The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, July 31, 1896, Image 3
POPULIST-SILVER
CONVENTION.
THE SILVER PARTY NOMINATED
BRYAN AND SEW ALL.
Ury ui Nominated by the Pops?AVat
sun, of (iourgln, Nominated In
Place of Scwull, as Hryan's
Running Mate?Synopsis
of the Proceedings.
Tlio national committee of the Populist
party met in St. J.ouis Tneailny
to perfect the temporary organization
of the convention. Chairman Taubencek
presided ami about 50 members
were present. This committee is organized
upon a radically dilVereut
basis from that of the old parties.
Kach State and Territory is entitled to
three members and out of the eutiro
membership of 15:5 a central executive
committee of nine is ehosen to manage
the campaigns. The committee eom7>riseS
two female members?Mrs. Anna
Tj. Diggs, of the District of Colum
bin, who was preseut and M.s. A. O.
Raskins, from Arkansas. There arc
no persons in official life on the committee
except Senator Marion lhitler,
of North Carolina, who carries a
proxy.
Thero were 1 nil two contests of ini- j
portanee?those from Colorado and j
Illinois. The former involved the on- j
tire State delegation. The latter the
-7 delegates fiom Cook county
(Chicago.) The Colorado contestants
were headed by ex-Governor Waite,
but he having declared in favor of
lirynu's nomination, his colleagues deposed
him for auotlur leader.
On the matter of temporary chairman,
two candidates are mentioned,
General Jas. Ik Weaver, of lown, who
represented the liryan and Sewnll element.
mill Senr-tor Murimi ltntl^r #>f
North Cnrolimi, who was opposed to J
tlio endorsement of the Democratic !
ticket.
After the matter of membership of the
committee itself had been determined, i
the committee proceeded to consider
applications l>y a number of the States
for increased representation in the convention.
I lie basis upou which this is
made by the national committee in its |
call, is one delegate for each member |
of Congress from the State and an additional
delegate for each 2,000 votes
cast at the piece* ding general election.
In making up the table of
delegates for this convention,
tbc national committee was compelled
to act upon data coutaiued in Iho
various pi litical almanacs, and in
tlio case of a number of States
tbis information proved t<? l>? iuaecnrate.
The committeemen front each
Southern State demonstrated by certified
copies of the tabulation of votes in
his State that the* Populists were entitled
t<> an increase in the number of
delegates of from one to live, the latter
being allowed the State of Texas.
The several Territories were allowed
six dclcgati s instead of four, making
their representation equal to that of
the Territories in the Democratic and
Republican conventions. Oklahoma
was given the same right of representation
as the States; that is, one delegate
for its delegate in Congress and
one for each 2,0011 votes, which made
its total representation nine.
Senator Rutlcr'.s nomination was
seconded by Cyclone Davis, of Texas,
by u delegate from Alabama and by
Mr. F. (?. Drown, of Massachusetts,
ami he was selected temporary chairman
by acclamation.
For temporary secretaries, the
names of W. 1). Vincent, of Kansas,
editor of '"^ouml Money," ami dohu
\V. Daves, se. ret-iry of the executive
committee, Knights of Labor, were
suggi stod and accepted.
Mr. S. i>. Walton, of flcorgia, the i
only colore i member of the committee,
presented 1 >v use at the convention a
gavel composed <>f 17 diil'creiit Kinds ;
of wood. Sixteen of these were from i
the South and West and one from the
East.
The committee then voted to proceed
to tlie election of temporary chairman
and temporary secretary. The ? xpectation
that this would afford a test of
the Bryan and anti-Bryan strength in
the convention was not realized, for the
name of General James 1>. Weaver, of
Iowa, who had been spoken of as the
Bryan candidate for the place, was not
mentioned. Mr. Guthrie, of North
Carolina, the probable Populist candidate
for Governor of that State, presented
the name of Marion Butler, of
North Carolina, claiming that the mantle
of LiOoiiidas Polk had fallen upon ,
him and the honor sought was due to
North Carolina, Because she had been
the lirst to break the solid South.
The Reform Press Association, composed
of editors of Populist and freo
silver newspapers, met in the head
quarters of the Texas Populists in the
afternoon. A committee whose members
were J. M. Mallett, of Texas; A.
