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TjVWflSrS W r.yyr vyMiwrif'-'vw "TW (Sfc??'W,,,r"' ' "l AKRON DEMOCRAT jQ9 RAIN TOMORROW. M ! Spectacles and Bye Glasses At vry low prlc. Call sod bow well w on flt you- GEO. S. DALES & SOfl r VOLUME NINE. NUMBER 63 AKRON. OHIO, TUESDAY, EVENING. JULY 3. 1900 PRICE ONE OE DAM Ik NATIONAL CONVENTION NEARING ORGANIZATION RV X5 CHARLES A. TOWNE. Majority of the Leaders Seem Kausas City July 3.-(Spl.) Eryan and 10 to 1 scored a victory at the meeting of tliu National Committee, when .Mayor Rose of Milwaukee was beateli for temporary chairman bj Ex Gin eruor Chns.' Thomas of Colorado. The te was eluse, being -1 lo "''. OVERSHADOWED By Democratic Convention Is That of Silver Republicans. Kansas City. -.Mo.. July I! (Spl.) The delegates totho two national eon vcntloiis that nre lb meet In thifi cily tnlllitll'nn' fll'o upilllv nil lllli SI 1 1 1 1 pnrlv -i if-- jsBs8sts", ;"" "" "" ' """"""' "" today lliey began' to eaueuh for tho Hi if'" selection of "members of the various committees. I'll" Demount lo eoiieu tion in point of jiumberN and popular liiirrest. uvcndi.idowH tin conu'titlon of the silver Republicans, lint the objeethe of -the two Is the same, the nomination or Win. J. Bryan for presi dent and the adoption of platforms that oppose trusts, deuoitnee Imper ialism and declare for silver an well as gold as .-ubasis for money. i ' , '' With the, arriVal of a majority of the state delegates. lat. night nnd this morning tl)e only.ehapgp in the poli tical situation was a strengthening of the Bryan foiees and a oloao'r union of the elements tint the determined to re tain the fiee coinage or siHer at tho ratio of 10 to 1 .ib the chief issue of of tho campaign. EVASION NOT TOLERATED. There is to lie, nn alleged struggle --.- .T ,. .,... ' Fpr us not to bo patriotic around I 3 the Glorious Fourth, o we are S M untnrf in A r CAm ftf ll I II 1?fW mil i KWIIU IU M OUIUWKMIIH '-' v.i b country tiiut s, ita Inlmbltants b WJIU vi' ill chiiii:'ii vuium;. v h hit golnK to glv you im oppor- I tunlty to take alvnn.tngo of some I very-low pi Iocs, imleoil, .i... i.. i.. o.... ..ti. . ..... r ATourth Off This Week on Knives and forks and Ten Sets. w 154 South Main Street. aF-5ce (iur-Camer,i at ONE-HALF puinK. It Wouldn't THOMAS, TemporairyChairman. Factional Differences Not Very Strong, And Business Will Not be Delayed, to favor 16 to 1 Altgeld From Today. In the' committee on resolutions and perhaps on the tioor of the convention on llic fiee silver plunk of the plat form, hut it will not he stiong enough to create trouble that is understood and admitted by eery man In authori ty In the wirious state delegations. Today the opposing forces are talk ing of lining up for that alleged lighl, but the air of sincerity is lacking. A majority or the delegates lo the Demo cratic National convention are not op posed lo an explicit declaration In fa vor of free coinage at the ratio of 10 to 1. They do not believe that some trick or evasion on (hat issue will bring back thfO Goldi Democrats anil make New Yqtk, New Jersey and all the KtateYbr thf. -Middle west doubt. I'lil;, "unci hopefui lighting ground. The u ,. j-,;;--"!-.--' delegations New York, Indiana, lilt- noise, Missouri, and some of the oMi- or Stales prefer a platrorm of decep- tiou and evasion but the radical Bry- an element Is in control and will pre- nll. At the same tme the leaders of these 'trimmer" delegations, with few exceptions, wnnt'lo keep on good terms with Bryau umj-for that rensuu will support any platform favored by Hill was there has been telling an him. The situation ,fsi peculiar and interesting story of the conrere.nce. He without precedent. isajs that Mr. Bryan read to Hill the BRYAN'S I'LATTOKt WILL WIN. platform which he wants adopted. That the platform approved by Mr. Hill at once begun to