Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1896, Page 11

a i 11 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. ———— es - i for a moment it logk iW. T te hatrmaf. Stid- [WATSON IS SELECTED |i re the tet S several ‘Dolleemen ¢ame forward from the i es wings and hustled him down the steps. He | was afterward ejected from the L ! Sewall Rejeoted by the Populist Con- winicesataaeeica® vention. All the amendments were laid on the | EXCITING SCENES IN THE GATHERING \ Silver Party Indorses the Demo- @ratic Ticket. THE CHICAGO CONFERENCE Te Thomas E. Watson of Georgia, who was @ member of the Fifiy-‘rst Congress and Who in the Fifty-sccond and Fifty-third ; Congresses unsuccessfully contested Col. Black's seat, was nominated for Vice Pres- | ident by the populist convention at St. * Louts on the first dailot shortly after mfd- night. There were five other candidates— Sewall, Mann, Page of Virginia, A. J. Mimms of Tennessee; Congressmaa Skinner Thomas E. Watson. of North Carolina and Col. Burkitt of Mis- sissippi. The nomination was made unani- mous before the result of the roll call was announced. Mr. Bryan sent word to his supporters that he would not accept a nom- | {mation at the hands of the -onvention un- er these circumstances. He will stand loyally by his running mate. AGAINST SEWALL. neressme Watson Nominated in His Stead. After The Star’s report of the populist convention at St. Louis closed yesterday afternoon a vote was taken on the report of the commiitee on rules and order of business, the question being the adoption of the minority report favoring the nomina- tion of a Vive President before President. The anti-Bryan delegates lined up in favor of the adoption of the minority report. ‘The roll call was followed with intense n- When North Carolina was reached essigan Skinner m<unted a chair and insisted on making a statement. “North Car he said, “stands for Nebraska, and casts 85 votes for the majority report and 10 for the minority. y this time it was rumored about that y report had a small majority Senatcr Butler and Congress- held a hurried consultation tm. Mr. Skinner then rushed is delegation. He mounted a chair ng & sensation. He sald the vote h Carolina had been cast upon the tanding with certain wastern and ern states that the vice presidency to the south. your vote,” shouted Texas, while rson of Colorado cailed out has made no pledge.” of North Carolina was not need- rry the minority report, but after cries Mr. Skinner dramatically cast + votes of North Carolina for it, amid “Ts O27 the anti-Sewall crowd. nnouncement of the vote was 685 favor of the minority report, and ourse, the signal for another en- antu-Bryan demonstration. Sub- ly the official vote was given as ninority, 2 Vice President before a 5 against the motion. This victory for the middle-of-the- Skinner rort The following is the yea and nay vote by states on the motion to adopt the mi- nority report recommending the nomination of a date Vice President before that for President. The totals do not agree with the official figures announced, but the a: ant secretary who kept the tally admitted that his totals were too large. a mistake of about 1”) votes having been mads in addition: Yeas. Nays. 28 2B 7 33 6 33 5 i 2 43 E T so Ww +61 4 a1 as 2 eS Kentucky 6 9 ¥ 2 2 Tenistone 2 26 Virginia W236 Matae 9 y Washingtog 2. 17 1 Maryland a 9 Wet Vicglaia. 8 4 Massachare'ts. 13 2 Wisconsta 2 1 1817 Ss 7 ed 19 & os 6 18 -. iyitan Ter. 2 1 2 87 iNew Mexio.. 6. 1 19 Dist. Colmmbia .. 6 Totais.....693 O44 Dixcussing the Platform. General J. B. Weaver, chairman of the comm: on resolutions, was then, at 3: P.m., recognized to read the platform agreed to by the committee. He was re- ed with applause. He prefaced the reading by saying that the committee had had a protracted meeting, and that while its proceedings had been harmonious there Was not entire unanimity, as Mesera. Kear- i Texas and Coxey of Ohfo would both ty reports. The enunciation of the different planks of the platform, which was printed in y Star, was rece!ved with slight ap- . which would evidently have beew areater but for the fact that General Weaver declared that he would not pro- ceed until thers was silence. At the conclusion of the reading of th minority report, Mr. J. Coxey of Ohio was recogn:zed to read his minority report recommending the issuance of non-interest bearing bonds for the tmprovemsnt of the roads of the country. Mr. Kearby of Texas was then intro- duced to read his minority report. Ho said | that he objected te the mafjgrity report be- cause it was too prolix and because it was too rear ekin to the democratic platform. Mr. Kearby’s voloe did not prove equal to the occasion, and Senator Allen was called upon to read the report for him. The re- ri denounced the democratic and repub- ican policies of tariff, denounced the inv: sion of sovereign states by autocratic mili- tary power, denounced the issue of inter- eat-bearing bonds in time of peace and de- mandel a graduated income tax, economy im the expenditure of the public money, government ownership of the ratiroads, tel- egraphs and telephones, It also protested against alien ownership of land, and de- clared in favor of direct legtelation by means of the initiative and referendum. New Declaration of Independence. Mr, Vallitte of Rhode Island also came forward with a third minority report. Mr, Valitte’s document proved to be @ sort of @ new De-laration of Indepertence. The various planks were resetved with laughter, cat-calls and cries of order. The document ran in denunciatory adjectives, The reading had not proceeded very far when some one moyed to refer the report to the comraittee on resolutions, which mo- ton prevailed, amig a considarable display Qf enthusiasm. Mr, Valltte grew angry gt the summary manner in which his re- port was disposed of. With flushed face and passionate posture he eq); that the platform p: ted hig views, and he would maintain them as long as he had breath in his body, Senator Allen tried to calm him, but the Rhode island delegate only grew more in- censed. He waved his arms yidlently, and table, and ihe platform as reported by a majority of the committee was adopted, not without a few cries of dissent. H. D, Lloyd of Illinois moved to proceed to the selection of a candfdate for Vice President. The chair sald the motion was unnecessary, as that was the next business in order. The states were called for nom- inations. When Alabama was called, Col. H. G. Bowman placed in nomination Bar- ney Gibbs of Texas. Before he enter2d upon his speech, however, the convention decided to take a recess of an hour and a half, until 6 o'clock. At 6:30 the convention assembled and Chairman Allen introduced Judge Jefferson Pollard of Missouri, who read the platform of the silver convention and a message suout the nominailon of Bryan and Sewall ry it. The reiding was repeatedly interrupted by delegaies in various parts of the hall, who raised the point of order