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FHE OMAHA : DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , SATURDAY MOKXJ tt , JC&T 25 , ISJHJ-TAYHLVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FLAM- ] CENTS PLATFORM WITH ONE PLANK Silver Party Convention Kosps Eight Alongside of tbo Pops , [ MANY WORDS USED TO EXPRESS ONE IDEA IPiJrjnii mid s > v\nll VonilniUed for I'TCM- " l'r.'Hlil.-n Amid ) . & > idt'l'l " " ! Vli'il'r.'Hlil.n .Much NolMd nnil WiitlMB of Liubi'ollaM. ST LOUIS. July 21 It wan 10-41 o'clock when Chairman St. John called the national ellvcr contention to order this morning Ilcv Dr. Covert led In prayer , nftor which. G W linker of Cnllfornla took the floor. Ho said the people's party convention had appointed a conference committee and mot oil that the contention defer action on the plat- the nomination of a foim nnd postpone ticket until 3 30 this afternoon. The motion prctaHcd A motion that when the con tention adjourned It adjourn until 3 30 p. m nlHO prevailed. After a number of delegates had spoken Senator Stewart of on tire silver question Nevada was called for. lie said he went to Chicago with little hope that n Oliver plat form would 1)0 ) adopted. Ho was agrcc- ably disappointed There never was a more patriotic bind of men on earth than the C20 delegates who composed the Chlcage convention Wall street had a corruptlot fund but It was of no use The allvei delegates wore Incorruptible They gate tin how the pint enemy no quaitcr Ho told form was adopted , nnd related Incidents o the democratic contention At length n < Bpokeof the nomination of W J Hryan. tthc was not n candidate At the mention o llrynn'H name delegates rose and shoutei nnd cheered anil flourished umbiellas am lings Senator Stottnit then told of Iliyan'i contention speech , which , lie said , was tin greatest oration In history. "I Know William J. Ilrjan. " the scnatoi went on 'Ho believes what wo believe He IH as true to his principles as a needli ' to the point He was not a democrat It good and tegular standing , having sail time nnd again that If the democratic part ; adopted n gold platform ho would no mippoit It " In conclusion Senator Stewart said tha ctcty trie silver man t.as an American Kvery one of them ttns against the Knglls ! gold syndicate Consequently etcry one c them muni come to the front and tote as unit and elect n free sllter ticket The must do this In spite of the "millions raise by goldbugs to toirupt the toters of th United Stales " Under n resolution adopted yesterday th roll of states was called to find out \in\ \ many old soldleis occupied seats as dele gaits The poll showed 100 union veteram eighteen confederate veterans and torn Me\ lean war tcterans During the loll call u announcement was made by lira. Helen M dougar of Indiana to the effect that Ihei would be a meeting of women at the Lin dell hotel today to oiganUc a woman s tin tlonal sllter league Jl'DGn SCOTT'S IMPRECATION. Miss Helen Mitchell recited an oilgins poem , entitled the "Wall of William Wiill ncy , " after which Judge C. n. Scott c Omaha was called to the platform. In ad dressing the convention he said : "Oh , God , send pestilence , nnd disease , an vermin nnd war , nnd famine among us You will , but In Thy good providence , o God delltcr us from another four years e oppression under Grotcr Clot eland' ' " At the conclusion ho called for Hire cheers fni llryan , which weie giten Major McKlter. an ex-confederate olUcc ; next spoke for the union of forces of th silver men and was giten three cheers o he closed A resolution offered by Mr. low no of Mil ncsola. "that when this contention ho completed the inpinbetshlp of the nation : committee so far as It can do so , it shn hate power to nil any vacancies that rental or that may hereafter occur , " wan laid ott until afternoon , until , i The contention then adjourned > P''nto delegates , as usual , came togethc slowly for the afternoon session , nnd nt th hour fixed , 3 30 , not half tveio In their seat ! nor were any of the olllceis present It wn nenily 1 o'clock bcfoio the attendance 0 ! Burned Its usual appearance Spectatoi veto slightly more numerous than at pri vloiis sessions At 3 f > 5 p. m Chairman i b John rapped for order and Introduced Re Mr llagorty , who made the opening prayc- At the conclusion of the Invocation (3 V llahcr was called upon for a report of Hi conference committee. Ho said the tlm was too shoit to teach a natlbfactory coi elusion There were not more than 400 me In the conference and only two hours I tthleh to dls uss the methods to bo pin sued Ho icad the resolutions , which wcr adopted at the conference. On motion < Mr Turner of Kansas , the tcport was ai ceptcd and adopted by a unanimous tote JONKS HIUDS THi : PLATl-ORM. The repoit of the platform commute ttns then mode by Senator Jones of .Ne vada As ho read the platform ho was In quant ! ? Intel ruptcd by applause. Hi platform reads as follows : The national slltor party In conventlc the following de , nHBembli-d hereby adopts laintlon of principles- . . . . . , Tln > piinnnount Issue nt this time ! the I'nltid States Is JndlHputnbly the mom mit'htlnn H Is between the pold stnndur roltl bonds and bank cuirenoy on thu or ftd o ml the lilinetnlHr Htundur.1 no bom the otlu Kotoinnient ctiiioncy " nnd be- omni'ltcH o di-caio this Ihiuio wo On fa" r of u Istiuoltt e-ly Ann i lean Ihmncl Byitom Wo aii > unalterably opposed dcmiind tl the Bliiklo gold Rtmiduid and to the constltul on Inmc eao lotuin , HI ml rd of gold and Hllter by the rostoti to I I. . tblH Winmcnt. Ind , pemliiit ly . < liny foreign po oi , of tinuiiristilcte olnago of gold ami sliver at ho j IP , to 1 and upon to inn of ovie-te quail itn the * oxlKtcd prloi to 1ST I ; the silver cote to be .i full legal tender equally with go foi all debit. , nubile and pr yato , ami t fator melt legislation an will pie-vent ft the future' the donionetUatlon of any kit of legal lender by.pitvate eontiact \ \ hold Hint the pott 01 to control and regi ciurnioy Is lux. piinibln fro i to n papci Iho power to coin money itnil hetico tin nil e-urre-ney Intended to elreulnto i inoney should bo IfHUed. and Its tolun ccnliollc-d. by the govcinmont only HI hhu.ld . bo legal tomlcr Wo arc un.i Ite nbly opposed to the li iu by the t nlti bonds In tint. . S itfR of Inlet est bearing of miico. nnd wo denounce ah a blund votVc than u crlmo the proHent tn-nbiu imllet Cdiu-utted In by a rcpuDllran hotib of piunMng Hto country III debt by liu : ilrcdii of millions In the viiln nttrmpt tnalnt.ilit the pold ntnndml by boirottlt gold nnd tti demand the payment of 11 coin obligations b.t the UnUod htutoH i provided by e > .Istliig laws In either gold < t-llten eoln nt the option of the Kovotnim-i and not at the option of the Me-dUor. Tito diMitouctUatlon of filter In IS