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1 " o -k ? / HRQNieLE J; jl v.. (j?xl mul Our Nutlvo lainii, VOLUME. VII. r ' x /? CAMDEN, 8. CM FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1800. NO 27. Brian lor Mill V % OK WAS NOMINATRD ON THK FIFTH BALLOT. ' ? , ? SEW ALL, or mi TICS-?&G81SGMT. White Permanent Chairman? The Oold Men Pleaded? Till uian Makes a Bpeeoh~The Nomination* and By W bom Blade? Other Mote*. Tuesday, at phioago, ' the first stage to mark the issue between tho silver i tee Aud goldites, whioh show the relative strength of the ?wp opposing forces, tconrred. It was over the solootion of ? a temporary Chairman, of whioh there were two candidates ? Senator Hill, of New York, regularly namod by the National Committee, and Sonator Daniol, of Virginia. At 5 o'clock the convention doors werfe opened and the rush for admis sion began. Tho most striking feature of the aeoorations on ontefring tho hall is a collection of oiotures of seven % Domooratio Presidents ? Jefferson, Jackson, Van Buren, Polk, Tylor, Buchanan and Cleveland. The business began by Harrity naming Hill for temporary ohairm&n. Clayton, of Alabama, moved that Dd& jol'H name be substituted for Hill. Waller snggestod that Hill be mado temporary and Daniel pormanent chairman. The roll call of Btates was demanded on Clayton's motiop, and it drew forth an animated debate. Wal- 1 ler was very fiery. He said that if Hill was turned down "the Eas^efn Democrats will fight you hj*fe and eluewhero." Thomas^-^ -Colorado, advocated DauieL Thomas, Walker, of Alabama,' and Turpey, of California, advocated Dan Fellows, of New York was loudly ol ?'-?red whon he took tho platform to '"Speak for Hill. His reference to Mr. Cleveland was cheered all over the h^ll. Marston, ol Louisiana, followed, -supporting Daniel." He had to sit down on account of the ories of "Hill" and "Daniol." Duncan, of Texas, . followed in the advocaoy of Daniel. Ladd, of Illinois, advocating Daniel, said that if Hill mad&a speech it would keep the party explaining until tho 'election. The roll of States was oalled on the motion that the name of Daniel be substituted for that qiHill. The mo tion was carried. When Virginia was reached, Daniel voted "No." Hill refrained from vot ing when New York was oalled. This mnut u. warn. (Uliosen bj the Commltto* to b? Permanent Chairman of the Coareittlon.) insures that the silver men will have everything their own way. Daniel is chairman. The vote was for Daniel 556; Hill 849. Below Is a synopsis of John W. Daniel's speech npon taking the chair as temporary chairman: "Do not forget that In tho laat national convention of 1893 you proclalme<MpDUiselvee to be in- favor of both gold and anVer as the standard money of the country and tbecoln amf both gold and silver without dis crimination against either metal or charge for mintage, and that the only question left open waa the ratio Between the njetal*. De , not forget that Just four years ago, In tbat same convention, the New York delegation stood hers solid and Immovable for a candi\ date committed to tho free and unlimited ooiaage of stiver and gold at the ratio of l<to Stand that if we are for it still it la in soma measure from your teachings. That we oWo^ you much Is readily and gratefully acknowl edged, but are our,debts not mutual to each other, and not oue?sidedP" j '/As this majority of Democrats la not sec tional, neither is it for any privilege of class or tor dam legislation. The active business men- of thla country, its manufacturers, its merchants, its tarmera, its sons of toll la the corfdUac-room, factory, fletd and mine, knowk that a contraction of the currency ewceptf^hwny. with the alien! and relsnflass force of gravitation the annual "ptaflla of their enterprise and la rest meat, and they know, too, that the gold ctandafd msaaespn traction and the organisation of disaster. (Apple nee,)' What hope Is there for the country, what hope for Demoerney, nnlese the view* of tho majority here are adopted? ^ '?The Republican party baa now renounced the creed of its platform# and our stafltsa. . )t has presented to the country the ime of higher taxes, aiore bonds and less money. StA has proclaimed for the British gold Lndard. wCcisa only expect, should they *ee0aadrnewftpK?v>B