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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-24
ELECTRIC CAR ACCIDENT
SNOW, WET RAILS AND STEEP
GRADE BAD COMBINATION.
Jumped the Track on a Curve Killing
Five Passengers and Injur-
ing Many Others.

Allentown, Pa, Dec. 23.-Six per.
sons were killed and a number injur-
ed tonight by reason of an electric
car jumping the track at a sharp
curve at the foot of the mountain
between here and Cooperburg. The
accident was due to wet rails and
snow.
The Dead:
REV. TOBIAS KESSLER, aged 60,
killed within sight of his home.
ALBERT YEAGER of Allentown,
aged 40.
MRS. DIR. JACOB FEETSER of
Coopersburg, aged IS.
AMBROSE REINHARD of FREEDOM
vile, aged so.
IRWIN RENNER of Second Hill, a
farmer, aged SIS.
FRANK WATsEY of Allentown.
The Injured:
William Pfeiffer of Allentown, left
arm fractured, scalp wound.
John D. Wilt, proprietor of Center
Valley hotel, left arm fractured.
Mrs. ]. D. Wilt, right arm fractured
and hurt internally.
Edwin Sileg of Lanark. body bruis-
ed.
Mrs. Albert Yeager, whose husband
was killed, hurt internally, uncon-
scious.
Unknown Italian boy, face cut, un-
conscious.
Harry J. Richard of Lanark, body
and head.
Conductor A. L. Leidich of Allen
town, left leg cut.
Motorman Charles Stocker, Allen
town, bruised.
Mrs. c. F. Newcomer, Coopersburg,
teeth broken, suffers from shock.
Rev. B. K. Hotel of Passer, hurt
internally.
Motorman Stocker tried hard to
stop the car when it slipped on the
steep grade, but the car flew around
the curve and swung against a guy
pole which tore off one side of the
a and the rail. Those killed sat
along the broken side of the car, and
We're crushed by the posts. The new
Coopersburg line on which the &C.
cident occurred opened only last We'd
nesday.
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WOMAN WITH A GUN.
sheriff's Wife Prevents Prisoners
From Escaping.

Walla Walla, Wash, Dec. %
Eight prisoners in the county Jail
ov~erpowered Jailer Malone as he was
locking the cells and were about to
make their escape when Mrs. Susan
KEGS, wife OF the sheriff, stepped up
with a revolver and drove the pris-
oners back to their cells. Sheriff
KEGS and his family live in the Jail
building, and when Mrs. KEGS heard
the commotion she rushed to the
rescu of the jailer and released him
from the prisoners who were beating
him into instability.
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RECEIVER APPOINTED.
Hail Insurance Company Sustained
Heavy Losses.

Kansas City, Dec. pa receiver
has been appointed for the Farmers
Mutual Hail Insurance company which
was incorporated January 81, 1901, to
insure crops against damage from hail
On the mutual assessment plan. While
the company was incorporated in
Missouri and had Offices here, it oper-
ated only in Iowa, Nebraska, South
Dakota, Montana and Colorado. The
company did more than 50, 200, 900
worth OF business, but heavy losses in
colorado and South Dakota, with the
shortage OF crops, are given as the
causes for the failure.
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WAS HER EIGHTH.
Petite Miss Helen Cothron Gives De-
Iightfui Birthday Party.

,.-
Miss Helen Cothron celebrated her
eighth birthday yesterday afternoon
at her home in North Twenty-sixth
street, by giving a party to IA of her
little girl friends.
The house was prettily decorated
with Christmas holly. The luncheon
was served on the long dining table,
which was a~rtistically arranged. The
color effect was pink and white and
it was carried out in the table ap-
pointments as well as in the refresh
ments. The sandwiches we're tied
with pink ribbons, the ice cream was
pink, as was also the cake. The
birthday cake was covered with white
icing and encirculed by eight pink
candles. This occupied the center
of the table, and rested on a center
decoration of pink chrysanthemums.
The oranges were segregated to rep
resent chrysanthemums and the
chocolate and other fruits served in
pink china.
The little hostess was assisted by
Misses Mabel Stebbins and Lucille
Vaughan. Miss Viola Wilkinson as
sisted Mrs. Cothron in serving. Many
pretty souvenirs of the occasion we're
received.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-24
ROOSEVELT RULES
Instances That illustrate His
Disciplinary Methods.
FIRM STAND TAKEN IN EACH CASE
Reasons For Removing Governor
Jenkin OF Oklahoma-Enstance In
the Marine Service la Which q
Surgeon Was Reprinanded.