that the reg- wlar order was the nominations for Vice President. Senator erder. Allen overruled these voints of Many planks of the silver party's were enthusiastically received, but when the action of the silver conven- tion In nominating Bryan and Sewall was read it was jeered by the middle of the road centingent, and on the motion of a Texas delegate the proceedings of the sil- ver convention were referred to the com- mittee on resoluticns, Nominated for Vice President. Nominations were then called for, but the convention experienced a good deai of diff- culty in getting under way, owing to a ruling made by the chair. When the parliamentary situation had been straightened out Col. Bowman, who was taken off the floor by the adjournment of the convention, took the stage and plac- ed in nomination Congressman Harry Skin- ner of North Carolina, whose name was not very enthusiastically received. Congressman Howard of Alabama piaced Thomas E. Watscn in nomination in a speech in which he paid a high tribute to Mr. Watson's character as a man, a jour- nalist and a statesman. He said that in all respects Mr. Watson was the peer of Mr. Bryan. Mr. Watson's name was recelved with luud applause. Mr. Howard was followed by J. R. Sov- ereign of Arkansas in a practical, straight- forward speech seconding the nomination of Mr. Watson, whom he designated as a victim of the ballot-box stuffers. Sewall Placed in Nomination. Colorado yielded to New York, and Lafe Pence ascended the platform. He lost no time in coming to the point. Immediately he mentioned Mr. Sewall's name it was greeted with loud applause, mingled with hisses. His speech took the shave of an argument, but his tone was de4ant from the beginning. As Mr. Pence proceeded the convention quieted down and Mr.Pence, after the first burst of disapproval, was in- terrupted only by applause. Azman Murphy ascended the platform amid a storm of handclapping to second Watson's nomination. At the close of Mr. Murphy's speech Harry Trasy of Texas arose and asked whether, if Watson should be nominated, he would remain on the ticket until the election. “Yes, came the response, quick and sharp; sir; until hell freezes over.” This was plain speech and it brought the convention to its feet in a burst of applause. ‘A number of other populists were placed in nomination, among whom were Frank Burkitt of Mississippi, A. L. Mimms of Tennessee, Marion Page of Virginia. The name of Frank Burkitt of Mississipp! was suggested by L. Weller, known in his state of Iowa as “Caiamity” Weller, who declared that Mr. Burkitt combined all the good qualities of all the other candidates. Mr. WH. Calhoun, chairman of the Iowa delegation, followed Mr. Weller, declaring that Weller did not represent the sentiment of the Iowa delegation. He suggested no name. Col Harris of Kansas, one of the few speakers with a voice capable of filling the hall, seconded Sewall’s nomination. Col. Harris was Wberally applauded, and there were frequent demonstrations in Sewall's behalf during the progress of his talk. Judge Doster. also from Kansas, seconded Watson's nomination on behalf of a part of the Kansas delegation. He also was roundly applauded by the southern delegates. Mr. Doster expressed the belief that, if Mr. Wat- son should be nominated, Mr. Sewall would ithdraw. This sentiment was received with cries of “Good!” Captain. Burnham of Tennessee nominated A. L. Mimms of Terneasee. He spoke very earnestly. “They offer us Mr. Sewall,” he sald. ‘‘Mr. Pence tells us that it ts no objection to Mr. Sewall that he is a millionaire I do not know whether he fs a millionaire or a bank- rupt, but Billy Bryan knows.” The expression did not elicit any approv- ing demonstration. He declared it to be a foregone conclusion that Bryan should be nominated, with a populist as a yoke-fellow. This pleased the convention, and was ap- plauded, as was the statement that the “Democratic party had become a bank- rupt, with the devil as a receiver.” He eulogilzed Mr. Mimms as a profound man and as a man whose heart was ever beating for humanity. He was almost a counterpart of William J. Bryan. G. M. Miller of IlUnois seconded the nomi- nation of Mr. Mimms, and Judge A. Gunby that of Mr. Watson. The latter referred to Mr. Watson as the “plumed knight” of the people's party. Mr. Gunby was loudly applauded when he referred to Mr. Sewall He said he could not see the consistency of selecting the president of a national bank to put down national banks. “If,” said Mr. Gunby, in conclusion, “the democratic party swallows Tom Watson they will have more brains in their stomach than they have in their heads.” This sentiment took the convention by sicrm. Hundreds of delegates rose to their feet and cheered lustily, and almost before he knew what was taking place, or before the conyention realized the situation, Mr. Gunby was caught up by four or five sial- wart delegates and, large man though he 1s, he was trotted around the hall on the shoulders of his friends. The scene appeal- ed to the convention's sense of humor, and the applause was from that time forth lib- ecally sprinkled with shouts of laughter. Prof. L. C. Bateman of Maine, the Dopu- Ust candidate for governor, nominated Marion Page of Virginia, president of the Farmers’ Alliance of that state. In doing so he protested in behalf of the entire Maine delegation against Sewall’s nomina- tion. He had nothing against Mr. Sewall personally, he said, but he objected to the nomination of a man who had not one par- ticle of sympathy with the principles of the people’s party, save the one minor question of silver. The story has been in- dustriously circulated that Sewall was a greenbacker, but he never was. Prof. Bateman said: He was, however, instru- mental in arran, a fusion of the demo- cratic and greenback forces in Maine, and, by doing so, he accomplished the destruc. tion of the nback re a that ‘the party. The speaker Maine Central railroad, = which he was president, had reduced wages. “In the name of the popullsts,” he shout- ed, “I ask you not to press this little bitter chalice to our lips.” Replying to . Pence, he said that to couple the name of Sewall with Peter Cooper was an insult to the memory of the noble philanthropist. HB. Tavior of Michigan seconded the nomination of “that grand statesman, that able soldier in the battle of humanity, ‘Thomas E. Watson of Georgia.” Michigan also ylelded to 8. D. Walton, a colored delegate-at-large from orgla, wig also seconded Watson's nomination, in the interest of all the common People of his state and of the south, He said 7 Watson had made it possible for the black man to vote according to his conse aha fence in Hiases for Fogg. Frank A. Fogg of Michigan seconded Mr. Sewall. He brought out an avalanche of hisses by saying that when he had under- taken to walk in the middle of the road he had@ been allowed to sleep in the middle of the roud, and that his campaign expenses had never been paid. Continuing the rela- tion of