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ADLAI EWING STEVENSON
The Democratic Nominee for Vice
President of United States.
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Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, of Bloom
iugton, Ill., who was vice president
dating the last Cleveland administi'a
i fiou, was Friday afternoon nominated
t I \ot Vice president by the Democratic
Bfif/oual 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 v he quickly mount¬
ed the platform and declared that he
could not accept th,,e nomination under
any consideration. High-statement pre¬
vented a threatened stampede in his
favor and 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 iuterest
of harmony in the party to support the
Illinois candidate.
Hill, on 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 bqoin
was again in the ascendency.
He declared then, however, that tin¬
der no consideration would he allow his
name to go before the convention. It
was placed before the convention with¬
out his consent and he quickly sent
word to the delegations rallying around
Hina 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
t 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 paeked around the vari¬
ous entrances and hundreds more were
coming afforded on every thoroughfare that
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.
the Immediately call of following for the the prayer
states began pur¬ the
pose of making nominations for
v 'ce presidency.
Great confusion prevailed and very
few of the delegates were aware of
what was going on until Alabama and
fornia Arkansas had been passed and Cali¬
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, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Con¬
necticut and Delaware, most of whose
Btr ength went to Stevenson.
Four for HiU from Florida called
°rth another yell of applause.
Rockdale Banner.
“Illinois!” shouted the clerk, and
back came the cry, “Forty-eight for
Stevenson!” Aud then the-Stevensou
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.
“Pennsylvania’s 64 votes for Ste¬
venson” caused the adherents of the
Iiliuois mau to shout until the rafters
rung. The Hill men cheered wildly
when Tennessee went 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¬
clared that it changed its vote to Stev¬
enson. The convention fecognized
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’ cry, “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.
After Washington came North Caro
lina, and then John L. Shea, ol New
York, managed to make his voice
heard, as he called out:
“New York changes her entire vote
from Hill to Stevedson. ”
This announcement created pande
monium and the roar that went up was
deafening. The Stevenson men danced
around in delight.
Then in rapid succession the states
changed their votes to Stevenson.
At2:44 he had received a large ma
jorily of the vole., for more that two
th ' rd ‘
MADE UNANIMOUS,
Tillman, , „ the chief . - ,
Then Senator
supporter of Mr. Towne, moved to make
the nomination of Stevenson unani
mous, and the motion was carried with
a whirlwind of applause. given . the t,
Adlai E. Stevenson was
936 votes of the convention, and de
dared the nominee of the Democratic
party for vice president of the United
States. adjourned .
The convention then sine
die.
CONYERS. GA.. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1^00.
S. A. L. APPOINT ALEXIS
Announced From Headquarters of tlie
Company at Norfolk Effective July 1.
A special from Norfolk, Va., says:
Important appointments of Seaboard
Air Line officials, effective July 1,
have been announced as follows:
A. O. McDonell, assistant general
passenger agent, with headquarters at
Jacksonville; J. II. Burroughs, audi¬
tor freight receipts; Thomas H. Wright,
auditor passenger receipts; J. A. Wal¬
ton, statistician; T. W. Roby, control¬
ler; J. H. Sharp,treasurer; J. M. Sher¬
wood, secretary and assistant treas
urer; R. L. Nutt, cashier; W. T. Rock
er, paymaster; Y. E. McBee, general
superintendent; W, E. Reed, mechan
ical superintendent; G. P. Johnston,
superintendent of transportation; H.
W. B. Glover, freight traffic manager;
C. R. Capps, general freight agent; O.
B. BidweH, Jr., freight claim agent;
L. S. Allen, general passenger agent;
O. D. Ball, Jr., general purchasing
agent. Mr. Mac
All of these officers, except
Donell, will have headquarters at
Portsmouth, Ya
R. I. Cheatham will be assistant
general freight agent, at Atlanta; W.
II. Pleasants, assistant general freight
agent, at Jacksonville, Fla., and A.
Pope, assistant general freight agent,
at Savannah; Messrs. Cheatham, Pleas¬
ants and Pope will report to the geu
erft l fright agent. Seaboard
, The five divisions of the
system and their officers are as fol¬
lows:
First Division—T. W. Whisnant,
superintendent; L. A. Boyd, assist¬
ant superintendent: Between Rich¬
mond and Raleigh, Portsmouth and
Ridgeway Junction, Boykins and Lew¬
iston, Henderson and Durham, Frank¬
lin and Louisburg.
Second Division—J. M. Turner, su¬
perintendent; William Moucuro, as¬
sistant superintendent: Between Ral¬
eigh and Columbia, Wilmington and
Monroe, Moncure and Pittsboro, Ham¬
let and Gibson.