The appeal Of Mrs. Jenkins. wife of
the governor of Oklahoma recently re-
moved by President Roosevelt, shows
how little she understands the temper
OF the executive with whom she has to
deal, writes the New York Posts pc
.cial correspondent at Washington.
'The president does o know my hus-
band as know him." she is quoted as
saying. with pathetic fervor, cor he
WOuld not have removed him." And
she is evidently counting upon the as
surance of some superserviceable
friend that the president had said that
he did not regard Governor Jenkins as
guilty of the least dishonesty, but thar
his blunder was Il Of i~ndiscretion.
This Is as absurd a misconstruction of
the presidents attitude as several 9TH
ers which have been forthcoming from
time to time. 1t would be safe to wa
ger anything that the president never
made such an assertion. What he
doubtless did say was that Governor
Jenkins appeared to be and doubtless
was quite unconscious of having done
wrong, but that was all the more rea-
son for removing him. not for letting
him remain. His Inconsistencies was
shown pretty well by his frank state
ment in his wv eNculpation, in which
he gave in full facts that cost him his
official head.
The trouble with Governor jenkins
was that in calling upon a corporation
to which he had given an official favor
tribution at half price among his polit-
ical friends he was Sc blunt Of percep-
ton as to believe that he was engaged
In a perfectly virtuous enterprise. An
other bad thing for his cause was the
fact that in spite of the general knowl-
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says that the thinking class of Gu
bans desire annexation and that if
the question was submitted to a vote
it would carry. AS matters stand,
he predicts that the Cubans will prove
incapable of self-government and that
their unrestricted prejudices and the
class will result in uprisings. He
says that a number of officers to whom
he talked shared these views that an
neXation was the hope of the island.
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o A STAMPS.
Man With Dress Suit CAGE Full Of
Postage Stamps Arrested.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. GA man
carrying a dress suit case partly
filled with postage stamps who was
arrested today is believed by the po-
lice to be an important capture.
He is suspected by them of being
connected with the recent robbery of
the Chicago postofice. The prisoner
said that his name was Henry Bantill,
that he vas a resident of Providence,
r. L., and that his age was IS. Postage
stamps worth $155 and a number of
gold watch cases were found in his
pockets and the dress suit case. He
is held under bonds of 1000 on a
warrant issued by the United States
district attorney.
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A Deep Mystery.

It is a mystery why women endure
Backache, Headache. Nervousness,
Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Painting,
and Dizzy Spells when thousands have
proved that Electric Bitters will quick
ly cure such troubles. 81 suffered for
years with Kidney trouble" writes
Mrs. PHOEBE Cherley, of Peterson, Ia,
"and a lame back panied me so I
could not dress myself, but Electric
Bitters wholly cured me and, although
73 years old, I now am able to do all
my housewOrk." 1t overcomes Con-
stipation, improves appetite, gives per-
feet health. Only SOC at Chapple Drug
Co.
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FRAUDS.
Probate Judges Of Three Cot n. rs
Accused Of Irregularities.

Guthrie, o. T., Dec. discharges
we're filed today with Governor Fergu-
son and with Secretary Hitchcock
against Probate Judges Crome of Cal
do county and Brown of .Comanche
county and additional charges against
Probate Judge Finley OF Kiowa coun-
ty for alleged extortion and gross
fraud practiced by these officials in
proving up the townsites in the new
country. They have been ordered
to Guthrie for Investigation, and all
townsite lots have beea held up, .af-
fecting at least 5000 settlers.
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Washington, Dec. 23.-A tender Of
the Office of secretary of the treasury
to succeed Secretary Gage has been
made to Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw of
Iowa, but it is understood that up to
a late hour tonight no response has
been received from Governor Shaw.
At the white house no information on
the subject is obtainable pending a
Secretary Gage had been obtained.
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Starts for the East.

