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The Atlanta constitution.
VOL. XXXIII. NO. 19.
M, SULZER AND
LEWIS IN MICHIGAN
Trio of Democratic Orators
Address Detroit Demo-
crats Last Week
LIVE ISSUES DISCUSSED
Colcnel Bryan Closed with an Able
and Logical Defense of Demo
cratic Principles—Cheered
at Every Mention of
His Name.
D- trol*. Mich.. May At the Larned
Street auditorium tonight a banquet |
which far ccllpred in point of nutnlxr*
present any similar event hitherto held
In Ml hbean. was given by the Mohawk
ItetnocTatlc- Club. William -I Bryan’s |
name was cheered is often as It was men-
tion. Thomas E Bark worth. of Jacksod.
was th - toastmaster and Jtetroit's demo
cratic mayor. Hon. William G. May bury.
wel< .-m<->l th* Mohawk’s guest*.
Speech of Hon. James H. Lewis.
Hon. J ini' * Handlion Uwi« si>* k-» on
•The D mocratli Minority.” I!- sahl in
part:
V hav* t<» *r*-ak «-f th*- mtn<ritj-—th.it
J nut* >(■» jtk f h** Ju*? .* l*t*rm!n*«!
tar t ct h--< w* • n—*r jbirk a task •< d
• ’ ih* j «lut% that n.n»**r«ty <f p» w*r to
whom Is dne the credit > * all that bis l»-n
t«* th* l«*tt»rni’-nt •’ -untry an 1 t * wtoun
at! i* ..wingr f*r th- •! -feat • f injustice wh*r«-%er
Mr «nac hib» b*# ••verthrowiL
Imm rtal n’ »•* If»**rlbe <»>r lire?* to
5 . ur • r**»!-that In th* minority w*t«
the h-pe ct i-s-il- in that threatening ls-.r
when the may my. Id- at>d with power, woull
break down every barrier of a people’s protec
ti>an.
The dort!nct»i»he.| so ret ary «4 the navy, in
bis administration sjeeeh lately delivered tn
Jtrwt n. shout* <-it: "Whit h.is den-..--ra. »
d-ne We answer him: "It has dene alt th.
thine* t r Shirk the repntdl. an |«>rty now ,
chkn> credit. It was the 4em •era.-y— the nii
r“it; -whl -h fcwed every art t. r which the
r. e-r !fr m the sir.try. Il was the mlnortty
.-the .’er. et'r’T ■MA *’rtrtr. 'r.l evt ry g**-l •
mil. a "
Surety a henev. lent assimilation
T-naht frr the n.t« -f i-arnlnr rom-Ih
the toMnc t.ainhd n |.*r. -;aeif alt ante
,4 enltrht-nment tn every avrmte .4 aUati.-l
c..*-rrnmeni- ’Ti* all th. work <4 the minority:
•T«I- • e it.-, -n ..f the deri- -ra. j ’
An-l shall the |.o at math. the on. e *le
l*»w« r tr » . ery braft- h jr-»%*Ttitiw r *t. th»*y
petuate themselve* in elvle power That by
—for.. lulls" they w-uld have talll—l an
American** hall t In his Id . I. and | lnn— I
in» stunt mmtart CM* with Hfe and main? (
—th- undtstntyed .Icmneraey! V iv- I* at It
d wtv. staved the states wlth -.it a sw . rd. drov
tha • :i iw Beylins torn |* rarer ..• ! <■ ■
» free built t. a free 5“- eh * Tn- n- n.t •'
«itan« T**»!£tur *3t— .*?!!! * mat -
Fabhm. r. . i**?. ar-ar!" an! |*ri.’*-
An 4 »Idirk «e-j.r*«* n but! !s h*r
R r <l'y. r-» 1- •! Itmlt3ff« n ••• u- I-nl*!
It it- nw -■»r- f . i-U i:» ; »:• I •/»;•
Frt J«lk It WAS* th* •!*?«» fWcy fl A.
Ms UtWItK * **Brv» y»-«| tt»n» M***n* !»Ti I
!?»< f ' * rt • If MJ* th* Vn.hTd-} wh»
»! «f r • !** mu!*!r>l!»•! fr« in th* r«-
l-itto-I "T. n rs th»* r» |*n I *rty wan
ar r- r uu.£mt*». M - k wamblitK thim
-1b» • urr-r*. -»n-! f thM m. r* ••-M.ibl* ••r b r
f •»' •i- teAbiw humanity • v»-r tn—a* »r— I
rvy f < "l!h* urnjr.t’r tl-n •f• tm kliiue.
j.mr-w' in <*ubi n*u*t «**.•*«*. -*n*l
k ••'.v-n tlm-- by %«»!• th* i.pn!.- 4
It -n m..y *■ ”Ity. It was »!»•■ >l*n>« ra<ry—th* n»i
n**rt”v m «“«■ mtr»M wh»«. wh*n th* tv M* ahip »
M r --- t t naMk r*l in th* as* ami h*r Am*r
! an s—■ »fn*n n»ur |wr»vl a* th* **«|u*n«** <*f th— |
ma>-rtfw"a mwanth'*. wnt t'-rth to th- worl-l •
th# ’• f-*t • an.l to th-* ttocr **f Sj -tin tr - j
claim* I
tikb r* af!r*nt t«» ur i»r»-»i«l<r?it Wa* abut t »
mariio-t. «h ul-l n«*t l*» iien**r>«l **r f --nrlven by
*Tht* r-r nVlt'jn a4mlni*tmti-wt—th* maj-*ity—
y?*|a.*iw to th* «!• man-h «t r«i»lty w—alth and !
ambit<■ -- tyr *. tear* th!*, ••ur m •?!»• r !
r* s üb. to wber— *h— m*a>t far* th* im;**rla| I
y x.’ft.. • < f Kan :-*. f« :i-u ih*ir »xami-l*. I
• nwr.sft t»o-r v«4M-» ur-m a fr** gw-tf-l- .anil
frtarht ! an -j-r* with mieht «f *w« r** •
IVhaf m-■*:*> all tnu.T* <ry •ut th«- unm-»v-| |
man rttv ‘ lu- wrh authority I* Irt • j
t • b* th- i»rtvat* -Mate • f rtairar klnar* ami !
