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Democratic State Convention
Haskell, Gore, Thompson, Murray Given Great Ovation by
the Convention—The Proceedings of the
Day—The National Delegates
Muskogee, Gk.—Feb. 22. Oklaho-
ma has sent it sfirst message as a
democartic state broadcast to the
world.
THE DENVER DELEGATION
The following is the list of dele-
gates and the final votes cast:
Hon. C. N. Haskell. 1,388.
Will. H. Murray, Tishomingo, 1,143.
I_.ee Cruce, Ardmore, 1.367.
John LeHay, Pawhuska, 981.
J. B. Thompson, Pauls Valley, 9oo.
D W. Perry, Kiowa, 872.
Judge W. N. Mabin, Tishomingo,
748.
Committee Reports.
The reports of the various commit-
tees were made to the convention
late this afternoon. As forecasted
the committee on permanent organi-
zation recommended that Judge Van-
deventer be made permanent chair-
man of the convention. The report
of the committee on resolutions was
made by Judge H. I>. Williams. In it
W. J. Bryan and his principles are
emphatically endorsed, as is also
Governor Haskell and his adminis-
tration. The work of the state legis-
lature is also commended, the reso-
lutions are quite lengthy and they
contained a number of matters per-
taining to Oklahoma and its develop-
ment. Late this afternoon it was
definitely understood that eight del
egates at large would be sent to the
national convention and that neither
Speaker Murray or Mr. Thompson
would be in the list.
The eight delegates will be select-
ed from a list made by Haskell,
Doyle, Cruce, Bellamy, Gerlach, Staf-
ford, Perry and Farnum.
Dramatic Event
The most dramatic as well as most
Important event of the convention
came on the presentation of the
report on rules. The committee re
ported in favor of the election of
eight delegates at large. Representa-
tive J. R. McCalla of Love county
moved a substitution making it four
delegates at large instead of eight.
Then Bill Murray rose to speak.
Mistakened friends of Haskell howl
ed for the governor and were not
stilled until Haskell, standing beside
Murray, said: "I want you to hear
this maih What ever he says and in
whatever he does is just and honest
in his belief as I am in mine."
There was a great cheer and Mur-
ray was given a hearing, lie made
an impassioned speech in favor of
electing only four delegates.
Haskell Answers Murray.
One of the features of the meeting
this afternoon was Governor Has
The convention hall contains . ,000
.seats,sufficient to seat all the dole-
gates and alternates, but early in the
<lay several thousand visitors pre-
fimptied the Beats allotted to the
delegates, and when the latter arriv-
ed they could not be seated.
Chairman Thompson requested
those not regularly elected as dele-
gates to vacate, but this was a dim-
cult matter to pick out those who
were only spectators and the division
was given up as a hard job and the
chairman said he would have to 4o
the best he could, and at the after-
noon session the delegates would be
properly cared for.
Secretary W. L. Chapman then read
the call formulated by the state com-
mittee when it met at Oklahoma
City. „ ,
Prayer was delivered by Ke\.
Thompson of the Muskogee Presby-
terian church. Me prayed for the
■convention and for harmony.
Address of Wclcome.
P. C. West of this city delivered
the address of welcome. His ad-
dress was a pretty combination ot
word picture and compliment to the
Democratic leaders. He paid tribute
to the eloquent Gore, the ready and
fearless Haskell and the incompar-
able Bryan, and each was met by |J
hearty applause. Then from over hie . ™-,s ln reply to Speaker Mur-
audience came cries of How about ray jn whlch the Governor praised
Murray.". He spoke of the day a. ..AIfalfa uilr anllll great applause,
the 17C anniversary of the birth ol | Murray gald if oklahoma elected
that most illustrious of all American^ dele„ateSi only four wouM be
citizens and paid high tribute to 1- seat(,d Haskell replied, that if that
name. West declared that if ther ha ned he wouUt be one of the
were any republicans present thoj t asid(! lu favor of Mur-
would doubtless claim Washington at
their own. ! '
Gore Gets Ovation. Apportionment of Delegates.
