Nebraska Newspapers

    | MT POPULIST PLATFORM.
P | % fv AS AGREED UPON BY THE COM-
H 1SKjft' MITTEE.
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HV'JP S . " tVhat is Set Forth Regarding Finance * .
Kf. ItT Transportation and Xaod A System .of
K P i ' i . Direct Legislation Favored Soloctlon
K ijfeA ; $ of the President by Direct Vote of the
K K % . X'soplo Pensions for the Soldiers
H * J K ZFreo Homes for Settlors.
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H&J HPr ) ropullstlo Principles.
Hf Bf \ St. Louis , Mo. , July 25. The plat-
HP p\ \ 'form as agreed upon by the committee
Ej [ Hk& 'Is as follows :
Hg M/tt/ "Tho Pooplo'a party , assembled in national
ThtBK | > I 'Convention , reaffirms its nllogianco to the
yaLVt principles doclnro-J by the founders of the re-
* ' | HLTrt public and * nleo to the fundamental principles
K ? jBRi/ ' -of justBOvornmont ns enunciated in the plat-
ByHrJl form of the party in 1592 We recognizi that
HCJHp' V through the conuivanco of the present and
Hj | Hp ( proodin ? administrations , the country has
K Kf l asachod a crisis in it ) national lifo , as pro-
H Kl f dieted in our declnntion of four veari ago ,
B HkI -and that prompt and patriotic action is the
KaHMt \ suprnnn duty of the liour. Wo rializo that
KvHLj } "whilo via have political independence ,
MblS | | & . - ° ur financiul and industrial independence
Bai F \ \ * B yet to D0 nttainoJ by rostorinu
JPv t' \ to our cou-itry the constitutional control and
< yjfv 4 osorcue of the function * necessary to a peeK -
K < 'flK. f * Plo'n Rovprnmont , which functions have boon
B Sffi basely surrendered by our public servants to
Bj Bs * -corporate monopolies. The influence of Euro-
Ba 4 poan money chancers ha bcenmoie potent in
BwJn f sha- * - " "Nation than the voice of the Amor-
Bflfll' ican' ,
ican'v u Executive power und patronage
B A B'\ hive been nsod to corrupt our legislatures and
BhkJvU' .defoat the will of the people and plutomcy
BW/SV } > ha < tlieroby been enthroned upon the ruins
Wj of democracy. To ro3oro the government iu-
H | 0vL' 'tondod by the fathers and for the welfare and
B P p prosperity of this nnd futuie generations , wa
H _ | &Z -demand the ostablshmoat of an economic and
KflBfinancial system which shall mate us mas
Bri SW 'tern of our own atTairs and independent of
Bj BjK Europe in control , by the adoption of the fol-
Bfi H [ > : lowing declarttion of principles :
BrM ily Finance.
BVit Mi 'First Wo dominda national money , safe
BaTl Bty -and sounl issued by tfui genornl government
BBiBjm . * only , w.thou the intervention of banks of
F1Bk\ \ * ssuo' * ° b ° a m * ' I'RQl tender for all debts ,
K . BB J ' pnblb and private a just , eqnitiblo and
Bb ; BX offi-ioat moan * of distributing d rect to the
B./lBftM' ' "peii'loan I through the lawful disbursement *
Ba' BnJ of the got Grnimiit
uJHb i ' • Second We demand the fan nnd unre-
Hp jBlw. strict d coin go of silver and gold at the pros-
BvBH / -ontlegol ratio of 1C to 1. without waiting for
H , | iK'i - thecousmt off ireiga nations
BB ' Oi "TnirJ Wo dem md that tin volume of cir-
BTlfi Jriis -culaiing medium bo speedily increased to an
BtJhIk ) amount sufficient to meet the demands of the
B Bl business and population of this country and to
H' BK1 Tcs-oro the just level of prices of labor and
Bjt 'j Pf production
BBLtPssiV * ' 'F.mri'i AVe doaounso ths s lo of bonds and
Bfp | the increase of t'm public interest bearing debt
By made by the present admiui-tra'ion as unnec-
K Dh -essirj nnd without authority of law , and that
BK iK no nloro D , nt s 1"1 sued except by specific act
BP ftK -of Congress
K aB V "Fifth Wo demand such legislation as will
HkBV'V prevent the demonetization of the lawful mon-
Vg B J -ey of the United States by private contra-t
i K "Sizth Wo djmani that the government , in
L BXv payment of its oblig itions , shall use its option
L J R | -as to the kind of lawful money in which they
Bmh Ki l ar0 to D0 Paid , and we djnounco the present and
HHsfJKtj .preredin ? administrations for sulrendering
9k 9 this option to the holdorso f government obli-
K m IV nations
B VB y' ' 1 "Seventh Wo demand a graduated income
BB Bk i' i 'tax to the end that aggregated wealth shall
BBfflu Jf , bear its just proportion of taxation , and we re-
BJB EjP gard the recent decision of the supreme court
TjP lfcrtv -relative to the income tax law as a misintsr-
BT f pretatioa of the constitution and an invasioa
Bj y of th3 rightful powers of Congress over the
BJiMryA- subject of taxat on
H : ( D ' "Eighth Wo demind that postal saving !
