The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 25, 1896, Page 2

o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATUBfiAY, JULY 25, 1896. 7 7’ v Dr. d.d. Mott of North Garolina, Who Took an Active Par\‘. in the Proceedings of the Silver Gom)entig\. Convention attracted the largest attend- ance of spectators that has honored the convention. A large proportion of the visitors were ladies. At 3:55 o’clock Chair- man St. Jobn called the convention to order and introduced Rev. Mr. Haggerty, who invoked the divine blessing. Mr. Baker of California, cbairman of the Silver convention committee of confer- ence, reported the resolution adopted by that body in cennection with the con- ferees from the Populist Convention. He said the delegates of that body were fully in accord with the sentiments entertained by this convention, and that they earn- estly desire to bring about the reforms which are so necessary to the people of the United States. The time at their disposal, Mr. Baker said, was so brief that the com- mittee had to content itself with a general statement of the sentiment animating it. The reading of the report adopted by the committee was received with applause. Had the committee had twelve hours at its disposal, Mr. Baker added, he had no doubt such an understanding would have been reached as to detsils as to make sure the success in November which all be- lieved was theirs. [Cheers.] Mr. Shinn of Kansas moved that the re- port of the committee be accepted, adopted and the committee discharged. This was agreed to without debate or division. A aelegate sought recognition, but was sup- pressed by Chairman St. John, who said: “The regular order of business will be pro- ceeded with., Time is too precious to waste on any interruptions. The chair cannot listen to the gentleman. The next business will be the report of the commit- tee on resolutions by Senator Jones of Nevada.” Senator Jones came forward and -was given a most flattering reception, many of the aelegates rising and cheering. When quiet was restored Senator Jones read the platform and address to the people of the United States, as previously sent in these dispatches. The several declarations in favor of free coinage and denouncing bond issues were attentively listened to and provoked much applause. The recom- mendation that Bryan and Sewall be nom- inated brought the whole convention to its feet with cheers and many demonstra- tions of delight. Francis Clarno of Ore- gon moved that the resolutions be adopted as read. The previous question on the adoption of the resolutions was ordered, and they were agreed to by a rising vote, which was unanimous and accompanied by much enthusiasm Mr. Pace of Nebraska moved that the convention proceed to the nomination of candidates for President and Vice-Presi- dent. A number of suggestions and subordinate motions followed without action. General Warner explained why the committee on resolutions had recom- mended the nomination instead of in- dorsement, which was to mest the exigen« cies of the situation in several Btates, where nomination was necessary to enable the Silver electors to be voted for. Mr. Pace’s motion was adopted, and E. C. Little of Abilene, Kans., was recognized to place Mr. Bryan’s name before the con- vention. Hedid so in a graceful and at times forceful speech. He said the honor had been accorded Kansas of presenting the name of the next President. Although the unanimity of the convention made the duty somewhat perfunctory, it was none the less pleasant. “Is life sodear, is peace B0 scarce, that it must be purchased at the rate of $262,000,000 a year?” he asked in the midst of a period portraying the evils of the gold standard. He tpoke of the products of the farm going, like salva- tion, without money and without price. The Republican party, Mr. Little said, had McKinley upon its platform, but it had Grover Cleveland in it. “God loves a man who does his own thinking, and we pro- pose this year to earn God’s affvction and good will.”” z The Savior, he said, scourged only the money-ienders. That duty is again to be performed and William J. Bryan is the man todo it. Inafew days he will stand in Madison-Square Garden, New York, t he representative of Lazarus at the feet of Dives. They both will be there. Thirty-six years ago the people of this country looked to the West and it gave them Lincoln. Again the people look to the same section and again it gives them a man, the product of its highest civiliza- tion and development, a man like Lincoln, the friend of man. *“Inthe name of our sister State of Nebraska ¥ name to this convention as its candidate for President, William J. Bryan of Nebraska.” L. C. Pace of Nebraska seconded the nomination. He said for three days the convention had listened to eloguent speeches and it might freshen the pro- ceedings by listening to a man who was not a public speaker. “When the wind-blistered State of Kan- sas {laughter] used to take things from Missouri and send them