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O THE OMAHA DATLV 1lJfBy m . ) ATnrPAT _ - , JPLY . 25 , 1800.
The rcRolutlon wa * unanimously Adopted b ;
A rising vote
A. A Noe. an Ohio delegate , presented t
Chairman Allen n gavel conlnlnlns slxtcei
pieces of silver and one of gold The wooi
of the handle wan hickory After this pre
Bontatlon n novel Incident occurred
Captain O A Lloyd of Hochcllc. N Y.
and Mrn. I'ennlnKton. the "swept singer o
Arkansas" marched Into the hall dressei
In the costumes rcsp"cttvely of Uncle San
nnd Columbia. Captain Llojd wore the red
white nnd blue splke-tallcd coat and the tal
Jiat of t'nrle Sam. while she was nrrayci
In the stars and stripes nnd wore the shlcli
nnd turban of thi > American goddess The ;
made their way to the platform amid ;
[ -.pattering of rhoers and fared the dele
Kates , while Mrs I'cunlugton sans a popu
list campaign song
Jerry Simpson mounted n chair nnd prci
tested against frittering away nny mnr
time of the convention. The delegate * h
said , were present at great expense , an
the convention should git down to bus !
HIT AT HUTLHll AND ALM2N.
John S Dore of California created some
thing of a sensation by declaring the mid
of the Omaha platform prohlbltlnn feders
officers taking part In the deliberation
of a populist convention should be enforcci
His protest was c\ldcntly aimed at Senator
Uutlcr of North Carolina ami Allen of Nc
brnska , the temporary and permanent chaii
men Hi' was applauded by some of th
mlddlc-of the-road men , but tie action wu
lakun . , , ,
The commllteo to confer with a slmlla
committee from the silver convention wa
then appointed from each state. Will !
these selections were being made some on
In the gallery o\er the speaker's stand al
templed to hani ; out a banner represents
llryan with ono foot on the democratic an
the other foot on the republican plutforn
Ho was promptly suppressed. The bannc
had been sent Into the gallery by the Texn
delegation When Texas was cnlltd foi hi
member of the conference committee. Deli
gate 1'ark Jumped up and shouted "Tex.i
no member of that committee ' All tli
no member of that committee All tli
other states however , made selections.
The committee Immediately retired t
meet the silver committee Congrcssimi
Howard railed upon the chair for a stat <
nicmt of the purpose of the conference con
mltteo. and the power with which It we
clothed Senator Allen responded that tli
object was to ascertain If the two combine
tlons could find common ground to stand 01
Anything they did would be subject to th
subsequent action of the convention. 1
had no plenary power
The regular order was railed for. Th
was the leading of the mlnoilty report <
the committee on rules It recouimcndi
a change In the order of making nomln :
tlons. so as to make the nominal Inn of vie
president before that of prcsl lent Th
was a move of the middle-of-the-road mei
Delegate MrOrath of Illinois prompt !
moved to lay the minority report on tl
table. Congressman Howaid and Harm
Olhlm of Alabama demanded to be heard t
the motion
The plain purpose of the str.ilght-outs vvi
to test Sevvall's troiith ! The proposltlc
would show the oxttc-nio high water atrcngt
of the antl Ilrjun men Then- was sou
parliamentary squabbling Tweed Pome-it
of Newark , N J , chairman of the commlttc
on rules , took the stage and explained i
length the contllct between the majorll
nnd minority of the committee.
CLOTH12 Tiin SKULKTON.
Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota protest !
against the proposition repotted from tl
committee on lules to allow the candldati
to select the national chairman "It JIM
bo , " said he passionately , "that when th
convention adjourns there will bo llttlo le
of the populist part } , except the executl\
committee While I may bo willing to su ]
port Drjan , If ho Is the choice ot this coi
vcntlon , when the folly ot the moment hi
passed awnj.vo may want to clothe tl
skeleton that Is left" Ho wanted the in
tlonal committee tP select Ha chalrma
The middle-of-the-road men cheered Doi
nelly lustily and an Alabama delegate crii
out that the convention should bolcct tl
chairman
Judge Grccu of Nebraska made a \ igoroi
reply to Mr Donnelly , in which ho declau
that the people n part > would emerge tl
umphantly from this contest If It graspi
the opportunity to achieve- success in N
vcmbor for silver , la do so ho argue
would suvo the life of the people's paity
The antl Urjan delegates grew obstiopc
ous as ho proceeded and a dozen points
order were made among them one that 1
was not discussing the question at issu
Chairman Allen ovori tiled thesa points rig ]
and left "Sit down , sit down' " cried
hundred voices
"I'll not sit down , " replied Judge Glee
"until I got leady " When he complcti
his speech Congressman Howard of Al
bama , ouo of the straightoutsaiuo fo
ward Ho Is a man ot enormous statur
tall and swarthy , with raven hail that f.il
to his shouldeis , and when he spoke toil :
Ills eyes flashed and his clucks binned I
was greatly aroused lie took a shot
Senator Allen for ouggeatliiR Unit "any mi
who vvoio a delegates badge was In'liieuci
by the use of money " lie advocated takli
up the rcpoit section by section He want
to nominate a vloe president This stat
mcnt was gieetcd with cries ot "no" ai
Jeers , while his f.n tlou of the conventli
howled with delight Howard pleaded f
the nomination of n vice picsident first
the lutci c-bt of party harmony
n Gerry Ilrown of Massachusetts also < 1
fended the minority Ho pleaded with t
major In pathetic toneH to concede tl
much to the southern states and the n
norlty of the convention
Qcargu Abbott of Nebraska appealed
the convention not to change the legul
order of business He did not in some thin
represent his delegation "I am hero fro
the cornfields of the west to shake nan
with the cottoutlelds of thn south. " Wh
lie said hn was willing to do all In his pow
to defeat Sew all the stialght-outs jeled ai
cheered llku madmen
CYCLOND IS PROMPT.
After ho left the stand there we
loud cries for "Cyclone1 Davis a :
Jerry Simpson. The former quick
responded He made a eharactc
istlc speech With aims waving llko t
wings of a windmill and u volte llku a fi (
horn ho su the ladicals wild with entli
slasm He did nut want to Impugn t
motives of any ono , but ho wanted to knt
If the men from thu ' ciested height
won hi give the south Urn second plai
Thoio woio loud cilci of 'JCH , wo will
He wont on to state that another thl
that the ) must lint be requited to do w
to taKe this joting Samson , thupeopli /
party , and lay It on the altar of demoerac
lie said they VMTO willing to accept t
Joshua of Nchiaska If they could bo t
Kured of u cumll latoof their own for vl
president and the piesctvatlon of t
people's pnttj
Tom I'.itteisoti of Colorado followed vvl
a stiong Hpoech , against thu adoption of t
minority report Ho depiocated tint cioa
Ing of the iih ds of ptji omen anil declar
that what this "meat convention" would
would add to the powti nnd the glor )
the parl ) It re-pi etiented. "If this tlckul
divided " ho erled. lifting himself aloft ,
Urjun li cndoiscd and n , soiitboiti man
named for vice picsldi-nt , such confusion w
result that " but ho got no further T
autl-Seuall uu.u Jecitd and hunted. ' :
no , " the ) said , "Jet 8ivvj.ll get out of t
way , "
Mr. Patterson continued to aiguo agalnsi
mlstaUo that would "cloud the Issue and
rlda the strength of the xllvc : fntces. " 1
null-Sow all men contlnnod to Jeer and thi
were several i-rlta from the gallflies of "I
him out , " The man vvhu was creating I
disturbance In Iho galloiy was t-joited T
point was finally made that Mr P.itturso
remarks v\oro \ not RCimano to the subjt1
but the rhalr ovi-iruloil it Mr Putton
then K.IVO It UH bis opinion that Mr llryi
us an honorable nvn rould not accept
nomination on SUCH terms. "I helluva
Blood Is essential to health. Now U the tin
to purify and enrich > our blood by takl :
3
SarsapaHlla
Tin tUniUril In fact tlio One Tru Blood 1'urlfli
Hood's Pills cur Jl JJ cr 11U. ecu
would bo better , " he said , "for this coirvor
Ion to nominate n straight mlddle-of-tlu
road ticket "
Some one shouted "Stop him ! " "N <
no ! " cried the Tcxans. "Lot him go ! " "Olv
ilm rope" He will hang himself"
When ho finished an Arkansas dclegat
. .houtod . "Can a representative of the Me
Clnley tlckel also have n hearing' "
KANSAS NOT TOll SHWALI. .
