Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 2 July 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME 11

THE NATIONAL CONVENTION Democrats Will Nominate a Candidate for President

MANY ARE THERE Indiana Cutting a Figure Eight Hon. John Sharpe, Williams, of Mississippi, Slated for Temporary Chairman. The democratic national convention, is the all absorbing topic. Log rolling, especially by the newspaper writers who are on the ground has begun and already Parker has won; Gorman holds the fate of the nominee in the palm of his right hand; Hearst and Bryan have formed an alliance both offensive and defensive; the uninstruoted delegates have the necessary onethird and are the itskys, and so the many different versions read, every one of them looking well in print. This confusion has encouraged the Democrat to send a representative to the field of action and next week you may expect to read red hot tips which will tell you all about it. It is quite certain though that Gorman’s influence will be the key to the situation and that he will wield a great influence and probably control 122 delegate votes. The latest prophet estimates Parkers strenght on first ballot at even 600. Hearst 176, Gray 6, Cleveland 24, Olney 32, Cockrell 36, Wall 26 doubtful 100. Providing the Philippines are represented there will be 1000 votes in the convention, 667 being necessary to nominate. Indiana headquarters are at the Southern Hotel and according to advices they are attractively decorated and outstrip the Indiana headquarters at the Chicago convention, and they were commented on for their completeness and extravagance. It is no mistake that Indiana will cut a good sized figure eight at St. Louis and especially will the Hon. T. Taggart who al ready the newspapers are describing as the political wonder of age. It is said that he will have more Indianians in the convention, morepeople in official position than will any other state in the union and this will all be due to the persistent, the indominable never let up efforts of Mr. Taggart. The national committee meet today and name the temporary organisation, which will be John

POLITICAL CELEBRITIES AT ST. LOUIS NEXT WEEK.

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Sharpe Williams, the minority leader in congress for temporary chairman. The selection will be the recognition of great ability and genius and the key note he will deliver will likely jar a window pane at the the whitehouse. It will in many ways be a great convention, great number, great in ability, and will mark the beginning of a democracy that will seek to carry off the honors in the political contest now at hand. DIED TODAY Wrs. E. D. Wass Well-Known Lady of Union Township. Mrs. E. D. Wass aged thirty five years died this morning at five o’clock at her home in Union Township. After a 'short illness. She was well known in this city and had a host of friends and neighbors who are shocked to learn of her sudden deimse. She was a mem her of the east Liberty Church and was an earnest and devoted Chris tian. The funeral services will 1 e held tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at the Liberty church and interment will be made in the Monroeville cemetery. She leaves a husband, and three children to mourn their loss'. Mrs. Wass was a sisfer-in-law to Mrs. R. K. Erwin of this city. DEATH RESULTS Daniel Coffee's Illness Proves Fatal — Died at County Farm. Daniel Coffee, whose seriousiness was spoken of in yesterday’s issue died at noon today at the county farm. He had been sick for a week and was taken to the infirmary Thursday but ran away and was found the following morning lying along the railway track. He was born in 1854 and would have been fifty years old next October. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. SUNDAY SERVICES Editor Hackett at the Presbyterian Church. E. A. K. Hackett of the Fort Wayne Sentinel will conduct serv ices at the Presbyterian church tomorrow. His subject will be morning, "The Need of the Hour,” ev ening, "Building for Eternity.” The audience will also be treated to excellent singing by Mr. and Mrs. Baumgartner of Elkhart and a solo by Dr. Lawrence Hughes of Chicago.

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CON VENTION JULY 6.

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DECATUR, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1904.

TICKET NAMED Swallow and Carroll Prohibition Standard Bearers. Silas C. Swallow, the “fighting parson” of Pennsylvania is the | nominee of the Prohibitoniists for i President of the United States, i He was nominated by acclamation amid scenes of frenziel enthusiasm at Indianapolis. His running I mate on the tickets is George W. Carroll of Boaumount, Texas, a I wealthy owner of oil properties, a philanthropist and a man of energy and business integrity. Mr. Carroll was opposed by Isaiah H. Amos of Oregon, for the vice presidential honor and the first roll call of the convention was taken to settle the friendly struggle. The Texan received 626 votes and the Pacific slope man 132. Mr. Amos arose and moved to make the vote unanimous, which was done. The nomination of the famous Harrisburg minister and editor without opposition was made possible by the with drawal of General Nelson A. Miles. L. B. Brokaw, of this city, was a deegate at the convention.

NEW COLISEUM. ST. LOUIS. SCENE OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

AT MONROEVILLE An Old-Fashioned Celebratior. to be Given. A number of Decatur people will go to Monroeville Monday where a big celebration will be g<ven. It will startat 4 o'clock in the morning with a salute of 158 guns and continuing until late at night. The bills announce among other attractions ballgames Monroeville against Payne and Willshire, sock, pig and foot raices, pie eating contest, etc. IS BOOMING Winona, Famous Resort to Have Big Pickle Plant. The H. J. Heinz Pickling and Preserving Company, of Pittsburg, has announced the intention of building an immense plant at Winona, work on the same to be begun immediately. It is asserted that tne institution will be one of the largest salting stations in the country and will employ a large number of people. The cost of construction of the plant will involve the expenditure of several thousand dollars.

