DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
Prcding of Ihe Reconvened Convention,
Held at Harrisburg September I Oth.
The convention was called to order
at one o'clctk last Thursday by state
chairman Garman, in the Opera
House at H.irrisbu'g. Captain John
& Keenan of Grccnsburg was elected
chairman and made a speech. He
said :
"la beginning I should perhaps
apologize to the convention," he said,
"for disolv)ing the orders of the
caucus at Chicago and voting for
Bryan. The Chicago convention not
only changed a great many men's
minds on the currency question, but
it also changed the minds of a great
many men on other questions. We
in the East believed that in the East
the star of Democracy was ascendant.
But we found at Chicago that the
Democrats of the West and South
were the courageous and patriotic
men of the country. We found there
the Eastern Democrats assembled for
the purpose of accomplishing the
election of McKinlcy. There is a
great difference of opinion as to which
Jefferson the Jefi'ersonian Democracy
of Pennsylvania is named after. Some
think it is Thomas Jefferson, while
others believe it is Jefferson Davis.
"The Republicans make the pre
tense that they are in favor of inter
national bimetallism. This is a fraudu
lent pretense, however, as no speaker
advocates bimetallism, and no date is
fixed when bimetallism is to take
effect- On the other hand the Demo
cratic party declares freely and frank
ly for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver and offers to the people a
definite plan for the improvement of
the financial condition, which is worse
to-day than at any time for fifty years.
We are criticized for abusing the
supreme court. Gentlemen, we do
not unduly criticize the supreme
court. The supreme court criticizes
itself."
Mr. Keenan made an able defense
of the income tax. lie said this law
protected the poor man : and the rich
roan, who gets his wealth from the
efforts of the wotkingmen, surely has
no cause to complain. "If the Popu
lists of the South and West are good
enough for the Republicans to com
bine with," Mr. Keenan went on, "I
believe the Populists of the North
and East are good enough for the
Democrats to combine with. I want
to see the common enemy fought with
the most effective weapons and I
therefore believe the position of the
Democrats in Pennsylvania would be
strengthened by the fusion with the
Populists which is now offered us.
"Before election day comes the
gold men of Pennsylvania, irrespective
of party, will be united on one ticket
in every close congressional district,
and I therefore urge that the silver
men do likewise. This will result, I
know, in carrying many a doubtful
district for the cause of silver.1'
Nearly an hour was spent in making
up the roll on account of the large
number of substitutes. Colonel Will
iam Hayes Grier, of Columbia, raised
a lively breeze when Lancaster county
was reached by challenging the right
of Mr. Given to name a substitute.
"Given is chairman of the state com
mittee of the so-called Jeffersonian
Herr Most bankers' party," said Col
onel Grier. This declaration was
greeted with loud cheering and ap
plause. "He is here," continued Mr. Grier,
'but has not the courage to appear as
a delegate and names in his place a
printer from his newspaper shop named
Guy W. Ferguson, who is a gold bug
simply because he is ordered to be
one. Lancaster also contests the
seat of George B. Willson, who was a
delegate to the Indianapolis conven
tion. Surely there is no room here
for a man who participated in that
convention."
Chairman Keenan referred the
colonel's objection to the credentials
committee. That body met at the
close of the recess and recognized
the justice of Grier's claims by prompt
ly unseating Ferguson and Thome.
When the call of the roll was com
pleted Walter E. Ritter, of Lycom
ing, moved that all contest be settled
on the floor of the convention. He
explained that if his motion were
adopted there would be no need for
committees on credentials and reso
lutions and that it would expedite
business. William J. Brennan, of
rittsourg, objected to dragging the
contests into the convention and in
sisted on the appointment of resolu
tions and credentials committees.
Speeches on the motion were also
made by a half dozen delegates, then
ii was defeated and the convention
took a recess for an hour.
When the convention reassembled
Mr. Ritter presented the re! ort of the
resolutions committee. The first
spontaneous outburst of enthusiasm
was at the mention of Bryan's name
in the reading of the platform. Dele
gates and spectators all over the hall
rose in one body and cheered, waved
their hats and clapped their hands.