rnormous ! > liu-nuhul the detn ind for uol rnhanolng the puiolinttlng power and lo\ ol Ing nil piUc'.s iiicnHiued by Mint Mandiir and t-lne'o that unjust and Imli'Tentiiblo n tlio prices of Amorle in ptoduotH ha- fallen , upon an ixtcrat-i1. nearly M per cen oalitlng down with tlu-in proportionate the * mono \alue of all ( jllur forms property. fJuch fall of prliva has dostroyi tbo prnfllt ! of ipRltlmato InduHlty , Injuili tlio piodurer for Iho betipllt o ( the no tiroducei , Incie'a.slng the Inmlrn of tl ilclilor. gnelllltg Iho j : lns of the eredltc painlvzlng the piodMCtlvo encrRlos of tl Amotl"an pe > oile ) , relegating to Idli-no tast numbcis of willing wotKers g ( < ndli the Miadond of despair Into the homo the honet-t teller , tllllnn the land wl tninvoB and paupctH and building up cole Bixl fortune > t r.t tlio nunu'V outitcra. AHOUT UOKDS. In the efTort to maintain tlio gold Manila tha country hux. within th lunt two > cn In a tlmn of pro'ound nenco. ami pleiit been loaded down with KC2 000,000 of mb tloniil liueicst-boiirlng debt under such cl rinnstaiie-cs an to allow a uMidlcato of Ji the- and for' l tt bunUois to tuallzo. a n prollt of millions on u Hlnrlo eU tl stands cniirv8kt'tl thnt the gold xtuiulu can only bo uidiold by t-o dopli ting o paper cuinucy ns to fore-o th > pil'ts our produi t below the Kuioii. .m n \ i vi bflotv the Asiatic level unj eitublw us te'll In forclcn nnukelu. tlmi as ruvatl : the very evils of which our people so bit terly complain , de-grading American labor nnil sti Iking nt the founda tions of our civilisation Itself The advocates of the gold standard per sistently claim thnt the muse ot our ills- tress la overproduction , that wo have pro- dm oil so much that It has made us poor , which Implies that the Hue remedy Is tr > close- the factory abandon the farm nnd throw u multitude of people out of employment - mont , n doctrine that loaves us unnerved and cll hoartfnod and absolutely without bopo foi the flit lire Wo nlllrm It to bo unqiiistloiiid that there can be no such e-ronomlo paradox as oterproduotlon and nt the Mine time tons of thousands of our follow citizens remaining half olothod ami half fed and piloously clamoring for the common m oc Hllli-s of life That over and above all questions of policy we are In favor of restoring to the people of the t'nltcd States the time-hon ored money of the constitution gold and silver , not ono , lint both the money of Washington , and Hamilton , and Jefferson , and Monroe- , and Jne-k"on , and Lincoln , lethe the onel that the- American people matre - re he' hoiu-Mt pny for an hone-st product ; that the American debtor matllctulchitc his JUKI obligations In an honest Htiindard ami not In n standard that has appreciated 1W per en-lit above nil tbo great staples of oui country , and to the end , further , that the llvor standard oountrle-s may be de-pi hod of the unjust advantagethev now enjoy In the ellfferonco In e-xclmiigo between golel nnil silver an advantage which tariff legislation e-annot ototoomo Wo , thoioforo confidently appeal to the people of the fulled States to leave In abe'vnnco for the- moment all other ques tions , how over Important and even momen tous tliov may appear , to snndei. If mod beall former parly ties and nfllllalloii" and unite In ono mipromo effort to free thotnsi-lve-s and their children from the domination of the- money power a powei moio ( le-stiuetho than nnv whle-h has otet boon fastened Upon the cltlllzed men of any raoo or In any ago And upon the con summation ot our desires anil efforts we invoke the gracious favor of divine Provi- dene i ItmHintich ns the patriotic majority of the Chicago convent Ion embodied In the finan cial pi.ink of Its platform the principle- ! enunciated In the platfoi m of the Aim-lira ] Hlme-tnlllc party , promulgated nt Washing ton 1 > C , .Imui.iry 12 ] < - ' . and horebv te- Itc-inlod , wlile-h Is not onlv thep.niimouni but the onlv real Issue In the pending cam pilgn. therefore , leoognl/lng that theli nominees embody those patilotto principleK wo te'i'ommend that this convention noml unto Wllllim J Hi van of Ne-btaaka foi pieslilc-nt nnd Arthui Sottall ot Maine foi vice pro lelont. A motion to adopt the platform was made Mr. HV-sa of Illinois objccte-el and a worclj wrangle followed and ended In the adop- tlon of the platform. It was decided bj the chairman that the recommendation tc gardlng the nomination was not u part o the platform and should bo acted upon scp aratcly. T1IHN' THEY NOMINATE. Mr Page of Nebraska moved that the con vcntlon proceed to the nomination of i ptcsldentlal candidate. The motion pro tailed. General Warner said It would be ncccs nary to nominate a candidate rather that emlois > e , in order to ntoid Lome the pc culiailtles of state ballot laws U ! ] . Little of Kansas nominated Wllllnn J. lir > an of Nebraska He "aid that for i long tc'im of tears this country had ex peilenct'd a depression In business that hai noter before been seen on this earth Hi spoke of the denial of trial by Jurv to Amor loan citizens and of the platform ndoptec b > tlio icpubllcan national contention It propositions. It carried out , would doubli the de'bts of the pool It endorsed Cleto land and nominated McKlnley Continuing he rofeircd to the Wall street barons "Christ. " he said "fqrgate the thief am pardoned the courtesan , but the mono ; changers he scourged from the temple" In 1SCO the country looked to the WPS for n president In tinio of trouble. It go Lincoln. Today the country was In troubl and again It looked to the "rottdv west' and It would get a man who , like Lincoln would lend them to prosperity This ma ; was William J Ilrjan of Nebraska , wh would bo the next president. There was loud and tlgoious applause a the conclusion of Mr. Llltle-'s speech Colonel L C. I'aco of Nebraska secondoi the nomination of Mr Dryan When h came Into the hall ho said he was met b ; the motto "To the Polls , Yo Son of Krce doin' " and ho could scarcely refrain fior exclaiming "All hall1" and when ho sn\ the stait , of the ( lag ho felt that the stui of the hcateiib were over the homes of ul the countty that needed a sat lor. Ho be r lifted that the nomination was but forma ns eterj delegate had but the one purposc- 0 the nomination of William J. Dryan H said that In the nomiintlon of McKinle all the bankers , all Huropo had a ham while Brjnn went to Chicago with no It flue nee behind. He thanked God that till people could still think for Itself and till It was doing In behalf of William J Hr > a of Nebraska , whose nomination he seconde in behalf of the great west. I DIIYAN AND SCU'ALL. A number of other speeches wcto mad and then the mica ttcro suspended , emotion motion of I1. V. Wise of Missouri , and Mi Ho an was nominated by acclamation The wildest enthusiasm followed Th band "Columbia " " " plajcd "America. an other Stirling tunes , while the howling an screaming delegates marched aroun the hall , watlng hats , umbrellas and ham : kerchiefs This was continued for tc minutes Mr linker of California the mated that the contention proceed to th nomination of tlco president , Mr. Tioup of Connecticut placed the nam of Mr. Arthur Sewall of Maine before th contention. Hu made no speech. II T Nils of Ohio seconded the nomln : tlon He had known Mr Sewall for jean and his father before him , and there coul be > no fittet man than he for the place. H was moved that Mr. Sewall be declare n tlio vice pi evidential nominee by acclaim tlon and the motion prevailed. The band plajed "America" nnd the delegates gates sang. Then they sang the doxolog When quiet was restored , Mr Maker c California meted that each delegation sc'lcc a member of the committee to notify tli nontlnecs The motion was agreed to The toll of states was begun , but bcfoi ' _ It was half finished two-thirds of the deli gates had left the hall and the \lsitoi \tcnt out. Colonel I'aco of Nebraska offered a resoli tlon , deelailng It to be the sense of th contention that as the democratic party ha ,11 ranged to notify Dryan and .Senall I New Yoik , the slher party notify them I llrjnn's homo at Lincoln. The motion \v.i agreed to Thereupon the convention nc journed nine die. ' \ MI'VIJ"STlATOIlV AT VOUH ItflMiblloaiiM Aililre-MKfil li > ItiC , ! Harrison nnil Otlu-ri , YOHK , Neb. , July 24 ( Special Telegram Hot C S Harrison of Weeping Water an lion George II. Van Houten of Des Molni spoke here this evening. They talked put republicanism and thu huge crowd appre elated It Uov Mr Harrison believes tin a preacher has as much right on the polkici stump ns any other man when It comes I standing up far protection to American li dnstrles and for honest money. His spcoe was brief , but U made democracy shite llcorgo II. Van Houton occupied his time I placing tlio tariff question before the pcopl Hei BliavvL'd the valnn of high tariff to N < hraska's Industilcs. Ho touched the moiu question pointedly Mr Van Houton lu traveled In nearly all the frco silver natloi ot the w orbl and can testify from his pe sonal c\pcilc-nco as to the condition of BUC countilcs Mi Van Houton Is a forcefi speaker and his clociuonco had a markc effect In favor of sound money. His tal was ftequently Interrupted with hearty a | plnuso. A laigo number of ladles were prc out and weie decidedly Interested In the pri cicdliiRg Tlu > Grand Army of the Itcpubl quaitct sang several tunes and were we * rcccltcd. H' Sli IKe * IH Spre-tid IIIK. Niw YOHK July 21Tho tanks of H sulking tnllortt In this city bate bor swelled by U.OOJ "Knco pants" maker * li Sunday moinlng the ntrlkcis in this clt Hiookiyn and Hrownsvlllc , embracing j I lane bos of the clothing Industry It estimated will number in thu aggrc-ga' ' nun nnd women operatives Mm rmontfc uf Ore'iuiO OH , July 11 At Quecnslown Arrived Campaula , froi New YorK , for Liverpool. PLANS OF SOUND MONEY MEN Preliminary Steps Are Tnkcn for n Now Democratic Convention COMMITTEE TO MEET AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS .tiiMimnl Cunt ciillon ( o Ho CnUe-d lit that Timeto AsdiMiililp .Not l.ntcr Tlmn Soiilviiilior U I'lnuu .Not .Se-ttloil. CHICAGO , July 21. The committee ap- lolnted by the sound money democrats at heir meeting last night to prepare and Issue a call for another convention met at the \tidltorlum nt U o'clock toi ny. Comptroller "ckels arrived early this morning and wcnl nto conference. It had been supposed thai ilr. Kckcls would be the bearer of some iort of message from President Cleveland , but he emphatically denied this. After an hour's discussion n majority re- mrt was prepared , calling for a convention o bo held September 2. A committee ol Iho was selected to arrange for state cotv cntlons , to be held for the purpose ol nominating ntato tickets. The national committee Is to meet at Indlanapolli August 7 to decide on the place for tin national contention , which will be belt lot later than September 2. The majority report , ns adopted , Is ai follows : To the Conference : Your committee- omincmls the adoption of the follow 1m ° ' n \lo w' of the ret olutlonary actions o the recent Chicago convention. Its rcpucl atlon of all domoeratli platforms and ntin clples and Its condemnation of the nation. ! democintlc admlnlstititlon. Uesohed. 1 Irst that It Is the sense of this conference , torn posed of demeicrats finm the stales of 111 ! nols Ohio , Indiana , Wisconsin , Kentucky Missouri , Michigan Texas , Iowa , Mlnno sola and Nebraska , that a thoroughb MHIIH and tiatrlotlc deel iratlon of ilomoeiatl principles be onunc latod and that e-andl dates for president In accord therewith b nominated 2 That the democrats In the several stale who are in sjmpattn t.lth this rccoinmenda tlon and unaltombly opposed to the dee laratlons and tendencies of the Chlc.ig platform be requested to appoint n membo of n national democratic committee 1 Thnt the national committee' thus sc looted moot at tbe > elly ot Indl mapolls o Prld.iy. the 7th day of August , IS'ifl , at p m , for the purpose of Issuing a formti call for a national democratic contention t be hold not later than the 2d day of fecr te-mber 1S % . at such p'nce. and to bo con stltuted and coin one d In such manner , n said national committee m iv dotoimlno I That an oxecutho oommltteo of lit1 be appointed by the chalnn.in of this con foionoo ( of which ho shall be one ) , wit authority and dlioctlons to name a sun nhle person In each tate , where ncoe- . sar.t. to take npiropilnto steps to cms statu meotlncs to be held with all coin on ! out spcod , for the purpose of solectln mombois fo such committee ; or. If no c'orr inltteomen be .selected in any hlnlo In tlm for suld commlttoe mooting , to dcslgnnt ii member to represent such btatc ten per irlly IlcFpectfully subnilttod. r.DWAHD S liHAGC. Cnalrman. GHORGn M DAVIi : , Seciotary. A commltt"e of two , Henry S Robblns e Chicago and W. D Hynum of Indiana , wa appointed to open headquarters in Chlcng and begin an aggrcsslto hard money can : p.ilgn The committee then adjourned. Later In the day Chairman Hragg ar nounccd the names of the committee c live , provided for in the report Oencrt Edward S. Hragg. Wisconsin , W D Dynun Indiana ; H. S Uobulns , Illinois ; James C Ilroadhcad , Mlssoini , W. U. Ilaldctnai Kentucky. Six of the eleven states rcprejEcntcd n the conference named their members r the provisional committee Illinois , Job M. Palmer , Indiana , J. H. Wilton ; \ \ Uc-nsli R 11. Usher ; Missouri , L. C Krauthofi Minnesota , F W McCutcheon ; Nebiaski Euclid Martin. The other states de-font the appointment of their coniiHlttcemen. WHITNEY'S IDEAS. NEW YORK , July 21 William C. Whl ney was asked If , In his judgment , n thli ticket would bo nominated by the gel standard democrats. He replied : "I thin etcnts and the course of the republlcn leaders are making It Inevitable The get eral situation Is far worse today. In in opinion , than It was ton days ago Tl ; republican managers and candidates ha\ shown no i call/ing sense of the situatloi They hate failed to avail of a great oppo : tunlty for benefiting the country. If tl : present condition of affairs continues fc. any length of time , sound money democrai arc bound to organize , and It cannot I prevented The truth . there does m scorn to bo In the cast a realizing sense i the- seriousness and sincerity of the frc sllter movemont. You may call It a craz but It has captured the Imaginations of tl great mass of people throughout the entii west and south , and it has a much strong ! following In some portions of the east , m closely allied to large commercial center than is generally supposed. It Is the rcsu of reading and agitation. U has become fixed opinion and an unreasoning one. think it may bo accepted as a fact that tl vast majority of the frco sllter belletei are not cpcn to conviction. Their mini arc made up , and they arc as little Incline to listen to reason as were the delegati they sent to Chicago " Mr. Whitney aBscrtod that the rcpnl Means should have sunk their partisans ! ! and hate brought ctcry effort to bear I bring the gold standard forces Into a not paitisan union. Hut instead of doing tbl lie said , the republicans were contlnuli ; to diaw strict patty lines "Mr. McKinle continues to discuss the tariff , which lu ceased to be an actual Issue in thld can palgn , and the republican press and leadei persist In deriding all democrats cmnasse "It Is difllcult enough for a democrat I contemplate the possibility of voting for Mi Klnlcy or to look upon him as thu leach of any great cause , and the present conn of the republicans Is tending to make It In possible If they continue In this line or thing will oertalnly happen the soun money democrats will nominate a thli ticket and thus divide the sound money vo | In the great battleground of the mldd west , to savu the vote from drifting back I the Chicago ticket. The republicans wl need In November nil the aid they en obtain from sound money democrats , they think they can hold their tmturi strength thiough the middle west or oven I some parts of the east by the slnglo tondcnc to party allegiance they aio mistaken , free silver enthusiasm has obtained a hoi upon republicans thioughout the west an farming communities of the east quite t strong as upon democrats and they eanni bo diverted from their purpose by cither a | peals to party lojalty or discussion of dead Issue "It Is evblent that the free silver vote to bo united They are only differing i St Louis as to whether they shall unite c candidates or with dlffcient candldati divide the tote by states. In either cat the vote will bo united on election It shou be opposed by t solid money vote. It co never be If In addition to McKlnley dem crnts must vote for McKlnleylsm and a that It tc-prcEpnts. The Issues of the pa should bo buried until the country has bee rescued b > patriotic action from Its presei peril " Sndtlll Will < ; > I" HIIIIIO , NKW YOHK. July 24-Tho Kreoman Jcnnml publishes Information to thu c < fuel that the pope IIUH given Cardinal S tolll his choice of returning to lion or remaining In America and adds Hi : the apostolic delegate has elected to r main The re-port Is denied by Cardln Satolll , and H is ottlctally Hinted ho v. doubtless go back to Home at the assei bllng of the next consistory Iliiuucil for KlllliiK n I'lillfoiiiiin. NUW OHLHANS , July 2t.-Jnmc-s Murr.i ( olored , alias Great ) Jim , wan hanged the purlfh prison this afternoon , Murn dcllbviutely murdered I'ollceinan Mlchu Cotton July 1 , H31. MONH .NHIIHSK.V M'KlM.nY CI.fHS nlliiiNlnMiii llliiilnjrit1 In Mniiy 1'nrtn of Ilio Slnto. PLATTSMOUTM , Neb. , July 24. ( Special ) A very enthusiastic meeting of the Me- Unlcy club ot this city was held last Ight and the Immense attendance was n agreeable surprise to the most sanguine cpubllcans. The hall was completely ackcd , and the enthusiasm displayed dem- nstrated that the grand old party will e right In the tan next November. A clegatlon was selected lo attend the Hc- lUbllcan League club mfcllng nt Lincoln Utgust G. A marching elub of 2SO mom- icrs was organized , and In about a couple f weeks the uniforms will be purchased ml the club will then to In readiness for he campaign. HASTINGS. July 24 ( Special. ) About .00 people turned out to the McKlnlcj Flambeau club meeting last night , which tas held In the court house. The officers ilcctcd arc President , Tom Crccth ; sec- clary. Ed Krancls ; treasurer. Harry laterlj ; captain , U. A. Iloyd ; first lieu- cnnnt , 12 E Ladd ; second lieutenant , 'ctcr Ncllls , executive committee , II. H Vllllams , Iludge Hartlgan and .George anus. ASHLAND. Neb , July 24 ( Special. ) The membership of the McKlnley club Is In- renslng rapidly About 2CO hate signed tlth more to follow GOTIIENHUIIG. Neb , July 21 ( Special ) The republicans of this ttclulty organized n. republican club of set only-live members nt the cltv hall last tilght W 1) Gellln \ns elected president. II. H. Doll tlce prcsl- lent and II C Hooker secretary The fol- owlng named gentlemen constitute1 the cx- cculho committee appointed by the elub ) . Miller , E J. Spauldlng.W M. Stebblns , \ (1 Carlson and A. S. Ha > dcn A great leal of enthusiasm U manifested In the republican rank and file hero and the mem- icrslilp ot the club will probably reach 200 The club w III use all honorable menus tc iclp elect the national and 'state republican : lckcts. WA1IOO , Neb , July 24. ( Special Tele- ; ram. ) The republicans oijianlzed -McKlii' ley and Hob.trt elub tonlgtft , which alrcadj lias 200 members on Us list The lepub- llcans seem anxious for the battle to begin and the meeting tonight was full of ginger If the Interest manifested is any criterion democracy and populism tvlll bo far In the roar when the ballots arc Counted this fall In this county. It was ctedded to get dostr to business without any dfclay and see thai this county Is taken cntliely out of the popu > list fold. The following offlcors were elected President , E E .Lyle ; vice president. M Newman ; secretary M A Pllclps , treasurer J Klrchmnn The club sent a telcgran to McKlnley pledging him Its support , anc also stated Its belief that the party will b < victorious In the coming election. iM.i.uitv vNmhis'ov n\i > ij\iNS Doiiti-H llial Ho Mailv Shoot Them I ) < m n ! " CHICAGO , July 24 The following tele gram , signed E Ellcry Anderson , nddrcssei to the Associated press , vfas receltcd hen today from nanff , N W , fc : I am Informed that n ilurnber of ttestcn peib have copied an cifoneous