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BUTLER \VI \ IllS BATTLE
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' : Chartnan ! of Populist Thttional Oommltte °
Oomc Out on Top.
: PAUL VANDERVOORT IS EXCLUDED
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( .ointnIttpq , In Unr 111w from
tIT I'nrtIOiIulIolI-Ih.bftto _ Long
' tat1 1cree and Park Vnc-
IIfl Ilouteil.
still chafing over the manner n whthh
. Chairman Mnron fluLler hnd shut them ot
the ngit ) prevlou3 , the mIddle-Of.tIIe-rOacI-
: were early eu linflil at Creighton hail
when thio IOptIllSt national committee re
cOiivcnetl ycatertlay inoriilii. All night they
Indulged In loud protestn against vhat they
ronsidereti to have been an outragc" anti
4 were now prepareti for the " 'Phihippi" bout.
The flrt thing was the presentation of
the report of the credenttn1 committee. Ac
cording to thIs report , only tweuty-even
regular Hiember3 were present anti there
tero eYenty-nlno proxle5. In tim matter
ot tht contesta the committee reported as
fol I a wa :
Arkansas-Thomna Fletcher ( fusion ) unti
w. s. Morgan ( anti-fusIon ) , present In per.
son , nail J. If. lloyd of the Cooper ( Tux
P001)10'S Cause , holding the proxy of A.V. .
YIlc.
Floritin-All proxies , A. C. Wicks ( unti-
fulon ) for Frank If. Lytle ; EInr F.
Thomas of Nebraska for S. S. 1Iarey nani
1) . V. Hamilton for Joliti F. flhioitl.
For hllinola-Ucorge . \ ) . Pru(11t ;
/ in person , tIII(1 L. I ) . Itaynnltls of the Chicago
-1 . lxpress nflI Nick hlnU of Texas , both nuLl.
' . fusionista , hobling respectively for Franeoi
It. Cole ( when tii committee hnti racog-
flieil tn5tcail of Eugene Smith ) anti J. 1) .
I CRL
For Iowa-S. It. Crane , the proxy of IV. II.
ltobb : J. 1. Anilerson and S. Ii. Crane pres-
r ent In parson.
k For l'ennsylvnnla-John 0. 'clser of Nc
braska , proxy for lion. W. Morris Iclsher.
F'or Ohio.-L. 13. Allen , inoxy for lingo
l'royer. Not present , J. S. Coxey and D. D.
Chlilestcr.
II eohiii.endiIonps fur the Future.
t The report couclutieti with a number of
recommendations , us follows , or governing
contests In and settling questions of mom-
bershiip in the future :
First. That hereafter the national coin-
mitten (10 not recognize any irnwer of sub.
stitution or right of assignment or transfer
In it proxy.
_ Second. That no nmn can hold and use a
lI
? : . 1)oxy ! of any national committeeman outside
I Ills Own state.
' Third. That no man can hold a proxy
from another state when he has been recog-
L nizeil publicly by the populist authorities of
his own state , as not in the people's party.
F'ourth. That the national cimirman or
secretary be directed to cuter on the list
of members at the national committee those
Whose names are certified to the national
secretary by the state chairman and secro-
titry or b the three national committeemen
from thaL state anti no other , and if the
state chairman or secretary or by two of
thu national committeemen from his state on
the rolls.
Fifth. That hereafter we recognize no
telegraph proxies.
Lastly , we recmmcnd to the iiext national -
tional convention of our party a chaiige In
our rules so that one iiiaii can hold and use
three iroxlea trout his own state nrnl that
no man can mm any other proxies thou those
ironi his own state.
Alt the five coinniltteeinon had
signed the report. They were Senator -
ator William V. Allen of Nebraska ,
chiairmai , A. II. Cardin of Kentucky , cx-
( lovernor John I'\i Ehuchannu of Tennessee ,
- - - Congressman CA.Darlpw of California bud
EitWotlbmthd3'ot'New ' Jersey , . whose
name had headed the list of iilne which had
been attached to thocahl tinder which the
national committee had met in Omaha.
All fordnoon was consumed with a debate
over the robert , the 'iddie4f-tba-roaders"
making a te8t light over I'aul Vandervoort's
exclusion as a proxy.
I3irhlgt 1n the Floor.
- Eltwcet l'oineroy , who , as the secretary
of the credeutals ! committee , read the rc :
port. took a few moments to explain the
character of the 'tisk the committee hind ,
The leader of the midihle-of-the-roatl con-
tlngent , Colonel Frank l3urkltt of Missis-
5ipII VhS watching his opportunity and got
to his feet as sooi ; as We. Pomeroy finished ,
and , with much flourish of oratory and a
great deal of dramatic posIng , occupied the
- . - - floor WILLS a long ieech In which he
charged the credentials committee with
baying rcfused to recognize l'aul Vander-
voort or Nebraska as being entitled to hold
the proxy of M. W. . Howard at Alabama. hlu
hittlileilmnnIersoorts military record , said It
that gentleman was good enough to have
hicen elected , the only male ineinior of the
Wonieii's Relict Corps of the United States
lttl honorary president otClara Barton's ltcd
Cross society ho was a good enough pope-
list for Nebraska , and therefore good enough
to hold an Alabama proxy in the national
- . committee , and ilnaily branched oft Into a
-
; - spread-eagle protestation otioyaIty to his
country. Coione1 l3nrkitt always wears a
stilt of confederate gray. lie said he "loved
the gray , 'pot. liecause lie did iiot love his
coulitry's hag , but because he liked the
color. " Vandervoort's proxy , he said , ho
hiciti in his hanil , and ho asserted that tile
eredeuttais committee lint ! Positi'ely rc-
fliseti to admit Vantlervoort , whose cinlmii
hind been iresented once or twice Wednesday -
day , and agalli with additloiinl testimony
Jtist before the natIonal eomnitteo assein-
bled , and then moved that Vandervoort's
proxy be accepted as an ninoniiment to the
credentials reporL lie first demanded the
seating of Vanilervoort In the committee ,
outright , regardless of the reporL
l'uuit'ruiy i.1s lliieLz at iliiis ,
Debate followed , in whIch : several uncoin-
piimentnry things were said ubout lingo
l'reyor of Ohio and others. Mr. I'omeroy
Ininiediatoly followed Colonel flurkitt. Mr.
l'omeroy said he was niways Interested in
the spectacle of a southern man fighting
hits own doctrine of state rights. Several
ttiiies Colonel Burkitt attemptei to inter-
rililt Mr. Pomoroy , but Chairman Butler
. shut him off , saying : "Thu gentleman trout
.