oT peak and a long pro- 1 tinetsd period of depression. Do not aak us, then, to Jote them on aay of thass propoai tne gold standard the eslst> oil IF. %/. Iill YAW, Nebraska, Nominee for President. Erlvate debts It would take moro than three mes all the gold in the obuutry to pay one year's interest In that medium. Wo should be oompelled hereafter to oontraot tho our ronoy by paying the Ave hundrod millions of greenbacks and Bherman notea**jj gold, whloh would neoessarlly exhaust lift ^iiltro American stook in and out of tho Treasury, and ihe same polloy would require that tho three hundred and forty-four millions of silver oortlflcntos should bo. paid la gold no foreshadowed by tho present Director of tho Mini' in his recommondatlou. This means the inoreaso of the nubllotlobt by live bun* dred millions of intejesM&arinq gold bonds with tho prospoot of-fhreo hundred and forty-four millions to follow, "The disastrous consequences of such a course aro appalling to conteuu>luto, nhd tho alternative suggested is tho frfo oolnago of. silver as well as gold and thovoompleto re storation of oi&r American system of bi metallism. Bring us, wo prav, no moro mako-shlfts and straddles. Vex not the country with prophecies of smooth things to come from tho BrltlBh-Kepubllcan gold pro paganda. Wo maintain that this nation, with _n natural base (as Gladstone said) of tho~~vgreatest continuous 'empire ovor established by man, with far moro ter ritory and moro.? productive onorgy than Great Crltaln France and Ger many combined, without dopondonco upon Europu for anything that it produces. and with the tfurOpoan dependence upon us for much that we produoe, is fully capable of restoring Its constitutional money system of gold and silver at equality with each other, audas our fathers In 1776 doo!arud our na tional independence, so uow bun the party founded by Thomas Jefferson, tho author of that declaration, met here to Ueelare our flnanolal independence of albtftber* nations and to Invoke all true Americans taifrsert by their votos and placo their country whero It of right belong* as tho freest and foremost nation of the earth." After a night session of nearly throo hours the gold moo, under the leader nhip of Mr. Whitney, adopted the fol lowing resolution : m "Thkt a committee <*-bno or moro be ap pointed from oaeh Stat'o to con for with the /.people and report the tempor concerning an organization of tho sound money Democracy and how far such an organization should go into Independent action for tho election noxt November. " V*J The delegates fretely expressed tho opinion that the probable outcome of the new movement would be tho nOmi nation of a gold man for the Fresiden ey by the soundCrootfey Democrats. The committee on permanent or ganization mot after the adjournment of the convention. E. B. Fin ley, of Ohio, waa elected chairman; P. Brown, of Georgia, secretory, andl)r. W. E. Webb, of Missouri, serganFat nrma. After the or^Sbi^ation it was dccided tbat a recess until evening be taken. When the comjpittee reassem bled at 8 o'clock the slate, whioh it was understood had been prepared, was all. ready and was a surprise. Instead of the voteran Isham Gk Harris, of Ten nessee, who had beten conceded to be the ^probable choice, Senator Stephen M. White, of California, -was substi tuted . The only reason mentioned in formally for the change was that mem bers thought it undesirable to have both the presiding offioers from South ern States. Senator White, waa chosen- by ^ vote of 83 to 6 for Senator Hill, and a com mittee appointed to notify him. SX00HD DAT. The gold men openly threatened to bolt, while their opponents practically invited them to do so, with the indig nant statement that they would support MoKinley anyway. '? The silverites did considerable work on the platform, declaring for free sil ver at the. ratio of, *6 to 1; denouncing the issuing by "the government of bonds in timoa of peace, and allowing private individuals to resp the benefit therefrom; demanding that the power to issue notes be taken from the nation al banks; declaring for a tariff for rev enue only; making a declaration tbat tho revival of the MoKinley bill would ba a menaco to the country; demanding thA enactment cf a constitutional amlndmont to permit