Intervlctt lloM'd to hate bom ItBld with mo , li wnlcli I am miieV to lisc the e\prcsslri "fliot them < 1 wn1" as Applied to the ad \ooates of the tree cAlnaKO of Alltel hate just --ent tr-o following to the odlto of the Denter Itcpuhllcun , nnd I beg joii ti c.iuse the simc to bo Inserted In the dls ratehc.s of jour assoclatl.n. I have been just Infoirnod that In you Issue of the Ifith , jou nttrlbutu to me th iu > e of the expression "upon provocatloi we iwin shoot them down , rcferlng to nd vocates of free tdlvcr I made UHO of iv Mich language , and 1 hi ! * crror which ap pcaicd in the Now York-"World was cor looted In the Issues of the following day. hate a deep , sympathy with the ttc.st nili south , biibt-el upon n conviction that th dlstilbutlon of the products of labor In thl country dots not award n just s-hare t these sections. I oppose' the frco coln.i of sliver becniiFc. In my judgment It t\l ! Intensify the burdens of the west aii < south. Instead of rolletlng them I am . tlrm bellettr In the rule of the majotlt ; and if flee coinage shall rcceltc the on dorsenicnt of the people at the comlnj election , I believe thnt Its advocates shouli hate the surp-it ot the whole people li earning into effect latts which ttill glv expression to their tlews The langu.ig attributed to mo would bo simply rldlculou If It hud not been inferred to as a sorlou c\pic"blon of mj opinions U IJLLEHY ANDCHSON. rolltloalVllnlri lit Crouton. CRESTON. la. , July' 24. ( Special. ) Th icpubllcan county contention Is to bo hcli In Creston August Iu , at , which time candl dates will be named for the odlceb to b voted foi this fall Theic will be no opposl tlon to those already holding the offices , a they are mo illy sorting { .heir first terms am political precedent gitqs them the sccom term The county central committee Intend to make the day a big ono and In the even Ing a rousing rally is to be he-Id , to be ad dressed by Congressman Hepburn , Congress n'an Hager , Hon. Smith McPhersan , Hcpre sentathc Lauder and other prominent men It has been decided to postpone iln > con templatcd ratification until the county con tention meets and make the day one gram meeting. The democrats of Union county hate callei their county convention \ meet In this cit ; August 1 for the purpose of selecting si delegates to attend the state convention am six delegates to attend tbo congrcsslona contention , which has not been called > cl Another contention 10 nominate count ; officers will bo held later. The ion grcsslonal convention date 's drlayc < purposely until plans hate been made vtltl the populists fcr a fusion , lly this mean the popocrats expect to Defeat Congressmni Hepbuiu. I'ollllclnilN Mcronif MiorlH. SYRACUSE , Neb. , July 24. ( Special Tele gram ) Political discussions hate been run nlng so high hero of latu that It was decldei to settle tlio whole nyUter on the hal ground today. Nearly oil the stores wcr closed nnd Hie McKlnley and Brjan faction were out In full force. The llrst conies was a foot race , which w&s declared a tl and another followed In which thu .McKinle man was a winner A tug of war follows nine men on a side , which went to th Hiyanites , after a hard struggle , though foul was claimed , on the ground that ni extra flrjan man took hold at a crltlcn moment The event of the afternoon , however , wa the ball game. The nines were selecte from men Inexperienced In "the game , ac cording to their political convictions , 3 years of ago and oter , and a large crow * was out to BPO the fun There were lei men on a tide , but right here was the enl ; point of equality , for tor McKlnleyltes wcr outclassed. From thctr start- the Hryanltc Inaugurated a free coinage of stores at th ratio of 10 to j , which proportion was kep up nearly to the end or the game It re suited In a score ot 5-1 to" 8 in fator o Dry an. ltriiilillean | Hnltt'i'M In futtii Are Ken ARION , la. , July 21 , ( Special ) In th Omaha World-Herald of July 22 appeared , special from Row City gltlng the names o republicans In Union totonxhlp who had big nltled their Intention of rupportlng Ilrya and Sotvall. The corre-spondent who sent 1 the special Is not trVy well acqualnte with Union township politics or be woul have left out a few of ( hoee names. High of the persona who were uald to supper Dryan and frco silver1 stand ready to mak aflldavlt that they never expressed them selves thus , and that they are hearty sun porters of the republican nominees and c the principles as laid down by the St Loul convention. There Is no doubt but that large number moro will express tbenisehe In the same way There will bo a few re publicans who will bolt the ticket on ae count of the muucy question , but ther \ , III bo sutllclcnt democrats who will ui port the principles of republicanism to offse this bolt. Joliu linker fur llrjuii. ST LOUIS , July 24. John Ilaker , a pron Inent figure In politics In Illinois , made speech to the Illinois delegation today befor Iho contention met , advocating the union c all stlter forces on Dryan and Bewail an their combination upon the populist plal form. IOWA DEMOCRATS IN REVOLT loncst Money Men Denounce the Late Pro ceedings at Chicago , CAN NOT FOLLOW THE FLAG OF REPUDIATION HnnlncNH Alon of Hiirllimrloii TnUo ( be- I.ciul unit AiU OtborH ( ci Join \\Itll 'I'lll'lll ( II Hll ! ' Movement. 11LIRL1NGTON , la. , July 24 ( Special. ) The following letter has Just been sent through the malls to several hundred demo cratic toters of this city and countv : UUHLINGTON. In. July 21 , 1 0-Dour SirTho undorslgncd , u committee ap pointed at u meeting of some forty rep- it'scntallvo deinocrntK , hold on Saturday , Jult is. tnko the liberty of iddrolng thli comiuunlcntlon to 'Nou , nt n follow cloino- ci.it , oiirnosftly desiring the triumph ot the tine principles of the pnity. The nctlon of the recent national con- vetitlon of our party lit Chicago him proved .i great disappointment H nominated for sentiment Is more president a man who In of n populist than it democrat nnd has used his voice- and Influence In Nebraska to destroy the democratic oignnlzntlon there , nnd to merge It Into the populist pnrtt Kor vice preside nt U nominated a well known lobbyist at Washington foi bounties to shlp-bulldcp , and an out-spoken pro tectionist Hut. far wor o than the candidates Is the declaration ot nilnclplcs. The pint- form practlcnlh abandons any further pretcnso nt favoring bimetallism , or the use of both gold and silver as standard money It demands the adoption of a silver basis for our currency by mho- e-atlng the free coinageof silver nt Ifi to 1 ; which nieiins the unlimited coinage Into lofal tender dollars of about fiO centu worth ot Mlyer. This might result In bone- lit to silver mine' otvtn > m , but It would drive- on ! of cli dilation nil our gold , now amountIng - Ing to about $1.20001000 , thus causing great contraction , and our curie-net would nt once be doproclatcd to the slltor basis of Mexico and China The platform threatens tb.tt If the partv Is swcessful the gold receive for the todomption of our p.ipi i money shall no lonpe-r be maintained but that the eunonoy shall be redeemable In silver however low slltoi may deprc-cl ito In taluo. and thus virtually pledges that the public debt hhnll lie roMldl itcO. He- sides this. It thr.