criticise, object Bryau, which contains' the strongest and suggest changes, possible declaration in favor' of free According to McGuire. Mr. Bryan coinage at 10 to 1 will be adopted by said to Hill that any man who ob tl e convention, the most extremu ad 'jecled to the platform he had Just read vocate of evasion does not pretend to was not a Democrat. According to deny. Tho Bryan platfoim", containing a posltlvo declaration )n favor of free coinngo, will leceho (juore than 000 votes on the final roll call in the eon vcntlon on tho'niloptl.oii of the major- ity report of the committee on rpsolu- tlons, if not the unanimous support of the delcgatesr PLAN OF -DODGERS. The conseiyatlves, as the dodgeifi call themselves, arc today wot King like beavers trying tn ' ca'plure tlio committee on resolutions. They work- ed ou this line netul.v all last iilghlj without success, The plan to rapture that commltleii Fesm's to liave orlgl- nated In Hie fntllo bialp of Davd B. Hill wh itlrectins 'the conBcrro- , .., ... , , tlvob. i.ate last ught there wns.imicl-.. riiMiiug o Mid fro' among arriving delegations fnd many whispered, con- ft'ii'iiiv Uli iid coPert; doors but little. Jones-Altgeld contingent can dictate hcad.uy was 'lija'd'n .towiuri pack'.vj . the phtttorm, and It Is admitted thnt tlo Htmi'ilt'co on resolutions against It can, that those radlcnls cau ojeoon the Bryuu rmtform,' 'The first set- trol the selection of Bryan's running back cuiud.by the (lodgers was In male. That they picfer tho nrnilia- the- Al.iLnmii, delegation Sena o.' John T. .MuSMl ol' tlit State, Is dclog'ito ni huge nnd.lt was known that lie dma i oi h Bryan nnd would be .uii i ri wth n more ro-nfflrmn ' . ' ' ' "... t it tn of I l.i' CHeaKii platform, The dodgw wanted to jjvl Scpeator Mo gun on the c6.iimlHo: on repoliiilons. I,-it. hipf nlgfit they learned that the fieiiutoe would uot a'i(ijiud the copveu AH CONGRESSMAN WM. UL KR. and Harrison Factions Heard tlon and the delegation would support the radicals. STONE IN BRVAN BAND WAGON. The next bet-back was the weakening' of V. .1. Stone, of Missouri, who has recently, expressed himself as opposed to subline any more about free coinage than a mere re-allirmatlon of the Chi cago platform. It Is now understood that Stone is going to climb on the' Bryan band wagon as It goes by and will suppoit the Bryan platform. Har rison of Illinois, was with Croker in opposing the silver plank but he, too, was forced to yield to the Altgeld men.' HIDE FIGHTING KREE COINAGE. The visit of Daid B. Hill to Mr. Brjnn and tho result was something" "like the inarch of a oup-time king of Krauee and his JO.Ooo men. When Hill returned here yesterday afternoon ho refused lo make any statement for publication,, but immediately Mimmon- oil his lieutenants and such followers as he could muster In other delegations and began to plan for a tight against thp free coinage plank nf tho Bryan platform. Mayor .Ins. K. McGnlre. of Syracuse, who was at LUicolu while McGuire. Mr Ttryan went on to say: "I have consulted the paity leaders of iwenry states on this platform and Mn-.v an nave appiovea it.-- NEW YORK CHAGRINED, That Hill returned hero olinsrluoil and disappointed was evident from his manner, and ills New York lioneli- men promptlj made it known that he had fnlled lo reach an agreement with v xir. nryaii nun wouni ugut in me con voniiou ior an cvnsiuu oi iie. irpp i sliver declaiallou. Rut no Irpuble. is ovprcled from the Hill ipiatter uow. Tlio Vice l.'iesldnutlal slttintlop today Is tompletely overshadowed by l)i platform talk, hut the do elements oer night seem to favor Towije. HRYAN HAS EXPRESSED NO ( CHOICE. Thcre Is a feeling nmong tlo dele gates that If the, Bryaii.Vlll,iins- tlon of Towne Is the gouoinl Jinpres- i slon, although Brynn's closest fileuds say Hint ho has uot openly exjiri'fd tinj choice. ENTHUSIASM Worked to - High Pilch by Xlaikp Delegations. Kausas City, July 8.