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GKXLDSBORO, K. C, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1908.
It Is Wm. J. Bryan.
Denver Convention Names Him
On First Ballot For
President.
His Nomination is in Accordance With
the Will of the People of the
Nation Unsolicited and
Unanimous.
Denver, Jaly 10. W.J.Bryan was noml
nated by practically a unanimous vote
at :42 this morning, after an all night
session. Hammond, who namid Gov.
Johnson, moved to make the nomina
tion unanimous, and was quickly
followed by other States, which had
cast votes for either Gray or Johnson,
resolutions was carried with a wild
whoop, and the convention reoessed
until 1 o'clock today, when a running
mate lor Bryan will be named.
The official vote was: Bryan 892 1-2;
Gray 5t 1-2; Jehnson 46.
As the hour approaches for the con
vention to pick a candidate for Second
place from a list of forty or fifty avail
ables. the feeling general that John W.
Kerr, of Indiana, John Mitchell, of
Illinoia' Ollie James, of Kentuokey,
and Herman Ridder, of New York, are
men having a chance to be nominated,
but nothing is definite yet, and an
other all nigh session may be requir
ed. Bryan would prater Ollie James,
it is believed, but sentiment grows
troneer every minute that Mitehell is
needed to catch the big labor vote in
minning and manafaeturing states.
Particularly so, new that Gompers
anti-injunction plank is in the plat
form. , .
-If New York and Tammany leader
Murphy could get together on a New
York man, that man would be named,
but Murphy leans toward Archibald
McNeill, State's Senator from Con
necticut, and seems disinclined at this
hour te come out for Herman Bidder.
Francis Burton Harrison or Judge Wil
liam J. Gayner are the strongest men
the Empire State has to offer.
An Eastern man.it is safe to assume,
will be named in the end.
L.ATE CONVENTION NOTES.
(eastern time.)
Convention Hall, July 10. 2:56 a. m.
Platform adopted unanimously.
2:68 a. m. John E. Lamb presented
resolutions recommending the celebra
tion of 100th birthday of Abraham Lin
coln. Adopted unanimously.
3:20 a. m. General cheering followed
speech ol Augustus Thomas. Senator
Looney, of Texas, seconded nomina-
tion of Bryan.
3:30 a. m. Eliza Williams, of Illinois,
seconded the nomination ol Mr. Bryan.
At 4:09 the convention is in great
confusion, the delegates clearly indi
cating their disinclination to hear
any more ef the speeches.
4:10 a. m. The Indications now are
that balloting will begin within half
an hour.
4:15 a.m. Murphy said New York
presented no candidate.
(5:40 a. m.) W. J. Bryan was no mi
nated for President of the United
States by the Democratie National
Convention.
The nomination was made at 5:30
'clock, amid scenes of tumultuous
enthusiasm, the vast assemblage break'
ing en masse into a frenzied demon
stration of intensely dramatic tribute
to the chosen leader.
2:30 p. m.
2:30 p.m. Hall is filling slowly. Inter
est is flaging in the VicePresidentand
nomination may not be made before
midnight. Its anybody's contest yet,
particularly as New York which could
complete the ticket, is unable to agree
upon a man.
. BRYAN INTERVIEWED
Parview, July 10. In an interview
on his farm, Fairview, this morning
Mr. Bryan said:
"The Presidency is the highest
official position in the world,
and no one occupying it can af-
tord to have his views upon public
questions subordinated by personal
ambition. Recognizing his responsi
bility to guard, and his obligation to
his countrymen, he should enter upon
the discharge of his duties with single
ness of purpose, believing that one
can best do this when he is not plan
ning ior a secona term. I announee
now, as I have on former occasions.
that if elected I shall not be a candi
date for re-election."
Then Mr. Bryan added, "This nomi
nation Is as pur a nomination from
the people as was ever made. If elect
ed my obligation will be to the people.
I appreciate the honor the more, be
cause It came not from one person or a
few persons, but from the rank and
file of the Democratie party, acting
freely and without compulsion."
BOSTON SUFFERS
$1,500,000 FIRE
Most Destructive Fire That
Has Occurred in That
City in Recent
Years.
BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED.
The "South Carolina" Christened
by Gov. Ansel's Daughter at
Philadelphia.
(Special to the Argtjs.)
Philadelphia, July 11. The United
States battlesnip "South Carolina"
was launched this aiternoon at Cramps
Shipyard. Many , . State officials of
South Carolina were present and took
part in the ceremonies attending the
launching.
