Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-07-19

Secretary of State-C. V. Svoboda (Pop-
ulist).
Treasurer-S. B. Howard (Populist).
| Attorney General-Willis d. Oldham
| DemOcrat).
| Auditor-H. S. Griess (PopnliSt).
Land Commissioned. j. Carey (Popu-
Iist).
| Nebraska fusionists, represented by the
! Democratic, POpuliStS and free silver Re-
| publican parties met in Lincoln July IL to
dominate full state ticket.
1t was nearly 3 O'Clock when Chairman
| Hall Of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee raped for order and introduced as
| temporary chairman T. j. Doyle of Lin
| coin. Chairman Doyle made an address of
| considerable length. Following the ap
| pontment of a committee on credentials,
| W. ID. Oldham of Lincoln and r. S. Bibb
Df Beatrice addressed the convention. The
convention took recess until O'Clock.
The Free Silver Republicans organized
by electing George Hibner of Lincoln tenn
porary and then permanent chairman and
after appointing committee on confer
ence, took recess.
The POpuliSt state convention was called
TO order at 5:15 p. m. by State Chairman
Edmisten, with over 1000 delegates pres
ent. Chairman EdmiSten urged that the
delegates work in the interests of the re-
form forces. w. V. Allen was elected
temporary Chairman. He made plea for
harmony and conservatism, saying there
never was time in history of the country
that such grave situation confronted it.
w. A. Bradbury was elected temporary
secretary by acclamatiOn. a motion to
make the temporary organization perma-
nent was carried. A recess was taken till
evening.
None of the committees were ready to
report when the POpulist convention re-
assembled at $3.50 p m. and after waiting
fOrty-five minutes the selection of the state
central committee was taken up. The con-
yention then listened to speeches until 10
p. m, when the report of the committee on
rules and order of business was presented
and adopted. Charles a. ToWne was then
introduced amid tremendous cheering
addressed the convention for about
Ten minutes, concluding with an eloquent
tribute to Adlai E. Stevenson. Just as he
concluded W. j. Bryan entered the build
ing, and for ten minutes the convention
was wild with enthusiasm. When the
delegates quieted down Mr.. Bryan made
quite lengthy address, which was well
received by the delegates. Mr.. Bryan also
spoke before the POpulist and free silver
Republican conventions.
The Democrats on reassembling, adopted
the report of the credentials committee,
throwing out the Noise cOntesting delega
ton from Omaha, but according the men,
bers seats in the convention hall without a
vote. The temporary organization was
made permanent. Chairman Thompson,
of the committee on resolutions, reported
the platform. It reaffirms the declarations
of the national convention at Kansas City;
commends fusion in the election of United
States senators, members of congress and
state officers and pledges the nominees of
the convention to adopt an economical ad-
ministration of affairs.
The first note of discOrd among the silver
Republicans came when Delegate Ransom
offered a set of resolutions approving the
reported withdrawal of Charles A. Towne
as candidate for vice president in favor
of Adlai E. Stevenson. Protests came
from all over the hall and the resolutions
were withdrawn. Mr.. ToWne, who was
present, was called out, and in a short
to withdraw, but added that he would take
as active part in the campaign and work
as hard for the success of the ticket as if
he was a candidate.
The resolutions as finally adopted in
dorse the Kansas City silver Republican
platform, and recite that in accordance |
with the action taken at that convention !
the free silver Republican party Of Ne
braska pledges its support to W. J. Bryan |
and Adlai E. Stevenson for president and |
vice president.
Charles A. TOwne in his address to the |
Democrats made his statement even more |
positive than to the silver Republicans that |
he would withdraw from the ticket.
1t was after midnight when the confer
ence committees of three parties made !
their first report to the conventions of the |
apportiOnment of the state officers. The !
Democrats and silver Republicans were
agreed in allowing the Democrats state
treasurer and attorney general, the silver
the governor and the POpulistS
the remainder. The POpulists opposed
granting the Democrats more than the office
Of attorney general, and the report was
taken up for discussion in the convention.
The platform adopted by the POpulists
reaffirms the Sioux Falls platform and de-
votes several plankS to state issues, but
adhereS to and indorSeS the original tickets
for Bryan and TOwne.
The PopuliSt convention at 1:30 a. m.
Thursday by raising a vote, sustained the
action of its conference committee in re-
'using to grant the Democrats but one
place on the ticket, and instructed it so to
report to the other conventions.
The work of the three conventions was
finished at $50 Thursday afternoon. Ma
5ional politics was injected into the pro-
,eedings, and at one time, though it had in
reality no bearing on the direct issues,
threatened a split between the Democrats
and POpulistS. The question was over the
ndorsement of Stevenson for vice presi-
lent by the PopulistS. The excitement de-
reloped by the dispute over the apportion-
nent of state officers among the three par
les and was heightened by the springing of
he vice presidential question, and it
cached the climax at o'clock Thursday
morning, when NJ. f. Harrington warned
he convention that it would wreck the
,arty if they indorsed the withdrawal of l
rowne from the ticket, and conceded other
Democratic demands. Mr.. Harrington as t
erted that the way to increase the middle r
movement was to throw !
rowne over and put in his place one who 6
lad never been in sympathy with the Pop
lists.
J. H. Edmiston, chairman of the POpu c