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W • • w (\ THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., JUNE 25, 1896. U Nominated For President on the First Ballot. 0. A. HOBART IS HIS RUNNINGMATE Only Or o ll:illot NocesHnry to a Choice In Each Case—Senator Teller, With Several Other Kllveritea, l!olt«;«l Hie Convention When the OoUl 1’lunk Was Adopted. Proceeding* of the Convention. 8t. Louis, Juno H>.—Republican national convention was called to order at 12:20 by Chairman Carter of Mon tana, who presented to the convention Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana as its temporary presiding officer. After Mr. Fairbanks had made a spech in which ho declared that the lie- * WILMAM M’KIXUCY. ' Nominated by the Republicans for President of the United States. publican party should adopt a platform declaring for a gold standard, the con vention adjourned until 10 o’clock Wed nesday morning. SECOND DAY’S SESSION. Tb« Hopubllcaus Effnot a I’erinanent Or ganization—Thurston Made ('httirman. 8t. Louis, June 17.—The convention was called to order at 10:40 by Tempo rary Chairman Fairbanks. Tho report of the committe on permanent organi sation was read and adopted and Per manent Chairman John M. Thurston Was escorted to tho platform. On as suming tho gavel, Mr. Thurston mado a speech which was frequently inter rupted by applause, and when ho de clared tho Republicans were about to Dominate tho next president of tho United States, there was a tremendous uproar. ' Messrs. Teller, l)nbois, Cannon and ®to er 9 irf'fne free silveritos, in tho com- ttee on resolutions, expressed their intention to bolt tho convention in case of the adoption of the gold standard plank. Tho committee on credentials was un able to make its report, and at 11:23, on motion of Governor Bushmill of Ohio, (he convention took a recess until 2 p. m. LAST DAY’S WORK. McKluley Nominated For Pri-fddeiit and Uobart For Vice Freiddeut. St. Louis, Juno 18.—McKinley was nominated for president on tho first bal lot; Garrett A. Hobart of New Jersey was nominated for vice president, also on the first ballot, and Mark A. Hanna was made national chairman. Tho result of the ballot for president was: McKinley, CGl*£j Reed, 84 1 *,; Quay, Morton, 58; Allison, 35*4; Cameron, 1. The result of the ballot for vice presi dent was: Hobart, 533*4; Evans, 277*3; Bulkeloy, 80; Walker, 24; Lippitt, 8; Dc- pew, 3; Reed, b; Thurston, 2; Grant, 2; Morton, 1. Third ami doling Day. 8t. Louis, June 18.—The nomination of McKinley on tho first ballot was gen erally conceded by almost everyone, but even his most ardent supporters wore surprised at the largo vote he received. When the result was announced pan demonium reigned in tho convention hall, delegates.and spectators cheering wildly. It was generally believed several bal lots would bo necessary to choose a can- OAHUKTT A. IIODAUr. Nominated, by the Republican* for Vies President of tho United States. didato for vice president, bnt when it was announced that Governor Morton would, under no circumstances, accept second place, the tide turned ill Hobart’s favor, and the New Jersey man won handily. The leones in tho convention just lie- tore the nomination was made will long be remombered by those in attendance. After tho platform had boon disposed of, the chairman directed tiie call of •tutes for nominations for the presi dency The first state to respond was Iowa, .Mi'. Baldwin of UouucU Bluffs, camo to the platform and nominated Senator W. B. Allison of Iowa. Tho speech elicited very little enthusiasm, although it was applauded at some points. Tho next state to respond was Massa chusetts, and Senator Lodge of that state, came to tho platform and nomi nated Thomas B. Reed for tho presi dency. Mr. Reed’s nomination was loudly applauded, many of the delega tions rising and waving flags amid much chfering. Tho nomination was sec onded by Charles E. Littlefield of Rock land. Me. When tho state of New York was ealied Mr. Sutherland of Rochester, rose UAJICUS Al’KKUI.fi UANTfA. Who Succeeds Carter of Montana as National Chairman. . and said that the name of New York’s favorite sou would be presented by an other favorite son of that state and of all tho states, Chauncoy M. Depew. A round of cheers greeted Mr. Dopew as he made his way to the platform and proceeded to put m nomination Gov ernor Levi P. Morton. Mr. Depew’s speech repeatedly elicited bursts of laughter and