? ov Jersey cannot bo Interrupted unless
lie permits It ; the gentleman train New
Jersey refuses to allow himself to be inter-
rupteti. " Mr , Vonueroy explained how the
\'andurvoort matter hiatt been presented to
. the credentinl8 committee and had been
. ; withdrawn by tim very men who vero urging
. ui side of the case.
. Senator iien , who had a seat right in-
front of the chair. also made an explanation
whtchi ( tilt not explain , train the middle-of-
the-tooth point of view , uIIILI then W. 5 , Mor-
jisul , editor of tile Louisville , Icy. , Buzz Saw ,
vho Is the anti-fusion candidate for gay-
. - . ernor of 4rkanus , arose , amid the shouts
of his side , and cauiio forward to the llat
torn : for a two-minute speech , he said. it
was a hot talk lie gave and he aecued the
- - . - c'cdeuitials committee with acting in a very
lop-sided manner , II hiatt admitted a proxy
front Hugo l'reyer of Ohio , he said , aiuil yet
ilugo Proor had accepted a check of $2
frau : Msrk hlanna as one of that
' . ' gentleman's agenti , Thu thing hue
t knew , saul Mr. Morgan , becauBe be
hind been itresent at the Ohio
state convention a the time hugo i'reyes'
IsI\
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES
' Allen's Foot.lae , a iowder ( or the feet ,
t It cures luninful , swollen. sni.irtiiig , nervous
feet and Iuistauutiy taken the stIng out of
corns and bunions. I L's the grea test coin.
tort discovery of the age. Alien's Foot-
Ease unakea tlgiit or new shoes ( eel easy.
It is a certain cure for sweatIng caucus
and hot , tired , aching tout. 'l'ry k today.
Hold by nit drugglits and shoe stores. liy
snail ( or 2543 in stamps. Trial 1ckage
, ,
jjjjrjjjjnjOjjtedLojoy
wag chftricil with that act. Why was Van-
tlcrvoort rejected , anti yet hugo I'reer wut
recognifed as a committeeman and a proxy
from him accepted.
$ eIuIlllng DCfCnhiN l'rtyer.
Several jumped from their chairs at once ,
but Robert Schilling of Milwaukee was to his
feet tim quickest in the eye of Senator
hlutier , anti was accordingly recognized , Mr.
SchllihIng , with some heat , took exception
to the statement of Morgan , respecting
l'rcyor. anti explained that the reason Preyer
hint takers the check wa to expose Mark
hianna's methods ,
"I hinvo been intimate , as a friend , with
Mr. Morgan for many years , " said Mr. Schili-
lug. with a voice gradually rising to a high
pitch , "but If ho makes the statement which
he (1005 about Mr. l'reyer such a statement
Is an act of iniquity. "
Once afterward the Preyer Incident 'as
referred to by Jo A. i'nrker of the Louis-
yule ( ICy. ) Free Republic , and then Schlil-
log waxed vehment anti shoutcii that the
"check had tuet'er been cashed. " l'rof.'In -
cent of the Nonconformist corroborated
Schliiing.
Colonel flurkitt obtained the floor again
antI launched out Into a long speech in
behalf of Vandervoort. Frequent interruptions -
tions came from the tusionists. Delegate
.1. Y. Cniinhinn of Oklahoma , who held J. S.
Soullo's proxy , forced him to listen to an
interrogation aimed at Vani1ervoorts right
to hoiui a proxy front Alabama , seeing that
ho was not eligible to any position Iii that
state whatever. There tsas not much point
to this query , though , because two-thirds
of the Proxies in the meeting were hold by
non-residents , 0
1'Uuii PM i'iiiii'n I'releIisi.u14 ,
A question from Congressman Charles A ,
Barlow of California litul vastly- inure effect.
Mr. Barlow was determined to get an answer -
swer to his question , too , if at. all posibie ,
lie caine tip to Colonel Burkttt-Mr. Barlow.
had a fusionist front seat to the right from
tlio chair-and naked Colonel liurkitt point
blank if lie would , under the ciretimatancos ,
hnvoobjecte4 to Mark ilanna had lie come
to the nieeting holding a populist proxy iii
his hand , The whole story of Vandervoort's
political status had been told-hiow lie is
not recognized at all as a populist by his
party iii Nebraska , anti It had been on account -
count of this that Bltweet Ponieroy hmal
ridiculed Colonel Btmrkltt's antagonism
to the doctrine of state's rights.
"Would you have objected to
Mark hianna ? " ilemamideil Mr. Barlow.
Colonel I3urkltt Ignored the question.
Mr. Barlow went closer and repeated his
question with more emphasis and shiaipncss ,
but stilt Colonel Burkitt paid no heed to
it. The fustonists saw the l > oiilt and raised
a loud laugh.
