The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16

tnrougn ana you Will not fnd anything
In there that reflects the interests or
aspirations of the people of this state.
A distinguished representative of Ne
braska said short time before the
that Nebraska would give 5000 repub-
lican majority. no matter what the
platform was.
say that Nebraska will give more
than 2S.ooO against the republican party
this year because OF the platform that
has been adopted by the democratic
party. There Is no question about the
position of the democratic party of
this state. Read the platform adopt
ed at Kansas City and you will find
that the democracy of Nebraska Is In
exact accord with the democracy of the
union as that democracy is set forth
in the magnificent platform adopted at
Kansas City. and with the principles
there enuncia,ed We can go forth and
make a courageous fight.
am confident that the democrats
and popuists and silver republicans of
this state will place their devotion of
principle above any ambition for Of
fee. that before morning they will
agree upon a ticket that will be sat
fsfactory to those who make the fight
this fail. II has required charity and
hberality and conscience for us 10 keep
the three reform parties working to-
gether. but IL IL has been necessary
We have always found sufficient
quantity Of those virtues to enable us
TO get along. and think this state has
set an example to the other states of
the nation in the unifying OF the reform
forces against the common enemy;
The platform adopted at Kansas City
has declared one issue more important
than any other In this campaign. 1
want you TO so back home and pre-
sent these issues to the people. and TO
call their attention 20 the fact that II
this nation once denies the doctrine
that II rests for Its authority upon the
consent of the governed. then there is
nothing but force for II to rest upon.
and II there be any who are willing to
risk n government resting upon brute
force let II be known In this state that
In overwhelming majority the people
prefer to base their government upon
the only solid foundation. the consent
of the governed. | have such faith
In the intelligence and patriotism Of
the people of this state that I believe
when these issues are presented to
them and they come cace 90 face with
the questions upon which this cam
paign is 70 turn we will find they will
come TO the support Of those doctrines
set forth at Kansas City.
Mr. Bryan also spoke before the populist
and free silver republican conventions.
the sentiments being of much the same
tenor
Charles A. Towne. I'm his address TO
the democrats, made his statement even
more positive than TO the silver republi-
cans. that he would withdraw from the
ticket.
II was after midnight when the confer
ence committees of the three parties made
their first report to the conventions on
the apportionment of state offices. The
report was taken up for discussion in the
convention.
The democrats and silver republicans
were agreed in GLOWING the democrats
state treasurer and attorney general. the
silver republicans lieutenant governor.
and the populists the remainder. The
pOpulists opposed granting the democrats
mere than the Office of attorney general
and the subject was taken UP for dis
Cussion I'm the convention.
Agreement Is Reached.
Lincoln. Neb.. July 12-Nebraska fu-
sionists in state conventions. beginning at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. completed
their work at $50 q. m. today after an
almost continuous session. The ticket fol-
lows:
Governor-william A Pointer. Boone
county. populist.
Lieutenant governor-E. A Gilbert.
York county. silver republican.
Secretary OF State-C. V. Sooboda. How
ard county. populist.
Attorney General-Willis ID. Oldham,
Buffalo county. democrat.
Auditor-H. 5. G:eiss. Clay county. pop
ulist.
Land CommissIoner-P. J. Carey. Saun-
ders county. oopulist.
The three state central committees "a
which had been delegated the selection
Of presidential electors reported the fol-
lowing and their action was adopted:
Frank Ransom. ]. T. Feller. w. A. Gar
rett, W. c.. Swan. Peter Ebberson. Rober;
Oberselder. l.. VI. wente and J. Hughes.
The convention were the most remarka-
BILE since fusion became factor in Ne
braska politics. National politics was In
jected into the proceedings and at one
time. though Il had I'm reality no bearing
on the direct issues. threatened a split
between the democrats and populists. The
question was over the Endorsement Of
Stevenson for the vice presidency by the
populists. purely a sentimental one, but
IL provoked n storm in that convention
which practically blocked all business
from IL o'clock last night up to the time
a recess was taken at o'clock this morn
ing. The excitement developed by the
dispute over the apportionment of state
officers among the three parties was
heightened by the springing OF the vice
presidential question. and it reached the
climax at O'Clock this morning when
NJ F. Harrington. one of the leading pop
ulists OF the west. warned the conven-
ton that IL would wreck the party If
they indorsed the withdrawal of Towne
from the ticket and conceded the other
democratic demands. Mr.. Harrington as
serted fnat the way 10 increase lnc mlu-
dle-of-the-road movement was to throw
Towne over and put In his place one whn
had never been I'm sympathy with the
populists. He said Towne's withdrawal
would lose North Dakota, South Dakota
and Kansas and the fusionists would have
to fight for their lives In Nebraska
J. III. EdmIston. chairman of the popu-
list state central committee and vice
chairman OF the national committee. was
even more radical. He declared IL the
pOpulsts did not stand their ground. hold
iseir place on the national ticket and In
sist on the bulk OF the state officers they
could never hold another national cOnven-
ton Just at a time when the sentiment
seemed strong for breaking away from al
alliances a motion to take a recess pre-
vailed. The democrats adjourned at tho
same time and the leaders got together
for conference with the result that tn,
democrats yielded everything excepting
a single office on the state ticket anC
divided with the populists and free sill.
yer republicans the eight presidential
electors.
The conference committees were dis
charged from duty at this mornings ses
sion. The populists sent their ultimatun
TO the democrats on the question of divis.
ion OF the state offices. II was accepted
and Governor Pointers renominau"
was completed at the afternoon session