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ing anyway, but now l shall do grca,
deal more
The Silver Republicans, in theil
National Convention, held in Kansa.
City simultaneously with the Demo
cratic Convention, adopted platform
which deals mainly with the currency
question. 1t condemns trusts, sup
ports the Monroe doctrine, svmpa
thizes with the South African repub
lies and denounces imperialism. They
nominated unanimously Mr.. Brya Il
and left the matter of naming Vice
President to their conference com NIT
| tee, which met afterwards and unani.
mously voted to put Adlai Z. Steven.
sons name on their ticket.
The nomination OF Stevenson is re
garded as concession to the con
sentative" element in the Democratic
party which will do much to reunitt
it, as it was before Cleveland led and
committed many of his followers te
the gold standard. 1t is safe to say
there never would have been any Cole
Democrats had it not been for the
switch which side-tracked the party
amid corporations being in the hands
of a party leader. Realizing how they
have been deluded, many OF these
victims OF deception have been simply
waiting for an opportunity to get back
on the main track. The nomination
of Stevenson, to many, affords this op
portunity.
At a conference between w. J. Bry.
an, Adlai E. Stevenson, Charles A,
Towne, Senator ]. X. Jones, Chairman
of the National Committee, and Ma.
tional Committeeman Stone, of Mis-.
soul; Campau, OF Michigan, and John
son, of Kansas, every phase OF the po'
litical outlook was thoroughly dis
cussed, and when the meeting ad.
journed, after a session of several
hours, the general plan of the Demo.
cratic campaign had been practically
agreed on. Senator Jones announced
that the personnel of the press, execu
tive, ways and means and campaign
committees would probably be given
out by him in Chicago within two OF
three days.
David B. Hill barely escaped the
fate of a Roosevelt in the Kansas City
Convention, with this difference.
While at Philadelphia every delegate
favored the Rough Rider, his nomina.
ton was impossible without the con.
sent of Mark Hanna; at Kansas City,
the Convention seemed determined
for q time to nominate Mr.. Hill de.
spite his earnest and most vehement
protests, for the reason that he was
not wholly in sympathy with the plat
form proposed. He withstood the ap.
peals of his State delegation and
friends all over the nation, signifying
at the same time that he would sup.
port the ticket whoever was nominated
and despite the platform on the cur
rency question was not exactly what
he would have asked had he been al
lowed to frame it.
Mr.. Stevenson arrived at Lincoln
Monday, and was met at the depot by
Mr.. Bryan, Charles A. Towne, and
other prominent party men, including
several thousand citizens. In response
to loud and persistent calls, Mr.. 8.
said: II can only say to you. fellow
citizens, that I thank you very much
for this cordial welcome. I am too
modest a man to make the first speech
when I stand in the presence of the
next President. At some future time
1 will do myself the honor to address
the Bryan men, which means Demo-
Gratis. Populists and Free Silver Repub.
licans, all the elements in opposition
to the Republican party. I thank you
for this honor" An informa reception
then took place in which the two
Democratic Presidential candidates
shook hands with several hundred PEG.
pie.
Mr.. Bryan was then called for, and
responded: II am glad so many have
turned out on short notice to greet
Mr.. Stevenson. 1 want him to feel
that when he comes to Nebraska he
comes among friends (shouts OF " He
is'0 and when he goes back to Illinois
to help US carry Illinois 1 want him to
tell them there is no doubt of Nebras.
ka."
Mr.. Bryan was cheered as he con-
cluded. Then shouts went up for Mr..
Towne, who stepped forward and said !:
1t is a great pleasure for me to re-
ceive this welcome, but I am perfect
ly we'll aware that it is because of the
principles represent and that you all
believe in them lie accorded. There
never was a period in the history of
our country when such a crisis was
impending as at the present time.
And propose from now on to give all
the power possess to the advocacy of
the principles which these grand lead
ers represent"
George Fred Williams, of Massachu-
sets, was then introduced by Mr.. Bry.
an and spoke briefly. "Cyclone" Da.
Wis, of Texas, followed Mr.. Williams,
and finally, in response to repeated
calls, Senator Jones came out of the
conference room and addressed the