t ha«>»» mwn.it**: by what law ar* th«-w* fruits
• f war t - h* a I rupti for v—littrai rontrlbu- ’
tl**n • r-'-«aM!ran rampalim fund, to .|e- 5
Im*u« h th* Kklissf* .tik-l d*l«asb>- th* fud!«'iaryT* ,
But th* DMi rltr writ! rot !•* frlcht»n ! I»y
kavlnc .r* n f «i*tii>«l. n-r It* |antri>>ti«m
tnal&tcn lnt«* q»a!ewrwt>"*. vrh**r*l*y il>* naajh-rttv
may «*ry fr*tliut:«-n «.f fre*-l«»*ii an I
•I—tr t ri *.»*-craar»l *f llbertr. It I* the ■
mln-rtf? wl*» will •Wy th* «t<Tr-l knhanc
t!«*n an ! r . f-Hrth tn th* hiarhwray* and byw iys
l<r*a-hin< th- a <<» | .f liberty «•> m.in ,»n I
juFtl- • to na?l ».-u- !t to to th# minority -th
d*m *rra*y—rtna*xlin< mankind Im ks and tak**
ton*, tt l» th* minority which hir lnfu*««l
o nt*n: tn the mln>*« <*f th* cttlau n.
<»n tii!« mlr. *rtty th— plain *ltiz« n
r*Ma hl* t st* ll* shall not h* betrayed. No
••tfi* *h«n **du * ua. no i -<*r overawe »:*.
-
ii*. fciiur* • ;>!y r-urur-* u*. our mlfy
r.kln* rttr !• -1 un*» mj l-t I an«l will be until
tht* tm~inr!b|» min-<!ty i-»-»me* th* % L't«»ri«Hi*.
trtonuid.anr nmf rtiy*
Congressman Sulzer’s Speech
O>ngrv-*<man Willi.mi Sulzer, of Xew
York, responded to "IrniM-rative Issues."
Mr S'llmr’s e|whi h was alonir the lines
of tho Chicago pla.tf-.rni. coupic-l with a
strvmc decinrstinn against the trusts in.)
Imperialism. He gave an encouraging ac
count of the situation In New York state
and said that the democrats there were
In line with the national democratic |Mrty
and f.»e the r-n rr.!r.ation amt cl« •!' >n
of William J Bryan. H-» »ii.’ that Mr.
Cmker was Mr. Brran’s admirer an I
frlerd an-l w >uh] >ll l.e ls. Mr.
Bryan in the ensuing . nnial-m. mul pre
dicted that the debgnlou front New Y«« k
to the Kansas City 'invention woul-l i
cast its solid vote for Cnlonel Bryan and
that th" EmplreState would po d'-mocratie
this year l-eyond a d aibt. Continv.ing. Mr.
Fuiser said:
•The creed of the deir.ocrait<s party to-
I day is the Chicago plats <rm. I believe in
the fundamental principles of the demo
cratic party. I am isot a bolter. 1 stand
squar-ly on the Chicago platform and.
have n > npdogies to offer for my sup
fa rt of U 'liiain J. Bryan or for my loyal
ty to tlv prtn**ipl's enunciated In ihat
I n.agnitic'-nt document.”
T' ib-hing the money question, Mr. rtulzer
j said:
’Th • mom-y question is still nn Issue
1 and will I*- an issue until the money of
Ute constitution is restored ami the ra
pwious and sordid greed of th,* national
‘ Isinks is cliivki and curt lied by 1 >w."
Refers to the Trusts.
i-i speaking of th? trusts, he said;
Tlw |*s.pie wb<> will and cendrnm the
1 trust* will net iv. tn. encouragement from I
| the tm.-t ri.l.lrn and trust .>wn< I u inilnislra
i Hen. Th.- republican attenie) general I* the
nere rrvature of th* tm.-t* and will take no
‘ action against them. The r.*|.uldl« .in party
J in all It |. ver stand, f.-arksstj tor th.- trust.
I and is - ,*id> and t.-ldlv sup|..rt.-d l»j trusts.
!-• ry u ,st In th. country was for William
M. tilalci t.T presid nt in 1896, and • wry
Ir :*t v ,|| sup) ~ t him in 1900 If you ask
what for. I v.lli answer for value received. I
f. r th. 1.|.-*i‘ng of .< | liable ew n tnry < t the 1
treasury and a d. r. lict attorney general, for j
. a II'el; »-ns - c( t.i\ rs yet to coni'-, and I
■ al.-»e <ll f. r M.aik Hanna, who runs the re
|o>ldi.-an tn.iehine f. r the 1.-netits of the
■ rv| 111 an I arty- Is the party <f pin-
•h. plain |m-«>|.|« . I: u of*f*o*ett t«» tru*t* an I
»• l H. n. t s|'**lal prKHe*** Wlill* tto* I
i~|»ub!h-a:i j»art>' If in |* w*r th* ttti*!.* will
•’•-urNh Ilk* a irrr« n bay live. \Vl.*n th* <l*m«»- i
• r.itie .t’m** Into power a 4«*ni«b*rßtle ■
2*r*«i.|«nt ufll aji- hit a democratic atbwney I
ar-r ’ il. who will enforce th* law a<aln*t th* I
? ini :* ami they will dlw Ive and di*ap|M.tr
Ilk.- mIM Iwfore the ti -Inic tnomlnK vun and
hammefomwr
The Nicaragua Canal.
Ho- .i. ri-.ia > faver.* the bull ling nn I .
• •v. -.1.,,- r • Xi r ,u<.i r an..: by the g. x.-rn- i
t to. nt « C th.- I *«!•• I Slates, in .nar «>wn way. and '
I with . ur own mono without the aid or coneent
. • f <ir«at Britain.
Election of Senators by the People.
• I fai<.r t!»«- •k*ctl»n »»f senator* in i-t'nwFs
l»y a dirv«*T v*»le th.* jx-ople. In my judat
( nw*nt th* |w-o|>l* can and otiarht to trusted.