This was kept up for fully five
minutes. The convention was wild
with joy during the reading of the
platform.
The platform as adopted follows :
STORY OFjUHPILEPTIC.
A Wealthy Woman of, Sodas Bay
Relates a Thrilling Experience.
A Sufferer for Thirty Years-Treated by Eminent
Specialists-Relief from an Un
. kv ' expected
' There Is drnrcoly ft child in TWttern New
York, who lias survived ri'lit summers, who
lias not spent at leant several tnnnthi of thitt
time st one of the many beautiful resort of
Hixlm Par. It is here that the canoe clubs
spend their annual outing, it it here that
the yacht rltilm of Lake Ontario hold their
annuiil reenttss, ami it is here that the Sol
diers' anil Sailors' associations hold their an
nual re-uuions. But in this case a among
all others, where pnioty and sport seem to
abound so richly, there ore often persons who
have little interest in their surroundings,
beautiful and comfortable as they may be, be
cause of the dreadful effects of some terrible
ditease which afllicts the unfortunate patient
the more severely, because instead of claiming
one for a speedy victim it makes life one con
tinual torture by drapping through mouths aud
yean of linirering pain.
A Journal reporter tins heard many re-
rts of wonderful recoveries brought about
a wonderful and effective remcdv. and
among the more recent cases that of the com
plete recovery of Mrs. Sarah L. Christian,
who resides ou the " Bay Shore " several miles,
beyond rWimi Castle. And in order to satisfy
himself that the reports of these recoveries in
that vicinity were reliable, he set out last
Thursday morning about 7 o'clock for Lnni
misville, the post oilice address of Mrs. Chris
tian, deciding to spend the day among the
beautiful scenery surrounding the bay and to
atisfy his curiosity as to the quality of the
cure. The drive through Wayne county was
a most delightful and exhilarating one and at
2 o'clock he found himself driving along the
ihore of the bay toward a large residence, the
?aile ana root ot wlncli coma ;ust be seen pro
truding from a clump of magnificent trees,
whose leaves had been delicately tinted by the
frosta of October. Suddenly lie came upon
i broad drive leading to the handsomo resi
lence, bounded on either side by double rows
3f stately elms and with a hillside covered
with a large orchard for a background. How
ever impressed n he was by the beauty and
magnificence of the Becne, with the chill blue
waters of the lake in front, lashed into a thin
white spray by the breeze of the lake, it was
not nearly as impressive as thesceno which fol
lowed as the door opened in response to the call
from the " knocker" and the reporter was
ushered into theitiitcfully furnished drawing
room by a handsome, heulthy lady of about
forty-five, and as he noticed the calm look of
jatisfaction which over spread her face as he
announced his mission he was convinced at
once that the tale about to be told would be
an interesting one.
In respouse to the preliminary question
she said that she was very clad the rp ter
had called as she was willing that all afllifted
in like manner should know ot her recovery
an1 fi,tt tUa (Mini., rliaf ttiut alia ln1 f,.uni
She said further :
' When 1 was a mere child five or six
rears of age 1 contracted the measles while
at school one day and through an untimely
exposure to a draught l caught a severe cola
and was quite ill for many weeks, and when
I was again able to be about I was an epi
leptic and also subject to severe spells of
nervous prostration. At tins time my par
ents did not consider the matter very se
riously, thinking that I would soon 'out
crow' the symptoms which now claimed me
as their prey, nut as time wore on aim
I
became no better they began to see their
folly and the fumily phvician was called
and consulted auev as to the best course to
pursue in mv c&. lie prescribed for me
and examined ip.e regularly but this medi
cine was of little avail and I found myself
crowing more nervous ana ureadiug the spells
when I should bo overcome iiy my trouble,
After thev became convinced that he could
afford ire no relief, they called in physicians
trora neighboring villages ana for a time per
haps the new prescriptions and chance of treat'
ment would have a good effect, but it wag only
n matter of one or two mouths vhen I would
find myself worse off than when I began the
treatment. Thus matters ran on, and no one
knows how intensely I suffered at times and
Resolved, That this convention
cordially endorse the nomination of
William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, for
president, and Arthnr Sewall, of
Maine, for vice president, made by
the Democratic national convention
recently assembled at Chicago, and
pledge to them a cordial, united and
vigorous support.