applause, particu.arly 0110 humorous interpolated passage in which ho said: •*I wonder what cur erring, bolting brothers will say when they arrive at tho celestial city, which is governed by Republican principles, and are met there by Sr. Peter with a golden key.” As ho sat down he was loudly cheered. As Ohio was called and Governor Foraker camo to the front there was such cheering as hud not marked the proceedings at any previous lime. Ho delivered an eloquent peroration by sub. mitting in the name of iho 4b delogate.i William McKinley’s name for tho con. sideration of tho convention. Senator Thurston of Nebraska wtn recognized by Temporary Chairman Hepburn, and seconded thu uomiuatiou of McKinley. At the cloM of Mr. Thurston's speech Governor Hastings ti o'; tY> stand and placed in noininatioTi 1 0 avue of Mat. thow 8. Quay. At ih cl» j of his brief .rwriaflis the chairman ....nonneed that tho call of states being completed the order called for balloting for a nominee for president of the United States. When all of tho states were called and tho chairman announced that William McKinley had received 0Gl *- 4 votes, dele gates and spectators arose and cheers and hurrahs rent tho air. There was not a single one of tho 15,003 people in tho great hall who did not do his or her best to swell the sounds of jubilee and to join in the grand popular demonstra tion in favor of the rnceessful candidate. At last tho president got a chance to continue his announcement of the vote. ‘•Thomas B. Reed,” ho said, ‘has re ceived 84*4 votes, Senator Quay 61*4, Levi P. Morton 58, Senator Allison 85>£ and Don Cameron 1.” Then, on motion of Senator Lodge, seconded by Hastings and others, the nomination of McKinley was mado unanimous. When tho applause which greeted the auuosncement that the nomination had been made unanimous had subsided, Mr. Lodge moved to proceed to the elec tion of vice president, pud tho nomi nating speeches bo limited to fiyo min utes. Notwithstanding many expres sions of dissent and cries to adjourn, this motion was declared carried, and the roll of states was called for uomiua* tions for vice president. Judge John Fruukliu Fort of Now Jersey placed in nomination Hon. Gar rett A. Hobart. When Rhode Island was called Mr. Allen camo to tho stand and nominated for tho vice presidency Charles Warren Lippitt. When the state of Tennessee was called Mr. Rnnd- Iph, a delegate from that state, uomi’iated for the vice presidency Henry Clay Evans of Tonuosseo. L C. Walker of Virginia, a negro, put in nomination his fellow delegate, James A. Walker. Tho balloting for vice president then began. Tho cull had proceeded only as far as South Dakota when it became evident that Hobart had boon nomi nated on the first ballot, and the dele, gates and the crowd in the galleries be gun to leave the building. Tho result of tho ballot for the vice president was announced by the chair ns follows: Hobart, (*8#)4; Evans, 227*3; Bulkeloy, 81); Lippitt, 8; Walker, 24; Reid, 8; Thurston, 2; Frederick Grant, 2; Depew, 8; Morton. 1; absent, 28. The chair then formally declared Gar rett A. Hobart of Now Jersey tho nomi nee of the convention for vice president of the United States, and tho couvoli tion adjourned sine die. Mark A. Han mi succeeds Carter of Montana as national chairman. THE PLATFORM, It Daolsrn Fur a (lulil Hli»u<li»rtl, 1‘ruluo- tlv« TurllT, Krn» Hull,it, Kt«. rresmbln — The Republicans of the United Slates, usseuiblud by their repre sentatives In national convention, appeal ing for the popular sn l historical Justifi cation of their claims to the matchless achievements of the 30 years of Republi can rule, earnestly and confidently ad dress themselves to tho awakened intelli gence. experience ami conscience of their countrymen in the following declaration of facts and principles: For the first time since tho civil war the American people have witnessed the calamitous conse quences of full and unrestricted Demo cratic control of the government. It has been a record of unparalleled incapacity, dishonor and disaster. In administrative management it lias ruthlessly sacrificed indispensable revenue, entailed an increas ing deficit, ekeil out ordinary current ex penses with borrowed money, piled up the public debt by $202,01)0,000 in time of peace, forced an adverse balance of trade, kept a perpetual menace hamdnsc over the redemption fund, pawned Americau credit to alien syndicates and reversed nil the