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fi. E. ELLIOTT. Editor 2M Business Manner.
AD LAI EWING STEVENSON
The Democratic Nominee for Vice
President of United States.
NEW YORK MAN DECLINED
Dramatic Close of the National
Democratic Convention at
Kansas City.
NOMINEE EX-VICE PRESIDENT
During the Last Cleveland Ad
ministration—His Nomination
Was Made Unanimously.
Closing Scenes of the
Convention.
Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, of Bloom
ingtpn, Ill* who was vice president
during thb**iast Cleveland administra
tion, was Friday afternoon nominated
for vice president by the Democratic
national convention in session at Kan
sas City.
David B. Hill was placed in nomi
nation by the New York delegation,
and his name called forth a great
demonstration, but he quickly mount
ed the platform and declared that he
could not accept the nomination under
any cons’deratiou. His statement pre
vented a threatened stampede in his
faTor aud the delegates began to rally
around the Illinois standard.
It developed from the beginning
of the sessions that only the extreme
silver states showed much strength for
the Populist candidate, and Stevenson,
as a compromise, gained in strength
from the very minute the gavel fell.
Several states held hasty consulta
tions and it was decided in the interest
of harmony in the party to support the
Illinois candidate.
Hill, ou Thursday, was an impossi
bility and his boom was only begun
again by a conciliatory speech that
he made in the convention Thursday
night. It electrified the great audi
ence and immediately the Hill boom
was again in the ascendency.
Be declared then, however, that un
der no consideration would he allow his
name *,o go before the convention. It
was placed before the convention with
out his consent and he quickly sent
word to the delegations rallying around
him that he would be forced to decline
if nominated, and begged that his
wishes be respected. When it devel
oped before the roll call was half over
that the nomination of Stevenson was
a certainty, the states that had voted
for other candidates quickly changed
to the winner, and his nomination was
made unanimous.
THE CLOSING PROCEEDINGS.
An hour before the convention hall
was opened Friday morning dense
crowds were packed around the vari
ous entrances aud hundreds more were
coming on every thoroughfare that
afforded access to the hall.
About 30 minutes after the doors
were opened the galleries were all oc
cupied and still the crowds around the
entrance and in the streets had suffer
ed no diminution.
Immediately following the prayer
the call of states began for the pur
pose of making nominations for the
vice presidency.
Great confusion prevailed and very
few of the delegates were aware of
what was going on until Alabama aud
Arkansas had been passed and Cali
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fornia was called.
THE STAMPEDE TO STEVENSON.
When at last the nominating speeches
were ended the call of the roll began.
The early votes of significance were
Alabama’s 19 for Hill, against 3 for
Stevenson; Arkansas, those of Alaska, Colorado, Arizona, Con
California,
necticut and Delaware, most of whose
strength went to Stevenson. called
Four for Hill from Florida
forth another yell of applause.
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“Illinois!” shouted the clerk, and
back came the cry, “Forty-eight for
Stevenson 1” And then the Stevenson
enthusiasm was unbounded and it rose
higher still when Iowa and Kansas
cast their full votes for him. Louisiana
was the next to go for Hill, her dele
gation giving him the entire vote of
1G.
Michigan, which had all along strong
ly approved of Towne, gave him but
five votes, the remainder going to Ste
venson.
The shout from Missouri, “One for
Hogg, of Texas,” called forth loud
laughter and applause,
“New Jersey’s twenty votes for
Hill,” called forth another ripple of
cheers, and then came “New York.”
The reply, “New York casts her en
tire 72 votes for Hon. D. B. Hill,”
increased the ripple to a wave of ap
plause.
t « Pennsylvania’s 64 votes for Ste
venson” caused the adhereuts of the
Illinois man to shout until the rafters
rung. The Hill men cheered wildly
when Tennessee w r ent solid for the
New York man, and the Stevenson
people answered their cheers when
Texas came to their man.
Tennessee was up as the vote for
Hawaii had been announced and de
dared that it changed its vote to Stev
enson. The convention recognized
the significance of the action and cheer
after cheer went up.
Stevenson was nominated now with
out question, and all over the hall
chairmen of delegations were on their
feet shouting and waving their arms
in an effort io secure recognition from
the chair in order to change their
votes.
