inaccurate Shoes y. Tove You Seen Our New Letter ? Postal 5S cents. terest 2 for Sc. iD Flower Pots 4c 25 to 90c a dozen. prices. RP. Wilbur, W. A. Wilbur, J. R Whealedy. NATIONAL BANK JR. Weaver, 1. W, Bishop, J FORECASTS HEARST SHR Convention In Stormy Session. PLATFORM DECRIES = SOCIALISY, First Test Foreshadeaws Triumph of independence League President. Jerome to Stump For He- publican Candidate, BUFFALO, Bept 27 — Convention hall was packed to overflowing when it was expected the twice postponed second session of the convention would be called to order. It was realized that this was the crucial meeting of the cuiivention, when the platform was to be adopted, candidates named and the most bitter convention fight Lhe Demo- cratie party of New York state has ever known brought to a tsmporary conclusion The couvention is endeavoring to vominate William Randolph Hearst for governor, A test vote on the adoption of the majority report of the commit- tse OR conlested seats showing the Hearst elenient to have the necessary strength to win By 244 te 142 the report was adopted, At an early hour Leader Murphy told Inquirers that hie would cast the Tam- On the question of substituting the minority report for that of the major ity a roll call was demanded hy Mr, Stanchfield. Thin vole was regardad as a teat of the Hearst strength. If the motion to substitute the minority re port was lost jt Indicated that Hearst would bs nominated As the balloting proceeded there were cheers and hissas The greatest cheering seemed to be for those voting “Ne,” Indicating Hearst sentiment. Kings county cast 89 votes for the substitution of the minority reporl, and WILLIAM T. JEROME. there were cheers. This showed Sena: tor MeCarren opposed 10 Hearst. Leader Murphy of Tammany Hall cast 83 votes “No,” and the cheers came from the other side, The motion to substitute the minor- ity report was lost by a vote of 244 to 142, This forecasted the nomination of Hearst, and there burst forth 8 storm of cheers. The majority report then was adopt- ed viva voce. W. V. Cooke of Albany county then took the platform and nominated Wil Ham R. Hearst for governor, Willlaw Sulzer of New York was placed Iu powipation by George Ralpes of Monroe amid wild cheering. Raines in nominating Sulzer was con- stautly Interropted by cheers and cries of "Hearst, Heurst!” Thomas M. Osborne of Cayuga coun ty placed in nomination Johm A. Dix of Wasblugton county, The nominations as forecasted are as follows: For Governor—W. R. Hearst of New York. For Lieutenant Governor—Jewis § Chanler of Dutchess, For Hecretary of State~John 8. Whalen of Mouroe. For Comptrotier—Martin H. of Albany. For Stats Treasurer— George W. Bat teg of Ningara For Attorney General- Palmer of Schoharie. For Btate Engineer and Surveyor George A. Ricker of Erle, For Chairman of the State Commit tee Willlam J. Couners of Erle “If they nominate a decent Repub lean at Saratoga I will go upon the stump and plead for the defeat of Hefirst,” declared District Attorney Je rome of New York at un adjourned ses sion of the Albany conferences of anti Hearst Democrats, which was attend- ed by him “I will appeal for his defeat not on the ground that it Is a political [ssue but because the jssue ralsed Is that of political freedom. We do not think that it is a Democratic convention “It Ix not representative. [ for one belleve we are entirely absolved from any obligation to support a ticket put together In a back room by Charley Murphy, Tom Grady and Tim Sulll mn" Mr. Jerome, when apprised of the nomination of Mr. Hughes by the Re publicans at Baratoga, sald: “I bave nothing to add to the state ment | made before the Republicans acted, | have made no statement since the Homination waa announted.” that as Glynn George M — lon; cama have:Daen drawn and was drawn If nidny quarters as soon as | didacy. Followlug is the Democratic plat- fora in part: “The Demowracy of New York, In state convention assembled, reaffirms its attachment to the fundemental repablic, liberty and law has rest. el In complete security and unparal- leled prosperity for a century and a quarter. “At this time, when the authority of Detnocracy Is invoked to defend plun- through partial laws on one hand and on the other lo justify many extrmva- gant and revolutionary proposals which If adopted must (nevitably pro- doce worse disasters than the abuses they seek to cuire we deem It emluent- ly Stting to declare that the whole Democratic principles Is embraced In the injunction laid on the frst man— that in the sweat of their brows he and all bis posterity must eat their bread. “Democracy we hold fa but the ap plication of this principle to political Institutions through the organiextions of government for the purposa of as- suring every man the right to eat un- disturbed all the bread produced In the aweat of his brow peaceable pos session of everything created by his Ia- bor—and of preventing auy man from eating one