Just as West concluded his ad- ; following is the apportionment
dress Senator Goro entered the hal . COUnties-
on the arm of Thomas H. Owen of j
this city. He was greeted by a great i Ajfaifa"'"
cheer and after he reached the plat ' "
form cries for Gore were so strong
that Chairman Thompson had difficult
work to secure order, and introduced Hi,',.l[hnnj'
Henry Furman, who responded to the
address of welcome. Mr. Furman s
address was well received. He de-
clared that one of the radical differ-
ences between Republicanism and
Democracy is that Democracy starts i J;
with the people and works up. wliiie ; (.imarn
Republicanism begins with the boss
and works down. Mr. Furman paid
a high tribute to the city of Mus-
kogee, speaking of her great progress
in business and development.
Tulsa Delegation Arrives.
At this point the Tulsa delegation
one hundred strong, entered the hall
headed by a band playing '"Dixie,"
and carrying Tate Brady on the
boulders of two giant delegates. They
created such a disturbance in their
-enthusiasm for Brady that Furman
was compelled to stop talking for
a time until Chairman Thompson
could restore order.
When Furman declared that the
state was proud of Muskogee be
cause she has "given us the best
governor any state ever had." and de-
clared Furman. "I predict that Mus-
kogee's chief citizen will be nominat-
ed and elected president of this re-
public in 191ft." The convention went
wild.
Temporary Organization.
Chairman Thompson introduced
the temporary organization selected
by the state central committee sa fol-
•cbairman: J. A. Tlllotson, of Nowata,
-chairman; Pat McGinley of Celve-
land county, temporary secretary,
and M. H. Evans of Hughes county
as reading clerk.
Chairman Tillotson made a short
but interesting addresses asking for
harmony of action and promising
every man fair treatment from the
chair.
The Committees.
As soon as Chairman Tillotson
concluded his remarks Speaker Mur-
ray introduced a resolution provid-
ing for the selection of the regular
standing committees as follows:
Resolutions, rules and order, perma-
nent organization, credentials and
twenty-one vice-presidents. This was
.adopted.
At the opening of the convention
Saturday afternoon several vocal se-
lections were rendered by a local
quartette, after which Senator Gore,
the blind man eloquent, was called
upon to address the convention. It
can be safely said that Senator Gore's
nddress was one of the strongest de-
livered at the convention. He con-
gratulated the Democrats for coming
to Muskogee for their ilrst state con-
vention, for he said this city had
given to the state the greatest gov-
ortjbr in. thq Union, a great senator
and also" other • great men.
The Benatof was greeted with great
lai^Bjtftr when . he */ild that Sango, Standing Committees and Vlce^Pres
the local negro leader had told him ide ts of the Convention,
today that it was not any wonder ! The following vlce-presideuts an
Beckham
i Bryan ...
! Caddo ...
i Canadian
I Carter ..
Cherokee
Cleveland
Coal
Craig
Comanche
Creek
Custer
Delaware
Dewey
Ellis
Garvin
Grady
Garfield
Grant
Greer
Harper
Haskell
Hughes
lackson
Jefferson
Johnson
Kaw
Kingfisher
Kiowa
Latimer
Leflore
Lincoln
Logan- ■.
Love'!
Stephens
Major
Mayes
Murray
Marshall
Muskogee
McLain
McCurtain
McIntosh
Xowata
Noble
Ottawa
Okmulgee
Oklahoma
Okfuskee
Osage
Payne
Pontotoc
Pottawatomie
Pawnee
Pittsburg ..:
Puhsmataha
Rogers
Roger Mills
Sequoyah
Seminole
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Wagoner
Washington
Washita
Woods
Woodawrd
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that Oklahoma went Democratic, be-
cause all the white men of the state
were Democrats. He said that W.
J. Bryan was following in the foot-
steps of Washington and Jefferosn
v iui,that U tjie_dl'wj),fail.of,this conn
try ever came about. It would be
brmifctlt- ahotrt ' by thtf m<AV' who op-
posed the principles that are now
being fought for by the man of the
SOth Century.
standing committees were elided by
the several judicial districts this
morning:
Vice-Presidents.
