The herald., 1897-09-02
NEBRASKA
SILVERITES
Pool Issues in the State
Campaign
THE TRIPARTITE ALLIANCE
STANDS FIRMLY BY SILVER AT
SIXTEEN TO ONE
THE TRIPARTITE ALLIANCE
A Demand for Prosperity Not Based
Upon Adversely of the Rest Of
the World

Associated Press Special Wire.
LINCOLN, Neb, Sept. 1.-The tripar-
tite alliance Of the Nebraska free silver
forces was given good headway today by
three large conventions held respectively
by the Democrats, Populists and Free
Silver Republicans. These gatherings,
conducted under separate organiza tions.
acted in perfect harmony, and when rou-
tine work had been disposed of the rep
resentatives Of the united parties gave
their attention to addresses by leading
free silver advocates.
i The nomination Of fusion state ticket
seems assured. During the morning the
Democratic state central committee
agreed upon G. A. Shallenberger Of Alma
for temporary chairman. the Silver Re-
publicans selected F. F. Loomis of Oma-
ha for the same position, and the Popu-
list state central committee decided to
leave the election of temporary chair
man to the convention.
The three conventions were called to
order at o'clock this afternoon, the Pop
ullsts meeting in the Lansing theater, the
Democrats in the public hall and the
Silver Republicans in the Y. M. c. A.
auditorium. Had there been hallin the
city large enough to accommodate the
crowd the three conventions would have
been merged into one.
THE DEMOCRATS
The Democratic convention was the
most enthusiastic of the three. The hall
was filled to it's utmost capacity. The
feature Of the opening was the declara-
tion of State Chairman Dahlman rela-
tive to the terms of fusion. He said:
I'VE want the Fopulists to understand
that the Democrats demand their share
of the fruits of fusion. We have con-
ceded the bulk of the offices to the Popu
lists, but we think We have right to the
supreme judgship, and when this con-
vention appoints its conference commit
tee and; adjourns for the afternoon / in
sist on every delegate working with the
Populist brethren and urging upon them
the necessity of granting us this office y
BY these remarks it is apparent that
Mr.. Dahlman anticipates some difficulty
in effecting a fusion that would be sat
isfactory to his party, but his fears did
not appear to be generally shared.
Temporary chairman Shallenberger
made lengthy speech. He asserted that
the mission of the Democratic party is
to combat the doctrines of protection and
the gold standard, and continued:
For the past ten years the old lead
ers Of the Democratic party in this state
have led the party away from the prin.-
ciples and teachings Of the great found
ers of Democracy and converted the
name into a synonym of organized greed
for office and into bureau for the dis
tribution of federal patronage, and have
delivered the rank and file either into
old political parties ar compelled them
to withhold themselves entirely from the
councils of their own party. have been
challenged to state any fundamental
principle of the Democratic party that
is a living issue today. In answer 10
that l will say that twenty-one years
ago there were born two Whelps Of the
Republican party while that party was
overwhelmingly in power-the high pro-
tective tariff and the gold standard. So
long as they shall exist upon the statute
books of our country it shall be the mis-
sion of the Democratic party to slay
them both.
1--WE are in favor of 50-cent dollar.
If 5O-cent dollar means anything it
means a dollar with one-half the pur-
chasing price Of a certain other dollar.
The doubling in price of every bushel of
wheat in America means that every dol
lar. 80 far as wheat is concerned, has
| nj
Republican party is rejoicing with the
rest of the country in the fall of the dol
lar and the rise in value of the farmers
products. Bimetallists are advocates OF
high prices The gold standard carried
to it's legitimate conclusion, as advocai-
ed by its most distinguished supporters,
means dollar of the greatest power and
consequently the lowest possible prices
for the products of labor"
THE POPULISTS
| The Populist convention was charac-
terzed by confusion, as the delegates in
sisted on cheering for their party and
their leaders. Temporary Chairman
Powers made a shor4Ypeech. in which
he urged harmonious action by the al
lied parties and counseled a spirit of
Cancellation on the part of the Populists.
SILVER REPUBLICANS
The Silver Republicans exhibited very
little spirit in exhausing their lung pow
er. and there were empty seats through
out the hall. Temporary Chairman Il.
w. Loomis made short speech, urging
the forces to keep together and join
hands in cooperating with the two other
parties in convention.
The three conventions then appointed
their committees and took a recess.
ALL TOGETHER
At 4 o'clock the delegates gathered in
the state house grounds and listened
to a number of addresses by w. ]. Bryan.
ex-Congressman Charles A. Towne and
General Weaver and others.
Just before recess permanent chair
men were elected as follows: Populist
convention, w. A. Pointer Of Boone
county; Democratic convention, Attor-
ney-General Smythe. Douglass county: