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BARNWELL COURT HOUSE, S. C,] JUNE 30, 1802.
SMieihiif NeW4
W. F. Massey, of the North Ctirollna
Experiment Station, writes to the A*
merican Africulturiat as foIloMrs:
My remarks upon the late crop of Irish
potatoes In theSouth Ina recent number
of the American Agriculturist, have
_ brought me a number of letters from
persons who want to know more about
the details of the culture of the crop.
A correspondent from Tennessee states
that in his section they are tnach inter-
ested in this matter, as they very seldom
succeed.in getting good results from
the late crop.
It has only been within a few years
past that the conditions necessary’ for
sii<*e« c s have been fully understood.
Years ago we all assumed that because
the late crop is planted in hot weatbi
am.aiis i yowns |
deep, so as to secure moisture. The re
sult of this deep planting, almost Invu-
< riably, w as a very poor stand, the pota
toes largely failing to grow. A few
years ago, in walking over a field in late
autnmer from which a urop of potatoes
had been du<? and marketed in June, 1
^-ttotieed a great many voi»m?ecr piatits
The Magic Name Ttatj
Democracy Raises
AT
ly in hia profeeaion, and was elected
-prosecuting attomby of McLean county.
He was a presidential elector iu 1881,
and was twice elected to the bonne of
rejireseutatives as a Democrat from a
* district largely republican. He was ap-
■ pointed firrtfc assistant postmaster gene-
! ral by Cleveland July 8. 1885. One of
I the last oflicial acts of President Cleve-
1 land was to nominate Mr. Stevenson for
justice of the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, but the Republican
senate failed to act upon his nomina
tion. Since his retirement from the
I postoffioe department, he liae been en
gaged iu the practice of law' at, Bloom
ington, 111. .
HER SHIP’S MASTII
Chicago, June 22.—The preliminary
work of the convention was concluded-
reeolntiona
of th<
ia A flood ol
anirdp^rtanl
flood of resolutiooe, most
it, wss introduoed.
Cheerta« a Bepebtleea.
A delegate from Illinois introduces a
resolution expressing sympathy with
James O. Blaine in the loss of his son.
Emmons. The name of Blaine is wildly
cheered end the resolution is carried
with a will. _
At 1:58 the convention adjourned un
til 11 o'clock tomorrow.
And Expects to Win tlic Race
in Novcmkr Next.
growing from the small potatoes left in
the ground The land had peeu smooth
ly harrowed for smalt grain, but not
yet sown. The growth of thtse volun
teer potatoes attracted my attention, as
I, like many others, had been trying to
devise a plan for getting a more uniform
aland of the late crop. If some of them.
grow so well, wby do ip* other«, 1 ask
ed, and proceeded to Investigate. 1 soon
found that every potato that waa grow
ing was Immediately on or just nmler
the surface. Many were almost out of
the ground and dark green from the sun
shine. On turning a few furrows in the
land 1 brought to the surface many oth
er small potatoes sound, plump and un
sprouted and some decayed ones. So I
began to reason that doubtless, In dig
ging the crop unripe for the early mar
ket, many of the small tubers werj so
Immature that they decayed and others
burled deeply In the soil were hot in the
beat conjtirions to favor a quickly renew
ed grow ih I then began to experiment
and to con p .re the experiences of oth
ers who were working in the same line*
In my tlrs^exiwrimenu 1 allowed the
small potatoes of the early crop to lie
ex |mwmmJ tr the light until w ell greened
end then planted them and covered
them deeply. 1 he result was a rather
jioor stand. Other tutors were planted
and barely covered with soil. The re
sult w a* a much better stand but atiil
many gaps where the potatoes proved to
be mtron. I became tati-fl*d that shal
low covering was best hut did not un
fold the trne plan until In a discussion
In a 1‘armers' Institute It was stated
that some growers were bedding their
potatoes and sprouting them before
planting. I at once saw that was the so
lution. And now for several years I
bare not failed to secure a good stand.
We take the small potatoes, the cul
ling* of the early crop and spread them
out to green awhile and then place them
In a single layer on a bed of mallow soil
jn*t so a* not to touch each other and
cover them about an inch or two with
light san<ty soil. There they remain
until planting time which is here about
the first of August. By this lime all the
|H»tau*ea that will grow in time for a
crop will b* found hi have started their
rye*. These arc the only onrs we plant.
In planting we plow a deep furrow and
drop these potatoes, uncut, and then
cover rbeni very lightly in the furrow.
A* growth proceeds the deep furrow Is
gra-lnally dliet in aro ind the growing
plant* and all cultivation thereafter is
as flat as possible. No hilling should
he done as is practiced with the early
rrop, the object being Corou«erve mois
ture. Treated in this way the yield is
about as certain as It that of the early
crop and enables us to grow |>otstoe*
that will keep unsprouted all winter,
and will furnish the most vigorous seed
for planting the early crop. IJuitc a
Imsinesa is now spri’uging tin in the
sadc of these late grow u seed for early
planting northward.
