Nebraska Newspapers

    - POPULIST PLATFORM.
AS AGREED UPON BYTHECOM
M1TTEE.
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What Is Sat Forth Rt(trdli| Finances,
Transportation and Land—A System of
Dlroot Legislation Fa cored—Salactlon
ot tho President bp Direct Tote of the
People—Pensions for the Soldiers—
Free Homes for Settlers.
PopnlUtlo Principles.
St. Loots, Mo., July 2a —The plat
form as agreed upon by the committee
Is as follows:
“The People’s party, assembled la national
convention, reaffirms its allegiance to the
principles declared by the founders of tbs re
public and also t® the fundamental principles
or just government as enunciated in the plat
form of the party in 1692. We recognise that
through the connivance of the present and
preceding administrations, the country has
raached a crisis in it* national life, as pre
dicted in our declaration of four year* ago,
that prompt and patriotio action U the
•uprem) duty of the hour, We realise that
* w“,le_ W<J hare political independence,
our flnanoial and industrial independence
is yet to be attained .by restoring
woor country the oonstitutiflbtfl’ control and
* «r*6rcHe of the functions necessary to a peo
ple’s government, which functions hdvebeon
basely surrendered by our pnblio servants to
corporate monopolies. The influence of Euro
pean money changers ha* been more potent ia
shaping legislation than the voice of the Amer
ican people Executive power und patronage
hare been used to corrupt ouf. legislatures and
defeat the will of the people and plutocracy
ha* thereby bean enthroned upon the ruins
of democracy. To restore the government in
‘", tended by the fathers and for the welfare and
pros >erity of this and futuie generations, we
demand the establishment of an economic and
financial system which shall mace us mas
tors of our own affairs and independent of
European control, by the adoption of the fol
lowing deelarition of principles:
Finance.
— •* First— We demind a national money, safe
and sound, issued by the general government
only, w.thou' the intervention of bank* of
issue, to be a full l*gal tender for all debts,
public and private—a just, oquitable and
effi lent mean* of distributing d rect to the
pe>rle an l through the lawful di*bursamonts
of the govemm?nt
‘ Second—We demand the free and unre
stricted coin go of silver and gold at the pres
ent legal ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for
the consent of f > reign nations.
“Third—We demand that the volume of cir
culating medium bo speedily increased to nn
amount sufficient to meet the demands of the
business and population of this country and to
resroro the just level of prices of labor and
production.
“Fourth—We denounce the s le of bonds and
the increase of the public interest bearing debt
made by tho present administration as unneo
essiry and without authority of law; and that
no more b >nds be i sued oxcept by specific act
of Congress
“Fifth—Wa demand such legislation as will
prevent tho demonetization of the lawful mon
ey of the United States by private contra't.
"Sixth—WedimanJ that tho government, in
payment of its oblig it ions, shall use its option
as to the kind of lawful money in which they
are to ba paid, and we denounce the present and
pre-odlng administrations for surrendering
this option to the holder so f government obli
gati® jis
“Seventh—We demand a graduated income
tax to the epd that aggregated wealth shall
bear its just proportion of taxation, and wa re
gard the recent decision of the supreme court
relative to tho income tax law as a misinter
pretation of the constitution and an invasion
of the rightful powers of Congress over the
subject of taxat on
□ Eighth—We damind that postal saving)
bank* be established by the g ivarnment for
safe deposit of the savings of the people and
to la militate exchange. f.
Transportation.
“1. Transportation being a means of ex
change and a public necessity, the government
should own and operate the railroa is in the
interest of the people and on a non-partisan
basis, to the end th it all may be ac ordei tne
Bam) treatment in transportation and that tho
tyranny and political power now exercised by
tho great railroad corporations, which result
In the impairment, if not the des*ruction, of
political rights and personal liberties of the
citizens may be destroyed Such ownership is
to be accomplished gradually, in a manner con
ds ent with sound public policy.
1 *‘2- The interest of the United State* in the
public highwavs built with public money* and
the pro.*etd) of extensive grants of land to the
Pacifi* railroads Bhould never be afieaatod,
mortgaged or sold, but guarded and prote * ted
for the general welfare as provided by the laws
organising such railroads. The foreclosure of
existing lions of the United States on these
roads should at once follow default in the
payment thereof by the debtor companies and
at tho foreclosure sales of said roads the gov
ernment shall purchase fche<ame if it becomes
accessary to protect its interests therein, or if
they can be purchaied at a reasonable price
and the government shall operate said rail
road*, a* public highways for the benefit of the
wh le pe vple an l not in the interest of the few,
ander suitable provisions for protection of life
and property giw ng to all transportation in
to Fedts efiuvlr privileges and equal rate* for
fac,es and.fr ?j$hts * ; j,
. Wa denounce tfcq present infamous
schemes for. refunding tho*Q debts apd demand
that the laws now applicable thereto fc© exe
cuted and administered according to the is true
in tout and spirit. ■ ’ - - ’a v* ..
