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OHIO FOR 16 TO 1.
DEMOCRATS OF OHIO DEMAND SIL
VER'S FREE COINAGE.
THE GOLDDUGS SNOWED UNDER.
They Fought for John Sherman’s Financial
Views, hut Were Repudiated— Cal
■trice Triumphant and Serene.
Columbus. O-. September 19.—(Special.)—
The free silver men won a great victory in
the democratic state convention today.
They secured the adoption of a plank in
•the platform upon which there can be no
doubt or equivocation, but the declaration
Is for the unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to L and with full legal tender
power.
The goldbugs made a hard fight and pre
sented a minority report, but were easily
defeated Only six of the twenty-one mem
bers of the committee on resolutions signed
the minority report, the other sixteen sup
porting the resolution for free coinage.
The silver fight was led by Allen W. Thur
man. the brilliant son of the ’\>ld Roman”
of demofiraby. Allen G. Thurman, and Gen
eral E. B. Finley. •
The only opposition to th* free sliver
plank came from the large commercial
centers.
The farmers were unanimously in favor
of the resolution as adopted. They de
clare that those counties in the state where
the populists were strong on account of
their free silver ideas will now switch into
line for the democracy.
While there was some disposition to make
trouble for Senator Brice, the overshadow
ing issue of the convention was silver, and
the advocates of genuine bimetallism have
things all their own way despite the most
determined efforts of the opposition.
By a vote almost as large, endorsement
was given through the medium of an indi
rect resolution to the altitude taken by
Senator Calvin S. Brice in the recent tar
iff reform contest. The debate on these two
Issues occupied nearly four hours of the
continuous session. In twelve minutes
more the entire ticket had b< en nominated
and the convention had adjourned sins die.
From his seat in the jiarqiiet. Congressman
Tom L. Johnson arose, and ignoring the
vociferous demands that he should take the
stage, submitted the minority resolution,
instructing the Incoming state committee to
include in the business of the next conven
tion the nomination of a United Status
senator.
< lurk After the Hot Chestnut.
It was the seconding speech of John IT.
Clark, of Youngstown, one of the U-st ora
tors in the, state, and an opponent of the
rhe regime, that sent the excitement up to
the fever notch. Standing just beneath
the platform, his silvery hair shining in
the glare of the footlights, w’th out
stretched arm and index tinner quivering,
hurling invective after Invective. while
less than fifteen feet away, with face pale
and expressionless. sat the object of his
wrath and denunciation. The scene was
well worthy the brush and canvas of the
painter. ,
"V\h> has a claim on the United Stat, s
■enure for life?" he demanded, and the
audience shouted in re«ponx': "No one!
'•No loncer is it the question.” continued
the speaker In impassioned tones, "when
a senator is to be elected, what are his
talents, what service has he done the state?
• *• The issue is. iw» iu... b is h • worth? In
this republic is a man’s head to be measured
by his length of purse? Is it not time that
this question rise above m*n -and above
party? IM you not know that the I nited
States senate has become a rich man’s
club; that it is the resting place of trusts
and underatanuihgx and combines; that in
it the sugar trust has raised its hydrahead,
and. in'the name of a community of trusts,
has seized the democracy by the throat
and compelled it to stand and deliver?"
And so. to the aceona panament of cheers,
hisses, eat-calls. yells and opprobrious ep
ithets the impassioned orator went on, pro
tected time and again by the chairman,
until he had concluded of his own free
will-
A Defense of Brice.
Meanwhile Senator Brice sat immovable.
Th- a--user was quivering. The accused
might be likened to a Nock of marble. No
direct reference to him had been made up
to this lime. It remained for his first
spokesman. Jesse M. Lewis, of I rbana,
to make a personal refer, nee to the senator
that had been assaulted, and to plead that
the democracy of Ohio ought not to execute
a man first and try him afterward.
"Won’t you defer judgment for a year?”
he asked. Bat the answer came in a
mighty shout of “No!” Then General Fin
ley. of Bucyrus, chairman of the committee
on resolutions, secured the floor to dramati
cally declare that the resolution was an in
direct slap in the face of the man and all
men who in the senate of the V nited Slates
had made tariff reform a possibility and
who had stood between the people and the
McKinley law.
Johnson Is Foxy.
Judge R- D. Marshall, of Dayton, made
a witty plea for peace and the postpone
ment of the controversy to a more conven
ient season, and then Congressman Johnson
was permitted to close the debate.
"I have no ill feeling toward, or suspicion
of. Colonel Brice.” he declared. "He is
my friend and 1 am counted in his circle
of friends. He visits my house and I visit
his, and I hope we will long continue to do
«c I don’t b lieve that he bought his scat
In the United States s. mile, and i have said
■U time and again. Nor do I believe that
the tariff bill just passed was the best bdl
for the country, but at the same time I
believe that Colonel Brice thought so and
that he voted for it honestly.”
This was pauring oil on the troubled
waters and the friends of the senator
cheered again and again. The previous
question was demanded, but just at thiF
juncture it was developed that the bimetal
list element had a minority report with
which to oppos. the free silver plank and
another war of words was in order.
tioldhußM Snowed I inter.
Allen M'. Thurman, son of the old Bo
man. denounced the opposition as gold
hugs who lacked the courage of their con
victions. and. without response, challenged
them to defend their position.