It has generally been assumed hy
growers that deterioration would set in
rapidly if the proee«8 is carried too far.
and that it is necessary to get enough
Northern potatoes annually to produce
aeed for the late crop. Hut, quite re
cently, a gentl'Miian in the Southwest
Informed me that his late crop from the
previous autumn's seed was superior to
that raised from seed grow n from North
ern potatoes that season. Wo are inau
gurating now experimenta in this line
and propose to grow anuu illy a crop
from our own seed In competition with
seed produced the previous season from
Northern seed.
1 am inclined to think that much of
the deterioration of potatoes in. this cli
mate comes from grow ing the crop from
seed weakened by sprouting and rub
bing off in winter before planting, and
that a practice which will avert this
weakening of the vital forces In the tu
ber will better maintain Its productive
ness. Potatoes dug the last of Novem
ber and planted again in February will
certainly grow with more vigor than
those dug in late «uminer dr early
tumn and rubbed off once or
winter. *8© U may be poswlhlc that the
Southern grown seed potatoes may be
sought for at the North, '
THE NOMINATION UNANIMOUS.
New Jersey Had the Honor of
Naming Him.
STEPHENSON FOR SECOND PUCE
leader of the Cleveland forces, an
nounced to the Associated Press, at the
close of the last meeting of the Cleve
land supporters, that, in vi«w nf tK4
situation as it was thon known to exist
there would be nocontest for temporary
ohairinan, which means that Oweus of
Kemuekj. wonM be cbosen. lt , was
determined at the meeting by represen
tatives of the staU-s who turned iu an
account of the absolutely sure votes for
Cleveland to the number of 601, which
is two beyond the necessary two thirds
to nominal* ns permanent chairman
WiHiam L. Wilson of West Virginia.
Hon. William L Wilson, of Charles
town, rrpnwvnting the second West
Virginia district, was born in Jefferson
county, Virginia, May 3, 1843; was
graduated from Columbia college, Dis
trict of Columbia, in 18G0. and served
in the Confederate army. After some
years in law practice, be was in 1883
elected president
Chicago, June 23.'—At 10 o'clock tbs
band began playing a waits In the
great hail si the delegates began slowly
to assemble.
^•aveatloa Caiaee ta Order.
At 11:21 A ra.—The chairman railed
theconventi
the M. E. church.
When prayer was concluded tha Iowa
delegation, bearing a big Boiee banner,
marched in. The band played "My
Maryland."
Chairman Owens called for the report
•f the committee on credentials. r .
D was announced that the committee
on credentials would not be ready to re
port until 3 o'clock.
Mr. Bronson, of Kentucky, moved
that a committee of two be appointed to
and moved to strike from the tariff eeo
Uoe all words preceding the 4ehnnci»>
tion of tha McKinley act, and to substi-
tut# therefor the following :
We denounce Republican protection
as a fraud on the labor of the great ma
jority of American people for the licnefit
of a few. We declare it to he a funda
mental principle of the Democratic
party that the federal government has
ne constitutions] power to Impose and
collect tariff duties except for the pur
pose of revenue only (applause and
cheers), and we demand that the colic©
tion of sneb taxes shall be limited to
the necessaries of government when
honestly and economically administer
ed. (Cheers and applause.)
A tumult followen, and Neal.Watter-
•on and Vilas led a heated debate.
motion waa voted
nays and carried.
Mr. Chairman—The next order of
buaineea, gentlemen, ia a call of the roll
.. . _ , - - ^ . ®f states for the nomination of candi-
walt on the credentials committee and dspN for the offloe of president of the
raents for the and tomlet to cense,
Mr. Jones retiredun despair. Mr. Neal
demanded a roll onU on bia motion to
•trike out and substitute. The roll wss
called and resulted: ayes, 584; nays, 843.
The motion was put and declared lost. I
Mr. Chairman—The question is now archy 'on" &• ruimiof tbc ’republic" It
oft the adoption of the platform. This strike* at Um north a* w*4l as the mmth,
on by the yeas and
of the West Virginia . .. „
University, bnt resigned soon after, and iaona are to have six votes
The com mil toe's
Vv** ♦d-r-tr-l 11 the forty eightheOHgVfM.
He has been continuously re
The First Ballot was Bo Decided
That the Rules Were Sus
pended and He Was Thou ,
. Unanimously Chosen.
Cleveland, 617 1-3; HilU 112;
Boies, 103; Gorman, 36 1-2,
2 *3; Carlisle, X5i At the meeting of tha national ootn-
Morrison, 5; Campbell, 2; Pat- roittw Which arranged the program.
Itoon. 1; Whitney, i; Rusiell, 1.1 JS3T3
i*j *rity determined to carry the
ion to Owens on to the floor of
1 veotion immediately after tha
fonurntlon wss called to order.
This was *u!« -qnentlv abandoned af
ter the caucus of rotes were mads and
the CWeiaud men found that then was
no ktofr s’ y jbobt of the strength
£
iraise
ai»-
twice in
Slpgleton A. McIntosh,, a well to do
wbltfe man of Newberry County, killed
a neighbor the day before UhriMma*.
I.ast week he was tried ami convicted of
murder in spite of money and lawyers.
The jury recommended him to mercy
and the Judge and Solicitor favor the
commutation of his sentence to impris
onment for life in the Penitentiary, it
is the first conviction of the aort that
bas been secured in a long time and Ill's
a long felt wank It Is pretty rough on
McIntosh but be got off lighter than the
man he slew.