Des Moines, Dec. Ex-Governor
Shaw left for the east tonight. He
said:
II have seen the newspaper dis
patches which state l have been Sc
lected by President Roosevelt to sue
the treasury. l have no other infor-
nation on the subject. l manifestly
cannot discuss it. l have not receiv-
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Live Stock,

; Chicago, Dec. 23;-Cattle: Receipts
10000. Westerns 1O@15 cents higher.
Good to prime steers, $6.25@7.O5;
poor to medium, $3.SO@6.OO; stockers
and feeders, $2@4.65; cows, $1@4.25;
heifers, $1.2O@5!OO; Gamers, $1@
200; bulls, $1.75@4.75; Texas fed
steers, s3.75@4.75.
Hogs-Mixed steady to a shade
lower. Butchers, $5.7O@6.2O; good to
choice heavy. s6.25@6.5O; light, $50
SIS; bulk of sales, s5.So@6.25.
Sheep-Receipts 10000. Sheep ac-
tive and steady, lambs steady to
strong. Good to choice wethers, $50
4.25; fair to choice mixed, $4,000
$40; western fed sheep, $3.4O@4.5O;
native lambs, $2.5O@5.70.
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Wheat.

Chicago, Dec. 23.-December 7SAc;
January 1880; May S2@S2Ac; July
SIC.
Minneapolis, Dec. 23.-Cash THO;
May 1850; July 1880; on track, No.
1 hard S0hc; No, 1 northern 77%@
1880; No. 2 northern 76B@ 77Ac.
Duluth, Dec. 23.-No l hard, cash
to arrive, 79Ac; No. l northern, cash
to arrive, December rs; May 79k;
No. 2 northern 1850.
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VALUE OF A HUSBAND.
North Dakota Jury Places Value on
Affections Of a Man.

Cando, N. D., Dec. 23.-The jury in
the case of Irene c. King VS.. Mary D.
Hanson, for alternating the affections
of Mr.. King, returned a vardict for
$4,000 damages. Mrs. Hanson has a
hotel at Rice Lake, Wis, and King
was in her employ.
AS the laws of Wisconsin do not
permit one woman to bring an action
against another for the alienation of
the affections of the husband of the
complainant, the action was brought
in this county, and an attachment
was levied upon Mrs. Hanson's prop
erty here. An appeal will be taken.
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Died at AGE of SO.

Concord, N. H., Dec. z3.-William
Ellery Charming, the last of the
brotherhood including Thora, Haw.
thorne and Emerson, who made Con-
cord famous, died today. He was
born in Boston, November %, 1918.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-24
ROBBERS GOT THE MONEY!.
Office of Furniture Factory Held Up
On Pay Day.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 23.-Two
masked men with drawn revolvers
entered the Office of the Alternately
Furniture factory today and got away
with the entire payroll, amounting to
between $500 and 5000. The robbery
occurred when the men were about
to be called in for their tri-monthly
pay.
Three shots were fired at Omar
Alternately but none took effect. The
robbers escaped without being identi-
fed.
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IN H HOSPITAL.

Mrs. Frank Leslie Occupies One of
Private Rooms.
New York, Dec. 23.-Mrs. Frank
Leslie, who has been i'll for some time
was taken to Roosevelt hospital to-
night and occupies one of the private
rooms. 1t could not be learned what
Mrs. Leslie's ailment was but they
say that she was resting a little more
comfortably than this morning.
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FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Disaster In England In Which Several
Lives Were Lost.

Liverpool, Dec. pa disaster on
the overhead railway is reported from
Dlngley station, in which a burning
tram plays an important part. Three
railway employees are known to be
dead and several were badly burned.
so lar as known no passengers were
injured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-24
G IMPROVING.

Attending Physician Says Patients
Condition is Not Alarming.
Detroit, Dec. 23.-Dr. H. w. Long
yer, attending surgeon on General
Russell A. Alger, stated tonight that
the generals condition was good.
"His pulse is rs, and his tempera-
ture is less than 100 and he is very
cheerful" said the doctor. "The gen.
eral says he feels better tonight than
he has for some time, and l have no
apprehension unless there is a change
for the worse.
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cUBANs DESIRE ANNEXATION.
lnsurrection Predicted Within a Year
BY a Recent Visitor.

Lexington. KY, Dec. 23.-"You will
see ins%urrection ON the island of Cuba
before a year has passed." said DR.. F.
O.. Young, who returned tonight from
q visit to his brother, Lieutenant
Lucien Young. who has recently been
relieved as captain Of the Havana
port, but not yet resigned. DR.. Young
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Ashlar Lodge No. 20, A. F. & A. M.
Meets first and third Thursday in
each month at Masonic hall.
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Billings Lodge No. 1874, 3. p. o. e.
Meets second and fourth Wednesday
in each month at Masonic hall.
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IN THE MARTs OF TRADE.
Record Showing Days Commercial
and Financial Fluctuations.
New York Money.

