Mexico Missouri message., 1900-07-19
Politics And Things.

raised Ill tnlS county, mas Dccn Wis
ting relatives ut Laddonia and
Mexico. He is a lawyer and news
paper man at Broken Bow, Neb.
lie writes the following back to
his paper, the Custer County Bca.
con:
Laddonia, Mo. July 9, 1900.
My pilgrimage TO Kansas City
on July 18th was to do a little some
thing in the way of trying to con-
vince Democratic delegates to put
Charles A. Towne, PopuliSt candi-
date for vice president, on the
Democratic ticket as Bryan's run
ming mate.
In common with every Populist
and free silver Republican in the
entire country, my most ardent
wish in that respect was not real
lied. The delegates, however, APP
peared to be kindly disposed to-
ward Towne, who was known to
be Mr.. Bryan's preference, and the
visitors in attendance were with
him us the ovation which every
mention of his name provoked
plainly attested. But those who
had the votes were not with him
generally, assigning as theirreason
almost invariably that some man
must be nominated east of the
Mississippi river.
left Broken Bow in company
with two rock ribbed Democrats,
Messrs. w. B. Eastman and J. j..
Wilson. Mr.. Eastman was caught
up in cyclone which struck Lin
coin in the shape of the Jackson
ian club, about one O'Clock Mon
day and | never saw him again.
Whether he is on earth or not
now. | do not know, but our indi-
vidual opinion is that when the
roll is called at Democratic head
quarters in Broken Bow, Eastman
will answer "here." Wilson reach
ed his destination safely, and the
last we saw of him he was waving
a flag and shouting for Bryan, as
the waves of enthusiasm swept
thru the great hall ut the an
nornccment of the name of Democ-
racy's great leader by Oldham, of
Kearncy.
We saw Webster Davis take the
stand after the adoption of the
platform, rcnouncc his allegiance
to the Republican party, and cs-
pousc the cause of Democracy, and
witnessed the wild scene that fol-
lowed. The platform adopted is a
splendid cnunciation of principles.
The proceedings Of the convention
were harmonious thruout. When
Bryan was nominated every dele
gate and spectator, 10000 of them,
were on their feet and cheering the
great leader.
While standing on the walk near
the court house, DR.. +. Nnson-
baler, who for several years was
located mt Wcstervillc, and prac-
ticed medicine all over Custer coun-
ty, came up wearing an Arkansas
badge. He was the last man on
earth | was looking for. First, be-
cause he was an uncompromlslng
Republican while there, and see
ond, because his appearance in the
delegation of Arkansas Democrats
seemed unnatural and so strange as
to amount to an absurdity. But
there he was, big rs life, and big
ger too, because he weighs several
more pounds now than he did
while taking care of hundreds OF
patients among the hills and val
lcys of Custer county.
The doctor is an enthusiastic
supporter of w. j. Bryan and I'M
hesitatingly predicts his election.
The imperialistic tendencies Of
McKinley's administration was the
turning point where he found it
his duty to sacrifice partisanism
and eXalt patriotism.
We have also learned that Scna-
tor A. Talbot, of Lincoln, Bryan $
former law partner, and president
pro tenn of the senate III 1899, is
now warmly supporting Mr.. Bry-
an for the same reason. The SEN
timent of the country is against