Time thing wa.s growing tedious and soy-
oral points of order were raised in quick
succession , but the discussion of the nieiits
of Vundervoort was tolerated by Chairman
Butler-a position of the chair which the
said "fair. "
middle-of-the-roaders was
Joseph 13 , Buchanan of New Jersey objected
to the discussion taking too wide a range ,
and George F' . Washburn of Massachusetts
surprised both fusionists and anti-fusion-
lets by getting up and favoring the no-
ceptamice of Vandervoort's proxy-a surprise
which gave Jo Parker of Kentucky a elianco
to go over the record of the Investigation
of the charges against Vandervoort
at the Memphis middleoftheroad
rneottmmg. It had been charged
against Vandervoort that he had forfeited
ills right to populist recognItion by working
as a tool In the interests of the republicans ,
but , according to Parker , time Mays' investigation -
gation committee completely exonerated
Vandervoort , because his accusers did not
show up. "Where were his accusers , thou ? "
cried l'arker , as his eyes flashed and hits-
arms swung abouL Alt this middle-of-time-
readers shouted themselves hoarse at the ox-
imitation of Parker.
$ liut Vanderuort Out ,
Parker himself , however , felt disposed to
acquiesce in the general feeling of weariness
tlto matter was productive of and expressed -
pressed a wish that it be brought speedily
to a close. Some sport hitherto had boon
indulged in by the tusionlats over
thu long-vindetlness of the middle-
of-time-readers , vhio the night
previous had been loud in their protests
against delay , but now seemed In no hurry
to quit. At a suggestion from Senator
Allen , Parker finally moved the previous
question , and this was put and carried.
Colonel BurkiLt's Vandr'rvoort amendment
to the credentials report was immediately
put by the chair , first to a viva s'oce vote.
Loud and ninny wore the "noes" from the
chairman's right. fewer but louder were the
"ayes" from time chairman's left.
"The noes seem to have it , " ileilbsrately
declared thin chaIr. with gavel upraised
roamly to strike the desic. but a shout from
a nuitithle-ot-time-roacler for a division prevented -
vented a final declaration against liurkitt's
amcndmemmt. A call of the roil was at
once deummamided and it was decided to dose
so , except that time states wherein were
contests were omitted because tile report
was still hanging fire.
Prof. C , Vincent ( tnsionlst ) , editor of the
Non-comiformuist , holding the proxy of I' . J.
Gardner of Mastachusetta , amid Jo Parker
of the Louisville ( Ky. ) Free Republic ( ammtl-
fuslonist ) , wIth a proxy front W , B , Brllge- (
ford of Kentucky , vero uuiaulo the tellers ,
The call of the roil was frequently inter-
ruptel by some questioms : as to whether
them tvas a contest hiere or there , and once
soimm mmiiildle-of-the-roader voted time name
of B. S. Peters , proxy for Z. T. Garrett of
North Caroliumn , on time Vamidervoort. side , a
trick which Comigressnman Barlow exposed
anti which forced Chairmuan MIlton I'arlc
of the autl-fuslomi comnmitteo to an adntis-
sloit that the Peters vote po4muibly came trout
ii I mnsel f.
After a while the call of the roll was
got through with. It resulted In barring
out Paul Vamidervoort by a vote of 64 mines
to 51 ayes on time l3urliltt aniemidnieimt.
Washburn was ono of the ayes.
Jiuiriltt I'ours ( but Ills % 'rutli.
Colonel Burkitt secured a immonopoiy of the
floor again and kept it ( or aimost an hour.
It was a typical soutimermi speech , lie tvcnt
over the whole lioiitical history of pope.
ilsimi , giving the votes of several states , lar.
ticulariy Nebraska , Mississippi and jthc
sotittiorn .states , anti shook a lot of party
dirty linen iii the faces of the committee ,
Two-tiuirtis of the opultst vote of the
Umilted States , ho said , canto from the original
thirteen southern states. "It you gentiemeum
of thu people's party persist in continuing-
in your present course you will force us of
the south to afflhlate with the republicans ,
or we will force you to conic over to us , "
Frequently 1w attacked Senator Butler to
his face , charging hum with , before ho was
a nmeinbor of the national committee , goin
down to a Si , Louis meeting with a pocket
full of proxies anti securing a modification
of the rule adopted in Omaha in 1692 excluul-
lug legislators and oihlco holders front mcmii-
bership in the party comiventiomia and coun-
clis , If Senator Butler , lie argued , was a
good general or a true populist ho would
see thmat he stood in time way of populist
teaco and harmuony. "Wlmat If the require.
locate of party hmarmony did Involve the
hiutmmliiation of emma mauu7 What if that man
does happen to be our honored chairman ? "
lie asked , pieadiu1y. lie insisted that
Marion Butler of North Carolina should
give place to a new chairman.
Joejtii B , lhuclmnan of New Jersey , editor
of the reformmi iiago of the Anierican Press
association , followed Colonel l3urkitt wIth
a stromug speech uphoiduumg Chairman But-
lee. Let the national conventIon settle
question of the chairmanship , he contended ,
As for his attitude toward the southern
states , be was just as good a southerner as
Colonel Iurkltt-he bath had a Kentucky
motber and a , Virginia father and bad been
bou in MissourI , but he loved the whole
country. lie urem2 that this dissensions ot
ti people's party shoimbi be kept to Itself
and deliberated upon privately.
No sooner had Mr. fluchianiut finished than
several front both sides sprang to their feet.
Congressman Barlow demamled rei'ognitioq.
Thu chair refusal on thA ground that he had
previously held that only Colonel flurkltt
anti Mr. Buchanan should be permttted to
speak , as the discussion had not been really
germane to the question-the credentials
committee's report , Then Mr. Barlow moved
the previous question to shut off all debate
anti it carried.
Vi'ut Ynec Vote in lJouuIt.
A viva voce vote was taken on the report.