The "South Carolina" is one of the
"all big gun ships," the other being
the "Michigan," recently launched at
New York Ship-building yards atCam-
den, N. J.
The vessel was christened by Miss
Fredericker Calvert Ansel, daughter
of Governor Ansel. Miss Ansel is a
handsome young woman, and as she
broke the bottle of wine over the bow
the State officers stood by with bared
heads.
Governor Ansel, accompanied by
staff and upwards of a score ol other
persons from South Carolina and the
East, were present. :
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
Bean the
,Ttie Kind Yoa Have Always BougN
si
Kcnty of ventilation, plenty of fai
t the Opera House every Bight.
V
ui) a Year.
NO. 55
Bryan Ovation.
.EWS FORECAST OF
THE COMING WEEK.
His Neighbors Call on Him at
Home by Thousands.
Conflagration Does Tremendous
Damage to. Property Along the
Water Front, Many Vessels'
Narrowly Escaping.
Two Persons
Missing.
Boston, Mass., July 9. A fire, be
lieved to have been caused by spon
taneous combustion or a spark from a
locomotive, and fanned by a brisk
northwest wind, swept nearly a quar
ter of a mile of the harbor front of East
Boston late yesterday, causing a prop
erty loss estimated at nearly $1,500,
000. Much of the loss falls upon the
Boston and Albany railroad.
Two persons were reported missing,
and it is thought thot both perished in
the flames. One of them was Daniel
Sullivan, a watchman at the Cunard
line pier, and the other was Miss Sadie
Arnold, employed by the Cunard
Steamship Company.
Yesterday's fire was the biggest and
most destructive that has broken out
along the harbor front for many years.
The flames spread with remarkable
rapidity, and by the time the first fire
fighting apparatus arrived upon the
scene, they were beyond control, and
leaping from pier to pier.
Within an hour of the time the fire
was discovered, four piers, three ware
houses, a grain elevator, containing
30,000 bushels of grain, and many
loaded freight cars had already been
consumed.
Several vessels and lighters narrow
ly escaped destruction. The big Ley
land lino steamer Devonian-, which ar
rived yesterday from "Liverpool, was
moored at one cf the piers which was
destroyed. The discipline on the De
vonian was so excellent, however, that
she was warped out into the stream
without even haying a square inch of
paint blistered.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. di
sourages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor
ana cneerrumess soor
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidr.ej troubls has
become so prevalen
that it is not uncornmor
for a child to be bora
afflicted with weak kid
heys. If the child urin
ates too oft(n if m
irine scalds the flesh or if, when the chik
eaches an age when it should be able to
iontrol the passage, it is yet afflicted with
sed-wetting, depend upon it. the caust ct
'he difficulty is kidney trouble, and the Srs
itep should be towards the treatmen- cf
thesa important organs. " This unplsa.j&n
.rouble is due to a diseased condition of th
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
nost people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis
erable with kidney and bladder trouble,
asid both need the same great remedy.
Hie mild and the immediate effect o'
Swamp-Root is soon realized. . It is sold
y druggists, in fifty
cent and one dollar
ue3." You may have a
lample bottle by mail
ree, also pamphlet tell- hm of swop-Boot
g all about it, including many of the
housands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer
k Co., Binghamton, N. Y., Ie aura- ana
mention thi3 paper.
Don't make any mistake, but rcmcmbe
tic nam, Swamp-Root, Dr. Ki sifter's
amp-Root, and the address, Blnghamtuc
. Y.. eo tvw bottle-
Subscribe for the ArubJ
A RETRENCHMENT POLICY.
That of the Norfolk and Southern
Receivers.
Raleigh News and Observer.
The receivers of the Norfolk and
Southern Railway surprised the sys
tem in regard to the time of their in
spection tour, as their special traia was
not expected until next week. They
lelt Raleigh yesterday after making a
thorough examination of everything
affecting the road here, resuming their
inspection of their steam lines in North
Carolina.
The receivers yesterday morning
held a brief conference with Judge
Thomas R. Purnell, ancillary receiver.
After the conference Judge Purnell
tated that the receivers would re
trench, and that It appeared that the
old management had spent a great
deal of money needlessly.
It is remembered that when Re
ceiver Thomas Fitzgerald, who has
been selected as general manager for
the receivers, was general manager of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railway he
put in force a policy cf retrenchment,
and the dropping of President F. S.
Gannon, "Vice-Presidents King, Roper
and Haines and Secretary Gwyn, as
officials of the road, is believed to be
a strong indication gthat there will be
many mo(re thousands of dollars saved
to the road. The general manager
has a definite policy which he intends
to put in operation, but this will be
modified by his inspection of the road.