the ineome tax ; expressing sympathy for the belliger ent a. in Cuba; demanding that the im ^oigrWtion of pauper labor be restricted ; flw>r\ng liberal pensions to soldiers; oprantig ar third term of the President, and denouncing the extravagance of toe last Bepnbhean Congress. J The committee on credentials, after fti .night aession, acted on all contests b< fore it, except one Indiana diatrict. Iff last action before adjourning was to sent the silver contestants from South Dakota. Adjournment was taken pend ing a motion to reoonaider. Theootp mittee voted unanimously to ?eat the Bryan contestants from Nebraska and the sikft contestants from Michigan also. 'Tee silver men had a. two-thirds majority by the adoption of a credential oommitiee report. White, of Oslifor pja, presided, ^he preamble and res olution* inoorpcAate the declaration of Andrew Jackson tbat "Gongrsas alone In the power to eoin money* and that thia power cionoiybm dele gated to n corporation. Fofr that rea Um_. National Bank iwuu should be abrogated, nntU the money i|aestlwi U ?eWedta wypcfcaagwtn tho tariff oxoopt such as is necessary to moot tho detloit in the revenue caused by tl/cVadvorHO decision of tho Bupromo Court ou the income tax; declare it the duty of Congrosa.to uso nil tho consti tutional power which romaius after that decision or which may come from its roversnl by the court as it may hereafter be oonstitutod, so that tho burdou of taxation may l>e equally and impartially laid to the end tbat wo may nil bear our proportion of tho cxpenso of tho govorjnroont. Federal interforonoo in local affairs is a violation of tho qpfa stitution and a crime against iroo in stitutions, and we specially objeot to govornmont by injunction as a now and highly dangerous form of oppres sion by "whioh Fedoral judges in con tempt of tho law of States and tights of oitizens become at once legislators, judges and exeontioners; and wo ap prove tho bill passed at tho last session of the senate and now pending in tho hotieo relative to contempts of the Federal Courts and providing foy trial by jury in certain contempt cases." When Daniel took tho chair ho an nounced no business except by unani mous consent. Rev. Dr. T. E. Groen, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, offered prayer. There was a great demonstration when the Bland Club, with bannors flowing, entered the ball. Tho Now York delegate* bold * cauous, fighting over the question whother they should bolt the convention aftet the adoption of the silver plank or not, ' The proceedings of the con vention wore listless. Hogg, of Texas, who made a strongyplea for harmony was well received. The gold men are inolined to take their medioine more} ^peacefully. Hogg advised the dele gates to meet in a spirit with intent to win in November. Tillman, of South Carolina, asked permission to address the convention. Twelve thousand people, listened to the speech by Governor Altgold. Uji4*K.the unit rule North Carqrfna voted solid for Bland, on first bal lot. Bryan, Boiea and Teller havo supporters on the delegation. Bland is*in the lead before the convention. The New York delegation annooDoed that they would not boty, but that they would not vote on a candidate. The report of the committee on per manent organization was presented by Mr. Finley, of Ohio, naming Senator White, of California, as permanent president of the coof ention and Thos. F. Hogan, of Ohio, as permanent sec retary. A committee of three .was appointed to escort Senator White, the perma nent ohairman to the chair, the oom mittee consisting of Mr. Finley, of Ohio; Mr. McConnell, Of Illinois, and Senator Vest, of Missouri. Senator Daniel in retiring from the temporary chairmanship expressed ibis deep sense of the honor which he had enjoyed and introduced Mr. White *s "the distinguished Senator from Cali fornia." (Cheers.) ? ? but for a EQomeot Whether I auooood, or whether *<m auocood, In Impressing my vlaws. or youcsYlows, on tho convention, stoma oi rupr&aao importance but will not seem so in tho^future. In this oounoll chamber the Tjftmooratlo party looks for the vindication of its ex late nca. The people look to us hero fir tho righting of their wrong* and (Or tho ddtenae of the oonetltutlou? the great bul wark of our liberties