Lew May, of Cincinnati, heatedly declar
ed that if the convention placed itself on
record in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver the party would be buried
under an avalanche that would more than
equal the N-al campaign. By this lime
the convention was clamorous for a vote.
itiu.ctansui, "by international agreement,**
was buried and free silver proclaimed victori
ons by T'iS to 3111.
On the senatorial issue a motion to simply
declare in favor of the election of United
States senators by a direct vote of the |x-o
ple were carried by 46? to 338—the Brice op
position polling sixty-five votes more than
the one-third of the convention conceded
to it last night.
With the announcement of the vote. Sen
ator Brice, without a change of counte
nance, arose from the chair he had occu
pied for four hours, and, looking neither
to the right nor to the left, stalked across
the stage and through the wings to the
outer air.
Meanwhile Chairman Hurd had called
for nominations for the state ticket.
Sjieeches were barred.
In twelve minutes the ticket had been
completed, and to the musical accompana
inent of 'The Campbells Are Coming,” per
haps inimical in the face of the fact that
the ex-governor's friends arc charged with
.’HE WEEKLY OOUBTITUTION : ATLANTA. GA. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1894.
the responsibility of the attack upon the
senator, the convention adjourned.
The State Ticket.
The following are the nominations:
Secretary of State—Milton Turner, of
Guernsey.
Supreme Judge—Janies D. Ermstone, of
Hamilton.
State School Commissioner—James A.
Deech, of Franklin.
Member Board of Public Works—Henry B.
Keffer, of Tuscarora.
That part of the platform dealing with
national issues is as follows:
The Platform.
“The democracy of Ohio, in convention as
sembled, hereby expresses itself heartily
in commendation of the efficient, economi
cal and honest administration of President
Cleveland.
• \Ve adhere to the declarations of the
democratic party in its national platform;
that protection is a fraud, and we recognize
the beneficial reduction of duties on hn
p-ris just made by congress. We favor
such further reduction as can be made,
holding in view the revenue necessary to be
raised for the support of the government
to the end that the injustice of purely
protective duties be abolished.
"We congratulate the country upon the re
peal of the McKinley tariff and the enact
ment of a tariff law in its stead, under the
operation of which trade and business are
reviving and the country again becoming
prosperous. The McKinley tariff went into
operation less than four years ago, yet
in that short period of time the country
changed from prosperity to a condition of
financial and industrial depression unpar
alleled in our history as a nation. Under its
operation the revenues derived from duties
on imports decreased to a sum insufficient
to meet the expenses of the government,
thereby necessitating the sale of bonds.
"While It was in force there were harder
times, more companies and more business
houses bankrupted, more forced sales and
more distress and destitution than was ever
known in this country in the same length of
time. The republican pretense that these
results were caused by change of adminis
tration is so unsupported by facts that a
denial seems unnecessary, for it must not
be overlooked that until within the last
thirty days every commodity bought or
sold, including every bushel of grain and
every pound of wool in the market, was
bought and sold under the McKinley tariff,
which was in full operation, doing its per
fect work, and that since its repeal business
has revived and the marked improvement
is a complete answer to the charge.
"We dissent from the president’s views,
construction and treatment of the silver
question, and, therefore, believe that sil
ver should be restored to the position it
occupied as money prior to its demonetiza
tion by the republicans and a consequent
Increase of interest-bearing debt of the gov
ernment. Under it more business failures
occurred than ever before in the history of
the country in the same period of time.
While it was in operation there were more
people out of employment.' more labor
strikes, more bread riots, less employment
for labor and lower wages paid than was
ever before known. Under its operation
the produce of the farmer, especially wheat
and wool, reached the lowest prices known
since the war, and to that end we favor the
unlimited free coinage of silver at the
legal ratio of 16 to 1. and with equal legal
tender power.
“The democratic party has always been
the champion of equal rights and religious
liberty. I: has ever been hostile to political
proscription on account of religious opinion.
We. therefore, denounce the American Pro
tective Association and all organizations
which mak* - religious belief a test of polit
ical preferment.
"We favor lllieral pensions to worthy
soldiers, sailors and marines, their widows
and orphans.”
The other portions of the platform deal
with state politics, some space being given
to denouncing the McKinley administra
tion and the recent republican legislation
of the state.
Allen Will Mntm«e the Campaign.
Allen W. Thurman, son of the ‘’Old Ro
man.” will lie chairman of the new demo
cratic state executive committee and man
age the campaign. This is in recognition of
bis leadership in securing the adoption of
the free coinage of silver resolution. He is
not a member of the Brice faction. He was
chosen by the new state central committee
tonight.
By tests at the Chicago world's exposition
and California Midwintc- fair all o*her
baking powders were shown to be inferior
to Dr. Price’s. Received highest award
and gold medal.
ASK JONES TO STEP DOWN.
Republicans of Nevada Think the
Senator Should Kcmlkii.
Carson, Nev., September 17.—Senator
John I’. Jones, of Nevada, has been re
quested by the republican state central
committee to resign ills seat in the United
States senate, to which he was elected by
the republicans. This request is made in a
long letter which was drafted by Chairman
Trennor Coffin and approved by the state
central committee at a meeting held in this
city. The letter exhaustively reviews Sena
tor Jones’s letter of August 29th to the
former chairman of the committee, Enoch
Strother, in which Senator Jones announces
that he has left the republican party to
join the populists and severely criticises
his course of action. The main points of
the letter are as follows:
"You say that you have not changed your
principles. Well and good. Then it follows
that you have merely changed your name,
and instead of calling yourself a republican
you will hereafter term yourself a populist.