measures and results of successful Re publican rule. In the.broad effect ot its policy it Las precipitated panic, blighted industry and trade with prolonged de pression, closed factories, reduced work and wages, hailed enterprise and crippled .American production, while stimulating foreign production for the American mar ket. Every consideration of public safety and individual Interest demands that the government shall be rescued from tho hands of those who have shown them selves iucapable to conduct it without dis aster at home and dishonor abroad, and shall be restored to the party which, for 80 years, administered it with unequaled success and prosperity. Ami in this con nection wo heartily indorse tho wisdom, patriotism and tiie success of the admlu- istratlou of President Harrison. Tariff—We renew and emphasize our al legiance to the policy of protection ns the bulwark of Americau industrial indepen dence nnd the foundation of American de velopment and prosperity. This true American policy taxes foreign products nnd encourages homo industry; it puts the burden ot revenue on foreign goods; it secures the American market for the American producer; it upholds the Atuer- f^xAToa Tnr.T.nn. Who Load tho Silver Bolf When the Uohl Plunk Was Adopted. lean standard of wages for the Apicricnq workingman; it puts thu factory by the side of the farm and makes the American farmer less dependent on foreign demand nnd price; it diffuses general thrift and founds the strength of all on the strength of each. In its reasonable application it Is just, fair and impartial, equally op posed to foreign control and domestic monopoly, to sectional discrimination and individual favoritism. We denounce tho present Democratic tariff as sectional, in jurious to the public credit and destruc tive to business enterprise. We demand such an equitable tariff on foreign im ports which come into competition with American products as will not only fur nish adequate revenue for the necessary expenses of the government, but will pro tect American Inlaw from degradation to the wage level of other lands. We are not pledged to any particular schedules. Tiie question of rates is a practical question to be govern ,1 by the conditions of tho time and of production, the ruling and uncompromising principle is the protec tion ami development of American labor ami industry. Tiie country demands a right getib-'ment. ami then it wants rest. Itsejamplfv—W* belLve the repeal of the reciprocity arrangements negotiated by the last Rtqmblipap administration was a national calamity, and we demam| their renewal ami extension on sucli terms as will equalize our trade with other na tions; remove the restrictions which now obstruct the sale of American products in the ports of oilier countries, and secure enlarged markets for the products of our firtyg. forests and factories. Protection i^d'reciprocity ^re twin measures of Re- t ionlipnp policy and' hand In hand, y-moernpe rule hii» yecklessl^ struck down both and t}'**’** rnusi he re-estab lished. Protection fop wp^t Reproduce; froe admission Qf fhe necessaries of lifq which wu do not ppodtice;'reciprocal agree ments of mutual iuturcgt which gam ppeq markets for u* in return fop oqr open market to others. Protection luijlds up domestic industry ami trade and seuurug our own market for ourselves: reciprocity builds up foreign trade and finds an out let for our surplus. f/f t*r—)Ve condemn tho present admin istration lor not keeping faith with the sugar producers pf lids cotjntyy. The Re publican party favor* such protection us will lead to the production on America^ soil of all tiie sugar which the Aup-ric.ii) people use and for which they pay other ,000 amni on r pro- id countries m >ro than $1,000,000 ally. Wool ami Wooten*—To all of dnets—to those of the mine and field as wslf ms to those of the shop and tha fac tory—to nemp. to wpol, the prmluct of the great industry of *hyep husbandry, as well nm to tb« finished woolgns of the ihil^ we promise tiie moat ample proiectfop. Motiey—The Republican party jg unrp- •ervedly for sound mom^y It causud tho enactment of the law providing for tho resumption of specie payments in INTO, Since t hen every dollar has Iwou as good ns gold. We are unalterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase our curivncv or impair tiie credit of our coun try. We arc, therefore, opposed to the free eolnoco of silver except by interna- tionu! agreement