P. Tugwoll, Wa-hington; A. ('. Brown,
MnssaelitiiM tts; Frank Bnrkott, Mississippi;
M. W. Wilkie, California, and 1
Ignatius Connelly. Minnesota, report^.1
?? .. li.. t i?-x / A i
I'll 111! lUlUil^, HIIM'II WIIS 1 llll* I( Ulll'l I
for indt pendent notion by the I'opulist
convention. it denounced fusion or
coalition with either of the old parties
and declared ^emphatically against tho
endorsement of Mr. Bryan. The reading
of the address was followed by a
stormy scene. It w?s put through
with a rush, however, and the Kansas
members ot tlie association walked out
of the room to emphasize their disapproval.
They drew up the following
resolution and attached their signatures
thereto.
"With !h -j-irit of tl. a'. iri'i- we are in
Accord, i .' i'IIovc that I ily way t<> r -i|eVe
tl: ; : I ttii- ur.tr> fr. :u g ! l%
bugUm and McKinlavisni is to nominate Dryan
uii?1ShwiiU on a Populint platform."
Tho North Carolina Populist met in
tbo ufteruoou and completed their orguuization.
The Burus-Hogan faction, of Illinois,
were unseated by the committee.
second day.
Wednesday tho Populists were not
quite so harmonious. .Senator Butler's
speech was for harmony, but un- "I
unstably indicated a leaning toward a
separate Populist ticket aud n separate
platform. Beforo tho temporary
chairman had entered upon his opening
speech, certain of tho Southern
delegations freely stated their intention
to bolt if the Chicago nominees
were endorsed. They privately spoke
of tho absolute necessity of maintaining
tho People's party organization intact
in their respective States so as to
eoutrol tho State ollices. Ono of tho
tmiut. nniKnnlti.il nf iliA^n Sniifiinrn tn.
culcitrauts said ho coulil not go homo
to his Stato if he carried with him an
endorsement of the Democratic ticket
by the Populist convention. IIo
frankly admitted that if he and those
who were acting with him could
not prevent tho endorsement
of Uryan, their irrevocablo purpose
was to kill off Scwall and
to give plaeo to a Southern Populist
and thus to so confuse tho electoral
voters for Vico President as to throw
tho election into tie United States
llouso where they would have inutttrs
their own way.
With all these difficulties ahead tho
People's party arrived very slowly.
The committee on credentials, apparently
for the purpose of gaining time,
protracted its deliberations over tho
utterly unimportant contest cases, 110110 j
of which could affect results. At 2:15
tho convention took a recess until
p. in., and when it re-assembled some
out- niui iuueu 10 uiukc mo necessary
arrangements for turning on the electric
lights. Uuilcr sucheircnmstnucea
the triinsiiction of business was impossible.
At 8:53 o'clock the convention
adjourned until Thursday at 10 o'clock,
at which hour the Silver Convention
also re-assembled.
Governor Stone, of Missouri, delivered the
address of welcome.
in* n.ku's sri.ia ii.
Chairman Taubenoek introduced as temporary
chairman of the eonveution Senator
Marion l.utlor, of North Carolina, who was
received with three cheers, which he characterized
as "a cyclone of patriotism." All history
taught, he said, and all history showed
that there always came cri.-es in the affairs of
men, by which humanity was raised to a
higher level accordingly as the men on whose
shoulders the responsibility .rested were aide
to meet the crises with wisdom and t alriotism,
(cheers), and to solve it to the betterment
of humanity. Two principal parties,
he said. had held national conventions
this year, had adoptid platforms and
had put forward their leaders, and now another
great political party, young but a
growing giant in strength, had assembled to
speak to tiie American people in this critical
and important hour. (Cheers.) The l'opuli-ts
were here because there was need of
iiu'hi 10 iion1. i ?? panics inai nuu na i
charge the government since the war 1
SUCt'CClll'il ili ?.onll lO III"' \ Crge I
oi oaukrupley una ruin, and lia?l !:< |
restituted tlic existence of tlio l'opuli.-t
organization, l'liu two parties hail
vii'il with each other in "strndling"
unl now "straihllin.it" was a thing of tin'
past. li"'wont on to opcak of the truiisporlutlon
nuostion as standing side ny side witlt
tins money niu'stion. ami >1" lard flint both
these great jui'stlons woiilii liavo to it solved
t oforo the e<a::.try got luck t ? prosp Titv.