Resolved, That the platform of
principles adopted by the late Demo
cratic national convention at Chicago
be accepted by this convention as
the expression ot opinion of the ma
jority of the duly accredited repre
sentatives of the Democracy of the
United States upon the issues involv
ed in the present political canvass,
and that we heartily endorse the same
and particularly that plank in favor of
the free and unlimited coinage of
both silver and gold at the ratio of
sixteen to one, and that this conven
tion confidently appeals to the people
ot Pennsylvania for the support and
vindication of those principles at the
ensuing election.
Resolved, That inasmuch as the
delegates from this state participated
in the proceedings of that convention
from the beginning to the end, the
Democracy of Pennsylvania is there
by bound by its actions and recognizes
the true and primary principle of
Democracy that the will of the ma
jority shall rule.
Resolved, that we affirm our
belief that the election of William
Bryan and Hon. Arthur Sewall will
emphasize the fact that a government
of the people and for the people shall
not perish from the earth.
Robert E. James of Easton, then
took the floor and attempted to read
the protest of gold standard demo
crats, but there was such confusion
that he could not be heard. After
repeated efforts by the chairman and
others to restore order. Mr. James
gave up, and handed the protest to
the chairman and took his seat. The
paper read as follows :
To the Reconvened Democratic
State Convention of Pennsylvania
THE COLUMBIAN.
Source.
how rnnch I wished thAt I might IcftTc It all
behind. After marrying Mr. Christian, he
decided that the hundreds of dollars which my
parents had expended on me had been wasted
and decided to place m under the care of
physician with more experience and a greater
name, ims was done ana when he tailed to
help roe another was consulted, nnti) tiring ot
physicians of general practice, my hnslmnd
placed me nnder the care of an eminent special
ist. Hut this treatment was as fruitless as the
previous ones had been, and we were obliged
to give it up after spending many hundreds ol
ollars and much time. Mr condition crew
rapidly worse, and I became so weak that 1
was hardly able to be about the house, and gen
erally was confined to mv bed at least thre
days per week.
''It was one day in October. 1oiil font
years ago after spending my life in hours ol
untold agony and dreariness, that ns I wai
recovering from a very severe attack of tin
epilepsy, and wns lying upon a lounge ir
my room wen It and discouraged and exceed
ingly nervous, that my husband handed m
a paper seeking to divert my attention from
my condition for a few moments. After look
ing the first page nvcr in a listless manner mj
eyes caught the headlines of an article and
carelessly I rend of the recovery of a wnmar
in New F.nphind bv r. Williams' Pink 1'ills.
At first I did not feel interested for I hac
reached a point where I never expected to Cue
even the slightest relief for my tired body and
mind. Hut I soon discovered that the symp
toms in this cose had been similar to my owe
and I handed the paper back to my husband
asking him to read it And as a result of out
reading the testimonial he decided to procun
a package of the Pink Pills the next dov, which,
he did. I then lie gnn taking them with great
regularity according to the directions and
though the first package e fleeted no marked
change in my condition we thought there wai
a slight improvement, and he purchased an
other. Well, you see I had reached a rxiinl
where the specialist failed to benefit me and
my condition was desperate you can imagine.
