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VOL. IX. NO. 35. jwMimtCONVFNT^iItFjUN^ When, with "tremendous enthusl- There 1* usually little trouble over i •am," "tumultuous applause," and the election of a temporary chairman, "resounding cheers," some American The chairman then appoints a com -cltlxen Is nominated for the Presl- mittee to escort the temporary chair dency of the United States at Chicago, man to the platform; the band plays, and when, later, some other American the delegation from Mr. So-and-so's citizen, with ditto enthusiasm, ditto State makes a lot of noise, and all Is applause aid ditto cheers, is nom- merry. • lnated for the same office at Denver, It is Incumbent on the temporary COLISEUM AT CIIICAQQ WHERE THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL the male population of the United States, or the great majority of It, at any rate, will want to know Just how tt was done, why It was done,' and "who done it." At a National Convention each State has its own headquarters, where the delegates gather. They do a lot of "conferring" with each other and wnh delegates from other States. They hold meetings and eject chair men and honorary vice-presidents. The honorary vice-president has a seat on the platform and an extra ticket, but little else. Prior to the calling of the conven tion to order the National Committee ' IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PANTRY. The Favorite Sons (in chorus) "Somebody's taken a bite out of my pie!" —From the Journal (Minneapolis,) Is virtually In command of the situa tion. With it lies the arranging of the details, the "framing up" of the procedure of the first session, the se lection pf the temporaryj chairman, ' and. In a great many cases, though not always, the program making of the whole convention, temporary and permanent organizations, •nd platform building. \ ' It is the chairman of the National) Committee who calif the ointentlon to order, usually about noon nfoa the) day aet. This year the Republican National Convention will be called to order by Harry* C. New on June 16, and the Democratic 'Convention will be called to order by Thomas Taggart on July 7. W Thie convention called to ordefr, the chairman requests .the secretary to read the call for the convention, which Is done. Then the roll call ia gone through, and this takes a lot of time. The next step is the announce ■ ■ ment by the,chairman that the com mittee Offers to. the Convention as Its temporary chairman the aaaie of 80- and-so. There are loud and pro longed cheers, and by a viva voce vote Mr. So-and-so la unanimously elected. 'I'M: ENTERPRISE. chairman to make a speech. He in variably takes advantage of the op portunity, He "sounds a keynote." After the speech various resolu tions are offered. Usually these have been arranged for in advance, and the temporary chairman works according to a printed schedule, calling on John Doe and Richard Roe at the right time, so that there may William J. Bryan. be no hitch. Committees are appoint ed; one on resolutions, which will have the drafting of the platform; one on credentials or contested seats; one on permanent organization. These are the Important ones. When they are all chosen, and there has been a lot of hand-clapping and cheer ing, as well-known men are appointed to this or that committee, the tem porary chairman announces an ad journment, usually until the next day. A Leap V ear I > ll.ihiima. —From the Wuhlngtoa Star. During the recess a lot of real work Is done. Three or four men, some times more, but never many, get to gether in a back room of a hotel and talk and smoke cigars. They are the leaders. Part Pfcyed by Committees. At the secbhd session of the con vention the committees report. They ./have held sessions In the meanwhile and have decided the contests, ar-j ■ taujged for the permanent organiza- JJmm 3335 ft B Vfvniß 2 ffl », n2y I yl 3tflwiHPH^rP^H AUDITORIUM At DENVER WriBRE THfe DBMOORA'hC NATIONAL . «♦"*»- ' CONVENTfON WILL BE HELD. '•: » >JM : V I i i ;.; -4.1*" *' P.ri*i -i J •' V . .J _ ■ - .. . . ... • y;. .' t WJLLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 22, t9OB tlon, adopted the platform. Th« I Committee on Contested Beats and! that on Permanent Organisation, however, are ready and they report. The contests decided, no matter how, the permanent roll of the con vention Is made up and called. Then the Committee on Permanent Organ isation reports, and the permanent chairman is named, cheered and es corted to the platform. The pro cedure is Identical with the election: of the temporary ch air man. "The per manent chairman, too, must make a ■jimf 'iMSm M-'w* If i ISr* ffoa Qov. Johnson, of Minnesota. ■ » speech. It, too, is of the "keynote" variety. The Committee on Platform re ports after the permanent chairman has made his speech. When the mat ter of the platform Is disposed of, either by the committee reporting or by the announcement that it is not ready to report, the permanent chair man announces another recess; may- Vlce-Presldent