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nificance, but is important as the first
and as contributing to convention or
ganiZatiOn the suggestion that each
state should send as many delegates
as it had electoral votes. 1t was called
by a small number Of delegates, rep
reseEting ten states and its members
were appointed mainly by state con-
ventions.
The national convention Of the ma
tional Republicans held in 1881 was
called by the party members of the
Maryland legislature, the call being ad-
dressed to those who deprecate the
election of Andrew Jackson" The
states were asked to send delegates
equal in number to their presidential
electors. The delegates were variously
chosen; in one state by legislative eau
Gus, in four by state conventions, in
eight by congressional districts. AS
the role of delegates was called every
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ana on a few occasions in our history
the great gulf fixed between the par
ties had seemed for the time being &c
be Obliterated, but only to reappear as
the shifting Of minor problems clears
the vision. 1t is this one. basal Ques
ton which has persisted from the days
Of the constitutional debate in 1888
Obscured now and again, only to re
turn in it's full decisive force. Mr.
Bryce has pointed out a second prin
ciple Of opposition between the par
ties which he regards as deeper anC
more persuasive than any other. 1t is
that between two tendencies love
Of liberty and the love of order" the
Democratic party standing for the first
the Federalist, the Wing and the Re
publican party for the second.
1t is to the Democratic convention
that we must look for the most com
plete and characteristic development
1t has had a continuous history of six
ty-seven years, while the Wing con-
vention was only achieving a salts
factory organization when the party
came to an end. and the Republican
party, which succeeded in 1885, has had
a less uniform and less striking party
history, as well as more brief, than has
had its opponent
Choice of Delegates and Their Num-
Der.
Various Irregularities in respect to
the choice of delegates and their ad-
mission to the convention prevailed in
both parties for several years. The
Wings favored in general the choosing
of delegates by the congressional dis
tricts, 'as being most democratic and
best calculated to bring out the real
sentiments of the people," niles Reg
ister.) The Republican convention of
1892 passed a rule obliging every state
to so elect its delegates. With the
Democratic party the state convention
has been more popular as the organ for
choosing delegates and is still in use
in some Of the states, the party ten
dency to eXalt the state influencing &C
ton here as elsewhere. But the con-
gressional district convention has been
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most widely adopted for choosing the
two delegates to which the district is
itself entitled, while the state conven-
ton elects only the four delegates at
large" for the whole state. The num-
Der of delegates from each state was
in the early conventions not limited,
though the number Of votes was re-
stricted to the number of electors. The
number of delegates from each state
to Democratic conventions was for
twenty years from 1852 fixed at double
the number of electors and each del
egate was given half a vote. A change
in this rule was made in 1872. giving
each delegate a whole vote. while the
number of delegates remained double
that Of the electors. The Republicans
adopted this latter rule twelve years
earlier, and it is still in force in both
parties. Two delegates from each ter
ritory are admitted to Republican con-
ventions, with the privilege of voting
This is designed TO develop party feel
ing and party strength to be made eff
fective when the territories become
states. Democratic conventions give no
votes to territorial delegates.
The Two-thirds Rule and the Major
ity Rule.
The first Democratic convention
duOpleU d RUE QeCldTlUS 1IQdL TWO
thirds the whole number of votes in
the convention shall be necessary to
constitute a choice" This rule has
been reaffirmed against strong oppo-
SitiOn in 1850 by every subsequent
Democratic convention. Wing and Re
publican conventions require a major
ity only. This majority rule" was
adopted by the Wing convention of 1910
and little else seems to have been con-
tributed by that party TO the perfection
of party organization. That they
scarcely even accepted the convention
as a national institution is shown by
their repeated discussions as to the ex-
pediency Of holding such a convention
even as late as 1874
The Unit Rule.
The first Democratic convention
adopted a rule which, though some
what vague, has been understood to
give to the majority OF the delegation
from any state the right to cast thu
vote of the state. This disregards tn
wishes Of the minority in any particu
lar state and at the same time make
it possible for candidates to be nom
mated who are approved by a minorit7
only of the party voters of the cOun
try But as tending to eXalt the righ1
of the state as such, the unit rule ha
been much favored by Democrat.
state conventions, which have oftel
instructed their delegates to nationa
conventions to vote as unit. Under
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AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES
H-NATIoNAL NOMINATING RIA
CHINERY.
(Concluded.)
BY JESSE MACY, LII. D.

