Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-07-10
The Ticket

i presented to the voters Of Nebraska o
such uniform high character and abil
ity as the one nominated az Grand Is
and. Every one of them is a man o
integrity whose character is unassail
able. Every one of them is a man o
distinguished ability.
Hon. w. H. Thompson of Grand Isl
and, nominated for governor, is a pop
ulist who has maintained his connec
ton with the democratic party, while
his >-other, John r. Thompson, lons
ago came over to the populist party
and was elected judge by the populists
first in 1891 and they have been re.
electing him ever since. w. H. Thomp'
son is known to almost every man In
the state, for he has been an active
lighter against the corporations in this
state for many years. We %populists
have always looked upon him as one
of ourselves. He has, while not pos
sessed Of any great amount of this
worlds goods, always been a liberal
contributor to the populist campaign
expenses. He Is an orator of grea:
jOrce and power and because of this
ong ago was called THE Little Giant
Z it is true of any man, it may be said
If w. H. Thompson hat he has no
enemies who are clothed with flesh
and blood; but the corporations who
nav no bodies to be kicked and no
souls to be damned, hate him with a
ferceness that is indescribable. No
ever lived in the state of Nebraska
than W. H. Thompson. His theories
CT government and political economy
are all in accord with the doctrines so
-ong advocated by The Independent.
Livery populist in the state will sup
port him with enthusiasm.
The Hon. e. A. Gilbert, the nominee
for lieutenant governor, held that office
for two years while Poynter was gov
ernor. He was a silver republican and
when that party discontinued it's Or
sanitation promptly declared himself
6 populist. He resides in York, Neb.,
where he has a large law practice. He
IS a man of the very highest character.
4 good lawyer, a well-read economist,
Al able speaker and the sort of a mai
who commands respect wherever he
goes.
John Powers, the candidate for Sec
rotary of state, is known of all men,
that is all men in this and adjoining
states. He was the organizer and the
first president of the farmers alliance.
N 1890 he was elected governor of this
state and was counted out. To pre-
vent him from taking his seat there
was the greatest row at the state house
that ever occurred there and the mill
Tia was called out. At the end of the
contest after the republicans had held
the government by force, and kept a
man in the gubernatorial chair for
months who had not even been a can
Gidate in the previous election, the
Office was given to a gold bug demo-
crat. John Powers has always had a
warm place in the hearts of farmers
He may be called the father of pop
ulism in Nebraska. He is The Grand
Old Man of the state. While advanced
Ia years, he is still full of vigor. When
I've was made chairman of the state
convention at Grand Island. arrange
sAents were made to relieve him of
1s most ardueus work by providing
I'm with an assistant. But Uncle
Jean didn't need any assistance. The
session which followed lasted "a hours,
IL aluding one whole night, but the
G-md Old Man stood on his feet will,
So FSl Ill lidllu, COuLlOllluS lidL UOuy vi
excited and earnest men and at the end
1t it did not look half so exhausted
md dilapidated as many younger mem
oerS on the floor. The democrats ac-
;epted his nomination with just as
much enthusiasm as was manifested
N he populist convention. He will be
e tower of strength to the ticket.
G. @. De France, the nominee for
auditor. is a populist known to the
whole party. He has been chairman
OF the state committee for the last
year. But that was not the beginning
d ais pOpulism by any He,
zoo, Is one of the old-timers. Years
ago Ais mastery letters were printed
In The Independent. He is an economA
ist Of wide scholarship and for some
noLths has been the assistant editor
Of The Independent. His nomination
: Jout in the following way: The
populi-,s were there to do the best
Thing Tor the party, and among the
So aside things they resolved to do
was to put a scientific accountant in
SO OF the auditors Office. That is
: sort of a man that is needed there.
such man was ever elected to thai
pace. The man who was elected was
relied upon to appoint as his deputy
~ accountant and the populists re-
to put the accountant himself in
= the Office. 1t was one of the
.hings that the convention did.
When re France gets through with
the o, republican records in the audi
tors 1ace the populists will have ma
terra. suough upon which to fight state
campaign for years to come.
DR.. J. r.. Lyman, the nominee for
treG ger. is a thorough business man.
zetect.on was made according to
the lid populist principle that Office
should seek the man and not the man
the Office DR.. Lyman was Jul of tie
IN attendance at the death-bed
ot his aged mother and knew nothing
/ bout he matter. He was selected be-
As was the man best qualified
:or the place. He is a populist, having
formerly been a silver republican. 1t
g said that DR.. Lyman is the only man
the state who was ever elected to
IN important Office unanimously. He
has also the distinction Of being one
If the very few men who changed his
party while holding Office.
he vas treasurer of Adams county,
the Office as a republican when
Mark Hanna held his convention in
Judge Davidson amended Henry w.
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