Fairbanks-, be until the next day, possibly till later In the same day. Now back to the little room go the four or more bosses who do the heavy work; back to the hotel lobbies, the theatres, the cafes, the Blght-seelng tours go the other delegates. Com promises are effected, promises are made. Eventually, in the back room * Gov. Folk. Judge Geo. OrSy. and not in ,the convention hall, what , Is to be done Is finally determined as ■j a rule. " "" ' ; - Again convention meets. If the platform has not been adopted It Is now. Tfyen nominations are In or -1 der. r ' •/ jr. a . • H. ic'" U."U (Already .Nominate,! For Pr»*id«ut by the Populists.) When (lie nominations are all mada md th>' speeches all heard :omes the balloting. This means a >all of the States. The leader of each 3tate may rise In his pjftce and cast :he vole for the whole " delegation !rom that State. He may announce it as so many votes for So-and-so and »o many votes for Thlngamebob. Some delegate may protest -nd ask for a poll of the delegation. Then jach name will have to be called sep irately. No matter how long It has taken to :hoose a nominee for the Presidency, .he whole performance has to be gone —MI ■■■■ I|P »l ■II ■ " l_ 8 ' William F. Stone,^ Republican Hei geant-nt Arm*. .through again when It comes to nom inating a candidate for the second place on the ticket. There are not io many "favorite sons," however, and one ballot frequently suffices. Mure noise, more enthusiasm. The convention has nominated the ticket. Tin n> resolutions of various sortß are par sed. They are unimportant. The hoitrl keepers of the town are thanked for the splendid hospitality they have ' - .-.■■■ In yo •;:?» , ) - Col. John 1. Martin, Democratic Sergeant-at-Arm*. dispensed, and not one word Is said about high prices Everybody who can be thanked for anything at all Is thanked. The gavel wlt»i which the convention has been kept In order Is presented to some one, probably the permanent chairman. The band playa* Cheers are given from time to lime. Everybody shakes hands with everybody else. It Is a grand oc casion. The convention adjonrns sine dia. j ) Alton B. Parker will not bo the first defeated Presidential candidate to go to a National convention as a delegatp. Mr. Bryan was a delegate to the Bt. Louis convention four years ago.'*' ; Some Senators are angry over the i assertion by the President that he Is Independent of Congress in the exer cise of command over the army and nary. ~ — — c , -r .- -,-fy i Governor Hughes announced that he wonld not accept election as Vlc«U Presldent of the United States, much less a nomination for that office. -'lip - •. * ■ , j iKrJs-. : BAPTISTS ADJOURN Great Meeting of the Southern Convention Closes j- ' \ FAVORS PROGRESSIVE ACTION Southern Baptist Convention Come* to a Final Adjournment After a Night Session Devoted to Addiess es From Members of Indian Tribes I and From Mexicans of the Texa» Frontier. | Hot Springs, Ark., Special.—After a night session devoted to addresses from members of the Osage and Paw nee Indian,tribes and from Mexicans of the Texas frontier, interpreted through Held workers of the organi zation, the fifty-third annual session of the Southern Baptist convention ttjunir.tyi a tinal adjournment Moiulav The session pnsses into history as the greatest in the progress of the de nomination's move in this country. Reports from home and foreign mis sion departments from the Sunday school board, from the Baptist Young People's Union and from the Wom an's Home Missionary Union, made in this body all evidenced the g'eat growth of this organization and pledges for even greater extensions of these departments were made. The ln»t work of the convention was the naming of a standing prohi bition committee, to carry out the declarations iterated in the'resolution passed at the morning session. This oomnlitteo is composed of A. J. Bar . ton, J. A. Johnson, S. P. Brooks,, J. B. J. A. Ma ples, R. W . Daniels and" P. E. Bur roughs, of Texas; W. T. Amiss, of Arkansas; 11. A. Summerville and C. V. Edwards, of Louisiana; S. C. Wolf of Oklahoma; W. T. Lowry, of Miss issippi ; E. E. Folk, of Tennesee, und W. 1). Upslmw, of Georgia. - ...Liquor Traffic Denqynced. "The reception ttwerej Secretary Tnft on his arrival at Shanghai means more than cuir people appreci ate, The greatest people of the na tion came to do him honor and the streets and fields wore filled with hundreds of thousands""\VTi6 took an interest in the public reception." | The convention adopted ringing resolutions condemning the liqflffr traffic in all its phases. Officers of the nntional government are request ed not to issue, privilege taxes in States where the sale of liquor is prohibited.bv the State faw. •' Congress -is . urged to inhibit the shipment of liquor into dry territory and people everywhere are urged not to vote for candidates who are in sympathy with the saloon interests. Upon motion *of Dr. A. J. Barten, of Texas, an amendment was adopted providing for the (appointment of a standing committee on temperance to consist of lf> members who shall keep up the fight. The sum of $525,000 has, been apportioned for collection for" home and foreign missions next year by the Southern Baptist convention, ; Chairrtuin J. B. (J rani broil, of Texas, of the committee on estimates and appoiutinenls made his report of the convention at I lie nflernoon" session, I which was adopted. Serious Affray at Murphy. Murphy, N. Special.