Bk V banln bo cstablishod by the g ivjrnment for
Bgi . j safe deposit of the savings of the people and
jBfa 'to facilitate exchange.
BVn Trunxportatlon.
BPBK V " ' • Tran3portatioa being a moans of ex.
* 'w f change and a public necessity , the government
- ' y ! should own and operate the railroals in the
E HK't Interest of the people and on n non-partisan
B B 1 basis , to the end tint all may bo ac ordeJ tno
B12f sam-j treatment in transportation and that the
H Bflr tyranny and political power now exercised by
B HBlL' e Srcat railroad corporations , which result
DBjKJj ) in the impairment , if not the destruction , of
WiKkM political rights nnd personal liberties of the
Pj5\ir citizens may b destroyed Such ownership ia
SJ mf- to be accomplished gradually , in a manner con-
mGmrxh xis ent with sound public policy.
HBBA'S " " • 3 interest of the United States in the
| gfc * i public highwavs built with public moneys and
f'w ' iryi l'le P0'0 * ° cxtonsivo grants ol land to the
BlH lcx Pucifi ? railroads should novcr be aKeaated ,
or sold but guarded and prote-ted
'forthe goniral welfare as provided by the laws
organizing -.uch railroads. The foreclosure of
' axisting lions of the United States on these
roads should at once fo'low default in the
payment thereof by the debtor companies and
at the foreclosare sales of said roads the gov
ernment shall purchase Mieam9 if it bscomes
'nocjssnry to protect its interests therein , or if
they can bo purchased at a reasonable price
and the government shall oporata said rail
roads a-i public highw tys for the benefit of the
wh lo po .plo an 1 not in the interest of the few ,
, nndor suitable provisions for protection of lifo
" and propo-ty. giv ng to all transportation in
terests equl privileges and equal ratoi for
• fares aid freights
"J. Wo denounce the present infamous
• schemes for refunding these debts and demand
that the laws now applicable thereto e exe
cuted and administered according to the ! ; true
intent and spirit.
• 'i The telegraph , like the posioffica system ,
.being a necessity fo the transmission of ne-ys.
should ba owned and operatd by thogo bic/
• ment in the intsrest of the poopl > .
"The true policy demands that the national
-and State legislation shall bo suc'i as will ulti
mately enable rvery prudent and indnstri us
'citizen to sscure a homo , and therefore the land
-should not bo monapolizod for speculative pur
poses .Ml lands now hel 1 by railroads and
other corporitio is in oxeo * . of tht ir actual
nectls shoul 1 by lcwZul me. ns bo reel nm 'd by
the goveramnt and held tor actual settleM
only , and privnte land mon ipoly as well as
lion ownership shoali b prohibiteJ.
' • * . We condemn the frauds by which the
lanJ grant Pacific railroad com jaaies havo.
-thrTUgh the cOunivmco of the Interior depart
ment , robbed multitude. of actual bona fide :
sett ers of their homes and mine-s of their
Imortgagid we doinan 11 na legi lation by Con
gress whieh will enforce the ox < > mpticn uf min
eral land from such grants .aftsr a ? well as
. -beforo pitont.
