Show 1 c iftst year because they agreed upon tihe I f subject of bimetallism and tilso agreed r UterfoelleT taiaT 1f moirey question was the Daramount issue before the people I bimetallism was rignt then it Ls right now I i was the paramount r issue then it 3s ttie paramount issue iiow I cooperation was Tvise ten it is wise now The three parties can act together without injury to their party t organizations without sacrificeof principle prin-ciple and vjthftut 5mrm to each other The money question must be settled Tjefore other questions can be seriously considered To fight each other 1n the presence or a unIte and unscrupulous enemy would not only nostpone the I rtoraton of bimetallism but endanger en-danger tie succfessFof every other necessary ne-cessary reforms i A continued cooperation 1 operation between the forces which ajcted together last year did not mean flSial any of t parties will swallow the others it simply means that fey Will travel together while they can and separate only when they must It means t3 at they will place the success of a great cue above the temporary triumphs of any party and leave the tumph py future to determine which organization IB most worthy of public support In this great contest men are only valuable valu-able as they contribute t the success of the case tey Pena ambitions must ti b subordinated to the public good The mal wOio here or elsewhere urses his own candidacy o the detriment of of the office to the cause is unworthy fe ofc t which he aspires 1 PERMANENT CHAIRMAN L Just before recess permanent chairmen chair-men were elected a follows Populist convention W t Pointer of Boone tout Democratic convention Attorney Attor-ney General Smythe Douglass county r Silver Republicans A J Weaver Radhardsan The Populist convtsntion was called ito order at S30 oclock by Ohatmaa Pointer wha took occsuslon to admonish ihe delegates dele-gates to deport ithemselves as ceitienien ana r remembar the dignty ooTUerred In the word populist A state central commit f iteve was elected one from oacn of tile JO ctfiMvM in the state Tim olterCIce committee of seven then wii jew to the Lincoln hotel to meet 1t ae fmlur 1 committees from the other two Conventions Conven-tions to agree upon a ticket The committee on resolutions submitted the platform of the party which was adopted unanimously The platform c affirms the principles of the national platform plat-form ddopted at St bouiP It reitera ts t the icyahy of the party 0 the free coin iga of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 The it money plank was Ii We pledge the people that there shall r be no faltering until private conwri ions arc ripped of the privilege of issuing L niMiti and IITt a1 our currency whether coin or paper shall be issued by one jov i uinru ana cnaii aii be standard money of the United States The platform ocncrratulates William J Bryan who though defeated is still trl b rSr j umDiiawt who having neither rank or rioies b > still t ie mos popuhir citizen in fa the republic I It eangratalates Senator Allen on his work for Nebraska I PROVIDEXCE AND PROSPERITY r RpLrdirig pic < 3perty the platform hay j j w are thankful to nnviaenes titheri i than to any man for the measure of pr < s e rity with which our state has leen i Merged and we attribute the rise in wheat t ito foreign scarcity ratheir than suppose t it to be the result of dear sugar or an i increased tariff on straw t It favors the independence of Cuba and I f condemns the Republican party toe having hav-ing failed to carry out the specific pledge 1 of their national platform on this qUiS1 tGT f If views with alarm the settled pclicy I of the yreseiit national administration Jo 1 retire greenback currency vnd issue gold interestbearing bonds it denounces such r ge IJ SfI 11 a course as a betrayal of the Viterests of 1 the people comm mds the striking teal i miners in their lijrht condemns the examples ex-amples of government by injunction 1 congratulates Nebraska i u her EDlendid crops and on the great exposition soon to c be held in Omaha commends he administration r admin-istration of Governor Hoicomb commends I the action of the late lefum cIaatue in reducinr appropriations half i iiilllion dollaTs pledges the efforts of the party to secure reduced frelgtot rates pledges the power of the < party o endeavor to rescue the supreme iurt from partisan shp and denounces as unAmerican the attempt of organized wIth to banish I able men from educational institutions because of personal views on social or economic cuestions reported speechts were made ly 3 B