Do the shining examples of populist in
fluence (conspicuous among others that of
your own colleague) with whom you are
daily ami hourly confronted in the senate,
justify the belief that such a change will
add to your prestige and power as a mem
ber of that body? Do not the cases of
Sumner and Schurz and Trumbull and
many others furnish the most painful re
minders that the day upon which a bril
liant and distinguished party leader breaks
away from the organization in which he
has won all his fame marks the beginning
of his political decline? Can you reasona
bly expect a different result?
"But by what mental processes you ar
rive at the conclusion that the ‘great prin
ciple’ Involved requires you to part com
pany with the republican party of Nevada,
your letter entirely fails to disclose. You
concede that we are true to the cause of
silver. Then why do you abandon us? If
we are true to silver, why does not devotion
to that ‘principle’ of which you write so
eloquently require you to remain true to
us? Not only have we been true to the
cause of silver, but we have been true to
every other great principle that you hold
dear; and more than all, we have been
fidelity itself to you. Then we ask again
why you abandoned us?
"The silver party does not accept your
name, while the populist party does not
accept your creed, so that upon every
recognized political principle you are liter
ally left without a parly in the state of
Nevada.
"The publication of your letter has not
caused even a waver in the ranks and no
defection of any leader, however great and
distinguished, will cause them to swerve a
hair's breadth from what they believe to be
their duty.
"In conclusion, we desire to remind you
that you were elected to the United States
s< nate as a republican by the republican
party. In the strictest sense the office is
a political one and the republican party
is entitled to representation for the full
term of six years from the 4th of March,
1891. As you now announce that you cannot
act with the party that elected you, every
coiisid ration of propriety and delicacy re
quires you to resign. In the name of the
republican party of Nevada, we respectful
ly ask you to do so.”
The <'ona rcMHional Con ventions.
Canton, Miss., September 20.—The dead
lock continues in the seventh district demo
cratic convention. Colonel Hooker leading
with 14.80 out of a total of 35.
A proposition to allow the question to be
settled by county primaries in October
was defeated by 20 to 15.
Montgomery. Ala.. September 20.—At a
convention of Jeffersonians and populists
of the third district of Alabama, held at
Union Springs today, W. C. Robinson, of
Lee county, was nominated for congress.
Virginia Democrats.
Petersburg, Va., September 19.—The dem
ocrats of the fourth congressional district
held their convention at Petersburg today
and nominated Hon. W. R. McKenney, by
acclamation. Ex-Governor McKinney s
name was not presented to the convention.
The nominee is one of the most distinguish
ed lawyers in the state and a resident of
Petersburg.
FAVOR A NEW PARTY.
ANTI-TILLM ANITES RECOMMEND
ANOTHER TICKET BE PUT OCT.
They Sit All Night Debating it-The Ocala
Platform a Taint iu Their Eyea-For
an Independent Movement, Etc.
Columbia, S. C., September 17.—(Special.)—
About 300 democrats assembled here this
evening in response to the call for a state
convention of anti-Tlllmanites. The con
vention was called to meet at 8 o’clock, but
the delegates met in secret conference at
5:30 o’clock and continued therein almost
without intermission till long after mid
night.
This preliminary conference was pre
sumably to adjust all differences among
the delegates on the very grave question
of whether to nominate a state ticket.
There are delegates from all but four coun
ties, and in the long debate that could be
faintly heard from outside, there were
many differences of opinion. Among file
delegates are Senator Butler, ex-Governor
Johnson Haygood and W. F. Dargan, Darl
ington’s war mayor.
At 7 o'clock tlie conference took an hour’s
recess and at 8 o’clock reassembled with
closed doors. Outside were hundreds of
Impatient persons of all descriptions, who
expected the convention to meet at the ap
pointed hour. After several hours had
passed with no prospect of their being ad
mitted there were shouts and cries and
herculean movements to press through the
doorway. One young Tillmanite succeeded
In forcing his way through a crack and
ran into the hall, but was promptly thrown
out.
At 2:30 o’clock this morning, after a long,
earnest and exhaustive discussion, a reso
lution solving the problem to some extent
WM adopted by a vote of 120 to JOl. whlcll
postpones, without abandoning, nominations.
The following resolutions, offered by
Thomas W. Carwile, of Edgefield, were
unanimously adopted:
Itepuil in ting Hie Oca In Platform.
"Resolved, That this convention, compos
ed of loyal democrats from all parts of the
state, demands of the convention to assem
ble on the 19th instant under the call of the
executive committee of the democratic par
ty of the state as heretofore organized,
explicitly to declare the true and loyal
allegiance of the whole democratic party
of the state of South Carolina to the prin
ciples and organization of the national
democratic party and to repudiate and re
scind the action of the state convention of
1892, adopting the Ocala platform as that
of the democratic party of this state.
"Resolved, That the convention also de
mands of the said state democratic
state convention to be held on
the 19th of September to nominate
no one to office wiio is not in full accord
with the principles of th • national democra
cy, nor one who acknowledges allegiance
to the said Ocala platform or to the princi
ples of the populist party.