Reversing the case of the % 'andervoort
amendment , the fusion majority loudly
simouteul aye and the mIddle-of-the-road
minority fiercely yelled "no , " Chairman But.
Icr repented his act of the night Previous iiy
making a suuuiunnry ruling , "The ayes hmave
it amid the rcpor of time committee on cro-
tientials baa heeii adopted , " lie
mild with positive Inflection as
his gavel struck the ulesk , " 1)1.
vlslon DIvision' Mr. Chairman , I rise to a
point of order ! " came the shouts of ox-Con.
grossman L. Ii. Weller of Iowa , Alt Reed
of time same state , who hind an Alabama
proxy , Chairman Milton l'ark of the Nash-
yule committee and several Texans , N , II.
Matslnger of Inthiamma. F. W. I ) . Mays of
Washington anul 'LV , F' . hlaughawout. of Mis-
souri. Weller was permitted to state lila
point of order. lie naked if the adoption
of the report would not exclude the states
in whIch the contests hail not been tie-
termineil. This furmlished on occasion to
time middlo-of-thie-rondors to raIse a claumor
for a call of the roil , and at a suggestion
fromn Senator AIen , Cimatruman litmtler or-
dared Secretary ldgerton to call the roll ,
Before it started , . however , a fiusiomulat
motion for a recess umitil 2 p. at , Prevailed.
There is no minority report.
lc.'i Lii ) flu' FiIit.
Another determIned effort was made by
the mtildle-of-tlio-roadera In the afternoon
tO defeat time report of the credentials coin-
inlttee anti the rest of the tinte was devoted
to an endeavor to oust. Chairman huLler in
an executive session. Both failed nnd ilto
results loft the antl.fimslommisLs lit very bad
grace.
It was nbotmt 3 o'clock before tim natlommah
comunitteo reassembled. Intmnedinteiy the
mldulle-of-tho-roaders made themselves
heard , through ex-Congressnian L. Ii. 'i'cl-
Icr , vhio was leraonally interorteul in the
Iowa contest as a member cho3en by the
straight anti-fusion convention , and ha
InquIred of the cimair if it was not a fact
that the chair bad declared the report
adopted by a vIva voce vote after a division
had been called for , anti also If the parlia-
nirnt.ary effect of the adoption of the report
would not be to bar the contestants of the
contested states from muembership in the
natio'ial committee. Chairmnami Butler re-
Imeateul the ruling ho had made just. before
adjournment for dinner imad been taken , to-
wit : That he had declared thin report
adopted as Weller said. and that lie haul
yielded to a demand for tile calling of the
roll , but that no other question was before
the committee than the determining of the
vote by a roll nail and none could come before -
fore it until thin Vote was decided.
George F. Washburn of Massachusetts
said the report c uid be adopted as a whole
and then the matter of the contests could
be taken up seriatim and disposed of. To
this Senator Allen demurred , The report
would first have to be reconsidered as a
whole , he argued , before any portion of it
could be taken up again-it could not be cc-
considered in part.
liiitii'u- Chokes 'Flieuui 0 IT ,
The chair iminintained title position of
Senator Alien despite the objectionsof Wet-
icr and several other antt-fuslonists , and
ordered Secretary Edgerton to go ahead
with thu calling of the roil , permitting ,
however , upon the denmand of All Reed of
Iowa the portions of the report pertaimiing
to the contests and its rocommemidatiomis to
be read first.
Tellers Vincent amid Parker , who hind been
made assistant secretaries , kept tab on time
vote as fast as the contestnnts would per-
mmilt it to be taken , for numerous expiana-
tiomms twere insisted upon during time roll
call ,
Before the vote was announced Weller ,
who hmeld the proxy of R. It. I'rowitt of
Mississippi , informed the chair that he
wished to change his vote-his proxy-from
"aye" to "no , " Ills object being to be iii a
position to move a reconsideration , IV , F.
Ilaugimawout of Missouri also asked that
his proxy vote-that of Dr. Dewitt Askew
of his own state-be also changed front a
negative to an aflirmative. But anticipating -
pating what was the intention of the middle-
of-tbe-roaders , W , J , Danford of Illinois ,
vhmo held the proxy of Congressman John C.
Bell of Colorado , requested timat. thin chair
would recognize him immediately upon the
announcement of time vote. The vote re-
suited lii the adoption of the report by an
almost two-thirds mmmajorlty , It stood 64 to
37. This showed the exact strength of the
iii iddi o-of-thmo-roaders , Chai rmnnui Bim Il or
had no sooner announced the vote and do-
dared thmo report adopted tlman both \Vehier
anti Danford were on their feet , shouting
at time chair for recognition ; also Ilaugha-
wout of Missouri ,
cuiliir at lutyi ,
Danford was recognized. lie said lie had
asked beforehand becatmee lie hind anticipated
what time oilier aide was iuitonding to do.
Now lme would imiuve a reconsideration La
clinch time vote by which time report hmaa
becmm amloptedVeller also dcinnumdoul recog-
nitlon. Robert Schulling of Milwaukee grew
tired. lie nianageti to get iii a few words
to the effect timat "there are a few people
hero who have been howling and growling
all night over wimat they said 'as unfair
treatnient of them at time Imands of the an-
tional committee and mmow they come here
anti , nothwlthstanding they hiavo been lion-
cathy beaten by a nmajority of over twenty
votes , they vroposo to try to run this entire
meeting to stilt thionmselves. " Accoruiiumgly
he moved to table all tue motions to recomi-
eider , They wore promptly tabied by the
customary viva voce vote , this tUne time
fusionists being far more enthusiastic than
ever , to the point of exultation , and the response -
sponse in the negative from the niiddle-of-
thme-roadorn being very taint , indeed ,
Time Park crowui had "nmdt thme enemy at
Pbilippl" anti suffered as badly as hirutus
and Cassius. Time Butler side hind beep time
Octavisus auud Ammtony of thus contest.