with the letufing com mercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can lie obtained the exist ing gold standard must l>upreserved. All our silver and paper currency must be muinluiiied at. a parity with gold, and we favor all measures designed to niHiiitaln Inviolably tile obligation of the United Htnles, ami all nur moilCj, whether coin vr paper, ul the present standard—the standard of the most enlightened nations of the world. Merchant Marian—\V« favor restoring the early American policy of discriminat ing duties for the upbuilding of our mer chant marine nnd the protection of our shipping in the foreign carrying trade, so that American ships—the product of Americau labor, employed in American shipyards, sailing under the stars and stripes, and manned, officered nnd owned by Americans—may regain the carrying 01 our foreign commerce. relations—The veterans of the United States army deserve and should receive fair treatment and generous recognition. Whenever practicable they should bo given the preference in th'- matter of em ployment, and they aro entitled to the en actment of such laws as are best calcu lated to secure the fulfillment of the pledges made to them in t he dark days of tho country’s peril. Wo denounce the practice of the pension bureau so reck lessly and unjustly carried on by the present admin st ratio’: of reducing pen sions and arbitrarily dropping names from the roil*, as deserving the severest con demnation of the American peop'o. I'orngii UetnitoiiM—Our foreign policy should beat all times firm, vigorous and dignified and all our interests in the wes tern hemisphere carefully watched and guarded. The Hawaiian Islands Should b? controlled by file United States nnd no foreign p >wer.*shouid be perm tted to in terfere with them; tho Nicaraguan canal should be built, owned and op -rated by the United States: and by tiie purchase of the Danish islands we should secure a proper and much nee led nav j station in itie West Indies. Arnii-niitii Un-nacreB— The mass'icrcs in Armenia have nr used the deep sympathy and just in ign ition of the Ameri'-an peo ple. and we believe that the United States should exercis- all tiie inlln-nc- it can properly exert to bring t hese atrocities to an end. In Turkey, Amer 1.1:1 residents have been exposed to the greatest dangers, and American property destroyed. T tie re and everywhere Americ m citizens and American property must lie a'-solutoly protected at all hazards and tit any cost. Monroe Onctrlne—We reassert lilt* Mon roe doctrine in iis full extent, and we re- rffirm the right of the United States to give tiie doc’riue effect by responding to the appeals of any American state for friendly intervention in tiie ens- of Euro pean encroachment. We have not Inter fered and jdiull not interfere with the exist ing poss ssions of any European power in this hemisphere, hut those pcss-ssions must not. on any pretext, beixtrnd d. Wc hopefully loos forward to the event uni withdrawal of the European pa vers fronj tips Hemisphere, and to the nit unto union of qll English speaking parts of the continent hy the free consent of iis iulinhi- tants. Cuba—From the hour of achieving their own independence the people of the United States have regarded with sympathy tiie struggle of other Atperieni) peoples to free themselves from European d< iniirttion. We watch with deep and abiding iut-rest the heroic battles of 1 ho Cuban patriots against cru-Ity and oppression, and our best hopes go out for the full success of their determine I contest for liberty. Tho government of Mpain having lost control of Cuba, and being unable to protect t nc property or lives of resident American cit izens or to comply with Its trealy obligi- ti >ns. wo believo that the government of the United Slates should actively use iis influence and good offices to lestoro peace mid give independence to the island. Th» Navy—Tho pence and security of th“ republic and (no mnintennnco of its rightful iuflilenc- among tiie nations of tho eartli demand a naval power commen surate with its position and responsibility. We, therefore, favor the continued en largement of the navy an l a complete sys tem of horbor and seacoast defenses. Forel-ru liinnigratiuii—For the protec tion of the quality of our American citi zenship mid of the wages of our working men against the fatal competition of low- priced labir, we demand that tiie inunl- gr.ition laws lie thoroughly