i'lio Staiularil Oil trust, in' ?h"hired, would
not exist toiJav if it w- r>- not for its co-partu?rsbip
with lb- transportation companies.
if tli" People's party were to go out of
'xist"'nci' tomorrow tin' next l'n'aiocrntio National
Convention wouhl report a platI'orrn
upon which l.ryan eouhl not stand. (Cheers.)
i'ln* people's party hnil raised an issue ?*>
universal, so gr?-at. so important, that it had
split hoth tlie old parties in two. [Laughter
and .applause. |
Now. this convention iind met to save
that issue or t allmv it to go down in dentil,
lie load faith tliat tin- convention would not
turn itself into a I'emoi'ra.le nni.ex (loud
cheers.) >>r into a lleioiUiaa anu-'X (more
eiieersi but would blei a way l>et\Vi en them
that was true and right. What, Senator
butler asked, should tins convention do (
un l lie was answered by oueof the California !
delegate-. Mr. Alfred Ihiggnd, "Nominal" a I
straight l'opuli.-t enndid.ite on a i'opulist j
platform without reference to what the t
1 U'liue'ratie convention ha- done." i
"While this party lives," Sennti r iluthw |
exclaimed, "and (iod grant that it shall never
di"; il will be i'Vi r no-ded s 1 uvr as j
iminan IPu rt\ i.- threat- i ed. it inn-'. 1 true |
to the mission it was I urn t > a onii ii.-h." i
( Cheers. JT:m:!>
PAY.
Temporary Chairman l>utl? r, of North
Carolina, culled the Populist 1
convention t<> order. prayer King dispensed
with. He culled for the report
of tuo committee on credentials, but
tLint committee was unprepared to report.
The roll of States was called for
the names of eommittocincu on organization,
resolutions anil notiileation of
nominees.
While the call of the committeemen
was going on there was a sudden outburst
of cheering all over the hull. It
was caused by the interruption of a
small party of Texas delegates, headed
by the two bearers of a banner with
the words, "Middle of the Koiul; j
straight Populist ticket."
A majority of the delegates rose and :
cheered and shouted and waved hats !
iiinl talis uml spectators in the galleries i
joined iu the shunts ami cheering. |
From the gallery behind the stand a ]
Might of blue cards descended, on j
which was printed a financial plank 1
proposed for the Middle of the Uoad
people by three Arkansas delegates?
I (ieorgo M. .Jackson, J. \V. Kollinsou
and Isaac McCracker. This plank is
in the words :
I "We d-iiiund a national fnvmiry note is1
steal !.y the general government, receivable
! fer all public due* and a full legal tender in
j payment of nil debt, public an ! private, ami i
loaned direet to tho people through postal
j and oilier governmental hanks, at cost, fer
tic honetlt of the people, and the ptireiiun)
l and e linage of such amount of g?>l?l and >:1;
ver hullion, at the ratio < f Id to 1. as may he
I in to pay tin-debts ,,t the gov rninent
| widen are made payable in e.un. We de.
| lntind that the volume m ee v >hall in|
ere.asi' to ati amount i.c.-e-surv to trim-i d
^ the liusine-s ol the Country a i-h I
Jlugi no l>cbs entered the convention
' and was greeted with aj plause.
i A motion was mndu by delegate
Crawford, of Kansas, that the dole- j
! gates to the Silver convention be ad- I
! milted to this convention on the pre- !
: scntatioii of their badges. Tho motion |
was greeted vMtli hisses ami slieiits of'
"no, no." It was mo lilted by making
it apply only to the galleries, but tho
scrgoaut-nt-arms interposed the objection
that all the seat* im tho galleries
were aBsigucd ou tickets issued and
that, besides, there wc-rb counterfeit
badges out.
Mr. Washburn, of Massachusetts,
offered the following resolution:
"Whereas, Wo are all Populists and deprecate
an attack which has uppeared in some
of the newspaper.*, that there is a disposition
on the purt of any portion of this convention
not to abide by the action of tho convention,
theretore.