into Ne- braska,” said Mr. Pace, “we had to believe her,and we believe her now when she says she presents the name of the next Presi- dent.” He spoke of the circtmsiances surrounding the nomination of Bryan at Chicago, beginning with the telegram call- ing him to that city at a time when not single newspaper, not even his ‘own, had named him for the high place, and the ‘“‘circumstances’’ seemed to be in his favor. [Laughter and applause.] Mr. Pace said the contest between the money power and the people of the United States was now on. Nine out of every ten similar contests in the past had resulted in favor of the money power. Chicago had developed a man, however—a young man full of char- acter, firm for the right, born of the people. The result in this case cannot be in doubt. Numerous requests having been made of the chair for recognition, Mr. St. John asked the convention whether it would listen to further seconding speeches or de- sired that the roll of States should be called. Tnere were calls for various per- sons and for rollcall, mingled with sug- gestions that speeches be limited to five minutes. Finally General Warner of Ohio called attention to the fact that under the rules of the convention seconding speeches would be limited to five minutes. Under this rule Senator Maginley of Michigan, whose name was received with applause and laughter because of its resemblance to that of the Republican candidate, was recognized and made a bappy seconaing speech. The next spesch was by Mrs, Stansbury of Colorado, whose statement that ihe “protected’”” women of this country re- ceived 7 cents for making a shirt and that a Chinaman was paid 10 cents for ironing, and that the women of Colorado would vote for thegsilver doliar, letting those who vote for the gold doliar eat rice and rats, evoked the wildest applause of the convention. Mr. Bashour of Waterloo, Iowa, said it took the Mark Hanna syndicate twoyears, at an expense of $750,000, to nominate Me- Kinley for the Presidency at 8t. Louis, while a twenty-minute American speech nominated W. J. Bryan for the same office in Chicago. Mr. Groat of Cleveland, the Populist candidate for TUnited States Senator against Foraker, wanted every man to con- stitute bimself a committee of one todrive from the shores the remnants of Tories and British hirelings who remain here. G. W. Baker of California promised the nominee of this convention the largest majority ever given by that State. A.J. Wedderburn of Virginia, Colonel Duniphan of Missoun, ex-Congressman John R. McBride of Washington and Vice- cbairman Towne . of Minnesota also seconded Mr. Bryan’s nomination. Mr. Towne highly eulogized Bryan's personal, vrivate and public characteristics, chief of which he said was his intense sympathy with the common people of the United States, and pledged the support of the young men of the country, At this point Mr. Doud of Missouri de- manded that the roll of States be called and the vote recorded, Another delegate moved that the nomination be made by acclamation. This seemed to strike the convention favorably and it was carried unanimously by a rising vote. The announcement of the chair was fol- lowed by a great wave of enthusiasm roll- ing over the convention, carrying the dele- gates on to chairs with umbrellas, hats and handkerchiefs in the air. A large picture of Bryan was placed in front of the chairman’s desk, and together with a regulation silk flag, increased the tumult, which rose to ita highest pitch when Miss Lillie Pierce, the young elocutionist who recited the Declaration of Independence on the opening day, seized the large yel- low banner of the California Bimstallic League and marched round the hail, fol- lowed by the delegates in singie file. And all the while the band played “Haii Columbia” and ‘“Yankee Doodle.” Fi- nally Miss Pierce tock the stage and a striking tablean was formed, she making the central figure, holding aloft in her fingers a silverdollar. Bryan’s picture for & background and flags and banners at the side. ‘When the delegates began to quiet down after a ten minutes’ demonstration, it was renéwed by the familiar cry, ‘“What's the matter with Bryan?” and the response, ‘He’s all right.” Order being restored, Mr. Baker of California movea to proceed to the nomination of a candidate for Vice- President, and another ‘delegate moved that it be done by acclamation. This seemed likely to be dorie without the for- mality of & nomination, but sufficient quiet was finally secured to enable Alex- ander Troup of Connecticut, ‘& personal friend of Mr. Sewall, to_put him formally before the couvention. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Niles of Ohio, a friend of the candidate, he said, and of his father's. There never w: Sewall, he said, who would not go 1o the stake ror vrinciple, and Arthur Sewall is a fitting mate for thé grand man, Bryan. The nomination of Mr. Sewall was made by acclamation and indiminished measure of spirit and time, the demonstration fol- lowing Bryan’s nomination was repeated with variations. The band played “America,” and a verse of the grand old hymn was sung by the delegates and spectators. An effort was made by sm tion of the delegates to sing “Praise From Whom Al: Blessings Flow,” but it was pitched on too high a'key and the tempt lamentably failed, when Chairman 8t. Jotin was at last enabled to announce lh::d Mr. B::.ll of l:li:o, had been nomi- nated as the convention’s candidal vice-president. i Mr, Baker : ~ | $17,000,000 in goid, tendered by N of California moved that & %Auh, yq'bpppwtisw-ma{m'x'n:&z committee of ore from each delegation be named to notify the candidates of their nomination. Mr. Pace of Nebraska moved as the sense of the convention that inasmuch as Bryan and Sewall will be notified of their nomination by the Democratic notifica- tion committee in the East, that Mr. Sewall come West and, with Mr. Bryan, receive ‘the notification of their nomina- tion of this convertion at the latter's home in Lincoln, Nebr. The motion was carried. After the usual resolutions of thanks the conventio: journed sine die. i B TO -NOTIFY CANDIDATES. Committees Selected to Walt Upon the Nominees for President and Vice-President. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 24.—The following are the committees appointed by the Na- tional Bilver party to notify the President and Wice-President of their respective nominations: . StaTE. President. |Vice- President. Alabama., Strong Costell 3 V. Fltzg Kentucky J. B. Hendricks Maryland C. R. Darby Massach *|B. 0. Flower. H. E. Light. C.'A. Towne. F. W. Flowe C. F. Bradshaw R. Seott..... |W. H. Lincoln . Westerfield | North Dakota. ol s A3 Srofer 3r W.Thomps Washingt |G on|J. B. McBride West Virginia.. |I. C. Ralfsnider| B. Butcher Wisconsin. H. . Hoard.,..|R. E. Douglas ATIZODA. . W. J. White. Ind. Terrritory. |J. E. Gibbons. wis. Columbia... H. Kilbourne... The States of Alabama, Connecticut, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, South Da- kota, Texas, Vermont and Arizona and Indian Territory named the same dele- gates for each committee. e National Committee Organized. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 24.—The National Committee appointed by the Silver con- vention met to-night and organized. Charles Lane of California was elected chairman; I. N, Stevens of Colorado, vice- chairman, and Mr. St. John of New York was made treasurer. George P. Keeney of New York was recommended for member- ship on the National Democratic Cam- paign Committee as a representative of the silverites. A resolution was adopted that the party should be known as the National Silver party. General Warner opposed this reso- lution, claiming that the party was not a “gilver party,” but a “bimetallic”” organi- zation. The committee adjourned to meet to- morrow morning. NATIONAL COMMITTEEMEN Men of the Various States Who WIll Control the Destiny of the People’s Party. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 24.—The follow- ing are the new National Committeemen of the People's party, there being three members from each State which has made appointments: Alabama—R. F. Kolb, N. K. Woodruff, R. . Seymore. Arkansas—J. R. Sovereign, A. W. Giles, G. A Bush. California—John §. Dore. Colorado—Blank. Connecticut—H. C. Baldwin, Joshua Perkins, W. W. Wheeler. Delaware—B. L. Kent, Charles Beadenkoph, Mr. Norris. Floride—Blank. Georgia—H. W. Reed, James L. Sibley, Carey J. Thoruton. Idaho—J. H. Anderson, Boyce. Illinois—H. E. Taubeneck, Eugene Smith, Mr. Hess. Indiana—U. S. Austin, D. H. Fernandes, Joshua Strange. Iowa—W. H. Robb, Kansas—John Brienthal, W. A. Vincent, Mr. Allen. Kentucky—Blank. Lou isiana—Blank. Maine—L. C. Baitman, L. SBmith, R. W. Nichols. Maryland—M. Kemp. Massachusetts—R. Washburn, E. G. Brown, J. P. Gardner. Michigan—Blank. Minnesota—R. W. Dobbin, Thomas Meighen, J. M. Booler. Mississippi—R. K. Prewitt, T. L MoGehee, Spotwood Anderson. Missouri—P. J. Dickson, Dewitt Eskew, J. H. Hillis, Montana—A, E. Spriggs. Nebraska—Senator W, V. Allen, D. Clem Devon, J. H. Minston. Nevada—Blank. New Hampshire—D. B. Carey, J. G. Green- leaf, George D. Epps. New Jersey—Blank. New York—Blank. North Carolina—Blank. North Dakota—Walter Mewar, Dr. Beatley, N. 0. Noben. Ohio—J, 8. Coxey, Hugo Preyer, Mr. Chi- chester. Oregon—J. W. Marksbury, John C. Luce, John W. Jary, Pennsylvania—V. A. Lottie, William Drei. sen, J. A. Aiken. Rhode Island—Blank. South Carolina—Blank. South Dakota—A. L. Plowman, H. 8. Volk. man, H. H. Smith. % Tennessee—J. H. McDowell, John P. Bu- chanan, J. W. James. Texas—H. L. Bentley, H. Harry Tracy. Utah—W, Laurence, Kate 8. Hilliard, James Hogan. g Vermont—A. J. Beel Hen: unso: Charles A. Lewls. 