H. M. Neil, a New York cotton proph-
.et, whose opinions always carry weight
pr&lcts a severe scarcity In the staple
for next October As lie fore that last
year's rrop would be the largest and Its
price the lowest ever known many peo
ple exi>ect this last prophecy to come as
true as the other did. 80 mote It be.
Uncle? Now wot’s the use of trackin'
gals ail these new-fanglod studies? Wot
good is this 'ere astronomy you’re stud-
y»‘f .City Niece: Why, unUe, It's a de
lightful spbieot to talk about moonlight
evenings. We point out Venus and the
man then saya something pretty,
that ring?
It will help you to be charitable to
tfeera To remember that other folks |
Nature much auh> In them as you hare. t
oaovaa oauvututirat
Perhaps no name on the American
continent ie better known today than
that of Grover (Tlcveland, and none will :
challenge the admiration of the Amen-
onn p^-ople more aoiversally than that
of the great tariff reformer. The splen- ,
did endorsement which he has just re- !
Drived at the hand* of the liemorratio
party, s;w-iks m no uuocrtaiu manner of
the coi.fi<lence rep«»-cd in hie ability to
steer the ship of state of this great gov-
emm-nt.
For four ysra he held the reins a)
Washington, and the wise, ooneervstive
end a d© policy pnrsntd by him, enlist
ed the hi chest encomiums of pn
from friends and political foes alike.
In the next campaign he was put for
ward by his parry for reflection to the
nrteidency The result is well known.
The circumstances counec’ed with Mr.
Cleveland's defeat are as well known a*
is the result. Ills own state, that had
once elected him as her governor by an
overwhelming majority, and snlne-
qnently gave him the electoral vote that ;
placed him in the presidential chair, |
and upon which he oonGdeutly relied
for her snp|>ort in a second contest, de
serted him in the last honm*of the i
•troggle, and sacrificed him to the Re
publican party.
•With the Waring that had alwaya
characterised the man, Mr. Cleveland,
although feeling bitterly the sting of the
•tab he had received from the hands of
hia friends, gracefully retired to the pri
vacsr of home
morimfr was heard against thos*? whom
be had most cense to censure. For fonr
years, ho hna led the life of a private
citieen, rarely ever obtruding his views
upon political questions, yet ever loyal
to the internets of his party, and ready,
In that same spirit of candor and hon-
ekty wbicl) is peculiarly his own, at all
times to give counsel when asked of I
him; and now again, comes the unani- j
mons voice of the Democrats of the
country calling hiuv-to the frout as their
leader.
It is the recognition of merit over ma
nipulation, of genius ov-r political
trickery and of honest government over
oflicial corruption. And with this man
the Democratic party enters with aasur-
thrir leader. Thev were willing to
the temporary cbairtuanaiiip go to Iks
opposition. ♦ ^
Vr*rh *r ih*
It was 13 o'clock who* Chairman
; Brice called the oattowat committee to
1 order. After »o*H pwdi ini nary businem
l Mr Ransom, of North Carolina, la W-
1 half of the »at> cmmmttee on temporary
j organlaalioit. nmuiasted for temporary
! chairluao, William C. Owens, of Kern
‘ tnckv. Thu nomination __
by Henry Vf alter-on and others,
Mr. Holt, nf Texas, amninated Wil
liam L. Wilson, of Weet Virginia Hi
ram Atkineon, of Vermont. »vtmded
the nomination, as did several others.
Brief compliiu -nUrv specs he* were
made aetting forth Ilia nteriu of the
| two camhdatea
WI11I© these speeches were goiag en.
' sdtTfa conferencea were taking place
between tlie Cleveland men. Ex-Beere-
' tary Whitney abandoned the Cleveland
; headquarters for the time being and
j hovered around the outside of the na
tional commute© room headquarterA
; He held s conference with Harxity and
otlu-r romuntteemen. wImhii he biy|
| callo<l out of the meeting room.
Vila# of Wisconsin, also came aronnd
to see how the fight waa going on. They
wou'd say nothing of their purposes,
but apparently want<si some assuraucee
—of v hat nature could not be learned—
from Watrera>»n and Gorman.
It was said that one thing they were
endeavoring to secure was a public dec
laration from Gorman that he would
not bo s candidate. Evidently the as
surance wanted was not given, for Ow
ens’ selection was vigorously opposed,
bnt when the roll was called it waa
found that that gentleman had 28 yoUs
to ^0 for W ilcon.
ascertain when they would be ready to
report. - j r
The committee on credentials an
nounced that they were ready to re
port, and that the report was unani
mous.
The oommittee's report favored the
seating of the regular Alabama dele
gates, while the contestants were to be
given seats on the floor; the same as to
Pennsylvania; the same as to Okie; the
same as to Utah. New Mexico and Ar-
the platform at 13:23 p.
rted by INoklneoa sad
to the
He
CALLED TO ORDER.
Chairman nrlr© Hmm<! th«
of K«nlnohy, In the
Chicago, Jnno 22.—At
Call—Owens
Chair.
_ 12:4^ p. m.,
1’f* never al ^p natldnaTDemocratic conrentkHi was
c«He«l to order in the groat wigwam by
the lake.