1. J. S. Wood.
_ 2,, Jpe .J^ftHay.
Eugene Phlppel*.
Dr.' Ti. 'N. Hailey'.
George B. Noble.
H. M. Dunlap.
J. O. Bradshaw,
Sidney Suggs.
John 1.. Norman.
A. S. Emerson.
W. J. Leasherman.
G. W. Hines.
] the right way. When the news was ' the very existence of a democratic)
I brought to Mr. Thompson that Mr. | form of government, and believing
| Cruce would not accept the chairman- that publicity will do away with this
ship, the state chairman and Speaker vicious practice, wo recommend that
Wm. Murray held a conference which the national organization of all po-
resulted In no good. i litical parties be required to publish
Capt. Lesuere, who had been of- the source of their campaign contri-
fered the chairmanship and who had butlons from time to time during
declined, arrived during the night each campaign.
and it was thought that he could be , "Conscious of the fact that it was
Induced to reconsider his resignation, through tin' devotion, self-sacrifice,
but the Captain said that his health courage and patriotism of Oklahoma s
was bad and lie would be unable i valiant Democratic sons that our
to deliver a speech. people enter upon their God-gl\en
Early this morning the men who right of American citizenship and for
were supporting Mr. Furman for the first time feellnp the K'nd throbs
temporary chairman withdrew their of actual liberty
claims and at 9 o'clock Chairman looks with affection
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W. E. Settle.
J. H. Pursmiger.
Louis Davis.
C. H. Ethel.
E. A. Frazell.
J. S. Morris.
T. E. Taggart.
E. L. Gay.
Resolutions.
W. I.. Curtis.
R. W. I.indsey.
Thos. 11. Owen.
B. J. Vance.
Chas. H. Hudson.
R. L. Williams.
James Bowlln.
R. J. McLain.
W. A. Hiat.
M. M. Maben.
11. C. Wilson.
Henry S. Johnston.
Paul Nesbit.
R. B. Cunningham.
C. C. Fisher.
W. E. 11 indies.
A. L. Emery.
J. Ij. Paschal.
D. P. Maurer.
T. J. Brockway.
C. L. Burdick
Credentials.
A. B. Cunningham.
G. R. Stidham.
Fred Parkinson.
W. Ij. Llnebaugh.
H. 11. Christopher.
A. A. McDonald.
M. L. Garrett.
J. C. Thompson.
D. D. Baxley.
Joe McNerney.
J. 1). Burke.
M. Beeholz.
Moman Prultt.
B. F. Williams.
Chain Jones.
Fred McDaniel.
W. S. Decring.
R. R. Garrett.
O. G. Harper.
Albert Shields.
N. E. McNeil.
Rules and Order of Business.
1. A. V. Coppage.
2. C. J. Menzien.
3. J. P. Mitchell.
4. J. W. Steen.
5. J. M. Llttlefield.
W. H. Harrison.
Dr. Trueax.
R. W. Dick.
9. W. T. llurpey.
10. R. G. Casey.
11. Jim McClelland.
12. W. A. Dalzell.
13. R. R. Fuller.
14. C. E. Elkin.
15. W. 13. Anthony.
16. L. P. Ross.
17. Ij. R. Shean.
18. John Jenkins.
19. Frank Browning.
20. H. C. Willis.
21. Bob Galbraith.
Permanent Organization.
1. B. H. Whitaker.
2. W. A. Shase.
3. Irwin Donovan.
4. F. W. Ahrens.
5. W. L. Crittenden.
6. Ed Ad am .s
7. D. D .Brunson.
8. G. H. Montgomery.
9. A. J. Davis.
10. M. Bryant.
11. J. W. Duke.
12. T. S. Paris.
13. John H. Wright.
14. H. S. Blair.
15. M. B. Southan.
16. John Case.
17. R. A. Blllups.
18. Chas. McCloud.
19. Frank Castill.
20. Ben Merley.
21. E. L. Grauer.
Youngest Delegate: A Mere Lad of 14
Oklahoma county has the honor
of having the youngest delegate in at-
tendance at the state convention. He
is Bank Strain, a 14-year-old boy
who lives at 16 Clager street, Okla-
homa City. The boy last year work-
ed for W. Ij. Alexander, who Satur-
day was named as a district delegate
to the national convention, and who
became very much attached to his
employer.