enforce!I and so extended as to exclude from entrance to tiie United States those who can neither read nor write. < fvil service—The civil service law was r dared on the statu to hook by the Repu'.i- lean party, which has always ttustaiutd if. and we renew our repeated declarations f'hat if shall be thoroughly mid honestly enforced and extended wherovet pructlc t- Wc. *' Frew ltalli>t—We demand tint every citizen of the United State* sii. 11 be al lowed to cast one free and unrestricted ballot, and that su h billot shall bo counted and returned as east. l.yi e iiiiif—We proclaim our unqualified condemnation of tiie uheivilized and liar- bnmu* practice well known as lynching, or killing of human b-itigs suspected or charged with crime without the process of law. Muttonal Arbitration—Wo favor the cre ation of a national board of arbitration to settle and adjust diff-retires widen may arise between employers and employes in interstate commerce. Ilum< •tend*—We believe in tiie immedi ate return to the homestead policy of tho Republican party, and wo urge tiie pa*- sage by congress of tho satisfactory froo homestead measure which has already passed the house, and is now pending in the senate. Territories—We favor the admission of tho remaining territories at thu earliest f irncticable date, having due regard to tho nterest of the people of tiie territories and tho United States. All the federal officers appointed for tho territories should be selected from bona fide n sklents thereof, and tho right of self government should I hi'accorded as far as practica>.le. Ala*ka—We ladieve the’ citizo”* of, Alaska should have representation iu file congress of the United States to the end that needful legislation may be intelli gently enacted. Temperance—We sympathize with all wisu and legitimate efforts to lessen and prevent tiie evils of intemperance and pro mote morality. ~ night*of wninou—The Ropuhlicnn parly js njlndftyl of iho rights and interests of ivoipen. protection of American ludltlf- tries Includes equal opportunities, equal nay for all woffc and protection to Du) homo. We favor the admission of woine!) to wider spheres of usefulness and wel come their co-operation In rescuing tho country from Democratlu and P.inulist mlsniiiuagement mid misrule, Htiou are the principles and policies of the Republi can party. By those principles wo will abide and those policies we will put Into execution. We ask for them tiie consid erate Judgment of tin- An ter I an is-opie. Confident alike iu the history of our great party, and in tiie justice of our cause, we presetil our platform mid our candidates in the full assurance that the election will bring victory to the Repuhlicnu party and — to tin people of tlio tailed —” CIRCUMVENTING WIREWORMS. Fall Cultlvatlen tho of All Method*. Poisoned Clover Halts. Among Iho most prominent of tho pests that infost field crops aro the wiro- worms. Those aro long, slender grabs of a yellowish white color, and with nn- nsnully hard bodies. Their wiroliko form and the hardness of the body have suggested the common name. Fig. 1 in the cut represents a wirowerm about twice natural size. Unfortunately tho term wiroworm lias been misapplied to certain animals—the millcpeds—which aro not true insects, but belong to a dif ferent class in tho animal kingdom. Fig. 2 iu the cut represents a milh pod. Tho true wirewovms aro tho young of click booties, or snapping bugs a* they aro more commonly termed. Our com mon kinds of click beetles are mostly small or of medium size. A few are larger. They are usually of a uniform brownish color. Some aro conspicuously spotted. A click beetle is represented at Fig. 8. Throe years’ experimenting with both defensive and offensive measures at the prosperity o lutes. More Medicinal value in a bottle of Hood's Sarsa parilla than In any other preparation. More *'<111 is required, more cure taken, more ex|H-nse Incurred in It* manufacture. It costs tho proprietor and tho dealer More but it cost* tho consumer /am, as ho gets more doses for Ins money. More curative power I* secured by it i peculiar combination, proportion am! process, whicli makes it peculiar to IGclf. More people are employed and more space oc cupied in its laboratory than any oilier. More wonderful cures effected and moret*'* timoninls received than by any other. More sales and more increase year by year aro re|K>rted by druggists. More people arc taking Flood's .Sarsaparilla today than any other, ami.more arc taking It today than ever before. More am! still mokk, reasons might be given why you should take Hood’s Sarsaparilla The One True lilood Purifier. $t; six for $5. ; ,, rx-ii c *' r<! **8 liver Ills and Flood S PlllS Sick Headache, Scents. I.