•*1 The telegraph, like the pb*toffice systfem,
being a necessity fo- the transmission -of niwh."1
should bo owned aud op^rafced fly. the gcnnot*
moat iuthe interest of the peqpl v.’ <j|i y - b ?
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“Tho true policy demands, that the nation*!
and State legislation shall ho sue i as will ulti
mately enable every prudent and indu*tri >us
citizen to securo a home, and therefore the land
should not be monopolized*for speculative pur
poses. All lands now hat t by railroads and
other corp or itio is in qxzqh of their actual
needs ahoul 1 by lawful me.-ns be reclaim'd by
the government and hold for actual settlers
only, and private land montpoly as well'as
si ion ownership should b» prohibited.
* . We condemn the frauds by which the
land graut Pacific railroad com > anise have,
thr >ugli thi couniv inco of the Interior d *part
ment. robbed multitudes of actual bona fide
sett ers of thair homes and mine a of their
claims and we deman i tho legi latiou by Con
gress whbh will enforce the exemption i f min
eral land fr.jm such grants aft)r ai woll as
before pi tent.
“J. We demand tlint bona fide settlers on all
pnblia land bo gran ed free boin?s as provided
in the national homestead law. and that no
ex -caption be made in the case of Indian res
ervations when openod fo* settlement, a ad that
all lands not now patented come under tho la w.
Direct Legislation.
Wa favor a system of direct legislation
through th> initiative and lefarendum under
proper constitutional safeguards
General Propositions.
“1. We demand the elect on of President.
Tice President and Uni tad States senators by
a direct vote of tha pa * pie.
“1 We tender to tho patriotic people of
Cuba our deapast sympathy in their heroic
struggle for politi-al fr o tom and independ
ence, aa(i we believe thi timi has coma when
the United States, the great republic of the
world, should rscogaiz ) that Cuba is and of
right ought to be, a froj and independent
state.
“I We favor home rule in the Territorial,
and the District o’ Columbia and tha early
admission of the Territories as States.
*•*.. All public salares should be mads to
correspond to the price of labor and its prod
ucts.
“d. In times of great industrial depress on
idle labor should be employed on public works
as far as practicable.
“tf. The arbitrary course of the courts in at"
turning to imprison ritiZ3ii9 for indirect con
tempt and ruling them by Injunction, ■ horrid
b® prevented by p oper legislation
*7 Wo favor just pensions for our disabled
Union soldiers.
4*& Believing that tin election franchise and
untrammeled ballot are essontiol to a govern
ment of and by the piople, the People’s party
condemns the wholesale system o* disfranchise
meat adopted in some of the Statss as un-Re*
publican and un-Demo eratio. and we declare
it to be the dot * of the several State lestfla
tores to take such acti >n as well as ae.ure a
fall, free and fair badot and honest count.
“9. While the foregoinf propositions constt»
tut> the platform upon which our party stands,
and for the vindication of which its organiza
tion will be maintained, we recognize that the
great and pressing i»sne of the pnding cam
paign, upon which tin present Presidential
election will turn, is the financial question,
and npon this great and specific iss ie between
the parties we cor Jially invite the aid and co
operation of all organisations and citisens
agreeing with us upon this vital question."
GOLD CONVENTION CALLED,
The National Committee Organised In
Chicago. —
Chcago, July 24.—An executive con
ference of gold standard Democrats
began at 8 o’clock last night in the
Auditorium annex with the following
leading men present: From Kentucky,
W. B. Haldeman, Littleton Cooke, T.'
W. Eullitt, E. W. Knott, A. J. Carroll
:and G. M. Davit; from Missouri, James
O. Broadband, F. W. Lehman, Percy
T. Kent and. Holla Wells of St.
Louis and' L. C. Krauthoff of Kan
sas City; from ' Ohio, S. H. Hail
ing and L.' W. Linn; from Wisconsin,
United States Senator Vilas, General
E. S. Bragg and E. B. Esher; from
Iowa, J. M..Martin of Marshalltown,
Judge French, Henry Vollmor, E W.