-(Fpl.) --Senator Claike, of Montana, wj one of the big men In Kansas City today. The con tent committee has decided ajmlust the Daly faction and thcACIark delegation will be seated In this convention. Soou after noon. .Clark" arrived In Kansas City yesterday. A marching club met him itt lie station. Ho hod a Montana band on his train. Thirty carriages were In waiting to carry Clarke and his delegates and fileuds to their hotels. The band led the way. Clarke stroked his whiskers and look ed light and left wltbja satisfied air, nud as tho procession! moved along, it grow until half the Idleis ol the 6trtetf were strung- out behind It. Shoutlus and cheering, was a dense pack at the hotel door. One of Clarke's friends rose In a -carriage and lu a steijtorlaa voice said:., "Everybody take a drink on Senator Clarke." . The invitation was accepted en masse and in the confusion the bountiful Clarke escaped and wfen't to the Kansas city club, where the -sub-committee! was hearing the Montana contest. Gov. Smith of Montana argued for the Daly side. Alt'. Clarke's attorney convinced thp spb committee of tlm notional com mittee that the Clarke qouveuliou had qontalued bonafide. delegates and It was derided lo put his delegation on the temporary roll. WILL WORK HARD. Silver Republicans Want to Make Good Shoeing.' Kanpas City, Mo., .Inly H. While the preparations for the big Democratic convention are going on, the silver Re publican convention is'leavlng no stone unturned to show both Kansas City and the world at 'large that although pofihibly uvej-shado'wcd tb some tent, they hareuo Intention of allowing their light to he-hblJIJtSgJf, nushei. --rpe auoitoriiun ineaier uas been engaged for thp convention and' i(he full program of the. slher Republl- can coHventlon.will be nunoibicedMhis '.41 afternoon, rt is the plan of the con- .ventjon to nominate IJryan for presi dent nhpiit the same time that- lie Is chosen by tho Democratic national con. vputjon. Honry M. Teller, U. S. Senator from C'oloradp, will be the temporary chair man nf the convention and Judge E. W.-Brown of Wauseou. Ohio, is slated for the position of permanent chair maiiw There is still a great deal of doubt as to who will be nominated for "'.vice president. The entire party lfir40t only most pager to nominate C. At T,owue, but If he is uot selected by Ue. Demoi-iats, the Republican hilver Itei will probably agree to Indorse the man whom the Democrats pick out. Gcmetal EJ. S. Corser, Hie secretary and tl'eabiiier l- in faor of holding a con feieucc with the Democratic leadeis, with rogiiid to the choice of a vice pu'Sldcnt. A committee will probably be nnmeft al tho first Hesion to con fer, with tho Di-mociats on this mat tor, In uearlj till lis delnlls the Re The Corner Store !r Dress Goods Carpets .j. Silks Lifioleums o Dimities - Wail Paper H White Goods Lace Curtains Table Linens SuUs Napkins Jackets Cottons Wrappers percales ' Skirts r Ginghams Gloves o Notions Hosiery w t .EawiiWi' r. , ?. w Special At Sale The Upham publican" "convention will follow the lines of.,luo Democratic gathering. ALTGELD, Of Illinois; Would Like to be Tern' porary Chairman. Kansas City, July 3. (Spl.)-Ex-Gov. Altgeld. of. Illinois, who Is here, bin enemies' say, to poke the animals and make ,tiouble, had his war paint on. He was never In better health, and his opinion's' came out of his Ann mouth with a.'snrip which leaves no doubt of his niejuilng. He Is enthusiastic for Bnan.aud fiee silver at the old tatlo, und his. dislike tor Iho Hairison Dem ocracy is weft known. Mr. Altgelt Is JOHN P. ALTGELn Who Would Dike to bo Temporary Chairman. opposed to the selection 'of Mayor Rose of Milwaukee, as temporary chairman. "Why shouldii't I be It," said he this morning. "It was only a short time ago thpt Rose lyas sa.vlng