Third Division—E. Berkeley, su¬
perintendent; P. H. Sellers, train¬
master: Between Monroe and
Atlanta, Lawreucerille aud Lo
ganville, Ellenboro, Henrietta and
Caroleen, Monroe and Rutherfordton.
Fourth Division —Cecil Gabbett, su¬
perintendent; E. E. Anderson, train¬
master; L. B. McGuire, S. B. Ben¬
nett, assistant trainmasters: Between
Columbia and Savannah, Savannah
and Jacksonville, Savannah and Mont¬
gomery, Columbus and Albany, Abbe¬
ville and Ocilla.
Fifth Division—D. E. Maxwell, su¬
perintendent; C. C. Howell, M. V. Ra
ley, trainmasters; W. B. Tucker,
general agent: Between Fernandina
and Tampa and between Jacksonville
an(| Chattahoochee river, including all
lines in Florida except between Jack¬
sonville aud St. Mary’s river.
SILVER REPUBLICANS
At Meeting in Kansas City Issue an
Address to the Party.
The Silver Republican party, by its
executive committee, has issued an ad¬
dress to the silver Republicans of the
United States, saying, among other
things:
“The Democratic candidate for pres
ident is ours, our convention named
him. Upon the fundamental proposi
tions above stated, People’s we are one wijtji Our the
Democrats and party.
common candidate for president is
enlisted, heart and soul, in this great
cause. Wo know he has the high
courage of his convictions. His tri
umph is necessary if we are to hand
down to our children and our chil
uren’s children a government founded
in the wisdom of the fathers, maintain
ed in the blood and treasure of its
citizens and perpetuated as a priceless
heritage.
“Impelled by these considerations,
S national committee has deter
ed that its duty in this hour is to
Hon. Adlai Stevenson as our
cau did«le for vice pre.id.ot, in order
r IS Tono°Xftrti.t
ism ‘ S “ and a all its attendant evils may
c eQtrate aU its votes at the danger
accomp i ish the triumph of
those pr inciples so dear to us.
bn t 8imp i e justice to say that
in taking this action, we are following
a ,] v jce of our distinguished leader,
^ on carles A. Towne.
“Let ns express the hope that our
j r j endg w ,n j ft y a8 ide whatever disap
pointment they may feel and join in a
un - ted e gf or t to secure the triumph of
principles at the coming election. ”
our
CR 0 KER-IM 1 EPISODE.
Tammany Chieftain Throws the
Ex-Governor of New York Hard
Fall in Committee Heeting.
The New York state delegations fur¬
nished the sensation of the day preced¬
ing the opening of the Democratic
convention when, after a stormy ses¬
sion of three hours, they put forth a
candidate for vice-president, in the
person of John W. Keller, commis¬
sioner of charities of the city of New
York.
This was done after David B. Hill
had been defeated as a candidate for
the New York representation on the
committee on platform by Augustus
Yau Wyck, and having been offered
New York’s indorsement for vice
president, had declined it.
It was 2 o’clock in the afternoon
when ex-Senator Hill was notified
that there was a movement on foot in
the Tammany delegation, assisted by
King couuty and Erie, to sidetrack
him by not putting bim on the plat
form committee, but by standing for
him for vice-president.
Shortly afterwards Mr. Hill was
sent for, and had a long conference
with Mr. Croker, Mr. Shea, ex-Senator
Murphy and Mr. McCarren. He was
notified that the delegation stood
ready to stand f >t him for vice presi¬
dent. He replied that he did not
want it, aud was then told flatly that
he could not go on the committee on
platform, Mr. Croker intimating that
the Bryan element did want him there,
Some sharp discussion followed, All
through the controversy the ex-gover¬
nor sat quietly. Then he arose, and
facing Richard Oroker, who sat iD the
rear of the room, said slowly and dis¬
tinctly:
“There have been said some things
that have seemed to bo reflections
upon my attitude in 1893. It should
be remembered in passing such criti¬
cisms that I have always been consist¬
ently Democratic. No man has a right
to question my Democracy.”
At this time Mr. Croker rose, saying
in what was evidently intended to be
a pacific tone, “I don’t think anybody
intended to criticise your Democracy,
but it is believed that as you were so
strongly against the silver plank, a
new man would be more acceptable,”
and then Mr. Croker aroused Mr. Hill
by adding: “And there is no reason
why you shonld think that the position
is reserved for you every year.”