"Resolved, That the nomination by the
car. vention of the nineteenth district ot any
candidate for any office at the hands of
the democratic party holding allegiance to
any other than the democratic principles
and policy, shall absolve all members of
the democratic party in the state from obli
gation to support such nominees at the
general election whether or not they par
ticipated in the recent primary election.
"Resolved, That an executive committee
consisting of one member from each county
be appointed by the respective delegations,
which committee shall be charged with the
duty of the better organization of the dem
ocratic party and the presentation ot the
foregoing resolution to the convention
which meets in Columbia on the 19th in
stant and with recalling this convention at
such time as they see lit prior to the Ist of
October, 1894.”
At 3 a. m., the convnetlm adjourned, sub
ject to the call of the chairman.
SOUTH CAROLIN A FOLLOWS OHIO
Democrats Adopt a Financial Plank Similar
to the Ohio Declaration.
Columbia, S. C., September 19.—(Special.)—
The hardy sons of reform have met, nom
inated and adjourned. The proceedings
were, as compared with former Tillman
conventions, commonplace. Os course, there
was enthusiasm and lots of cheers, but
there was nut one incident of a sensational
character.
The platform in reaffirming the platform
of 1892, is regarded as a bold declaration
in favor of Ocnlaism and a challenge to
the platform democrats to "cut their patch
ings.” It means that another rough and
probably turbulent campaign is before this
politics-ridden state. The Charleston dele
gation were the only anti-TiUmanltes in
the convention, the Beaufort delegation
having declined to attend after being elect
ed. Jervey, the chairman of the Charleston
delegation, and Fitzsimmons made a gal
lant tight for strict platform democracy,
but their voices were us whispers in a
whirlwind.
All of the nominees for subordinate state
officers have been identified with the polit
ical interests of John Gary Evans, except
Norton, W. D. Evans and Mayfield. Jones,
Norton’s competitor, was sacrificed to con
ciliate the friends of Ellerbe, who makes
his second appearance on tiie sacrificial
altar.
Senator Irby Calls to Order.
At noon United States Senator Irby, chair
man of the executive committee, called the
convention to order. Dr. S. M. Smith, of
the First Presbyterian church, led the con
vention in prayer. A. M'. Patterson, a lithe
and trim young lawyer from Barnwell, was
elected temporary chairman, aaid fl. H.
Brunson, an Orangeburg lawyer, and Book
keeper Mixson, of the state dispensary,were
elected secretaries. There were no contest
ing delegations. State Senator C. M. Etird,
of Lexington, a prominent lawyer, was
elected permanent chairman.
Chairman Elini was applauded as he said
that this convention was the guardian of
the lives and liberties of the people of
South Carolina. The rule of frankness and
fairness was the only rule by which the
men should be guided, and principles
' should not be sacrificed.
Evmi.s u Democrat.
Dr. Wyche,of Newberry, in a warm speech,
declared tiiat there was no candidate before
this convention who was not a democrat,
and, looking towards the Charleston dele
gation, he shook his list and shouted that
“nobody should tell the people of South
Carolina whom they should elect. Is not
John Gary Evans a democrat?” lie contin
ued. (Cries, "yes, yes.”) “The grandest prin
ciple we must give to South Carolina is
white supremacy. If you measure me by
Grover Cleveland’s standard of democ
racy, 1 am not a democrat . There Is no set
of men who can delegate themselves to
come here and tell the people of South Car
olina whom they shall elect.”
Mr. Duncan, of Newberry, suggested that
the proper order was the adoption of the
platform first, and that manly, straight for
ward and consistent work should be done.
McKeowen, of Florence, interposed with a
motion to take a recess until S!3O o’clock p.
m.. which, after some discussion, pre
vailed.
For Jeffersonian Democracy.
When the convention reassembled Chair
man Duncan, of the platform committee,
presented the following as the majority
report:
"1. The representatives of the democratic
party of South Carolina in convention as
sembled, do reaffirm their allegiance to
the principles of the ixirty as formulated
by Jefferson and exemplified by Madison,
Jackson and Calhoun and their successors
in democratic leadership.
”2. We reaffirm our allegiance to the
platform adopted by the democratic con
vention in Chicago in June, 1892.
Just Like Ohio.
"3. We demand the free nnd unlimited
coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, and
insist upon its immediate enactment with
out waiting for international agreement.
We insist upon it tor the protection ot our
farmers and laboring classes, the
first and most defenseless victims
of unstable money and fluctuating curren
cy.
"4. We reaffirm our allegiance and ad
herence to, and advocacy of, the principles
set forth In our state democratic platform
adopted In 1890 and 1892.
“5. Recognizing the great evils of intem
perence and the curse ot barrooms and their
corrupting influence, we heartily endorse
the dispensary law as the happiest and best
solution of the vexed whisky problem, and
we call upon the Christian inen and worn >n
of the state to see that the law is fairly
tested and assist th its enforcement.
”6. We urge upon all good democrats to
vote for the calling of a constitutional con
vention at the general election in Novem
ber.
"7. We endorse the present democratic
administration of our state as wise, pru
dent and just and fully exemplifying our
motto of ’Equal rights to all and special
privileges to none.’ ”
The One Not Adopted.
