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i BRYAN IS CHOSEN DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE IS NOMINAT- ED BY THE POPULISTS, He Receives Over a Thousand Votes on the First Ballot to 331 for Mr, Norton—Ignatius Donnelly Se- cures One Vote, Coxey One and Debs Eight—Complete Report of the Proceedings, St. Louis, July 22.—The national con- vention of the People’s party was call- ed to order by Chairman Taubeneck, of the executive committee, shortly after 12 o'clock to-day. Rey. W. L. Smith of St. Louis opened proceedings by invoking the divine blessing. Chairman Taubeneck introduced Gov. SENATOR MARION BUTLER. The Temporary Chairman. Stone of Missouri, wno made a short addre of weleome. Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota re- spouded to Gov. Stone’s speech. Mr. Donnelly speke gracefully, paying @ high compliment to St. Louis and elo- quently describing the majestic Mis- ippi and the yast corntry tributary to it. In introducing Senator Butler, as temporary chairman, Mr. Taubeneck said that Butler had been selected by the national committee without a senting vote. snator Butler was received with rty se, and delivered a speech, the convention for the honor conferred on him. He also reviewed the work of the party since its- organization and spoke in defense of the principles it professed. After Chairman Butler had finished his remarks he said that the next busi- ness before the convention would be to call the roll of states, and the chair- man of each delegation should bring forward the name of his committee- man on credentials. This was done, and the convention adjourned until 8 p. m. Owing to some treuble with the elec- tric light wires there was no light for the evening session, and the conven- tion adjourned until 10 o’clock in the morning. Temporary Chairman Butler called the convention to order at 10:05 Thurs- day morning. The report of the committee on cre- denti: was called for, but no one re- and the states were called s of the committee on per- manent organization and on resolu- tions. At 2 a motion to take a recess un- til 3 o'clock was made and carried. At 3:30 Temporary Chairman Butler rapped the convention to order and an- nounced that the committee on creden- tials would submit a report. Delegate . TAUBENECK, Chairman National Executive Com. mittee of the Populist Party, Wardell of California, chairman of the credentials committee, read the report. Considerable discussion was aroused over the disposition of contesting dele- gations. A minority report of the cre- dentials committee was also submitted and roli call demanded, which resulted in the adoption of the majority report by a vote of 665 to 642. The majority report of the committee on permanent organization presented the name of Senator Allen of Nebraska for permanent chairman. The minority presented James E. Campion of Maine. The roll call of states was ordered on the adoption of the majority or mi- nority report. The majority report was adopted by a vote of 758 to 564. On motion the election of Seprator Allen as chairman was made unani- mous. On Mr. Pence’s motion a com- mittee, consisting of himself, “Cyclone” Davis and Ignatius Donnelly, were ap- pointed to escort Senator Allen to the platform. “Cyclone” Davis iatroduced Senator Allen to the convention in a short speech. Senator Allen began his address by thanking the convention for the honor and regretting that he had not had time to prepare a speech. He spoke at some length, being listened to with a great deal of interest. He has a rep- utation as a speaker. During the de- pate on the repeal of the Sherman law he talked fifteen hours against time. He is a large man, smooth shaven face and of commanding presence. He al- ways begins speaking in a low, well modulated tone, which, for a moment, subjected him to the usual cries of “louder.” As he progresses he warms up and speaks loud, clearly and in an impassioned tone. When Senator Allen had concluded wevyeral attempts were made to secure a adjournment, but Senator Butler, acting as a delegate, made a motion for the appointment of a committee to confer with the committee from the silver men. There were many loud cries of “No,” and Mr. Branch of Geor- gia moved to table the motion. The noes seemed to be in a large majority, and the motion to table was declared lost. Senator Butler’s motion was car- ried with a loud chorus of ayes and great cheering. A Tennessee delegate offered a reso- lution declaring that free and unlimit- ed coinage was