IKTKUIOH or COXVKKTlOlt HALL.
Ciilviu S. Brice, chairman of the na
tional Democratic, committee ^read the
monsly adopted.
Mr. Fordyoe next rand tha report
tha up—mi ilea an perms—t urgaal
tion.
Wm. L. WUaon, of Weat Virginia,
was named m permanent ohalrmaa.
The report pf the •aasnsittoe on per
manent organlaaUen was adopted.
O* motion of Dickinson, of Michigan,
• <>-m i.ittee of flke was appoint*•! to
notify Wilson and tha others of Ihcir
WM— Is Teetatl^a.
Wilson took
m. % bring
Flower.
Temporary'ChalrmsH O
od Permanent Chairman WiLoo
•aMama
Mr. W tleoa waa greeted warmly
thanked the oen vent ion for the hm
"Much aa we owe toomr party,*
hr. "we owa more to eer oonatry.”
Mr. Willson's address abounded with
prints that pieeaed tha oonventton. A
a rr singe men t of the Repnbtieaa
waa tor a nma hts the tea. He said
the Repwhlieaa party waa the party of
a section and a ohms and not of the pew-
pie or of the oonatry as a whole. A ref
erence to tariff reform by Mr. Wilaoa
elicited applanae.
He referred to Major McKinley^ state
ment at Minneapolis that the Democrats
Wanted to raise the money from the
home people instead from a protective
tariff on foreign goods.
. He said the Democratt« party pleaded
guilty to the ohargs. The Amertcaa
peo|4e were able and willing to support
their government and that this was sot
a private country. Hu said that reci
procity was to bn tha battle cry of the
Rcrmbhcans in this cambaign.
He 4©nonneed the McKinley reciproc
ity bill as "one of the greatest absurd!
tim of tbs age,* and Wil«ou appealed
for harmony in the convention, no mat
ter who should be its choice aa a candi
date to lead them.
*A« your presiding officer, ft would
be unbecoming in me to express an
opinion concerning tha oandhlatss. But
I will say that the man yon select will
recn ve no telegrams of congratulation
from tha fora^u castles of oor tariff
lords. *
As Mr. Wilson eonclnded, at 11:48
a. m., the delegates areas ©n muses
and chsprol him to echo. His address
tuada a great hit.
Dickinson, of Michigan, moved that
tho convention take a recess nntil 6
o'clock. Tbs motion was carried.
United States. Tha clerk commenced
to call tha roll and got aa far aa Ala
bama, when he waa iaturruptod.
Hr. Fenton, of Arkansas, attempted
to have an adjournment bat no atteutiou
was paid to it. Arkansas yielded her
place to New Jersey and sx-Governor
Abbott, of that state cams forward to
the platform, aeoompanie I by enthusi
astic cheers from tbs Cleveland wing of
the convention, it being understood that
Abbett was to p-mmate sx 1‘resultl
OevklaaKt
Governor Abbott bmooodsA without
raosiving more than mild applause until
ha reached that ©•rtlwu «f hia addreas
where ha a. ys. v If there waa any doubt
existlag U« my mind ef fh* results of
ihi£ national eoat*»t I would not urjpa
otf behalf «f mj state the views of its
Democracy in favor ef Oruvsr Oeve-
laud. * Tue m-otiou of the sagv of Bus
taril's Bar was a sigaal f.»r a thunder ef
sheer*. Men and wtwutm who thronged
the greet galleries waved lass, utnbrvl-
las and Im*u
mfT Dr Witt, of New Vorb» fe'd»wod
Abhrtt. and anminated H d Hut Mr.
1>Will’s voire was ant sufli. tently
strong tc All tbs kaU, It wm s rue'.on
ml effort of much heauty ami pie-
inmaquesies*. but the works did not
peustrute far enough fnuu the platform
to be as effective aa they would have
been otherwise D-Witt was followed
by John (L Fellows, wue sioquautly
and am hi «otae ©nthtulasm serondad tha
nominatkai of Hill.
Mr. Eogiish, of Indium^ in a brief
speech, seconded tVveland; and then
Mr. Denoan «»f lows. p«u m aou*
Inathta with au eao-llent sjwerh. and
although it eras mhlalghi. there w*e a
great show >4 ©ttlhaevaam. The New
Torkeee sad Smith Curuhnisus j«ai»*d
lustily with tha I iwat»«. and the
tag lasted several mlautaa.
ITeaala
At tAS a.
upon tha call
follows t
Cleveland fl«4. Hill lit. Boise 10*.
Gorman 884. .Stevenson 18|. Morris A
Carlisle 15. Campbell 8, Fatttaoa I,
Whitney I. Hnwell 1.