Washington was first to secure the
privilege, and the tellers’ ery, “Wash
ington changes its entire vote to
Stevenson,” provoked great enthusi
asm. The cheering became so loud
that it was almost impossible to catch
the changes as the teller called them
out.
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line, and then John L. Shea, of New
Yock, managed to make his voice
heard, as he called out:
JsSS::."’ ”**
This announcement created pande
momum and the roar that went up was
deafening. The Stevenson men danced
around in delight.
Then m rapid succession _ the states
changed their votes to Stevenson.
At 2:44 he had received a large ma
jority of the votes, far more than two
thirds.
MADE UNANIMOUS,
Then Senator Tillman, the chief
au pporter of Mr. Towne,moved to make
the nomination of Stevenson uuani
inous, and the motion was carried with
a whirlwind of applause. given the
Adlai E. Stevenson was
936 votes of the convention, and de
clared the nominee of the Democratic
party for vice president of the United
States,. adjourned .
The convention then sine
die.
BIO STRIKE RESUMED
St. Louis Street Car Men Say the
Transit Company Has Broken
Their Agreement.
The strike against the St. Louis
Transit Company by its former em
ployees, which was declared off July
2d, was ordered renewed at a meeting
of the street railway men’s union at
the West End coliseum Monday.
Tuesday morning at 8 o’clock was
the time fixed for the renewal of the
boycott on all the company’s lines.
W T hen the strike was settled on July
2d there were some mutterings of dis
content among the men over the terms
of settlement, and since that time dis
satisfaction has grown daily. Charges
were made that the company had fail
ed to keep the agreement of July 2d,
and one or more instances were cited
tending to prove that there had been
a breach of faith.
Meetings were held at several places
in the course of the week, and com
mittees were appointed to procure
proof of infidelity on the part of the
company.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the railway men’s union
held on Saturday, a batch of affidavits
were produced to the' effect that new
men have been employed by the com
pany since July 2d in violation of the
terms of agreement. After a session
lasting several hours, the executive
committee determined to call a mass
meeting of the street railway men for
Monday morning, and to recommend
that the strike be declared on again.
The Central Trades and Labor Union
met later and indorsed the action of
the executive committee.
The representatives of the company,
through President Whitaker,addressed
a letter to the men denying that the
company had intentionally violated the
agreement of July 2d, and declaring
jt 8 intention to live up to every condi
tion of the agreement, both in letter
aud in spirit. the
Fred W. Lehmann, attorney for
company, appeared at the meeting aud
offered to submit the question as to
whether the company had broken
faith, to Joseph W. Folk, counsel for
the men, and bound the company to
abide by Mr. Folk’s judgment in the
premises. The proposition was ignor
ed, aud by a unanimous vote the strike
was fenewed.
A number of the exeecutive comit
tee said that this was the second time
the company had broken faith.
CONSUL HO YOW TALKS.
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l’rominpnt Chinaman at San Francisco
Tells How Present War Started.
Chinese Consul General Ho Yow, at
San Francisco, recognized as authority
on Chiuege matter8f 8flys:
“The origin of the whole trouble is
interference with our religion in China.
I don’t question the worthy intentions
of the missionaries who have gone
there, but they have made the mis
take of trying to convert a people who
are not educated as a race even to the
point of religions toleration.
“Good missionaries merely waste
their energies and incense the people,
Studying the history of the world, we
find that at least every great war has
been brought on by differences in re
ligion. There is another cause for the
present uprising aside from the purely
religious work of missionaries in
proselyting China to their faith.
“It has so happened in China that
whenever a missionary ha been m
!h Tragedy or . . \ th/oceasion , , , J’ -
e for asking for
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^ opinion, the powers would
need of about o 5()) 000 men to
gub(Jae ^ one nortbern prov ince by
for ce. Should there be a general up
d • f tbronghout china, before
cnulc do any sor t of policing for that
* t territory / witb its 400,000,000
or bl ng tbem under 8ubjec -
tion, they would require not less than
1,000,000 soldiers, aud many millions
of dollars would be wasted and millions
of lives be lost before the entire coun
try could be brought under subjuga
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Powers Arraigned First.