Boynton and & M. Sharon of Daven
port, and Thomas Bowman of Council
Bluffs; from Indiana, ex-Congressman
W. D. Bynum, S. C. Pickens, J. R.
Wilson and J. P. Frenzell; from Ne
braska, Euclid Martin and Frederick
Vaughn; from Illinois, ex-Mayor John
P. Hopkins, H. S. Robbins and C. A.
Ewing.
General Bragg was ohosen chairman
and Mr. Ewing secretary,' and after a
brief discussion it was definitely de
cided that a convention ought to be
called.
When the committee on call met
this morning John R. Wilson of In
diana. Henry Volimer of Iowa, S. H.
Holding of Ohio, W R. Shelby of
Michigan, G. M. Davie of Kentucky,
L. C. Krauthoff of Missouri, YV. F.
Vilas of Wisconsin, H. 8. Robbins of
Illinois and F. W. Vaughan of Ne
braska were present.
After an hour’s discussion, a major
ity report was prepared calling for a
convention to be held September 3.
A committee of five was selected to
arrange for State conventions to be
held for the purpose of nominating
State tickets. The national commit
tee is to meet at Indianapolis August
7 to decide on the place for the na
tional convention.
THK BEPOBT OF THE COMMITTEE.
. The committee report as agreed ’
apon is as follows:
“In view of the revolutionary ac
tions of the recent Chicago conven
tion, its repudiation of all Democratio
platforms and principles and its con
demnation of the national Democratio
administration,
“Resolved, first, That it is the sense
of this conference, composed of Demo
crats from the states of Illinois, Ohio,
Indiana, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Mis
souri, Michigan, Texas, Iowa,'Minne
sota and Nebraska, that a thoroughly
sound and patriotic declaration of
Democratic principles be enunciated
and that candidates for President and
Vice President in accord therewith be
nominated.
“Second, that the Democrats in the
several states who are in sympathy
with this recommendation and un
alterably opposed to the declarations
and tendencies of the Chicago platform
be requested to select a member of a
national Democratic committee.
“Third, that the national committee
thus selected meet at the city of In
dianapolis on Friday, the 7th day of
August, at 3 o’clock p. m., 1896, for
the purpose of issuing a formal call
for a national Democratic convention,
to be held not later than the second
day of September, 1896, at such place,
and to be constituted and convened in
such manner as said national commit
tee may determine.
Comptroller Eckels arrived early
this morning and went into the con
ference. Mr. Eckels, when asked
what name he favored for the head of
the proposed ticket, said that he did
not care to express a choice, but that
he had met many men who favored
John M. Palmer
SITUATION IN NEBRASKA.
Sound Money Democrat* Will Take De
cisive* Action—Populists Hay Split
LilfcoLJf, Neb.. July 25 —The pres
ence ot ijemoeratio National Candi
date JBtya%'in this city has had the
effect ot arousing both the Bepublican
and souql money Democrats to ac
tion., Whether a second Democratic
national ticltet will be put in the held
or not, there is little question but
that Nebraska sound money Demo
crats will hold a convention and nom
inate candidates for State offices.
That is the present sentiment and it
is growing.
Estimates vary on the number of
third party people who will be likely
to vote against Bryan. Some think
that not more than 10 per cent can be
depended on, while others place the
defection at about 33 per cent. It is
conceded that there will be a split in
the Populist ranks of Nebraska inde
pendent of the action at St. Louis.
Colombia 31aat Atone.
Washington, Jujy 25.—A cablegram
has been sent to (he United States
minister at Bogota, «lth instructions
to lay out a copy nf it before the
Colombian government, demanding an
immediate reply to the two notes in
regard to amends fo* the outrage
committed upon tbe American vessel
Whitford last March.
Minister McKinney was instructed
to say that an apology and reparation’
must be forthcoming at once.
Iowao* for a New Ticket.
Sioux City, Iowa, July 25.—The talk
of the nomination of a sound money
Democrat for the Presidency ii-$s cre
ated considerable enthusiasm Among
the gold element of the party this
locality. Although there seems U> be
a general inclination to unite ou Mc
Kinley as tbe surest way of defeating
Bryan, not a few of the leaders and
rank and file of the party are anxious
to cast their ballots for a candidate
of their own principles.
SEWALL NOT WANTED
; A FIGHT OVER THE ORDER OF
BUSINESS.
' Middle-of-the- Road Men Oppose En
dorsement of the Democratic Vic*
I President Nominee—A Southern Man
to be Nominated In Which Casa It ll
Likely that Mr. Bryan Will Authorise
Bis Name to be Withdrawn.