\ "X We ( li > man 1 that bona Cde settlers on all :
' fpubli : land be gran ed free homes as provided [
\ dn the national homestead law and that no
-exemption be made in the case of Indian res [
ervations when opened fo * settlement , and that
-all'londs no ; now pitented coma under the law.
Direct Ueglolatloi ) .
'Wo foyer a sy-tom of direct legislation
> -thronghih in' .tiativa and • ofarondum under
- - constitutional safeguards •
- prOiier
General Propositions ,
"i. We d"mand the olect'on of President.
Tice Pi s dent and United Stafcs senators by
i direct % . , te of the pe ple.
,
"i. Wo * andor to the ratriotic people of
• Cuba our Cjpjst sympathy in their heroic
-strugglo for p Jitial fr o lom and inci'pend-
ence , ant * "wo hova thj time has cor/io when
-the United States , the great republic of the
-world , should r < sc > roize that Cuha is aid of
right oujht to bo , a fme and iudepa-idch-it
? ' Wo favnr homo ml , m the TBrritwies ,
-i the District o * COumbia ard thj eady
tSmission of the Tcmtir as > states.
. All P olic B3lar w ; hon- • ra"- * • °
correspond to the P ce oi nbor and iU prod- '
"l * In times of great indust * aeprea - o.i
-idle labor should be employed on .nblic workl
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s far as practicable.
of the co- .
nrb twry course co3
'tS The 3 SJ.
umias to imprison citizens for rnair > coa.
-
1 tomptnnd ! mling Jliom by injunction , should
bo prevoit3d by p-opor loIilntion
' 7 Wo favor just pensions for our disabled
Union soldiers.
. " 3. Uolioving that the election frnnchisoand
antrnmmolod ballot are essontiol to a govern
ment of and by the '
people , the People's pa-ty
condsmns the wholosalosystem ot disfranchifej
montadoptod innomo o ! the Stitas as un-Re-
publican and un-Domo-ratic. ; and wo dcc' .nre
itiobotho dutr of the sovora" State lotrula-
turos to tak < > such octl > n as well as so-uro a
full , free and fair ba.lot and honest count
" 9. While the forcgoinf propositiinsconsti-
tnt the platform upon which our party stands ,
and for the vindication of which its organiza
tion will bo maintained , wo recognize that the
great and p-03sing iMuo of the pending cam
paign , upon which the present Presidential
election will turn , is the financial quoition ,
nnd upon this great and specific iss * o between
the parties wo cordially invite the aid and co
operation of all organizitions and citizona
agreeing with us upon this vital question. "
COLD CONVENTION CALLED.
The National Committee Organized In
Chicago.
Ciicago , July ti4. An executive conference -
ference of gold standard Democrats
began at 8 o'clock last night in the
Auditorium annex with the following'
leading men present : TTrom Kentucky ,
W. IS. Haldeman. Littleton Cooke , T.
W. Bullitt , R. W. Knott , A. J. Carroll
and G. M. Davis ; from Missouri , James
0. liroadhead , F.V. . Lehman , Percy
T. Kent and Holla Wells of St.
Louis and L. C. Krauthoff of Kansas -
sas City ; from Ohio , S. D. Hall-
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 Marshalitown ,
.ludge French , Henry Vollmer , E. W.
Boynton and E. 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. Bobbins and C. A.
Ewing.
General Bragg was chosen chairman
and Mr. Ewing secretary , and after a
brief discussion it was definitely decided -
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 Kentuckv ,
L. C. Krauthoff of Missouri , W. F.
Vilas of Wisconsin , H. S. Bobbins 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 2.
A committee of five was selected to
arrange for State conventions to be
held for the purpose of nominating
State tickets. The national committee -
tee is to meet at Indianapolis August
7 to decide on the place for the na
tional convention.
TOK REPORT 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 Democratic
platforms and principles and its con
demnation of the national Democratic
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 , Minnesota
seta 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 ooposed to the declarations
and tendencies of the Chicago platform
be requested to selact 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 2 o'clock p. m. , 1S9G , for
the purpose of issuing a formal call
for a national Democratic convention ,
to be held not later than the second
day of September , lS G. 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 lie 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. Pnlmpr.