Delegate Untcmnti of Maine attempted t
eply to M- . Patterson , hut Simpson gn
he floor and created unbounded enthusiast
mong the antl-Setvall men by declaring thn
Kansas would cast ninetytwootes for
iouthorn man for vice president
"You don't speak for me ' cried Dclcg.at
telly of the Sunflower state "Well , then ,
ctorted Simpson , "tine of the nlucty-lw
tas gone nstray Hut I say to the soutl
f jou will give us Iho president we wil
give jou the vice president "
Judge Plow-man of South Dakota , who sale
o represented the only stale that hail tvv
.opullst United States senators , favored th
nnjorlty report but said South Dakot
vould bo for a middle-of-the-road man fo
Ice president If the delegation could b
onvlneed "that It was for the best Inter
sts of the pa'ty "
This qualification raised a storm of jeer-
U this point the previous question wa
ink-red , bin Gentral 12. Gerry Brown an
larnoy Olbbs of Texas managed to get I
wo speeches under the guise of parlln
nentaty Inquiries The latter advocate
ho nomination of n southern man for vie
iresldent and fusion of electors
' Will jou pledge jour delegation fo
Irjati , ' asked Jerry Simpson , "as Kansa
ilcdgcd her votes for a southern candldat
or vice president' "
General Glbbs neatly parried this Intel
rogatory bv saying that he could not spea
"or the delegation A rowof ten minute
'ollowcd on the parliamentary status. Som
, ory novel parliamentary Ideas were ai !
vaiiced The tangle was nt last straightened
oned out and the convention went back an
DOk up the re-port section by section At
other ten mint.ten was consumed before th
contested sections of the report wur
reached
An Alabama middle-of-the-road delegat
novcd to change the rules so as to rcqillr
two-thirds to nominate , but his motion wa
lot entertained The minority recommend : :
tlon of three Instead ot one member of tli
tntlonal committee from each state , afu
some discussion , was agreed to
Delegate Dean of New York advocate
ho adoption of the minority report "Cj
clone" Davis attempted to pour oil on th
troubled waters by declaring that ho ha
iledges from the Kansas , Nebraska an
Illinois delegations thai. If Ihc convciitlo
would not disturb the regular order <
things , those statea would vote for an "hoi
est populist for vice president
' Then if they betray us " ho began.
"Wo won't , " shouted some ot the llllno
men , but Davis' own state bowled that si
would not make any deal "Cyclone" Dav
was plainly In disfavor with his own deli
gallon
ANTI-SCWALL MI2N WIN
With some difficulty the speech makln
was cut off and the vote was taken by stall
on Iho adoption of the minority report n
commending the nomination of vice pies
dent before picsident. antl-Sevvall del
gates lined up in favor of the adoption i
the minority report Thu loll call follow i
with Intense Interest When North Car
Una was reached Congressman Sklnni
mounted a chair and Insisted on makli :
a statement "North Carolina , " he sal
"stands with Nebraska When we can
hero this morning vvo weie for the mlnorll
report , but since then we have had asstt
ances from Kansas , Nebraska and otln
northwestern and northern states that
we would permit the regular order to pi
vail the cause ot populist : il the soul
should be recognized by the nomination i
n southern candidate for vice presldcn
Norlh Caiollna , theieforo , casts elghty-fli
votes for the majoilty icport and Ion fi
the nilnoilty leport. "
Alabama and Texas attempted to challcni
the vote of Tennessee , which cast In
77 votes for the majority lepoit , but tl
chair ruled this out of order Dy this tin
II was rumored aboul that the minoilty r
port had a small majority In Its favor. Sci
alor Ilutler and Congressman Skinner had
bun led consultation on the platform M
Skinner then lushed back to his dclcgatlo
lie mounted a chair and sprung a sens
tlon Ho said the vote of North Carolli
had been cast upon the understanding wl
ceitalti westein and northern states that tl
vice presidency should go to thu south
"Are jou sincere' " he cried "I denial
to Knowas I am empowered to change tl
vote of Nortli Carolina. "
"Yes , " was called from various pai ts
the hall , but these cries were drowned 1
a choius of "noes" "Change your vote
shouted Texas , while Tom Patterson
Colorado called out , "Colorado has made i
pledge "
Hedlam broke loose. The band playe
men vicstled with each other and BIO
excitement prevailed.
AVhen order was restored , Congicssm :
Skinner again demanded absolute pledgt
"We don't want this convention nm
ho shouted , "as Giovcr Cleveland was ulr
ted by falsa pictenbc-s " Hevas piocee
Ing with a Ion , ; oration , deliveied In
dramatic fashion when he was Intelrupt
with cries of "Do something' ' " "Vote1"
The vote of North Carolina was not need
to carry the minority report , but aft
these cries Mr Skinner dramatically cd
the ninety-five votes of Nortli Carolina f
It , ami I cheers of tlio antl-Sowall crow
The announcement of the vote was 78 , ' !
015 In favoi of tlio mlnoilty report , a :
was , of course , the signal for another enth
siastlc antl-Ilrjan demonstration
Tlio detailed vote on the adoption of t
minority leport was as follows :
Hint ! * Yens. Nii ;
AlaLam.l " ( i *
Arkansas a
Ciilorailo 4 ;
t'dmipctlcut 2 ;
e'nllfornl i 3J i
IiouM iti.i 2 21
Jlal ) land i
Malm o .
Munsiu uit-ptlj ) IS ;
K-ntucly , ii i
MlelilKim 11 1
Mlswurl 37
Montana 1 11
Xcbr.ixlm o1
KcvHumpshlni . , * 4 ,
Ne > vv Jen-ey 7
Noith Dakota 1 <
Ohio 4S
1' . nn.sjluinl i . 17 j
Ithiiilu Ixluml . 4
South DuUnta . . . V
Temu > eeo . 7
TCXIH . 103
Utuli . , . 5
VIlRillll . 17 31
Wml \ Irtliila . 11 ,
\Vyotnlni ; . . . . . . . . . . 7 ,
\rU"tm . , . i
ln\\a . u ]
Niw Mexico . i
Oklahoma . ' . . . . C 7- 2 :
Dibit UH of Columbia. . . . , . J
InilUn Turltoiy . . . 2
Mlnnc'Dlii . , , , , 34 1
\ -linKtou | . 17
\Vlci-uiiRlti . . . 21
l > i luwuii * . . * , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , . . . . :
L'lotbU . t
IC.I11I1 IH . . . , , , , . . . , * . . . . . 2 21
Ni\V Voil. . , . 7 J
Viiniiint . , . 'J :
Ninth C.uolln.i . . , , . , . ID S
lilMUUll . 01
Malm . v . 70
IlullJIKl . v , . . . . U 1
Total . TrTE M
The icpoit , cs amended , wax th
adopted.