“No, I have no snch idea,” answer¬
ed Hill, shaking his finger at Croker,
“but I want you to remember that
what I did aud what I said in the com¬
mittee aud in the convention of 1896
was done for the Democrats of New
York state, and when I went home I
stood for the ticket as well as you did.”
“Oh, no, you did not,” exclaimed
Mr. Croker. “You were not heard of
much during that campaign.”
“Equally as much as you were, when
at critical times in the party’s history
in the]state, you were living in Europe, ”
retorted Mr. Hill.
“You are sore,” replied Oroker.
“I accuse you,” exclaimed Hill, “of
trying to make me a vice presidential
candidate against my will. I tell yoq
now that I will not have it. You can’t
humiliate mo on one proposition and
feed me a sop on another.”
jj e Ba {; down and a vote was then
taken, resulting: For Van Wyck, 40;
f or Hill, 26; aosent or not voting, 6.
Senator Hill, upon the announcement
0 f Hie vote, immediately left the room.
PLATFORM PLEASES BRYAN.
Nominee Says Each Plank of the Docu*
ment Is Clear and Explicit.
Mr. Bryan gave out at Lincoln,
Thursday night, the follow ing on the
Kansas City platform,
I very gratified to learn of the
adoption of a platform which is clear
and explicit on every question. The
controversy over the silver piank was
a controversy between men who
dlffered m principle, but rather ad if
“““ “ ,° e
ne ioo . o» t
appeal is to the patriotism aud con
fience of the r eopie, and we must
take 1D ° ,° Ur confidence ^ we
ex P ect them to have confidence in us.”
Charter lor Colton Oil Company,
Application has been filed with the
county court clerk in Chattanooga,
Tenn., for a charter to incorporate the
Tallahassee Cotton Oil Company with
a capital stock of §50,009. The com
pany is chartered for the purpose of
building a cotton oil mill at Tallahas
see, Fla.
Official Organ of Rockdale Cmb
ty. Has Largest Circulation in
The County.
CHAMBERLAIN IS HAPPY
That Knglnnd Iiua the “Good Will and
Approval** of the United State*.
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of
state for the colonies, addressing a
meeting of the Woman’s Liberal Union
Association in London Tuesday after¬
noon, said he had seen through the
haze of the South African ante-bellum
negotiations when others were mysti¬
fied. Now that the war was conclud¬
ing, he added, all were unanimous
that whatever the final settlement
might be it must be fatal.
“But there are quarters whence even
a note of disapproval would be a mat¬
ter of serious concern. I refer to our
colonies and the TT nited States. I
think we are happy in that we have
their good opinion and approval.
SEYMOUR REPORTED WOUNDED.
British Admiral Shot fit Tien Tain By
Chinese Sharpshooters.
The correspondent of the London
Express at Ohe Foo, telegraphing
Wednesday, says:
“Admiral Seymour was wounded
while sitting in a house at Tien Tsin,
by Chinese sharpshooters, Official
news received at Che Foo shows that
the Chinese have been guilty of horri¬
ble cruelty toward the wounded aud
captured, subjecting them to what is
known as Liuo Che, or the slicing
process. Under this hideous rite the
bodies of the fallen have been muti¬
lated. The Russians are retaliating
by a wholesale shooting of natives.”
GENERAL PILAR CAPTURED.
He Was the Most Aggressive of Agulnal
do’s Lieutenants.
A Manila special says: General Pio
del Pilar, the most aggressive and
most persistent of the Filipino lea'd
ers has been captured and made a
prisoner at Gnadaloupc, six miles east
of Manila, by some of the Manila na¬
tive chiefs.
Hanna Will Hold On.
A Washington dispatch says: It is
stated on high authority that Senator
Hanna will succeed himself as chair¬
man of the Republican national com¬
mittee and will conduct the coming
oamua-iim.
GIFT UF CHILDREN.
Siiituo of LiiFayotta Received By Fi Allot
YVttli Imponliijc ('eremtinlcs,
In the presence of the president of the
republic, M. Loubet, »he United States
ambassador, Mi. Horace Porter, and
a brilliant assemblage of representa¬
tive Frenchmen and the most promi¬
nent members of the Amerieau colony
in Paris, the statue of general the
Marquis de LaFuyette, the gift of the
American school children to France,
was presented to the nation by M.
Ferdinand W. Peck, president of the
Lafayette memorial commission, and
was accepted by President Loubet on
behalf of France.
Rig Mortgage Recorded.
Attorneys for the Jeky] Island Club
placed on record at Brunswick, Ga.,
Fiiday a mortgago for §200,000 to re¬
tire an old mortgage and secure money
to make further improvements at Je
kyl. The mortgage was from the Jekyl
Islaud Club to the Hudson Trust Com¬
pany of New York.