45 e, Virginis—Biank, West Vgt s . Flizgerald, B.7, & est Virginie—N. W. % ton, W. R. Neal. e Gt WromingD, A" Kingsb yoming—D. A. g Aluska—Brank, | Eou Arizona—Blank. - District of Columbia—Alexander Kent, J, H. Turner. New Mexico—Blank. :)k&xlhox%w—r{!hnk. ndian Territory—A, B. Weal ' We kins, G. W. Page. S R John Crook, Ed C. Granberry, ——— McKinley’s Movements. CANTON, Oxuro, July 24. —Major McKin- ley returned from Cieveland at 9 o’clock this morning and set to work on' the great pile of mail that had accumulated during his absence. Abner McKinley arrived from Chicago to-day and_reports that the work of organization at National headquarters is making rapid progress. Major Me- Kinley will return to Cleveland Saturday evening to ‘spend Sunday with Chairman POE 5 e e Missourt Republican Nominations. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 24.—The Mis- souri Republican Btate Convention'to-day nominated Dr, A. C. Pettyjohn of Linn County tor Lieutenant-Governor and Ru- dolph” Hirzel of St. Louis County for Supreme Juadg 2 e Treasury Gold Reserve. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24—The treasury gold reserve to-night was about $111,000,000; withdrawals, $312,500. About TOM WATSON IV SECOND PLACE, [Continued from First Page.| Texans what the Nebraska man had said. This was very fuuny, I thought, but a delegate from Maine thought otherwise, and on one occasion, after the relay had explained what Senator Allen had said, the Maine man mounted his chair and, leveling a loaded forefinger at the relay, asked, with an asperity that waslaugh- able, whether the horny-handed man was chairman of the convention. This was taken up by the Texan relay, who in- formed 'bis delegation that a guy from Maine was asking,whether S8mith ot Ne- braska or Allen of Nebraska was in the chair. It could not be a truly Populistic con- vention without the presence of cranks and without those spectacular effects which meake life indeed worth living even toa Populist. At a time when important business was to be transacted this fore- noon the convention was thrown into spasms of appiause and langhter by the appearance of Mrs. Mary Pennington, at- tired as a goddess of liberty (not the Goddess of Liberty), accompanied by a man costumed as Uncle Sam. The lady, who has indeed a winsome face and a sweet but thin voice, started to sing a campaign song to the air of “Auld Lang Syne,” and it was at once seen, or rather heard, that she had pitched her voice too high, and when she reached the third bar she fell over it, but picked herself up very gracefully and started again a few rounds lower down on the iadder. There were about sevenieen stanzas to the song—one of those Queen of Spain compositions,war- ranted to last till morning. The introdue- tion of this melody brought out the fact that Sockless S8impson has no more ear for music than he has feet tor socks. Mr. Simpson mounied a chair and suggested that while the music had been very nice, it would have been more agreeable had it been sung at some other iime and in some other place. The convention had a whole lot of business to do, and, like Macbeth Mr. Simpson was of the opinion that if, “'Twere done when 'tis done, ’twere bet- ter that ’twere done quickly.” But the funniest, the most persistent, the most indignantly irate crank of all was a little man with whiskers from Rbode Island. I mean thatthe man as well as the whiskers is from Rhode 1sland. He offered as a substitute to the majority and minority reports a platform of hisown, which a loud-voiced relay proceeded to read. It began with: *‘When in toe course of human events it becomes necessary,” etc., “for the free coinage of silver,” and it went on in simi- lar strain, being a cheap paraphrase of the immortal Declaration of Independence. It did not take much time for the conven- tion to discover this crankiness in the doe- ument, and several motions were made to refer the declaration of independencze of silver to the committee on resolutions. The motion was carried, and when the chairman had so declared the little Rhode Islander, white with anger, demanded that his precious composition be read. He shrieked his demand fiercely and brand- ished an over-sized fist so threateningly that the convention shrieked with laugh- ter as the Rhode Islander wuas forcibly carried from the platform to his seat by three ot St. Louis’ “most stalwart police- men.” Senator Peffer modestly occupies a seat in the rear of the chairman’s platform, and he has excited the envy of all be- holders because by his side sits a stylish- looking young woman who wears one natty costume in the morn:ng, anecther in the aiterncon and another in the evening. Her hats are beautiful and artistic crea- tions of the milliner, and the gay coiors of toe flowers in them seem brighter and gayer when flashed against the brown background of the Senator’s historic whiskers. She isa Texan belle, and when she flashes a row of white teeth, whisper- ing into the Senator’s ear, the spirit of murder takes possession of the heart of every gallant man in the hall, for they are all watching her. As thediscussion on the Vice-Presidency continues to-night that eminently dignified and respectable banker, ship-builder and railroader of Maine is being roasted alive with burning words