The following was presented as a minor
ity report;
“Resolved, That we, the representatives
of the democratic party of the state ot
South Carolina, do hereby renew and de
clare or unreserved allegiance to the
principles of democracy as set forth in the
platform adopted at Chicago by the national
democratic convention of 1892.
“Resolved. That it is the sense of this con
vention that no one is a democrat and en
titled to represent us as democrats who is
not in full sympathy with the principles and
platform of the national democracy, nor
who advocates 'the principles of the populist
party or seeks to force the demands of the
Ocala platform upon democrats as a test
of political principle or action.
“Resolved, That we regard as undemo
cratic and subversive of democratic prin
ciples the platform adopted and promul
gated by the reform convention at Columbia
on August 16, 1894.”
N. G. Evans, of Edgefield, brother of
J’ohn Gary Evans, for the platform com
mittee, introduced a new party constitution
which, after immaterial amendments, was
adopted unanimously. It is identical with
the present constitution except that it abol
ishes the “September nominating conven
tion” and provides for a direct primary for
all state, county and federal elective
offices hereafter.
St. Julien Jervy. of Charleston, then
spoke to the minority platform report.
A Ticket Nominated.
The election -of state officers was then on
tered upon. Nominations were made with
out speeches. There being only one candi
date each for the offices of governor, lieu
tenant governor, treasurer and attorney
general, the following gentlemen were
elected by acclamation:
Governor. John Gary Evans, of Aiken.
Lieutenant governor. W. H. Timmerman,
of Edgefield. ,
State treasurer, W. T. C. Bates, of
Orangeburg. „
Attorney general, O. W. Buchanan, o
1 The'uher officers nominated were as fol
lows: Adjutant general, John Gary Matts,
of Laurens; superintendent of education,
W D. Mayfield: railroad commissioners,
W D. Evans of Marlboro, J. C. Milburn of
Yorkville, H. R. Thomas of Quinter; secre
tary of state, D. H. Tompkins, of Edgefield,
comptrolrler general, James Notion, u
Marion.
The Next Governor.
John Gary Evans was called upon to ad
dress the convention. He declared that
was the happiest hour of ins life. He cited
the planks of the Chicago platform and some
planks of the Chicago platform and some
of the recent acts of the democratic ma
jority in congress to show that these wete
identical with the Ocala demands, except
iu regard to the subtreasury plan, which
he defended as a petition ot the farm-rs
to congress. He predicted that in 1896 the
south and west would be called upon to re
deem the democratic party from the plun
derers and millionaires of the noith and
the east. He declared that If he thought
his election meant unhappiness for the p ■<>-
pie or the detriment of tne state he would
crush the spark that burned in his breast.
He said that he would be governor of the
whole people and stated that he would en
force the dispensary law "to the very let
ter.” The other nominees also addressed
the convention. After endorsing the Can
didacy of Governor Tillman for the United
States senate the convention, at 12:30 o’clock
a. m., adjourned.
An Opposition Ticket.
The rejection of the memorial and resolu
tions of the anti-Tillman convention and
the adoption of the Ocala platform by the
state convention, as indicated in the fourth
plank of the platform, means that flic an
tis will come together again and nominate
a state ticket in opposition to the one put
forward tonight. The executive committee
of the antis met tonight, and as a result
the following report to the convention was
adopted:
“To the Members of the Democratic Con
vention Assembled on the iitli Instant.
Gentlemen: Having carried out your in
structions and presented the democratic
resolutions and enumeration of democratic
principles to the state convention, conven
ing at Columbia on the 19th instant, and
having demanded the adoption of the same
by tiiat body, and the sai l convention hav
ing refused to adopt the democratic decla
rations therein --ontalned. I hereby call
upon you to again assemble iu convention
in the city of Columbia on Tuesday night
next at 8 o’clock—2sth instant
Tins call is made in strict compliance
with the instructions and the resolutions
adopted at tin- democratic convention as
sembled on the 17th instant. I earnestly
urge your presence. J. L. CARSON,
"Chairman Democratic Executive Com.”
"What would tin- world be to us
If the children were no more?”
asks Longfellow. Who are so fond as chil
dren of the delicious shortcake made with
Dr. Price’s Baking Powder.
IRBY ON THE OPPOSITION.
He Does Not llelieie tin- Concert tit Ives
U ill Get
Columbia, S. C., September 20. —iS;» eiai.)
Senator Irby, chairman of the state dv.no
cratic executive committee, said today tiiat
he considered the plattorm adopted by tire
state convention last night thoroughly dem
ocratic in every respect, of the opposition
movement of tire “stralghtout” democrats
he said:
“1 think that it will be defeated without
any trouble. The white people of the state
are not ready to allow the negroes to arbi
trate tiheir differences.
“The state executive committee will revet
next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock,” said
Senator Irby, "and one of the purposes
of the meeting is to consider the new move
ment. We propose to meet i! at tire thr-s
--hold. 1 know that tihe national democratic
committee will recognize the party led by
the present state executive committee, it
recognized us in 1892 and we oc ‘Upy tile
same position now tiiat we occupied then.
1 have no official notice of this, but judging
by past affiliations 1 know that such will
be the case. Some of us were members of
the Chicago convention and helped to make
the platform adopted there, and the or
ganized democrats in the senate and house
of representatives have sustained tiiat plat
form by their votes."