If tl»e cann«>t Im* tru*t. d, then free k»»v-
• mmerit ,< a failure and «»ur InFtitutions an*
* do*m«ed.
lm|ierinl.>ni and a \ast regular army
rame in for • bitter denunciation, as fol
; lon r:
»sm I Imperialism. f«»r they hand In •
hand and « n«« cannot stand without th. other, i
Th. v l.a\ i... |d.n- in a republic. We realize I
wh t! ih. y ni« wh. nw < w itness the hormrs j
and :i:. tyra:-% the ••bull i* n” of Idaho,
and th* . r«;e| fni’i-tl. .- to. and « rtmlnal aggres- I
; • jk dust, .-n f.il. u citizen* in 1%.rt0 Klco. j
I nil. I Htate* sol Hern in Idaho, uctlng os |.»-
I. .1 . for the trusts and treating honest H nd
Inn.. .nt citiz.ns wor*.- than Sil. rlan cnvl. ts,
and I lilt. .: Stales s Idl. r* In r. rr.. |H,.„ act
ing as a g t..r I for tlu Ohio syndicate while it
plan r- the herrh-an--stn. k.-n inhabitants <f
the littl. the St anfard left th. tn. It Is < n .ugh ;
to brimc th.- bhi*h of fdninie to th* cheek of !
!• •-t am! patri.dle cltiz -n in th* re- •
I public. Th. -e issue are lm;-ratlve. They
will n. t .1 wn. They will I. discussed vn
every <**-a* n in th.- coming catnpa'gn.
No Need of a Vast Regular Army.
As .1. .»»..-r:ii - we sh-vil.! ,l<< all In our |<ow.-r
to d. f. <t th.- a -,v »v.>wvd |*4l y <-f the repub
-11 . n party m Increase the regular army of I
• -r ...imm to lOC.OOO soldiers. W t - du not
tie. | th.' vast amiv in time of peace. We
11 fa»..r i : ia; y t< j r.> ■. t <>m coast
1 ' ■ ' ’ but we should, I- we are
fro- fa thi ■ ■•> *• • • >:'<<. .- , ts.a -
: ■ i .. -is Inerense in ths reg- j
ul r army. A larg-e standing army in a re- I
puldl< 1« a ntena. to civil Üb-rtv.
in <»iiclt>*i"ii. Mr. Stilx. t said:
W.- are beginning another moment, n. cam
!«tign under th. leadership f .. sound Thom..* !
■' '• *•!» »rt. the •• the gallant
• tl.* intr.: <d *. nnr !*.-»■ '••* of X’ehrt<k'i -
'.f ,h .’ Tr ”" " f 'tn-r.-a. he win win. and
the lmt»-:>i* his a (ministration will give the
e vernnunt , f J..g. rs-tt. of J.,, ks. n an.| of
a.i ■ uni • trry I* f rwarnl unimpaired f«»r
t, »>,. r ... ntury am generations y. t uni*.i n
win sing th- gta l*..me -one that th- g. v. rn- i
tn.nt .f the p.,.|. |„ the ~|.. an .| f.. r
I»-...1- si 111 n t |. rlsh from the earth.
Bryan on ‘Democracy.’’
”I»em«crsi. j.” was th.- topic spoken to
by t'oion. i Bryan and th.- greeting he
r-'eiv.d seemed almost boundless ill
. . nthusiasm.
Mr Bryan’s arguments on the money
mu -'ion and the trusts wen tn line with
in- n-e.nt s|H-eeh's. lie said tn part:
■Th- same spirit of imp. ri iifsni which 1
;!• id the n puldicnns tn wage a war of '
conqu st in the I'liilippiu-s forth- exten- 1
-t.'ti ..f trad.- will, if it is :.ppr<>ved by
the Art. r|c it, i>. 0p!.., 1,-.,,] p, argre-slon.
The republican part) do'-s not dare to
nullin'- ;> fnd!< y for d- allng with th- Fili
pinos. Tin y .m- afraid to take the people
into their contld'-nee.
■The I’orto Ki'-an tariff hill dlse|os«s
the trend of republican ideas. Bcarcely ‘
had th- mov« m-tit in favor <4 free trade J
with I‘orto Hico Iv-e i put '4l foot !••-
I for. ’t i-.w r arose, a power behind ih« j
throne It was mor'* potent than the I
plant -nitv <i<-s. rils-d by the president; it '
«.n higher than th- highest <'onstdera- ;
lion «»f jus:i« «• asi.l i;..0.i faith; it was more
powerful than the recommendations of
the governor general of Porto Hi. o. Th..
|e.n<r eo. n-.-d the chairman of the eom
ndtte-. oil wajs and means: coerced the
n puldican house; c.H-nvd the republican .
*• ttale and coerced a republican pres- I
I id. nt.
"This un.«vn power was aide to sepa- i
| rat- the ll ig from the < oiistitution and
commit the n j uldican parly Io the doc
trine lb it a pr.-'i I.nt haiding oftice un- I
• I r a '"inslitution Is n<>t In.ut.d by it; |
that a congns* en-at I by a «onstittttion
is not r< str ti”.. .1 by it.
’ "The nil. of a d. s|w.t is abhorr* nt to ,
!ev«ry American and yet t!i- repui.licuii 1
I party a— r ■ a doctrine which bm ;
Id. s|v>tism for the Filipinos. I cannot .
I douot that in this great crisis the plain [
• )wopi-- will remain true to the doctrine i
■»f self g-. t urn. tit un.l adminis’.-r such
! a rebuke to th- repuldi.-an party that ;
no party will h.'r.-afl.-r dare to trample
- upon the declaration of Ind. pendence.”
lowa Democrats Pledged to Bryan.
Deg Moines. Jowa. May " The lona I
* 'lem.KTatlc convention t.Hlay s'*lccte<l as !
i de’egat.s fit ’urge to the Kansas <’ity ■
convention Cato Sells, Charles A. Walsh,
John S. .Murphy and George Baker.
The atiendan.e was the larg.wt of any j
convention held by the democrats In this '
state in recent years, nearly 1.000 dele- j
gates being present, and tiie proceedings j
were eharact'-rix..! by harmony through-
I out Th- prevailing sentiment was over- I
whelmimriv far William J. Bryan, and ;
th.- delegates were instructed to vole as I
I a unit for him at Kansas City.