uttered by the friends of Tom Watson of Georgia, of whom one of the speakers said that he had been often elected and as often defrauded. Delegates who had no objection to Bryan declared that they as Populists could not stomach Sewall; it was asking too much even from men who were willing to support a Demo- crat upon a Democratic platform. Tom ‘Watson's name seemed to haye a magic in it for the Southern heart. He had been counted out time and again by the South- ern Democracy, the natural foe of South- ern Populism, and it seemed fitting that be should replace upon the fusion ticket a Democrat. Nota word was said against Bryan, bat every speaker except the sup- porters of Sewall voiced their dissatisfac- tion with him both as a man and mil- lionaire. There is one thing I must not forget in this letter and which if 1 did not mention would be an act of injustice to a represen- tative body of American citizens, and that is that I am agreeably disappointed with the make-up of this convention. 1 had expected to find cranks here; they are here, but they are in such 3 very small | minority that they are practically invisi- ble and unheard. I found a large propor- tion of scholarly and thoughtful men, in the main, honest and sincere of purpose, and I found &lso many men with no mean gilt of eloquence both natural and ac- quired. Tkrough all the speeches beamed the brilliant hues of the flower of poesy and imagination that seem to thrive the best and shine the brigbtest in the land of the magnolia and the palmetto. Ignatius Donnelly, scholar and states- man, who has written at least two books which will remain permanently as an honor to American literary genius, is one of these. His presence and his support would dignify and lend the cbarm of in- tellectual supremacy to any body of men. He is a clear and forcible speaker and speaks and writes with thought in the ker- nel of every sentence. Senator Allen, the chairman, is ¢ man of commanding presence, and enjoys the distinction of huving, on a certain memor- able occasion, talked to the Senate of the United States for fitteen consecutive hours. It is not on record whether the Senate ever forgave him for this crime, which a layman would designate as unpardonabie. The Senator gave the convention a sample. of his powers yesterday in his speech of l:tl:epunc' of the honors of the chairman- sbip. Among the other good speakers are Howard of Alabama, “Cyclone’ Davis of Texas and a score or more of other gentle- men from the sunny South. The Texan Cyclone uses good language.and is a fluent speaker, but his voice carried too many sobs'and sighs and tears, so that at times some of his most effective pleas grow ludi- crous, reminding the hearerof an exhorter ata negro camp-meeting. When a plea becomes a roast the hearer is inclined to laugh. Senator S8impson, swarthy of face, large of nose, and wearing a black bang hang- ing loosely down his low, sweet brow, is an effective speaker. I think he can talk the socks off the average man. T. H.Gore of Texas, the 25-year-old son of Congress- man Gore of Mississippi, is a good talker. He hus the misfortune to be blind. Judge Gibbs and Miiton Park of Texas are orators of no mean order. : I was also agreeably disappointed in the versonnel of the mass of the delegates. They are largely of the agricultural classes, are honorable representatives of the yeo- manry of the country. I miss the swag- gerof the Bowery, the ageressive strut of the Tar Fiat politician. But I see before me men and women who work for a living under the debilitating sun of the summer and amid the chilling blasts of, the cruel winters that fall to the not nnhappy lot of those who live on the wrong side of the Rocky Mountains. [ see manly men and womanly women not ashamed of having to toil feor their daily bread and not griev- ing because they cannot wear broadcloth or silks. Jony PauL CoSGRAVE. LEAD ERS ARE AT SEA. But There Is Little Possibility of * the Convention Yet Indorsing the Democrats. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., July 25.—~The People's party convention on the third day of its session got down to solid work and aitera stormy night session nominated Thomas L. Watson of Georgia for Vice-President. It turned down the committee on rules by decisive vote this morning and gave the nomination for Vice-President prece- dence over that of President, so as to force the selection of a Southern Populist in place of SBewall, whose record was strongly attacked by membersof the Maine delega- tion. The hall was almost as crowded as it was during any of the sittings of the Repub- lican convention. There wasa good d al of enthusiasm displayed, though not in favor of any special candidate, Most of the speeches were in favor of the nomina- tion of Mr. Watson of Georgia, and his success was almost assured an hour before Lie was chosen. Tle sensation of the night was the with- drawal of Mr. Bryan unless his mate, Mr. Sewall, was named with him on the ticket. Betore the convention