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THE BIG FAIR Great Northern will be Good this Year Advertising Begins.—Racing Events will be Best Ever Seen Here. The Great Northern Indiana fair, August 30 September 2nd is but a few Weeks away and the advertising committee are accordingly busy, premium lists are being sent out and within a week or. two the country will be covered with posters of various designs announcing the big event which is sure to be the best in this locality. The Great Northern has the reputation of doing just what they say and more,and exhibitors and race horse

owner say they would rather come to Decatur than anywhere in Indiana. One feature which will be exceptionally good this year will be the racing which is in charge of Dr. J. W. Vizzard, a horseman of experience. The speed program begins on Wednesday August 31, with al 2:25 trot, purse <3OO a 2:30 pace 1250 and a half into run SIOO. On Thursday will be given a three year old pace or trot, $150; a 2:18 trot, $350 a 22:0 pace S3OO and a three fourth mile dash SSO. Friday 2:50 trot $250, a 2:15 pace $350 and a mile run to heats in three, $l5O. Tell your neighbor about the fair and write for your friends to come. U. B. QUARTERLY MEETING. There will be quarterly meeting services at the U. B. church Sunday. Presiding Elder A.M. Cummins will preach both morning and evening. Communion service after the morning sermon and a short sesison of the quarerly conference after the evening service. Services begin at 10:30 and 7:45. All are cordially invited. Notice. All union barber shops in the city will close at noon Monday, July 4th. Customers will please take notice.

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NOT GUILTY State vs. Jacobs Heard by Mayor Coffee Last Evening. The case of the state against Dow I Jacobs for owning and harboring a i female dog and permitting the I same to run at large making it a I public nuisance was tried last evening before Mayor Coffee at his office a large and interested crowd [ being present. Sitxeen witnesses i in all were used eight by the prosecution and eight by the de-1 sense. One side testifying to one I thing and the other side denying it. Most of the witnesses were| women and some very sensational I evidence was introduced by both sides and each side being positive in their statements. The case was a hard fought one the state being represented by John C. Moran while Jacobs interests were looked after by Dore B. Erwin. Two hours were consumed in introducing the evidence and the court then alI lowed each attorney twenty minutes for argument. After hearing arguments the court rendered his decision it being in favor of the defendant.

ARE BUSY County Surveyor Making Final Reports The French Township Macadam Road and Aspy and Dykeman Ditches. County Surveyor McKean with ditch and road viewers have had a busy season for the past few days. He with Sylvester Pontus and Fred Christianer completed a report for the French township macadam road which petition was headed by Harry A. Grove. The road is four miles long and the estimated cost is $16,259.17. This road was petitioned under the law assessing the land two miles each way from the road and the viewers were required to describe this land in forty acre descriptions and assess the benefits accordingly. This made them describe sixteen square miles of land and give each forty acre tract a fair and just assessment. The report is necessarily voluminous and represents some good hard work and no little amount of perspiring I over the figures involved.. Final reports were also made on the M. F. Aspy and P. B. Dykeman ditches the same being sold by the auditor last Monday. The viewers on the former were John T. Kelley, Michael Miller and J. B. Corson and on the latter L. W. Lewton John Hessler and James A. Steele. Further aetion on the French township road will come up in the regular session of commissioner's court next week.

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BAND CONCERT Musicians Appear for First Time Tonight Program for the Event.—Boys Have Progressed Rapidly. This evening at seven thirty at the hand stand the newly organized city band will give their first concert for the public. This will be the concert that was postponed from last Saturday evening. The . boys are working hard to make I this concert a success and hope . that their first attempt will be fully appreciated. The band is progressing very fast under the leadership iof Professor Harvey Hart who is a musician and who is fully competent to teach any band in the country. Tuere are at present six.. teen pieces to the band and every day more applications are being made by people who desire to join the rank. Everyone is invited to attend this concert as the same is free of charge and is merely given ito show our citizens that Decatur can sport a musical organiaztion. The following is the program that, will be rendered. Fox Hunters - - . Peme Blue Brigade .... Huff Evening Pearl - - Humpfrey Flying Dutchman - Woodyatt 1 Heart of America - - Hocker Satisfied ... Bennett Under 4rms ... Hayes. And several other popular and up to date selections. SPRAINED LEG Al Shaw Injured by Fall while Working In Ohio. Al Shaw is home from Napoleon I 0., hobbling about on crutches the i result of a very badly sprained ankle. While at Napoleon Al had > been in the employ of John Bollinger the brick mason who has a contract there of putting up a fine I brick church reviving the same from Mann & Christen and while : assisting in this work Al whose : duty it was to carry mortar to the ; men working on the building, started up the ladder with his hod i and when about half way lost his balance and started to fall he threw the hod from him’and gave a jump alighting heavily on the ground below the entire weight of his body being thrown upon his left ankle, which gave way under the pressure causing a very severe sprain of his left ankle. 41 says the same is very sore and it will be some time before he is able to put his entire weight upon it.

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