erported speeches were made by J B Weaver of Iowa Cyclone Davis of Texas and others ito take up the time Mr Davis declared that Irtva would be carried by he Populists next fall i in the silver Republican contention to I night a wrangle arose regarding the t manner in which the members of the t conference committee were to be selected r The auestton was imally settled by leaving I leav-ing the selettion of the members of the committee to Chairman Weaver who selected several members and they retired 1 re-tired to the Lincoln hotel I SILVER REPUBLICAN PLATFORM The platform adopted by the silver Republicans I Re-publicans declares loyalty to the money tI Qf the constitution and favors free and r I unlimited coinage of both gold and silver I at 16 to 1 without waiting for the consent t con-sent of any other nation It demands t that ail money shall be issued by the gov t eminent of the United States and de k iiounces the cold standard Republican party for its effort to retire greenbacks It demands a strict enforcement of the i laws against combinations of capital It charges the gold standard Republicans with having deserted the principles of the old Republican party in its action at 1 1 St Louis in 1835 and in placing capital above labor Jt favors an income tax atd denounces the present tariff law Regarding prosperity it says in part We recognize in the bountiful crops of the country and the entire failure of H n p = rnn H advantage to our people Lby raising < tne I prices or farm products but we deplore famine in other lands and wunt a prosperity I pros-perity that does not depend uwn the adversity of the balance of the world Wl J Byran was seen entering the hall and was called to the platform where he made a very brief speech f The Democrats sent their conference comm = rte e to the joint assomblx ct cern mirtces uninstructed tonight The platform plat-form adopted endorses the Chicago plat term and denounces the attempt made to secure the retirement of greenbacks deplores de-plores the delay in settling the Hawaiian I auestSon and extends sympathy to the striking miners The platform is very brier After a number of speeches the convention conven-tion took a recess until midnight At 1 oclock the committee was in a deadlock with no prospects for fusion The meeting was in star chamber session but as near as can be learned four ballots bal-lots were taken early in the evening on whtcSi party should get the supreme judge nomination but they all tied DiCUssIOns followed until midnight and two ballots on candidates 1I1ere taken resulting re-sulting First toaliot Judge Scott silver Republican Repub-lican 7 William Neville Pooultet scat teeing 5 and two refusing to vote Second ballot Scott 7 Neville 7 Judge JH Broady Democrat 5 scattering 7 At 130 oclock the committee was considering con-sidering the question of crpjrsing back to ttSie convention and recommending that amass a-mass convention be held and each delegation delega-tion be enabled to itake a full vote At 2 oclocklfrhis morning the conference tommit was still in a deadlock All I kinds of propositions for agreement had been voted down W J Bryan was called in to advise with the committee The conventions are still ossemulcd waiting to Steer from the committee At 230 oclock nine conference fOjiinUee made the following erpvt to the conventions conven-tions We recommend that the three conventions conven-tions meet separately J and ballot for Judge AH nominations shall continue until un-til one man shall receive a majority of two conventions before another ball to Is taken The regents shall be given to the parties which do not secure the judge The report was adopted by the Demotic Demo-tic convention but J the committee was pot dis harged The Populists adopted the Cottage Home for Their party emaiem the same syKibol as that of those of Colorado The silver Republicans adopted the Liberty Lib-erty eBl with a crack in it The Poulisls ana silver Republicans adopted the report of the conference committee com-mittee A m01oo tO proceed to ballot for supreme su-preme judge was laid on the table by the Democratic convention The silver Ropub licans have taken one ballot crsulting Judge C R Scot 292 O P Davis 52 J S Kirkpatrjek 14 The Populists are debating whether Or sat to proceed with the balloting baHotingDEADLOCKED DEADLOCKED At 415 a m the conventions are f deadlocked with little prospect of reaching1 an agreement soon The Pop iilists are still debating the report of the conference committee and neither of the other conventions has agreed upon a plan of action o J a g = Ii 1 |