adjourned the pur- port of the message from Mr. Bryan be- came known among the leaders. Gov- ernor Stone of Missouri, General J. B. Weaver and Mr. Patterson of Denver held a conference, but without result. Subsequently Governor Stone said he did not believe Bryan's name would be preserted to the convention. He could not, he said, possibly see how Bryan coutd ever consider & nomination after the ac- tion of the convention in nominating Watson. The leaders of the Populists are all at sea, but among those who have been contending for Sewall’s nomination the telegram brings a ray of hope, for they believe it will force the convention to re- consider its action and indorse the straight Democratic ticket. There ap- pears, however, to be no probability of this being done. CAN'T STOMACH SEWALL. So the Populists Nominate Thomas E. Watson of Georgia for the Vice-Presidency. POPULIST CONVENTION HALL, ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 24 -Tbe convention was called to order by Senator Allen, per- manent chairman, at 10:05. After prayer by the Rev. Mr. Williams of the Union Methodist Church of St Louis, the chairman introduced Mrs, Marion Todd, who read a resolution ex- pressing regret for the death of Mrs. S. E. B. Emery, “one of her number,” and read an address eloquently eulogizing the de- ceased lady. The resolution was unani- moausly adopted by a rising vote. A gavel constructed in the State of Ohio out of forty-eight different kinas of tim- ber, representing every State, was pre. sented to the chairman by Delegate De Noe as a “middie-of-the-road” gavel, and it was accepted by the chairman. The States ere then called for the ap- pointment of a delegate to act on the con- ference committee with the Silver Con- vention. When the State of Texas was reached the spokesman of that delegation declared indignantly that Texas had no name to present for such a committee. The report of the committee on rules and order of business, which was made late last night, was taken up for action. The majority report had been read last night. The minority report was now read, the point of it being that nominations for Vice-President shall be made prior to nom- inations for President. The majority re- port was explained by Delezate Pomeroy on rules. There were but three points of differ- ence, he said, between the majority and minority, the principal oue being a re- versal of the order of nominations for President and Vice-President. One of the rules recommended was that the nom- inating speeches should be limited to twenty minutes and the seconding speeches to ten minutes. Another rulé which was unanimously recommended was that where chere were vacancies in the delegations the votes of the delegations present should be counted pro rata to the whole number to which the State is entitled. So, if a State were ent tled totwelve votesand there were only ten' delegates present each of them should cast one and two-tenths votes. An ex- planation was also given as to the propo- sition for the selection of a chairman to the National Committea, but the pian did not satisfy the mind of Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota, who said in indgnant tones that it seemed as if very little would be leit for the People's party after this convention got throngh its work except its National organization, and he did not wish to see that National organization put into the bands of Demacrats, as it would be under the proposed rule. While he was ready to support Bryan if that gen- tleman should be the choice of the con- vention he was not in favor of permitting a Democrat to become the head ot the Populist National Committee. [Cheers.] 'W. L. Green of Nebraska took exception to Mr. Donnelly’s statement that only the skeleton of the Populist party wonld be lefe aiter the convention adjourned. On the contrary, he believed there would be a rejuvenated and reinvigoraied purty. [Cheers.} Mr. Green's remarks assumed a still more aggressive phase as he proceeded and considerable confusion and frequent inter- ruptions by the anti-Bryan men were ratsed. Mr. Green closed by asking if they were going to nominate a President whom they were afraid to trust to name the chairman of their committee. . Representative Howard of Alabama scorned the .imputation that the conven- tion was not competent to make its own choice of chairman. A delegate arose to & question of privilege and protested with of New Jersey, a member of the committee |. great vehemence against the unwarranted interference of officials of the convention with delegates who rose to address it. He intimated that these subordinates were acting in the Bryan interest. The chairman ruled that there was no question of privilege presented, and when another delegate arose and addressed him the chairman refused to recognize him. E. Gerry Brown of Massachusetts made a short conciliatory speech recommending the adoption of the minerity report to proceed to the nomination of Vice-Presi- dent before the nomination