— Will Me roncy and Garland Posey got into a dispute here Monday evening. Me roney struck Posey with a rock and Posey cut Meroney four times with a knife near the heart. Meroney's con dition is not considered serious. Posey is. under bond. Both are of promin ent families. The trouble came from the effects of too much whiskey. Monster Whale Captured. Beaufort, N. 0., Special.—A large wbale was captured at tape Lookout on Suaday and was towed to Beau fort, where it will be pulled out of water by the shipyard railways. The monster is about fifty feet long and twenty-five feet around the body^—lt will be on exhibition at the shipyards ! for two or three days. The estimated valye of the bone and oil is SGOO. Telegraphic Briefs. The Southern BJpftt Tonventioir adjounled on Monday after one of the most largely attended sessions in its history. On Monday congress passed the de i ftciency bill, carrying nearly $18,000,- 1 000. Stockholders pf the Carfdimr, Clinch field & Ohio railroad met Mon : Bnnctioned '+lH? issw-©f-sls,'- 000.000 bonds. , j Hearing in the notorious Piatt di li vorce suit was "resumed. The Atlantic fleet Las sailed to Pu get Sound. Sl.OOa Year in Advance GOOD DIGESTION iVith Coed Di£(stion a Man Can Ovc* ti'tne Evry QbstacU, Comjutr _—_—— MR. N. V. LKOKIK. »- MR. R. Y. LECKIE, Keno, Min v wrl t««: •• I write to tell yon of the great bene fit! that Peruna baa accomplished (or me. It has cured ine of catarrh and seemingly all the other ills «u aubject to. f '•! can eat anything before me and digest anything I eat. Physically lam anew man." j ..*■ With weak or deranged digestion, the source of strength and vitality ta im paired, the nerves are weak, the blood circulates feebly. No man la capable of thinking se parately or doing anything vigorously while suffering with indigestion. To fid the of catarrh will produce clean, healthy mucous mem* sjrar.es and thus correct the digestion. Peruna has the reputation the world over for doing this very thing. A coarse of Peruna promptly and completely Beta *he dlgetllve organ» at their trua function.— ——*■--—• ——- NATIONAL GAME. v Fred Clarke's brother "Josh" making good for Cleveland. In Clevelund southpaw pitcher Bill Lattlmore la pronounced a sure find. McHale, the Boston American cen tre fielder, has a pretty good "whip." Fred Tenney In playing a fast gam* around first base for the New York * Nationals. Kx-Manager Hanlon, of Cincinnati, picks the New York Nationals to win the pennant this year. Catcher Roger Rresnahan, of the New York Nationals, still wears his cricketer's shin-guards. Bradley is the best sacrifice hitter on the Cleveland team and one of tho very best. In the league. This Is Frank Chance's tenth year In baseball. In nil of this time Chance has remained a Chicago National. Third baseman "Jimmy" Collins, of the Philadelphia Americans, looka like the Collins of several years ago. 'Pitcher Campbell, of the Cincin nati, apparently is one of the best of the new croo of big league pltchem picked up. Few first basemen In either league are showing anything bett'er than Tim Jordan, of Brooklyn. It seems to pay him to be popular. Jimmy Williams, who was traded by the New Yprk Americans to 3t. Louis, has batted in more runs for the St. Louis American Club than any player of the team. The benefit game played recently between the St. Louis American and National League teams netted $4359 for ( Chris Von der Ahe, the former of the Browns. From every corner of the country Comes the cry: "Don't gamble on baseball." A man who gambles on baseball doesn't care a rtsp for our national game, and he who does not love It cannot be much of an Amer ican. Leo's Secretary of State. ' Cardinal Hampolla cherishes the peace and seoluslon which ho to well deserves. Almost every ''afternoon „ about two hours before lus>k, he drives from bis Isolated house under the shadow of St. Poter's, BiCd returns shortly before the tells ring out the Angelus. Two or three times a week he attends the Congregations of which he is a member. With those exoep- "" tlons he never leaves his house, and within It nearly all his time Is spent Is his private library, which alao serves him for a reception room. H« rever leaves Rome evatl for a day, _ and not even in tho fiercest heats of summer. He has lately published a very erudite work on f he life and times of St, Melanla the Elder And hn is now engaged In another hist or- . cal work whlcli may..see tho—Ugkt early year:—Home-Letter to Lon don Tablet. - 1 ■ The laws of Norway compel a man who chops down one tre to plant thre saplings.
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