experience, he said that when he was @ candidate Sowall had sent him $000 for campaign expenses. The speech was pot all 19 the Hiking of the convention, and ur, Fosg eae the platform amid @ storm of jeers and hiss ‘wa Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota eloquent- ly seconded Watson's nomination in behalf of his state. The whole movement, he said, wee caused by an insurrection against the money cen Grit eee be folly to nominate a man wor! X nd inter- uated in hall of the rallroade of New ing land, Tie populists of the country, he de- clared, rather than vote for such @ man, would see him 500 miles below the lowest pit of hell. He expressed the hope that as if he intended | Watson's nomination would be made unani- move, They were “willing to swallow democracy, gilded with the genius of a Bryan,” but they “could not stomach plu- tocracy in tha body of Sewall.” Thomas E. Gore, the blind orator of Mis- sissippi, seconded the nomination of Mr. Burkitt in a welt-worded speech, in which he lauded Mr. Burkitt highly. When Missouri was called a delegate arosé to say that Missouri was content to have it known that abe was “ ‘forni man from Maine. Mr. Donovan of Montana seconded Sewall. “Hurrah for McKinley.” The convention did not at first receive the name with favor, but Mr. Donovan was loudly applauded when he said that it was essential that the silver forces should not be divided. He landed Mr. Sewall as a patriot, whereupon a delegate shouted “Hurrah for McKirley.” Mr. Reves of Montana repudiated Mr. Donovan's indorsement of Sewall. “We are for the nomination of Wm. Jen- nings Bryan of Nebraska,” he said, “be- cause we know he {a a populist, but tho Montana populists will never accept the nomination of a bank president on a presi- dential ticket.” He seconded Burkitt's nomination. George Abbot of Nebraska made a hu- morous speech, seconding Watson. He said that a coat with two tails was of more utility than a coat “split wide open,” He reproved the convention for having failed to give more attention to Ignatius Don- nelly, the father of the party. Mr. Hogers of California spoke for Ne- vada, seconding Skinner's nomination, Tired of Oratory. At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Dur- row of Illinois moved that the seconding speeches be limited to two for each candi- date. The motion was declared out of or der, but it was made apparent that the convention was at last growing tired of oratory. There had been four hours of it, and there were many expressions, verbal, to Mr. Darrow’s motion, Near the close the speeches continued. Arthur R. Henry of North Carolina, of portly figure, pronouncedly blonde _coni- plexion and vigorous manner, occupied New Hampshire's time. He took a firm position against Sewall, but the convention was so impatient that he did not have an opportunity to mention his preference, if he had one. The demonstrations on the part of the audience had by this time become so pro- nounced that it was next to impossible to hear either the names of speakers an- nounced by the chair or to catch a word they said. Mr. Crandall of New Jersey was cried down, as were several others who sought to be heard. The crowd was good-natured, but very unruly. There a prolonged period of cat-calls, yells, laughter and baper-throwing, but it was evident that there could be no more speaking for the ume, unless the speaker should have some- thing exceptional to say. Mr. Crandall be- gan by trying to laugh it all down, but he grew flushed and angry, and gesticulated BAe his cane after he had descended to his, sea’ The crowd, however, pelted him so lus- tily with paper wads and other missiles that he at last desisted, and sat back quietly to Usten to the music with which the band came to the rescue. Bryan Men Conferring. All evening the out-and-out Bryan man- agers had been conferring earnestly over the situation. They had counseled with Chairman Jones, who was in direct tele- graphic communication with Candidate Bryan. Rumors flew about among the knowing ones, but the convention was in profound ignorance of what was going on. The delegations wers listening to the nomination speerhes on ‘the theory that they were nominating a running mate for Mr. Bryan. : When New York was reached it ytelded its time to Colorado. As Tom Patterson, who has been one of the most earnest and active of Bryan’s managers, arose on his chair the convention held its breath. A sensation of some sort was anticipated, but it did not occur. The aciion of the delegates made it unwise to spring the sen- sational fact that Bryan votld not accept the nomination on the t-rrs the conven- tion proposed. Mr. Pa‘terson, on behalf of Colorado, simply conteaded for the nom- ination of Sewall. ‘The convention hissed this statement. Mr. Patterson ihen yielded the balance of his five minutes to Senator Stewart of Nevada. The middle-of-the-road men were in an ugly mood, and they hissed the sugges- tion. It was only after an appeal by the cha: man for fair play that order could be re- stored. The venerabie patriarchal Sena- tor came forward to the front of the plat- form and in pathetic tones made his ap- peal for the cause of silver, in which the best years of his life had been enlisted. When the middle-of-the-roaders saw the drift of his remarks they began to shout Time,” “time.” Even an appeal to the “chivalry of the south” failed to quiet them, and the ven- erable Senator retired to the rear of the platform. Chairman Allen expressed regret a hear- ing couid not be accorded to this distin- guished guest. When the name of North Carolina was reached, Senator Marion Butler deprecated the action of the convention in refusing to hear Senator Stewart. W. A. Guthrie of North Carolina seconded the nomination of Skinner. John Seitz of Ohio fell into the popular current, seconding the nomination of Watson. Watson’s nomination seemed to be es- pecially popular with the states toward the end of the list. He was indorsed by Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia and several other states and territories. Rev. Alex. D. Kent of the District of Columbia made a vigorous speech for the indorsement of Mr. Sewall. He thought it would have been wise to have indorsed the democratic platform. This expression of opinion created a small tumult, in which Dr. Kent retired. It was five minutes of 12 when the chair stated that ther would be no more nominating speeches. He announced that the roll of states would be called for a ballot. Delegate Wood of Texas, who in the middle-of-the-road caucus the previous night offered a resolution to bolt the con- vention and denounced the platform, made a brief speech seconding Mr. Burkitt's nomination. He was followed by Gen. Field of Virginia, who four years ago was the populist candidate for Vice President. Gen. Field was received as a Nestor of the party. He urged the nomination of I~age. At exactly 12 o'clock midnight, just as the roll call was about to begin, Gen. Weaver of Iowa