When Mr. Alexander's name was
being discussed for national dele-
gate, young Strain became his most
enthusiastic boomer and Oklahoma
City resounded with praise of his
good qualities, and the youth was se-
lected as a delegate to the conven-
tion, and Saturday in Muskogee coun-
ty he was as enthusiastic as ever in
boosting for Mr. Alexander. The boy
has the ear marks of a good poli-
tician mid in all probability will be
heard from in the future councils of
the democratic party.
Cruce Refused Chairmanship.
The selection of the temporary or-
ganization for the convention was a
source of great worry and annoyance
to Chairman J. B. Thompson, and
not until the convention opened this
morning was the organization de-
cided.
It was late yesterday afternoon
that the situation had been clarified,
when a number of the friends of Lee
Cruce stated that for the sake of har-
mony, the Ardmore man would accept
tho temporary chairmanship of the
convention. Mr. Cruce arrived in
the city at 5 o'clock and he soon dis-
pelled the happy ideas of "Harmony"
by saying taht under no circumstan-
ces would he accept the temporary
chairmanship: that Ills personal
friend, Mr. Tillotson, was a candidate
for that office, that as a principle
was at stake hi the fight now on and,
that while lie was not pushed as a
'candidate for nelegate at large, he
was not making any compromises to
those whe were fighting him. He
wanted harmony, and he wanted it in
Thompson announced the temporary
organization of the convention to be
as follows: Chairman, J. A. Tlllot
son, Nowata; secretary, Put McGin-
ley, Cleveland county; reading clerk,
Mark. 11. Evans, Hughes county. This
organization was accepted by the con-
vention.
POWDER MILL EXPLODES
Ten Tons of Dynamite Kills Twenty-
Eight Persons
BERKELEY, CAL.: With a force
that shook the entire bay region like
an earthquake, the packing house of
the Hercules Powder Works at Pi-
| nole, 14 miles north ot here blew up
Thursday afternoon and 111 the explo-
sion four white uien and 24 China-
men were killed. Ten tons of dyna-
mite went up in the terrific blast, shat-
tering the sheds to dust and splinters.
W. W. Stillwell, foreman of the
■ packing house, was blown to atoms
the Democracy at 1)lg ])0st ()t duty Manuel Enos,
. ' ? I Joseph Grace and W. A. Rodregues,
were the other white men killed. The
28 dead Include every man who was at
work in the packing house.
Flames burst forth in the ruins, fol-
lowing the explosion and threatened
the gelatine house where two score of
gills were at work. A panic ensued
mil many were cut by flying g'.ass
The Platform of Oklahoma Democracy
The report of the committee ts as
follows:
Mr. Chairman: We your committee
011 resolutions, beg leave to submit
the following report:
"The Democratic party of the State
of Oklahoma, In convention assem-
bled, renews its allegiance to the
time honored traditions and princi-
ples of the party as promulgated by
the sage of Monticello, crystallized
by the hero of the Hermitage and ex-
emplified by that great patriot of
Nebraska.
"We re-subscribe ourselves to the
principles as set forth In the last
state platform adopted in convention
at Oklahoma City, and pledge the
people of this state its fulfillment.
"It being meet and proper that
when public officials endeavor to dis
charge the duties of their office and
perform pledges made to the people,
and the officers of the present state
government, from governor down, in-
cluding the present legislature, hav-
ing evinced nnd Indicated such pur-
poses, and as far as time would rea-
sonably permit, fulfilled the pledges
of said platform and of said party,
and met new conditions that could
not be contemplated at the time said
convention assembled, with unparall-
eled wisdom, we hereby endorse the
same.