paramount, and direct- ing the conference committee to take steps to bring it about. The resolution went to the conference committee. The committee on rules then made its re- port. Little interest was manifested in it, and before the convention had acted upon it Lafe Pence moved an ad- journment until 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. The first regular order of business at the morning s*ssion I*riday was the reading of the minority report of the committee on rules. It recommended a change in the order of making nomi- nations, so as to make the nomination of vice president. There was some parhamentary squabbling, Eltweed Pomeroy of Newark, N. J., chairman of the committee on rules, took the stage and explained at length the con- flict between the majority and minor- ity of the committee. Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota pro- tested against the proposition reported from the committee on rules to allow the candidate to select the national chairman. ik. Gerry Brown of Massachusetts defended the minority. He pleaded with the majority in pathetic tones to concede this much to the Southern states and the minority of the con- vention. George Abbott of Nebraska appealed to the convention not to change the regular ordér of business. ‘fom Patterson of Colorado followed with a strong speech against the adoption of the minority report. Senator Butler of North Carolina moved that the national committee se- lect its own chairman instead of the nominee doing it, and his motion was carried without division. The conven- tion dragged on very slowly. 1t was not until the action relative to the or- der in which presidential and _vice- presidential candidates should be WILLIAM J. BRYAN. nominated that the convention woke up. The floodgates of oratory were opened again. Delegate Dean. of New York advo- cated the adoption of the ninority re- port. Cyclone Davis attempted to pour oil on the treubled waters. With some difficulty the speech- making was cut off, aud the vote was taken by states on the adoption of tho minority report, recommending the tomination of vice president first. The announcement of the vote was 785 to 615 in favor of the minority re- port. The report as amended was then adopted. A California delegate moved a recess until 5 o’clock, but the mo- tion was vocifercusly voted down. The committee to confer with a simi lar committee from the silver conven- tion was then appcinted, one from each state. Gen, J. B. Weaver, chairman of the committee on resolutions, was then recognized to read the platform as agreed to by the committee. He was received with applause. He prefaced the reading by saying the committee had had a protracted meeting and that while its proceedings had been harmo- nious there was not entire unanimity, as Messrs. Kearby of Texas and Coxey of Ohio would both offer minority re- ports. At the conclusion of the reading of the majority report Mr. Hearly of Texes was recognized to read his mi- nority report. Mr. Coxey of Ohio also offered a mi- nority report propcsing the following as a substitute for the plank in regard to the employment of the idle labor in time of depression: “We demand the passage of the ron-interest bearing bond and good roads measures.” Mr. Valette of Rhode Island also came forward with a third minority report. On motion of Mr. Kelly of Kansas ° lew ATU DONNELLY the previous question was ordered. All the amendments were laid on the table and the platform as reported by a ma- jority of the committee was adopted. A motion to take a recess until 8 o’clock in the evening was voted down. Henry D. Lloyd of Illinois moved to proceed to the nomination of a vice president. The chair said that the mo- tion was unnecessary, as that was the next business in order. The states were called. | 1 .and ordered the roll call to procee Bowman mounted the platform placed in nomination Barney Gibbs Texas. Before he entered vu} speech, however, the convention Aas kee eee eer nee a 3 When the convention reassembl Chairman Allen introduced Judge Jef- ferson Pollard of Missouri, who read the platform of the silver convention and a message about the nomination of Bryan and Sewall, all of which was re- oe Senator William Vincent Allen of Nebraska. ferred to the committee on resolutions. Nominations were then called for, put the convention experienced a good deal of difficulty in getting under way, owing to the ruling made by the chair. When the parliamentary situation had been straightened out, Col. Bowman, who was taken off the floor by the ad- journment of the convention in the afternoon ,again took the stage and placed in nomination Congressman Harry Skinner of North Carolina. Congressman Howard of Alabama placed Hon. Thomas BH. Watson in nomination. J. R. Sovereign of Arkansas seconded Watson’s nomination, as did also Don- nelly of Minnesota, Johnson of Cali- fornia and several others. Lafe Penn of New York nominated Sewall. Gore of Mississippi nominated Bur- kitt. A. L. Mimms of Tennessee was nom- inated by Capt. Burnham. Marion Page of Virginia was nom- inated by Baliman of Maine. Watson Nominated. At midnight, just as the roll was about to begin, Gen. Weaver of Iowa appeared at the front of the platform. He called attention to the lateness of the hour and advised a night’s media- tion. He proposed that the convention take one ballot and then adjourn. The middle-of-the-road men howled him down. Chairman Allen severely re- buked the convention. He severely reprimanded the delegates, who, he said, had howled down some of the most distinguished men in the party, Arkansas started off with twenty-five votes for Watson. Indiana gave her thirty votes to Watson. Kansas gave Sewall sixty-two of her ninety-five votes. Louisiana gave the bulk of her vote to Watson. Maryland divided her vote between Sewall and Watson. It looked as if Watson might be nom- inated on the first ballot until North Carolina cast her ninety-five votes for Skinner, Tennessee for Mimms and Texas for Burkitt. This split up the large delegations. Later when the roll call was completed, however, Texas changed her vote to Watson and there were other changes in favor of the Georgian. Then Col. Burkitt of Mis- sissippi went to the stand and with- drew his name. Then Mimms withdrew in Watson's favor. The Georgian already had votes enouzh to nominate, but the vote of Tennessee was finally transferred to his column. Some one made a motion to make the nomination unanimous, and it was carried with a whoop. The convention then adjourned until 9 o’clock in the morning. Senator Allen called the convention to order at 9:35 Saturday morning. Ignatius Donnelly got on a chair and announced that his private land plank did not appear in the printed platform. He wanted the convention to under- stand that it had been adopted. The chairman called for nominations for president, and Gen. Weaver of Iowa presented Mr. Bryan’s-name in a laudatory speech. Mr. Call of New York placed Col. 8. M. Morton of Illinois in nomination. Ignatius Donnelly seconded Bryan in behalf of Minnesota. Delegate Livingston, chairman of the Missouri delegation, nominated Igna- tius Donnelly, but when Donnelly de- clined the use of his name, he placed in nomination Gen. Jacob S. Coxey of Ohio and the industrial army. Judge Plowman of South Dakota alse seconded Bryan. “Oyclone” Davis of Texas made a strong plea for a middle- of-the-road course, and closed by sec- onding the nomination of Mr. Norton. The nominations were then declared closed. George H. Abbott of Nebraska moved that the national committee be given plenary powers in all things con- nected with the party after the ad- journment, of the convention. The nominating speeches had occupied ex- actly six hours. Chairman Allen then announced the official vote as: Bryan, 1,402; Norton, 3821; Donnelly, 1. It was then 4:22., Bedlam was, of course, loosened, and pandemonium reigned for fifteen or twenty minutes. The Texas, Arkansas and Maine mid- dle-of-the-road men, with their guidons together, took no part in the demon- stration. The middle-of-the-road men finally massed about their standard on the left of the hall, about 300 in num- ber, and made a counter demonstra- tion. They cheered and yelled and fought for ten minutes. The sergeants- at-arms were powerless to restore or- der, and, after rapping for five minutes, Chairman Allen declared Mr. Bryan the nominee of the convention. Some one made a motion to adjourn. The chairman put the motion and declared | the convention adjourned sine die. Future ured, “But, Herbert,” she said, “think of the future. You are poor, and you can- not surround me with the luxuries to which I have been accustomed.” “But, your father—” “He would do nothing for us.” “Does he play poker?” “No.” “Then I'll teach him. Trust in me, darling, and have no fear of the future.”—Texas Sifter. THEIR CHOICE, TOO YHE SILVER CONVENTION NOMI- NATES BRYAN AND SEWALL. The Men Selected for President and Vice President by the Democrat- ic Convention Become the Unani- mous Nominees of the Silver Party—The One-Plank Platform Is Adopted, St. Louis, July 22—The national con- vention of the silver party was called to order in Grand Music Hall at 12:30 to-day by Chairman Mott of the na- tional committee. After the reading of the call, Fran- cis G. Newlands of Nevada was pre- sented as temporary chairman. Mr. Newlands read a long and care- fully prepared argument in favor of free coinage of silver. He concluded as follows: “This campaign is to open up an era of education, and in this work the sil- J. J. MOTT, ver party enters animated by no sec- tional spirit, controlled by no feeling of envy against the more prosperous, but inspired by the desire to maintain a broad American policy which shall protect the interests of American pro- duction whether in the mining camps of the mountains, the wheat fields of the West, the cotton fields of the South or the factories of New England. But let us remember always in this contest that union is strength, and that the motto of our opponents is now, as it has always been, ‘Divide and con- puer.’” After Mr. Newlands’ speech the Dec- laration of Independence was very well recited by Miss Lillie B. Pierce of St. Louis, who was dressed as the Goddess of Liberty. The usual committees were then ap- pointed. The following committee was an- nounced to confer with the Populists, with a view to solidifying the forces. G. A. Baker, California; D. F’. Keith, North Carolina; Judge Scott, Califor- nia; W. H. Standish, North Dakota; Gen. Turner, Massachusetts; S. I. Keith, North Carolina; C. Turner, Min- nesota. The convention then took a recess until 4:30 in the afternoon. The afternoon session opened at 4:50 o'clock. The committee on credentials made a report which was adopted. The committee on permanent organi- zation, through Gen. G. C. Bradshaw of Montana, chairman, reported the following permanent officers of the convention: Permanent Chairman—William P. St. John of New York. Vice Permanent Chairman—Charles A. Towne of Minnesota. Secretary—R. FE. Diffenderfer of Pennsylvania, with power to select his ow nassociates, one of whom will be George P. Keeney. Reading Clerk—W. Jefferson Pollard of St. Louis. Chairman William P. St. John was introduced and made a short speech. In the course of it he said: “The foun- tain head of our prosperity has run dry. Our farmers all over the country have endured the depression in prices until they get about $8 or $9 per acre for an expenditure of $10 per acre, and the like. Their credit at their country store is exhausted. The country store ceases to order from the city merchant, the city merchant reduces his demand from the manufacturer, Manufactur- ers are curtailed. The consequence is that employes an dall elements of la- bor are being discharged and wages are lowered to those who continue in employment. The sufferings of the farmers, who constitute nearly one- half of our population, are thus forced upon the city merchant, the manufac- turer and all forms of labor. These combined elements constitute the over- whelming majority of voters. Their in- telligent conclusion will be felt when expressed at the polls. “The banker also is without prosper- ity unless prosperity is general through- out the United States. He must learn to distinguish between cheap money and money commanding a low rate of GEN. WARNER, The dollar worth two bush- els of wheat is a dear dollar, and yet it commands interest in Wall street at present of but 2 per cent per annum on interest. call. If the dollar can be cheapened by increasing the number of dollars, so that each dollar will buy less wheat, the increased price of wheat will in- crease the demand for dollars to in- yest in its production. Then the bor- rower of dollars to invest in the pro- duction of wheat, being reasonably sure of a profit from that employment of the money, can afford to pay interest for its use as a part of his profit. In other words, interest is a share of the profit on the employment of money. So that an abundant money, money read- ily obtainable, which is to say really cheap money, is the money which com- mands a high rate of interest, as & share of the profit of the borrower Ja using it.” A committee was appointed to con- fer with a like committee from the Populists on a plan for united action. The cottvention then adjourned un- til 10 o’c.ock in the morning. When Chairman St. John called the. convention to order Thursday morning he said he was sorry to be compelled to announce that Rey. Dr. Nicholls, who was to open the convention with pray- er, had