Hut alter 1 commenced on the second packagt
there was a murked improvement, anc) if e.n.
tinued until in about three months after . firsl
ucgan taking them l lelt better than I could
ever remember having felt before. Cnntimi.
ing to take them during the w inter months I
became entirely cured of the epilepsy and when
spring and summer came I was in as fine a con
dition for enjoying the Fports of this beautiful
spot as any one w ho came here. I am com
pieteiy
etel
cured from my former attacks ami
though sometime subject to slight nervous
spells I always find ready relief from one or
two of Dr. Williams' Pills.
two ot Ir. W Uliams' Pills. I always keen
them in a convenient place, and my children,
too, are often benefited by this, to me the
most wonderful and blessed remedy ever put
And in order to clinch the story the re
porter inquired if she would be willing to take
her affidavit and to confirm the story beyond
all doubt, to which she readily assented.
State of New York, )
County of Wayne.
Mrs. Sarah L. Christian, being duly sworn
says that the foregoing statement according
to the best of her knowledge and belief is
true. Mks. Sarah L. Christian.
Sworn to and euhscriled before mo this
17th day of October, im.
seal. g eoro r D. York
Notary Publie.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain in a con
densed form all the elements necessary to give
new life and richness to the blood and re
store shattered nerves. Tliey are also a spe
cific for troubles peculiar to females, such iji
suppressions irregularities and all forms ot
weakness. In men they effect a radical cure
in all cases arising from mental worry, over
work or excesses of whatever nature. Pink
Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk)
at 60 cents box or six boxes for $2.80. and
may be had of all druggists, or direct by mail
nectady, N. Y.
...mi Miiiuuiia jueuiciue Company. Sche
On behalf of those we represent we
enter our earnest protest against the
action of this body accomplished and
proposed.
We speak for tnose members of the
Aiientown convention constituting a
large proportion of that body who re
fuse to surrender Democratic princi
ples or to accept the substituted
heresies of Populism.
We deny the right of this conven
tion to change a line of the body of
sound Democratic doctrine unani
mously proclaimed at Aiientown by
the authorized convention of our
party.
We protest against the unlawful or
ganization of this body in violation of
party rules, and against your arbitrary
action in unseating lawful delegates
for the offense of fidelity to Demo
cratic principles and the substitution
of others whose only claim to recogni
tion lies in their abandonment of
Democratic doctrines.
We especially protest against your
substitution of the so-called Chicago
platform for the Aiientown declara
tion of principles.
We conceive the declarations of
the Chicago convention to be un
patriotic, vicious and undemocratic.
On all the pressing questions of the
hour they violate Democratic doctrine
subvert Democratic precedent, falsify
Democratic history, and trample on
Democratic purposes and aims.
For one hundred years under the
teachings of Jefferson, Jackson, Ben
ton, 1 uden and Cleveland our party
has maintained an unbroken front in
the battle for sound money, correct
financial principles and the sanctity
and inviolability of private and publi
obligations.
All the legislation to be found on
the Federal statute books, securing
the blessings of sound currency to our
people is the fruit of Democratic
thought and enacted by Democratic
administrations.
All schemes for the issue of flat
money for the debasement of our cur
rency and consequent repudiation of
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
obligations have come from our politi
cal opponents and against constant
and consistent Democratic resistance.
We have ever denounced and op
posed all such propositions. In this
opposition we propose to continue to
the end.
We are ready to battle with those
who have stolen the name and the
banners of our party' and would prosti
tute them to the purposes of Populism
and repudiation.
We denounce the action of the
Chicago convention in refusing to
endorse the wise, pure and patriotic
administration of Grover Cleveland.
In relieving the people from op
pressive tariff laws, in purifying the
civil service, in maintaining untarnish
ed its financial credit he has served
his country and brought honor upon
his party. In refusing to recognize
and applaud these public services of
a Democratic president the conven
tion but discredited itself and honor
ed him by contrast.
Conceding to the citizen the great
est freedom in criticism of the judicial
action, we denounce the threat to re
organize the supreme court of the
nation, to make it subservient to party
behests as little short of revolution
and a most dangerous attack on a co
ordinate branch of government, which
affords the people the surest safe
guard against political fanaticism.
We believe that honest labor striv
ing for the highest measure of reward
is entitled to sympathy and support in
all its proper efforts to that end.