Ko Nomination Yet.
HT. Louis. Mo., July 25.—Not more
than half ths delegates to the Popu
list convention were in their seats at
10 o’clock thla morning when Senator
Allen, the permanent chairman, ap
peared on the platform. Four min
utes later he called Vhe convention to
order. It was drizzling outside and
there were not more than 300 people
in the galleries.
The delegates stood with bowed
head* while the Rev. Wilber E. Wil
liams of the Union Methodist church
of this city invoked the divine bless
ing. Among those on the platform
were ex-Governor Waite of Colorado,
Senator Peffer of Kansas, General
Field of Virginia, National Committee
man Branoh of Georgia and Mra Helen
Gougar of Indiana.
Chairman Allen introduced Mra
Marion Todd of Miohigan, who had
been conspicuous as a Populist speaker
for- several yeara She has a strong
face, with clear, brown eyea Her
dark hair was streaked with gray.
She announced the death of Mra. E
M. Emory of Michigan, a worker In
the reform cause, paid a glowing
tribute to her memory, and offered a
resolution expressing the regret of the
convention att her untimely death.
George Gaither of Alabama, also paid
a tribute to Mra Emory's work, say
ing that the influence of her book,
“Seven Financial Conspiracies,” had
been largely responsible for the
growth of Populism in his state. The
resolution was unanimously adopted
by a rising vote.
A. A. Koe, an Ohio delegate, pre
sented to Chairman Allen a gavel con
taining 16 pieces of silver and 1 of
gold. ^ The wood of the handle was
hickory.
Captain G. A. Lloyd of Rochelle,
N. Y., and Mra Pennington, “the
sweet singer of Arkansas,” then en
tered the hall dressed in the costumes
of “Uncle Sam” and Columbia.”
Lloyd wore the red, white and blue
spike-tailed coat and the tall hat pf
"Uncle Sam,” while Mra Pennington
was arrayed in the stars and stripes
and wore the shield and turban of the
American goddess They made their
way to the platform amid a spattering
of cheers, and iaced the delegates
while Mrs. Pennington sang a Pop
ulist campaign song.
JEBBY SIMPSON PBOTKSTS.
Jerry Simpson mounted a chair and
protested against frittering away any
more time of the convention. The
delegates, he said, were present at
great expense, and the convention
should get down to business. r
John S. Dore of California declared
the rules of the Omaha platform pro
hibiting federal officeholders from
taking part in the deliberations of a
Populist convention, should be en
forced. His protest was evidently
aimed at Senators llutler of North
Carolina and Allen of Nebraska, the
temporary and permanent chairman.
He was applauded by some middle-of
the-road men, but no action was taken.
The committee to confer with a
similar committee from the silver con
vention was then appointed, one from
each state.
While these selections were being
made some one in the gallery over the
speaker’s stand attempted to hang out
a banner representing Bryan with one
foot on the Democratic and one on the
Republican platform. He was prompt
ly suppressed. The banner bad been
sent into the gallery by the Texas
delegation. When Texas was called
for her member of the conference
committee. Delegate Park, moved up
and shouted: “Texas never treats
with the enemy. Texas names no
member of that committee.”
The committee immediately retired
to meet the silver committee, while
Congressman Howard called upon the
chair for a statement of the purposes
of the conference committee and the
power with which it was clothed.
Senator Allen responded that,the ob
ject was to ascertain if the two com
binations could find common ground
tostandon. Anything it did would
bs subject to the subsequent action of
the convention. It had no plenary
Dower.
FIGHT OVKB THE BULKS.
The regular order was eal'.ed for.
This was the reading of the minority
report of the committee on rules It
recommended a change in the order of
making nominations, so as to make
the nomination of' Vice President be
fore that of President This was a
move of the middle of the road men.
Delegate McGrath of Illinois promptly
moved to lay the minority report on
the table. Congressman Howard and
Barney Gibbs of Alabama demanded
to be heard on the motion.
The plain purpose of the straight
outs was to test Sewall’s strength.
The proposition would show the ex
treme high water strength of the anti
Bryan men. There was some parlia
mentary squabbling and theu El weed
Pomeroy of Newark, N. J., chairman
of the committee on rules, took the
stage and explained at length the ma
jority and minority of the committee.