Texas changed her vote, and voted 80
for Llaveland. West Virginia changed
II for Cleve’aud. Maryland rtiauKsd to
18 for dev land. Ohio m<>v©d tha rules
be sue pend* 1 and devetnnd he made
tha nominee by acrUusatiou. Mr. Dan
iel, of Virginia, secomled tha inotton of
Ohio to maka tha noaiinatSon un*..i
Section 1. TIis repriwontativee of lbs
Democratic party of the United Statoa. iu
uational oonveutioo aanmitded, do re-
afllrra their allegiance to the principles of
tlie party as formulated by JcfTemon and
exemplified by a long sod illustrious Hue
of his succeseor* tn Denincratic leaderahtp
from Madison to Ok'veltMid We iNdiev©
the public welfare demand* that thom
nriuciplos he applied to the rondnrt r of the
fedsral Kovernment, through the acoesdoo
to power of the party that advocates them,
and w© solemnly doelar© that the need of
a retura U» them fuudaiurptaJ principles
of fr©e popular governuieut. Wood on
home rule and individual liberty, was
never 10ora urgent than now when the
tendency to neutralise all the power at Ute
tode.Al capital bas becomes meoao© to the
reaervml rights of etatea. that atrikea at
the r©ry root «»f <*ur guveruioeot V c«»ii»ti-
totioo as framed by Um fathers of Uie re
“*• ’ • v i tmwtf
eountry, jealous ft*r tlio pr nervation of
their free Inetituthms, that the policy of
feilaral control of electUm*. to which the
Republican party ha* committed itself. U
fraught With the gravest daugera. acarcely
leea momentous than would man It from a
revolution practically eetabHahiug mon
archy on 4ka mine of the republic It
•ere of laud an
reclaimed and reetomftoi
Sec 7. We denounce the !
islation known as th« Shrnuan i
aa h cowardly makeshift. It
pnasitdlitieeof danger in iba i ,
should make all iu supporters, as'
ItM author, anxious for im *r»e*sd|.
We hold to the use of both gold and silver
as tlie standard tuoiunr of tls© country and
to the coinage of both gold and ailvag : i
without diecriinlnatltut agalneS sMber
metal or charge for fhlntogu, but the dol
lar unit of coinage of both metals must he
of equal intrinsic and
or b© adjusted thi
agreement or by such wsfeguurde 1
latiou its shall insure the iiiaiutexiaoee~ of
parity of the two metals An evjual power
of every dollar at all times In the markets
and in the payment of debU, and we de
mand that all paper currepcv
ihuutuii.
coir
prohiU-
>k wues
and Injures the colored dtiaeus even more
than the whites. It means a horde of
deputy marshals at every poll lug place,
armed with federal power;, returning
boards appointed and controlled by federal
outrage of the electoral rights
authority; netrage of the 1
of tb© oeople iu the ssveral states; the
subjugation of the colored pt-opls to the
control of tbs party iu power, and the re
viving ef race aiitsgonhuis. uo*r happily
ebateu. of the utmoet peril to the safety
a*d happiness of all; a measure ds
HlieraUly and justly dsacribsd by • lead
ing Republican senator as **the most iu
famons bill that evercroMied the thrnsh«dd
of tke sMUtte." Such e policy, If saoction-
sd by law, would mean tbs dominance of
u self-perpetuating oligarchy of ofllos
holders, and the party first entrusted with
IU machinery could he
Whisk Is iubsnnt ta all sell govern
eommuaittea. Two years ago this rsvo
t leu ary polky was emphaUrally
demaed by the people at the poole, but In
contempt of that verdict the KepubUeaa
perty has defiantly declared. Iu its lebsat
authoritatlvs uttsrsaes. that Ha ouausss ia
the sotnlug election* will mean the en-
eetmeet of s form MU and the usurpation
of desyoOs control ever elections In all tbs
siaisu. BsMsviag that the pseesrvatloe of
IMpwhHmu government ta the Uailed
Hts tea is dependent upon the defeat ef this
poHcy of legalised fores and fraud, uu In
vite the support of sKlaeus who dealrs to
sea tho eeueUtwtioo maluUlaed In Its lu-
trwrlty with the laws pursuant thereto
which have given our oonatry a hundred
e insist upon this policy aa es
pecially neoiwnmy for protection of the
farmer* and labonug cl ■mss, the first and
most <IefcuMcleKH victims of unstable money
and fluctuating curreucy.
Sec. 8* We recomruead that the
tory 10 per cent, tux on Rate tab
be repealed.
Sec. «. A public office la a public trust.
We reaffirm the decl.v wtion of the Demo
cratic uational convention of l*7TJ for the
reforip of the civil service end we call for
the honest enforcement of all laws regu
lating the same. The Domination of pres-
in tho recent Republican con
.a -tir
Idont, as
b o
U by dslegatloue compueed largely of
appointee*. Hhldlag oAos at hia plosa-
, is a scandalous satire upon free pppo-
HnSfifr-
the
•elf-gore ruing
Hss^. so m iw«afs**«»
Ur iDstitutione aod a stariling
ttoo of the methods by which a ]
may gratify hie ambition. Wo
the pdlcy under which Fwlerul
dem usurp control of
the states, a
bartr to the reform
abuses which threaten individual liberty
and local self government.