"Resolved. That wo repudiate all such
utterances, as a reflection on the fidelity of
the members <>i this convention to the
People's party."
Strong opposition was immediately
developed to this on tho part of tho
Southern delegates and tho point of
order was made that the convention
not yet being permanently organized,
it was out of order.
# At the nfternoou session the convention
was called to order by Seuutor
Butler and tlio different contested
States was taken up.
Tho report from tho committee on
permanent organization was presented
when point* of order were made thut
the committee on credentials had the
right of way until its full report was
made. The chairman (Mr. Washburn,
of Massachusetts) ovcrrulod these objections
and amid an uproar announced
that Mr. Cox, of Virginia, chairman
of the committee on permuueut
organization, had the lloor. Mr. Cox
stated tho recommendations of tho
committee?the name of Senator Allen,
of Nebraska, being reported for permanent
chairman.
The convention then, at 7:10 began
to vote by States on the adoption of
the majority report, Allen fo?- permanent
chairman), the utmost confusion
prevailing.
The vote was announced at 8:03 p.
in. as follows: For Allen 758, for Cam505,
lor Donnelly 1.
Senator Allen was escorted to tho
chair by Lafe Pence, "Cyclone" Davis
and Ignatius Dounely, and was greeted
with cheers. Ho returned thanks to
tho convention for the mark of itsconfideueo
and esteem. lie said that ho
would have preferred to act us a simple
delegate, but it had been thought
proper by a portion of the delegates to
nominate him as permanent president
and he had consented (in perhaps ni^
evil hour) that his name might be used.
He had read in a St. Louis paper (a
paper supposed to bo in the McKinley
gold standard interest) that the Populist
convention was prepared to die;
but if the editor of that paper had witnessed
the soul-stirring scenes of patriotism
here he would have changed his
opinion. (Cheers.)
IMr. Allen spoke for an hour in Lis
best sarcastic vein, eliciting shouts of
approval ami dissent sometimes, alternately,
but frequently committiugly.
He concluded by expressing the opinion
that he had1 1 *i\
>eiinu,i suiucu ntly and asked: W ii..t
is your pleasure V"
Senator Butler named the Appointment
of a committee of 2"> delegates to
confer tonight or tomorrow withacoulerenoe
committee of the Silver convention
whose honored president now
occupied a seat on the platform. (Shouts
of ''No, no, adjourn.")
Mr. Branch, of Georgia, moved to
lay the motion on the table. That
motion was voted down and Senator
Sutler's motion was agreed to.
Mr. Bumshnm, of Iowa, ottered a
resolution for the appointment of a
committee of one delegate from each
State to consider and report in what
manner the People's party can co-operate
withother parties ou the question
of free coinage of silver. Referred to
the committee on rules.
Marion Butler and the North Carolina
delegation withdrew opposition to j
Bryan and decided not to bolt if the
Nebrasknn wus nominated. Texas
tluu fell in, audit was easy sailing for
the Breunites afterward.
koit.TU i>.\.?.
Friday the Populist Convention was |
called to older by Senator Allen, per- j
mar eut chairm in, sit 10:03 o'clock. '
A gnval, constmeted in the state of j
Ohio, i>i' forty-eight different kinds I
of timber was presented by delegate i
I>oeoe, of that State, as a ".Middle of ]
the Road," ; :;vi I. When this perform
ance v.us at an end, the States were j
called for and the appointment of
delegates to act <>n the conference
committee with the Silver convention
commenced. The report of the committee
on rules and i rder which was
made Thursday night was taken up for
action. The majority report was also |
read Thursday night. The minority
report was lead?the point of it being
that nominations for Vice-President
l hall be made prio to those for President.
Tiro majority report was explained
by delegate Pomeroy, of New
Jersey, a member of the committee on
rules. There were but three points of
difference, he said, between the majority
and minority, the principal one beifnr
o riU'nreol ??f nr.lnr r\ timimi nni miio
for Pr? sident ami Vice-President.
The most of the morning session was
taken uj? in making short speeches,
and the nomination of a Vice President j
was begun.