—WntlAVO! \{. II.—Mil.I r.PED. III.—CLICK lUIKTLK. Cornell nation failed to iligcover a oin glo cal if,factory method of protecting Beod, or c;i desiroying immature wiro- wonns in Iho f-oij. The scope of those experiments was largo, embracing all the known methods. Professor Slingcr- land tells, however, in his report that fall cultivation will destroy tho wirc- v.’orms ready to pupate, the pupin mul tho beetles. Tho beetles can also be trapped and killed 'in largo numbers with poisoned clover baits. Such a short rotation of crops as will includo a period of thorough cultivation in tho fall will prove the best method of fighting these pests yet suggested. In experimenting with poisoned baits, instead of these attracting the wire- worms, as was expected, their parents, the click bcrdles, camo to tho baits in large numbers. Tho clover attracted by far the larger number, G5 per cent. It was found that tho beetles were the most active at night, and that they seek their food chiefly by running over tho surface of tho ground. The wads of poisoned clover baits wero placed under puard:: in various parts of a badly in fested field, New Potatoes. In looking ovey the spring catalogues, tho Money Maker potato is conspicuous, not only from its pnme, but from the claims made by those interested. It is claimed to bo tho '‘most productive potato in America and fibsqlittely rot- proof." It is a lutp sort. Uncle 8nm is another newcomer for which phenomenal merits aro claimed, such as heavy yieldcr, shallow eyes, TIIK MONET MAKER. good form and extra cooking qualities. Honeoye Rose, also now, it is said, is “as early as the Early Rose nnd better iii every way.’.’ Our readers,'while in terested in all lliaf is now, Will plant largely of old ant} ■Welltested varieties until time has proved 1 the now sorts worthy of general acceptance. In tho moan time it ofteii bays 1 to experiment iu u small way win) 1|)Pyplt}eo as they appear. Notes on Tobacco. Conclusions arrived at, after extend ed experiments at tho Calhoun (La.) experiment station aro: Both "the light gray sandy soil and mulatto or red sandy soil of north Louisiana grow bright leaf tobacco to pcrfcclion. Tho older tho soil the brighter the leaf. White Burley nnd cigar leaf grow best on tho heavier red sandy soil. The sandy alluvial soil of tho Mississippi bottoms grows fine cigar leaves. Cottonseed meal and acid phosphate, 400 to 000 pounds per acic, are tho cheapest and best fertilizers—3 parts meal to 1 of phosphate on old laud, 2 to 1 on medium, and equal parts on now laud, Tho old pineflelds can bo re claimed and enriched while growing to bacco. Tobacco should bo a staple crop, as any intelligent farmer, by spending a Week With uu expcricued ontrCr during curing season, can leant to ture it prop* erly. Inexperienced men should begin with n small crop. Hester, Ragland’s Improved, Yellow Orinoco, Conqueror, Long Leaf Gooch and White Burley are the best varieties. On tho uplands the average y,old of cured leaf per upre jvas 351) pounds ut| unfertilized lands and 1)13 pounds ou fertilized lauds. Tho bottom lands yielded 1,500 to 2,000 pounds per uoro. It modi*'* For Cabbage Worm*. Kerosene emulsion, pyrethrum nnd saltpeter aro all good, and hot water at a temperature of 130 degrees sprinkled over the heads with a common watering can is probably as effective ns anything. Whichever remedy is employed, how- uver, ' 'u-utions must be repeated so long us any worms remain, for thv great difficulty is that tho worms, which are under several thicknesses of leaves, ore difficult tc roadi. I RipansTabules* ♦ S Ripans Tabules arc com pounded from a prescription widely used by the best medi cal authorities and are pre sented ir* a form that is be- the fashion every- coming where. Ripans Tabules act gently but promptly upon the liver, stomach and intestines; cure dyspepsia, habitual constipa tion, offensive breath and head ache. One tabule taken at the first symptom of indigestion, biliousness, dizziness, distress after eating, or depression of spirits, will surely and quickly remove the whole difficulty. Price, 50 cents a box. 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