See. 10 Tbs Democratic party I* the
only party that bassvsv given CIm country
a foreign poLey, eomfutent —4 vtgarsee,
tfol of party coftjreutlonA hi
we pledge the Demncratlu
form of these sad sN other
eomnrIUng rsacMet abroad msI ti*-pirm<
coofideocs at luxuo. While avoiding *o
tangling alHaaee* It hue elmod to sulti-
vete friendly relations with other netinmi.
aod especially with oor ncUrhlurs oe Um
OOO (4 DM Ml WUoDM <Vw»CiDff
linked with our own sud we view vrith
alarm the teudimy to a nobey of Irrtta
aest Muster, whisk fc llsMs at any
to eoefroot us w«Ck the rltirHsllus
jean of unexampled prosperity. We
pledge Um Demreratle party. If It bo en
trusted with the power, not only to defeat
tke force Mil. .
pndtioe to the Keputdleau policy of evb-
ftigsts expe«»dltere wkkk, iu the abort
*e* mm rirss Hells*,
m. the halhitting
of
The motion was cstt1*1.
The motion to adjourn to 3 o'clock p.
m. was oerrmd.
was
an-
jgrz?,- 0 *? wl “ cu au,1,on “ i
The Nomtare for VI©©,
Mr. Stevenson was born in 1333, m
Cliriatian conuty. Kentncky, near the , »
birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. Ills
parents removed from North Carolina
to Kentucky, one of hia ancestors bring
a signer of tho Mecklenburg declaration
William C. Owens of Kentnc
chosen temporary chairman,
noancement was received with applause,
and he was conducted to the pntform'.
Chairman Brice handed him the
gavel.
Chairman Owen said;
“Two great dangers face tho Democratic
rty..Onu is cxtornal and the other is In-
^ _ pei _
of iudependence. At twenty years of HewSI. The Unit In the organized capital
adnated from : of the country as represented by the gov-
1 j ! eminent, and the socond is th* fondness of
of the ^' niocra *' 8 raise issues among them-
age Mr. Stevenson
Center college. Kentnc __
Miss Lettie Green, daughter
president of that institution. Araoug j
nk olsssini^ee were Senator Blackburn, |
Senator Davidson of Florida; ex-Gov- 1
•toot McCreary end many other dintin-
S wished men. Soon after graduating
lr. Bteveneon removed to ITinois,
WhsP* Im Atodled Dw with the Ut© L)a-
Mr. Owen is apparently about 45
years of age. He weaVa a black cuta
way, with dark gray trousers. His im
pression is very good. His periods are
frequently applauded.
As Mr. Owen proceeded, he grew elo
quent. He referred to the defeat of
Blaine and the nomination of Harrison
et Minneapolis by the "Breed end bat
ter brigade. *
The desk et which chairmen Owens
presides is an historic one, and bears the
following inscription: "Cleveland and
Hendricks were nominated over thin
desk Jnly 11, 1884. ”
At the conclusion of Chairman Ow
ens’ speech Mr. White offered a resold
tion in refenmee to crelehtieLa
General Bragg of Wisconsin, qxived
an amendment, celling for each state to
name ita members for the credential*,
resolationa. and orgauiaHtfon commit-
tees a ibid mucu coQ/n*ven. A number
of voeolutions ere introduoed
The secretary culled tke roll of states
! for the aunoauoecDont of ootnuaUeo*
THE NIGHT SESSION.
n**y I»4 It©* ftreAk up “Till Meeulug. *•
Rut Nemleeted Grover.
Chic ago. Jane 34.—The convention
hall was a scene of enthnsiesm, amount
ing to almost an nproer when chairman
Wilson, rapped for order, and the night
session of the convention that woe soon
to selecf Grover Cleveland as the Demo
cratic standard bearer for INKS, Wgan
its work.
While, the convention
for t the committee
tione to make it* report,
started "America," which
wm waiting
on resoln-
the bend
created an
Chicago, Jane 34.—Little was left to
be dooe when the convention wm celled
to order by Chairmen Wileoo at 3:53
p. m. The roll coll for speeches nomi
nating a candidate for vice president
wm begun at 3 o’clock p. m. Arkansas
yielded to Indiana, end Hon. John E.
Lamb took the floor and placed In nom
ination Governor Gray.
Colorado, next in the roll of states,
wm called and gave way to Illinois,
which state sent to the platform ex-
Congressmen Worthington, who pre
sented the name of Hon. A. E. Steven
son, of Illinois.
Then came np gray-haired Delegate
Bregg, of Wisconsin, to' pat np the
name of John L. Mitchell, of that state.
The names of sll ths candidales be
ing presented the balloting begun.
When the roll was finished the fig
hts always tasa
■—Iqjro quavery
I 22.
lehor ehvunri. wh©
fully meaeups ai
labor a*! Um sour
lloae of the eoieu*
ina foe©* upon out
’M.-n *r> 1 f r ’ *..• rr
whom IS *aricb*
gWMBly uujuel 1
government end
rial on of lhAjM
their intqu
tv* with O19 ffttomritl
of humiHeSteu or war. W* favor Iks
malntouaooe of s uevy ■■
ell purnriM of natiofteL
ly melntelo Um
of th« oJUDtry abroad.