OWENS DECLARED THE NOMINEE.
IIIn Plurality 2o>“»—Proeceilinijs of Hie
District t’oiiimittce.
Frankfort. Ky„ September 22.—The demo
cratic congressional district committee met
In the ballroom of the Capitol hotel today
in the presence of li>o persons, with Air. Mc-
Leod, chairman.
The committee then counted the vote as
as follows:
County. Breckinridge. Owens. Settle.
Bourbonl,2sß 1,104 72
Scott .... 645 1.829 146
Fayette. .1,974 1,769 475
Franklinl,oo2 1,518 289
Owensl,l3o 231 1,348
Oldham 218 409 264
Henry.. t . .. .. •• .. • MM 3!iß 670
M'oodforff 699 814 142
Totals7.Bl9 8.071 3.106
Owens’s plurality, 255.
A Wine Piece of Advice.
From The Kansas City Journal.
It is not always safe to judge a man
by the quality of cigar he gives you. It
may be one given to him—possibly by your
self.
A FLOP FOR SUGAR,
LOUISIANA'S PLANTERS GO OVER TO
THE REPUBAICANS.
They will OrgMiiize an Independent Wing of
the G. O. P.—Judge Taylor Beattie Nom
inated—The Resolutions I’assed.
New Orleans, La., September 17. (Special.)
The sugar planters’ convention or mass
meeting today went over bodily to the re
publican party.
If there had been any purpose on tHe
part of those who were faithful to the
democracy to attend and capture the meet
ing it was abandoned as hopeless. The
session passed off without a word being
said in behalf of the democratic party and
without any debate or discussion of any
kind. There were 850 present, sugar plan
ters, manufacturers and merchants. Al
though the lumber, rice and other interests
had been invited, there were very few per
sons present except sugar men.
The programme and speeches had evident
ly been arranged in advance, for everything
went off in a quiet and dignified manner.
There was little excitement except when the
resolutions were adopted. Ex-United States
Naval Officer H. I’. Kemochman was made
temporary chairman and General W. J.
Behan was elected permanent president of
the convention with 100 vice presidents.
Speeches were made by General W. J. Be
han, ex-mayor of New Orleans, state sena
tor and commander of the militia and re
cently a candidate for the democratic nomi
nation for governor; W. S. Parkerson, lead
er of the Young Men's Democratic Asso
ciation, which carried New Orleans in 1888
by 15,000 majority and elected all the city
officers; Colonel Gus Breaux, ex-state sena
tor; J. B. Wilkinson, ex-district attorney and
a brother of the collector of customs; State
Senator McCall, E. M. Pugh and others.
All of the speeches were strongly repub
lican in their tone except that of Mr. Pugh,
and it was declared that the only safety of
the sugar interest lay in the republican
party. The resolutions declared in favor of
the protection of all American industries,
demanded the payment of the bounties for
this year’s crop and demanded the abroga
tion of tiie Hawaiian reciprocity treaty and
called for an honest election.
M ill Organize as Repu bl leans.
It was decided to organize a state central
committee to be known as the committee
of the national republican party, to consist
of thirty-one members and to organize
clubs throughout the sugar district. The
resolutions were the only part of the pro
ceedings which called for much applause
or excitement. They were adopted unani
mously.
The ResoliiHoiiN l*nKKe«l.
The convention adopted the following res
olutions:
“Resolved. That we believe in the pro
tection of all American industries to the
end tnat American labor and American en
terprise shall not be crushed out by the
products ot lite poorly paid labor of Europe
and the coolie and pauper labor of the
if lards of the world.
“Resolved, That the people of Louisiana
never asked for a bounty on sugar. It was
granted by congress against our protest,
but after it was encated Into a law which
declared that it should last until we
accepted it as a solemn pledge ot the gov
ernment of the United States which we
did not believe any congress controlled by
any party would repudiate. In accordance
with that belief, and relying upon the nonor
of our government, we expended enormous
sums of money, mortgaged our property for
immense loans in order to mAet the ex
pectations of the country and increase the
production of sugar, which, in point of fact,
we lave doubled in thnv years un<J-r the
McKinley act. Tiiat indebtedness is, still
unpaid and the M'ilson bill has made it
impossible for us to meet our obligations.
Bankruptcy stares us in the face. We de
clare that no honest government-can af
ford to break its faith with its own people
or ruin its own citizens.
"Resolved. That we enter our solemn pro
test against the continuance of the treaty
.viili Hawaii by wi<i-.... under the recently
enacted tariff, the producers of sngax of
those islands with the coolie laborers will
receive a bountv from the sugar consumers
of the United States of over $6.00,600 per
annum.
“Resolved. That we earnestly recommend
and urge the people of L uisiana t > or
ganize themselves into clubs, committees
and conventions with the view of electing
memlters front each district to the congress
of the United States pledged to stand by the
national republican party ! n the organiza
tion of the house of r» presentatives and in
tin- probation of American industries.
"Resolved. That w<- he e’.y declare the
causes which led to the inauguration of
this movement are of a financial and in
dustrial nature, and that the character
and standing of its leaders are a sufficient
guarantee that thev will ever advocate
good government to the whole people of this
state. M'<‘. th« refore, dematpra fair election
and an honest count and the return of the
votes as east, and we expect at the bands
of the i hies executive of this state to see
to it that we have a fair representation on
all boards of registration and election.