The roll of States was called on the
question of substituting the minority
report, giving precedence to the presidential
nomination for the majority report
to proceed to ballot for President
lirst and Vice President next.
Mr. Skinner, of North Carolina, who I
has east No of that State's votes for the
minority, announced that he would
change that vote until good faith was
be observed and a Southern \ iee
1 'resident nominated.
FVENlNtl SF.s-.ION.
The convention was called to order
by the permanent chairman, and delegate
Polio, of Mississippi, a member
of the SiIm r Convention, was introduced
by tlieehairman and proceeded
to read the platform adopted by that
body. There were some points of order
made against the reading, but they
were promptly overruled by the chairman.
When he reached tl.e conclusion.
to the etVcet that Mr. lirvau had
been nominated for the presidency,
there was an outburst of applause,
drowning the further announcement
of the nomination of Bewail for the
vice presidency.
The call of States for nomination for
Vieo Prosidcnt was resumed, Mr.
Baurmnnn, of Alabama, appeared as
the spokesman of that delegation, to
nominate for Vice President, llepreseutotivo
Skinner, the Populist Congressman
from North Caroliua.
Representative Howard, of Alabnmn,
placed in nomiuution Hon. Thomas K.
Watson, the late Populist Congressman
from Georgiu.
Colorado beiog called, yielded to Mr.
Lafo Pence, now of New York, formerly
a Congressman of Colorado, who began
by saying:
"Mr. President, in order to draw
the poison quickly and Lave it out, let
in_ say my purpose is to give some reason
or try to give some reason why wo
should nomiuate Mr. Arthur Sewall, of
Maine,for Vice President." This announcement
was received with considerable
npplauso, followed by hisses.
Frank Rurkett, of Mississippi, and
A. L. Mills, of Tennessee, were put in
nomination.
Mr. A. A. Gunby, who spoke for
Louisiana, said neither of the old parties
had dared since the war to put a
Southern man on the ticket but it was
reserved to this great party to take this
step forward.
Delegate L. C. Rateinan, of Maine,
protested solemnly against the nomination
of Mr. Sewall lor Vice-President,
lie was for Page, of Virginia.
Mr. R. 15. Taylor, of Michigan, spoke
in favor of tie* nomination of Mr. Watsou,
of Georgia.
Delegate Walter, of Georgia (col.),
was allowed live minutes to second the
nomination of .Mr. Watson.
\r- t~.-r?? 11 .
AlAt J^uituun L/UUUL'IIJ OWVUUVlt'll IUU
nomination of Watson.
At 11:40 n. in. Wutson hail ." 41 votes
at the end of the first call. Texas and
Teuuesseo changed, giving him 721
votes. Necessary to a choice 099.
Just as Watson was declared nominated
the electric lights went out,
leaving tho hall in darkness, w hile pandemonium
reigned.
A scene of great confusion ensued,
which delayed the proceedings some
time. An informal count showed the
vote to he: For the minority report
730; for the majority report 70S.
Beforo the result was announced. Mr.
Skiuuer chungod the vote of North
Carolina, casting the whole 95 votes
for tho minority report, which was
thus adopted.
Tho ofiiciul total was: For the minority.
785; for the majority 015. Tho
report, as thus amended, was declared
adopted.
W. J. Bryan, tho nominee of the
Chicago Convention, wired Senator
Jones, immediately upon the^
xuvT nominated, Lave my name withdrawn."
FIFTH DAY.
Notwithstanding the receipt of one
or more telegrams from Mr. W. J.
Bryan, declining to permit the use of
his name on the Populist ticket unless
Mr. Aathur Sewell, his associate on the
Chicago ticket, was also endorsed, Mr.
Bryan was put in formal nomination as
originally contemplated by (leneral
Weaver, of Iowa, and was seconded by
one or more spokesmen from every
State and Territory with about ten exceptions
and on a ballot received 1,042
votes against 321 for Col. Norton, of
Chicago, who at the last moment was
Selected as tbe candidate of the unre
vuiiftiiut'iuu iUiUUiU UI IIIO liOiUl OIU"
nicut. It was the intention of thin faction
to placo E. V. Dobs in nomination
ami thus to force the labor issue to tho
jrout, but Mr. Debs telcpfrnpheil declining
to eerve and his telegram was
respected. Strenuous ollbrts were
made without avail by Ignatius Donnelly
and others to obtain some kind
of an assurance that Mr. Bryan would
accept tho nomination and stand upon
the platform. The permanent chairman,
Senator All;n, of Nebraska, admitted
that he h.it! received some kind
I of a telegram from Mr. Dry an, but he
said he had paid no attention to it.