Hoe. »! ThU eountry
the refuge uf Um opprv
laud—exile* for 000*1*1
Um eplnt of the touadeva ef _
Used ky fta Haurieu*goVanHae5tospJake
Kuthense end Jcwiati *nbj*<Sa and we sail
toumi ef Rtotios mmfVmmmSEf, by ell |im»
and prop*© meuus. to um H* pro*apt and
•ffoct* id betas about a eeamiiaa mi
of Um euar and ta
ta tha appoaad equal righu. We
•ad —ret •ympu-
tby to tbam levers uf frauSs a wba am
mke aud tb* gsuwl
ef erif gowraatont in If©load
tX We heartily opgrom aft tugld-
for known eritajnai* aod |
pen of Raropa, and we d*
law at
1
i>ptiu«Ub»a aod pul
aTead ean
•qnl table |
red action la tax—
Jure any D—no
outbreak of cheering by the whole con- ares showed for Stevenson 403 aodGrsy
reds were
v4d D*ris, sad
¥
ttpMipgiriD- m
to the
EnglieK m lodisaa, offered a
tion admitting all ex-ontou sukiiers to
tb» u;.• > vo tawj seals to the geilary.
On mocma of Brwwaua <4 Ketaorky,
vention end hundreds were brought to
their feet.
Several motions to adjourn were voted
down by a perfect storm of "noes. *
It was clear that the convention
meant business, end were determined
to complete it or consume the night in
' the attempt. ‘ ' •
At 6:24 o’clock, Charles Jones, of Mis
souri. chairman of the resolutions com
mit to©, appeared- upon the piriform.
Addressing the convention he said: "I
am instructed by the committee on res
olutions to present to yon, m the report
of the committee, tho following resolu
tions, and move their adoption. In or
der that yon may more distinctly hear
what the committee has prepared, I in
tend to ask a gentleman, woo is as fa
miliar m myself with the phraseology
of ths platform, to read it for me. (Ap-
planne.) And, when it has been read,
shall move the previous question npon
adoption of the platform." (Cries of
no. no. no.)
Mr Psttenorf, of Qdorsdo, advanced
on tha platform, and Mid :
of the statement just made,
I willaay that I represent the minority
committee on resolutions, and T
to announce that that minority
expects to be he^rd to present Re report
before the previous question shall ta
put. *
Quick cheers followed this annoonoe-
meiit.
The Tariff Se—leu A
Tha
which
timeot, wm tha tariff and silver
which were apparently not iaatly
radical to satisfy
fast ares of the platform
to cull forth divided sen-
348—no choice.
Tnen began changes. Iowa first came
Into the Stevenson camp, Montana next,
followed by NebrMka. Ohio got into
line and great cheers. Missouri climbed
over the wall, Georgia wm close behind,
rand Kentncky came next The flock
of states outside of Stevenson's coops
came to cov**r with a rash of wings and
flatter of features. It became only a
question of time, and when s two-
thirds vote for Stevenson had been ob
tained the nomination was announced.
The usual resolutiohs of thanks to the
officers were passed, and the national
committee nominations were made.
General Patrick Collins, of. Massa
chusetts, then took the platform and
moved that the Democratic committee
should, st the next national convention,
provide accommodations only for dele
gatee, alternates, ths press, national
committees, bat 1 for no others. This
wm demanded in view of the gallery
interruptions that are possible sad hava
been demonstrated. *
The resolution wm before the honse
when one of the electric arc lamps fell
among the delegatee, and a stampede
wm imminent for a time. No harm,
however wm dooe.
Tho oolItos reeolation, after the con-
fusion subsided, wm referred to the ex-
eemthre committee of the new national
Committee, with aa affirmative recom-
Krvro the founds!
tax— collected at 1
tbe chief aoerrn of
they muni eoutii
many luduntrie* b
legUUUna for mm
say chaoK— of la*
regardful of lubn
vtd—d The prua
•abject In tbe exet
tattoo of jnfttice.
Klnley tariff law
oongn-** a* the c
da— legfolatluo.
made by tbe Democrats of the prevent con
grew to modify its luost opprvnslv* f«a
tune (n tbe direction of free raw ma
tettola end cheaper man 11 fact tired goods
that enter into general consumption; and
w© pminive it* repeal a* on© ef the hooo-
fleent r—nlts that will follpw tbe acUon of
tbe people Hi ©ntrnetlng power to the
Democratic party. Kince the McKinley
tariff went into oneraUoa there have been
ten reduction* of waic— of lalioring men
to one Increo*#. We deny that there has
lieen any inerrane of property to Um
country id no* that tariff went into opera
tion and we point to the dullness and dIn
tro**, wage redaction* and atrikae in the
iron trade, a# tlie beet possible evidence
that no Mich prosperity ns* resulted from
the McKinley act. We call the attention
of thoughtful American* to the fact that
after thirty years of r—trictive tax—
again*t the lm|>ortatioa of foreign wealth,
tn exchange for our agricultural surplus,
the homes and forms of the C0-—«y mire
heedme buruc!!^ witn S Teal ©state mort
gage debt of over two thousand five bun
dred million doUam, exclusive of all oilier
form* of indebtedness; than in one of the
chief agricultural otatea of the west them
appears a real estate mortgage debt areeg-
ing $105 per capita of the total population,
and that similar conditions and teudencie*
are shown to exist in other agricultural
exporting states. We denounce a policy
which footers no industry so much as it
do— that of the sheriff.