A Callfoutla 'Iclc-gutc moved a lucess tin
0 oMixk , but the muilon was vacifeioiu
vote-d down
WUAYKIl niUliS t'LATKOUM.
Rcneral J It. We > uvor , chairman ot t
loinmilteo on i evolutions , was then ,
3 03 , lerognUed to lead the platform
agreed to by the committee Ho was i
reived with ipplauae. He prefaced thn let
Ing by hajlng the lommltteu had had
piotractcd meitlug. and that , while Its pi
1 codings had been baimonloua , thciu w
not entire unanimity , as Messrs Klrby
To\uu and Coxey o ( Olilu v\uuld both oil
minoilty re-potts.
The text of thu iiujotllj report was
follow r .
The pooplu's partj , nssctnldcd In nntloi
roiucutliin , renlllims its ullcKluuco to t
pilnelnkH det 1. iiud by the founders of t
leimblk and also to the fundumentul pr
clples of Jukt government as enunciated
the platform of thu party In IS'O. ' 1
ti-i'cvnUo that thiotiuti the uonulviinco
the present uud prcce'dint ; adtnlnlstiatlc
the countiy nab re.ietifd a i > rUU In
nnllanal life ns ptcdlctid In our declai
lion four j'ctir * agu uiul tb.it piotnpt u
patllotlc aotlon la the Miptcme duty of i
hour. Wo i utilize tluit whlln wu liavu ]
lltle-al IndrpeniUMire , our lluaiu-lal ana
dustrial Independence IH jet to bo nttiilr
by rt'btorliiR to out countrjbo ron t |
tlonul control and exrrelso of the ruiiLtlc
nect'ssaijto u neopli a KOVI riiiuent whi
fiiiietlons imvo beoit basely mi tendered
our publicservantrt to rot-poi ito inunopull
The Inllueiico of IMrrpinu monej ihangi
lia been more pou-iii In shaplnp li-gls
tlou thun the vole * f I IK Au.crlc.nx pe-oi
The executive povvei nnd jationas" hu
been used to conupt our U-Bl..liiturt4 u
defeat the will of the people nnd plutoo
racy has thereby been enthroned upon the
ruins of democracy To restore the govern
menl Intended by the fathers , and for tin
welfare nnd propelIty of this nnd fiitun
generations vvo demand the rMabllshmeni
of nn economic und financial sj-stem vvhlcl
shall make us masttrs of our own affair *
Independent of Kuropeiin control , bj
the adoption of the following doclarntloi
of principles.
FINANCES COMH KIHST.
1. Wo demand n national monej' , safi
nnd s und. Issued by the general govern
ment onlv. without the Intervention o
banks of Issue , to no a full legal tender foi
nil debls , nubile and private , u Just , equlta
bio and ellli lent means of distribution dlroo
to Ihe people and through the lawful ills
bursfinenlH of the government
2 Wo demand the free- and unreslrlctei
colmigo of silver nnd gold at the presen
legal rallo of 1C to 1 , without waiting for thi
ton-M-nt of foreign tintlon.s
! Wo demand the volume of circulating
medium be speidlly Increased loan nmoun
sulllclent to meet thu dctnnmlH of the bus !
ness and population of this cnutltrv , am
to restore the Just level of prices ot hiboi
nnd production
4 Wo denounce the sale of bonds am
the lncrea.se of the public Intcrost-bearlnf
debt made by the picHi-nt adinlnlstrntloi
as unnoi essnry and vvlthoul authority 01
law nnd that no more bonds be Issuei
except by spodnl act of congress.
r , We demand Hitch legislation ns xvll
prevint Ihe demonetlntlon of the lavvfu
money of tlui United States by pilvntc con
tract
0 Wo demand th it the government li
p lyment of Us obllcatlons , shall use It-
option as to tin- kind of lawful money li
which they arc to bo paid and wo denouiici
the present nnd preceding administration-
for surrendering this option to the holder
of government obligations
7 We demand a graduated Income tn *
lo this end that iiKsroRutod wcnlth shal
htnr Its lust proportion of taxation am
vvo regard the recent derision of the supreme
promo court relative to the Income tax lav ,
is n mlslnteiprt'ttitlon of the constltutloi
and an Invasion of the rightful powers o
congri-H.s over the subject of taxation
5 Wo demand that postal savings h ink-
bo established by the government for thi
safe deposit of the savings of the pe-opb
ind to facilitate exchange.
THANSPnilTATION nnFOtlM.
1. Transportation being n means of ex
change It Is iiccessarj the governmon
ihotild own and operate the ralliotds In tin
nterest of the people and on a non-parti
an basis , to the end that all may bo no
orded the same treatment In trnnsportn
Jon and that the I ) runny and polltle.a
lower now exorcised by the. great rallloai
corporations , which result In the Impali
iienl , If not the destruction , of Iho polltloa
rUhls and personal liberties of the cltl
ens , may be destroyed Suth ovvnershli
s to be accomplished grmlunllv. In n man
icr consistent with Hotinil public policy
2 The Interest of the United Stiitcs It
: ho public highways built vvllh ptlblli
nonijs uud the ptoooeds of cxtinslvi
giants of land to the I'aelllc lallroad
should never bo nllenxtod , mortgaged o
-.old. but itunnled anil jirotoi-ted for lh ,
joiural vvelfitru as pr vlded by the law
jiK.iiilrlim' such r.iilwajs The fon-c-losur
) f existing liens of the United States 01
: hese roads should at once follow dc-ftuil
In p.iymetit then of bv the debtor com
pinles , and at the foreclosure s lies o
said ro.ids the government sh ill puiehas
: ho rime If it bee mei noci'suary to protec
Its Inlet cat theitln , or If thev e in be pur
cliast d lit a ri iborablo | irlie , ami the gov
eminent --h-ill otieiate snld iilltoids a
public hlchwnja for thu hem tit of thewhol
people and not In the Inlet est of the few
ind suitable ptovlslnns for ntotoctlon o
life nnd propi rty giving t- > nil transport. !
tlon Ititttists ( iitttl privileges and eqini
rates for fares and fn luhts
' ! We denounce the piescnt Infnmou
schemes foi lefundlng those di-bts 111 ! th
laws now- applicable thereto bo ov cute
mil ndmlnlsteied according to their tru
Intent and spirit.
4 The teleprnph ll'ie the postolllco sy--
torn , bolus a necessity for the tiansnilsslo
of news should be o.vncd and opoiated b
the K'vornmenl In the Interest ot th
people
LAND TOR nVnilYHODY
1 The true policy demands that nation. ;
and si ito legislation shall be such as shn
ultimately enable everjprudent and In
dustrl us citizen to si c lire n home , an
then fore the 1 mil should not bo monopr
ll/eil for suoculatlve purposes. The hind
now occupied bv lalltouls nnd i tin r co-
potations In excels of their actual need
should bjliwful means bo n claimed b
the government and held for actual settlct
only , and piivato land monopoly , sit wi
ns alien ow not ship should be prohibited
2 Wo condemn the ft mils by which th
bind KI nits to the 1'aclllc r.xllro id compi
nles have through theoonnlvamo of ti
Interior dev 'i tmont. lobhcd inullltudes c
actuxl lioinx lido - > ettler3 of their bomos au
miners , oltlxelr i-lamn | , and vvo deman
legislation bjcoupress vvhleh will ( ntorr
the oxeirptlon of miner il lands fiom sue
grunts after as well ns before patent
1 Wo demand that bon.i ( Idc si tilers o
nil public lands be grantxl free nornes a
provided In the national homestead law an
that no exception be in id In the- ease c
Indian rosei vatlons when oj encd for sei
tie menl. and that all hinds not no'
plicated como under this dem ind
1 We fiver n. ytoni of direct leflslr
lion through Iho Initiative and lofoiondiu
under piopei constitutional safeguards.