appeared at he front of the platform. He called attention to the lateness of the hour and advised a night's meditation. He proposed that the conven- tion take one ballot and then adjourn. The middle-of-the-road men howled him down. Chairman Allen severely rebuked the convention. He severely reprimanded the delegates, who, he said, had howled down some of the most distinguished men in the party, and ordered the roll call to proceed. Arkansas started off with 25 votes for Watson. Tom Patterson of Colorado cast the & votes of his state for Sewall, amid a round of applause from the Bryan men. Some one jumped up and challenged the vote, claiming that he wanted his vote re- corded for Watson. Mr. Patterson denounced him as an inter- loper, and he proved to be, on investiga- tion, a member of the contested delegation that had been excluded. Indiana gave her 30 votes to Watson. Kansas gave Sewall 82 of her 95 votes. Louisiana gave the bulk of her vote to Watson. Maryland divided her vote between Sewall. It looked as if Watson might be nomi- nated on the first ballot, until North Caro- lina cast her 95 votes for Skinner, Tennes- see for Mimms and Texas for Burkitt. This split up the large delegations. Later the roll call was completed, however. Texas changed her vote to Watson, and there were other changes in favor of the Geor- gian. Col. Burkitt of Mississippi went to the stand and withdrew his name. ‘Watson Nominated. Pandemonium reigned. Men shouted out of the inky blackness, others sang, and a few cursed. The band struck up a lively air. A few candidates were brought in to the press tables, and the delegates crowded about them, pushing and swaying in the flickering light. Several suggested that it was an ill omen, but @ chorus of voices shouted that it was a put-up job. hen Mimms withdrew in vor, The Georgian already votes enough to nominate, but the vote of Ten- nessee was finally transferred to his col- umn. Some one made a motion to make the nomination unanimous, and it was carried with a whoop. Immediately the middle-of-the-road men their banners and started « demon- strat but suddenly, without warning, the lights went out, and the convention was left in total darkness. Then some one called attention to the itson’s fa- fact that the nomination of Watson was announced at exacfly ‘sixteen minutes to 1. This tickled the le-of-the-road men,and they shouted, “Hurrah! Hurrah! then yelled “16 to 1" 7 A few minutes leter’the lights were again turned on, and, Cie Quiet was restored, Congressman Howard’ of Alabama moved an adjournment until 9 o'clock this morn- ing, and the motion was carried, SILVER CONVENTION ADJOURNS. Nomination of Bryiin and Sew: dorsed, The silver party delegates, as usual, came tcgether slowly for the afternoon session at St. Louls yesterday, and at the hour fixed, 3:30, not half were in their seats nor were any of the officers present. It was nearly 4 o'clock before the attend- ance assumed {ts usual appearance. Spec- tators were slightly more numerous than at previous sessions. At 3:55 p.m. Chair- man St. John rapped for order, and intro- duced the Rev. Mr. Hagerty, who made the opening prayer. At the conclusion of the invocation G. W. Baker was called upon for a report from the conference com- mittee. He said that the time was too shert to reach a salsfactory concluston. There were not more than one hundred men in the conference, and only two hours in which to disouss the methods to be pursued. He read the resolution which vas adopted at the conference. On motion of Mr. Turner of Kansas the report was accepted and adopted by a unanimous vote. The report of the platform committes was then made by Senator Jones of Ne- vada, As he read the platform, which has been already printed in The Star, he was frequently Interrupted by applause. A motion to adopt the platform was made. Mr. Hess of Illinois objected, and a wordy wrangling followed, but it ended in the adoption of the platform. It was decided by the chairman that the recommendation regarding the nomination was not a part of the platform and should he acted upon separately. Mr. Pege of Nebraska moved that the ccnvention proceed to the nomination of a presidential candidate. It prevailed. General Warner said It would be neces- sery to nominate a candidate rather than Irdorse, in order to avoid some of the pe- cullarities of state ballot laws. E. E, Little of Karsas nominated Wm. J. Bryan of Nebraska. He sald that through a long term of years this country had ex- perienced a depression in business that had never before been seen on this earth. He spoke of the denial of trial by jury to American citizens and of the platform adopted by the republican national con- vention. “Its propositiona, if carried out, would double the debts of the poor. It indorsed Cleveland and nominated Mc- Kirley, and continuing, he referred to the Wall street barons. “Christ,” he said, “forgave the thieves and pardoned the courtesan, but the money changers he scourged from the temple.” In 1800 the country looked to the west for a President in t!me of trouble. It got Lin- coln. Today the country was in trouble again; it looked to the “rowdy west” and It would get a man, who, like Lincoln, would lead it to prosperity. This man was William J. Bryan of Nebraska, who would be the next President. There was loud and vigorous applause at the conclusion of Mr. Little's speech. Col. L. L. C. Pace of Nebraska seconded the nomination of Mr. Bryan. ‘When he came into the hall he said he was met by the motto “To the polls, ye sons of freedom,” and he could scareely ro- frain from exclaiming “‘All hail,” and when he saw the stars of the flag he felt that the stars of the heavens were over the home of all the country that needed a savior. He believed that the -nomination was but formal, for every delegate had but the one purpose—the nomination of William J. Bryan. He said in the nomination of McKinley all the bankers, all Europe, had a hand, while Bryan went to Chicago with no in- fluence behind him. From 1735 to 1856 the tation had looked for a deliverer from con- ditions growing toward an arbitrament, not of the ballot, but of the battlefield; so it was “with the stealthy crime of 1573. Since then the nation has been looking for a deliverance from the money power. The converging elements in behalf of the people met at Chicago, and a man was de- velopsd—a lover of humanity. “But,” he said, ‘they tell us ‘we must follow the enlightened pations of the world.’ We do not want the énlightenment whick takes us by the throat and tells us we must pay in gold.” He thanked God that this peaple could sull think for itself, and this it was doing in behalf of William J. Bryan of Nebraska, whose nomination he seconded fn hehalf of the great west. A number of other speeches were made and then the rules were suspended, on mo- tion of P. V. Wise of Missouri, and Mr. Bryan was nominated by acclamation. The wildest enthusiasm followed. The band Flayed “Columbia,” “America” and other stirring tunes, while the howling and screaming delegates marched around the hall, waving hats, umbrellas and handker- chiefs. This was continued for ten min- utes. Mr. Baker of California then moved that the conyention proceed to the nomina- tion of a Vice President. Mr. Troup of Connecticut placed the name of Arthur Sewall of Maine before the con- vention, He made no speech. H. T. Nil of Ohio seconded the nomination. He had known Mr. Sewall for years, and his father before him, and there could be no fitter man than he for the place. It was then moved that Mr. Sewall be de- clared the nominee for Vice President by acclamation. The band played “America,” and the delegates sang. Then they sang the doxology. When quiet was restored Mr. Baker moved that each delegation select a member of the committee to notify the nominees. The motion was agreed to. The roll call of states was begun, but be- fore it was half finished two-thirds of the delegates had left the hall, and all the visitors went out. Col. Pace of Nebraska offered a resolu- tion, declaring it to be the sense of the convention that as the democratic party had arranged to notify Bryan and Sewall in New York, the silver party notify them in Bryan's home at Lincoln. The motion was agreed to. Thereupon the convention ad- jeurned sine die. CONFEREES DISAGREED. Silver Men and Populists Failed to Come to Terms. After a stormy session of nearly two hours, the conference committees of the populist and silver conventions at St. Louis yesterday adjourned without reaching an agreement. A committee wns appointed from the two conventions to see if a mutual agreement could not be reached regarcing platforms and presidential candidates. The meeting was held in the ladies’ ordinary of the Lindell Hotel. The meeting was pre- sided over by G. W. Baker of California for the silver people and W. W. Erwin of Min- nesota for the populists. It was moved that @ subcommittee from each side should be appointed to draft resolutions embodying the principles of each party. Then the fight began. Half the delegates present were demanding .q chance to talk at the same time. Order ‘wa at length restored, and several speeched were made. Finally the following was adopted: “Resolved, That it ts-the sense of this con- ference committee ,that a union of ail the forces, including the people's party, silver men and tree silver democrats, is expedient and should be effected at once, for the pur- pose of achieving; yictery for the advance- ment of free silver in; November.” ‘When this was adopted the conference ad- journed. It was'said by Mr. Baker that there were so mafiy different views, and that the requirements: of the two parties were 80 widely apart on some points, that a mutual platform copld not be drawn, “We decided to fore the world united as to silver, but will leave it to the local conventions to fix: the principles to suit their various needs," was said. BRYAN STAXDS,.BY SEWALL. — Would Not Go on a Ticket With Any- one Hise. . The report current at the convention hall at St. Louis last night that Mr. Bryan had announced his determination not to accept the populist aiKton ot for President in case of the rej}tion of Sewall was based upon the following telegrams exchang2d between Mr. Bryan and Senator J. K. Jones, chairman of the democratic national committee: 8T. LOUIS, Mo., July 24. To Wm. J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.: The populists will nominate Vice Presi- dent first. If not Sewall, what shall we do? I favor your declination in that case. Answer quick. JAMES K. JONES, (Signed) Chairman National Democratic Committee. LINCOLN, Neb., July 24. Senator James K. Jones, Chairman Na- os Democratic Committee, St. Louis, 0, I entirely agree with you. Withdraw my name !f Bewall is not eratmated (igned) WM. J. BRYAN. Senator Jones declined, when seen, to ex- press any opinion beyond that expressed in his telegram. He said that he had placed Mr. Bryan's dispatch in the hands of friends at the convention, but that he had done _ noth! more toward withdrawing Mr. Bryan’s name. He also said that he had learned of the adoption of the minority Teport of the committee on rules and order of business, reversing the usual routine, and placing the nomination of the Vice President ahead of that of the President within a few minutes after the report was adopted. He immediately sent the telegram to Mr. Bryan, and within an hour an answer from the democratic candidate for President came back. It left no doubt as to tho attl- tude of Mr. Bryan in the event of the fall- ure of the convention to nominate Mr. Sewall as well as himself. Soon after he received the message Sen- ator Jones had a copy of it made and dls- patched the original io T. M. Patterson of Colorado, who was then at the auditorium, by A. N. Smith of the Little Rock Gezett: ‘An effort was made to confine the inform: tion to a few of the leaders in the conven- tion hall, but within half an hour it had spread through the press gallery and begun ee be whispered among the delegates on the oor. Another copy was sent to Chairman Charles W. Lane of the national committee of the silver party. The committee was in session In room 484 at the Southern Hotel, with a full membership present. When told that the populisis were ac- cusing the democrats of being instrumental in having the lights turned out at conven- tion hall the Senator replizd that he was sorry the lights wer extinguished, thus preventing the popullsis from completing their work. He deslined to say whether he thought Mr. Bryan might changa his mind or to discuss the possibilities of the situa- tion from any staadpvint. Pending the deliberations of the St. Louis convention Mr. Bryan has steadity declined to be led into a discussion of its work or its probabilities. lie has not, as has been published, been in close touch with the con- vention, but outside of a few telexrams from his friends w ave gone there from Lincoln he has received the advices from Louis only by the bulletins given the public, which are telephoned from the tele- Braph office. He has been intensely inter- ested in the course of events, und has not manifested It to many callers from the far east and west who visit him dafly at his modest home. The selection of Senator Al- Jen as chairman was gra‘ifying to him ard in speaking on the subj he remarked that the people of Nebraska will certainly not be able to complain of the treatment accorded the state by the national conven- Uons this year, as two of the conveations, the democratic and prohibitiontat or tionalists, have nominated Nebraska men for the presidency and two more. the pop- ulists and republicans, have elec: Nebras- ka men as permanent chairmen. Mr. Bryan said that, considering her size and geographical position, Nebraska is en- joying consicerable political distinction. Mr. Bryan has remained quietly at home for the past two days and has no appoint- ments for the near future. POPULIST PLATFORM. Principles Advocated