disagreeable things about Mr. Brjan and speaking dlsparingly of silver. Such a man does not deserve our support. He luib le formed mighty quick tu be btauueh in the faHh," "We cannot afford," he continued, "to let the impression go abroad that must be a 10 to 1 plank ns plalh as language can make it." The ex-Governor is for Towne for vce president, i ."i apparently because Tpwue is true to silver as Bryan. He. laughed when told that the Cook county Democracy was ou its way to Chicago in a train label ed, "Carter Harrison for vice presi dent."' "There's noUiing Jn it." said Mr. Alt geld. ''You never know what those fellows are up to though you niiiy be sure tjiat' If they could, get another seiver contract by shouting, for. some body they, would make It." ANTAGONISM Of Altgeld and Harrison Is Bitter and Evident. Chicago. Ills., July 3.-tSpl.)-Thf' Democratic pavty-ln Illinois Is divided by tlie hitter personal quiirrel between Altgeld nud Harrison, each claiming a victory in the Illinois state con vention, Altgeld claims to have won because he defeated the nomination of Hurrlfcpri's candidate for Governor, Orselfep, ridw city treastuer of Chlea- "Z&sssse V W?s&mg& UP Remodeling Sale H U s O r w.vs n . tt.i Remodeling Prices - Brouse Co. go, the gold Democrat, for whom the Cook county delegates held out to the last, nnd by nominating for Governor a Bryan Democrat, Samuel Alschulcr, of Aurora. Harrison asserts that he gained a triumph In excluding from the Illlnoin platform a specific declaration In favor of the free coinage and Belectlng him self and other Gold Democrats ns dele gates at large to Kansas City. Each of these men refets to the other In pub lished interviews In the most rancorous language; yet each professes to hold the otiipr in such contempt as to scorn to speak to him at all. A more Inter esting example of the inconsistency of blind pcrkona' anger would be hard to find, and the followers of Altgeld and of Harrison rage with their chieftains. The Illinois Democracy despite Har rison's protests has Instructed its dele gates to vote for Bryan's nomination jat Kansas City and pledges its support to the Chicago platform, "In whole and In all paits,' Ip letter and In spirit." An outcome of the Springfield con vention that excites oiwn ninus-ement in- Chicago Is the election of BenT. Cable and A. S. Trude, as two of the delegates at large to Kansas City and strong pe.-scwal filenis or Mnyr.r Har rison. Both wera fl ! Democi.Ub in 1800. Ben Cable was a delegate to the Indianapolis gold convention, where he then Joined In the declaration that "the Democratic party could not sur vhe a victory woti in behalf of the doctrine proclaimed in Its namr at Chicago." Yet. now In lPOO. Cable con sents to represent an organization that reaffirms a platform including the doc trine u' joined iu repudiating four yea is ago. Altgeld declares that the Harrison crowd Is to blame for sending such "trimmers" as he calls them, to' the Kansas City, convention and It is dp- Heved Chairman Jones nnd other loyal Bryan men are suspicious of Harri-WBXJj-J!L1V.1liit.. thelrr,l.epppllon.rqt Kansas City by the leaders will not be inpr cordial. John P. Altgpld'on the other hand Is n clos adviser of Chair man Jones nnd Mr. Bryan and it is the genetal opinion here that the ox-Governor will have ranch to do with the fiamlug of the platform to he adopted. In fact It is believed Altgeld has writ ten iart of that saered document and that illicitly it is In the possession of Chairman Jouea or Mr. Metcalfe, hav ing been approved by Mr. Bryan. BULLETINS Will be Posted In Front of Democrat Office, July 4. Tomorrow, July 'I, being a National holiday, the Dally Democrat will not be published. Bulletins of the Demo cratic National convention will be j pasted In fiont of the Demociat of- fiee after 12 m. Badly Hurt. Steuhcnvillc, O., July 3.