. i3tmt the anti-tusionimits would still make a
mtoiso amid several of theta flew out of their'
seats when Senator Butler declared the
tabling motion carried. Weller was hlersist-
cut. Milton l'ark 8houtod at the chair that
"time gentleman front Iowa" was asking
recognition , So Insistent was Weller that
Senator Butler finally yielded , as though
about exhausted and willing to do most any-
timing for peace.
1'ell.'r lioluuuul to lI Jle'rui ,
Weller steipeti forward amid the laughter -
ter , hiowle and derision and cat-calls of tiio
fusionists , and was about to aprlumg hIs Iowa
contest upon the committee , whether or umo
Under tint ruling the cimair had zumado , in
maintaining the view of Senator Allen that
Like report would first have to be reconeid-
cm-ed as a whole before any portion of it
could be taken up , VciIer's Iowa contest
would have to come up entirely independent ,
lie was about to go ahead with it anyway
and lay all the evidence before the committee -
tee when Chairman Milton l'ark of time
Nashville middle-of-the-road committee cc-
qtiested Mmii to give way for a minute , so
lie , Park , could say a few words about the
efforts being made to bring about harmony.
lie yielded and Milton Park then , in a brief
speech , very much softened in tone and persuasive -
suasivo In style , pleaded for conciliatory
tactics and Informed everyone that during
the neon recess both the Butler and Park
continittoes had chosen subcommittees on a
conference anti he begged that the two sub-
committeca at once ifltogether in a rear
nate room anti ngrej , ) on some plan of
'burying the hatchet. " lie would assure
every populist present..that If "thts hatchet
could be buried he , fqr one , would never
dig it tip again , " nn3i' ' & hoped that a formal -
mal burial would tal1tiiaco instead of any
further sharpening of the steel.
Chairman Butler thttnkeul Mr. Park for
hIs kind words and qjed time conferees
would be successful in their efforts at. liar-
mony , - -
liivgt Calamity' Sluit Oil ,
Vehler was procoetTh'ug ' again when I ) ,
Clomn Deavor of Z4obratk& requested of bun
permission to make anoAnnouncement. Mr.
Deaver got It amid told the convention that
free tickets to time Transniississippt Exposi-
Con for all the coinnmitteo'a members haul
been arratmged for.
\Veller had just got started again , but time
confusion was so great anti the most of time
tuslonleta were leaving the hail In audi nil
unceremonious umanner that a motion to take
a recess prevailed to give the conference
comiuiittee tiimmo to get together , hatch up the
party ( hliferences amid report seine feasIble
1)0.815 of agreement and line of policy for the
future , Title shut off Weller , but lie ( hut not
seeimt put otmt nmuch , because the attempt to
talk against the noIse had bean very hard
work.
The conference conimlttee held a meeting
iirumediatoly or , rather , resumed the one it
hail beemi having iii ft desultory manner , but
miinkiumg it nioro to the Purpose. The Butler
sub was ropresemited by Senator W. V. Allen ,
Joseph It , Buchanan of New Jersey anti
Congressman Jaumies ( luau of Idaho ; ( ho
l'utrk coinutittee had for its representatives
\v. S. Morgan of Arkansas , Colonel Frank
llurkitt , of Mississippi ahiul Harry Tracey of
Texas , After an imour's deliberation the con-
forces were reatly.
Coin uiroin Is. Suuggu'ste1l ,
\S'lieui time miationnl coinuimitteo caine together -
gether agnln Chairman Butler Itrococtied
to the aiaiim point at ommco , asking ' 'Is ( lie
informal coimference coimimuiittee reatly to cc-
lmort7" Joseph U. Bimciiaumnmt respommuled by
saying that it was the tunnnitnous visli of
the conference committee ( lint time national
eomnmittoe hotmld go into exectmttyo sessiomi
to consider the rccomnmcndntioums which ( lie
conferees hind to munko , amid this was done ,
After the doors had been closed and time
reporters barred out the conferees reported
through Senator Alien. Timeir report
anmounted to an agreemmient upon about everything -
thing that the middle-of-tiie-romiulers hind
time nerve to insist. upon except time resig-
imation of Senator Marion Butler from hio
chairmanship of the national couuimnittee ;
that is to say , the conferees agreed upomi
the broad proposition of having ami early
convention In I'JOO , say February 22 , and
that the populist natiommal comnnilttee was
not to make any overtures in time direction
of fusion , but was to proceed Independently
In the holdur'ig of its conventiomm , wimatever
might bo time desires o thin thenmocrats anti
the sliver republicans. Each state , however -
ever , was to be goverqq4 according to the
dictates of its own political iumterests in
the iminttcr of co-opraion with any other
imarty. I
The questIon of p'eventlng limo national
convention or the national committee from
allowing any fusion reposItions to emanate
from themmi was a lkrn'mount issuut Upon
tills Colonel Burkitt lund made one of hIs
attacks upon Chiairzmman flimtier at the umorn-
lug session-he had dharcd up to the semma-
( or as a fault time fendtimg out , conjointly
with like cnmauiation frbmn the democratic
amid sliver republican parties over time sig-
miatures , respectivclf , of Chairmen Jones
and Towmie , of the poitmll' circular ndvislumg
vohlcal ! cO-oIerattofl anti forced the fusionists -
ists to adnilt that If , 1iiat had not been
thin personal act. of Scator Butler it had
at least been entirely imnauthorized by the
rank and tile of the ieople's party. That
it hind been sent out as an official document -
ment ho proved , inasmuch as the expenses
of publishing it had been ciiargetl up to
the account of the nationaL committee.
tluiost .A1l't luluiec for Pence.