War Insurance Hates Doubled.
A Loudon dispatch says: The war
risks at the Lloyds are double the
usual rates for vessels bound for
China.
CASUALTIES IN PHILIPPINES.
Eleven Americans Killed and Nearly Two
Hundred Filipino* Exterminated.
According to advices from Manila
the past week’s scouting in Luzon re¬
sulted in eleven Americans being kill¬
ed and sixteen wounded. One hun¬
dred and sixty Filipinos were killed
during the week, and eight Americans,
who had been prisoners in the hands
of the rebels, were surrendered and a
hundred rifles turned over to the
United States officials.
• In the Antigua province of Panay a
running fight , of , three , , hours duration ...
resulted in the killing or wounding of
seventy of the enemy. There were no
casualties among the Americans.
Havana’s New Charter.
The new charter of the city of
Havana has gone into effect. The
powers of the recently elected officials
are thereby greatly increased. The
officials have power to grant franchises
and concessions.
NO. 26.
LEGATION SAFE
ON JULY THIRD
i Ray of Hope Is Kindled By
Later News From China.
JAPAN IS AUTHORIZED TO ACT
Powers Agree to Give Her a Free
Hand, Full Co-Operation and
Pay to Whip the Chinese.
The London foreign office has issued
the text of a telegram from Acting
Consul General Warren, at Shanghai,
confirming from thoroughly trust¬
worthy sources the news from Pekin
by courier July 3d, by way of Shang¬
hai, to the London office of the in¬
spectorate of Chinese maritime cus¬
toms, saying two legations were, the
day the courier left, holding out
against the Chinese and boxers and
that the troops had lost 2,000 men
and the boxers many leaders.
CONSUL GOODNOW COFIBMS REPORTS.
A cablegram was received at the
state department at Washington Sat¬
urday morning from Consul General
Goodnow at Shanghai dated July 7th,
saying that the legations were stand¬
ing on the 3d instant and that the re¬
cent attack of the boxers had been
comparatively slight. They seemed
disposed to adopt starvation methods.
One certain effect of Consul General
Goodnow’s dispatch will be to cause
the officials here, aud without doubt,
the European governments, to rebonble
their exertions to push forward a force
to Pekin. The main hope for speedy
action is Btill in Japan.
According to the Japanese legation
in Washington, which has late advices
from Tokio, 22,000 soldiers are now
on Chinese soil. If this report is true,
then the Japanese government has ac¬
complished much more than was ex¬
pected and the officials here see no
reason why the advance on Pekin
soould not begin immediately. It is
said that Japan is not expected to
make this campaign single-handed.
The international forces at Taka and
Tien Tsin will co-operate to the ut¬
most with the Japanese army corps in
the movement on Pekin. What form
that co-operation shall take is not
known yet; snch details are left to the
commanders in the field. It 'is said
Japan is to be compensated for the
work she is about to undertake in the
common cause. Her military prepara¬
tions are very extensive and the cam¬
paign is certain to involve heavy cost.
It would be unjust to expect Japan to
meet this herself. She has no mis¬
sionaries in China, and consequently
is perhaps less interested selfishly
than any of the powers in the terrible
happenings in Shan Tung and Pekin.
CORBIN READY TO SEND TROOPS.
As a result of the thorough consid¬
eration of the subjeot by the secretary
of war, Lieutenant General Miles and
adjutant General Corbin, orders were
issued by the war department Satur¬
day afternoon for the dispatch of 6,254
regular troops to the Philippines with
a view to their utilization in China.
The force is made up of two battalions
each of the Fifteenth, Second, Fifth
and Eighth infantry, two squadrons
each of First and Ninth cavalry, ono
squadron of the Third calvary and a
company of engineers. These troops
will be forwarded as rapidly as possi¬
ble and as soon as transportation ar¬
rangements can be perfected.
The issue of the formal orders for
the dispatch to the east of more tnan
6,000 troops from the army posts in
the United States is a manifestation of
the energy with which the government
is now about to act in the Chinese
matter. True, these troops are nom
inally destined for the Philippines to
rep i aoe the volunteers now out there,
bu t jj. adm jtted that they are being
sent out by a route that will easily ad¬
mit of deflection to Taku or some
other convenient Chinese port. When
tl ese troops are landed in China, to
gether with the Ninth infantry sup
posed to be now at Taku, and the ma
rine and naval contingent the United
States will have a force in action corn
mensurate with our interests and ia
proportion to the European forces.