"With the horning of the new com-
monwealth a panic, I11 Intensity, vol-
ume and danger unsurpassed in the
history of the Republic, being pre-
cipitated by Republican policies, the
Democratic government, in said new
government, met said conditions with
marked statesmanship, and as a re-
sult enacted the depositors' guaranty
law for state banks to protect the de-
positors of such banks, nnd also of
the national banks where they elect-
ed to avail themselves of its benefits.
"We hereby commend the course
of our present governor in urging
the passage of such .an act, and also
the commendable alacrity of the leg-
islature in complying with his recom
mendation by enacting such law, and
fully endorse the same: nnd we fur-
ther recommend that the Democratic
party nationally declare for the en-
actment of such law and that the
American congress, as early as prac-
ticable, apply the bank deposit guar-
anty principle to natfcnal banks.
"We denounce the Republican par-
ty for having been dominated by the
influence of the financiers of Wall
Street, thereby becoming responsible
for the exploitation of almost every
avenue of capital, commerce and
trade; for the reckless, wanton and
criminal gambling that has left a
trail of disasterous consequences, the
history of which is written in deep
disgrace—the insurance scandals, the
United States Steel trust robbery and
i the many instances of this nature
i that have come to the knowledge of
] the public In the last few years; for
the great criminal combinations of
capital that have monopolized Indus
tries to the exclusion of the small,
honest business concerns, thereby
ruining thousands of business men
throughout the country; for the ad
ministration sitting idly by during
all these years without making any
practical effort to curb such evils
and even coming regularly to the res
cue of Wall Street banks by opening
to them the vaults of the United
States treasury when they had al
ready drained the country of its cir
dilating medium by reckless gamb
ling in spurious stocks. In fact, for
the evils of the Stock Exchange as it
has been wrongfully fostered under
the guiding" hand of the Republican
party during the last eleven years,
which has paralyzed our legitimate
commercial and Industrial interests
by the late and still prevailing panic.
"Honest corporations are Indispen-
sable to public convenience, nnd the
Democratic party makes 110 war upon
Biich. Neither does it desire to de-
stroy confidence in honest stock se-
curities, nor stay legitimate progress
and investments, but stands for rea
son able regulation and control of
corporations. We demand that the
criminal officer shall not be premitted
to escape with a fine, but that im-
prisonment shall be imposed upon
every such offender.
"We condemn the 'Aidrich Cur
rency Bill' as vicious and a measure
Intended to benefit the few nnd to
discriminate against the middle class
and the commercial interests of our
common country.
"We further favor the enactment
of a proper law providing that when
any contract, combination In the form
of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy
in restraint of trade or commerce
among the several states, or with for-
eign nations, in respect to any article
or articles 011 which duties are levied
that the same shall, with reasonable
safeguards, be placed upon the free
list.
"Wo further favor the nmendmen
of the constitution of the United
States to the end that United State ;
senators may be elected by direct
vote of tho people of the several
states, and that an income and In
herltance tax may be levied and col
lected by the federal government.
"The Democratic party, I11 bar
mony with the purpose and aim of
living to the highest standard of clt
Izenshlp, nnd for purity I11 elections
condemning the practice of-«oliciling
and accepting contributlmis of funds
from trusts, public service corpora
tloiiB, from bunking Institutions, nnd
insurance companies as subversive of
Columbia's fair daughter as she takes
her station in the councils of tho 11a- !
tional party and of the country, and
with the conscious realization that
she is the scepter, d peer among the
fair states of the nation, we turn
with ioy and pride to the lusty folds !
of our I' Ooved national emblem and
enceldl,/the | « <> '« ,ra'""U>d lu the IuaJ
46th star ensign of our national rush 'or doois.
birth ami symbol of our equality A lira fighting brigade was organ-
atmmg the 'states. In this spirit, ! Ized and in th,- face of hazard «Inch
ly to our country's good, I might have meant death tor any o
striving only for the upbuilding of the nun, the flames were fought down
the nation, and realizing tho groping 1 and most of tho plant not torn to shat-
bllndness of the present Republican ! ters by the explosion was saved,
national administration, we offer to | As far away as Berkeley and Oak-
the country tho principles of liberty ; land tho shock of the explosion caused
embodied in the fundamental law of intense excitement. People rushed
our state upon which to base meas-
ures of national relief, ami of uni-
versal equity and justice.
it is a fact demonstrated by tho
from their houses and places of bus-
iness things another earthquake
had come.