Except the fight upon the chairman this
had been the only material point at carl-
numco lit time conference committee. Senator
Alien had been willing to make any kind of
a concession rcstrictiimg the populist com-
mitten from emanating further proliositlons
in the direction of fusion , if by so dolmig it
would contribute anything toward mollifyIng -
Ing the Texas mlddle-ot-tho-roaders. This
was about all that Semmator Allen read front
his few pencil notes. The fusion element
saw at a ginuice that ( be flgimt of ( lie Park
orgaitizatlon comnmitteo was hieiumg made
upon Senator Butler , personally , amid stood
Prelared ) for whatever might turn up.
Senator Alien made a speech lit favor of
time basis of harmony laid down and Colonel
Frank Burkitt of Mississipml , ouie of the
conferoumce committee , also , followed with
Olin full of gcuieraiitlcs , in which lie intimated -
mated about as strongly as lie could without -
out being impolite that the salvation of ( lie
lolUlist party depended in great measure
upoui settling the differences at issue an'l
it any mmmii stood iii time waY ime ought to
get. out of it ,
The defense of Senator Butler was takemi
UI ) by Soimator Allen. lie wemmt Into a long
review of the acts of the coninmlttcemncn of
the Iteortle's party ever sluice time St. Louis
coiiveiitioii. lie felt that time party mtius ( be
united and that every time a man deserted
its staumdnrul lie jeopardized the success of
( lie vopulists auth this ivas why lie counseled
gettimig together upoim some sort. of a. basis
of ngreeuiient , but lie saw no umc'cesity eimat.
ever for thin demaumul for the resignatiomi of
Chairman Butler.
'Flint ! ir'uln Mt'N,4utitt' , .
Senator Alien took occasioii to reply to
soulie of thin attacks which time nmiddie-of-tlic-
road ircss hind mntitle upoum him unmercifully
of halo. lie hind been chutirgeti with refusing
to road a telegram at thin St. Louis comiven-
thou , said to have been sent by W. J , Bryan
autti in which Mr. llryamm hmus cold lie wotului
not rtmn for ( he presidency unless lie hind !
Mr. Sowell as a running nude. Senaior
Alien tout tim coniiniteo he hail nes'cr cc-
ceived any such ( elegrnnt at all , lie hind
i'cai'tl ( hint ox-Governor Sbus of Missouri
hind received such a tiuigrauii , but he , himself -
self , hail hind rio pePsbiMl kimouvltalgo of it.
it had been ahlegef'hnt Mr. Stone haul
wanted the message redd to tim convention
to force Thounmui Vat ntto retire from time
field , by making It jijp ar that Mi' . Watson
thu not hiave any ptss'i'ble chance of dcc-
tioim , in the hope that a ticket could be
agreed upon by bothttimttpOptiiiSt and demo-
crntlc pirties for both iiosiloflS on thin na-
ional ticket , As to ibis , Senator ilen
could not say anytiming one way or another ,
because lie uhid not kmitrw nuiythuiuig about it.
Its to the charge that he hind' received
; iioo froimi Mr. Bryan-time proceeds front
the sale of Mr. Bryans'bonk-thme nmoney had
been sent to hint smdutaneously ( upon the
receipt of a telegramt1t.n Mr. Bryan In-
foriiiing hint it wouidhe sent , but lie had
bad no ciu'ncn of refusiuttit auth it lied never
been used for campaign Ilurposes whatever.
U
had simply held it inmbject to thin dispoel-
lIon of Mr. Bryan and still c'ontlnuel ( ( C CO
hold It. It wotmiti never be iieul except upon
Me , Bryan's wrItten directIon ,
llimller Icfends Iliniscif.
Another talk directed toward the neces-
elty for ( ho resignation of Chairniaii Butler
was indulged in by Colonel Ilurkltt anti ( hell
Senator Butler took up his own defense , lie
wan-teul to tell the gentlenien from Texas
and Miasouri who had been fighting hitsi that
he was "made of North Carolina material ,
witich would not run tinuler fire , " and though
they tried to do so for another twenty-four
hours they could not wear hint out. "lie
would stiffer his right arm to be torn off before -
fore ho would yield tuntier ( lie circunt-
stauicea. " They mIght cause him to lose hits
hiealUi , but Lucy could not force hlni ( a cc-
tile SO long as he blioved that ho was doing
his duty by his liarty amid his 'couiitry. lie
Intimated that ho might have considered ( he
advisability of a resignation had It not been
for the hiarut fight tlieTexans had mantle upon
hInt and tInt nianmier in which lie had been
treated in his own state by amen whom ito
hind sought to befriend anti for whom lie hail
stooul uli , lila own colleagues oit the coin-
mitten front North Carolina , J. L , itamsey
amut Z. 'F. Garrett , after , upon lila advice ,
( hey haul been retahiied upon thin natIonal
cninniltee , hind turned over their hiroxics to
two of his opponents In Texas , Messrs. II , A.
Cain auth B. E , Peters , anti upon every proul-
osltlon opposoul to him lit 'time eommleo ( thin
Votes of tliee two Texans had beeit cast
against hint. Ills emienuies cotmiul not forCe
1dm to yield by niiy such tactics , and , therefore -
fore , un ummattor how mntuchi lila resignation
was Instated upon by his opponents hum
would net yield. Ills tvords were loutlly ap-
piatided by ( be tusionista.
. Several other speecltes were umade , irln.
cipally byV. . F. Ilauuohmawommt of Misoiuri
arid George F. Wasltbum'n of Massachusetts.