We believe that organized labor is
not responsible for the disturbances
of the peace so often attendant upon
such movements; nevertheless we
regard the maintenance of public
order and peace, the suppression of
riot and the protection of property
and life as one of the first and most
important functions of government.
When unlawful assaults are made
against federal laws it is the risht and
the duty of the federal government to
protect itself and enforce its laws with
out dependence upon the consent of
any state.
To establish this principle the war
gainst the rebellion was fought and
won at too great a sacrifice to permit
it to be questioned now.
If disregarding our protests and the
lghts of the Democracy of Pennsyl
vania this convention insists upon en
grafting these undemocratic doctrines
in your platform, we reluctantly, but
unalterably declare that we cannot
follow it in this dishonoring and dis
astrous vencure.
Ex-Congressman Sowden offered a
resolution unseating National Com
mitteeman Harrity. The resolution
follows:
Whereas, The delegates to this
convention assembled as Aiientown.
April 29, 1896, elected delegates to
the national Democratic convention,
which delegates selected William F.
Harrity as a member of the national
committee, and
Whereas, The said William F.
Harrity has publicly declared that he
has retired from politics and he has
not participated in the deliberations
of the said committee since his elec
tion.
Therefore, Be it resolved that the
Hon. James K. Jones, the chairman
ot the national Democratic commit
tee, is hereby requested to exercise
his prerogative under the rules gov
erning said national committee, de
clare a vacancy and appoint a suc
cessor to the said William F. Harrity,
who will be in hearty sympathy with
the Chicago ticket and platform, un
til such time as the state central com
mittee shall fill said vacancy, under
rule 1 2 ot the rules governing the or
ganization of the party in this state.
The introduction of this resolution
created another exciting scene and
dozens of delegates were on their feet
at once, endeavoring to make mo
tions. Finally Magistrate Charles P.
Donnelly, of Philadelphia, was recog
nized, and he moved that it be iaid
on the table. Mr. Howley, of Pitts-
, the chairman of the Allegheny
county delegation, seconded the mo
tion. An aye and nay vote was
taken, which resulted 171 ayes and
107 noes, and tne resolution was
tabled.
D. C. DeWitt, chairman of the
committee on part of the state Demo
cratic committee to confer with the
People's party state committee, pre
sented the following report :
Ve, the sub-committee of the
Democratic state committee, appoint
ed to confer with the executive com
mittee of the People's party, report as
follows : The said committee of the
Peoples party have submitted the
following :
To the Democratic party of Penn
sylvania, greeting.
e, the undersigned, executive
committee of the People's party of
.Pennsylvania, clothed with plenary
power by the state convention of sau
1
party, held m Pittsburg, August
5
1 ego, witn a view to insuring
electoral vote of Pennsylvania
the
for
William Jennings Bryan for president:
do respectfully submit for your con
sideration, the following proposition
If the Democratic party of Penn
sylvania, through its authorized re
prcsentatives, will agree to place up
on its electorial ticket this year, the
names ol lour (4) representative Popu
mm ml
"Cheek hi"
If he had bought a B cent piece he g:
would have been able to take it with hiitl M
There Is no use buying more thanifc 1
5 cent piece of " Battle Ax," A iO jceifl
pltce Is most too big to cairy and tfo 0 B
cent piece is nearly as large as the JOcnt g:
piece of other high grade tobaccos gg
5 5
7 It I
KM
"He that works easily works success
fully."-
l is very easy
house with
APOLIO
lists, to be named by this committee, j
we will agree to place upon the Popu-1
list electoral ticket in this state, the I
names of twenty-eight (2S) silver ,
Dpmnrrats. to he chosen hv vour :
under-
committee, wun me explicit under
standing that, in case of election, the
entire thirty-two (32) electoral votes
be cast for William Jennings Bryan
for president.
The names of the electors suggest
ed follow :
District Electors Dr. John J.
Taylor, physician, 3709 Brown street,
Philadelphia ; Robert A. Thompson,
wholesale lumber dealer, Indiana.