The case against Caleb Powers was
the first called at Georgetown, Ky.,
Monday. The prosecution asked for
and was granted an order on the jailer
of Franklin county to bring in as wit
nesses suspects Culton and Noakes,
who are in jail at Frankfort.
PRINCE CHING
HELPS ALLIES
Chinaman Has Big Army Now
Fighting the Boxers.
COUNTEIUNTURRECTION BEGUN
Powers Hope the Move Will Save
Many Lives and Open Way
For Quelling Uprisings.
A London special says: The more
hopeful feeling generated by Satur
day’s news from Pekin, was further
strengthened by Rear Admiral Brace’s
endorsement of the rumors that Prinoe
Ching, who is said to be heading a
counter revolution at Pekin, is fight
ing in behalf of the legations against
the usurper, Prince Tuan.
If the admiral’s hope turns out to
be well founded, this turn of events
is of the utmost importance, as it is
felt here in some such division among
the Chinese themselves lies the best
hope for the safety of the foreigners.
If the powers can find allies in
China itself, it will materially facili
tate the task of restoring order, and
those acquainted with the country be
lieve that if the diplomats are able to
induce such a man as Li Hung Chaug
or Chang Chi Tung to send forces to
the assistance of Prince Ching, the
hordes of revolutionists will disperse
as quickly as they have collected, and
a way to Pekin will be opened with
out great delay.
With all due allowance for the un
certainty in regard to the reliability,
the authorities here feel that the latest
message from the far east give dis
tinct hopes. If, as suggested, the
native sympathizers are able to keep
the besieged legation reasonably sup
plied with provisions, the foreign col
ony may yet escape destruction.
BIG ALLIED FOBCES.
An allied force of nearly 100,000
men will be in .China within a few
weeks.
The figures are larger than given
hertofore, but are based on better in
formation, -which has just reached
here. The allies at Tnku and at Tien
Tsin now number 18,000 men. The
reinforcements under orders consist
of 19,000 Japanese troops, 15,000
Germans, 13,000 Russians, 11,000
Americans, 10,000 British, 8,000
French and 3,000 Italians.
It is learned that the several gov
ernments desiring an expression of
operations as to the number of men
required to establish order in China
recently asked the admirals at Taku to
make an estimate. The admirals con
sulted together and the highest esti
mate seems to have been made by the
Japanese officer, who placed the num
ber at between 70,000 and 100,000.
The estimates of the British, Russian
and German officers were smaller. As
to that made by Admiral Kempff, the
authorities decline to speak. But
there is reason to believe that it was
slightly less than the lowest figure of
the Japanese commander. ■ »
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
Many New Industrie)* Established During
the I’ast Week.
The more important of new indus
tricH reported during the past week in
sx Carolina; chemical
in North
works in Virginia; coal mines in Ala
>>“*»» and West Yirgima; a coffin fae
Jory in Tennessee; cot on mills in
and South Carolina; cotton
seed oil mills m Louisiana, South
Carolina and Texas; a fertilizer fac
tory in Tennessee; flouring mills m
Kentucky and Texas; a furniture fac
toI 7 111 Georgia; a gram elevator in
Alabama and three in lexas; a head
! n 8 P? 1 1 \ n 4 rk an sa ?5 au .^ e factory
Mississippi; knitting . . mills . Geor
in
gia and Texas; lumber mills m Ken
tucky, Mississippi and North Caro
lina; a 8100,000 picture frame and
molding factory in West Virginia;
quarries in Georgia and a rubber man
ufacturing company in Georgia; a shoe
factory in Alabama; a tobacco factory
in Virginia; a woodworking plant in
North Carolina.—Tradesman (Chatta
nooga, Tenn.)
VOL. X. NO. 28.
TOWNE VISITS BRYAN.
Chairman Jones Also Shows Up at
Lincoln and Conferences Were
Held—'Result Kept Secret.
Senator J. K. Jones, of Arkansas,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, arrived at Lincoln, Neb.,
from Kansas City Saturday night and
later held an extended conference with
W. J. Bryan, Charles A. Towne and
George Fred Williams.