crumb produced iu the sweat of another man's brow from seizing a single thing produced by the labor of another man's hands “We affirm that oll the evils which affect the body politic tlay flow di- rectly from violations of this funda- mental principle. Exactions of great combinations of trusts under cover of high protective tariffs, excessive rates exacted by corporations operating pub- lie franchises, plunder of policy hold ers by officers of lusurance companies and of stockholders by managers of in- dustrial corporations, corruption In publi® office by which revenoes of gov- ernment are diverted from the service of the people to the pockets of thelr servants and the sources of Justice pol fated, are all schemes of some men to eat their bread lu the aweat of other men’s brows by diverting property from hands that creafe it to hands that covet It. “We aflirm it to be as much the su- preme duty of governmeut to prevent any man from taking by violence, fraudulent device or legislative favor one dellar—or Its equivalent- produced by the labor of another man as It 13 to protect avery nan in the enjoyment of all the property, however exteusive, produced by Lis own labor “We therefore denounce Republican high protection, which enables a few to plunder the whole body of their fel- low citizens by charging extortionate prices for the nocessaries of life and the essentials of industry.” The platform devotes several para- graphs to the denunciation of Repub- lican high tariff protection; the gross fupartiality which punishes minor of- fenses while Ignoriug enormous crimes It advocates placiug officers of banks, trust companies and public service corporitions under close and constant scrutiny and that perpetrators of ex- tengive robberies be given precedence in court on the ruad te prison “Graft” fs denounced, but the cure 1s declared not to be Socialism, but Democracy. Public service enterprises are then defined aud declared to be a legitimate fleld for government control The question of public owuership of such esuterprises Is treated lu an exhaustive manner, with the conclusion that in every Instance the people of each lo: cality must settle the question A promise I= made that if iutrusted with the state government there will be wade an jmpartinl and public in vestigation of every department of hat government The recent Insurance investigations are condemned ns fuadequate and ad ditional legisiation to govern Insurance lemanded. - The eight hour law ls pledged of en forcement and its extension advocated Adequate compensation aud security le position I= advocated for public school instructors. The present system of assesswent and taxation Is condemned The recently eunncted election laws ire approved, ¢redit belug given to Democrats for them, and au amend ment advocated to secure election ex pense publicity. Such public lmprovements as the Erie canal, highways and forest pres ervation are advocated Atrocities agniost the Jews in Russia gre deplored. The platforin favors the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people and pending the adoption of AD amendment to the federnl constit tion the enactment of state legislation providing for thelr direct nowibations by popular vote “In common with the Democrats of sll the states and expressiog the sen timent of the high minded citizenship of the republic without reference to party, we view with pride and satis faction the hospitality and acclaim which have been accorded at home and abroad te that great Democratic lead er and typical American, William J Bryan, to whom the Democrats of New York extend most cordial and sincere felicitations. “Finally we record cur solemn belief that corruption In the public service or lu corporate management cannot be eradicated while schemes of plunder are loplanted (lo the very body of the Inw self, “Where the nw not only permits but Jempowers great trusts to exact for thelr products from the people of this try prices Jamiy exceeding those Li * li 1 ! ! corporations openly caplialized for bil lions of dollars the vast volume of trib- ute drawn from the masses of the coin. munity is the least peruicious of its re sults. The wide emulation in plunder which it evokes Is its worst result “The specticle of goverument aking from ruasses of wen some of the prof. its created by their labor to eurich a few favorites encourages the socialist to insist that government should mo- nopollzé the entire geld of industry and divide all of its profits among the whole people. And thus the enormous socialistic high protection has stimu- lated a demand for au extension of so- cialism into new fields. “We denounce the soclalism which seeks to make government the sole agent of productions nothing less than 8 proposal to reestablish the institu which perished before the advance of Christian civilization. The very eos sence of despotism Is to vest In the state absolute control of all indastry and therefore ownership