Of c'otui'so Mr. liaughtnwotit uimaintnincu ] ( lie
position Colonel Ilumrkitt hind taken miii reiterated -
iterated time principle of thin Ominima : platform
that no ofileehoiuier , national , state or
umtunlclpal , should ltold any poslIoui of an-
thority either in time prliiiarles or the eon-
Veittions of tlto party. On time other hinuui
Mr.htburn stood by Mr. huller anti
voiced Limo sentinitat that "tinder no circuiui-
staitecs should Mr , Butler resign. " "lie
mtist mint resign , " repented Mr.Vnshiiuti rum.
It vas dually decided to have another con-
fereuico commit-too avpointcd front both
ldcs. For the Btitlerltos , Messrs. U. F
Washburn of Mnssaeimusetts , J. II. Anderson
of Idaho and Eltwced I'rnncroy of New
Jersey were selected , anti for tile "middle-
of-tbe-roatlers" General William Phillips of
Georgia , Jantes II. Ferrlss of the J0ii0t ( ill. )
Newa and S. C. Granberry of Texas wore
chosen.
. All ndjournmemit was then -akemi at a into
hour to gIve thin now coumferees a chauice to
meet together anti time hour of 9 p. m. was
fixed upon for hearing their report ,
.
! te'roiuis'uit 'l'n-ik ,
t.Vlmen after 11 1) . in. time nntIoimal comtimtt-
tee enlivened It was found that the mtew conference -
ference contnmltees bad a immuch more dull-
cult task on hand to effect a basis of agree-
men timan had the old ones. In thme.mcaii.
time the ' 'middle-of-tite-roaders' ' had hick ;
a meeting at time Barker lintel and hind in-
structeti time conferees representimig theut to
hmoid out for Chairnmnn Butler's resignation ,
Ito matter bow long it took-to follow thit'
itieittical tactics that had beetu Pursued time
day previous by time fusionists in ( lie matter -
ter of tite credentials report , the Park coin-
mItten indulging in tIme hope that they could
succeed in wearing out Senator Butler. The
tutl-fusloumists felt flinch imetor thati they
had the nIght before over thin mattm' of cx-
penses , because they lund received an as-
Ruranco front E. II. l'etcrs , one of the Tx-
ans who bold p North Carolina pruy , that
he would cover the expense of every "niid-
dle-of-the-roader" itt Oummahma until the fight
was settled. Ho owns 15,000 acres of cotton
land in Texas and consequently is consld-
I ered to be In a position to sustain his less
favored fellow-kickers. Besides being a
"mlddle-ot-the-roader" ammd a dcterntlned op-
poiient of Senator Butler , Mr. Peters is time
lresident of the NatIonal Cotton Growers'
association.
Slot'e 0mb ' '
ry out 'l'uip ,
Time conference coimimittees had lntiinztteti
to the national committee a desire for mmmore
time-would probably need until 1 a. iii.-
but the natiolial conimitee evidently Pro.
forced to take advantage of time miocturnal
hours for Iturposes of oratory for no propo.
ettion to adjourn was heeded until immidnigltt.
And not then until a fight over whether
John It. Sovereigmi of Missouri should be
allowed a seat as the holder of a proxy from
J. ii. Voorhmees of Colorado or not hind been
eiijoy ed ,
The nmotion to admit Sovereign was niathe
ly Robert Scimiihing of Wisconsin.
Colonel Fraimk Burkitt at once objected
and several points of artIer worn raised by
1-inughawout of Missouri anti other anti-
tuslonists agalmmst Mr. Sovereign's presemice
in the meeting until hits status was determined -
mined upon ,
Coloumel iiurkitt saitl Soverelgit's own state
had removed hilimi from his positIon as a
cnmmnitteeunnn because he had elecIoncered
against a straight populist in 1896 ,
Chairman llimtlcr Permitted SovereIgn to
say a word or two in his own behalf and
Sovereign proimouuiced Coloimel lhtirklt's
statement false and an uproar citstied , It
was coiicliiileti thou ( hint ( lie best thing to
tb was to take n recess until I a , in , at
which time time report of time conferees wits
expected.
uuuift'u'c'i's liujuuirt.
Tue conferees filially reported after 1
o'clock thIs imiorning , or rathier ( lucy brought
In two reports , oime frommi time "nmlddle-of-
thie-roaders" and one from the Buleries. (
General Williani l'hlhlipe read ( hue former ,
Its maclit point. ivas a recouiimnendation that
the hurlnciuile of ( ho Omaha lilattorin agaiiist
ofilceholders hieing allowed mneinborsliip in
thin conimnlttt'es anti conveiitioiia of ( lie partY
should , be hived up to strictly in time future.
Thin other report was rend hy Eltwced
Ponteroy of New Jersey , Its chief concession -
sion was that the populist natioumal couiven-
tion In WOO should be lucid at least a month
earlier than eIther the democratic or re-
pubilcan conventions.
As ( lie Biitierites were hot willing to concede -
cede time Omuahma platform principle respect.
lug eflicohiolders in committees amid con-
ventiona , ( hint was considered a sutliclint
l > olnt of difference without the questiomi of
Senator Buier's chairmanship being goime
titLe at time time ; in tact , the committee
chmalrmansliip hinged upon time result of time
action of thin national cormiiuiitee on time
nttddie-of-the-rontl contention anti it wits
miot likely to prevail.
Geumerai Phillips started the speech-
makiuig ngaiui amid time titseussion was kept
up to a very late hour.
Jit're's dii. ' 1,1st ,
Time number of legislators and oflicehoid-
era iii ( lila committee unt'cting makes nut In-
( creating his ( . Itoughily there urn : UnIted
States Senators Butler of North Carolina
ocLgetVo
UWett Sks
anti Allen of Nebraska , as regular iiicmbera :
Congressmen C. A. Barlow anti C. II. Castle
of California , holding proxies from their
state : Congressmen James Guon of Itlaimo ,
Territorial Ikilegato J. V. Callahan of OkIa-
imonia , Bank Exem : " J. W. Breiulenthal of
Kansas , cud Coiigi..uiaui Jolla C. Bell of
Colorado , who V. / , Iaiifortl of Illinois
represents by liroxy.