-ntens a reorganization of the supicino court to carry out Its popu- llsllo peliemos Is this a democratic platfoim ? No ; It Is the platform of pomillst ! ' . Henry Wnttor- son avs of It : "It Is not onlv national lopudiatlon nnd spoliation , but It Is nil open dooi to revolution. If the Icnderi * of the movement could come- Into power , those of them who have any sense of accounta bility , any conception of orderly ( 'ovorn- mtnt , would bo quickly se-t aslilo bv the wild elements behind thorn In this way civil war , as fore-shadow oil bt the Chicago outbreaks of lust year , could bo pieolplt.ited on the country " The noblesontlinonts of Goternor Hus- sell In his eloquent but tain appeal to the rons n and consoioiico of th.it contention , still ling in our emu His closing word1 : won- "Mr Chairman I have finished my pro- tost. Let mo follow Inr the example of the senator from South Caioltnn , utter my word of piophoev When this storm hn subsided when the dark clouds ot passion and proludleo have rolled nvtav , and thoie coinc-s iiftr-r the turmoil of this convention the sober second thought of democrats anil of our people then the protests thnt ttc of the mlnoilty hero make will lip hnilocl na the nrk of the cote mint tthoro nil demo- crals reunited , inns go to fight for the principles and cairy them to triumphant \lotory. " The question , therefore , tthlr-h confront ! us , m democrats , Is this : Whnt Is oui duty In the present emergency ? If tte sup port this ticket and platform wo nbindor thetp.nchlngs and principles of the time- honored doniocratio pntiv and virtually b < v come ne'tooatcs of tlio demoralizinglopir dialing , e'lshonoat pollolos and vnijniles ol the ponullst patty and accent Tlllman anei Altgeld f r oui leaders , with the nlmosl cortaln result of dls--oltliig our organiza tion Heforo deciding to accept this ns the onlv alternative ought we not to take counsel together' Any movement for Indopondcnt nctlon Ube bo usi-ful , must come from the people II Is to ascertain vour vIottH that this com- munlcntlon Is aelelrr sed , and wo lespcc-t- fully request you to send replies , wltl : your signature , tn thetlnoo following questions oil the onc-loscd nost.il e-iid 1 Ooou approve the Chicago platfoirr and nominees' 2 If no' , do you fuvor an organization of sound money democrats ? 3 Will you attend n conference for thai purpose If ono Is called" > Your name will not l > o published In UK matter If you Indicate that ton wish II kept confidential Yours tiult- . SAMI'IL WAI > LIICIT. CHRISTIAN MATIinS WILLIAM o Mnucnn. JOHN HLATL WILLIAM CAHSON JR. nmvAiin IIAOIMANN. HOMIR MILLARD nroitoi : r HINHY SHYMOl'It II JONHS Pamuol Wadleigh la the well known whole-sale and retail coal dealer , one of the prominent business men of the stale. Christian Mnthcs Is chairman of the board of supervisors of this county , a member ol the firm of C Mathes & Son , nnd secretary of the Cascade Brick company. William G. Mercer Is manager of the Hufllngton Wheel company ; was many yeau an alderman from the First ward , chairman of the democratic congressional committee and always active In the party manage ment. Edward Hagcmann Is tlce president of the Io\\a State Eatings bank , a member of tlu school board and ono of the trustees of tlu public library , and has Just been elected pnik commissioner. William Carson , Jr , Is vice president ami secretary of the Burlington Lumber com pany , nnd was a delegate to the Uubuquc contention John Dlaul Is head of the old established houee of niaul & Sons , wholesale grocers and active as a democrat Momcr Mlllard Is secretary of the Casoadi Lumber company ; recently democratic can illilato for alderman , and was n de-legali to the democratic state contention. Seymour II. Jones Is treasuicr of tin Drake Hardware ) company. George C Henry , the druggist , has al wavs been an aggrceslto democrat. The movement also has the support of tin democratic Durllngton Garctte. sn.vnii no i c < > 'iT rA i i7s TO worn * DON MolncM Iit-ndor ItpfiiHpH ( o Hi Coi'iMl hj tVliKn Mrtnl'M KrlcnilH. DI3S MOINKS. July 24-SpcclaI ( Tc-Io gram. ) A committee from the Polk Count ; Democratic club , a free silver organization called upon the proprietors ot the DCS Molnci I.eai'er. Ihe- only deniocratlo dally hero today to announce that the Leader would hi subject to a boycott If It did not cease Hi opposition to frt-o sllter and come out to Hiyan and Sewall The committee was In formed that Individual democrats and filcndi of the paper or Its proprietors would ulwaji bo welcomed to tl'o ollleo to talk ovci tin political situation and the paper's course but that the proprietors had nothing to si : ; to a committee armed with a bludgoonlni proposition. The committee thereupon re tired. It Is expected that the Leader wll support a regular democratic national tlche should ono bo named Cniidliliilcx Conic lo IIIn H , COLUMniA , S C , July 24 At the cam palgn meeting at Florence today Joseph II llarle , candidate for thu United States scnati to succeed J L Mlrby , and Governor Join Gary Uvane , who 1s a candidate for tin same olllcc. came to blows. Uarlo struct K\ann first and Btans responded by a blov under the eyes They were quickly sur rounded and separated Several men heli their hands on their pistols , but compnra the quiet was restored and Governor ttvnn attempted to continue his speech amid mud disorder _ _ _ _ _ DI-IIM IH .Nut n Ciiuillilalr. TEIUIB HAUTE , Ind , July. 24 Eugc-n V Debs last night said bo was not to attend the populist contention In SI Louis , and that he would not accept th nomination If tendered to him. THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather rotccnH for N > lr ] < n ac-ncrnlly 1'nlr , Slightly Warmer , i age. I. slhrr Men Wind fp Tlirlr Work , feoiiiul Mniipy Coiitonlliin In Sight , lowu Di-iniM-riilH In Open Itovolt. r i | > ull tf < Noiulnutu Ono Mnn , 3. 1'ntiil Cloiidliuret lu I'olor.ido , 1'ent il Authorities < I > l ippeilntoel. Yiirdi-ltiilli-r'rt Apology lit III * Wife , rriihlbltloiilntfi of Soiilli Ditkotii. 