of all its prod- ucts, while the essence of Democracy is to confirm in every man the right to dispose of his awn labor and possess In peace everything produced by it “Realizing every socialistie proposal, however disguised under sonorous and misleading phrases, (0 be a step lead: lng inevitably toward the reestablish ment of despotism In government and servitude In labor, the Democratic par ty must always be vigilant in vomask- Ing it and inflexible In opposing It. Ia this opposition we ask the cooperation aud support of all citizens who feel that the issue now before the country I8 no mere struggle for office or for ad- vautage between political parties, but A rontest for the existence of Christian efvilization and of Democratic govery: ment, t= last and most valuable fruit.” QUICK JUSTICE AT CHICAGO, Stensiand Pleads Gullty and Goes to Jollet Fenltentiary. CHICAGO, Sept. 27. —Paul 0. Stens land, fugitive president of the defunct Milwaukee Avenue State bank, arrived in Chicago ou the Twentietly Century Limited ou the lake Shore road. He was taken immediately to the criminal court building Stensland pleaded gulity to charges of forgery and embezzlement. Just as Bteusland uttered the word “guilty” a flashlight photograph was taken of the scene in the courtroom. Stensland was greatly agitated, and, taking a seat, he seemed for a moment on the verge of collapse, He rallied quickly, however, Judge Kerston sentenced him to an Indeterminate period of from twa to fourteen years. Four hours after he started for the prison lu Jollet peniten tiary ATLANTA RIOTS ENDED. Casualties In Hace War Elghteen Negroes, Two Whites, ATLANTA, Gu, Sepl. 27.-The race war which has Kept this city in a grip of terror has beeu put down by the an thorities. The negroes have been dis armed by the state troops, and the po lice seem to have things well in hand, but only after the murder of four blacks iu the center of the city and band to hand encounters between the white roughs on the one side and the troops and police on the other. The total fatalities to date are seven feel DeETo Wen, one Negro woman, oue white woinau and County Policeman Heard. The rioting began at 10 o'clock Saturday night WRECK ON WABASH, Eight Dead and Forty-one Hurt When Express inn Throagh Open Switch. CATLIN, LIL, Sept. 27, Eight persons were Killed and many hurt when the Wahash fast mall train No. 8, running seventy miles an bour, dashed through an open switch and into a freight train here Forty one people were injured, most ly concussions, cuts and burns. It Is believed that three or four of twelve badly bummed children will dle All Injured were brought to Daoville on a relief train ———— — Cannon at Sg, ST. JOSEI'H, Mo, Sept. 27 —"Demo crits who claim President Roosevelt the best Dewocrat that ever sat in the house are like the devil when he of fered Christ all the Kingdoms of earth if the Saviour would do his bidding." gald Joseph G. Cannvon, speaker of the uiitioual bouse of representatives in an interview. “The devi clalmed all the oarth, but he 414 not own a darned foot of it wlded Cannon. Speaker Cannon spoke to an audience that over flowed the theater in which he ap peared. Jaseph. Bomb Maker to State Prison, BRIDGEPORT, Conn Sept. 27 - William Buxton, a Polander, who last June made a couple of bombs out of sticks of kindling wood loaded with gunpowder so that an unsuspecting en emy, William Klernan, put them Into his stove, which was blown to atoms in the absence of the owner, was sen tenced to a maximum of six and a min imum of two years In state prison The Nesnlt of Jealousy, PITTSBURG. Sept. 27. - Percy Bow master, thirty three years old, a saloon keeper, committed suicide Ly shooting blmself in the head after attempting to kill hi= wife. The shooting took place at 33 Craig street, Allegheny, and, it Is sald, was the result of jeal ousy Ship Brings 400 Wreek Vietime, ST. JOHN'S, N. FF, Bept, 27. ~The government wall boat from Labrador has arrived, bringing 100 men, women and ehildren Who conttitnted the fish. Crews wrectie! tn the efralt of : Aue and. Iho te £3dt of Sew HUGHES NOMINATED Republican Convention Names Insurance Prober. ——— M. LINN BRUCE BIS RUSNING MATE S————— Whele Ticket hy fAeciamation—NYom- ince For Gavernor Acerpis by Wire From New York—Weed- ruff Sucereds Odell, SARATOGA NY tremendous enthn Hughes was bry the Republican convention bere to head the Republican ticket in the com ing campaign In New York state M. Linn Bruce, also of New York, was renominated for lieutenant gov ernor by acclamation. The Republican ticket Is as follows For governor, Charles BE. Hughes of New York For lieutenant governor, Rept. 27.