We aro hero tonight, Its beet, Ita truest and Ita moat loyal defend ers. (Cheers.) Thtro Is no sootlonallifiu here? none whatever. Equal ami I iu partial juatloe to all this land, tho triumph of Inv poopl? as exemplified and expressed In De mocracy, la that object for which we have assembled and to carry out the object I will oonaecrate my best exertions." (Loud ap plause.] Mr. Clark, of Montana, riaing in tho body of the hall, produced a silver gavel from tho iuihoa of Montana, which he tendored the presiding officer iu the name of the delegation from that State. The ohairman remarked that in the absence of objeotion ho would foe) oompellod to aooept this handsome token from the Montana delegation. No objeotion being heard, the silver gavel was passed up to the ohairmau. When tho report of the oomraittce on resolutiouH was mado to (ho con vention a minority roport waH also presented ommrsing tho financial pol icy of tho Cleveland administration. To that Sonator Tillman, of Houth Carolina, ofFored au amendment, and address tho convention upon it for fifty minutes. Senator Tillman's amendment is in these words: "We denounce the administration of Presi dent Cleveland na un-Demooratlo and ty ranloa), and and as a departure from those principles which aro oherlahed by all liberty loving Americans. Tho veto power has boon used to thwart tbo will of tho peoplo us ex pressed by their representatives In Congress. The nppointlve power has boon UBod to sub sidise the press, to debauch oon gross and to over a wo and control .citlEons In J tho frco oxorclso of their oonstltutlonal rights as voters. A plutooratlo dospotlsm Is thus sought to .bo established on tho ruins of tho republic. Wo ropudlate tho construction placed onthoflnanolal plank of the laet Democratic national platform by President Cleveland aud Seoretnry Carllslo as oontrary to tho plain moaning of English words, and n<t being an act of bad faith do sorvlng the severest consuro. Tho lssuo of bonds In tlmo 1 1 peaco with which to buy gold to rodeem coin obligations payable iu silver or gold at the option of th^govern mont, and tho u?e of tho proceeds defray tho ordinary oxpenses of tho govornmont are both unlawful and usurpatlotsof author, ity deserving of Impoachine-jt " TUB CONVENTIONS Till HD DAY. The day opeiiod with the situation about this: Tho & Id mo n were in a helpless minority, with no ohanoo of preventing the adoption of a radical ireo silver plu'uk. Buiutt was in the lead slightly. , The committee on resolutions adopt ed Bailey's National Bank substitute, which denonnoea the issuance of Na tional Bank notes as in dorogation of tho constitution. It demands that all paper bo made legal tonder for publio and private debts, or receivable in payjnent of dues of the United States and shall be issued by the United States. Congress alone has powor to coin or issue money, and that power can't be delegated to corporations or individuals. Walsh of (jfcorgia made a roHgious substitute, which Renounces all seoret organizations wltich makes war on in dividuals for thoir religious opinions and grauting civil and religious liber ty to all citizons. Hill offered a resolution indorsing Cleveland's/ administration plank vroich was rejected Wednesday by the plat/<$rm committee. While it was oonooded that he would again bo de feated, the resolution gave hiui an opportunity to eulogizo the fiaancia 5 art of the President's administration. Illman was advised of this alleged Surpose of the New York Senator, and e devoted fifty minutes to ono of his characteristic attacks on the adminis tration. ^ Grady, of frfrw York, salt} that tho New York delegates hu? ^practically agreed among themtolvifflo express no decided opinions as d *body upon the deliberations of the convention.! They will return home lilfo. the Arabs fold ing their tents and Silently depart] They will hold an early St*t* conven tion and then decide what The convention decided to devote three hougf-.to resolutions. Tillman opened, Bryan followed in favo.r-?f fhe majority; Hill presented the /minority CHICAGO COLISEUM. WBXBB THM DlVOdBitlO OOXTJKNTION WAS HELIX. cmiMAK wijtb'i aritci. Senator While, on taking the chair, spoke of the ooBT?tion u an nsaerablage of* men from every State and Territory in the Union, and