The Democrats held national con-
vention in May, 1882, also in Baltimore,
and in similar fashion selected candi-
dates The proposition for this conven-
ton originated in New Hampshire. and
the object of those issuing the call was
declared to be "to concentrate the
opinion of ali the states They be-
heVed that the people would
be disposed, after seeing the good eff
fects of this convention in conciliating
the different and distant sections of the
country, TO continue this mode of nom
nation
The national convention did indeed
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eve point to the fact that the ma
tional Republican party of the United
States has abandoned the cause of BIZ
metallism and that local adherence to
the national Republican organization
is affiliating with gold recommendation
and oppression of the people" The
silver Republicans of Utah, signed by
the officers of their organization, ap-
proved and adopted the foregoing de-
claration in 1898. No condition has
changed in Utah since 1885,
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man of them. one after another, rose
10 his feet and gave the name OF Henry
Clay as his candidate.
What is called our third national
convention was a gathering of young
men which met in May, 1882, in the in
terest of Clay's candidacy. 1t might
perhaps be more properly called a rati-
fication meeting, but it is made I'M
portant in the history of convention
development by the fact that il adopt
ed series of resolutions, "constlt-
uting, as Mr.. Bryce has said, the
first political platform ever put forth
by nominating body
Later in the same month a national
convention of the Democratic party
met in Baltimore and effected a more
complete organization than had any
preceding convention. The campaign
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our forefathers demanded and wrested
from his imperialism our colonial inde-
Dendence.
Fortunately for liberty, the American
people are Showing General Merritt
that he and his masters have misjudged
the real sentiment of the country; that
liberty is as dear to the nation now as
it was in 1776; and that the Yorktown
Of the bogus patriots in charge of the
government cannot be delayed long.
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rN<Ax No~1
Courses of instruction.

SpIluS ItIIII5 IJVU
Mondays: American Political Parties.
Tuesdays: Twenty Lessons in French
Conversation and Recent Scientific Dis
coveries. Wednesdays and Thursdays:
Golden Ages of Literature. Fridays:
Photography for Amateurs. Saturdays;
Biographical Studies for Girls. These
courses will continue until May 81, 1900
Examinations will be held at their
close as a basis for the granting Of GER
fi4ina
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President Mckinley has made up his
mind that the flag represents the con-
stitution at home and the administra-
ton on the islands. On the 25th Of
August, 1899, he said: "Our flag does
not mean one thing here and another
thing in Cuba or Porto Rico" The
president is still changing his mind.
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Office
of the Weather Bureau.