of President. The minority, he said, asked of the ma- jority that little concession and he hoped it would be made. He moved the adop- tion of the minority reports The chair ruled that he could not enter- tain Mr. Brown’s motion until the pre- wious motion to take up the report by sec tions had been disposed of. George Abbott of Nebraska disclosed the whole purpose of the movement to pro- ceed to the selection of a Vice-President by & brief speech, which was received with tumultuous applanse. He said: *“The men who want you to vote for Vice-President first do so because theythink we will not give them the Vice-Presidency after they have nominated Bryan. Now, I come from Nebraska, and I sayto you I will fight any proposition to make Sewall Vice-President. [Loud cheers.] Iama Populist and I am for Bryan, but ITam not for a National banker for the second place.” [Cheers and cries of “Good.”] “Cyclone’” Davis of Texas made anearn- est appeal in favor of the minority. Delegate Patterson of Colorado addressed the convention earnestly in favor of action recognizing Bryan for Presidentand Sewall for Vice-President. The name of Bryan was greeted with applanse and the name of Sewall with shouts of disapproval, which interrupted the speech for some time. After he got a chance to go on he said: “I belitve that if the ticket is divided— if Bryan is named for the Presidency and somebody other than Sewall for the Vice- Presidency—it will inevitably lead to con- fusion and recrimination. [Shouts of **No, no; sit down, sit down!”] How would that be received by tne friends of Mr, Sewall, if the Democratic National Com- mittee should attemptit? [Another out- break of opposition ana more shouts of “Sit down,” with the countershout from some one on the olatform, “Go down in the slums, where you belong!"] “How will the people of the country,” Mr. Patterson resumed as soon as he got a chance, ‘‘regard Mr. Bryan if he accepts at the hands of this body a nomination which discards his companion on the ticket? Igive it as my deliberate opin- ion that, as an honorable man pledged to stand by his companion, he cannot, with honor and; decency, give countenance to an action which separates him from the candidate for the Vice-Presidency. Now, gentlemen, let us proceed in the usual and regular way. Let us take up the question of the Presidency first [shouts of ¢No,” “No"'], and then let the question of the Vice-Presidency be fought out, after dis- cussion, afier a clear understanding of what the consequences of a false step would be.”’ Loud cries of *“‘Question” were raised when Mr. Patterson at last resumed his seat. Jeirs Ebpsce. takfig the stank seid he would once more hold out the right hand of fellowship to the South. “If you go ahead,” he said, “'in a regu- lar way and nominate a man for Presi- dent I will pledge you the 92 votes of Kan- sas for your candidate for Vice-President. [Cheers.] A delegate from Maine wished fo answer Mr. Paiterson, but the previous guestion was demanded and the chair pronounced it to be carried and declared all further de- bate to be cut off. Nevertheless Gerry Brown of Massachusetts and ex-Governor Gibbs of Texas were permittea to address the convention, both in favor of nominat- ing the Vice-President first and selecting a Southern Populist for the office. More protests came from the body of delegates against so much talk and then the chairman proceeded to state the pend- ing motions and ruled that the first ques. tion was whether the majority report should be adopted, so far as it was not in- consistent with the minority 1eport. The question was put and adopted. Much time was spent over the detailing of rules—many amendments having been offerea to them, with more or less discus- sion and the usual degree of confusion. Mr. Washburn of Massachusetts was called to the chair to relieve Senator Allen. The convention by an almost unani- mous vote decided to leave the selection of chairman of the National Committee to the committee itself, instead of confiding the selection of the chairman to the Presi. dential nominee. When that portion of the rules was reached which provided ror a reversal of the order of nominating President ana Vice-President *‘Cyclone’” Davis took the stand and said he betieved he could now point the way toa haven of peave. He had received pledges from the States of Neyada and Illinois, in addition to the States of Kansas and Nebraska, that if the convention proceéded in regular order they would sustain the middle-of-the-road candidave for Vice-President. He, for his part, was willing to trust their good faith and to withdraw all obstructions. A delegate from Minnesota added. to these pledges *‘the almost unanimous sup- vort” of Minnesota’s fifty-three delegates. But the convention was not in the humor to accopt the olive branch of peace. Fifty men addressed the chair at once, and when the chairman declared that the previous question had been ordered, sr. Crandall of New Jersey advanced tothe platform