eald that ha vai . prepared to extend fall, equal, nbeoltate and impartial treatment to nil. Everything before the convention should be, be said, considered carefully and deliberately and when the voloe of the con vention was erystaHfed. Into a judgment, that Jndgment should be binding on nil Democrats. (Cheers). "We differ pettmf^'' he eontlnned, "on vital Issues. Wsneet in friendly oontest, presenting what iieni to ns proper and right. We enbmtt our view* tonne caadidjadgment of our brethren and on that Judgment will oertalnly rely. We Sod In ilie numeroos Inetsacss of hope* un realised. Men of promlnsnee pan away, someito oblivion, other* because they are K?mi4>oej|*c fit another shore. Bat the XHsiocrati? pari# will n^t dto^ even when ww alt " OlHii) When th< ooneMsratSon nnve pm?mm isw MM17 1 of thn report and spoke npon it. . Grey and ViUe followed Hill. " Silver Dick Blend -looked to be the winner b j a narrow majority, though hie friendf, Blackburn, Stereneon, Boiee end the recultent tredee com bined to make e greet straggle for the victor. The convention got into * debate on the minority report submitted by Hill, in which be took thong exception* to the free coinage plank endorpad Cleve land and denounced \^tnoome tax0 claaee of the platform. Me acid the platform la fall of abonrd proportions, calculated ta injure the perty and arid ha would ncffollow each revolutionary Mepe. Vila* follcwed endorang Hill's ufoatBto, aa alee did Baaeell, of Mae Tlll^eo, Senator Jonaw t?fl_ wmrnXm MMMI mini th# BilMttr ~"mmzHqrZ men a hp r. m<anp. report Tillman whs particularly ag .gressivo. Brynu had a groat ovation. A motion was made to lay on tho tablo both tho motion for aud against th* administration. Ho 6aid to the minority: Yon have already disturbed our business. Tho mau w ho workos for his wages in as mueh a business man as the mau who goes upon tho board of trado and beta upon tho future, aud the few financial magnates of tho world who. in a back room |oornors tho finances of tho world. Ho naid thu\ tho pioneers of tho Wost aro as worthy tho support of this Conven tion as the magnatoa of tho East. Ho drew a comparison between Jof forson and Hill and said ho preferrod to stand by Jefferson. Ho says on our platform tho party will oarry every State, inoludiug Massachusetts. Thoro was great ohoering aud demoustratlous at tho olose of Bryan's speeoh, and oriea of "nominato him!" Tho band struck up but couldn't bo heard, it simply could bo soon going through the oMtion of playing. The vote on tho platform was or dered after tho Bryan demonstration subsidod. Tho voto was on tho adop tion of tho amehftmont offered by Hill to substituto tho minority roport for that of tho majority, so far as tho financial plank goes. Hill's motion was voted down, noes 020; ayos 5303. Hill's motion endorsing tho. prosont Democratic administration was next called. It was seen from tho outaot that this motion was lost. The ad ministration was not ondorsod, tho voto being 5G4 agaiust it, to 307 for it. It was hissed. ' EVKNINO HHHHION. o ,> Tho convention waB called to order by its prosiding oflicor, Senator White, B. R. TIIiIiMAN. of California, who immediately hafcded over the gavel to Representative Rich ardson, of. Tennessee, who abted as president pro tern . Bonator Vest, of Missouri, was the first delegate to ascend the platform,, and nominated Bland. His mention of Bland's namo was followod by only' a very slight demonstration of ap plause. The only part of hi* anecb that stirred tho crowd was thranosing rhyme: "Qlvft us Silver Diok* . .v Jr And silver quick, r_ And we will make McKlnloy siok." When tho State of Georgia was called Mr. II. T. Lewis, of that State, put in nomination Mr. Bryan, of Ne braska. Tho ^legations from Geor gia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Ne braska, Michigan, South Dakota and Mississippi rallied around the spear shaped guidons which bear the namea of their States and indioate their por tion on the floor. Tho scene wfca up roarious. Mr. Theodore P. Klutz, of North Carolina, seconded the nomin? tion of Mr. Bryan. Mr. Thos. J. Kernan, of Louisiana, mode a second ing speech Jn favor Mr. Bryan. A Boies demonstration was started bX tho Iowa delegation, but made no progress till two^young women dressed in white in tho south gallery stood up sn^wildly waving their arms began shrieking for Iowa's Governor. Hon. John S. Rhea, of Kentucky, placed in nomination Jos. C. S. Blackburn, of Kentucky. ?. t\ When New Jersey was called the response was, ''New Jersey does not deaire to nominate any man on the platform of this convention." Whep New York was called Senator Hill announced that New York had no candidate to preaent to this convention. When Ohio w4a called A, W. Pat rick, of Ohio, topk the platform and I placed Mr; JphigR. McLean in nomi nation. 