SITUATION IN NEBRASKA.
Sound Money Democrats Will Take De
cisive Action Populists 3Iay Spli * .
litscOLS , Neb. , July 25. The pres
ence of Democratic National Candi
date Biyan in this city has had the
effect of arousing both the Republican
and sound money Democrats to ac
tion. Whether a second Democratic
national ticket will be put in the fielder
or not , there is little question but
thqfc Nebraska sound money Demo
crats will hold a convention ana 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 Vbere will be a split in
the Populist raij'zs of Nebraska independent -
pendent of the action at St. Louis.
Colombia Must Atone.
Washington , Juy 25. A cablegram
has been sent to Uie United States
minister at Bogota , 9Ith instructions
to lay out a copy af it bv.fore the
Colombian government , demanding an
immediate reply to the two notes in
regard to amends for. the outrage
committed upon the American vessel
Whitford last March.
Minister McKinney was * instructed
to say that an apology at d reparation
must be forthcoming- once.
Iowans tor a New Ticket
Sioux Crrr , Iowa , Jnly - ' 5. The talk
of the nomination of a sound money
Democrat for the Presidency i js ere- j
ated considerable enthusiasm t.mong ;
the gold element of the party b. this i *
locality. Although there seems in be s ,
a general inclination to unite on Mo-
(
Kinley as the surest way of defeating j |
Bryan , not a few of the leaders and i t
rank and file of the party are anxious \
to cast their ballots for a candidate J j
iof their own principles. '
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' SBWAliL < NOT WMTED
I A FIGHT OVER THE ORDER OF
j BUSINESS.
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allddle-of-the-Itoad t Men Oppose En
dorsement of the Democratic Vice
President Nominee A Southern Man
to be Nominated in Which Case It Is
Iilltely that Mr. Bryan 1V111 Authorize
His Name to be "Withdrawn.
No Nomination Yot.
ST. Louis. Mo. , July 25. Not more
than ' half the delegates to the Popu
list ] convention were in their seats at
10 o'clock this morning when Senator
Allen , the permanent chairman , ap
peared ] on the platform. Four min
utes later he called tfie convention to
order. < It was drizzling outside and
there 1 were not more than 300 people
in i the galleries
The delegates stood with bowed
heads 1 while the Rev. Wilber E. Wil
liams ] of the Union Methodist church
of ( this city invoked the divine bless
ing. i Among those on the platform
were ex-Governor Waite of Colorado ,
Senator I Peffer of Kansas , General
Field ; of Virginia , National Committee
man , Branch of Georgia and Mrs. Helen
Gougar ( of Indiana.
Chairman Allen introduced Mrs.
Marion Todd of Michigan , who had
been i conspicuous as a Populist speaker
for several years. She has a strong
face ; , with clear , brown eyes. Her
dark ( , hair was streaked with gray.
She " announced the death of Mrs. 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 ( at her untimely death.
George Gaither of Alabama , also paid
a tribute to Mrs. 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. Nee , an Ohio delegate , pre
sented to Chairman Allen a gavel con
taining IS pieces of silver and 1 of
gold. The wood of the handle was
hickory.
Captain G. A. Lloyd of Rochelle ,
N. Y. , and Mrs. Pennington , "the
sweet ; ; singer of Arkansas , " then en
tered the hail dressed in the costumes
of "Uncle Sam" and Columbia " '
Lloyd wore the red , white and blue
spike-tailed ; coat and the tall hat of
"Uncle Sam , " while Mrs. Pennington
was arraj'ed 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 faced the delegates
while Mrs. Pennington sang & Pop
ulist campaign song.
JERRY SIMPSON PROTESTS.
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 conventiryi
should get down to business. r
John S. Dore of California declared
the rules of the Omaha platform pro
hibiting federal officeholders from
w'W
taking part in the deliberations of a
Populist convention , should be en
forced. His protest was evidently
aimed at Senators Butler of North
Carolina and Allen of Nebraska , the
temporary and permanent chairman.
He was applauded by some m.ddl 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 had 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 combinations -
binations could find common ground
tostandon. Anything it did would i
be subject to the subsequent action of
the convention. It had no plenary
power.
FIGHT OVER THE RULES.