At-large Thomas Sterrett, farmer,
Sterrettania, and Louis N. Ireland,
manufacturer, Allegheny City.
our committee after careful con
sideration beg to say : They are of
the opinion that the propositions
made by the committee of the People's
party are fair, and we recommend
their acceptance.
Resolutions authorizing the state
chairman to select a resident secre
tary in the city where the state com
mittee s headquarters are located and
giving the state executive committee
power to fill any vacancies on the
ticket that may occur were adopted,
and after the selection of the nominees
the convention adjourned.
DeWitt C. DeWitt, of Towanda,
and Jerome T. Ailman, of Juniata,
were nominated by acclamation for
congress-at -large. Mr. Ailman tikes
the place of Benjamin C. Potts, of
Media, and Mr. DeWitt that of John
M. Braden, of Washington, both of
whom have withdrawn. Ailman was
nominated for congress-at-large by the
Populists at their state convention re
cently at Pittsburg.
The vacancies caused by the with
drawals of William M. Singerly, Phila
delphia ; Oeorge W. Guthrie, Phila
delphia, and James Denton Hancock,
Franklin, electors-at-large, were filled
by Thomas Delahunty, Philadelphia j
Thomas Sterrett, Sterrettania. and
Louis N. Ireland, Allegheny. The
last two are Populists and were recom
mended by the state committee of
the People's party. Mr. Delahunty
is a Democrat.
The Populist electors on the ticket
as constituted by the convention are
Dr. John J. Taylor, Philadelphia, and
Robert A. Thompson, Indiana. lohn
H. Kennan, Philadelphia, was sub
stituted as an elector for Samuel Dick
son 5 James J. King for John M. Camp
bell; Michael Delaney, Chester, for
Mayor John B. Hickson; Thomas
McCullough, Philadelphia, for James
J. Ryan s Samuel W. Black, Pitts
burg, for Judson J. Brooks, and
Charles D. Kaier, Schuylkill, for
Charles F. King.
to clean
Papers are Useful Things.
Give us a few exchanges, will ycr
toss please?" was the request of a
tramp as he poked his nose into our
office the other morning. His face
neck and hands were as brown as a
Westphalia ham, and he was of the
genus that makes the same request a
hundred times a year. Newspapers
are useful to tramps. These cool
nights, when they sleep out under the
stars, a newspaper is a welcome adJi
to their clothing. Put on under the
coat or other garment it affords a
great deal of protection against the
chilly atmosphere. Besides this, a
late daily newspaper makes a gooJ
swap for a breaklast with some farmer
back from the railroad, where news
are none too plenty.
One advantage of taking Ayer's
Sarsaparilla to purify the blood is that
you need not infringe upon your hours
of labor nor deny yourself any fooJ
that agrees with you. In a word, you
are not compelled to starve or loaf,
while taking it. These are recom
mendations worth considering.
Don't Use Hot Iron on Tour Hair.
Young girls seem to have only twj
modes of arranging the hair from
which to choose. It is unwise to use
the iron or the crimping pin on the
hair of growing girls j the most fash
ionable women understand this, and
insist until the debut has been nwh'
a girl must wear her hair in one of the
two styles -, it may be parted and
braided in two plats tied with narrow
ribbon, or it may be rolled off the
face, braided in one plat, looped and
tied with a black ribbon after the
Cadogan fashion. September Ladies'
Jfome Journal.
"As if a brick were lying in my
stomach" is the description by a dys
peptic of his feeling after eating.
This is one of the commonest sym
ptoms of indigestion. If you have it,
take Shaker Digestive Cordial.
JS'ot only this symptom, but all the
symptoms of indjgestion are cured by
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
So many medicines to cute this i.:-
disorder, uniy one tnat can dc c
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acts in a simple, natural, and Vlt
scientific way. Shaker Digestive Cor
dial.
Purely vegetable, and containing iv
dangerous ingredients, Shaker Ih
gestive Cordial tones up, strengthens,
and restores to health all the digestive
organs.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents W
$1.00 a bottle.