There will be no further sensational
changes, and nothing will be done to
disturb the confidence of the public in
the receivers or to make the receiver
ship unpopular. On the other hand
the receivers will not hesitate to make
very improvement that Is needed and
nothing will be done to interior in
the least with Ithe proper operation, of
the road. "
Their Demonstration Is So Spontaneous
and Their Joy So Evidently Sincere
that both Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan are Moved to
Tears.
Yesterday was a great gala day at
Fair View Farm, the country home
stead of William J. Bryan, where he
and Mrs. Bryan reside, near Lincoln,
Nebraska.
From an early hour im the morning
their near neighbors began to put in
an appearance and extend congratula
tions. Then came more distant friends
of the neighborhood; and then the
passing street cars brought crowds
from further away, and automobiles
rolled up and all sorts of vehicles un
til by 10:30 o'clock the farm lawn was
thronged with more than 2,000, in
cluding a large delegation headed by a
brass band and flag from Lincoln.
A speech was essentially in order,
and at the opportune time Mr. Bryan
spoke as follows:
"I won't make any political speeches
here at home (applause) because I
hate to say anything that could cause
the least bit of antagonism in this com
munity, but it may be necessary after
a while (laughter) to say just a few
words that would indicate my political
feelings. (Laughter and applause) It
is made necessary for me to endorse
platform utteranees and to discuss
principles, and I want te ask the fore
bearanee of Republican friends it I do
not always express myself in the lan
guage that they would use if they were
speaking on the same subject. (Ap
plause and cries of "you can do it all
right.") Bat I want to assure you
now before the campaign opens and
before I have te make a political
speech, I want to assure you now,
whatever I may say on the subjects
that divide us, whatever arguments I
may advance in suppert of those poli
cies which to me seem best for the
country, I want you always to know,
and never to forget that I believe that
the things that bind us together as cit
izens are mere important and more
numerous than our politieal views.
(Applause.) I want you to know that
however earnest I may be in the pre
sentation of my pleas I recognize at
all times the equal rights ol every
other citizen to hold opinions, and as I
respeot you no less for candidly stating
your views, I hope you will think none
the less of me if I. candidly state my
views when oocasion calls for a state
ment. (Applause.)
"I like to believe that every Ameri
can citisen places his love of country
above his love of party. 1 like to be
lieve that every American eitizen pre
fers the triumph of that which is right
to the triumph of that which he may
believe to be right, if in faet he is mis
taken. And, my friends, building on
this basis we can be both earnest and
charitable, lor if we love our country
we love our party; we desire the tri
umph of justice more than the tri
umph of erroneous opinions, we are
prepared for either victory or defeat,
for if we win, we know that the victory
can only be permanent if it is a de
served victory, and if it results in the
advancement ol the commonwealth,
and we know that if defeat comes it
can only be temporary if we are intact
right and those who win are wrong.
And thus believing in omnipotence of
truth, we are prepared to meet each
other upon an honest footing, discuss
our differences honestly, bow submis
sively to the will of the people and
pray that which ever party wins, tho
country's good will be preserved.
(Great applause and cheering.)
"My lather was a devout man. He
did not leave me much in the way of
money, and I am not sure but it was
better for me that he did not, for I be
lieve that great wealth is more often a
curse than a blessing te the young man
who inherits it. A prospective fortune
large enough to relieve one from the
necessity to toil is more apt to paralyze
one's energy then to be a source of in
spiration to him. But while my father
did not leave me a fortuue, he left me
something that has been worth more
to me than all the money of any mil
lionaire could have been. He taught
me te believe that every righteous
principle would triumph (applause.)
He told me when a boy that I could af
ford to be in the minority, but that I
could not afford to be wrong on any
question; that if I was in the minority
and right, I would sometime be in the
majority (applause and cheers and
ories of "you will now") and that if . I
was in tho majority and wrong.I would
some time be in the minority. I say to
you, my friends, that that ad vice given
to me by my father has been worth
more to me than any amount of money
eould have been, and I believe that it
is a principle that we should imbed in
the minds and in the hearts of all, con
fidence of the triumph of every right
eous cause. If evils come, let us have
oonfidenee in the intelligence and the
integrity and patriotism of the people.
I am an optimist. I believe the world
is growing better, I believe that the
great movements for the uplifting of
society are going forward .with resist
less force. We cannot stop the ' tri
umph of the truth. We may accelerate
it; we may retard it; we cannot stop it.