4*. After Bryan's great speech Worth CaroHna changed from Bland and will vote qh first be Hot for Bryan. Bryan ia the strong eecond choioe of the .oonvention. ? ^ ? v Til FOURTH DAT. , The deeke were cleared Friday morn iaf for balloting in the Domoeratie National Convention. The real strug gle opened with the delegatee wrought to aa intemae pitch over the eenaatio?: al developments ef yesterday when the Bryan wave a wept through the oofven Mfia ml threaten oii to ihttpfldvilibcft. ?n4.tker#, _ I>di?4?rt*4 all tions and threw the ranks of tho other candidate# iuto oonfuaion. Mr. Voat, of Missouri, wan first on tho platform and nominated Bland. This nomination waa seconded by l>avid Ovormeyer, of Kansas, and Hon. J. It. Williams, of Illinois, tho latter of whojn said that Bland had dono more than any other American for the restoration of silver. Mr. II. T. Lewis, of Georgia, nom inated W. J. Bryan, of Nebraska, saying that if publio oftloe was a re ward for public services oo man morited such reward more tikn he. In the late politioal contesr Mr. Bryan stood among liis peers like Hani among tho Israelites, head and shonldora abovo all the rest. "Honor him with tho nomination," ho said, ?and you will do oredit to the party and earn for yoursolvjas the plandits of your ooustituoutA and tho thanks of posterity." A groat demonstration followed; all tho ailvor delegates aroso and joinod in vooiforous about ing and waving of hats, handkerohiof, newapa* pors and every wavablo objuot upon which they oould lay thoir hands. Theodore F. Klnttz, ;>f North Caroli na; Ocorgo Fred Williams, of Massa chusetts, and Thos. J. Kornan, of Louisiana, accondcd Bryan's nomina tion. Whon Massachusetts was oalled the cliairinnn of tho delegation Baid Mas sachusetts had intondod to prosont tho uamo of Governor RuhboII, but Mr. Rubso)1 declined to run on tlx platform adopted. Mr. Patrick, of Ohio, whon tho namo of hid Btato was called, put in nomina tion, Mr. John B. McLean, of Cincin nati. Chairman Ilarrity, of Pennsylvania, when biB Btato was called, said that Pennsylvania had no candidate at this time. c> Virginia being called in tho roll of States, tho chairman of tho delegation statod that they had boon instructed to present tho namo of tho lloh. John W. Daniol, but at his oarnest and insist onco did not do so. When the Htato of Wisconsin was callod, General Bragg, tho picturesquo old horo, chairman of the delegation, risiug ou a chair in his place, said: "Wisconsin cannot participate in tho nomination of auy man calling him self a Democrat upon n Populist plat form." Pennoyor was nominated by Miller, of Oregon, and that closed the list of nominations. Tho official first ballot, after tho con ventions account of absentees and do clinations to voto was: Bland, 233; Bryan, 100. Second ballot: Bland, 281 ; Bryau, 107. Third ballot: Bland, 291; Bryan, 219. Tho fourth ballot: Bland, 246; Bryan, 280. On the bal lot, tho Chairman of the North Caro lina delegation called out "22 votes for tho nominoo of this Convention, W. J. Bryan." This was greeted wlt^h choora. Koutucky made a break foil Bryan 26 votes, and Illinois also weutl to him. Ohio withdrew McLean. ^ Bland's name Wfnr withdrawn, *nd/ Missouri's vote Was givon to BrVanc Bryan was nominated on the fifth bal lot, and his nomination was made nnanipiqns. The vote Stood at 600. At RMhvliK Tm., Mdajr, * in broke out la ib? 01 iw oftlwttW So or of Mo$m hda'i dixfoeda ilow aad ihw> m Willi sgoara of thebest M ml nnhrNWij' Vrrrn da i. There wu a marked falling off in (he attendance at the Colibeum. Sen ator White ealled the convention to order, prayer having lJSmv^dispensed with. Benatar Jones, of Arkansas, moved that' the convention proceed to the