Before adjourning, the convention
adopted a resolution clothing tho national
committee with plenary power
to do anvthiiur an J < -' v'1 - which
the convention itself might have dono
if in session. This, of course, would
authorize it to take down the names of
Mr. Bryan or Mr. Watson or both if
necessary and to construct an eutirely
new ticket. The national committee
was enlarged so as to consist of three
members from each State and Territory.
But naturally the power
conferred upon this cumbrous
body will eventually bo lodged
in an executive committee of more
manageable size. A noticable feature
j of the last moments of the convention,
| was the fact that though the result of
the ballot lor President was announced,
it was not followed by any declaration
on the part of the chair that Bryan
had been duly chosen the candidate of
i the People's party for President of the
United States.
| The convention separated in bad hu|
mor, many of the delegates openly denouncing
the ticket us a "theatrical
I one." It however met the unquali tied
approval of Mrs. Lease, of Kansas,
I (whose name, usually printed "Mary
Ellen," was officially stated tube "Mary
| Elizabeth"). In an impassioned adI
dress she assured the delegates that
| they had risen to the grandeur of tho
! occasion and had done honor to the
! party ami to themselves
The llrst meeting of the new Populist
National Committee was hold at
tlie Tiindell Hotel ami several prominent
men were placed in nomination,
ami on the second ballot Senator Marion
Hutler, of North Carolina, wasde!
elareil chairman of the National Coni:
mittee.
THK SIKVKIC PARTY.
| It Was (Generally of One Mind and
One Accord.
Tlic national committee of the naI
1
tional Silver party met nt tbo Liudell
Hotel, but lifter a brief session R recess
was taken, when n secret session
was held at Dr. Mott's room at tho
same hotel. Mr. George P. Keener,
of California, presided.
One of tho features of the afternoon
sessiou of the nntional committee of
the Silver party was a speech made by
Mr. Battcll, the member from Vermont.
Mr. Buttell created considerable
enthusiasm when he asserted that
the farmers in Vermont were in open
revolt against existing conditions. Tho
great majority, he said, cannot bo induced
to go into tho Democratic party,
but he prodicted that many of tho
number would support Bryan ntid Be-:
wall because of their belief iu silver.
He asserted that the Republican State
committee was astonished at the attitude
assumed by tho Republican farmers,
and thnt they wore uncertain what
course to pursue.
SECOND DAY.
The National Silver Convention had
smooth sailing Wednesday. It fuirly
i went wild over Permanent Chairman
St. John's speech, l'hey will endorse
Bryan and Bewail.
T1IIIU) DNY.
MM... ' *
Auv i.i miuuai uuvt'l UUVClUlUll WftS
! called to order Thursday by Chairmau
| St. John, lie thru introduced to tho
i convention its vice-chairman, lion.
I Chas. A. Tonne, of Minnesota, lie
I said:
The condition of tho country was most
I grave. lie stated that patriotism hud been
I almost forgotten; glory has boon narrowed
to success; money has l eeomo a god. )ApI
plau.-e. ] Uut tho day of regeneration is at j
I hand. (Cheers. | \V o are in the very vortex
1 of events; we are making American history
I today; the American people are serving uo.
tieo that they are about to take charge of
; their own alTairs. | Groat cheering.) Mr.
I Towne's allusion to the grand old man of j
Colorado set the convention on its legs in a |
tumult of applause. A vast majority of the I
Democrats at Chicago, he said was in favor
of free silver. "Fortuna'elv Democracy,
j thus to become the heir of this great regea|
erntion. Happy Democracy, to llud itself
thus in possession of the results of a great
I movement, without having labored for
I years in its behalf, and without being
compelled to forego tho amiable preprejudlocs
of party alllliations." [Applause.)