Bee. 4. Tra 'e interchange on a basis of
reciprocal advantage* to countri— part id
K tfng ie a time-honored doctrine of
rn or ratio faith, but we denounce the
rl— with the
foreign mar-
by pretending to
establish dower trade relations for tbe
country whose articl— of export areal-
moot exclusively agricultural product*,
with other countri— that are also agricul
tural, while erecting the custom house
barrier of prohibitive tariff tax— against'
tlie rich—t countri— of tbe world, that
etand ready to take oar enfeira surplus of
products and to exchange therefor com-
moditi— which are necessaries and com
forts of life among our own people .
Sec. A We recognize in trusts and com
binations which era designed to enable
capital to secure more than Its just share
of tbe jotnt product of capital and order,
tha natural consequence of prohibitive
tax— which prevent frea competition,
which Is the 'ife of hooent trade, bnt we
believe their wout evils can ta abated by
law, and we deraad a rigid enforcement of
laws made to prevent and control them,
together with such further leg! - lotion In
restraint of their sbuM# ssexperience —ay
show to be nee—eery.
given away tbe people’s heritage till
a few railroads said nidn-resident allaas,
Individuals and corporations possess a
larger area than that df all oar farms ta-
twoeif tbe two sees. The last Democratic
ueuans any
tbe Immlgra
Met IA This eouranUoa _
tts expraashM of apprartatl—1 of tbe j
trtot4«ra of tbe soldWa aod saibw© of i
union ia tbe war lor Ha era—n—len
we favor Ju*t and liberal pdosIau* fa
disabled a a loo euhUera, tbrir widow
dependeolo, but wu demand tbaS tbs wwh
uf tba peorion oft— a hall ta 4sm MKm
trioudy. Impartially ami honestly. Wa
deoouuao the pi—eat edruini*Ua(lon of
tbaSofitoo aa ii»c..m|«*tent, corrupt, dW
graceful and dlriioowt
See. ti. Tbe Federal gsvrra—ut should
ear© for and Improve t
and other great waterways ti
1W, so se to secure for tlie toil
easy and etaap transport uUpn to tidewa
ter When any waterway of tbe p.tbiw is
of auAcieut importeu— to demoad tbe aid
of tbe government that such aid should bu
extended to a definite plan of eoutlnoone
work —till |mrau—eat lujpr>.r« aj<-t»t, is se
cured
dec. IA Fog gufpo*— of national defe—
tho promotion of eommerae briw—a the
etateN, we reoognlu tb© early
of tbe Nicaragua canal and I
i
again*! foreign control as of grant Imper-
it* prater tion
S i coutmi — 1
nitrd State*.
Mac. KV Recognising tha World's Colftns-
bisu expONltlon s* a national undertaking
of vast Importance, In which the general
eminent has Invitee*
all the powers of the
dating the aeeoptance
powers of tbe Invitatloa extended, and tbe
TMruad—t
the
—MMMttt baa Invited the <r> o[*>r*tion
world, sod appro-
by manv of such
extruded, end the
liberal efforts being made by
era of tbe opinion that
make such ned—nary
1 as shall be requisite to
of national honor and
At 6:30 o’clock Iks
-A-
itloo ad-
of Ita Ha-
- X ,
RepuMirau
adpilnlst ration ra versed
aod unurtea policy of tbe
touching tbe public domain and i
from eorposaiioos and
rie, and v—to
hundred milium
to ta
them to contribute to the grandeur of ita
undertaking, we are of the opic
eongr*** onoul i
financial provialo
tbe maintenance
public faith.
flee. 17. Popular education bring tfck
only safe basis of popular snffracf* «%
recommend to the —ver>*1 *» thJ
\nxrsd arm*:;:LU>ns t0 f *cbools.
*■ ivu mmmoa schools sre the nursery ef
good government, and they have always
received the fostering care of the Demo
cratic party, which favors every means of
ineroosing intelligence. The freedom of
education, being an essential of civil ami
religious liberty a* well — a necessity for
the development of Intelligence, must Sol
ta Intorferad with under any pretext
We are opposed to state interference with
parental rights and the right* of cun-
edencs in the education of children ms*
infringement of the fundamental Demo
cratic doctrine that tbe largest iudlvldt
liberty consistent with tbe rights of <
insures tha highest type of American
zeuship aod best government.
See. 18. We approve tha action of tke
ut honse of representative* in passing
Us for the admission into the union a*
of the territories of New Moxiooaftd
Arizona, and we favor the early admis
sion of all territories having the neci
population and resources to admit
to statehood, and while they remain
tori— we hold that officials appointed to
reside* te
district ia which Uieir
dull— are to ba performed. The Demo
cratic party believe* in home nil© aud tbe
control of their own affairs byqpeople uf
vicinage.
See. 19. Wa favor legislation by cougr—«
arid state legislature to protect tb© lives
and limbs of railway afnploy— aud those
of other hasardoos tran
nles, and denounce tba Inactivity el
Republican part/, aud part ten iarfr tba
—note, for* causiftgjthe def—t
wy>hliam
of measares befidal
ctai*» of Vag* earner
Sec. 3d We are tu favor of the
ment by states of laws for
notorious sweating system, for
contract convict labor aod for
tbe employment in factori— of
under fifteen years of
Her. 3>. Ws are oppofcd to all
law* se an
' - v
1 right* uf