GHNmiAL , PHOPO31TIONS
1Ve demand the election of prosldun
vice presldt nt and TTnlttd States senatot
by the direct vote of the people
2 Wo tender lo the "atriolle people t
Cub i out deepest sj mpathj1 111 their --'itu
glo foi politic il fioedom .and IniV-ponilenci
and vvo believe the tlmo has come vvhe
the United States the greitest republic' c
the vvoild should ic-cognlzc that Cuba I
and of right ought lo bo , a flee and Inili
pendent state
! Wo fxvor homo rule In the terrltorlf
ind the District of Columbia , and tne earl
idmlsslon of the terrltoiles as stuto-i
I All public salaries should bo m ide I
coi i ctoonil to the price of labor and ll
pioduets
ri In times of IndiiHlilnl dopiesslon , Id !
labor should bo employed on public v. orl <
as far as practicable.
fi The arbltiarj- course of the couits I
assuming to Imprison citizens for Indlrei
contempt nnd ruling by Injunction , shoiil
bo prevented by pioper legislation.
7. Wo favor Just pensions for everj' dli
abled union soldier
S Believing that the election franchl'
and untiummoled ballot are obsoiitlal to
government of , for and bv the people , tli
peoplo's party condemns the vvhobsalo sy
tern of dlsfranchlscment adopted In son :
cf the * states as unrepubllean and undent !
cratlc , and wu declare It to bo the dut
of the Hoveial state loglslatiiios to tali
such ttlon as will net-lire a full , free an
fair ballot and nn honest count
9 While the foregoing propositions coi
stltuto the- platform upon vvhleh our part
stands , and for the vindication of vvhlc
Its organization will bo maintained , w
n cognize that the great nnd pressing Issi :
of the pending campalfin upon which tl
present presidential election will turn
Iho lln.imlal question , and upon this gu-i
nnd speclllc Issue between tha pnitlos w
cordially Invite the aid and co-opotatlon c
nil organisations nnd citizens agreeing wit
us noon this vital question
The enunciation of thu different planks (
the platform was received with slight a |
plause , which would evidently have "ucc
greater but for the fact that General Weavi
declared that he would not proceed unles
there was absolute silence The npplau :
was especially marked , however , notwltl
standing Mr Weaver's frown , upon tl :
pronouncement for free coinage of alive
agalnsl Interest-bearing bonds , and the di
nunclallon of thu position of Die piotei
adinlnlslratlon on Iho bond question Tl
Income tax proposition was also sharp !
applauded as was almost every sentence i
thu transportation plank.
When Hie Cuban plank was reached son
ono lu n far-away gallery shouted "Amc :
lean" and many hats and liamlkcrchlei
were waved in manifestation of tint coi
vontlon's interest In thu cause of the strui
glliig Islanders
HEAD IT OVRH AGAIN
At the request of "Cjclono" Davis , U
money plank of thu platform was read
second time Mr. Davis remarked , In e :
planatlun ot his request , that many ho
not hoard the first reading. "I he-aid It , " 1
said , "and llko It. "
"That ought to settle It , " sotno ot
shouted , and the reading proceeded.
The land plank was also reread
Mr Dcnnelly of Minnesota complaint
thai thu plank was not sufficiently expllc
and sugge-sted an amendmenl lu doing i
ho made an explanation , but In a tnno <
voice not sufllclently high to bo heard In tl
confusion
At the conclusion of the reading of tl
report J S C'oxej of Ohio was rciognlzi
to read his minority report , recoiumeiidlr
thu Issuance of nonliiterest-bearliig bom
for the Improvement of the roads of tt
country
Mr Klrby of Texas was then Introduce
to read his minority report. Ho said th :
ho objected to the majority report becaus
It wan too piollx and because It was tc
near akin to thu democratic platform. Tl
report was ua follows.
The people's party. In nation il conventlc
iibHeinfilfil. di-nouncoH thu methods and pc
Icie-H of the de'iiiocratlc and republican pn
ties Ihut have brought distress and poverl
to every state In tills union by -uson i
tlu-lr mutual co-operation with the mom
pt.wrr the monopolistic Influence and tl
lorporato greed that have characttilzi
the accumulation of wealth by reason i
class le-Klslatlon for the bent-Ill of thu fc
and to thu Ofuiesulon und wrong of 11
many
Wi- denounce the republican nnd dem
cratlc uollcles of tariff , the ono that pr
tends to nffdrlj ( protection to 'ic I" '
classes nnd the other that pretends frci
trade by plnclnu uc raw * nmxeiins j , j
luced by thailniustrlal , men on the frei
1st and Drotfctln'K the manufacturer
Wo denounce Hf nn-An1crlcnn the repub
lean nnd demoenllc policies that tolerati
the Invasion'Of'Moverelpn stales by auto
crntler r.illlhirMiDower , thereby subvprtlni
ndependcnt s tw01111110111 and state rights
Wo denounce the d ( tnorratlc and rcpub
lean policies thit sock to enslave our pee
> do bv Hie l su noc of liiterest-bearlUj
'nlted Stnteiitllotids In tlmf of peace ti
raise revenue with which to defray currrn
expenses and stiadfastly ndhero to at
Ameilcnn ponLVllutt will produce rovetiu. .
suilleliiit to imnlntnln the- legitimate nm
conomlc cxnnsm Thitcforo. be It
Uesolved llrat Wo demand a natlotn
currencj' , saf < v tiud sound , Incited bv thi
ficiioral govornnunt only , a full legal ten
ler for nil debts , public and private with
out the Intel vehtloti of b inking corpora
tlons , and a Just nnd equitable means o
llstrlbutlon direct to the people' , at a tn :
lot to exceed 2 per cent per annum.
SIXTHHN TO ONl :
2 We demand the free and un11mlto <
coinage of sllvr ind gold at the presen
egal ratio of lu to 1. Wo demand tha
he circulating medium consist of gold
silver and paper money , to bo Issued In
lependont ot the concurrence of forclgi
nations , and In volume suinolont to ausvve
the needs and demands of comment * am
our people \ \ o an * unalterably opposed ti
x token monoj , but decl.uo f r a logn
tender dollar Intorolmngcahlc and redeem
xblo only In debts and t.iM'S.
3 We demand a graduated Income tax
4 Wo belli'Ve that the money of the conn
ry should bo kept as much ns posslbl
n the hands of the people , hence we de
mand that all state and national tcvonuc
shall be limited to the netossaiy expense
of the government , economically and lion
pslly administered
! i. Wo dcnixnd that postal savings bank
> o established bj the tovcrnmollt for th
safe deposit of the earnings ot the peopl
and to facilitate exchange
0. Triinspoitntlon being a iiioaus of ex
change and a public necessity , the govein
ment Bhould own and opeiato enough o
trunk , llnis of rullrondtt to forever put n
est the ijtiestloti of frcluht ttnlllc.