4. IMIIorlul und Cotiiiiie-nt. o. rroiiM-illiics of tito Cllj Council. It. i : . I'l'inn I'lilallj Injiiroel. AITuIrs ul son Hi Oiintli i .Slrri-l Cur Mull s r lci' shn' y , II. Coillltll ItlllfT , l.lll-lll MllttlT4. Progress of the six I ) ij It H-I- . T. Cotiinioreliil and I'ltninclul NII , llll lneof l.tst VV c-ek Itovli'uod. K. Models I'uio \chorllscrii , t ) . UiiiniMiiy lloj I'utiilly Shut. ( iordoii ( iolH After tlm OfToudorn , Kxponlllnii ( Jhnil u ( lodd l.lft. L'eiiiinie-rohil l.uu I.i-ugiif Adjourns. II ) . HOIIKI ; of tlio V nndc-rlilllM. Some ! l'r < iek of theIliiiiuin Mind , 11. story of llm ruinous Slicker Wur. IHls of fViiiliilno ( iiiHilp. IS. " \ | IH of thoNlglit. " nm v.\ ii vs nut I.IMJD TIIIJ pi ! Anlborlroil Hit Nniiir to lie tVKIi- < lrn\Mi II SiMviill ( iot l.i-fl. ST LOUIS. July 21 The report curicnt at the convention hall lonlght that Mr. : iryan had announced his determination not ID accept the populist nomination for presi dent , In case of the rejection of Sewall , was based upon the following telegram ex changed between Senator Jones and * Mr. : ir.Min ST. LOUIS. July 24-W. J Hiyan Lin coln , Neb . The populists will nominate vicepiesideiit ( list If not Hewallthilt Hlmll wo do ? I favor yout declination In that case. Answer quick JA.MHS 1C JONiS : , ; hnlriiuui National Ooinocrntli * Committee LINCOLN , Neb. Jnlv ll ! Soimtoi James K. Jones. Chairman National Democratic Commit toeSt Louis , .Mo . I entile ly agree- with you Withdraw my name If fowall Is not nominated W J HHYAN Senator Jones declined , when seen , to ex press any opinion beyond that expressed In Ills telegram. He said he had placed Mr Ilryan's dispatch In the hands of fi lends at the contention , but that ho had dune nothing more toward wlthdiawlng Mr Hryan s name. Ho also said he hud learned of the adoption of the minority report of the committee on rules end older ot bus ! ness , ovcrthtowing the usual order and placing the nomination of the vice presi dent ahead of that of the president Within a few minutes aftei that the report waa adopted. Ho Immediately Bent the tele gram to Mr. Uryan and within an hour an answer from the democratic candidate for president came. It left no doubt as to the attitude of Mr llryan In the en-nt of the failure of the convention to nominate Mr Sewall as well as himself Soon after he receltcd the message , Sen ator Jones had a copy of it made and dis patched the original to Hon T M I'attcr- con of Colorado , who was then at the Auditorium. An effort was made to con fine the Information to n few of the load ers in the convention hall , but w Ithin hall an hour It had spicad thiough the press , galleries and was known among many delegates. The copy was sent to Chairman Charlci W , Lone of the national committee of the silver party. The committee was In scssloi In room 4S1 at the Southern hotel with t full membership present. When told thai the populists v , cro accusing the democrats ol being Instrumental In hating the Ilghu turned out at the contention hull the icn- atoi replied that he was sony the llgliu were extinguished , thus preventing the pop ulists from completing their work. Ho de clined to say whether ho thought Mr. Iliyai : might cl-angc his mind or lo discuss the possibilities of the situation fiom any stand point It is understood since the adjournment that an effoi t will be made to secure Iliyan't consent to accept the nomination. The mid- dle-of-thc-ro-id men tay that with llryan oui of the way the fight will nariovv down tc Norton of Illinois and Debs of Indiana. CAMI'AKIV WIMj OI'IHN IN OVIAII V ItoNuell ( i. Ilorr nnil Scnntor ] | ur- loimlis lo SppnU Here August . " > . CLnVKLANI ) , ' O , July 21 Chalrmai : Hanna of the re-publican executive committee - too announced today that no adtlsory com mittee will bo appointed It has been be llcvod all along there would bo such n com mittee , as Is customary , and men close tc Mr. Hanna have predicted who some of the members would bo. Hanna would gltc nc reason for his decision , but It Is said to be because no satisfactory division of the ap pointments to the committee would bo made In New York state , owing to the relation' between the Plalto anil the Itllss factions The absence of an advisory committee It deemed to be not of much moment , as 1U duties arc laigcly nominal. Kor the eastern headquarters of the cx < ecutlve committee the Hotel Waldorf li New York 1-as been chosen. Mr. lianni will be there next week to confer with the eastern eommltteemen. and will then gc to Chicago. The opening meeting of tin campaign will bo at Omaha , August 0 when Hon. Ilosvve.ll G. Ilorr and Scnatoi Burroughs will speak Senator Sliermai will stump the west In opposition to free silver. mi.icATis : IWIKT TO nnns After AiUoni-nnieiit I'roHldciillal PON NllllllllcH VllniKCIINICll. . ST. LOUIS , July 25. At 1 o'clock till morning the corildors of the LIndell hole were filled with excited delegates and In tere-stcd spectators The delegates were o tl'ci gcncial opinion that Diyun would no accept the nomination for president afte the defeat ot his running mate. Who I ' .he man to lead us now' was Iho cry Georgia and a portion of Toxaa , Wlsconsli and Illinois were shouting foi IZugen V Debs for president , tvhllo other declared that the convention should declare clare for Hiyan regardless of his olDela acceptance 01 refusal lo accept the noml notion of Iho "now united populist paity , ' as they are styling themselves. Hentlmen Is not erystallUed sufllclcntly to predict an ; considerable move to-surd Hobs and proml ncnt delegates refused to permit Iho usi of their names , wishing first to learn tin sentiments of their napccthn dole-gallon that are canvassing , cither officially or un ofilclally , In secret. I.nciUv llnlilttln ( o Ilc-llrr , SAN THANC1SCO , July 21 It Is probabli that K. W. Ilaldwln will rctlio fiom tin turf. Ills racing etrlng of the season ha been a failure and hn Hays that unless tliei Is Improtoment lie will abandon lacing an < dctote his attention to breeding , lluldwii has raced hoise-s for twenty years and ha ; been one of the- most succer.sful men on lli < American turf. Ills Santa Anita faun lia l/ioilnerd more DciLy winners than an ; similar establishment In the country oin many a stake rare has gone to the bind and Maltese cross. Santa Anita horse ! hate fltc times won the American Kerb ; and finished second twice , rii-i-H of UKDii ) - , SAVANNAH , Oa. , July 21-riro enrl this moinlng destroyed over IIOO.OW wort of property on the ihe-r front. The lit de-Htroycd the Planters' rloo mill. Its gran ury and wharf find the largo Uuckwmt wart-house , t gc-tlur with 70,000 bin-he Is c riceThe mill pionerty wan valued ul JS-'i OO. thu lice at fiO.WJ , while the I OK * on th Duekw01 ill Vt.iielimiHc and UH contints c Ci-meiit nait etc be-longing to C M Ol but & i'o Is placed at fully (40.000 O the I'lt.llUlh' rku mill and e-ontcutH ( lie li Huranfo ainountx to ! 7 ! > , < idO. On Uilhtil atoclc them was lisa tlmn ? 