Mr. Towno paid a glowing tribute to tho
worth, character and abilities of Mr. Dryan,
saying that his nomination demonstrated the
truth of the statement that in the affairs of
Providence there are no accidents.
"Dryan represents an idea, lie stands,for
| a cause?tlio oau.-e of humanity ngnin-t Ui<
justice; the causu of the masses against the
classes." (Applause.)
No rest in tlie campaign was to ho known
j by tin- cohorts of silver. Mr. Towno said, until
the hnnners of victory had been planted
on every outpost of the enemy, lie who,
three months ago, had predicted that victory
for free silver was possible in 1.V.N5, tvo'uUl
have been set down for an enthusiastic
dreamer. Now it was not only possible but
absolutely eertain. ?dr. Towue pleaded with
I the convention to make no mistake hut to
] ever hold the cause above all tilings else and
! closed with an eloquent peroration.
I Calls were made for Governor Stone,
i ;
fcx-Govcrnor St. John, ol Kansas,
| responded to the demands for a speech
I nud greatly entertained the delegates,
j lie said:
! No such political rev lution- ha 1 ever I era
' started in America ns that which followed tho
adoption of the platform by the K<q>ublieau
j convention. 'Ahe victory 'was already won,
' lie assured liis h< ur<rs. Tliere wre but two
j datigers to bo feared, over-eonlldenco and
; the use of boodle by the gold power. . . J
('. G. Bradshaw, of Moutauu, pre!
sented n resolution of thanks to Dr. J.
j J. Mott, ehnirnian of tho executive
| comiuittco of the Ui-Metallic League,
j in appreciation of his services in nr(
ranging for tho convention. As 0110
j result of Dr. Mott's labors and those
j of Secrotury Dcvine, of the League.
i\Ir. Bradshaw said that nearly 2,000,000
voters had signed their names to
the 'leclaration of the Washington address
of last January in favor of free
silver. The resolution was adopted by
a unanimous rising vote.
A call for States was ordered under
the resolution adopted at tho morning
session to show the previous political |
nlliliatious of the delegates. The poll I
as far as reported showed the follow- |
ing: |
One Arknusan, who was a former ;
P.epublichu. now is r.n ardent llryan i
supporter. California reported 35 |
j bolters from lJepublioanisai to liryan- J
| ism, Colorado, 5-4, Illinois It!, Indiana '
1.1, Iowa 21, Kansas 12, Michigan 1(5, j
j Minnesota 27, Missouri 10, Montana (5, ;
! Nebraska 3.", Nevada 3, New Jersey 3, j
North Carolina 5, North Dakota (5, Or- ;
egon 10, Pennsylvania 40, Smith Da- J
kota lo, Utah 2, Virginia 20, Washing
ton 17, Wisconsin 1), Arizona 2, Indian
Territory 4, District of Columbia 1? j
total 40i>.
Mr. Strong, of Illinois, offered tho |
following resolution and it wus adopt- j
ed:
"Whereas, The falsi' accusation is so freely j
made th^t those who demand the restoration
of tho silver dollar t<> its proper place as f
equal to the gold dollar as a dobt-pnyer, un- j
dor our flag, an- not patriotic in tho defense
of our national honor,
"llesolved, That all those who were for- i
meriy true to the old flag and who risked ^
their lives at sea r on land, Jwho are pTe-ent
as delegates to tin* national Silver convention,
he rei|ue>te 1 to stand upon their f 'el
until their number is counted."
While the old veterans were on their ;
leet a L'ou federate veteran, Oenernl j
Mclver, occasioued much enthusiasm
l>y grasping the hand of L. F. Dow, a
Union soldier, ami proclaiming that !
tho former enemies were re-united,
"and may they remain so against the J
gold forces of the country."
FOfRTII I>AV.
The Silverites met Friday morning,
but as they had practically finished up ;
their work Thursday, they had very ,
very little to work upon.
The recommendation that Dryipi
! and Sewnll be nominated, brought the
j whole convention to their feet with \
! cheers and many demonstrations of
1 delight. Francis I.urno, of Oregon, i
! moved that the resolutions be adopted
I as l ead.