In talking about the vice presidential
situation, Senator Jones said he hoped
aud believed that in case Mr. Towne
withdrew his name as a Populist can
didate for the vice presidency, would the
national committee of that party
indorse the Democratic ticket.
“We are all independent,” contin
ued Senator Jones, “and like to carry
to successful conclusion our own plans.
But every one who is not with the Re
publicans should be against them, and
I cannot help thinking that evry man
who is in earnest for the success of W.
J. Bryan should unite with us. Of
course if Mr. Towne does not with
draw, fusion on the electorial tickets
of the various states should and proba
bly will be arranged.”
No formal announcement will be
made by Charles A. Towne of his de
cision in regard to the Populist nomi
nation for the vice presidency until the
Populist committee gives him formal
notification of his nomination. This
will be in about ten days. Mr. Towne
said that he would make public his de
cision at that time and would issue an
address giving his reasons for the ac
tion he takes. What that action will
be he refused to say.
“But my course is perfectly clear
now,” said Mr. Towne. “I have al
ready talked the matter over with sev
eral of the Populist leaders. The sub
ject will also probably come up,
though in an informal way, at the
meeting of the advisory committees.”
Mr. Towne spent nearly the entire
day Sunday with Mr. Bryan, taking
dinner with him, and later, in a party
which included ex-Congressman Hart
man, of Montana, and George Fred
Williams, of Massachusetts, driving
out to Mr. Bryan’s farm,
VICE-PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT
Af* Cast In the Democratic National Con*
vention at Hannas City.
The ballot in the Democratic con
vention in Kansas City for nomination
of a vice president resulted as follows:
For Stevenson—Alabama, 3; Ar
kansas, 11; California, 15; Colorado,
8; Connecticut, 9; Delaware, 4; Flor
ida, 4; Georgia, 26; Illinois, 48; Iowa,
26; Indiana, 28; Kansas, 20; Kentucky,
26; Maine, 10; Massachusetts, 6; Mi
chigan 23; Mississippi, 18; Missouri,
23; Montana, 2; Nebraska, 6; New
Hampshire, 8; OregoD, 5; Pennsylva
nia, 64; Rhode Island, 8; South Caro
lina, 18; South Dakota, 2; Texas, 30;
Utah, 6; Vermont, 8; Virginia, 24;
West Virginia, 12; Wisconsin, 21; Wy
oming, 6; Alaska, 6; Arizona, 5; In
dian Territory, 6; New Mexico, 5;
Oklahoma, 3i; District of Columbia,
6. Total, 559J.
For Towne—Arkansas, 5; Califor
nia, 3; Connecticut, 3; Idaho, 3; In
diana, 2; Maine, 2; Massachusetts, 11;
Michigan, 5; Minnesota, 18; Missouri,
3; Nebraska, 10; Nevada, 2; Oregon,
1; South Dakota, 6; Washington, 8;
Wisconsin, 3; Arizona, 1; New Mexi
co, 1; Oklahoma, 2f. Total, 89$.
For Patrick—Ohio, 46. Total, 46.
For Carr—Montana, 1; North Caro
lina, 22. Total, 23.
For Smith—Maryland, 16. Total, 10.
For Hogg—Missouri, 1. Total, 1.
For Danforth—Missouri, 1. Total,1.
For Hill—Alabama, 19; Delaware,
2, Florida, 4; Idaho, 3; Louisiana,16;
Massachusetts, 13, Missouri, 6; Mon
tana, 3; Nevada, 4; New Jersey, 20;
New York, 72; North Dakota, 6; Ore
gon, 2; Tennessee, 24; Hawaii, 6.
Total, 200.
ALLEGED ASSASSINS ARRAIGNED.
Voutsey, Powers, Whittaker am! Combe
Placed On Trial.
The trials of Henry Youtsey, Harland Caleb
Powers, Johu Davis, Whit
taker and Richard Combs (colored)
charged with being accessories to the
murder of William Goebel, were call
ed at the special term of the Scptt cir
cuit court, at Georgetown, Ky., which
begun Monday. The cases were sent
to Scott county for trial on ohange of
venue from Fraukliu county, where
the assassination occurred.