The regular order was called 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 % vould show the extreme -
treme high water strength of the anti-
Brvan men. There was some parliamentary -
mentary squabbling and then Elweed
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.
Ignatius 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 , 1
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 1
willing to support Bryan , if he is the '
choice of this convention when the
folly of the moment has passed away ,
we may want to clothe the skeleton
that is left us. " He wanted the nation
al committee to select its chairman.
The middle of the readers cheered
Donnelly lustily , and an Alabama del-
egate cried ont 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-
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tunity to achieve a success in November - •
ber for silver. To do so , he argued ,
\vouid 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 " "Sit 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. Ho wrfs
greatly aroused. He took a shot at
Senator Allen 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 concede -
cede this much to the Southern states
and the minority of the convention.
"crCXOXK" DAVIS AND JERRY SIMrSOM
SrEAK.
There were loud cries for "Cyclone"
Davis and Jerry Simpson. The former
rasponded and made a 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 crie3 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
"Sampson" 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 minorit } ' report.
Delegate Bateman of Maine attempt ) )
ed to reply to Mr. Patterson , but J tv
Simpson got the floor and created in-
j thusiasm among the anti-Sewall men
, by declaring that Kansas would cast
' her ninety-two votes for a Southern
man for vice president-
"l'ou don't speak for me , " cried
Brown of the Sunflower state.
' Well , then , " retorted Simpson ,
"al of the ninety-two has gone
as ' ( . But 1 say to the South if you
w ? . give us the president y\c 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 repot "
but said South Dakota would be foi
the middle-of-the-road man for vice
president if the delegation could be
convinced "that it was for the best in
terest cf 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 oiiisfith -
ern man for Vice President at , . jsion
of electors.
j "Will you pledge your delegation
I for Bryan ? " asked Jerry Simpson.
! "Has Kansas pledged her votes for a
Southern man for Vice President ? "
I Gibbs parried this interrogatory by
saying that he could not speak for the
t delegation.
A dispute of ten minutes followed
over the parliamentary status , but the
tangle was stra ghtened out and the
convention took up the report , section
by section. Another ten minutes were
consumed before the contested sections -
! \ | tions of the report were reached. An
j 1 Alabamba middle of the road delegate
, 1 moved to change the rules so as to re
quire two-thirds to nominate , but his
, motion was not entertained ,
j The minority recommendation of
J j three instead of one member of the national -
j • tional committee from each State was
j i adopted , as wa > Senator Butler ' s motion -
' tion that the national committee select -
! lect its ow chairman.
When the clause relating to the
. eider in which presidential and vice
i 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
i convention would not disturb the regular -
i 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
i howled that she would not make any
, deal. Davis was plainly in disfavor
t with his own delegation.
I I i With some difficulty the speechmaking -
I making was cut off and the vote was
1 taken by states on the adoption of the
! . minority report recommending the
t nomination of Vice President The
j anti-Sewall delegates lined up in favor
j of the adoption of the minority report
j ' to vote down the Southern revolt
j i against Sewell and nominate the Chicago -
j ' cage ticket in its entirety. More than
this the Southerners fully expect that
the Democrats , as a token of their
gratitude to the Populists for assisting -
ing m 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 613 in favor of the minority report -
port , and was , of course , the signal for
another enthusiastic anti-Bryan dem-
onstration.
Kansas voted 2 nays. 71 yeas ; Mis-
,
souri , 37 nays , 31 yeas ; Nebraska. 57
nays ; Iowa , 12 yeas , 18 nays ; Okla-
homa , 6 yeas ; the Indian Territory , 2
yeas , 3 nay.
The report as amended was then
adopted. .
General J. B. Weaver , chairman of
the committee on resolutions , was !
then recognized to rt.ad the platform ,
as agreed to by the committee.
'
The patent leather slipper never loses its
hold on feminine fancy. (
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SECOND PAY'S .
PROCEEDINGS DRAG WITHOUT
MUCH SPIRIT.
_
Considerable Talk Hut Not Much Actual
Work Accomplinhcd Middle - oftlio -
Bond Men Connplclous aud Somntrlint
Noisy The Committee on Resolutions
Announced General Convention Sights
and Scones.