Salt Lake City, Utah, March %, 1900
Maximum temperature, 65 degrees; min
imum temperature. SO degrees; mean tenn
perature. 50 degrees, which is degrees
above the normal Accumulated excess Of
temperature since first of month, 2O9 de-
grees. Accumulated excess of tempeTa-
ture since Jan. ], 4S4 degrees Total pre-
cipitation from s D. m. to p. m. 0 inch.
Accumulated deficiency of precipitation
since first of month, 1.29 inches. Accumu-
lated deficiency of precipitation since Jan.
l. 2-H inches.
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which followed resulted in the re-elec-
ton Of Jackson.
National Convention Rules.
The history Of national conventions
il henceforth largely a history of their
rules of procedure. These have been
adopted from time TO time as the ne
cessity has arisen, and win be found
TO vary in the two great parties in ac-
cordance with the fundamental princi-
pies which have divided Federalists
and -Federalists, Federalists and
Republicans, Wings and Democrats,
and, finally, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, from the beginning of our ma
tional history. Upon the one side is a
Jealous fear of encroachment upon the
rights of the separate states; upon the
other disposition TO strengthen the
powers of the federal government. Null
titudes of other questions have at diff
ferent times entered into the contests
between the parties and the wrangles
between factions within the parties.
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become from this date a permanent
part Of the great machine" of Ameri-
can party organization, but there were
at first some lapses and irregularities.
The Democratic party held diverse
views as TO the wisdom of calling a
convention before the election of 1886.
It was understood that President Jack
son was determined to manipulate the
convention, if one were called, in the
interest Of Van Buren-the adroit poll
tician who had been the successful
manager Of Jackson's political can
vases. Some of the state legislatures
thereup0n proceeded to nominate a
president Of their own choice. The
convention was held, nevertheless, but
nearly half Of all the delegates present
were from the two states of Virginia
and Maryland, while Tennessee, having
appointed no delegates. was represent
ed by a single Tennesseean, who
CHANGED to. be in Baltimore at the time
and took upon himself the responsible
ity Of casting the vote Of his state.
The delegation from each state, what
ever its NUMBER cast that number of
votes to which its state was entitled
in the electoral college. Van Buren,
and Johnson were nominated.
No convention was held by the Wing
party in 1896, but several nominations
were irregularly made by conventions
in states, by legislatures or by Iegisla-
tive caucuses. From that time to the
present national conventions have been
regularly held by both the great par
ties.
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No Credit.
Washington Star

Il can't help feeling indignant" said
Senator Sorghum. He has questioned
my honesty"
In what, way %
He refused TO trust me for the money
was TO pay him for delivering a batch Of
votes on a certain date
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After the rousing receptions tender
ed William j. Bryan in ogden and
Salt Lake it will hardly do for any
local goldbug to say that 'the silver
issue is dead"
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Grau's Opera company enters upon
the second week at the New Grand
theatre tonight, when it will give an
elaborate production of that great
comic opera success, Paul JONES'" with
the entire company in the cast. This
opera is by Robert Planquette, COM
poser of Chimes of Normandy" The
music is charming, and the artists of
the Grau company have opportunity to
show themselves. Fetch and Lett have
great comedy parts. They also intro
duce the latest topical song, Il Wonder
Why" Miss Minnie Emmett appears
in her great character of Paul Jones.
The opera will be handsomely cos
tuned.
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At the Salt Lake theatre next Thurs
day evening, theatre-g oers will have an
opportunity of witnessing the perform
ance of the most successful comedy
Americas popular playwright, Charles
Hoyt. has ever turned out. "a Con-
tented Woman is the title Of the piece,
and it has, from all reports, proved to
be the greatest financial success of this
popular authors career The scenes of
the play are laid in Denver, during an
exciting political campaign, in which
women take part. Belle Archer, as the
heroine, runs for the mayoralty on the
women's ticket, against her husband,
Democratic ring" politician. Husband
and wife agree not To let politics inter-
fere with their personal relations. The
husband is choleric and fierY; the wife
cool and collected, and shows the abil-
ity of an old campaigner. She wins,
after turning one of his own political
tricks to her own ends. and beating
him by his own plot. The play was
one of the big New York successes, and
is described as Hoyt's best effort in
comedy writing. The dialogue is said
to be bright and sparkling, full of bril-
liant satire against the way men con-
duct popular Elections"
The piece viii be presented here with
all the scenery and elaborate stage ac-
cessories, precisely the same as given
at HOyt's theatre, New York
The sale of seats begins at the The
atre todav
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Development of the Convention.

The Democratic party has had long
er and more consistent party history
than any other similar organization.
and was the first to provide itself with
a completely organized and efficient
party machine" All the early con-
ventiOns, as we'll as many Of the more
recent ones, have contributed some
thing TO the final settlement of Vexed
questions of rules and methods, and
are all worthy Of careful study.
The national convention of the anti
Masons in 1880 had little political sig
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THE HERALD'S :
Home Study Circle. :
by EatonJ y
Seymour :
Copyright. 1888. by Seymour Eaton.)
Directed by Prof. Seymour Eaton.
National Convention Rules.

which followed resulted in the re-ele
ton of Jackson.
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OFFICE THE HERALD block. corner
West Temple and First South streets,
Salt Talre- ra41-
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An Uncomfortable place.