"Resolved, That the president of this
committee shall appoint a state c’mmittee
of thirty-one members, who sh’ll have the
full power of this convention and be known
as the state committee of the national re
publican party.”
The sugar planters gave notice to the
old time republicans today that they did not
intend to affiliate with them and would
maintain a separate organization and a dis
trict committee. They also gavt - notice tiiat
they and not the old time republicans must
select the congressional candidates, and
they would expect the negroes to vote for
them. It was understood that an arrange
ment had been reached between the sugar
republicans and the regular republicans by
which the latter would accept any candi
date that the planters put up. They met
the regtilars half way by agreeing on the
nomination of two candidates who have
been republicans for years. In the second
district, 11. Dudley Coleman, manufacturer
of sugar machinery, who went over to the
republicans on the sugar issue in 1884, am!
was elected to congress as a republican in
1888: and in the third district. Judge Tay
lor Beattie, sugar planter and district judge,
who has b-en a republican since 1889. and
was tiie republican candidate for governor
in 1881. Judge Beattie was nominated tonight
ami lie will be emlorsed by the regular
republicans.
A convention of tiie rice planters has
been called to meet at Crowley on Septem
ber 27th, and an attempt will be made to
turn them to the new republican party.
The sugar planters of the third congres
sional district nominated toifgtit Judge
Taylor Beattie, of La Fourche, for congress.
He will be endorsed by the regular repub
licans.
The value ot a good name is above
computation. The good name enjoyed by
Dr. Price’s Baking Powder has be< n a
standard of superiority for forty years. Its
career of excellence is crowned by highest
honors awarded at the world’s exposition
and the Midwinter fair.
St GAR MEN AVANT DAMAI.ES.
From Hie Goveriioient for Failure to
Inspect Their Works.
M'.ishington, September 19.—The Miles
planting and Manufacturing Company, a
corporation of the state of Louisiana, or
ganized for the purpose ot planting and
■ rowing sugar cane and maiiuta, turing
sugar, this afternoon filed in the .supreme
court < f the District of Columbia u peti
tion for a writ of mandamus directed
against Secretary CariUe and Commis
sioner cf Internal Revenue Miik-r, to compel
these two officials to make u preliminary
Inspection of their works. Tiie petition
says that the company was induced to go
into tiie sugar business by the oounty act
of October 1, 18tH>.
The commissioner of internal revenue is
sued five iiconsts to them July 2, 1894, for
their manufactories, which are situated at
Amite, Homer, Monroe, St. James and
New Hope, and they were required to give
bonds for JzoO.OM. There is a rule of the
treasury department which requires prelim
inary inspection of a manufactory of sugar
and the petition states that the present
is the time for such inspection of the com
pany’s works, but both Commissioner Miller
and Secretary Carlisle have refused to com
ply with this rule. They claim that this is
illegal and will damage them to the extent
of $50,000. They say there is no substance
to the pretext that the new tariff law went
into effect August 28th last, repeals and
annuls the old law, and that the failure of
the government to inspect their works prac
tically amounts to the destruction and con
fiscation of their property. A rule to show
cause was issued by the court returnabK
on October 4th.
GOSSIP OF THE CAI’ITAL.
The Number of Women Discharged
tracting Attention.
M'ashington, September 19.—The larg<
number of women clerks dismissed outright
in the treasury department during thq
past few days has attracted considerable
attention here, It is said to mark a new
policy in treasury appointmmts in the fu
ture. Os the clerks so far discharged fully
five-sixths have been women clerks of the
high-salaried grades. The vacancies cre
ated by the discharge of the women will
be filled by the appointment or promotion
of men to the places. The flood tide of
women clerks in the treasury department
has been reached and henceforth, it ia
said, men will usually be appointed to th*
higher places. Some divisions are said to
be seriously cripple 1 from the heavy pre
ponderance of women clerks, and in somo
rooms where the ledgers are very heavy
they have to be lifted into place and shift
ed as occasion requires by the men in ths
office. As a rule, it is said. <he women
clerks are absent on account of sicknesa
much more than men clerks, which has a
potent influence in causing the change of
policy as to appointments now being inau
gurated.
Orders have been issued to hurry th*
work on the Detroit at Norfolk, so that
she may sail fur China in compliance with
Secretary Herbert s directions as soon as
possible. She will go into the dry dock to
day and receive a new coat of paint. It
will take at least ten days to put in the
necessary stores for the long cruise. Secre
tary Herbert is determined that the De
troit shall sail from Norfolk for Gibraltar,
her first stopping place, by October Ist.
The Machias will probably not leave for
New York until several days later, and
as she is to stop a short time at Cadiz
and Rome, in order to return the Colum
bian relics, the Detroit will not wait for
her, as was at first intended, but will push
on with all possible speed through tho
Mediterranean and the Indian ocean artl
malfe a record voyage to China.
Contented minds make happy homes.
Contentment always follows the use of Dr.
I’rice’s Cream Baking Powder.
SEN VI <lll STEWART CO-RESFO.N DENT
In a Salt for Divorce l»y a Alan Named
Glasscock.