Ignatins Donnelly of Minnesota pro
tested against the proposition reported
from the committee on rules to allow
the candidate to select the national
committee. “It may be," he said,
passionately, “That when this con
vention adjourns there will be little
left of the People’s party except the
national committee. While I may be
willing to support Bryan, if be is the
choice of thre convention when the
folly of the moment has passed away,
we may want to clothe the skeleton
that is left ns" He wanted the nation
al committee to select its chairman.
The middle of the roaders cheered
Donnelly lustily, and an Alabama del
egate cried out that the convention
should select the chairman.
Judge Greene of Nebraska made a
vigorous reply to Mr.'•Donnelly, in
which de declared that the People’s
party would emerge triumphant from
this contest if it grasped the oppor
tuuity to achieve a success In Novem
ber for silver. To do so, he argued,
would save the life of the People's
party. The anti-Bryan delegates
grew obstreperous as He proceeded
and a dozen points of order were
made, among them one that he was
not discussing the question at issue.
Chairman Allen overruled these points
right and left.
••Sit down,” ,lSit down," cried a
hundred voices.
“I’ll not sit down," replied Judge
Greene, fiercely.
When Greene had completed his
speech Congressman Howard of Ala
bama, one of the straight-outs, came
forward. As he spoke his eyes flashed
and his cheeks burned! He wgh
greatly aroused. He took a shot at
Senator Allan for suggesting that
“any man wearing a delegate’s badge
was influenced by the use of money.”
He advocated taking up the report
section by section. He wanted to
nominate a Vice President first. This
statement was greeted with many
cries of “no, no,” and jeers, while his
faction of the convention howled with
delight. Howard pleaded for the
nomination of Vice President first in
the interest of the South and party
harmony.
E. Gerry Brown of Massachusetts
also defended the minority report.
He pleaded with the majority to con
cede this much to the Southern states
and the minority of the oonventlon.
“or clonk” da vis and jebby simpsok
, SPEAK.
There were loud cries for "Cyclone”
Deris and Jerry Simpson. The former
responded end made e characteristic
speech, with arms waving like the
fans of a windmill and a voice that
sounded like a foghorn. He did not
want to impugn the motives of any
one, but he wanted to know if the
men from the “crested heights” would
give the South the second place*
There were loud cries of “Yes, we
will.” Davis raised a storm of ap
plause when he declared that the men
from the North must not ask them to
advocate or defend a redeemable
money. The cheers came from the
prairie states. He went on to say that
another thing that they must not be
required to do was to take this young
“Sampson1’ of the People's party, and
lay it on the altar of Democracy. He
announced that they were willing to
accept the “Joshua" of Nebraska if
they could be assured of a candidate
of their own for Vice President, and
the preservation of the People’s party.
Tom Patterson of Colorado followed
with a strong speech against the
adoption of the minority report.
Delegate Bateman of Maine attempt^
ed to reply to Mr. Patterson, but Jerry
Simpson got the floor and created en
thusiasm among the anti-Sewall men
by declaring that Kansas would cast
her ninety-two votes for a Southern
man for vice president
“You don't speak for me,” cried
Brown of the Sunflower state.
“Well, then,” retorted Simpson,
“one of the ninety-two nas gone
astray. But 1 say to the South if you
will give us the president we will give
you the vice president.”
Judge Plowman of Dakota, who
said he represented the only state
that had two Populist United States
Senators, favored the majority report,
but said South Dakota would be for
the middle-of-the-road man for vice
president-if the delegation could be
convinced “that it was for the best in
terest of the party.” This qualifica
tions raised a storm of jeers.
At this point the previous question
was ordered, but E. Gerry Brown and
Barney Gibbs of Texas managed to get
in two speeches under the guise of
parliamentary inquiries. The latter
advocated the nomination of a South
ern man for Vice President and fusion
of electors. *
“Will., you pledge your delegation
for Bryan?” asked Jerry Simpson.
“Has Kansas pledged her votes for a
Southern man for Vice President?”
Gibbs parried this interrogatory by
saying that he could not apeak for the
delegation.
A dispute of ten minutes followed
over the parliamentary status, but the
tangle was stra.gutened out and the
convention took up the report, section
by section. Another ten minutes were
consumed before the contested sec
tions of the report were reached. An
Alabamba middle of the road delegate
moved to change the rules so as to re
quire two-thirds to nominate, but his
motion was not entertained.
The minority recommendation of
three instead of one member of the na
tional committee from each State was
adopted, as was Senator Butler’s mo
tion that the national committee se
lect its owe chairman.
When the clanse relating to the
Older in which presidential and vice
presidential candidates should be
nominated was reached the floodgates
were again opened. “Cyclone" Davis
attempted to pour oil on the troubled
waters by declaring that he had
pledges from the Kansas, Nebraska
and Illinois delegations that, if the
convention would not disturb the reg
ular order of things, those States
would vote for an “honest Populist”
for vice president. “Then, if they
betray us,” he began.
“We won’t,” shouted some of the
Illinois men, but Davis’ own State
howled that she would not make any
deal. Davis was plainly in disfavor
with his own delegation.
With some difficulty the speech
making was cut off and the vote was
taken by states on the adoption of the
. minority report recommending the
nomination of Vice President The
antt-Sewall delegates lined up in favor
of the adoption of the minority report
to vote down the Southern revolt
against Sewell and nominate the Chi
cago ticket in its entirety. More than
this the Southerners fully expect that
the Democrats, as a token of their
gratitude to the Populists for assist
ing in the election of Bryan, will
abandon Sewall in their electoral col
lege and give their votes to the Popu
list candidate.
The announcement of the vote was
785 to G15 in favor of the minority re
port, and was, of course, the signal for
another enthusiastic anti-Bryan dem
VU3U amuu.
Kansas vot ed 2 nays, 71 yeas; Mis
souri, 37 nays, 31 yeas; Nebraska, 67
nays; Iowa, 12 yeas, 18 nays; Okla
homa, 6 yeas; the Indian Territory, 2
yeas, 1 nay.
The report as amended was then
adopted.
General J. B. Weaver, chairman ol
the committee on resolutions, wan
then recognized to rt.ad the platform,
as agreed to by the committee.
The patent leather slipper never loses it
hold on feminine fancy.
SECOND DAY’S WORK.
MOOCIDINC8 ORAO WITHOUT
MUCH SPIRIT. ' / '
Considerable Talk Bo» Mot Much Actual
Work Accomplished—Kiddle - of - the -
Mood Kan Conaplclon* and Somewhat
Molar—The Committee oa Kaaolotlona
Aanoanoed—General Convention Bight*
Scene*. , •....
V >'< Jvr. i
Ko Nomination Tat.
St. Louts, MO , July 84.—The Pop
ulists begin assembling for the second
day of their national eonrentloa
shortly after > o’olook this morning.
The air in the hall was extremely op
pressive, but the delegates, with their
eoata over their arms, stood about,
discussing the situation, the advis
ability of indorsing Bryan, the planks
of the platform aril kindred topics.
The middle-of-the-road men were
voelferrting everywhere, the noise
they made being heard above the mu
slo from the gallery.
J. J. Crandall of Camden, N. JM was
about distributing circulars In favor
of the ratifleatlon of the “plstform of
the new-born Democracy, lately chris
tened at Chicago,” “The trouble will
soon begin," he shouted; “we don’t
want harmony."
About 10 o'olook Senators Stewart
of Nevada, Kyle of North Dakota and
Alien of Nebraska took seats on the
platform. At 10:05 Senator Butler,
the temporary chairman, appeared.
Simultaneously the band struok up
“Dixie," and the delegates shouted.
The attendance in the galleries was
very small, not more than 500 people
being present. Five minutes later
Chairman Butler eplled the convention
to order and the Kev.' Mr. Smith of
fered the invocation.
After an unheard and unnoticed an
nouncement by an Illinois delegate,
the report of the committee on cre
dentials was called for, but no one
responded, and the states were oalled
for members ot the committees on
permanent organisation and resolo
luttons.
While announcements were being
made a middle-of-the-road man at
tempted a demonstration. It was
dramatically arranged, but It only
served to demonstrate the hopeless
minority of the straight outs.
There was a ripple of applause and
a few shouts when the name of Jacob
8. Coxle was announced as a member
of the committee on platform from
Ohio, There were also demonstra
tions for Governor Holcomb of Ne
braska, General Weaver ot Iowa and
ex-Gpvernor Lewelling of Kansas,
when their names were shouted out,
Conspicuous on the stage was a
woman who sat with the Kentucky
delegation. She was dressed in white
and above her dark tresses floated
several long white plumes. She
.proved to be the bride of Delegate
Taylor, editor of the Paducah, Ky.,
Herald.
The announcements were completed
at 11:45 o'clock. Delegate Dixon ot
Oklahoma then mounted the stage
and, after adjuring the delegates to
be quiet and not interrupt, iutrcduced
Clarena E. Comley of Oklahoma, who
regaled the convention with .some
campaign songs.