by Louis Convention. The following is the platform adopted by tke populist convention yesterday: The people's party, assembled tn national convention, reaffirms its allegiance to the principles declared by the founders of the republic, and also to the fundamental prin- ciples of just government as enunciated in the platform of the party in 1892. We recognize that through the con- nivance of the present and preceding ad- ministrations the country has reached a crisis in its national life, as predicted 1 our declaration four years ago, and that prompt and patriotic action is the supreme duty of the hour. We realize that while we have political independence, our financial and industrial independence is yet to be attained by re- storing to our country the constitutional control and exercise of the functions nec- essary to a people's government, which functions have been basely surrendered by our public servants to corporate monopo- Nes. The influence of European money- changers has been more potent In shaping legislation than the voice of the American people. Executive power and patronage have been used to corrupt our legislatures and defeat the will of the people, and plu tccrecy has thereby been enthroned upon the ruins of democracy. To restore the gevernment intended by the fathers, and for the welfare and prosperity of this and fvture generations, we demand the estab- lishment of an economic and financial sy: tem which Shall make us masters of our own affairs and independent of European ccentrol, by the adoption of the following declaration of principles: The Money Plank. 1. We demand a national money, safe and sound, issued by the general govern- ment only, without the iatervention of banks of issue, to be a full legal tender for all debts, public and private; a just, equitable and efficient means of distribu- tion, direct to the people, and through the lawful disbursements of the govern- ment. 2. We demand the free and unrestricted coinage of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for the consent of foreign nacions. 3. We demand that the volume of circu- lating medium be speedily Increased to an amount sufficient to meet the demands of the busineas and population, and to re- store the just level of prices of labor and production. 4. We denounce the sale of bonds and the increase of the public interest-bearing debt made by the present administration as un- necessary and without authority of law, and demand that no more bonds be issued, cept by specific act of Congress. 5. We demand such legislation as will prevent the demonetization of the lawful money of the United States by private con- tract. 6. We demand that the government, in payment of Its obligations, shall use its option as to the kind of lawful money in which they are to be paid, and we denounce the present and preceding administrations for surrendering this option to the holders af government obligations. 7. We demand a graduated income tax, to the end that aggregated wealth shall bear its just proportion of taxation, and we re- gard the rocent decision of the Supreme Court relative to the income tax law as a misinterpretation of the Constitution and an invasion of the rightful powers of Con- gress over the subject of taxation. 8. We demand that postal savings banks be established by the government for the safe deposit of the savings of the people and to facilitate exchange. Railroads and Telegraphs. 1. Transportation being a means of ex- change and a public necessity, the govern- ment should own and operate the yallroads in the interest of the people and on a non- partisan basis, to the end that all may be accorded the same treatment in transpor- tation, ard that the tyranny and political power now exercised by the great railroad corporattons, which result in the impair- ment, if not the destruction of the political rights and personal liberties of the citizen, may be dostroyed Such ownership is to be accomplished gradually, in a manner consistent with sound public policy. 2. The interest of the United States in the public highways buiit with public moneys, and the proceeds of grants of land to the Pacific railroads, should never be alfenated, mortgaged or sold, but guarded and protected for the general welfare, as provided by the laws organizing such rail- roads. The foreclosure of existing liens of the United States on these roads should at once follow default in the payment thereof by the debtor companies; and at the fore- closure sales of said roads the government should purchase the same, if it becomes necessary to protect its interests therein, or if they can be purchased at a reasonable price; and the government should operate said railroads as public highways for the benefit of the whole people, and not in the interest of the few, under suitable provi- sions for protection of Mfe and property, giving to all transportation interests equal privileges and equal rates for fares and freights. 3. We denounce the present infamous schemes for refunding these debts, and do- mand that the laws now applicable thera- to be executed and administered accord- ing to their Intent and spirit. 4. Tho telegraph, like the post office sys- tem, being a necessity for the transmission of news, should be owned and operated by the government in the interest of the peo- ie. on The Public Lands. 1, True policy demands that the national and state legislation shall be such as will ultimately enable every prudent and in- the St. dvatrious oltizen to secure a home; and, therefore, the land should not be monop- olized for speculative purposes, All lands now held by railroads and other corpora- tlons in excess of their actual needs should, by lawful means, be reclaimed by the gov- ernment and held for actual settlers only, and private land monopoly, as w: ownership, should be prohibited. 2. We cdndemn the freuds by which the land-grant Pacific railroad compantes have, through. the connivanco of the interior De- pertment, robbed multitudes of. actual, bona-fide settlers of their homes, and min- ers of their claims, nnd we demand legisla- tion by Congress which will enforce the exemption of mineral land from such grants after, as well as before, the patent. 8. We demand that bona-fide settlers on all public lands be granted frce homos, a8 provided in the national homestead law, and that no exception be made in the case of Indian reservations when opened for settlement, and that all lands not now pat- ented come under this demand. Direct Legislation. We favor a system of direct legislation through the initiative and referendum, under proper constitutional safeguards. 1. We demand the election of President, Vice President and United States Senators by a direct vote of the people. 2. We tender to the patriotic people of Cuba our deepest sympathy in thetr heroic struggle for political freedom and inde- pendence, and we believe the time has come when the United States, the great republic of the world, should recognize that Cuba {t and of right ought to be, a free and inde: pendent state. 