA SILVERITES
LINCOLN. Neb., April 22.-The silver
element of the Democratic party of Ne
braska was in convention here this al
ternoon. Eight hundred delegates were
present, fully representing each county
of the state. ]. W. Parks was made per-
manent chairman. Congressman Bry-
an was called upon and delivered an ad-
dress touching upon free silver and the
division of the Democratic ranks in Ne
braska along party lines.
A number of other prominent DEM
ocrats of the state spoke.
The following delegates at large We're
selected: Hon. w. j. Bryan, c. j.
Smyth, w. j. Thompson and w. d.
Oldham.
The platform was adopted with much
enthusiasm and no opposition. 1t de-
clares or direct vote on senators, income
tax, reveree tariff, initiative and refer
endum, liberal pensions and free silver,
and denounces the A. p. A.
QUAY'S FRIENDS
HARRISBURG, Pa, April 22.-The
delegates to the Republican state con-
vention which will assemble here to-
morrow to elect eight delegates at large
to the st. Louis convention, four elect
ors a large and two candidates for con-
gressmen at large, tonight agreed on a
portion of the ticket as follows:
Delegates at large-Gov Hastings,
James Elverson, publisher of the Phila-
delphia Inquirer; F. j. Tossence, Pitts
burg; James G. Beacon, Greensburg;
Rev DR.. T. L. Flood, Meadville; Joseph
Bostlr, Montgomery county; w. M.
Griest, Lancaster and +. II Barker,
Evensburg.
Although the caucus did not select the
congressional candidates, 1T is under
stood Galusha A. Grow will be renomt-
mated and that Samuel A. Davenport of
Erie will be the other man to head the
ticket. All of the gentlemen slated for
delegates to the st. Louis convention
are friendly to Senator Quay'S preSi-
Dental aspirations.
POLITICAL PICKINGS.
DIES MONIES, Ia, April 22.-The
Populist state convention was one OF
the largest in the history of the party in
Iowa. The platform was written by
General Weaver and consists of sin
gle resolution in favor of the union of all
the reform forces in the country on the
Omaha platform of four years ago, to-
sether with the recognition of the ini-
t!ative and referendum
NORFOLK, Neb., April 22.-The third
congressional Republican convention
convened tonight and nominated as del
egates to the national convention John
IT. Brassler and j. C. Martin, pledged
to Mckinley.
OWENSBORO, KY, April 22.-Hon.
Ben R. Tillnan, senator from South
Carolina, spoke to 5000 people here this
afternoon The Tabernacle was pack
cd. He was introduced by eX-Congress-
man Ellis. Senator Tillman's speech
caused much enthusiasm, especially his
denllnciation of the financial policy OF
President Cleveland.
A dispatch from I4aplace, st. John
Baptista parish, Louisiana, April %,
says Adolph Paron, Democrat, was kill
ed this afternoon by Joseph LuZzier,
Republican. The report that negroes
were killed here this morning was un-
true. Dcmar. Republican, has taken
possession of two or three ballot-boXeS
and sent them to st. John courthouse.
Violence sfeared and a call was made
on the governor for troops. A company
of field artillery under Capt. Thompson
arrived here this evening.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April 23.-The
announcement was made at l o'clock
this morning that Senator Quay had de-
cided to settle the unpleasant contro-
versy which has arisen over the state
craftsmanship by succeeding himself
in that position, "for the present at
least"
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 22-The
delegates who bolted the convention
which nominated G. @. Boyd. colored,
for congress at Clarksville a few days
ago. held a convention tiday The con-
vention elected j. C. Crawley and d.
+. Shofner delegates to the national
convention. They were instructed for
Mckinley.
PEORIA ILL.,, April 90 Tire Repub-
licans of the Fourteenth Illinois district
held their convention here today. G..
E. Snively and I. c. Pinllney were elect
ed delegates to st. Louis and were in
structed for Mckinley.
FINDLAY, Ohio, April 22.--The Pro-
hibition state convention today adopted
Il platform favoring the government
control of railroads and telegraph, and
advocating the raising of revenues by
the taxation of property and incomes.
NEW ORLEANS, April 22.-The out
look is that Fosters majority on the
face of the returns will be about 20
900. although the Republicans claim
they have am ajority of the votes cast
and will probably attempt to seat their
candidate, as the Legislature is close.
The great Democratic loss, from TO-
600 majority in 1892 in the state, is at
tributed largely to the organization of
the national Republican party by the
sugar planters and the combination en-
tered into by all the Republicans and
the PopuliSts: In 1892 the Democrats
polled about 70. 900 more votes than their