--(Spl:)-Geo. Niemnn, aged 31, a signal repair man on the rnnhandle, fell iiuder an en gine he tried to board at Colliers, W. Va.. today and died, here three hours later, both legs being citt off, close to tho body. RUCKER'S Korak Wonder Cures all STOMACIf, BOWETj and BIiADDER disorders, oures ECZE MA, purifies the BLOOD, regulates the DIVER nnd KipNEYR, obliter ates CONSTIPATION, and removes nil klndn of WORAfS. Korak Oil oures all pain. Trice Oo. Fo salo by all druggists. E. STEINBACHEH & CO. Wholesale Acentfl. STRIKE Now Declared Off. St, Louis Resumes Its Normal Condition The Union Secured Pro per Recognition. Nearly Two Months ot Constant Brutality. Sixteen Lives Lost, and Hundred Injured. Several St- Louis, Mo., July 3.-(Spl.1 -The, great stiept car strike inaugurated May 8 was declared off last evening, as iu result of a conference b'ctwen officialise of the Trauslt company and a com mittee acting for the stiiUers, and the card are tunning this morning with surprising regulaiity. The cars are cheered by crowds along Jhe streets as they go whizzing by operated by the old employes. The city already; looks like itself again. The agreement recognizes the union, conceding to the employes thp absolute right to join or not to joiu any organ. ization, no discrimination to be mad for, or against a man in the exercise of this right. Any attempt of an em ploye, to induce other employes to Join said union by intimidation on threats will call for his summary. dis charge and any officer who shall at- imckojivjftarg. n&iSw not to join tho union shall be dismiss ed. The company agrees to meet any employe or any committee acting for employes regaring any matter of ac. tual Interest. The labt clause of tha agreement reads: "For the purpose of filling vacancies which may now exist or hereafter arise, the committee of former enj. plojes, T. B. Edwards, chairman, shall prepare a list of the men who weie in the company's service on May ". last, and when the company now or hereafter nepds additional men it will select them exclusively from this, list until it is exhnusted, not interfering, however, with men now in the service. No person shnll lie eligible "to this list; who has been guilty of any acts of lawlessness or violence." The agreement is signed "St. Louts Transit company, by Edward Whita. 1,-er. president," and "T, B. Edward., chairniau grlevnnce committee." Accompanying the above, is the fol lowing announcement: "The strike is declined oft." "T. B. "EDWABDS, "Chairman Grievance Committee," By the action of the above confer ees, tho gieat strike Is brought to al close. A struggle that has been worse, than famine or pestilence to St. Louis, ind caused a greater monetary Ioes than did the memoiable cycloo in 1S97. As a lesult of the strike sixteen lhes have beeu lost, over one hundred persons wounded by bullets nnd thtea times that number injured by missiles or explosions. In addition to the fn talltles and casualties leported tha north and south ends of the city de veloped a species of brutality never befote witnessed in a civilized coramu-. nity, women being stripped of tholn clothing In the public streets and then beaten for having ridden on tranult cars. The mob which resorted to this species of diabolism was almost al. ways composed of women and girlfl and half grown boys, the strikers ami their .sympathizers taking no ijethni part In It. After the first few daytf of excitement at tho Inauguration oC the strike, tho light settled dowp Jo a steady boycott of the Transit compapj; and any one doing business thern with, Some grocers and small mer chants have been forced-Into bunk ruptey as a result of this boycott and, uenrly eery line ot' business was mom' or lets seriously affected. , 8 WVCT' wyiyn-)l WBIHBOt WTW n i u & , )K& o . 'w lfi.VJ;v5W'i6 jfejjfe,s..'alfefto )& tXU fisjfl. ' I fjSAjc.-iiA , -r- . m . Vl-