7. The tck'gtaph and tele-phono , like th
5 atolllce sjstom , being a necessity for th
transmission of news , Hhould bo ovvtie
mil operated by the government In the In
tot est of the people
8 Land Is the heritage of the people an. .
should not be monopolized for spuctilatlv
purposes , and alien ownoishlp of land
should be pr htblted All binds now hel
) j * rallroids and other corporations tn excess
cess of the actual needs , and all lands no\
owned by aliens should bi ? reclaimed b
the government and hold for actual set
tlemcnt only
! ) Wo denounce the democratic and re
itibllcan policy that permits the Importa
tlon of piupor labor tj compete with ou
Ameilcan vvorklimmon
10. Wo are In favor of direct loglslitlo
by means of the initiative and refore-iidun
11. Wo Invlto the co-operation of a
jiicn In this nation who de-she the acconi
pllshmont of pure govornmetit , economk
illy administered , and vvo , therefore , be
Hove It t ) bo the supreme duty of this con
\entlon to adopt a platfoini of its ow
mil nominate a tliket of Its own.
.1 C KlllIJY , Texas
JAMHS OA.M1 ION , Maine.
W U UllNKY. North Carolina.
L 11 OOLIV Oklahoma.
F H MTTfa : , Kloildn.
J S COX1JY. Ohio
HAS ON'n OK HIS OWN.
Mr. Vallut of Ilhodo Island came forvvar
with a substitute for the report of th
minority Ho picfared Us reading by sij
Inq that he could not subset Ibo to th
basic principles enunciated by the mijorit
icport , which announcement caused no llttl
hubbub , and a Kansas delegate suggeste
that It be votcd , unpn without he-lug read.
Mr. VallctS report proved to be a sort c
new declaration of Independence Th
various planks \vero \ received with laughtei
cat calls and crlqs of order The tlocumcii
ran In denunciatory adjectives The reai1
lug had not pi Decoded very far when som
one moved to tefer the leport to the con
mltteo on resolutions , which motion pn
vailed , amid considerable display of ei :
thusiasm
Mr Vnllct grew angrjat the sunimar
nirnner In which his leport was dispose
of With fllfsl-od fate and passional
posture he declared that the platform iej
resented his views and he would malntal
them as long as He , had breath In his bodj
Senator Allan tried to calm him , but th
Rhode Island delegate grew more Incensoi
Ho waved his arms violently , nnd for
moment It looked as 1C ho Intended to pei
sonally assault thte ehairmau Suddenl
° emu one cried "I'ut him out , " ami sei
ral policemen camu. forward fiom the ha
and removed him fioni the steps. Ho wa
afterward ejected from the hall
T U. Henry of North Caiollna vvithdro' '
his name fiom the minority lepott , bajln
It had been placed theie under a mlbappri
hcn&lon
On motion of Mr. Kelley of Kansas tli
previous question was ordered AH tli
amendments weie laid on the table , nu
the platform , as repotted by the majorlt
of the committee , was adopted with enl
a few ciies of dissent ,
Some Nebraska delegate moved a reccs
until 8 o'clock
A Texan moved to amend and make It
o'clock. "We vvpnt to get through tonight ,
ho jelled "When we meet hero again w
will nuvcr adjourn no more till we aio don. .
You fellows better go homo and cat a whol
lot' ' "
Poth motions were defeated Henry 1
Llojd of Illinois moved to proceed to tl :
selection of a candidate for vice preslden
The chair said the motion was unnecei
sary , ns that was the business In ordc
The states were called foi nomination :
When Alabama was called Colonel P (
How man mounted the platform and place
In nomination Darnel Gilbs of Texas. lii
fore he entered upon his speech , how eve
the convention decided to take a recess <
an hour and a half , until G o'clock.
JKCIIS FOR SGWALL.
At 6 32 the convention reassembled ai ;
Chairman Allen Intioduccd Judge Jcffu
non Pollard of Missouri , who read thu'pla '
form of the silver convention and a mebsaj
about the nomination of Brjan and Sevva
by It , The reading was repeatedly Inte
ruptcd by delegates In various parts of tl
hall , who raised the point of otder that tl
regular order was nominations for vlt
president.
Senator Allen overruled these points i
order Many of the planks of the sllvi
party's platform were enthusiastically r
celved , but when the action of the sllvi
convention In nominating IJryan and Sovva
was read It was Jeered by the middle o
tho-road contingent , and on the motion of
Texas delegate the proceedings ot the si
vcr convention were refeircd to the con
mltteo on i evolutions.
Nominations we-io then called for , but tl
convention cxpuilenced a good deal of dill
culty In getting under way , owing to a in
Ing made by the chair. When the parll ,
mcntnry situation had been straightened 01
Colonel How-man , who was taken off tl
floor by the adjournment of the conventli
this afternoon , took the stage and placed ;
nomination Congressman Harry Skinner .
North Carolina Colonel Dow man looki
llko a New York stock broker He wi
stjllshly drcseediantl vvoro a closely trlmnu
Vail Dyke bcanLi iILo reviewed at length II
situation Theppniosc of the democracy , I
said , had lccit ) > to isecure au endorsemei
of Itrj an and Suwftll at the hands of the coi
volition. 1 hero i was a majority hers fi
Uryan , but thu convention , to prevent
possible iioniliixLjnit of Mr Sew all , had d
elded to iiomlnntu > the vice president firs
SMnner's name was not very cutlius
abtlcally received )
Congressman liieward of Alabama place
Hon. Thomas 13. fWatson In nomination I
a speech In which > ho did ample justice i
the slilp of slalu tof the people's party at
paid a high irH-iite to Mr Watson s cha
actor as u mam a journalist and a state
man. Ho said that In all respects Mr Wa
son was the < * fr lit Mr Iliyan
Mr. Watson's i 1101110 was tccclved wll
loud applausen MPI Howaid was followi
by Sovereign ufi 'Arkansas In a prjictlcy
straightforward ! idpoech , seconding tl
nomination of Mr Watson , whom ho de-sli
nated as a very flultablo man Mr Wa
son had never faltered In championing tl
cause of the people's party
J. Asbury Johnson of California , a tyr.
cal westerner in phjslquo , spokn for th
state , also seconding Watson's nomlnatlo
Mr Johnson said the hearts of the poop
of California were with the south In th
contest If Mr. Watson were present ai
could speak to the convention he wou
duplicate the experience of llryan at Cli
t are
Coloiado yielded to New York , and Ho
Lafd I'encu ascended the platform Ho lone
no tlmo In coming to the point Immeil
ately he mentioned Mr Sewall's name
was greeted with loud applause , muigb
with a liberal supply of hisses Ills speoi
took thu shapn of an argument , but h
tone was ilellunl Ho said ho had met fl
who were opposed
U'e-n populists today
Sowall , whoso average term of service
the party was flora two to three years I
asserted bo bad no personal iuteresU
Sow nil's success. "Tho vicepresldencjV
ho said , "docs not amount to much , tin
lass the president U a consumptive , an
Hilly Uryan Is not a consumptive" Pet
sonally he would prefer Skinner or Wat
son. but ho wanted to succeed In defeatln
McKlnlcy As Mr 1'enco proceeded th
convention qulotcd down , nnd Mr Petici
after the first burst of disapproval , wa
Interrupted only by applause.