In the framing of the platform the more ;
'imrervat lv« .I<nn nt prevailed. The Chi- j
cago platform was indorsed, and the gold
standard denounce'!, but the ratio of 16
to 1 does not appear in the resolutions.
The selection of John S. Murphy, editor ,
of The Dubuque Telegraph, was a ronees- ■
sion to the radical advocates of free sli
ver. i
Temporary Chairman J. B. Sullivan re
ceived tremendous applause in response
o h.s denunciation of trusts and im]>.-rlal- ,
sin. and his indorsement of Bryan for
;>i --id'-nt. He did not refer to PI to lin
; his speech.
The convention adopted a resolution of-
I f«r"i by Form, r Congressman Wait-r i
Butler, providing that the delegates ron- !
tribute to a fund In aid of the Boers. Fol
lowing is the platform adopted:
"We reaffirm our unqualified allcßfance
to the principles set forth in the demo-
The Cotton Crop Fagores!
Secretary Hester’s Report to May ist.
A reference to Secretary Hester’s report of April receipts of cotton found on the market paije in
this issue will show some very interesting comparisons. We call especial attention to the April totals.
April 1900 377.297 . April 1898 554-902
April i8qq419,660 j April 1897232,735
The amount brought into sight to May ist each season, that is the number of bales marketed
to Hay ist (and this is the subject of our present contest), is compared as follows: Prom September
ist of the proceeding year to
May ist, 19008,550,883 : May ist, 189810,635,111
May ist, 1899 10,506,659 | May ist, 1897 8,246,229
In each of the closed years thus compared the percentage of the marketed crop is shown up to
May ist to have been between 03 and 94 P er cent h will be seen that the present crop is comparing
all the way through to he slightly in advance of the 1896-97 crop which made a total of 8.757,964
bales. !
Some have written us to know how the round bales of cotton, now being marketed, are to be
counted- We understand these are reduced by counting two round bales as one ordinary square bale
before the figures are ever published and you are to take no account of round bales as against square
bales in making your figures and comparisons. So far as the statistics are concerned all are square
bales.
With such clear data to proceed from we see no reason why a close and intelligent estimate of
the present crop may not be made now as well as later on. The Hay prizes in this contest amount to
$4,000 cash and by the contest closing on August 25th we think these and all other estimates of the
earlier periods will be amply protected.
Send your subscriptions, estimates and remittances all in the same envelope, by mail, ad
dressed plainly to THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION.
cratic national platform adopted at Chi
cago in IX%, and recognising William J
Brvan as the greatest living exponent of
those prineipl. s, w.- demand Ids nomina
tion as the standard bearer of democracy.
"We are opposed the the single gold
standard, and denounce the action ofeon
gr<«<s in attempting to establish it. and
in retiring the greenback currency in cir
culation and In surrendering the sover
eign power of the government over the
money of the country and placing of this
pow< r in the hands at hanking corpora
tions.
••We denounce trusts nnil < otnbinatmns
in restraint of trade, and the protective
I P •! ■ \ of the republican party upon which
I th< v a-e found, d. and d-niand legislation
that will roll, ve the p.-.-ple from their
I burdens promptly, thoroughly ; nd effec
tively. , ..
"We deplore the adoption of the recent
I Porto Rican im tsure. which the people
I ami th< press of all parties have branded
as a xiolat.on of American pledges ami
• ot the constitution, and as a stain upon
American honor. , ~ ,
"We .olid. mu the Imperialistic policy of
this administration as fraught with dan
grr t<> the best Interests ot ovr country
and <h stru* tive of the pr!n< pies 4»f lib
erty guaranteed by th. eonsitution and
i wo ’condemn Us course toward the I h-l.p
--’ pin. islands as tin-Ant. rh an and con
trary to the principles that our fathen-,
maintained against the tyranny of <.r-■al
, Britain di ring the v- r of he ..volution.
••U. a- <ii zens ■ f a tepubl! . • vt. ltd
our sv'mpatl.y to th< citizens of the S-otitH
1 African t. publics in the 7“.//’Slovtrn
are making for the right of yelf-gov.rn
Im. nt, for life. HU.;rty ;,n *’ h i'’X.l ’fate*
•\Ve favor the flection of I nitt I utatc.
I senators by direct vote of the people.
Virginians Are for Bryan.
Xorf.dk Va.. May 2.- The democratic
stat, convention adjourned at
after reaffirming the Chicago p a o
of 1V«; indorsing William J. Bryan for
r. nomination for the presidency, making
the -all for a constitutional convention a
partv affair and indorsing the proposition
Jo submit the revised constitution to the
people for ratitie.itien or rejection.
lion John C. Jeff.-r. and Judge William
H. Mann were selected as electors at
1 irgc and Senators Daniel and Martin,
Governor Tvh r ami Congressman Jones
delegates at large to the national convell
l*Th’e dl-driet elections are: First. Thomas
J. l I,owning; second. John W h.t. hoad;
i third. Samuel 1.. K< llej . foui th, • ’ • •
Tttrnbt.il; fifth. Lug. tie I "J» lie is sixth.
Graham Claxton, seventh. R. S. larks.
. ighth. 1- H. Machen, ninth. R. 1.. Irvine,
tenth. Pembroke I’etlt. .r„, r „,l ...
Disputes ar. hi realtor to be r» f< rr
cou’itv commltt*'. > with thy right to ap
i .1 to stat, committ.e. senator Datil.d
rn .de a powerful speech ill support ot a
;v - ion Os the stat. istltutlon He in
dor-. d Brvan v armlj and faxol.d hold
. i H ,r (h.. Philippines for the present, but
. d.u.oune.'l imperialism and mil t urism.
Th»* convention was < nthusia. tic lot
| Bryan ami free silver.
Bryan Spoke in Toledo.
Toledo <».. Max' 3- William .1 Bryan
irrix.d in Toledo from Detroit this after
noon and XX as received by a large dele
gation of citizens. headed by bands of
music and a special .-oinmittiimposed
of r. preseiilatlve democrats from all over
i northern Ohio.