3. We favor home rule in the territories and the District of Columbi: d the early mission of the territorics as states. 4. All public salaries should be made to correspond to the price of labor and its products. 5. In times of great industrial depression, idle labor should be employed on public works as far as practicable. 6. The arbitrary course of the courts in assuming to imprison citizens for indirect contempt and ruling that by injunction should be prevented by proper legislation. 7. We favor just pensions for our disabled Union soldiers. 8. Believing that the election franchise and untrammeled ballot are essential to a government of, for and by the people, the Deople’s party condemn the wholesale sys- tem of disfranchisement adopted in some states as unrepublican and undemocratic, and we declare it to be the duty of the sev- eral state legislatures to take such action as will secure a full, free and fair ballot and an honest count. 9. While the foregoing propositions con- stitute the platform upon which our party stands, and for the vindication of which its organization will be maintained, we recog- nize that the great and pressing issue of the pending campaign upon which the pres- ent presidential election will turn is the firanctal question, and upon this great and specific Issue between the parties we cordially invite the aid and co-operation of all orsamizations and citizens agreeing with us upon this vital question. LOOKING FOR A LEADER. Confusion Among the Populist Dele- gates. At 1 o'clock this morning the corridors of the Lindell Hotel at St. Louis were filled with excited delegates and interested spec- tators. The convention had adjourned amid scenes of darkness and confusion, the former on account of the failure of the electric lights and the latter owing to the almost universal opinion that Bryan would not accept the nomination after the defeat of his running mate before the comple- tion of the roll call on the first ballot. “Who is the man to lead us now?" was the cry. Texas shouters were anxious to head the ticket with the tail they had just selected, and then cast around for another tail. Georgia and a portion of Texas, Wisconsin and Illinois were sho’ ing for Eugene V. Debs for President, wrile others declared that the conventio should declare for Bryan regardless of hi official acceptance or refusal to accepi the no: ion of the “new united popu- Ust party,” as they are styling them- selves. The sentiment was not erystallized suffi- ciently to predict any considerable move in the direction of the man from Indiana, and prominent delegates refused to per- mit the use of their names, wishing first to the sentiment cf their respective legations that are canvy: ed certain that the hoosier leader would show his hand in the council and that todey his name would be on the roll calls of the convention and the bulletin hoards of the country, to the surprise of many who up to the adjournment, would n corsider the name of Debs even as a po sibility. GOLD STANDARD DEMOCRATS. Another National Convention Favor- ed by the Chicago Conference. The gold standard democrats will hold a national convention not later than Septem- ber 2. Where this convention will be held, and how the delegates will be selected, re- mains ty be decided. ‘The national commit- tee, in whose hands will be left the tion of the place of holding the cony will meet in Indianapolis August 7. The question of the representation of states will be decided by an executive committee of five, which will be selected from the na- tional committee at its Indianapolis meet- ing. The members of the committee which settled on these matters yesterday at Chi- cago and the states represented were: In- diana, John R. Wilson: Iowa, Henry Voll- mer; Ohio, S. H. Holding: Michigan, W. R. Shelby; Kentucky, G. M. Davie; } L. C. Krauthoff; Wisconsin, ¥ and Gen. E. 8. Bragg: Mlinois Robbins, and Nebraska, Fre< dlec- fon, mittee was 10 o'clock, but all the mem were present an hour carlier, and it was decided to proceed at once with the busi- ness in hand. Gen. Bragg was ed chairman, and the committee, 1 doors against the press and cussed the situation for three hour: That a radical difference of opi ists as to the methods to be adopied furtherance of the common interc shown by the fact that majority a: nority reports were evolved from the lberations. ki The Majority Report. The majority report reads in full as fol- lows: To the conference: Your comumittes rec- ommends the adoption of the follow! resolutions: In view of the revolutionary action of the late Chicago convention and its re- pudiation of ail democratic platforms and principles, and its condemnation of the national democratic administration, Resolved, first, That it 1s the serse of this conference. composed of democrats from Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan, Texas. Jowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, that a thorough- ly sound and patriotic declaration of dem- ocratic principles be enunciated, and that candidates for President and Vice Pres dent in accordance therewith be nominated. Second—That the democrats in the sev- eral states who are in sympathy with the recommendation and unalterably epposed to the declarations and tendencies of the Chicago platform be requested to arrange for a member of a national democratic committee. Third--That the national committee to be selected meet in Tudianapolis on Fri- day, the 7th day of August, 18%, at 2 o'clock, for the purpose of issuing a for- mal call for a national democratic con- vention, to be held not later than the 2d day of September, 1896, at such place and to be constituted and convened in such manner as said national. conimiitee may determine. Fourth—Taat an executive committee of five be appointed by the chairman of this conference, of which he shall be one, with authority and directions to name a suita- ble person in each state where necessary to take appropriate steps to cause state meetings to be held, with all convenient speed, for the purpose of selecting mem- bers of such committee, or if no commit- teeman be selected in any state in time for said committee meetiag, to designate a member to represent such state tem- porarily. Respectfully submitted. EDWARD 8. BRAGG, Chairman. GEORGE M. DAVIE, Secretary. Late in the day Chairman Bragg an- nouncei the names of the committee of five provided for in the report Gen. Edward 8. Bragg, Wisconsin; W. D. Byrum, Indiana; H. S. Robbins, Il- linois; James O. Broadhead, Missouri; W. B. Haldeman, Kentucky. Six of the eleven states represented at the conference named their members of the provisional nationa! committee: Illinois, John M. Palmer; Indiana, J. R. Wilson; Wisconsin, E. B. Usher; Missouri, THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE That is Jost Exactly What Has Given Prof, Mauyon and His Home Remedies the Exalted Place They Now Occapy. THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE Tn This City and All Over the Land, Telling How They Have Been Relieved of Sickness and Distress by Munyon— Telling How the Brain Upon Their Resources Was Stopped by Monyoun— Telling Itin the Plain, Straightforward Way That Carries Conviction. Where, for instance, cam you find anything more Powerful or more eloypent than these: Mr. Edward T. Cosle, 9G West Fayette rtreet. Baltimore, 34., anys: “I have long been a wufferor from dyspepsia, and tried many things, but found Qo relief, One bottle of Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure hos, In my see, effected a cure within = few 108 West Fayette street, Bali! Ly “I am reventy-four years of nx: have guffered with kidney trouble for the pa twenty years. I tried many remedies and was. un- der the care :f different physiclaus, bet foand rellef. After taking one bottle of sionyon's K Cure 1 noticed a great improve nd three New entirely cured me. J consi has added ten years to my Ji Manyon's Reiedies at cll drogeiets, mostly 25 cents a vial Gur Coctors are waiting for you. L. C. Krauthoff; Minneso‘a, E. W. M. Cutcheon; Nebraska, Euclid Martin. The other states deferred the appoint- ment of thelr committeemen. LIKE BEASTS OF BURDEN. There Are Men in Japan Who Do the Work of Horses. From the Cleveland World. One, if not the greatest, obstacie in the Way of the industrial progress of Japan is the fact that upward of 1,000,400 of the nost muscular of its population are en- gaged as beasts of burden. In this calcula- tion I do not include those occuputions in which the day laborers of all civilized coun- tries are engaged. The statement is simp based on the fact that over 1,009,000 of the Vigorous manhood are engaged in the trans-_ pertation of people and commodities from Place to place, performing the work which in Europe and America is done by animals, by steam, by electricity and other modern Methods of conveyance. S89 tremendous is this drain upon the population of the em- pire that much of the other hard labor, such as loading coal on vessels, handling heavy freight on railways, the driving and loading of pack horscs, heavy farm work and the like, is pérformed by women, who, dressed in tight blue cotton trousers and tunics, are compelled to do for Japan what the longshoremen, yardmen and farm la- borers do in the United States. The estimate that over 1,000,000 men are engaged in the mikado’s empire ‘n these degrading occupations ts based upon the fact that the returns of 1895 show a total of 199,411 jinrikishas «and carts. As all these carriages an carts 2 licensed, the returns are probably correct. In the case of the jinrikishas the number of pullers and pushers is greatly in cxec of the number of vehicles. This comes from the fact that some of the vehicles have two men, and because in large cities the same vehicle is rented out during the twenty-four hours to two different 1 it is safe to assume that nearly coolies are directiy and indirect as pullers and pushers of the ances. As tor carts, the aame holds true. ‘They are propelled with enormous Joads, sometimes by two bent and wrinkled ob! men, sometimes by one strong and hearty young man of low intelligence, and rom orn engaged convey- limes by mere boys, from ten to fifteen years of age. One million, therefor seem to be within the mark. This gi @ total of 1.250.000 human horses To the ordinary observer t «mM @ novel and deligh y combine all the joys of help vou into the Ph . hand you your parasol or umbri * rug around you, and jand vou at door of the shop or yuse. M , y take care of your parcels. In: Weather they pull up the hood and the oiicloth in front, so that nothin. peephole is left, and you are safe fr. wet and the mud. All you ser legs of the hedgehog-looking <1 covered with a peculiar bat and ofa r &rass, is rushing onwari through slush and snow and sleet and rain. is well cnough for the passeng: but what are the effects of the occupa upon the man without? What is the of the employment of 1,250,000 of the men of Japan in this way and in the ing of carts upon the rest of the popula- tien? These are questions that must be carefully weighed in any estimate of the future Strial impor see - AN EXTRAORDINARY SEAWEED. nee of Japan. Its Stem in Sometimes Length. From the Fishing Gazette. One of the most extraordinary seaweeds is the nereoeystis, the stem of which occa- sionally attains a length of 200 feet, though remely slender, even at the top, where is surmounted by a huge floating Madder feet or 7 feet in Jength, that affords a favorite resting place to the sea otter. This ylant is found on the northeast coast of America and the opposite shores of Asia. he filiform stem, which is about as thick s pack thread, suddenly swells above, when two or three feet long, into a globose biad- . from the top of which springs a tuft of 350 Feet tn minate leaves, mostly rising on five As the plant grows older the stem s enormously in length, but only in thickn The globose bladder wells into a turnip-shaped or retort-like cylinder 6 feet long and 4 fect G inches or more in diameter in the wi part, the lower extremity gradually passing into the stem. The | which at first wera marked with a few faint nerves, split in the direction of the latter, cover a wide space by their entangled mass, and attain a length of 20 feet or more. When the plant grows in any quanti forms large floating is- lands, and the surface of the sea becomes impassable to boats. The stems, when dry, are employed by the Aleutians for fishing lines, some of which have a length of forty or more fathoms. The large bladders are used by the same people as syphons for pumping water out of their boats. —= Saw a Snake in His Wh From the New York Worl! A telegraph operator who was riding his wheel near Cornwall-on-the-Hudson a few days ago “saw snakes” in a way that startled him. He was on an unfatailiar road late in the evening and saw ahead of him what at first’ appeared to be a of rope. As he approached the coil be- came very active, so thuch so that it jum ed between the spokes of the front wheel. The telegraph man (Frank Florence) saw then that he had come in close contact with a big black snake. It writhed and hissed and tried to jab its fangs into his lex. Floren, got off the wheel quick! as fast as he could. Left to itself snake soon worked free from the s} and crawled off to the side of the road. Florence returned, got his wheel sgain and proceeded to Newburg. He did 1 feel safe until he had reached the heart of that city. Unfavorable Start. From the Chicago Tribune. “I was very glad, Mabel, to see you among those who were received into the church last Sunday.” “Yes, auntie, but I was so provoked with the clergyman. He gave me the old-style, unfashionable handshake. And he gets a salary of $6,000 a year!” THE “APENTA” HUNGARIAN BITTER WATER, Grawa from the GJ HUNYADI Springs, ts ander tho absolute control of the Royal Hungarian Goemical Institute Qfinistry of Agriculture), Boda-Pest. dy18-813t