"But it I were to talk to you long
on principles like these I might be
tempted to apply them to conditions
(laughter and applause) and to the is
sues, and that is not my purpose this
morning. A great honor has fallen to
us. The voters of a great party have
made me their standard-bearer. I
need not tell you that I did not buy
this nomination. I need not tell you
that I had no way of coercing people.
Why, my friends, I have no way ol
eoerclng the people who live about
me no way of coercing the people of
Normal or ef Lincoln or of Lancaster
or of Nebraska, much less of the Uni
ted States. It is not for me to say
whether they have acted wisely at
Denver or not; I am glad that the
responsibility is theirs, not mine.
(Laughte.)
"This I know. I appreoiate it be
cause it has been a free-will offering
presented by some six million of my
countrymen. x We are going to do the
best we can to present to the public
the issues of this campaign. We are
going to meet you as we can, and then
we are going to believe that whatever
the resuit is on election day.it is going
to be good, and if it is for us, we will
feel that we are going to be permitted
to put into practice the principles
which will be presented; and if it is
against us we will know that we can
learn by the manner in which our op
ponents apply their principles wheth
er they were right in advocating them
or we right in opposing them.
"You have come out at the begin
ning of the campaign. Come out just
as often as you will. And there is one
thing about it, the pleasure of success
will be be moderated by the fact that
it will take us from you, and the sor
row of defeat will be softened by the
fact that it will leave us with you
(great cheering."
There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together, and
aatil the last few years was supposed to be in
curable. For a great many years doctors pro
aouiiced It a local disease and prescribed local
pimed'es. and by constantly failing to care with
local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Sci
ence has proven catarrh to be a constitutional
Uease and therefore requires constitutional
freatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. It is taken
jjternally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoon
SlU. It acts directly on the blood and mucous
serf aces of the system. They offer one hundred
tollers for any case it (ails to cure. Send for cir
culars and testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
wleld by Druagista, 75c.
(Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.?
Advertise in the Argus.
(Special to the Argus.) coo
Washington, D. C, July 11.
There promises to be no dearth of
big news events the coming week,
either in the home or foreign fields.
The olvmpic games abroad will attract
keen attention on this side of the water,
while at home there will be a multi
tude of big conventions and other
events to interest public attention.
Tomorrow's Presidential election in
the Republic of Panama premises to
result in the choice of Senor Obaldia,
the candidate of tbeindependent party.
A large torce of United States marine
has been distributed over the little re
public to prevent, threatened disorders
at the polls.
King Edward will formally open the
great Olympic stadium in Shepherd's
Bush Monday. The games will begin
next day, and romthen until July 25
the greatest aggregation of athletes the
world ever seen will struggle for the
mastery.
During the week the officers and
men of the American battleship fleet
will be entertained on a magnificent
soale at Honolulu.
Canada will be interested iu the com
pletion of the preparations for the
Quebec Tercentenary eelebration and
the departure from England of the
notables who are coming to take part
in the programme of festivities. J j
. The week promises to be oneef com
parative inactivity for the presidential
candidatrs of the two leading parties,
though conference will be numerous
and the plans for the real work ot the
campaign will be put in shape.
At Columbus, Ohio, the prohibition
ists will meet in national convention
Wednesday to adopt a platform and
name candidates for President and Vice
President. A number of names have
been suggested for the head of the
ticket and the ultimate election is
problematical.
DOCTOR ADVISED
USE OFCUJIGURA'
After Other Treatment Failed)
Eczema in Raw Spot on Baby.
Boy's Face Lasted for Months
Cried with Pain when Washed.!
ECZEMA WAS CURED AND
HAS NEVER REAPPEARED
"Our baby boy broke out with
czema on his face when one month
old. One place on the side of his faee
the size of a nickel was raw like beef-.
' steak for three months, and he would i
cry out when I bathed the parts that
were sore and broken out. I gave him
three months treatment from a good
doctor, but at the end of that time the
child was no better. Then my doctor
recommended Cuticura. After using
cake of Cuticura Soap, a third of a
box of Cuticura Ointment, and half a
bottle of Cuticura Resolvent he was well
and his face was as smooth as any
baby's. He is now two years and a
half old and no eczema has reappeared.
I am still using the Cuticura Soap; I
think it is the finest toilet soap I ever
used. I keep my little girl's hair and
face cleansed with it too. I am so
thankful for what Cuticura has done
for us. Mrs. M. L. Harris, R. F. D. 1,
Alton, Kan., May 14 and June 12, '07.'
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