Mr. Bryan spoke tonight at the armory,
j after which he was escorted to Memorial
I hall, where he was tendered a reception
I by the Mod. ru Woodmen of America.
From Memorial h ill he was escorted to
I k ha I. when «h borate arrai
had be.-n made to receive this dlstinguish
,ed member of that fraternity. It is
1 tlmated that fully 25.« m people heard Mr.
' Bryan at the various points where he
; spoke in the city.
, While here he submitted to an inter
view and took occasion to express him
self very <b idedly regarding the coming
national flection which he declares will
surely result in an overwhelming dem
ocratic victory.
Michigan Declares for Bryan.
Port Huron. M‘<h„ May I.—The first
| state polfti. ,:i . orv. ntion of the year in
i Michigan was held here today, when the
■ democratic represent a lives from sev.'nty
sex’en counties elected delega'.-s to the na
tional convention and adapted resolutions
embodying their views on the various po
litical Issue* of the day. Following are
the delegate s at large:
Daniel J. Camnau. of Detroit; Thomas
F. Btirkw rth. of Ji< ks >n; Wellington It.
Burt, of Saginaw; Kush <*ulver, of Mar
quette.
In addition to his own unanimous elec
tion Hr <h egate al large. 81 < ?hatr-
ti:;.n <’ini|aii won an easy victory in the
, selection <•: th" other '■a.ndidates on the
1 stutn ticket which he had favored. The
delegates ate instructed to vote for Wil
. Ham J. Bryan for president, and the
nomination --f • x-Congre-smnn Charles A.
Town.-, • i Minn. -ota. for Bryan’s running
I mate Is see ommended.
Bryan Talks to Ohio Audience.
Columbus, O„ May Colonel W. J.
Bryan tonight addressed an avdl'mce of
Ifl.firo people tn the Columbus auditorium.
1 The crowd was one of the larg.st ever
assembbs! In the hall. •''onitressman
D-ntz presld.'d at the meeting. Colonel
Bryan Jisei ssod the money question, im
perialism and trusts. Liter, by lavita
! tion. Mr. Bryan att mded a banquet given
by the Columbus board of trade.
Indiana Populists Favor Bryan.
Indianapolis. Ind., May I.—The populist
state convention was held her© today
ATLANTA, MONDAY, M AY 7, 1900.
- and delegates «o the nitlonal populist
convention ewer named The platform
f pronounced in favor ' fusion wall the
democratic party. G.'i.rril J. B. Weav-
. er. of lowa, addressed the convention.
I Be denounced the administration of Pres-
• ' id.-nt M Klnl. x and .!' lard William J.
I Bryan the most statesmanlike American
■ living.
A LANDSLIDE FOR DEMOCRACY
• I
St. Paul. Minn.. Elects a Bryan Man
for Mayor.
1 St. Paul, May The municipal elec-
• tion here today was a regular democratic
landslide as compand with two years
, ago, when the republicans carried every
. thing. The republicans conceded the
I election of Itnb It A. Smith, candidate for
I mayor, b>' at least l.e* ,: \ while the demo
-1 erats claim that his pluraJtty will reach
r three or four thousand. The democrats
also probably elected comptroller an 1
- treasurer . The democrats have elected
seven of the el ven aidermen
JONE-S TS NOW TIJ NEW YORK.
>
, Arkansas Senator Mr"’ Confer with
Gorman Hill.
' New York May I. Senator James K.
Jones. Os Ark in- IS. chairman of the dem.
oorat c national committee, arrived at the
• Fifth Avenue hotel today. As ex-Sonator
Hill and ex-Senator Gorman, of Mary
land. are also in town Mr. Jones’s arrival
gave rise to rumors that there would be
, a conference for the purpose of agreeing
' on a platform that would unite the demo
cratic factions. Mr. Jones would say noth-
1 Ing for publication.
SHIVELEY IS NOT CANDIDATE.
Bryan Says Indianian Doesn't Want
Second Place.
1 j Chicago, May 5.-William J. Bryan
arrived in the city today ami lost no
time in denying the report from South
Bend. Ind., that Congressman Benjamin
F. Shiveley. xxith whom he spent a few
I hours Friday, was a candidate for the
vicv presldi ney with the approval and sup
port of the Nebraskan.
"Tin te is nothing in those reports sent
out yesterday from Mr Shiveley's town.”
; 1 said the democratic leader. "In visiting
1 him I was killing time Ictween engage
ments. He is not a candidate for second
' p!a on the ticket.”
POPULISTS INDORSE BRYAN.
Illinois State Convention Instructs
for Nebraskan.
Chicago. April 30.--The Illinois state
convention of the people's patty was held
here tonight. lt< solutions indorsing W.
i J. Bryan were passed and deh gates to
the nati >nal convention, to lie held Mar
!<:h at Sioux Fal S. S. I'., wer • instructed
for Bryan for itrcshbin’. and Dr. Howard
S Taylor, prosecuting attornex- forth-
1 . tv of Chicago, for vies president. Thir
’ ty--even delegates to the national con
vention were elected.
Populist Instructed for Bryan.
1 Minneapolis, Minn.. May 2.—The popu
list stat-- convention today instructed for
' Bryan and C. A. Towne for president and
. , vice president.
Mills Made Sergeant at Arms.
Dimver, Co).. Max 3.- Senator Butler,
chairman of the national populist com
mittee. has appointed D. A. Mills, of Deli
ver, sergeant at arms for the populist na-
i tional convention at Sioux Falls.
• POPULISTS IN TEXAS SPLIT.
I State Convention Divides Into Two
Parts Quickly.
Fort Worth. Tex . May I. The populist
state convention met here this morning, ’
about 35il delegates being present. Only
I Gtt of the 242 counties in the state wire j
j represented. Tito convention was called |
to order by 11. S. I*. Ashby. Then- was
no contest over the temporary organiza- .
' tion. as the anti-fusionl.Ms were clearly I
j In the majority. After a speech by Chair- j
; man Ashby, the credentials <-omiuittee
• was appointed and the convention took
a recess.
