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lating to courts shall be general and of uniform 

 operation. 



The Attorney-General held that a woman who 

 was elected tow'n treasurer could not hold the office 

 because not a qualified elector. 



Political. State officers and legislators and 

 members of Congress were chosen at the November 

 election. Candidates were nominated by the 

 Republican, Prohibitionist, and Socialist-Labor 

 parties: the Democrats, Populists, and Silver Re- 

 publicans united, and the Liberty party made nom- 

 inations for some of the State offices. 



The convention of Prohibitionists was held June 

 10, at Lincoln. The resolutions were brief, re- 

 affirming the national platform of the party and 

 favoring woman suffrage and economy in State ad- 

 ministration. Following are the nominations : For 

 Governor. K. V. Muir; Lieutenant Governor, Rev. 

 N. S. Lowrie; Secretary of State, Charles R. Law- 

 Bon; Auditor, C. C. Crowell; Treasurer, Hiram 

 liurch; Attorney-General, A. G. Wolfenbarger; 

 Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings, B. 

 Blair; Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mrs. 

 S. C. O. Upton. 



On Aug. 2 the Democrats, Populists, and Silver 

 Republicans held conventions at Lincoln and agreed 

 upon a ticket. 



The Democratic platform first greeted the sol- 

 diers and promised support to the President. Pride 

 was expressed in Bryan and allegiance to Jefferson 

 and Jackson. Restoration of the monetary system in 

 operation before 1873 was demanded. Gold con- 

 tracts were denounced. Free silver at 16 to 1 and 

 full legal tender of all money were indorsed. Banks 

 of issue and interest-bearing bonds were denounced, 

 the recent issue being declared unnecessary. The 

 tariff and the Dingley bill were denounced. Income 

 tax and liberal pensions were favored. Deeds of 

 congressmen and Senators were approved. Increase 

 of Supreme Court judges was demanded, as also 

 railroad commissioners elected by the people, and 

 redistricting of the State. 



The Populist platform declared for free silver, 

 Government ownership of railroads, telegraphs, etc., 

 and other well-known principles of the party. It 

 favored a new maximum-rate law "granting the 

 |>eople all possible relief within the limits " of the de- 

 cision of the Federal Court. It denounced usurpation 

 of Federal courts in the issuance of writs of injunc- 

 tion by which constitutional rights of freedom of as- 

 semblage and speech are denied to citizens ; declared 

 money to pay expenses of the war could have been 

 raised by judicious taxation instead of by issuing 

 Government bonds; condemned Republicans for 

 not taxing all monopolies to raise war revenue ; de- 

 manded "more money and less misery for the 

 people " ; and favored a vigorous prosecution of 

 the war with Spain. Also it favored better pay for 

 private soldiers and repeal of a time-limit provision 

 relating to applications for pensions, and said fur- 

 ther: 



" We demand the enactment of a law prohibiting 

 the issuance of free railway passes, except to bona 

 fide employees, to public officials and private citi- 

 zens, or the acceptance of the same, and favor the 

 furnishing by law of necessary traveling expenses 

 to public officers when engaged in the transaction 

 of public business. 



"We demand a speedy determination of the liti- 

 gation involving the validity of the stock-yards act, 

 regulating charges for feed and yardage, to the end 

 that it may be determined, if saui act is ineffectual, 

 what steps should be taken to reduce said yards to 

 State ownership." 



The nominations were: For Governor, William 

 A. Poynter; Lieutenant Governor, E. A. Gilbert; 

 Secretary of State, William F. Porter; Auditor of 



Public Accounts, John F. Cornell ; Treasurer, John 

 B. Meserve ; Superintendent of Public Instruction, 

 William R. Jackson, Land Commissioner, Jacob V. 

 Wolfe; Attorney-General, Constantine J. Smyth. 

 All are Populists except E. A. Gilbert, Silver Re- 

 publican, and C. J. Smyth, Democrat. 



The convention of the Liberty party was held at 

 Lincoln, Aug. 2. The platform called for direct 

 legislation under the system of initiative and refer- 

 endum ; for the " imperative mandate " through 

 which any official who proves incompetent or dis- 

 honest in the discharge of his official duties may be 

 removed from office by a majority vote of his con- 

 stituency ; for the honest and effective enforcement 

 of all laws so that the will of the people, as expressed 

 in the statutes, shall not be nullified by indifference 

 or opposition on the part of public servants ; and 

 for the honest and economical administration of the 

 Government, to the end that the people be not bur- 

 dened with unnecessary taxes. 



The ticket follows: For Governor, R. A. Hawley ; 

 Lieutenant Governor, J. Phipps Roe; Secretary of 

 State, J. M. Dilworth ; Attorney-General, Frank G. 

 Odell; Treasurer, A. Luth; Auditor, Theodore 

 Johnson ; Commissioner of Public Lands and Build- 

 ings, B. H. Kelley ; Superintendent of Public In- 

 struction, Mrs. E. E. Utter. The candidates for t la- 

 offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor did not 

 run. 



The Republicans met at Lincoln, Aug. 10, and 

 adopted resolutions in line with the party prin- 

 ciples, and on State issues said : 



" We pledge, if restored to control of the Slate 

 Government, an honest and economical administra- 

 tion of public affairs and the introduction of st rict 

 business methods into all State institutions. 



" We pledge the abolition of all unnecessary or 

 sinecure State offices. 



" We pledge a comprehensive revision of the 

 revenue laws of the State with a view to a more 

 equitable distribution of the tax burdens. 



" We pledge legislation for State control and 

 regulation of public corporations in the interest of 

 all the people. 



" We pledge the necessary steps toward a revision 

 of the State Constitution. 



" We call attention to the sham reforms of the 

 triple allied fusion parties who have secured victory 

 at the polls under false pretenses and whose pledges 

 are proved by experience to be unreliable and 

 utterly worthless. 



" We invite the co-operation and support of not 

 only all who believe in Republican principles, but 

 also of all who wish better government, to the end 

 that Nebraska may be no longer discredited by 

 being classed among the States in subjection to 

 Populism." 



The nominations were: For Governor, M. L. 

 Hay ward; Lieutenant Governor, George A. Murphy : 

 Secretary of State, Cenek Duras; Auditor of Public 

 Accounts, T. L. Matthews; Treasurer, Peter Mor- 

 tensen ; Superintendent of Public Instruction, John 

 F. Saylor; Attorney-General, N. D.Jackson; Land 

 Commissioner, A. F. Williams. 



The Socialist-Labor party nominated H. S. Aley 

 for Governor. 



The official returns showed the following vote on 

 Governor : Poynter, fusion, 95.7015; Hay ward, 

 Republican. 92^82 ; Muir, Prohibitionist, 1,734; 

 A ley, Socialist- Labor, 248. The highest vole for 

 any candidate of the Liberty party was given t<> 

 Theodore Johnson, candidate for the office of 

 Auditor 166. 



Republicans were elected to Congress in two dis- 

 tricts, fusion candidates in the other four. 



The Legislature will stand: Republicans in the 

 Senate, 18; in the House, 55; Democrats in the 