nomination of candidates for the Vioe-Preaidenoy. The motion was agreed upon and candidates was pat in nomination by their different Statea. After the nominations were aeoonded the ballotttag began. Bland and Mc Lean led in the early ballotting, but telograihs w#re received from them asking that their namde be withdrawn. A number- of other candidates were balloted for, but npon the fifth ballot Arthur Bewail, of Maine, wss unan imously declared the nominee for the Vioe-Preaidenoy. The usual clearing-up reeoultiODft of thanks to the temporary chairman, (Senator Harris? of TenoCifeee,) the permanent ohairman, (Senator White, of California,} acting sectetAry, (Rep resentative Richardson, of Tennessee,) the secretary fhd others were offered and agreed to* A resolution wea also offered bv Senator Blanchard, of Louis iana, and afcreed to, declaring tha.eity of Ghicrgo to be "the grekteet conven-c] tion city on earth," atod then the chairman. Senator Wbite, declared tbo convention adjourned sine die. , Tho Democratic National OCmmit tee held a meeting at the Palmer House, atd Senator Jones, of Arkan sas, was eleotcd ohairman of the Na tional Democratic Committee, and Hugh Wallace, of Waahington, son-in law of Chief Justioe Fuller, temporary < hair man. Southern Biblical Assembly. . The Southern Biblical Assoclstlou will hold Its second annual session In AthevUle Jul* 23d to August 12*. The purpose of MM society Is to awaken Taoreaeed late rest la the subject of religious education lft all Its jr*" It Is slso the purpose of the society to i and preserve la the rooms 6t the sou? .j. nooks, charts and pamphlets pMtatakf to the Bible and to rellflotu educatloai aisa statistical, documentary ahd othspdaforma tloacf all systems of raUgloas Instruction empMyedby eoleslastlcal aad other bodies la this country nnd In foreign lands, tocludla# textbooks and boqks of rofsrsnee, Sunday sehool requisite*. aad appMahesa of all kttM the same to be aaeussihls tb the giairal public. fbomesttaesam attended by tease bf the meet noted aad learned divines aad prominent lebturew In the tenth. 4 AHnlf Mil lUn Firs lnMnakville. TIIK CAN l>ll>ATICS. Hketchca of (lie Democratic Nominees for 1'realdent und Vice President. Mr. Bryan wm born la Mitloni, Marlon eouuty, 111,, on March 10, IHtiO. At the Ago Of ttftoon ho entered ' Whipple Academy, ' Jacksonviljo; in 1877 he entered llltnolH (College, and graduated vuledlotorlan In 1881. For the aoxt two yearn he attended thyUniou Law fcolloge, Chicago, studying in the ftfllbo of LVman Trumbull. After grad uation ha borfsu practlM at Jacksonville. In 1887 herbmoved to Llnooln, Nt?h., and because a mei^njr Of the law ftrtn of Talbott A Bryan. Ho va# olooted to Congresfl In the Flh?t Nebra?kn\I)Ifttrlot In 1890 over "W. J. Oonhell, of Omaha. and was re elected In 1802 over Allot* NVV'^Field, of Lincoln. In 18M. Mr. Bjrykn declined^ third nomination, aud Wka nominated by the Democratic State Con vention fpt United Qtatea Senator by the unaulmoiis vote of the convention. TheRe {>ubllcan?i however, had ft.ipajority in the <eglalature, and Bryan was deNnted for the Senatorship. Since Mr.l Btynii's Congress term expired ho haa given nla time exclu sively to spreading the dodtrlnoof freff silver. He flr?t appeared In the polftloal arena of Nebraska in the i|ami>al#n of 18&J. whed he stumped tho First district for J. Sterling Morton, nominee tor Congreaa. The samo year he declined a nomination tor Lleuten. ant 'Governor. On July 80, 1800, he was nominated tor Congreaa and wrote a plat form on which ho ran. NobOdy but blmpelt thought ho oould bo eleoted. He sturapH tho distrlat on tho tariff l?