"
No Nomination Tot.
St. Louis , Mo , July 24. The Top-
ulists i began assembling for the second
day of their national convention
Bhortly after 9 o'clock this morning.
The air in the hail was extremely op
pressive J , but the delegates , with their
coats ' over their arms , stood about ,
discussing < the situation , the advis
ability of indorsing Bryan , the planks
of the platform aafcl kindred topics.
The ; middle-of-the-road men were
vociferrting everywhere , the noise
they | made being heard above the mu
sic from the gallery.
J. J. Crandall of Camden , N. J. , was
about ' distributing circulars in favor
of < the ratification of the "platform of
the 1 new-born Democracy , lately chris
1I tened 1 at Chicago. " "The trouble will
soon I begin , " he shouted ; "we don't
want harmony. "
About 10 o'clock Senators Stewart
of ( Nevada. Kyle of North Dakota and
Allen of Nebraska took seats on the
platform. At 10:05 : Senator Butler ,
the temporary chairman , appeared.
Simultaneously | the band struck 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 called the convention
to order and the Rev. 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 called
for members ot the committees on
permanent organization and resolo-
lutions.
While announcements were being
made a middle-of-the-road man at
tempted a demonstration. It was
dramatically arranged , but it onlv
served i to demonstrate the hopeless
minority of the straight outs.
There was a ripple of applause and
a few shouts when the name of Jacob
S. Coxie was announced as a member
of the committee on platform from
Ohio. There were also demonstra
tions for Governor Hol-comb of Ne
braska , General Weaver of Iowa and
ex-Governor 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 of
Oklahoma then mounted the stage
and , after adjuring the delegates to
be quiet and not interrupt , introduced
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 Boodle got y our gun.
Snoot the jjoldbuffs , 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 courtes } ' 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 stage 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 portion
tion of this convention to refuse to
abide by the action of this convention ,
therefore ,
"Resolved , That we repudiate all
such utterances as a reflection upon
the fidel ty of the members of this
convention and of the People's partv. " '
Washburne said that the quesI
Mr. question ;
tion of preserving the organization of
this "grand party " ' was vital , and
called for a fuli discussion.
A storm of protests came from the
middle of the readers aud one of them
made the point of order that before
the convention was permanently organized -
ganized , no such resolution could be :
acted on. An angry Connecticut delegate -
egate named Henry C. Baldwin 1
jumped on a chair and indignantly
shouted : "If the papers say w : are
asses , shall we pass a resolution say
ing we are not ? "
Chairman Butler ruled that during
the temporary organization a resolu
tion could he passed expressing its
sense. Thereupon Congressman How [
ard of Alabama moved to refer the !
resolution to the committee on reso-
lotions. Delegate Branch of Georgia \
followed with a motion to table the
whole subject
There was a good aeal of confusion [
as the vote was taken , viva voce , but
Chairman Butler decided that the mo
tion was carried.
At l-:42 another motion to take a
recess until 3 o'clock was made and L
was carried.
The committee on resolutions as an -
nounced is as follows : Alabama , J. M.
Whitehead ; Arkansas , Isaac McCrack-
en ; California , J. A. Johnson ; Colorado -
rado , J. H. Voorhees ; Connecticut 1
Joshua Perkins ; Delaware , J. Crosty I
Georgia , J. K. Hines : Idaho , James
Gunn ; Illinois. John P. Steele ; Indi
ana , Alonzo Burkhart ; Iowa , J. B.
Weaver ; Kansas. John Davis : Kentucky -
tucky , J. A. Parker ; Louisiana , J. T.
tf .
Howell ; Maine , James A. Campion ;
Maryland , Enoch Mays ; Missachu *
Botts. 1 Levi R. Pierce ; Michigan ,
R. B. Taylor ; Minnesota. S. M.
\ Owens ; Mibsihsippt , Frank Uurk-
itt ; Missouri , J . WhIIit Long ;
Montana , G. W. Reeves ; Nebraska ,
Governor Silas llolconib ; New Hamp
shire. 1 G. S. Greettleaf ; New Jersey. L
F. Fuller ; New York , J. R. White ,
North Carolina , W. R. Henry ; North
Dakota , L. A. llarland ; Ohio , Jacob S.