10,000 , Inuiiranc < POPS NAME ONE MAN Convention nt St Louis Working Up to Bryan by Degrees. WATSON OF GEORGIA FOR VICE PRESIDENT Leader of the "Wooly Hot Boys'1 Picked for the Second Place. BRYAN MAY NOT TAKE FIRST PLACE Report that Ho Declines an EndorsomeuJ ; Not Including Sowall , PLATFORM ADOPTED AFTER A FIGHT Mncimicilt OUCNo < Itie'lndeAll tlio .Notion * t < l nciitcil | i > | | | , . | ) , . | , . . KiitoH nnil IN I In- of n ST. LOUIS. Mo , July 21 Thomas C. Watson - son of Gcoigla , who was a member ot the Klfty-nrst congress and who. In the Kitty- second and Klfty-thltd congresses , unsuc- 1 ccssfully conteslicl Colonel niaek's seat , waa "j nominated for tlcc piesldeiil of ( he. United. Stales by Iho populist contention on the llrst ballot , Bluntly after luldnlght There wcio Ihe other candidates , Sewall , Maun. Page of Virginia , A. L Minima of Ten nessee , Congressman Sklnnci of Noith Caro. Una and Colonel Huikltt of Mississippi The nomination was made unanimous before the re-suit ot the roll call was announced. Mr. Hiyan .sent won ! to Ills supporters that ho would not accept a nomination at the bauds .a of the contention under these elrcumBtanccs. | Ho will slatul loyally to his i mining mato. 1 | The opposition to Sewall practically swamped Ihe Ilrjan foices nt the day ses sion of the contention by making It Im possible to prevent n division of the Chicago cage ticket. The leadcis woie powcrlesa to check the strong feeling against the Uath shipbuilder and banker They had car- iled the day In the committee' on resolu tions lu framing a conipaiatholy moderato platform , which thoj afte rward got through the contention with ease Their strategy- was skillfully displayed at other points. Hut the Immense undcicuirent of fooling : against Sowall was fatal to them Today , for the first time the , mlddlc-of-thc- road clement displayed gencialshlp worthy of the name. Uecognblng the fact that all hope of defeating Ilryan's nomination waa lost , thot coneontiated all their efforts against Sewnll They did moio , they de vised a cunning scheme by which the con vention was forced to nominate the tlco president befoie the piesidcnt It was an unprecedented thing , but It sorted to mass the totes In fator of'n populist candidate for ticc president and uncotei them In atl- tancc. In the fear that , If Iliynn wcio flist nominated , the enthusiasm might brcalc down the opposition to Se'wull and stnnipedo a majority of the votes for the Nebraskan'o runnlni : mate. URYAN GANG POWERLESS. When the proposition was made to Chang' ' * the regular order of the nominations the Hian men strained every nerve1 to prevent It. They ete-n pleaded When the roll was called they i allied otery tote nt their command. Senator Butler of North Carolina was a : powerful ally , wllh the ninety-five votes ot the old north state behind him , and Con- gicssman Skinner , the chalimun of the dele gation , cast the solid tote of the state against the change. When the vote wan flguied up , however and he ascertained that thcio was n majojlty of twontt-nl\ fqvop of the proposition mulct his dlioctlon , after n very pretty theattical exhibition fiom Mr. Skinner , the tote of the delegation was cast foi the proposition , and the antls emerged from the contest with a majority ot 170This This made the defeat of Sewnll and Iho nomination of a populist foi ticc president certain. Aftci that It was shown the conference ot the joint committee of the two conventions could coiuo to nothing and the hllver con tention promptly nominated Dryan auej Sewall and adjourned sine die | The antl-Ilryan men , although they pro * bcntc-d a minority platform demanding an irredeemable paper eutioncy and crowded with bitter denunciations of the deniocratlo and republican parties , did not attempt to press It after their vlctoiy The majority ; leport , which is mode-iato and contains ftitv indlc.il propositions , such as a demand foe the gradual assumption by the government of the ownership of the railroads and toe direct legislation , through the Initiative nnel referendum , was adopted without a division and the minority report laid on the table ] IGNORANCI3 IS HUBS. H The managers consulted after It becainfll evident that Sewall could not bo nom inated , and Mr. llryan wax communicated with by tclcgiaph Tom Patterson of Colorado rado , who had possession of the telegrams announcing Hiyan's position , at midnight still declined to make' them public. The domoeiallc leadei 11 de-elded thit Mr. Hryan could not bo disloyal to lih running mate ami word was sent to the leading Hryan managers In the convention that the silver knight of the west would not accept a nom ination unlrss Sotvall was also nominated. The convention for llto hours tonight listened to nominating spec-den In piofound Ignorance of this fact. Tom Watson at Georgia. CongiosHimn Sklnt.cr of North Carolina , Mlinms of Tenneusce , Huikltt ot Mississippi und Mann Page of Virginia were nominated. About 11 o'clock the Urynn men decided to spring the sensation Sen ator Stewart of Nevada was selected to make the announcement , coupled with u pica for iinltlni ; the silver foices. but the antl-Sowall fiuvvd were In the naddle. 'ihey , howled down the venerable senator , and , after a lain led consultation , the le-adcra decided not to pimlt the announcement to bo made at that time It hi-cms undoubt edly true , however , that Hiyan will not accept the presidential nomination unless Sowall U alee nominated. / il DAY / OKTII1C Mim ir-Tlir.-HOAI > t I Viill-llr.vmi Ciiind < ; < ( Control nnil MniuiKON ( o K TI I ) , , KT. LOUIS , July 21. Not moio than hal ? thu deb-gates to tlm popullu convention were in thcl : tents nt 10 o'clock this morn ing when the- massive foim of benator Allen , I the jieimanent chalimau , appcurc-d on the platfoim , Tour minutes later ho called the convention to order. It wax dri/Jlin ; out- tilde and there wcio not over 'M ) persona In the gallciy. The deIegate-8 roai" and stood with bowed heads whl'o ' Rev , Wilder ( ! . Williams of the t'nion Mcihoillnl c'hurcU of thlK city Invoked a divide ble-nrlui ; . \mong those on the platform tvcrn ex- Got eiuor Wnlto of Colorado , Eonator I'nffur of Kuntat , National Commlttccman Hrancb of Georgia and Mif. Helen Clougar of Indiana. Chairman Allen Intioduccd Mrs , Marlon Todd of Michigan , whu l.nn been conspicu ous ns a populist speaker for several yearn. She had a etrong face with < -lpnr brown eyes lle-r dark hah wna streaked wltli gray She iinnonnced the death of Mrs. I ! M. l.'mory of Michigan , u pioinlnent worker In the reform cause , and paid a gln\\jng tribute to her memory , She off creel a resolution t-xprciistng the regret of the convention ( in Mrs Kmory e iinllinely cltiatb. Ge-orge Galthor of Alabama ( IKO | paid ai ' ti Unite lo Mis Hmoiy's work , Buying that i the inllueiuei of her book , "Seven Financial u ion . KJUII had been greatly ri'sponslbla 1 for the tsiu-vth of populism In her ututu ,