1 Tin- afternoon session was stormy and
[ the large corps of s<-rgeat;ts-at-arms had |
I all It could do to repress the delegate: ,
who becam iboisterous frequently. Th-- i
'Cincinnati faction, or the anti-fusionists, .
I was largely in tlie majority. The mid-
I dle-of-lhe-roaders were led by Milton
' Park, of Dallas, while those who favor
ed the Sioux Falls convention had Harr:,'
| Tracy ami 11. L. Bentley for their lead
ers. Mr. Tracy attempted to explain the
j action of th.- executive committee at its
i meeting in Lincoln last year, but the eon- ■
i vention would not hear him and Tracy i
I and his faction walked out of the eon- |
I Vent ion. They di.l not hold a meeting. ■
| as they were too few in number, but they I
issued a statement in which it was a.-- ■
1 set-led that only one-fourth of the coun-
1 ties were represented and that tile <iele-
1 gates had com.- determined to vote the
regularly constituted national convention.
Wlien the Sioux Falls faction left, the
a nti-fusionists adopted resolutions rec
ognizing the Cincinnati convention as
"the only regular and authorized popu-
I list convention." and instructing dele-
i gates to attend it
Samuel Evans, of Fort Worth, and J. I
i M. Mallette, of Johnson county, were
j elect, d del. gates at large. Delegates
: were instructed to vote for no man for
pr. sident and vice president who is not a
"straight populist.”
Tile Tracy faction named delegates to ,
the Sioux Falls convention.
Send Delegates to Sioux Falls.
Fort Worth. Tex May a—A conference
of Bryan populists, bolters from the pop
ulist state convention held here yesterday
was held after midnight and selected two
dolegates at large to the Sioux Falls
I convention.
POPULISTS AT SIOUX FALLS.
The National Convention Will Meet
Wednesday.
Sioux Falls, S. D.. May 5. —The city is
rapidly tilling up with the advance guard
of tlie national populist convention. Elab
orate preparations have been nt.de .or
I . at. rtaining the large crowds expe-t> d.
1 A huge wlgwrim with a seating < t lacity |
' of 15.000 has been erected and gay’.v de
: . orated, and several halls ha. ■ been ar
ag.-.i so ■ cn.’.iTr.ittee h.-ad.-u';rtr.-s.
It Is conceded that. Bryan will be nom
inated for president.
The great, contest of the convention will
ibe over the vice presdency. It Is eon- i
i '-.'.led likely that the selection will be left
i<> a committee which will confer with a
; similar committee appointed by the dem- .
i o ratio .-onvention at Kansas City.
The real work of the convention will
begin on Wednesday. In the evening
tile national committee will meet and de
cide upon the temporary organization of j
the convention. The name most often
mentioned for temporary chairman is ;
Janies H. Davis, of Texas. The conven- ,
tion will lie i tiled to order by Chairman !
Butler at 2 o'clock Wednesday, but It is '
not thought that nominations will be
made before Friday.
Delegates to Populist Convention
Washington, May s.—Senator Butler, of >
! North Carolina; Senator Pettigrew, of 1
I Dakota; M. C. Gavock, of Virginia; N. i
W. Fitzgerald, of West Virginia, and
George 11. Sh.Tiley. of New York, headed
,i party of eastern populists that left over
the Baltimore and Ohio railway today for
Sioux Falls. S. D., to attend the populist
national convention, to lie held there next
week. Senator Butler is ehairtnan, and
Gavock and Fitzgerald are members of
the national committee. Just before he
left Senator Butler expressed thi decided
opinion that Bryan would be nominated .
by tin- convention for president by ae- ]
eiamation. Senator Allen, of Nebraska,
who is to place Bryan In nomination, left I
Washington yesterday for ills home,
whence he will go to Siottx Falls.
PARTY MOTTOES ABUNDANT.
Middle-of-the-Road Populists Deco
rate Convention Hall.
Cincinnati. May s.—The national con
vention of the middle-of-the-road popu- ;
lists will be held in Robinson's opera :
house in this city next Wednesday. The
decorators were at work on the auditor!- ■
um today placing all sorts of mottoes j
and streamers on the columns and walls, j
Across the front of the stage is a large I
streamer witlt a quotation from Senator '
Allen, reading. "We have thrown them ■
over the transom.’
There are also inscription referring to j
Senator Butler, chairman of their nation
al eornmittee, and other leaders who !a-
Vor fusion. Among trie inscriptions are ,
many large pictures of "a hand ’ pointing
to the middle of the road as the only
way that leads to the New Jerusalem of
the i>eople. The badges are all charac
teristic of the middle-of-the-roaders and I
tile tickets of admission are unique. These .
tickets bear tile portraits of Jefferson and '
Lincoln. i'nder the portrait of Jefferson
are the words "equal rights for all. spe- ■
eial privileges lor none." I'nder the
portrait ot' L.ncoln are the words: "A
government of th. people, for lite people
and by th.- people.” At the top of the '
ticket is the inscription: "Keep in tile,
middle of the road.” and at the bottom 1
of the ticket is a quotation from the 1
Omaha platform: "Wealth belongs to hint
who creates it.”
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HANNA PREDICTS THE RESULT.
He Declares That McKinley Can’t Be
Defeated.
CI. velaiul. 0.. April 30.—The U-ader re- j
celved from its Washington correspond
'nt H’" ‘ol’-'wlng statement of '
Senator ll.inuii. chairman of the r.-publi- I
.an national convention, concerning the
outlook of the coming republican cam- ■
pafgn from a republican standpoint:
“As a result of a careful study of the
situation 1 leel perfectly safe in making
tin- prediction at this time that McKinley
will be re-elected. There is no way of
tigurlng how the republicans can lose in
tiie ...ming contest if they put their
shoulders to the wheel and an- not im
bued with a spirit of over-contidence in
tile success of the ticket. The price of '
victory will be mu. h harder and more
constant effort from the time the cam
paign opens till election day. The repub
lic ans should tnike the same kind ~f a
tight they did in 1596. There should be
no cessation in their endeavor to elect
their candidates, and their application
and attention to the details of the cam-
palgn must la* steady and unceasing.
