Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
TICKETS NAMED.
Nebraska and Pennsylvania Re-
pubicans Select Candidates.
Proceedings of Both State COnven-
tiOns-A New American Party Or
Eanized in St. LOuis-Sum-
mary of the Platform.

Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 27.-Nebraska re-
publicans made a record for industry
and harmony Thursday in their state
convention. Beginning shortly before
three o'clock in the afternoon work was
completed before six. The renomina-
ton of Hon. A. NJ. Post, of Platte coun-
ty, as associate justice of the supreme
court was a foregone conclusion and
was made by reclamation. There was
but minor interest in state university
regents, and the canvass for those po-
sitions was at no time exciting. C. w.
Haley, of Kearney county. was renomi-
mated for regent of the state university
by reclamation, and J. N. Dryden, of
Buffalo county, for second regent. The
absence of any reference to money
question in platform caused some sur
prise, and was explained by one men,
Der of the committee on resolutions in
the statement that the "Silver question
is dead issue and needed no burial at
the hands of Nebraska republicans"
Aside from the hearty applause which
greeted the different speakers. there
were no exciting incidents, the only
thing approaching a sensation being
the announcement of Senator John M.
Thurston in his address to the conven-
ton that he would not again be can
didate for the senate.
Pennsylvania Republicans.
Harrisburg. Pa, Aug. 81. - The state
republican convention met in the opera
house, Thursday to nominate candidates
for state treasurer and auditor general.
The platform adopted reaffirms the
doctrines enunciated in the national
platform adopted at St. Louis in 1896,
congratulates the country on the en-
actment of the Dingley tariff bill, re-
joices over dollar wheat" and heartily
indorses the administration of Presi.
dent Mckinley.
county, was nominated for state treas
urer and Levi G. McCauley, of Chester
county. for auditor-general.
The New American Party.
st. Louis, Aug. 27.-The new Ameri
can party was launched Thursday by q
convention of between 40 and so dele.
gates, who have been in session in this
city for the last few days. They rep.
resent nine states and territories, and
are said to have backing in large mum.
Der of other states. A national com
mittee was elected of ten members, with
Col. E. 81. Sellers, of Detroit, as chair
man. A platform was adopted. and De
troit was selected for the committee
headquarters for the ensuing year.
The platform starts out with the decla "a
ton that the most potent safeguard O.
Prosperity Is an abundant revenue, ant
therefore favors such an adjustment of the
tariff and internal revenues as will produce
sufficient money for the governments ex
penditures.
On the financial question the platform
has this to say:
"Since nearly or quite 80 per cent. of al
business transactions of the country ar,
accomplished without the use of specie, W,
favor the characterization of both gold an<
| silver, the prohibition of contracts for pay
| ment in coin Of either metal and the sub
stitution Of metallic tokens for our pres
| ent minor coins.
1--WE believe that all currency should b,
| in the form of treasury notes Of unlimited
| legal tender quality, and in such quaint
| ties as shall facilitate the freest CONNER
| cial exchange. and that every form O
| currency notes should be withdrawn from
| circulation"