TOM WATSON WOl M ) STAY
Mr Azman Murphy ascended the platforr
imld a storm of handclapplng to srcon
Watson's nomination , vvhleh ha did In
vigorous nddiess , defending the populls
mrty of the south nnd attacking the In
lolcianro of the democrats ' of that seclloi
Mr. Murphy was a favorite and almost ever
sentence uttered by him was punctuate
with applauic.
At the close of Mr Murphy's speed
Hairy Tracey of Texas arose and aske
whether , If Watson should bo nominator
he would remain on the ticket until th
election
"Yes sir' " came the response quick an
sharp "Yes sir , until h 1 troercs over1
This was a plain speech and It brotigli
the convention to Its feet In n burst c
applause I , A Slockvvelt ot Indiana als
seconded Mr Watson's nomination Th
name of Prank llurkltt of Mississippi wa
suggested by L Weller known In hi
state of Iowa as "Calamity" Woller. wh
leclared Mr llurkltt combined all th
good qualities of all the other candidate"
Mr W H Calhoun , chairman of the low
lelcgatlon , followed Mr Woller. dcelarln
Wellur did not represent thu sentiments i
: he low a delegation He suggested no uaini
Colonel Harris of Kansas , one of the ft
speakers with a voice capable of flllln
Lho hall , seconded SewaU's uomlnalloi
Colonel Harris was liberally applauded an
there were frequent demonstrations In ft
wall's behalf during the progress of hi
talk.
ludgo Dostcr , also from Kansas , seconde
Watson's nomination on behalf of a part i
the Kansas delegation. Ho also was roundl
applauded by the southetn delegates Mi
Dosler expressed the belief that It Mr Wai
son should bo nominated Mr Sevvall woul
withdraw This sentiment was receive
with cries ot "Good1"
Captain Ilurnham of Tennessee nominate
Hon A L Minims ot Tennessee Ho spok
very carncstlj "They offer us Mr Sewall ,
lie said. "Mr Pence tolls us It Is no objei
tlon to Mr Sewall that ho Is a mllllonaln
I do not know whether ho Is a mllllonali
or a bankrupt but Illlly Uryan knows. "
The expression did not elicit any apprav
Ing demonstration. He declared It to bo
foregone conclusion that Urjan should b
nominated with a populist as a jokefellov
This pleased the convention ami was ai
plauded , as was the statement that th
'democratic patty had become a baukrui
with the devil as a receiver "
Ho eulogized Mr Mlmnis as n profoun
statesman mid as a man whoso heart wa
over beating for humanity He was almos
a counterpart of William J. Urjan.
TOM WATSOX'S DRAINS.
O M Millet seconded the nomination t
Mr Minims , and Judge A. A Guiiby thn
of Mr. Watson The latter refcrted to Mi
\\atson as the "plumed knight" of the pei
pie's party Mr. Gunby was loudly ai
plauded when ho referred to .Mr Sewall II
said he could not bee the consistency of si
lectlng the president of a national bank t
put down national banks " "
"If , said Mi
Gunby , in cimMuslon , "the democratic pail
swallows Tom Watson , they will have mor
brains In their stomach than In thel
heads. "
This sentiment took the convention ti
storm. Hundieds of delegates rose to thei
feet and cheeied lustily , and almost befoi
he knew what was taking place , or befot
the convention realized the situation , M :
Gunby was caught up by four or five btat
delegates and , large man though he Is , vvj
tiotted around the hall on thu shouldei
of his friends. The scene appealed to tli
conver.llon'b bcnse of humoi. and the ni
pl.utso was from that time fotth liberal !
spriuklcd with shouts of laughtei
Prof L C Itateman of Maine , the pei
pie's paitj candidate for governor of thi
state , nominated Marlon Page of Virgin ! ;
picsident of the Farmers' alliance of in
state In doing so , he protested , In beh.i
of the entire Maine delegation , again ;
Sewall'a nomination Ho had nothli :
against Mr Sewall pcijonallj. he said , In
he objected to the nomination of a inn
who had not one particle of sj mpathj- wit
the principles of the peoples paity , sav
the one minor question of silver The stoi
had been ell ciliated that Sewall was
greenbacker , but he never was , I1.of liati
man said He was , however , Instrument )
In arranging a fusion of the demociatlc au
greenback forces In Maine He accon
pllshed the destiuctlon of the grcenluc
partj- . The speaker declai pd that the Mali
Central lallroad , of which Sewall vvs prc"
Ident , had reduced wages "In the nan
of the ; opulists , ' he shouted , "I nsk j < :
not to piess this blttei chalice to our lips
Hcpljlng to Mr Pence , lie bald to coup
the name of Puwall with Peter Cooper w
au Insult to the memory of the neb
philanthropist
11 H Taylor of Michigan seconded tl
nomination of "that gran 1 statesman , th ,
able soldier In the battle of humanlt
Thomas D Watson of Georgia "
Michigan also j lelded to S H. Wallon ,
colored delegato-at-largo from Gcorgl
who also seconded Watson's nomlnatk
"in the Interest of all the common peep
of his state and of the soutli "
He bald Tom Watson had made It po
slide foi the black man to vote accon
Ing to his conscience In Georgia.
MONEY KKOM SDWALL.
Frank A Fogg of Michigan seconded M
Sowall. He brought out an avalanche i
hisses by sajlng that when he had undo :
taken to walk In the middle of the roi
he had been allowed to sleep In the mli
die of the road and that hlu campaign e :
pcnscs had never been paid Continulni
the relation of experience , he said tin
when he was a candidate Sewall had sci
him 1500 for cnmpalgn expenses. Tl
speech was not at all to the liking of tl
convention and Mr Fogg left the pla
form amid a storm of jeers and hisses.
Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota eli
quently seconded Watson's nomination n
behalf of his state The whole move-men
he said , was caused by an Instirrectlc
against the money lemleis , and It won !
bo folly to nominate a man worth $ B,000
000 nnd Interested In the railways of No
nngland The populists of the cotintr
ho declai cd , rather than vote for such
man , would sou him 500 miles below 11
lowest pit of boll. He expressed hope tin
Watbou's nomination would be made unan
mom.
"They were willing to swallow democrat
gilded with the genius of a llryan , " hi
they "could not stomach plutocracy In tl
body of Sewall. "
BLIND MAN FOR IIUHKITT.
Thomas Gore , the blind orator of Ml
slsslppl , seconded Ilurkltt's nomination !
a well worded spoor.li , lauding Uurkl :
'
When Missouri was called , a dtlega
aioho to say Missouri was contiiit to have
known that she was "fe-rnlnst the man fro
Maine "
Mr DeGovnn of Montana scoonded Scvval
The contention did not at iliat lacelvu tl
name with favor , but Ml. Duflovm w ;
loudly applauded when he said It w s casei
tlal that the tillvcr foiccs should not 1
divided lie lauded Mr Sou nil as a patrlti
whereupon a delegate shouted ' llunah fi
McKlnlBy"1
Mr Heaves of Montana repudiated M
DeGovan's endorsement of Sewall "Wo a
for the nomination of W. J Ilrjun of N
braska , " bo said , "beeaiiHU v.o Know bo
n populist , but the Moniana populists wi
never accept the nomination of a bai
president on a presidential thki-t" I
seconded Unrkltt'u nomhidliu. .