*uo, aqd won !amo aa a political orator throughout the State. This beautiful language has fyeon used by an admirer to describe his graces as an oraton Mr. Bryan lives well In a oommodlous dwelling in tho fashionable part of Lincoln, Neb. His family consists of Mrs. Bryan, Bulb r.god olovou, William J. Jr., aged slx( Grace, aged Ave. The Btudy In whloii Mr. and Mrs. Bryan havo desks. In a vory at tractive room. It is filled with books, ataua> ry, and mementoes .of oampalgns. There ar? two butctlor knives which Mr. Bryan used in thocampaigu with Field to rofute thoiatter'a boast of tho effects of high protection. AHTUOH SIWALTm Arthur Bewail was born at Bath, Me., November 90th, 1885. Ho haa been a life long Democrat and has been ohalrman of tho Mnino Democratic State oomtoitteo for many J ears. Ills resldonoo is tho Bewail eAtatolu nth, whloh has bo^n in the possession of the Bewail fanUly since 1700, when his great grandfather took titlo only three removes from a grant by King Goorgo. Mr... Sowall marrlod In 1859. His wifo was Emma D. Crookes, of Batb. There are two ohlidrw? lloroid M. and Wm. D. Heroid M. was ap fiolntedi during Mr. Cleveland's first admlnis ration United/ States Oonsul General at Samoa, but has ilnoo gone over to thvBo publloau party. Mr. Bewail has been engaged most of his llfa In ahlp-buUding and ship-owning. In the e4rly days he built wooden whalers and ooastns for whloh the State of Maine was fatnohk. The ?rm has been Hewall A Son for three generations. CMjr^TWwalKis president and principal owner of the Bath National Batik. He was president for nfce years of tho Maine Central Bailroad. He resinned the lattor position two years ago. He was at one time president of tho Eastern Bailroad aud has still quite considerable interests in railroads and In railroad-building. POPULISTS ARK FO.K TKLLBR. The Leaders Issuo a Manifesto In Ills Behalf. Tho Populist leaders baa Issued a manifesto in bohiilf of Hoof tor Teller, In which they say: "Upon the eve of aotlon by the Democratic National Convention about to assemble at the city of Chicago, wo find the situation ?uoh that we deem it proper Ui address all friends of free silver coinage and flnanoial roform In the Unitw Btafes. "There Is a candidate upon whom the votes of friends ofisilrer can be united. If all those who hate the lause at heart will yield something of thelriAxtreme partisanship and place the cause flrsl and oomplete partisan ship second. He U# candidate, who having given more than twdtaty years to a devoted struggle for this oauifc, and for flnsnelsl re# form, has shown tbafhecan put his deyatioa to his prlnoipie above all party ties or party suooees. . ??He stepped out of his party upon the declaration uf JMpbgle gold standard, and * standing as he Voes un trammeled by party aftl'latlons, and demoted to the cause which" the Demooratio party now." by a majority, d Glares the supreme question of the hear, be, above' all men. becomes the logical oan didate upon whom all who love this cause unite. He is able, competent, tried, true, earnest, reliable, and can be triumphantly "We feel oofftdent that the People's party is willing to open the path to the unlon upon , Hon. Henry M. Teller, and If this patriotic opportunity for oertaln ?v>cess be rejected bj? the Demooratio oonventlOn In the determina tion to seek oomplete psrtisan success re gardless of an open path to victory, then we ? call the true friends of the oause to witness that the responsibility rests tip on those who proof that " ? *? ? ^ of use for ? I port, are I it to saooest "Whatever may be our Individual wishes ? lu the premises we are foroed to say, after an earnest endeavor to inform ourselves about the sentiment of the People's party of the country at large, that that party cannot be " Induced to endorse a candidate for President who has not severed his affiliations with the oldpoIIMoal psrtjir." The manifesto (feigned by H. ?. Tauben ?seek, of Illinois, and twentv-elght other Pop ulist leaders, Including O. K. Lapbam, of Tlrglnla. v. BRADLEY JOHNSON WILL FlU?r. ? % ? 1 ' ( A Spanleh Officer Trying to Bluff the Wrong Man. Oen. Bradley T. Johnson, a New York correspondent at Habana, Cube, has hern challenged to fight a duel by a retired Span Mil military offloer who was offended by re* /marks In Oeneral Johnson's published oor* ' respondenoe stautJfeo Spanish army. The Challenger, finds himself In a somewhat ridi culous position, as the offloers la active eer vloe refuse to recognize him as their ohatep , . . . ... + Oen. Johnson, who, as an e*-officec of Jfce Confederate^ r 3 ? 1 ? la no wtoe tr. . self-eonstftuted ; Spanish office**. r meat* are such as to rsader as meeting on the Held of honor he |i willing to flg'ji when the ptope* " meet him It decided upon. The InoJdeet is the main toots ot <oaV)?> satlon at .*he eluhs and cafss, bet iNi Is* lie-*} that ft wflla^'MjiftmMML iieniis " ~ /" An