Coxey ; Oregon , the Rev. J. s. Mc-
Hains ; Pennsylvania. T. E. Dean ;
Rhode Island , Bartholomew Vallutte ;
South Dakota , H. L. Sauches ; Ten no-
see J , John P. Buchanan ; Texas , J. C.
Kirby ; Utah , H. W. Lawrence ; Ver
mont. : Milt E. Baker ; Virginia , James
G. Field ; Washington. JohnR Rogers ;
West Virginio , II. S. Houston ; Wiscon
sin , Robert Schilling ; Wyoming , Will
iam Brown ; Arizona , A. H. Noon ; Now
Mexico , Thomas E Ko 'lleher ; District
of , Columbia , Curie Browne ; Oklahoma ,
William Garrison.
ESTIMATES BY KANSAS StHN.
S. 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 middle-of-the-
road forces , and had found 622 for
Bryan and 30-1 for the middle-of-tho-
road. Other members ot the delega
tion gave their estimates , W.L. Brown
saying that Bryan had no less than
feOO votes in the convention. Ho be
lieved it would run even higher than
that figure. He thought the middle-
of-the-road men were only making
more noise than the other fellows , and
that they were not nearly so numer
ous as they professed to be.
BRYAN , BUT NOT SEWALL
Friend * of the Nebrnskan Confident of
Success ns to Flrat _ Plnce.
St. Louis , Mo. , July 21. The Bryan
people are now claiming that he will
be nominated on the first ballot by the
Populists , but most of them concede
that it will bo very difficult to secure
similar action in Mr. Sewall's behalf ,
though they have not abandoned their
efforts in this direction. They now
contemplate an adjournment of the
convention imraediatly after Mr.
Bryan's nomination , with the hope of
bringing the opposition to Mr. Sewall
to see the wisdom of his support. In
case they fail on Sewall , the plan is to
accept the nomination of Mr. Bryan
independent of Sewall. They state
that this can be done and that the
Populist State organizations 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
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 bo pur
sued. He isurged to do this by Mr.
Bryan himself , who has telegraphed
that he is disinclined to accept any
indorsement that is not also given to
his Democratic running mate.
Some of Mr. Bryan's 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
candidate , regardless of this formal
ity. Some 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. They think a Popnlist
candidate for Vice President would
be voted for in the South , but they
rely on the Democrats to carry the
Southern states for both Bryan and
Sewall.
M1SSOUR1ANS ACT.
The Resolutions Committee Member Is
Urged to "Work for Electoral Division.
St. Louis , Mo. , July 23. The Mis
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
ize 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-
• pie's party , in conjunction with the
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 aupplemental resolution
only on condition that a majority of
the States represented on said com
mittee on resolutions is favorable to
such proposition. ' " •
VERY BADLY SPLIT UP.
j [ Three Names to lie Presented for the
I
Permanent Chairmanship.
{ St. Louis , Mo. , July 23. A mem-
I ber of the Populist national committee -
tee sent the following to a friend at
' Richmond , Va. , this afternoon :
J I "There will be three reports from the
! ! committee on permanent organiza-
1 tion. Allen , who stands for the Dem
ocratic candidate , has o40 votes be-
' hind him ; Campion , middle'of the road
man , has 4S5 ; Butler , who stands for
j compromise , has 200. It looks now as
if their would be a row. "
Anilemon Sentenced to Hanjr.
Macon , Mo. . July 2 4 The jury in
the case of George Anderson , who
killed his wife May 27 last , found him
j guilty of murder in the first degree.
A motion for a new trial was over-
ruled. Anderson did not want an appeal -
peal and said the case turned out as
he expected. Judge Ellison sentenced
Anderson to be hung August 21.
Sellef From Boston Hanker ? .
Boston , Mass. . July 24. President
T. B. Beal of the Second National
bank is attempting to secure Boston
relief for the United States treasury.
His intention is to raise S2,000,000 ,
which sum represents about one-third
of the gold in the banks of this city.
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A S75.000 Blaze at Denver.
Denver Colo. , July 24. Fire last
evening at 1G35-42 Lawrence street re-
suited in damage to building and
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