They should go into the combat on the
supposition that hard work is absolutely
essential to victory. The spirit of re
publicans this years is one of a most
gratifying kind. At the Ohio state con
vention, held in Columbus las: week,
the spirit was manifested in a plain and
unmistakable manner. The d< legates
even then were prepared for the great
political battle whl h soon will begin,
an<l it was patent that they will go into
it with great enthusiasm. Senator Fair
banks, who has just returned from the
’ Indiana convention, informs me that the
republicans of his state possess the same
inspiration. This Is true also of republi
cans in other states, and all re x>rts which
1 have received along this line are to th.
same effect Evidence s pl-ntiful that
the republican party .ill over the country
realizes fully the necessity of enterinir
the campaign with earnestness and a de
termination to win a victory. In going
over the list of states that east their
electoral vote for M< Kinley four years
ago. I do not see any whl h will not do
the same thing this year unless it i. •
Kentucky. That state, I am placing in
I the doubtful column, although we cer
-1 tainly propose making every effort to
i carry It. I regard .Maryland, which the
i democrats are claiming already, as rea
suitably , < rtain to re nnin in the repub-
I lican column. Besides holding our own
in practically all the states that we car
ried in we t’.ason to b li. v-.
that the republican* will carry Kan
South Dakota and Washington. whi ti
went for Brvan four years ago. whll. our
! chances are'excellent. 1 am informed by
■ S»*nHtors Shoup «in<l arter, <• vinninp ;
I Idaho and Montana, the states which |
thfcy represent in the senate.
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REPUBLICANS SHOOT IT OUT.
Row at District Convention Results
in Blood Spilling.
Birmingham May s.—For the third tlm*'
during ‘he present republican factional
campaign in :111s state blood was spil!e<X
today at the fifth district convention held
lat Dadeville. Tallapoosa county. In a
! difficulty, which occurred outside the
’ courthouse d or, between Deputy Rev-
■ enue Collector King and his brother,
l Neely King, representing the Bingham
fiction, and Postmaster James llowle.
representing the Vaughan faction. Neety
King was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded. Eighteen or twenty shots were
exchanged and great excitement was He
ated.
Howie was arrested, but was released
on SI.2.’A bound under habeas corpus pro
ceedings before Judge Harlan.
Separate conventions were held anil two
delegations to the national convention
. were elected. Both factions nominated
j Millstead, of Tala.se,., for congress.
WOLCOTT WILL BE CHAIRMAN.
Foraker Is Booked To Renominate
Mr. McKinley.
New York. May 4.—Joseph H- Manley,
of Maine, was at the Fifth Avenue hotel
■ today and had talks with several local
politicians concerning the seating ar-
i■’rangements of the Philadelplv . inven
tion Some ot the local leaders who talk
ed with Mr. Manley said that it had been
practically settled by the national repub
lican managers that Senator Wolcott, of
! Colorado, will be temporary chairman ot ,
the convention and Senator Lodge, ot ■
Massachusetts, permanent chairman. I; I
had been also settled that Senator For- 1
aker, of Ohio, should in ike the speech re- ;
nominating Mr. M. Kinley. Mr. Hanna's
plan. It was further stated, was to bring
Governor Roosevelt forward to -e.ond the
i nomination, but the governor has not vet
consented to make th" s< . ending speech.
He will see President McKinley t .morrow. ,
i It was said, and this part of the pro-
gramme will then be settled definitely
•
HANNA FROWNS ON TENNESSEE
Ohio Man Commands Evans and
Brownlow To Make Friends.
Knoxvil'..*. Tenn.. May I.—(Sp. ial.l— A ;
I compromise between the Tennessee re
-1 publican factions is about to !>•« effc.-ted
by the intervention of Mark Hanna
Hanna demands an arr.'nient between i
the factions on the penalty that ls>th '
Evans and Brownlow will otherwise in ur !
his displ.?a-“ure. Two plans of v rapromise
■ aro proposed. One is that Is.th delega- *
tions be st ated at Philadt Iphi;: and divide
the vote equally between them. The oth-
f r is that the Evans delegation lie seat 1 ;
! at Philadelphia and he Evans s’ato ti< k< r
! withdrawn, or that he Brownlow delega
i tion be seatctl and that th? Brownlow
state ticket be withdrawn.
Nebraska Republicans Name Ticket.
< Lincoln, Neb.. May 2.—The republi- an
state convention today nominat'd the fol
lowing ticket:
For gov<‘rnor. Charles Deltrich: lieuten
ant governor. E. P. Savage; secretary of
i state. George W. Marsh, treasurer. Wil-
I Ham Steuffer; tu litor, Charh s Weston;
i attorney general. Frank N. Prout: sap.r
--i Intendent of public instruction, i’rofessor
i W. K. Fowler.
i Delegates at large to the natianal con-
I vention, Edward Hosewater. Senator
I John H. MeClay. John A. Ehrhardt.
Michigan Republicans Act.
' Detroit. Mich.. May 3.—Th. slate con
vention today elected the following dele- <
' gates at large to the Philadelphia eon
i vention. instructed to vote for the re- i
nomination of Pr.'si'i**nt M» Kin ey: < <<.o
--l nel F. J. Hecker. D-los A. Blodgett. Wil
liam McPherson anil Captain William E.
j Parnall.
Indian Territory Republicans Meet.
Purcell. I. T.. May 3.—The republican ,
! territorial convention held here today by
! a unanimous vote adopted resolutions in
dorsing the administration of Presid. nt
McKinley and elected the following dele
gates to the Philadelphia convention:
Pliny Soper. Vinita: E. J. Fannin. South
McAlester: C. M. Campbell. Chickasha,
C. L. Long. Wewoka. Dr. McWilliam
Miami; Amos Parkinson. Okmulgee.
HOAR FLAYING LOSING GAME.
Convention in Massachusetts Refuses
To Indorse Senator.
Fran.inzham, Mass.. April “o—The
fourth congressional district convention
today showed no favor toward Senator ,
Hoar for the pr.»i>osal of a resolution to
express confidence in the senator’s atti- .
tude raised a storm of protects and a sub
motion expressing contider.ee in the ad
mlnlstr.itio a was passed by what the
chairman declared to be a unanimous
vote.