An Alabama delegate then intro
duced ‘‘Misstress Pennington, the
sweet campaign singer of Arkansas”
She sang a parody on “Yankee Doodle
Dandy,” each verse of which con
cluded :
Yankee Booile set vonr gnn,
Shoot the goldbufe, every one:
Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Delegate Crawford of Kansas moved
that the delegates of the silver con
vention be admitted on exhibition of
their badges. There were many cries
of “No" “No" from the middle of the
road men, who evidently thought they
saw in this a move to pack the galleries
with Bryan shouters, and Sergeant-at
arms McDowell said that it was im
possible to Carry out instructions
Thereupon Jerry Simpson mounted
a chair and said it was no more than
common courtesy to extend to other
conventions which were here in a
common cause the same privilege
which they had extended to the dele
gates of this convention. After some
wrangling Chairman Butler^ amid
howls of delight from the straight
outs, ruled the motion out of order.
Mr. Washburne of Massachusetts
from the stago announced that he had
an important resolution to offer. It
proved to be one deprecating the talk
of a split in the convention, and was
as follows:
“Whereas, We are all Populists, and
deprecate the talk which has appeared
in some of the newspapers that there
is a disposition on the part of any por
tion. of this convention to refuse to
abide by the action of this convention,
therefoie,
"Kesoivea, mat we repuaiate ail
such luterances as a reflection upon
the fidel ty of the iqembers of this
convention and of the People's party.”
Mr. Washburne said that the ques
tion of preserving the organization of
this "grand party” was vital, and
called for a full discussion.
A storm of protests came from the
middle of the roaders and one of them
made the point of order that before
the convention was permanently or
ganized, no such resolution could be
- acted on. An angry Connecticut del
egate named Henry C. Baldwin
jumped on' a chair and indignantly
shouted: "If the papers say we are
asses, shall we pass a resolution say
ing we are not?”
Chairman Butler ruled that during
the temporary organization a resolu
tion could be passed expressing its
sense. Thereupon Congressman How
ard of Alabama moved to refer the
resolution to the committee on reso
lutions Delegate Branch of Georgia
followed with a motion to table the
whole subject
There was a good deal of confusion
as the vote was taken, viva voce, but
Chairman Butler decided that the mo
tion was carried.
At 1?:43 another motion to take a
recess until 3 o'clock was made and
was carried.
The committee on resolutions as an
nounced is as follows: Alabama, J. M.
Whitehead; Arkansas, Isaac McCrack
en; California, J. A. Johnson; Colo
rado, J. H. Voorhees; Connecticut,
Joshua Perkins; Delaware, J. Crosty;
Georgia, J. K. Hines; Idaho, James
Gunn; Illinois. John P. Steele; Indi
ana, Alonzo Burkhart; Iowa, J. B.
! Weaver; Kansas. John Davis; Ken
| tucky, J. A. Parker; Louisiana, J. X.
- 'a
Howell: Maine, James A. Cingtoet
Maryland, Enoch Mays; Mivaachu- ,
setts, Levi R. Pierce; Michigan,
R. B. Taylor; Minnesota. 8. M.
Owens; Mississippi, Prank Burk
Itt; Missouri, J. Waller Lou?;
Montana, G. \V. Reeves; Nebraska,
Governor Silaa Holcomb; New Hump
shire, G. S. Greenleaf; Now Jersev, u A,
P. Fuller; New York, J. R. White,
North Carolina, W. R. Henry; North
Dakota, L. A. Harland; Ohio, Jacob 8U ’
Coney; Oregon, the Rev. J. 8. Me
Hains; Pennsylvania, T. E. Deas;
Rhode Island, Bartholomew Valletta;
Sooth Dakota, H. L. Sanches; Ten no
see, John P. Buchanan; Texas, J. C.
Kirby; Utah, H. W. Lawrence; Ver- -
mont. Milt E. Baker; Virginia, James
G. Field; Washington, John R. Rogers;
West Virginia, H. & Houston; Wiscon
sin, Robert Schilling; Wyoming, W1U
lam Brown; Arisons, A. H. Noon; New
Mexico, Thomas E Kelleher; District *
of Columbia, Carle Browne; Oklahoma,
William Garrison. . ■_ _
y X1T1MATES BT KANSAS Nil • ' *
8. M. Scott, who presided over the
Kansas caucus this morning, stated
that he had been collecting informa
tion concerning the relative strength
of the Bryan and the mtddle-of-the
road forces, and had found §3* for
Bryan and 304 for the middle-of-the
road. Other members ot the delega
tion gave their estimates, W. L. Brown
aaylsg that Bryan had no leas than
(00 votes in the convention. He be
lieved H would run even higher than
that figure. He thought the middle^
of-the-road men wore only making
more noise than the ether fellows, anu
that they were not nearly so numer
ous as they professed to be.