been called from the city. Con- gressman Newlands moved that a com- mittee on ways and means be appoint- ed to raise funds with which to defray the expense of the convention. Charles A. Towne, vice chairraan, was then introduced an daddiessed the convention at some length on the sil- ver question. He was fcllowed by ex- Goy. John P. St. John, Mrs. Helen Gougyr and oth The convention then took a recess until 2:30 p. m. It was 8 o'clock when Chairman St. John called the afternoon session to order. He announced that owing to the fact, tlat the People’s party had not effected its permanent organiza- tion, no conference committee had been uppointed. This would necessitate de- lay, but he hoped the delegates would be patient. A resolution was adopted extending the thanks of the convention to Dr. J. J. Mott, chairman of the national com- mittee, for the work he had porformed in behalf of the free silver cause. Be- fore the adoption of this several speeches were made eulogistic of Mr. Mott and nis work. Dr. Mott w: called for and was greeted with cheers. He said he felt sure free silver would sweep the coun- try in November. While the: convention was waiting for the report of the platform commit- tee addresses were made by H. L. Chaffee of Minuesota and C. B. Lane of California. A poll of the convention was then made to find out the previous political belief of the delegates. The result of the poll showed that there were 526 Republicans, 185 Democrats, 37 Popu- lists, 9 Prohibitionists, 1 Nationalist, 1 Greenbacker, 12 independent. Two of the lists failed to report. The convention then adjourned until 16 o’clock in the morning. Chairman St. John called the silver convention to order Friday. Rey. Dr. L. W. Covert led in prayer, after which G. W. Baker of California took the floor. He said the People’s party convention had appointed a confer- ence committee, and moved that the convention defer action on the plat- form and pestpone the nomination of a ticket until after roon. The motion prevailed. After a number of delegates had spoken on the silver question, Senator Stewart of Nevada s called for and responde@ with a short speech. Under a resolution adopted yester- day, tbe roll of states was called to find out how mapy old soldiers occu- pied seats as delegates. The poll showed 19 Union veterans, 18 Confed- WILLIAM P. ST, JOHN. erate veterans and 4 Mexican war veterans. Adjourned until afternoon. Chairman St. John rapped for order and introduced the Rev. Mr. Hagerty, who made the opening prayer at the afternoon session. At the conclusion of the invocation G. W. Baker was called upon for a report from the con- fereuce committee. He said that the time was too short to reach a satis- factory conclusion. There were not more than 100 men in the conference and only two hours in which to dis- cuss the methods to be pursued. He read the resolutions which were adopted at the conference. On motion of Mr. Turner of Kansas the report was accepted and adopted by a unani- mous vote. The report of the platform commit- tee was then made by Senator Jones of Nevada. A motion to adopt the platform was made. Mr. Hess of Illinois objected, and a wordy wrangle followed. It ended in tbe adoption of the platform. It was decided by the chairman that the recommendation regarding nomi- nations was not a part of the platform and should be acted upon separately. Mr. Page of Nebraska moved that the convention proceed to the nomination of a presidential candidate. It pre- vailed. Gen. Warner said it would be necessary to nominate a candidate rather than endorse in order to avoid some of the peculiarities of the state ballot laws. E. E. Lutle of Kansas nominated William J. Bryar of Ne- braska. Several speeches were made second- ing Bryan’s nomination, and then the rules were suspended and the nomina- tion was made unanimous. Mr. Baker of California then moved that tne convention proceed to the Lomination of vice president. Mr. Troup of Connecticut plxced the name. of Arthur Sewall of Maine before the convention. Hl. T. Niles of Ohio sec- onded the nomination. It was moved that Mr. Sewall be declared the vice- preside::tial nominee by acclamation, and the motion prevailed. Mr. .Baker of California moved that each delegation select a member of the committee to Lot'fy the nominees. The motion was agreed to. The roll call of states was begun, but before it was half finished two-thirds of the delegates had left the hall and all the visitors went out. Col. 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