and, shaking his fist, said he was a delegate and he proposed to be heard. He was howled down, notwithstanding, The roll of States was called on the ques- tion of substituting the minority report giving precedence to the Vice-Presidential nomination for the majority revort to pro- ceed to ballot for President first and Vice- President next. Mr. Skinner of North Carolina, who had cast eighty-five of that State’s vote for the majority report, announced that he would change that vote unless good faith was to be observed, and a Southern Vice-Presi- dent nominated. A scene of great confusion ehsued which delayed the proceedings some time. An informal count showed the vote to be: For the minority report, 730; for the majority, 766. Before the result was an- nounced, Mr. Skinner changed the vote of North Carolina, casting the whole ninety- five votes for the minority report, which was thus adopted, the official total being: For the minority, 785; for the majority, 615. The report, as thus amended, was then declared adopted. The chair announced that the commit- fee on resolutions had prepared a report, but the minority members who wished to sign a minority report requested time for this purpose. General Weaver of lows, chairman of the committee on resolutions and platform, took the stand at 3:05 to read the platform and resolutions which had been agreed to, he said, with great una nimity, but not with entire unanimity, as the minority report would be presented by Mr. Kearby of Texas and Mr. Coxey of Ohio. He then read the platform and resolutions. There was very little applause given to any of the various declarations of the plat- form. The one in favor of recognizing Cuban independence was most appreciated and after it in point of popularity came the one in favor of “initiative and refer- endum.”’ J. 8. Coxey of Ohio, as representing the minority of the committee on platform, read other propositions to be added to tha platform, among them being those non- interest-bearing bonds, good roads, exten- sion of suffrage to women and the owner- ship and contrel by the Government of every industry necessary to the welfare of the community. Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota took exception to this phrase 1n the platiorm as to land: “Private land monopoly as well as alten ownership shall be prohibited.” Their enemies would say, Mr. Donnelly remsrked, that that was a system under which all property was to be put in the hands of the Government. He suggested that the phrase should be accompanied by the words “subject to the right of every human being to a home on ths land. [Cries of “Good.”] Mr. Kearby of Texas, on the part of the minority, stated an objection to the plat- form to be that it was tco elaborate and looked much like the one adopted at Chicago. He presented a substitute plat- form. A minority report of one member of the committee on ruies was presented by A. Vallette of Rhode Island. It was read, the open paragraphs being a paraphase of the -Declaration of Independence. The convention grew impatient as the reading of the paper continued and a motion was made and carried to refer the question and Declaration of Independence *to the committee on platform’’—with a derisive suggestion that its author “have leave to print.” Its author, however, became angry atthe treatment accorded him,and made such an indignant protest on the platform that the chairman ordered his removal by force. Three uniformed policemen laid hold of Mr, Vzllette to remove him, but he resisted with all his might. Some of the depuly sergeat-at-arms interposed to pre- vent violence being done to a delegateand there was a scene of uproar and excite- ment on the stage and the body of the hali. Finally the efforts of the convention officers were successful, and Mr. Vallette was escorted back to his seat. The guestion was then put and the plat- form reported by the majority of the com- mittee on rules was agreed to and all the amendments were laid on the table. Sev- eral motions to take a recess until evening were made and voted down; a remon strance on the part of the conference com« mittee against proceeding with the nomi- nation until after a repori should be re- ceived was treated with disdain, and a motion to call the States for nominations for Vice-President was a$ 4:20 ». M. carried amid applause. After the roll of States had been entered upon the convention reconsidered its de- termination not to take a recess, and at 4:33 o'clock adjourned to meet again at6 P.M. At 6:35 p. M. the convention was called to order by the permanent chairman, Sen- ator Allen of Nebraska, but it was a long time before the call produced the desired result. Then the chairman announcd that a message had been received from the Silver convention and it would now be Ted. Delegate Pollock of Mississippi, a mem- ber of the Silver convention, was intro- duced by the chairman and proceeded to read the platform adopted by that body. 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