BRYAN, BUT NOT SEWALL.
frtnli d tto Mibmkn Onldnl «C .
imm u it nm, nut
St. Louis, Ma, July ii—The Bryan :
people are now claiming that ha will
be nominated on the firat ballot by the
Popnllata, but moat of them eonoedo
that It will be very dlfflenlt to seonro
elmilar action in Mr. Sewall’a behalf,"
though they have not abandoned their
efforta In thta direction. They now
contemplate an adjournment of the
convention lmmediatly after Mr.
Bryan’a nomination, with the hope of
bringing the oppoeitlon to Mr. SewalV
to aee the wisdom of hie support. In
case they fail on He wall, the plan la to
accept the nomtuatlon of Mr. Bryan •
independent of Sewall. They state *
that this can be done and that the '
Populist State organisations can,
where they have a mind to do so,
adopt the Bryan and Sewall tickets
regardless of the action of the nation*,
al convention. . ,.'■ *
Senator Jones, the Democratic v,:
chairman, has been consulted upon '
this plan and has given his opinion
that it is possible. Mr. Jones is,
however; still holding out for the in* .
dorsement of the entire ticket as the
best and only wise course to be put*
sued. Be is urged to do this by Mr.
Bryan himself, who has telegraphed :
that he is disinclined to accept any ; .
Indorsement that is not also given to - I
his Democratic running mate.
Some of Mr. Bryan7* friends say, ■
however, that they will take what
they can get, and that even if Mr.
Bryan does not formally accept the
nomination they will make him their
eandidate, regardless of this formal*
lty. Soma regard this as the best
position for him to be placed in.
With reference to Sewall, his ' -
friends, and those of Mr. Bryan, hold ‘
that the Western states would pursue
the course they outline of taking both
regardless of the convention’s action
on Sewall. Thay think a Populist |
candidate for Vice President would
be voted for In the Sonth, but they
rely on the Democrats to carry the
Southern states for both Bryan and ,
Sewall.
Missourians act.
The Resolutions Committee Member It
Urged to Work for Electoral DlvUloo.
St. Louis, Ma, July 23.—The Ifis* •
souri delegation adopted the following *
resolution defining its position; ■
“Resolved, by the People’s party
delegation of Missouri, in con*’
ference assembled, that we author*
Ire and direct our member of the com*
mittee on resolutions, J. Weller Long, ■
to agree and vote for a supplemental
resolution, recommending that the
several State committees of the Peo
ple’s party, In conjunction with tho
national committees of the Democratic
and People’s party, make any reason
able, equitable and mutually satisfac
tory division or union of the electoral
tickets, of the several States; provided
that said J. Weller Long shall sup
port such supplemental resolution
only on condition that a majority of
the States represented on said com
mittee on resointiona is favorable to
such proposition.”. ■
1 VERY BADLY SPLIT UP. *
Three Hemes to Be Presented .ter the
Permanent Chairmanship.
St. Louis, Ma, July 23.—A mem
ber of the Populist national commit
tee sent tbe following to a friend at
Richmond, Va., this afternoon: * '
“There will be three reports from tho
committee on permanent organisa
tion. Allen, who stands for the Dem
ocratic esndidste, has 640 votes be
hind him; Campion, middle of the road
man, has 486; Butler, who stands for
compromise, has 200. It looks now as
if tbeir would be a row.”
Anderson Sentenced to BUft
Macon, Mo., July 31—The Jury m
the case of George Anderson, who
killed his wife May 37 last, found him
guilty of murder In the first degree.
A motion for a new trial.was over
ruled. Anderson did not went an ap
peal and said the ease turned, out as ,
he expected. Judge EUisou sentenced .
Anderson to be hung .August 31.
Belief Urn Bee toe Bankers.
Boston, Masa, July 24.—President
T. B. Beal of the Second National
bank is attempting to secure Boston
relief for the United States treasury.
His intention la to raise 32,000,000.
which sum represents about one-third,
of the gold la the banks of this cityv
A •75,000 Blase at Denver.
I Denvkr, Cola, July 81—Fire last
| evening at 1638-43 Lawrence street re*
I suited in damage to building and
I goo'J; gBonnUng to abontY? 3*00(1