Geoige Abbott of NobraiKa made a h
morous speech seconding Watson IKs.i
that a coat with tv.o tull.i wan of mo
utility than a coat "bpllt wide oi-ui ' I
reproved the convention for having faili
to give more attention to IguatiuH Dunui.il
the father of tlio paitv
Mr Rogers of Callfoinla spoke for N
vada , seconding Skinner noml ntlon
At this starfc of the proi-ue-dlni , ' * Mi I'a
row of Illinois moved that the niondli
upcuchts be limited to two ( ui caih taml
date The motion was deilaiud out of o
der. bill it was made iippuont that tl
convention was at list slowing tlrcil
oratoiy Thnre had been four hoiiu
It and there wore mai.y oxpiin iuit'ii favo
able to Mr Darruw' * motion Nevertu
less the speeches contlnurnt.
A R Henry of Noith I'aiollna occupli
New Hampshire's time Ho took A fir
position against Sewall but the -omc
tlon v.-as so Impatient that lu > did not ha-
an opportunltj to mention Ills piefonnic
The deniotuitirftlona on tin parl of tl
audience b > this tlmo Had become so pr
nounced that It was next to Impossible li
hear either tlio names of speakers announcei
by the chair or what they said.
Mr Chandrll of New Jersey was crlei
down , as were several others who sought ti
bo heard. The convention was good nn
turcd , but unruly There was a prolongei
period of cat calls , yells , laughter and papai
throwing , but "I was ov Ident there could hi
no more speaking for the tlmo unless tin
npeaker should have something e\reptlona
to say. Mr. Chandoll began by trying t (
Inugli It down , but he could not get tin
opportunltj' tn speak. As he returned to hi :
scat the crowd pelted him BO lustily will
paper wads nnd other missiles that h a
last gave up the attempt to speak and tool
his scat.
scat.IN
IN TOUCH WITH LINCOLN.
All the evening the out-and-out llryat
managers had been conferring earnestl ;
over the situation They had counseled will
Chairman Jones , who was In direct tele
graphic communication with Candldati
Urjan Rumors How about among the know
Ini ; ones , but the convention WHS In pro
found Ignorance of what was going on Tin
delegates were listening to the nomluatlot
speeches on the llteory that they were noin
limtlug a running mate for Urjan
When Now York was reached Mr Pence
on behalf of that state , yielded his time ti
Colorado As Tom Patterson , who has bed
OUH of the most earnest and active of llryan
managers , arose In his chair the conventloi
held Its breath A sensation ot sotno nor
was antltlpated , but It did not occur. Tin
action of tlio delerates made It unwise ti
spring the sensational fact that Urjan woub
nut accept the nomination tin thu terms tin
convention proposed.
Mr Patterson , on behalf of Colorado , slm
ply seconded the nomination of Sewatl 1 hi
convention hissed this statement Mr Pat
tot son then jleldod tlio balance of hltt Iht
mlnules to Senator Stewart' ' of Nevada
The middle-of-the-road men were In nt
uglj mood and thej hissed the suggestion
It was only after an appeal by the ehalrmar
for fair play that order could bo restored
Then the Veneiable , patriarchal sonatoi
came forward to the front of the platforn
and , In pathetic tones made his appeal foi
the c.utbo of silver. Hi which the best jean
of his life had been enlisted. When tin
middle-of-the-roaders saw the drift of his
remarks they began to shout "Time' ' '
"Time1" IJveix an appeal lo lite "chlvalrj
of tlio south" failed to quiet them , and tin
venerable senator letlred to thu rear of tin
platform.
Chairman Allen expressed bis re-grot thn
a heal lug could not be accorded to thl :
dlstlngulsliod guest.
When the name ot Noith Carolina was
reached , Senatoi Mai Ion Ilutler de-pi eeatei
the action of the convention In lefuslng ti
hc.ir Senator Stew ait
W A Gutlule of North Carolina sec.
ended the nomination of Skinner
anonc.iA HAND WAGON
John Zeltz of Ohio fell Into the populai
cut rout , seconding the nomination of Mr
Watson Watson's nomination * euined ti
bo especially populai with the states low an
the end of the list Ho was endorsed bj
Washington Wisconsin , West Virginia am
several other ntatc-s and tenltorlcs
Rev Alexander Kent of the District o
Columbia made a vigorous speech for tin
endorsement of Mr Sewall Ho thought i
vould have been wise to have endorsed tin
domneiatle platform. This expression o
opinion developed a small tumult , mull
which Di Kent re-tired
It was live minutes of 12 when the dial :
stated that there would bo no nioro mini
Inatlng speeches Ho announced that tin
roll of states would bo called for a ballot
Delegate Wood of Texas , who , In tin
mlddle-of-tho-ro id caucus last night , offeroi
a resolution to bolt the convention , made i
bilcf speech seconding Mr. Durkitt's noin
Inatlon
He was followed by Genet al Field of Vlr
glnla , who four years ago was the populls
candidate foi vice piesldent Goneial rich
was received as a Nester of the paitj. Hi
urged the nomination ot Mr Page
At exactly 12 o'clock , midnight. Just n
the roll call was about to begin Genera
Weaver of Iowa appealed at the front o
the platform lie called attention to tli
lateness of the hour and advised a uight'
mediation lie proposed that the conveutloi
take one ballot and then adjourn Hi
middle-of-the-road IIIPII howled him dowi
Chalimau Allen severely rebuked the con
volition Ho severely reprimanded th
delegates , who , he said , had howled dowi
some of the most distinguished men In th
partj , and oidored the roll call to proceed
VOTI3 QUICKLY TAKEN.
Arkansas started off with twenty-llvi
votes for Watson
Tom Pattersonp of Colorado east the foil } '
five votes cf his state for Sewall amid ;
round of applause from the Hryau men
Some ono jumped up and challenged tin
vote , claiming that he wanted his vote ro
coided tor Watson Mi Patlerson de
nounced him as an Interlopei and he provet
to be , on investigation , n member of tin
contested delegation that had been ex
eluded.
Indiana gave her thirty votes to Watson
Kansas gave Sewall uUhty-lwo of hei
iilnctj-two votes. Louisiana gave the bull
of her votes to Watson Maiylnnd dlvldei
her vote between f-ev > , ill and Watson 1
looked ns If Watson might lie nominate- !
on the Hist ballot until North Carollni
cast hei nlnetj-flvo votes for Skinner , Ten
ncsseo her HO * , entj-seven for Minim
and loxao her 101 foi Hurkltt. This spli
up the laigu delegations
After loll call was completed , however
Texas changed her vote to Watson am
there were other changes In favor of tin
Georgian Colonel Duikltt of Mlaslsslpp
went to the stage and withdrew hiH name
LIGHTS GO OUT.
At this point the electric lights suddiMilj
went out Pandemonium reigned. Mei
shouted out of the Inky blackness. Other :
sung and a few cuise-d The band strilel
up a lively air. A few candles were biough
In to the press tables and the de-legate' '
crowded about them , pushing and swaylii )
In the lllckerlng light Several suggeste-i
that It was an 111 omen , but a chorus o
voices shouted that It was a put-up job.