Nebraska Is lrety well represonteti by
ofllceiiohtlers , namely : 3. tV , Porter , secretary -
tary of state ; J. "IV. itilgerton , railroad corn-
niissloner ; J , Ii. l-ttmistcn , oil iuispector ;
3. 0. 'i'elser , member of the legitulaure , anti
a number of minor offleehoiuiers. Altogether
fourteemt Nebraskans have votes in thin corn-
mitten at its present session ,
1(1V. . howard of Alabama , of whose
proxy i'atul 'nndervoort was ilepriveul , is a
congressman elected by straight Polltiilsts ,
All ulfl ) ' auth nil night the "inlthihle-of.tho-
roatlers" hail labored to make Senator Suit-
her the scapegoat of imhitleni failure , but
ill ) to the hour of going to tiress scemeti
farther ( luau ever frnni success. It is a
huller counuiiltee ty a good utiiijorIy ,
Iluitirn tLiuu'st lois 'lniloil ,
Aimmouig ( ho spu-echies made SelIntor Allen
spoke his full , lie favored time l'ont-
cloy iimajortty report , ext'cp ( its paingrupli
providIng for a comvuitioui as early as
miarchi , 1899 , to shape tue policy of ( liii imnrty
for 11100. lie said he wamitcul to make it
inipossible for this warfare upoim Chmmiruiman
ilutler to commtinue , If this wruifitre was to
continue lie ' 'was williiig to dIssolve the
PCOlle'Ei lmart righit hOW , "
As The Bee s'na going to press a. "mtmldtile-
of-tlie-romiuler' ' moved in refer time part ) ' tiif-
ferences ti ) a itational ceimvenirnt to be lucid
( lila yemtr , but nit it uiiotion by Robert. Sclithl-
lug of Vm'lscoiislit the whole qtiestInn was
( aided ii ) ' a viva vote vote , though the roll
was aferwaiti cahicti ,
litl'l'lllLS ? Oi lNA'i'Ii 'i'll Bill 'lICK i'Il' ,
: iiIultl ui'-ur-thie-lt.iiul I'oiutiI Ists IluuulurMu'
luuiiieily fat' St'uintqui' ,
MINNIIAI'OLiS , Juime 16.-Thin umihuhuiie-of-
( hue-road poltuhlss , who bolteti thin state
lOPtiiis ( coimventlomi hmeltl lit ( lila city 'cser-
tin ) ' because tile uimajorlty iuisisteti upon fit-
siuii with ( lie demimocrats iiumti silver repub-
hicaims , held a coiiveuitlon of thitiir own to-
ulity anti iioimttmmatcd tiic fohlowlmmg state
ticket :
For governor , 1. , . C. Long , Magnolia ; for
lietieiinnt got'oriior , Klttel I lalversomi , lid-
grade ; for secretary of state , M. Wogeum-
berg , Duluth ; for autiitor , Charles liopkluis ,
Fairfax ; for treasurer , 1' . Ii. Italilily. Lnlte
City ; for attorney gemieral , Johtut F' . Kelly ,
St. l'muml ; for clerk of time suprcimio couuu't ,
A. L. Stromiiberg , Forest Lake ,
Iguiatius 1)oiinehiy ) , thin leather of the bolt-
era , was indorseul for Uuiited States semi-
ator. Thtree now memimrs of tile iOhitlhhst
naioumal committee were selected. Viiethier
or not they will be seated dcpcuitis uptin ( ho
outconie of the contest bewccmi tile fec-
( ions iiow gathered at Omaha.
DEATH RECORD.
.JMt'illi illul'grttlT.
MAI1YVILL1i ! , iulo. , June 16-Speclal.--- ( )
Joseph Updegraff , for niany years oumo of
( lie niest proiiilimemmt demnocratic iOlltiL'iflhiS
and lending citizcmis of northwest Missouri ,
tiled at his home iii ? ilaryvhlc ! at I :15 : 0 chock
Wednesday mnorutlumg at the advammccd age of
79. Ills aged wife and Limo following children
survive him : Mrs. A. L. Clinches of hughes ,
Mo. ; Mrs. Henry Zumwehi of [ 'errytlalo
Ore. ; Mrs. 'Will Clark , Moborly. Mo.V. ; . A.
UIlegralf ( , Saline , Ken. ; Joseph Updegraff ,
Maryville , Mo. ; M. 0. Updegraff , Arkon ,
Mo.
) liss JessIe Clinjiuuiutmu
FRANKLIN , Nob. , Jumie I6.-Special ( Tel-
cgramn.-A ) young womami mmmcd Jessie
Chapman , who arrived here Meimtiay night I
from Blsniarck , N. D. , where silo lies bceii
teachiuig In time high school , died titis
evening at 7 o'clock , Shin stopped here te
visit her sister , Mrs. J. Cawhormmo , a few
tYceks , whence shin was going to her hmome.
at Espyvihle , l'a. Sbu was only sick a few
ii aye ,
1lIrs. % iuutiului C. % 'elher.
SYRACUSE , Nob. , Juno lG.-Speclal ( Tel-
egram.-Mrs. ) Anmaumila C. W'ebber , aged 58 ,
died Tuesday uilght. She caine here forty-one
years ago. Her hiushianul survives her , Thin
funeral oectmrett today at 2 p. ni.
.Tesse ii. Fivu'i'edt.
GRAFTON , Nob. , Juume lG.-Speelal.- ( )
Jesse Ii , Everett , aged 53 , died Suntlay by a
paralytic stroke , and was buried Monday ,
Rev , Antiress olhlclatlmig.
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