The Hercules plant Is owned by the
Trust and
history of nations and the lives of Depont Nemours Powder
public men that in government, as a (8 used for the manufacture of black
rule, the people aro the leaders and powder of high explosive power. The
so-called leaders lire but a reflection j joss to the company due to this ac-
of what is In the hearts and minds | ri,ient is placed at about $100,000. As
of the people. However, there have ] |3 USUal in such cases 110 definite
le for the accident can be given.
been notable exceptions. Thomas
Jefferson, the great Demorrat, the
great humanitarian, the great states-
man of his century, lu genius of
CALLS FOR FACTS
thought and conception of personal president Wants Commission to In-
rights, liberty and economies, was a
true leader, and not a follower. In
thought and conception he walked In
advance of his century, devised and
gave concept to principles of govern-
ment that in scopo and brendth com-
prehend the future centuries. In tills
he does not stand alone In American
history.
"Today the American people behold
private life a worthy successar; Ills
vestigate Wage Cut
WASHINGTON: Serious Industrial
disputes in prospect were In the mind
of President Roosevelt when he wrote
a letter to the interstate commerce
commission. He says that informa-
tion has reached him that on account
of tho enactment of drastic laws by
the congress and by the various state
legislatures it Is regarded as neces-
mnntle has fallen upon shoulders that sary by railroad companies to reduce
have not bowed, but have carried the pay of employes.
aloft tho standard of the same great He points out that, under tho law,
principles of government. It is easy either party may demand tho ser-
today for public men to advocate vices of tho chairman ot tho inter-
reform because this Is an era and state commerce commission and of tho
epoch of reforms, auspicious for commissioner of labor as a board of
bringing about the enactment of laws conciliation, lie suggests, therefore,
for the protection of the weak, the L|lat ,lle interstate commerce com ml s-
restraint of the strong, the conserva- ! Bion mftke such an investigation as
ti on of the rights of the many, nnd wiu eIlal>].e it to furnish data concern-
tlie abolition of tho privileges of the I j wa"e reductions on various rail-
few. Twenty years ago his condl- ; roadg °g may n,late directly or in-
tion could only be foreseen by a j diTect'|y t0 tho passably impending
controversy.
Among other thlnga the president
ic statements .and foresight of
Jefferson and his great humanitarian
principles.
"On September 22nd, 1S0? , House
lill No. ;{378, entitled,—A Hill to se-
says:
"if the reduction in wages is due to
natural causes, the loss of business
Ul" ">">■ enuueo.-iv ... o so h burd(,n K,10llld
cure the depositors in National Banks > . . ,,iutl.ih„.oH he-
against loss, etc." was introduced In
the house of representatives of tho
1'nited States by the Great Common-
William J. Bryan o fNebraska.
'On May 24th, 1892, Mr. Bryan
introduced House Bill No. S977, being
he, and is, equitably distributed be-
tween capitalists and wage-workem,
tile public, end congress should know
it, and If it is caused by misconduct
In the past financial or other opera-
tions of any railroad, then everybody
entitled, "A Bill to amend an act en- j should know It, especially If the ex-
titled 'An act to protect trade and cuse of unfriendly legislation is a
commerce against unlawful restraint j vanced as a method of covering up
....d monopolies,' which provided that past business misconduct by the rail-
whenever any circuit court of the road managers, or as a justification for
United States should find In a case failure to treat fairly the wage-earning
nding before It under that act that employes of tho company,
any contract or combination in the — —
form of a trust or otherwise, or a ! WOULD BUNCH SUPPLIES
onspiracy In restraint of trade or j
commerce among the several states, ! Government Wants to Quit Furnishing
:>r with foreign nations, existed in ; Tobacco to Indians
respect to any article or articles upon WASHINGTON: The government
which any duties are levied by then wanU to quit furniBhinK salt, tobacco,
< x is ting tariff laws of the United | horseshoes and blacksmiths to the
States, it should be the duty of the | poUawatomle Indians of Kansas, tho
court to report the fact so found to
the president of the Ulnted Sttaes,
setting forth specifically each nnd
every article, and then It should be
tho duty of the president upon the
receipt of such report to Issue his
proclamation, placing each and every
such nrticle. when imported into the
United States, upon the free list, and
should lix the time not exceeding
thirty days from the receipt of tho
finding of the court at which such
article or articles should be
free of duty.