Champ Clark Renominated.
Mexico, Mo., May 5. —Democrats of the
ninth congressional district today re
nominated Congressman Chtmp Clark
without opposition.
Congressman Williams, democrat, twen
tieth Illinois district, renominated.
Congressman Prince, republican, tenth
Illinois district, renominated.
Congressman Hedge, republican, first
lowa district, renominated.
Congressman Hopkins. republican,
eighth Illinois district, renominated.
W. C. Irwin, republican, second Mis
souri.
G. W Glick, democrat, first Kansas.
rniCE: FIVE CENTS.
TAR HEEL MOES
GIVEN BACK SEATS
Republicans of North Caro
lina Send White Dele
gates Only.
A NEW REPUBLICAN IDEA
Only Eighteen Negroes Among the
240 Delegates to State Con
vention—Senator Pritch
ard’s Speech
I
Raleigh, N. C., May 2.—lSpecial.)—The
I white republicans had made strenuous
, efforts u> have their state convention
here today the best they have ever held
In the state. They succeeded. It was an
' or»ler y and rapid working body.
The negroes were to well restrained
: ami kept out as delegates that there were
1 only eighteen among the 240 delegates,
while a few years ago there wer ISO.
. There are thirteen c unties with negro
1 majorities.
There was considerable interest In the
! select! m of delegates to the national
I convention, as the negroes had said yes
| terday they intended to have one >f th -.r
i race on as a delegate or know the rea
| son why. First of all. Pritchard and
| Boyd w. re elected by acclamation, the
I former be'ng <!• ■ ared to be the "for most
republican in N rth Carolina” and Boyd
as "Pritchard's right bower.” Then
I ILviry Ch.atham. colored, recorder of
1 deeds of the District of Columbia, was
j nominated. He immediately withdrew in
I favor of Char es McNamee, manager u*
' Vanderbilt’s famous Biltmore estate,
i Cheatham siid he knew he would be
I elected. Republican leaders were anxious
I that this should he stated, but the p .'.ley
! of the party this year was to have no
negro nominee for office and none us
i delegates.
McNamee. Rennull and Co lector Carl
Duncan were elect'd to complete the
quartet of delegates.
The selection <>f Adams as the nomln-’e
f r governor was agreed on this morning
Sen.'toi Pritchard .i ts on the point fast
night of being forced to accept the nomi
i nation, but he urged Adams to accept ;t
and finally prevailed before noon today.
A resolution, offered by C i Ties Rey ■
i nolds. was adopted Ind rsing Senator
Pritchard for vice president. The sena
tor said tonight he was no candidate or
' aspirant for that nomination.
The Ticket Nominated.
Following is the ticket:
Governor—Bpen<er Adamas, Gulford
| county.
i.ieutenant Governor—Claudius Dockery,
of Richmond.
State Treasurer —L. L. Jenkins, of
' Gaston.
Secretary of State—j. j.’. Parrott, of
Lenoir.
State Auditor—Thomas S. Rollins, of
Malison.
Attorney General—Z. V. Walser, of Da-
■ vidson.
Superintendent of Public Instruction —N.
I C. English, of Randolph.
Chairman <'orfMiration Committee—C. C.
Reynolds, of Forsyth.
Commissioner of Agriculture—J. A.
Franks, of Swain.
Commissioner if Labor—Thomas S. Mal
loy, of Rockingnatn.
Electors —A. H. Price, of Roan, and J.
C. McCrary, of Davidson.
1 Following is the plank in the platform
In regard to trusts:
"We are oppose 1 to combinations of
' capital whenever they become destructive
of the rights of individual citizens end
such combinations should he suppressed
■ by adequate statutes enacted by ihe leg
-1 islature* of the s- verai states or by con-
gret's, if tiie resulting evils .are beyond the
power and jurisdiction of the states."
The convention indorsed, without con
dition and with enthusiasm, the admini
stration of President McKinley, and in
structed its delegates to vote for his re
nomination. Also the delegates are in
structed to vote for Senator Pritchard
for vice president.
There being no contests except for the
. pl ues as electors and delegates to the
: national convention, all nominations wore
j made by acclamation.
TAR HEEL REPUBLICANS SPLIT
Lily Whites and Negroes Are Now
at Outs.
Raleigh. N '' . M»y ’ ' ■
' The fourth district republican conven-
I tlon was held here this afternoon and
ended in wild disorder, after the white
' delegates and the bla«-k ones had had a
j quarrel and the latt< r ha i r< tired, Ed t.
Johnson, colored, presided as dis.rict
j chairman.
1 The convention was called to nominate
delegates to the national convention. Ihe
negroes made a demand that one delegate
be a negro, and sa d if that was not done
th< v would knife the unite republicans
' staying away from the polls. Spec h after
I speech was made by tin excited and an
gry negroes. James H. Young and David
' A. Hine leading in the light.
I C. T. Bailey, postmaster here, ami J
M. Milliken were elected delegates; F. D.
I Jones and li. 15. Pearson alternates. All
the whites then l it and lhe white men
met ami elected \\ msloyv district 'hair
man. and Giles, of ' natham, member
! ot the executive committee.
The wiiit-: men esitin tnat a few negroes
1 remain'd and voted with them, but Jonu
' sou. when interviexved. said:
1 "I was re-elected chairman by the
whole convention. The white delegates
drew the color late on us. They op«ned
the attack. Every negro delegate left.
1 am the legal chairman. We don’t re
gard the meeting as being anything.
W hen we left the convention end'd. Tito
whites had a caucus before the conven
tion and fixed up their slate to freeze us
out. We told them plainly that they
could not rally us at the jodls; also that
we might as well be 'listranehlsed by
'liinoirats as men who pretended to Ihj
our political friends. Thev planned to
freeze us out after we had upon their
earnest urging stood out of the way, as
delegates to the siate convention. They
have l>egg«'d us to keep in the back
ground."
Three Cases of the Plague.
Port Said. Mav I.—Three new cases of
bubonic plague have been reported here.