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OLUME IV. , NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. FRIDAY. JULY 8. J904. NUMBER 62.
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Until 8 O'clock Fri
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I THIS YEAR
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Followers
gnition.
July 8, 1 p. m.—The
imocratic national convention j
11:58 today adjourned until 8
adjournment was forced
opposition to Judge Alton
■ker of New York to per
additional time in which
thoroughly organize,
stock has taken a de
led slump in the past twenty
and wh^re yesterday J
in majf .finds almost
fty of h7J nomination on1
ballot today exists an
doubt.
is the field against Parker,
onvention may stampede to
lond, Hearst, Gray, Gor
Foik.
platform favors a single
standard, thereby eliminat
possibility of a repetition
1896 slogan, “We must
not crucify mankind upon a cross
II VI gyKS+KA y TV W U1UUU W ” •• j
U -upon the brow of labor this;
• crownfof thorns,” but rather will!
revive the cry of the gold dollar i
that could “look its owner in the
f faee and say, ‘I know that nny
J redeemer liveth.’ ”
| In his speech during the debate
U on the financial plank in the plat
L form William Jennings Bryan of
I Nebraska said in part:
*1 “I came to this convention in
I the hope that we would be able
I to agree on a platform and on
' candidates and have nothing to
stir he feelings or arouse con
! tention. I still hope that we
i shall e able to agree upon a
\ platform that will represent the
\ sentiments of all of us, so that
, \ we can present it to the country
is the platform of a united party.
“I skill hope that we shall be
able to present to the counti*y a
S ticket behind which we can stand
a united party. And I regret
that I am compelled to come in
this time and present a sub
ject upon which your votes will
be asked. . But if there is one
Democratic principle more fun
ij damental than another it is the
right of a majority to rule. If
you destroy the binding force of
that principle there is nothing
that can hold a party together.”
The first real test of the
strength of the presidential can
i didates came when the report of
the permanent organization com
mittee was made. It was exact
ly 6 o’clock when a demand was
| made by the chairman for the
j report of the committee on per
Imment organization.
Representative Hugh Dins
more of Arkansas, chairman of
the committee, was requested
I
to come to the platform. An
other delay was caused by the
prevailing disorder, and Mr.
Dinsmore finally proceeded,
amid confusion, as many of the
spectators and some of the dele
gates were leaving the hall.
The mention of the name of
Champ Clark of Missouri as per
manent chairman was received j
with applause and the report>
was unanimously adopted and
Mr. Clark declared elected and
a committee appointed to escort'
him to the chair.
Mr. Clark at once plunged into
his speech. He was greeted
with applause and given careful
attention. He has an ideal voice
for a convention and everybody
in the immense coliseum could
hear him.
Later on in the argument Sen
ator Clarke of Montana twitted
Chairman Guffey of the Penn
sylvania delegation, who is try
ing to force the Parker nomina
tion through and asked that gen
tleman how many electoral votes
Pennsylvania would give the
nominee.
Mr. Guffey evidently chafed
under these sharp thrusts, but
he did not admit that he was
not acting for himself, or for his i
delegation, but at the request of
Senator Hill, who had yielded to
the protest of the Southerners
against the nomination of a man
so lately out of the Republican
camp as hardly to be naturalized
in the Democratic party. Mr.
Hill himself was inclined to
think that the nomination of
Turner would be understood as
a concession to Bryan, and Wed
nesday night after seeing the
lukewarm reception accorded
Bryan in the convention hall, he
was in no mood for concessions.
It was this order which
aroused the ire of Millionaire
Senator Clark. The senator
himself has a large stake in the
game this year. His present
term in the Senate does not ex
pire until 1907, but no man
VriWTTrc? f"han he that the
backbone of the Democratic ma
jority in Montana is the Repub
lican vote which came to it on
the silver issue, and which is
now drifting slowly back to its
old party allegiance.
The single gold standard in the
financial plank of the party plat
form is already the cause of
much comment.
When the news that the sub
committee of the resolutions com
mittee of the democratic nation
al convention had agreed upon a
single gold standard plank reach
the Missouri headquarters, that
delegation was not at all pleased.
Representative R. B. Oliver, an
alternate at large, but acting as
one of the principal big four be
cause of the illness of Congress
man DeAmand, spoke for the
delegation. ‘ He said the news
was particularly displeasing to
the rank and file of the party in
the state, and that if such a
plank were adopted it would cer
tainly create disappointment and
disturbance.
COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
A few days ago Reason Weils
discovered on the public road
near his home several shining
pieces vhieh appeared to be sil
ver dollars. Our young friend
lost no time in fishing out ten of
the shiners, but upon investiga
tion they proved to be counter
feit. It is not known how or by
whom the spurious dollars were
placed in hiding, but it is sup
posed that some fellow did it
whos^ conscience was a little too
much or him.—Batesville Bee.
Rea :1 the Daily Independent.
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ALBERT MATTHEWS
PAYS DEATH PENALTY.
Hanged at El Dorado for the I
Murder of Ed Younet Last
December—Died Game.
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El Dorado, July 7.—Albert!
Matthews paid the death penalty ■
here today for the murder of Ed
Yount in December, 1902.
When visited in jail here this
morning he said he rested well
last night. He said he killed
Yount in self-defense and that he
was ready to die; that he had no
fears, for he had made peace
with his Maker and would soo*
be in Paradise. Matthews talked
in a self-possessed and calm
manner, exhibiting not a show
of fear or emotion in his tone or
actions. He seemed perfectly
resigned to his fate.
At 10:10 this morning Sheriff
Pendleton led the condemned
man from his cell to the gallows
in the northeast corner of the
jail. Matthews was , not the
least excited and stepped on the
trap door without prompting or
assistance. The black cap was
put on, the noose adjusted, he
bade the sheriff good-bye, the
trap was sprung and at 10:14 his
body shot through the doors to
the room below. He died with
out a struggle; not a muscle
moved, his neck was broken, and
at"i0:30 Drs. Hilton and Pinson
pronounced him dead.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Mrs. E. H. Yeager, whose home
is always the center of attraction
for the young people as well as
the old, was thrown open to her
many friends Thursday in honor
of her young friend Miss Lula
Anschutz, whose sixteenth birth
day it was. Mrs. Yeager never
does things by halves, and this
was one of her best efforts. The
dining room, which was large
and commodious, and the table
loaded with just such things as
school girls know, what to do
Wltn. inea;teruuu!i m
sports of different kinds, all en
tering into the merrymaking
with girlhood vim.
Miss Imogene Bandy recited
two well-chosen selections, which
were much appreciated by all;
also, a recitation by Miss Rina
Price was much appreciated.
Before going home it was de
cided by the young ladies present
to give a name to this old south
ern home, where so many happy
days have been spent, and with
the hostess’ consent, Walnut
was the name selected, and a
very appropriate one it was.
Those present on this happy
occasion were: Misses Lulu An
schutz, Imogene Eandy, Annie
Belle Gullette, Ruth Wallace, Ri
na Price, Lizzie Irby, Laura
Hawk, Mae Whittaker; Mes
dames M. J. Lueus, Joe Bell,
0. W. Scarborough.
STRAWBERRIES ON BUSHES.
A. R. Andrews, a well known
farmer of the Holden’s Mill sec
' tion of the county, v as in the
city Thursday and brought to the
Independent office a sample of
what is known as the Maine
strawberry. The berry grows
on a bush a foot or mcye in
height, ar.d the fruit, while rich
and luscious, has more the taste
and appearance of the raspberry.
The fruit ripens very rapidly and
lasts frc.ii two to three months.
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