"The life of this Great Commoner
shows that when the spirit of re-
form was dormant in the breast of
this republic, ho initiated these great
principles, including also tho election
of United States senutors by direct
vote of the people, an Income tax
and an inheritance tax, and when we
bohold his life, not only in the con-
sistency of his private walks, but In
all things that pertain to the public
and the government, we find an an-
swer: 'Why he grows stronger year
by year In spite of defeat,'—'Why,
even in defeat. Phoenix like he rises
towering over every other public man
enthroned In tho hearts of his coun-
trymen.'
"The movement set in motion by
his life has been so strong that tho
popularity of the republican adminis-
tration Is reflected by the partial or
pretended adoption of reforms Inau-
gurated by him. What popularity
the present republican national ad-
ministration has is due In whole or
in part to principles inaugurated by
this great man. If so salutary ln
part, how much more effective would
Quapaws, Choctaws and tho other
tribes In Oklahoma. These things ar0
now supplies under treaties mado
from 1790 to 1S05. Every year for
the past century these tribes have
been given these things. The Indian
committee of the senate has author-
ized the Indian bureau to Bend agents
out to mako new treaties with these
tribes to capitalize this expense,
mi • When these treaties are mado con-
e'admlt'te'd gress wil1 tllen aPPr°l>rlate a lumP
sum and get rid of furnishing such
supplies annually.
DISPLAYED RED FLAG
Fourteen Dagoes Held for Inciting a
Riot
PHILADELPHIA: As a sequel to
the remarkable scene enacted in
Broad street, when several hundred
policemen gave battle to more than
1,000 unemployed foreigners who were
marching to the city hall for the
purpose of making a demonstration,
14 Italians were held In ball here.
Five of the ringleaders were neild
on a charge of assault and battery
and inciting to riot, and nine of the
other members of the crowd were
held for Inciting to riot. A number
of witnesses Were examined.
A witness testified that at the mass
meeting which preceded the march a
woman speaker had Incited the men
by declaring "It Is better to be in
jail wlioro you get plenty to eat than
to be out of work and hungry,"
Voltarine De Cleyre, the anarchist,
and others, addressed the ma3s nl'et-
Ing. She steadfastly disclaimed any
it be for tho American people to have j responsibility tor the march and tha
this great man nt the helm, so that , disorder which followed
tills great government may again bo
like it was In Jefferson's time, and
also like Mr. Lincoln would have had
It—'A government of the people, for
the people end by the people.'
"We accordingly Instruct each and
every member of the delegation
elected to the national convention to
be held at Denver, Colorado, in July,
unanimously for and at all times, and
In all things to vote as a unit, and to
use every honest endeavor, for the
nomination of the Hon. Wm. J. Bryan
of Nebraska, as the nominee of the
democratic party for president of the
United States.
R. L. WILLIAMS,
Chairman.
HENRY S. JOHNSON.
Secretary.
She said
lier speech was In English and that
half of the audience did not under-
stand her. She said she was not
afraid of the police and they knew
where to find her. During the march
toward tho city hall a number of red
flags were carried.
KILED BY TAINTED MONEY
Mills Hotel Manager Poisoned by
Dirty, Germ-Laden Bills.
NEW YORK: John McD. llopklrk is
dead as the result of handling pois-
oned money. Mr. Hopklrk was man-
ager of Mills hotel No. 2 and from
the money which he handled he con-
tracted malignant scarletlna. Mr.
Hopkirk acted as cashier of the hotel
ln which cheap lodgings are given to
the poor, and In that capacity hand-
led hundreds of dirty- germ-laden
bills.
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