- asm Charles Amid Et chosen ins inimousiy Matthew CHARLES E New HUGHES Linn Bruce of York tor re elec tion Fur secretury of O'Brien of lint For cotjptioiler Motiroe For attorney general, er of New York For state treasurer, John G maler of Erie (for re-election For state engineer and surveyor, Heury A. Van Alstyne of Columbia (for re-election) This ticket was state Johu F op (for re election), Mertou EE. lewis of JTulins M for reelection Wallen- May- nominated by ac clamation, without oppasition or di vision of any Kind and amid notable enthusiasm in open convention Mr. Hughes telegraphed from New York his acceptance of the pomination in the following words: “I'ne Republican party has been eall- ed to defend the honor of the state and 10 represent the common seuse of the people and the cause of decent goveru- ment. 1 shall accept the nomination without pledge other than to do my duty according to my consclence. If vlected It will be my ambition to give the state a sane, efficient aud honors ble adininistration, free from taint or bossism or of servitude to any private Iuterest. A united party making ao appeal to good citizenship must win” Timothy L. Wedrulf was elected chalrinau of the state committee im after the adjournment of the convention, He will lave the dl rection of the campaign lu November. The nomluation of Mr, Hushes was a stmitegic victory for Herbert Par sons, president of the New York coun fy cotnmittee, who, It Is sald, had the tacking of President Roosevelt, stood ty his guns and, adopting a policy of vothproguise, landed the man of his at the head of the ticket The Iast effort to prevent the nomi nation of Hughes was made in the early hours of the morning, when floal efforts were mumde to lnduce former Governor Frank 8 Black to consent to the use of his 1uue and failing in that to bring out former Lieutenant Goveruor Timothy YT. Woodruff. The fenders found that the wovenient for Woodeuff, the last stand of the “ald guanl” was a failure, and the collapse of the opposition to Hughes followed quickly. Iu a little while plans for the completion of the ticket Fhe delegates later met and ratitied these arrmugements and New York state's Republican congention of 1x passed Tute histors, r The speech of Job E. Hedges of New York in nominating Mr Hugbes pro voked much laughter and enthusiasm especially by Ite reference to the Ruf fulo rumors from whith reached the ball from tie to thine “The pleture that will painted there today, or tomorrow, or some thune—If they ever finish” sald le, “will be made up of what wasn't, what isn't and what can be, and what would appear like an oll paluting now at the etd of the coonmpalgn will he a cast off chromo to be marked ‘Exhibit 1° “This convention, however, Is made for business, and we are about to en ter Into an contest te preserve greatest of American attributes indi vidunlism and persoual inlHative. We are about to enter into na contest to overcome and throw down the vicious mennces of socialism.” The speech ln which Representative Parsons nominp ted Lieutenant Govern or Bruce for re-election was made dra- matic by the. fact that he mors than anybody else had been the lnstrament fa defeat Bruce for the gubernutorial uotulndtion, Said he: bo § somewhat iediately cholce were made convention Iw those Silk Talk Our 36 in. taffettas have weans a double guarantes to youd that of the mills and ourselves, © $1.00 36 in. black taffeta week i8¢ $125 3¢ week 80c¢ $1.35 38 week $1.12} $150 36 week $1.10. Dress Goods We would call your attention | our | ne beginning at 12}c and ing by ea.y stages to $1.50. Goods chee: fully shown whether you buy or not. Early Winter Winiets 52 in. Black Panama 79¢ 58 in. Black Panama $1.12}. 40 in Black Sicim Jas : Popular Prices 5 We have a fine assoriment of 50 dress gonds. Weare particularly proud of our. wool Panama at this figure Fine line of plaids 01 display an more will be here before the close the w ek. Wednesday Sp Special : 1500 yards of best nds and shi‘ting prints made, usiversally™ old for dc Wednesday special de, yards to a customer, : "1000 yards Bates seersuckers sold everywhere for 12}e, Wednesday special 9c. Flannelottes Best assortment in the valley and prices guaranteed to be. as lowor. lower than in the cities, Our may be s'en at apy tims and you will be courteously treated whether you buy or not. Outing Flannels 4: Tothe front we st nil wit Bae sortments and prices and oursare ° the best made. Over 40 years x= 7 perience have taught the buyers at Scranton Where and what to bay. New Line 3 Es Of pull and trimming braids, . Of Windsor tiea. > Of ladies’ neckwear. Of plaid silks. Of vlack silks: Of fall and wintw dress Of blankets. Prices right. Globe Warehouse, Talmadge Block, Elmer 4 Ave 5 VALLEY PHONE, ~~ eB ——" il i ig ih = "saves LEADING Bapecial’cars and prompt ab = tention given to moving of Piaff6s, Household Goods, Batts’ etc. A.E BAKER Carpenter and Buller. ty Pleasant 8t. Waverly, N. Y. Subscribe for The Record. FRENCH FEMALE MADAME DEANS PVE se A Mare Comrie Ruuinr be Sevenants Wane ones, BM, Sah Jute giowe vo rAR, EE elm ton, Wil seed whew relieved Samp Fee rT. dy Rave em roar wdens be of UNITED MEDICAL CO, i
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