New York, Dec. 23.-Money on call
4@4k per cent, closing asked 4 per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper 5@5h per
cent.
Bar silver 55Ac.
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SECRET SOCIETIES..

Alderman commandery No. 5, X. r.
Meets second Thursday in each
month at Masonic hall.
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Edna Chapter No. IS, o. e. Sheets
second and fourth Tuesday in each
month at Masonic hall.
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Billings Chapter No. 6, r. A. M.
Meets first Wednesday in each
month at Masonic hall.
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Little Horn Encampment No. IL, l. o.
O. F.-Meets second and fourth Sat-
urday in each month at Smith hall.
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Eureka Lodge No. SO, I. o. o. r.
Meets every Friday in Williams
hall.
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Yellowstone Lodge No. "a, A. O.. Y. w.
Meets second and fourth Wednes-
day in each month at Smith hall.
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Yellowstone Castle No. 1863, Royal
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. first and third
Tuesday in each month at Smith
hall.
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Zelda Lodge No. ID, 2. Of R.-Meets
second and fourth Tuesday in each
month at Smith hall.
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Billings Star Lodge No. ~, J.. o. o. r.
Meets every Monday in Smiths hall.
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Billings Tent No. IS, X. o. T. M.
Meets first and third Monday in
each month in Williams hall.
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Women of Woodcraft, Magic Circle
No. 169.-Meets first and third Sat
urdays in each month.
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Mizpah Lodge No. 20, D. of H.-Meets
first and third Wednesday in each
month at Smith hall.
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Billings Camp No. $685., W. Of w.
Meets second and fourth Thursday
in each month at Smith hall.
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Billings Camp, No. $3.50, NJ. w. A.
Meets every Tuesday at Williams
HALL.
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Camp No. 1864, r. N. Of A.-Meets
first and third Wednesday in each
month at Williams hall.
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Rathbone Lodge No. 20, X. Of p.
Meets every Friday at Smith hall.
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BARRIERS Protective Union No. 1877.
Meets every Wednesday at $3.50 p.
m. at o. X. barber shop.
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UNIONS.

Federal Labor Union No. 133.-Meets
every Thursday in Williams hall.
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Carpenters Union No. 345.-Meets
every Saturday at Williams hall.
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Calling cards at Gazette office.
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Billings Typographical Union No. 1913.
each month at Williams hall.
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GOVERNOR SHAW OF IOWA
OFFERED TREASURY PORTFOLIO
NO DEFINITE INFORMATION oBTAINABLE AT WHITE HOUSE
PENDING sHAW'S ANSWER
IOWA EXECUTIVE LEAVES SUDDENLY FOR THE EAST

Says He Knows Only What He Has Seen In The Newspapers, and
Has Not Heard From President Or Iowa Friends In
Washington.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-04
GOV ALLEN AND KETCHUM
WERE EQUALLY GUILTY.
THEY HAVE GOT TO COME
TO IT,"sAYs LEWIS

Cashier Of the Wrecked vergennes Banl
He Thinks Judge Wheeler Gave Hin,
Two Years Too Big Dose.
Ex.Cashier d a Lewis of the wreck &c
Farmers National Bank OF Vergennes
iudulged at the House of Correction ir
an interview with the Rutland Herald
yesterday In which he stated that Judge
Powers plea stated his position exactly
and that be expected sentence of only
3 years in view of bis plea of guilty and
of the fact that rs has made such
restitution that the bank owes him
thousands of dollars. He expressed a
wonder whether OF not Martin F Allen
OF North Ferrisburgh would come to
trial for alleged completely 10 wreckine
the Vergennes bank. "He ought to-
the ex.cashier said emphAtically. "foi
he's just as guilty as l'm." AS to John
w Ketchum of Vergennes he said,
"ketchum's got to come to it," appar-
emily meaning the house of correction.
II understand he has engaged a New
York criminal lawyer to defend him, but
what difference will that maze? He
can't get out!of it, nor Allen, either, SO
far as can see.
MIR Lewis spoke of the consistency
shown by Judge Wheeler in sentencing
bank wreckers, three of whom he has
given seven years-Charles w Mussey
Martin A Mcclure and himself.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-04
FRIGHTFUL FEATURES
OF MASSACRE IN saMAR
Troops Bodies Mutilated and Burned
Church Bells Gave signal for Attack
Preside ent Of village Led Attack.