Then Minims withdrew In Watson's fa
\or The Georgian already had vote"
enough to nominate , but the vote of THU
nc.ssc'o was finally transferred to his tel
unin. Some onu madu a motion to inaki
the nomination unanimous , and It was cat
rlud with a whoop. Immediately the mid
dlu-of-tlic-ioad men giasped their baiinen
and stalled a demonstration , but HUildcnly
without wanting , the lights were extln
gtilshc.il and thn convention wax left In lota
datkiiiss Then Home ono called attuntloi
to Ibo fa't that the nomination of Watsot
v.-u.s aunouiuc-d at ixactly sixteen nilnnti ,
to 1. This tlrkled the mlddlu-of-the-ioai
men and Uiej choutod ' Hunan ! " "Hurrah1
and idled " 1C to 1 "
A fivv I'in.itfH later tlio lights were agali
tinned o" Jnd after quiet v\as n-stoied Con
grosmnaii Howaid nf Uabanu moved nn ad
Journmint until n o'clodt tomorrow mom
InU , and tlii- motion was can led
llni-r Will SIM nU In Ni'ln-iiMUn.
Senator Tlmrston announrcs Miat Hoavvcl
O. Herr of Michigan will positively deliver
five speeches In Nebraska , commencing nt
the meeting of the Republican State League
In Lincoln on August ( i Mr Herr Is ono
of the strongest speakers In the country , and
la well known throughout the west
i i.Tiromivoitic is ciMmtTTisn.
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1'roitoNiilx fop \ilillliiiinl tlniiUi tliut
Dill Not lieI lirittiKli.
ST. LOUIS. July 24. Heforo the majority
report was finally agreed to by the com
mittee on resolutions , several amendments
were voted down
There was a very sharp debate over the
proposition to Insert a female suffrage
plank , uhlch was voted down The mem
ber representing the Utah delegation said
that the existence of equal suffrage In
Utah had bad the effect of placing the
( ontrol of affairs In thai state Into tha
hands of the Mormon church
After the plank providing for Iho employ
ment of unemplojed labor ou public works
In time of financial depression had been
adopted , It was considered and a delormlncd
effort made to strike II out. The effort
failed , however
Mr Coxoj and George Schilling both look ?
a positive position against the elimination of
the plank.
"For Heaven's sake. " exclaimed Mr SrhlU
ling , "don't let It go forth that this com
mittee laid on the table the only proposi
tion In the platform favorable lo the labor
Interests' "
Mi llurkllt made a Ineffectual effort to
secure a declaration against direct ap
propriations from the public treasury for
Institutions not owned and controlled by
the government ns contrary to the spirit
of our Institutions " This was regarded as
n squint tuward A. P Alsm , and wan not
accoplcd. _
\n.MMii-\s VMTIKHT Acituniinvr.
CniuniK too from ( In * Tmi Convention *
I'llll * ( it Cot Ton el her.
ST. LOUIS , July 24 After a stormy ses
sion ot nearlj two hours , the committee of
the populist and sliver conventions ad
journed without having reached an agree
ment. The committee was appolnlcd from
the two conventions to see It a mutual
understanding could not be reached regardIng -
Ing platfoims and presidential candidates
The meeting was ptesldcd over by C. W.
Daker of California for the silver party and
n W Hi win for the populists It was
moved that a subcommittee of five of each
side should bo appointed to diaft resolu
tions eiuboiljlng the ptlnclplcs of each
party After a confused time , during which
oveijbodj wanted to speak at once , Iho
following resolution was adopted
Hesolved , 'Unit It Is the sunso of this cou-
ferente ( onimlttee that a union of all Iho
foices Including the neople's paitv Hllver
men anil fue sllvel deinoi lilts uud i pub
licans Is expedient nnd should hi ffi c toil
.it once foi the piirpoio of iichli vlng vlt
totj foi the ndvnnci mint of fue silver In
November
When this was adopted the ei nfercueo
committee adjourned
It was said bj Mr linker that there were
so many different views that the require
ment ! ) of the two pal ties were so widely
apart hi sumo points that an actual plat
form could not bo drawn up
till. IJIlt VII \S M TlliTO : h\Y.
l ) < -ollir ! (0 DlKI-IINS tillIMIllllMlloll ( if
Tom \\iilson of CfiirKln.
LINCOLN , Neb , July 21 ( Special Tele
gram ) When thu news of the nomination
of Tom Watson of Georgia was lecelved to
night , there was manifested a great deal
of dissatisfaction by the populists and free
silver democrats They had hoped that
Sowall would be named William J Hrjan
was at once Infoimed of the result by tele
phone He answered that ho had nothing
to sav tonight concerning the action of the
populist convention.
MlNsoiii-l Slnlo Tl.-l.rt.
SPRINGFinLD , Mo , July 21 The repub
lican state convention adjourned this even
ing , atter having completed , the state ticket
bj making the following nominations Supreme
premo Judge , Ruiliilph Herschel , ratlioad and
waiehouso coinnilbslanoi , Ge-orgo N jrtlllo ,
Putnam countj , secretary of state William
P Piee-man , Miller county , slate auditor ,
John C Illshoi ) , Jaikson county , Htato
treisitrer , J r Gemellcli , Iloone countj ;
attoinc-y gouoinl. Senutoi John Keiutlsh ,
Holt countj , cleetorh-ut-largc Judge loseph
H Upton , Polk county , and Colonel John
II , Hale. Cariul countj , Judge of SI Louis
com I of appoali , R 12 Rombitier , judge
of Kansas City couit of appeals , James S.
UoUsfoi d
TI-MIM lrle : lles llnvt * 11 lint * . .
&T LOUIS , July 24 Ilieio was a row In
the Texas delegation on account of the ex
hibition of the Urjan pktuio and the an
nouncement of the refusal of Texas to name
a membei for the ( Oiifereiico committee.
Souiu of the delegates thought the hotheads
weie going too fur. nnd snld so The dele
gation lie-Id a meeting In thu hall and con
siderable bad blool was shown Milton
Paik , who made the rathei 111 tempered
lesponso for 'lexas , stated that It wa-i agre-id
to by the delegation. They continued to
caucus a gnat deal dining tint Hi-sslon of
the convention , nnd a gient deal of dissat
isfaction waa exptcsscd bj the factions ,
Mlililloltlioll < > ud Men.
ST LOUIS. July 21 The middle of tho-
road men have selected Mr Glbbs of Texas
and Congiessmnn Ho\aid of Alabama at
their managcis on tile floor of the conven
tion. Soon after the convention was railed
to order tboj had a tonfeicneo with Chair
man Allen anil asked that they bo affoide-d
an opportunity to speak ou all riu-nitons
Senator Allen assuici ! them that liny would
hu given a full healing. 'Hie mlddlt of thu-
road men say thoj- want u olmtne to pru-
se-nl their side of all qui tl < * iiH wishing ,
among othei things to toll tin rum out Ion
why they are su emphatic , in theli oppo
sition to Ilijau and Sc-wall.
A I hliiil | ( mix I'liriiNO ,
Washington Star Tlio ixiibslvilv plump
gentleman had gene Into thu clotlilir b to get
a icailj-iuado euat
"I alwujs ( onio heio , " he sild aff.iblj to
Ibo salesman , "It's the only pla - lu town
where I can get Kaiim-nts big enough for
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me
'Yes , sir. I remember * otli nl/e Hoy"
lie shouted to nn attendant , 'biint , me onu
of those Hlxlcun lo ono coats "
"f don't want n political platfoini , I want
u ioat "
' " ' all sir "
"Ihut's light ,
"And I'm a gold standard man anyhow.
I don't sco that jou'vu got any bubiucss to
tiy to ring In any campaign biulgis on mo"
' 'IhiH Isn I the fmmu Blxtcun to one ' 10-
pllod the derk It's a little oyjggoiutlnn
wo employ to designate an e\tra laige sl/u , "
' What ilois It mean ' "
"Sixteen J'ards of cloth to one coat '
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