M'ashington, September 22.—Senator Wil
liam M. Stewart, of Nevada, who is made
a co-respondent in a suit for divorce brought
in the courts of the District of Columbia
by a man named Glasscock, against his
wife, filed in court today voluminous af
fidavits, setting forth that the case is one
of conspiracy to blackmail and that the
plaintiff and respondent had continued to
reside together as husband and wife after
the suit was filed. In a sworn statement,
furnished by his attorney. Senator Stewart
says:
■•From the foregoing you can see that
there can be no consideration by me of any
suggestion of a sentiment of any demand
of this woman or her husband, and there
will be none. They are certainly blackmail
ers, and it Is my duty to state theso
facts to you frankly and truthfully, that
vou may' know what I solemnly declare
to be the truth, namely, that I have had
no relations whatever with this woman,
except as herein stated: that there is no
foundation for any charge of any name or
nature against me.”
O'H»l KKE'S RESIGN VTION ASKED.
The Supervising; Architect of the
Trensury Is Quarrelsome.
M'ashington September 17.—Secretary Car
lisle today asked for the resignation of
Jeremiah O’Rcarke, of Newark, N. J., su
pervising architect of the treasury depart
ment. The U tter req.io. ting his r-signatiotl
was handed Mr. O’Rourke shortly before 4
o’clock this afternoon.
Mr. O’Rourke was appointed to his pres
ent position by Secretary Carlisle shortly,
after the advent of the present democratio
administration, succeeding W. J. Edbrooke.
of Chicago. He was one of a dozen promi
nent applicants and was backed politically
by Senators Smith and McPherson, of New
Jersey, besides by a number of prominent
architects of the north and east. Several
times within the past year he has, in the
conduct of his office, had friction with his
superior officers and with under-oflicials
appointed by Secretary Carlisle. One of the
latest misunderstandings, it is said, took
place with M'. B. Fleming, chief of the law
and contract division of his office. Mr.
Fleming is a personal friend of Secretary
Carlisle’s and in his latest office controversy
he. it is said, upheld Mr. Fleming.
Mr. O'Rourke was born in Ireland and H
about forty-tiv years of age. The salary
of the place is about ?4,.7w per annum, which
is one of the best in the treasury service,
and the position is one of vast responsibil
ity.
MR. DECLINES.
The Democratic Nominee for CengreM
Hands in His Resignation.
Selma, Ala.. September 21.—(Special.)—
Mardis L. M’ood, democratic nominee for
congress of tne fourth district in a letter
addressed to the chairman of the district
committee, withdraws from the race and re
quests that another convention be called
to name a democratic candidate. He states
tiiat his withdrawal is prompted by purely
personal reasons.
Mr. M’ood is the foremost democrat in
this section of the state, and his election
was an absolute certainty. The announce
ment that he iiad withdrawn came as a
great surprise to his friends. He will taka
the stump for the next nominee, whoever
he may be.
John M. Caldwell, of Calhoun, has an
nounced himself as a candidate. Congress
man Robbins will also be before the con
vention.
Has SumeHiiiiK Better.
Montgomery, Ala., September 22.—>Sre
cial.) —it has leaked out that one of the
.several muses widen led to tiie r- solution
of Mardis Mood to retire from the ra <•
for congress in the fourth was a cin< h on
a good fat piace under tJecr.-iary Carlisle.
It is stated that lie has one in sight and
his many friends sincerely hope s•.
Populists I’llt Up SI. »'• Howard.
Gadsden, Ala., September 18.—(Special.)—
J. D. Truss, of St. Clair county, chairman
of the Jeffersonian and people's party of
the seventh congressional district, called
the convention to order in Attaila today
and named N. A. Hood, of St. Clair, as
temporary’ chairman. Messrs. Brock, of
Cherokee, and McHan, of Marshall, were
named as temix-rarv secretaries. The tem
porary organization was made permanent.
Al. M’. Howard, of DeKalb, w .us nominated
on the seventh ballot for congress,
M. M’. Howard is a young lawyer in Fort
Payne, Ala.
lie was up to the last month or two a
democrat, lie now say o he is a i>opulist
and his heart and soul are in tne reform
movement. Howard lias recently written
a book entitled. “If Cb.rist Came to < on
gre>s.” The book is so vulgar that it Is
prohibited from going through the t niiea
States mail .
Colonel M'lliiam H. Denson the pres
ent congressman from the seventh d.strict
and is the demr-ratic nomin e who will
oppose Mr Howard in the < ■ ming election.
Colon-l Denson landed the statements
tiiat he ha t received money front Taulx
neck for the purpose ot san5 an ’‘IV T
statw acainst the den’oerati port., as a
lie blacker than h H Colonel Henson has
•tnd his friends are sure that ne will
lin’t the democratic nominee for gover
nor but nel Hensen "on last time
and his fri’iils end all nerti < are sure
that he can defeat Howard in tne coming
election. „ .
The Popuiiiri Refuse*
Gadsden. Ala.. September 21.
lien \V H lOenson. democratic nominee
for congress from tie seventh dis>rie\ has
chafienged M’. M. Howard, the populist
nominee, to a joint discussion, nut Howard
ha? refused to accept. He was toid tc
name his conditions and still he refused.
I pay hluhest price for Confederate
Money. C. D. Barker. M eat Atlanta, Ga
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