| Troops Bodies Mutilatsd and Burned
Church Bells Gave signal for Attack
President Of village Led Attack.
The latest advices from the island o.
Samar give narrowing details of the
slaughter of the members of Company
c, Ninth U s Infantry, last Saturda,
at Balangiga. 1t seems that the pre- IS
ident of the town claiming to be
friendly, led the assault in person.
On hearing of tie slaughter Colonel
Isaac d DeRussy OF the Eleventh In-
fantry started or the scene immediate
ly with bsttalion The body of Car
taiu Connell had been tied at the
heels saturated with kerosene and
partly burned.
Forty five bodies had been burned
in trench, leaving seven unaccoInted
for. The charred remains of many
weie recovered. In numerous cases
the bodies had been badly mutilated.
Three hundred Maccabebes will also
be despatched to the sceue of the mas
sacre on board the Legaspi, which is
delayed by tvphoon.
The Manila American of Oct 2 pub
fishes q Telegram, giving an account
VI lu'1 lSit' II "us lpbS piC
meditated and the FilipinGs we're
called to commit the slaughter by
this ringing of church bells at day
light. They got between the soldiers,
who were mostly armed with bolos
but they had few rifles With them.
Judge A Bumpus of Boston faith
er of Lieut. Bumpus one of the victims
says there is fair ground for the sur
mise that this disaster was due TO
the lack of precuation taken or over
confidence upon the part of the Off
Ger. A letter from his son on Aug IA
said that c Co was in an isolated
town and that scout md patrol duty
was maintained in spite of difficulty
on account of dense unoerhrush.
Lucban's 5 army of "cut throats' was
opposed to be in the north of the is
lano. In view Of these facts and that
the government apparently nrdereSti-
mattel the strength of Lucban as
shown by their sending home troops
which might have been placed at
Samsr. Judge Bumpus holds that
the brave men whose lives have paid
the forfeits should not be held up to
and detraction.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-04

EFFORT TO PUT NEW LEGS
UNDER MASSACHUSETTS
DEMOCRACY,
AS PAT COLLINS TERMS 1T,
FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL UNDER
QUINCY'S MANAGEMENT.

Convention Yesterday Overwhelming! !!
| NOminates Him for Governor-Br BradfOr,
Jeered at-williams PrOnounces Petu
liant Observation-Disclosures Full o
Good Ideas On State and NatiOnn
Issues.
The Massachusetts Democrats took
good tig dose of "harmony" yesterday
at their State convention at Boston
The only contest was over the nomina
tion for Governor, which went to Ex
Mayor Quincy of Boston by tremen
dous majority, 1855 to ia for Gamalie
Bradford Of Wellesley. The latter:
candidacy was treated as joke and HI
was jeered at when he spoke. Tht
ticket was completed:
For lieutenant-governor-John W
Coughlin of Fall River.
For secretary of state-Willmore b
Stone Of Springfield.
For treasurer Joseph l. Chalifoux Of
Lowell.
For auditor-James F Dean of Salam
For attorney-general-A A Putnam OF
Uxbridge.
George Z McNeill, who placed MI
Bradford In nom ination, also tried tC
puta stumbling block in the way OF
Hon John w Coughlin's nomination foI
lieutenant governor, but though he Of
fered the name of Coseph Smith of Low.
ell, the motion TO nominate MIR Coughlin
by acclamation was declared carried by
the chairman.
Hon Thom j Gargan was permanent
chairman and made ringing speech.
He reported 1880 delegates present out
of possi ible Abb The convention
sang Aud Lang Syne,
MIR Quincy made speech Of accept
ance. pledRing himself to fulfill his plat
form, and George Fred Williams gave
the benedictlon in speech tnat an
nounced his seclusion from state poll.
tics unless national issues are included.
Ouincy's management, however, was
masterful in the narmonizng way by
depriving the Williams crowd Of tang-
BILE grievance by reatlirming the Kansas
City platform in all essential Demo-
cratic principles and embodylng most Of
Bradford's ideas in the;platform.
The platform decla.es that state ir :
dividusl rights must Re safe guarded
by law against monopolistc power;
communism of capital must be met by
state control personal liberty must be
preserved a Tespon nsible governor
should be at the head of all admins
trations: the executive council should
be abolished; every branch of the
state government should be a depart
ment, and the head of every depart
ment should represent it upon the
poor OF the legislature; the growing
evil of special legislation must he
abated !; leg islative sessions should be