A well known admiral has asserted
that. even with IL moderate gale and
sea, an armor plated cruiser, If go
ing against the wind, will find herself
in conditions similar to those of a
storm-at least, the crew will have
that impression. The movements of
the stern of the ship are violent and
very disagreeable. The waves pushed
by the advancing PROV, sweep COIL
tinually over the ship from bow to
stern. All windows and portfolios must
be closed, and air reaches the lower
decks, when the heat Increases un.
bearably, only through artificial ven
tilators. With the exception of the
specially protected command bridge
all the uncovered portions of the ship
are impossible. Thus the whole crew
must bear as well as they can the in
ferno of the closed decks.
In such a ship no one can feel COM
Portable, and when there is a storm,
in which sailing ship would feel COM
paratively at ease, the crew Of an
armor plated ship imagines itself to be
in heavy hurricane, which threatens
destruction every minute. The long,
narrow fore part of the ship. which is
not borne lightly by the water. and is
rendered extremely heavy by the ram
and armored deck and the cannon and
torpedoes, forces the ship in high sea
to pitching and rolling which are of a
kind that cannot be Observation-Disclosures
burc- Dispatch.
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"One of the mistakes of women"
said woman's lecturer the other day,
sis in loving too much. They can new
er make mistake in loving, but they
ought to be careful in picking out the
man. They are rather apt to do 1t on
the grab bag principle. Another of the
mistakes of woman is not knowing
how to rest, and still another is not
knowing how to eat. What women
don't know about both has built 10000
hospitals. Consider the way Of man
and be wise. Women worry too much.
They are misers to jollity, and they
aearly always die leaving large ac-
count in the Rank Of Merriment."
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HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Temple of Honor meeting next We'd
nesday evening.
Miss l.. S. Cady visited friends at Mon
son over Sunday.
Regular review of the Maccabees next
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Clara Grant is just recovering
from severe attack of the grip.
The borough board of relief will meet
at borough hall next Monday from 1 to 8
p. m.
William J. Eaton of Rochester, MIMI,
has been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. B. f.
Taylor.
Fl. M. Bartlett of New Haven has been
In town part Of the week. Mr.. Bartlett
still shows the effects of his recent illness.
Ionic lodge, No. 10, is invited by VOL
colt lodge, No. so, to attend dance at
Spiritualist hall, Stafford, tomorrow even
ing.
William Weyhe meets pupils for vocal
instruction every Thursday afternoon at
the home of Fl. o. Butterfield on School
street.
Miss Josephine Hewett has finished al
the New England Conservatory of Music
and returned to her home last Thursday
evening.
The American athletic club will hold q
dance in their hall on Westford avenue
Saturday evening, Feb. "a. Music will
be by Jordan's orchestra, Prof. Hops
prompter.
Valentine Serafin and Miss Elisa Cinl
were united In marriage at st. Edwards
church last Saturday morning, by Rev
r. G. Gragan. In the evening about one
hundred guests were present at recep
tion held at the home of the groom's pa
rents on Tolland avenue. A banquet was
served and there was dancing to music by
the italian band.
The Hi Henry, Jr., minstrels of Mon
son have Cancelled the date for the loca
opera house the 18th, and will not com,
here. The expense Of getting specia
train Is so much that it is thought tina
the date here would not prove profitable
The boys regret that they will be unabl'
to be here, as they have reason to believ,
that cordial reception would have beer
| rendered.
The hall of the German club was crowd
ed last Friday evening, the attraction be
ing the annual masquerade. There wer
some very noticeable costumes arrange,
for the occasion, most Of them grotesque
Prize-winners were Henryco De RoDck
| Miss Angeline Panciera, Kmil Tursch
man, Mrs. Ellis, and Mr. RUSSELL Il
/ the cake walk Edward Mann and Mis-
Lillian Parkhurst were awarded tn
prizes. The music by the Rockville OF
chestral club proved very satisfactory
There were about $50 present, and tn
event was not only successful from
financial standpoint but will be long re
membered for its social excellence. TIL
hall presents neat appearance since tn
alterations have been made, and the gal
lery is convenience for the orchestr
and spectators.
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Number 46.
An IIIustrfous NewsbOy.

The guests at my table at the lunch
con were Professors Gneist and Hoff-
man and Won Bunsen. While thus re-
freshing ourselves, both physically and
mentally, Hoffman told the following
story of Faraday, whom he had known
very intimately. They were walking
one day together through the streets of
London, where both were then profess
ors, when Faraday stopped a news
boy and bought paper. Hoffman ask
ed him why, with his house supplied
regularly with all the papers he need
ed, he stopped to buy paper from a
boy in the street. Faraday replied, Il
was once a newsboy myself and sold
papers on the street"-John Bigelow's
RecolIectionS in Century
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A NIGHT OF TERRoR.-''Awful anxiety
was felt for the widow of the brave Gen.
Burnham of Machias, Me-, when the doc
tors said she could not live till morning."
writes Mrs. s. II. Lincoln, who attended
her that fearful night. "All thought she
must soon die from pneumonia, but she
begged for DR.. Kings New Discovery,
saying it had more than once saved her
life, and had cured her of consumption.
After three small doses she slept easily
all night, and its further use completely
cured her." This marvellous medicine is
guaranteed to cure all Throat, Chest and
Lung Diseases. Only SOC. and 81.
Trial bottles free at A. q. Eaton's Drug
Store.
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why Do You Commit Suicide Z?

The man who let's cold run on" until
he finds himself In consumption's grasp
Is guilty of self-murder. There is no cure
for Death, and consumption Is Death
Coughs and colds are nothing more mol
less than Death In disguise. There is
one sure, infallible cure - Cleveland's
Lung Healer. Don't trihe-get flee
trial bottle. 1t is the greatest lung med
cine in the world. Large bottles cost but
% cents, and you can get your money
back If it doesn't cure you. w. d. Heald
Druggist. 4
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| UMBER and (,0AI1

Shingles and all kinds
of Roof Covering, Brick,
Lath and Hair, Sheath
ing Paper, including the
famous "Neponset" Wa
ter Proof Roofing, Nails,
Caps and Pitch for Coat
ing old roofs.
Timber from my own
saw mill, for the present
located on the Fuller
farm in TolIand.
Large lot of nice Gull
Boards, Plank and Tim
Der may be had cheap
at my yard up to jan
uary |, 1900.
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DAnCInE.

In the earlier ages dancing was ad-
vocated as cure for sickness. Lycur-
gus brought back from India and
Egypt to Lacedaemonia notions of med
ico-religious dances and enacted that
the Spartan youth should be brought
up gracefully and symmetrically. In
Greece Socrates commended dancing
with view to educating the mind and
body, for he looked ON it as health
giving device.
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We have set the machinery
of this great annual sale of
housekeeping things in mo
ton once more. Every great
offering of last week will be
duplicated, but we don't.know
how long the assortmentsiwill
hold out. 1t is worth while
to attend the sale promptly,
as in some cases the quanti-
ties are greatly reduced, and
| in a sale like this hundreds of
articles go out every day.
Here is a short list of prom
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FORBES G. WALLACE
Main, Vernon and Pynchon streets,
Springfield, Mass.
We Will Refund the Money

You pay for SMITHS GREEN NOUN
TAIN RENOVATOR if it fails to benefit
you in any case of Rheumatism, Scrofula,
Salt Rheum, Kidney or Liver Troubles,
Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Biliousness, or any
disease caused by bad blood, Nervous
Depression and Indigestion.
ST. ALBANs REMEDY Co.
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Acceptable I?

| should say SO; they all say the same,
too, when they get them. Who is there
that would refuse such works Of art when
they can get them for almost nothing
Ask your grocer for coupon book, which
will enable you to get one large 10c pack.
age of Red Cross starch, one large 1Oe
package of "HubbaTd's Best" starch, with
the premiums, two Shakespeare panels
printed In twelve beautiful colors, as nat
ural as life, or one Twentieth Century
Girl calendar, the finest Of Its kind evel
printed, all for SC.