Mr. Face, of Nebraska, moved that
the convention proceed to the nomination
of can lidates for President and i
Vice-President. Mr. Pace's motion was :
adopted, and Mr. K. ('. Little, of Abi- *
line, Knns., was recognized to place |
Mr. Bryan's name beforo the convention.
lie did so in a graceful, at times
forceful, speech. Mr. L. C. Pace, of T
Nebraska, seconded the nomination. \'f
Short seconding speeches were made, ?
Tho convention decided by a rising . "t
vote to. make the nomination by acctnr < y
luation. The announcement by tbtf* '0
chair, of tho result, was fojlowod by in ?
great wave of euUmsinsw, rolling over ?
tho convention hall, carrying the dele* ' '??
gates intp.9hairs with" umbrellas, hats '
and hniidkerchiers in tho air. A lafgef"'
picture pf.Bryrn, ploneyl .,in f^ont til. ' tho
chairman's desk together with si Sl
regulation silk flag, increased the"tn-'' *'* '*
mil If.- Atlil if lutBn in - ito hir?l?Aof
. W - ; ??? ua^uvijii I'lWU
when Miss Lillio Piercfe,' 'the "Roving
elocutionist who recited the, Declara- ?'
tion of Independence on the opening
day, seized tho large fellow btmnerof. '
tho California 1 BbMetttllro League ' and
marched-round tho rhi>lh followed
by tho delegates in siugle lilo. " r .
Tho nomination of Mr. Bewail waft "
made by acclamation and in diminish*
ed measiirb' of spirit and timV; "the deni* ' * '
onstration followiug Mr. Bryan's nom* -1-* \
ination was repeated, with variations: .
Tho baud played "America" and a t
verso of that graud old hymn was sungby
the delegates aud spectators. , r.
Mr. Baker, of California, moVctf
that a committee of one from each'del- '
be named to notify tho candidates of
their nomination. Agreed to.
Mr. Dace, of Nebraska, moved as
the senso of the convention that inas-r f
much as Messrs. Bryan nml -Sbwall "
would bo notified of their nomination
by the Democratic' notification -com
inittco in the East, .thM.^Ir. ( .B.QV'dl
come \\ est, ntiil; with Mr. Bryan, rc- '
ceivc the notification :by this, uolivoa- }.
tiou at the hitter's homo in Lincoln.
Neb. Carried. *
I>Ir. Dorul, of Maine, 'moved,' and '
the motion was adopted, that Mr.* "
Lane, of California,' tho gold man At ho'
addressed tho convention yesterday.
bo elected > chairman of tho-national 1 K
committee.
And then at C:30.tho convention old-,
fournod sine die. , ...
IIIiYAX U^C KUTAISI. ' t
lie Must Know What .Condition.#; . ?
Attach Ills Noiiiiiiut irty. '..li
' At Lincoln, Neb., a r'oprW<otttatvb of tha '
Southern Associated Press hml au 'interview .
with Mr. 15ryuic8ut?irdnyi'cfndltl)U ll U/" a?- r,
tion he will take in regard to the Pops turning.
down Mr. Kuwait and. nominating. &r.'
Watsou: . i .
"Whether I shnll accept or uot wili depend,
entirely upon what e.auditiops- are attached .
to it. My first desire is to aid in securing
tlio in:mediate restoration' Ity the'LVitcd- i
States of the free and unlimited .coinage of
gold and silver nt:tho present legal ratio of,
lOtol without waiting for the aid jor con- .
seiit of iiny other njitiou. The Republican
platform declares that the bi-mctulffo system
should bo restored but assorts"ttiatr We as a
Pfvhelpless to secure bt-nicttaiism
to) our nssistUtivej' * \VC CuuMbt uff^rM to1 1
surrender our right to Icgisnua for
otfr people t*rpT5n isvrj" ipiostibfil. a ad ?&
lytig as tAv.t pijji'-CJ? dlsputiyl 0,0. other (pi03.
ti'jii citu Approach it in inn .oitap^L J ap*.
precintc the desire 1.1'aiiimsted rif Qt.^Louie to
eotisoUdote nil W;e freo silvf /ofecS and re-'
gu t that they did nut nominate Mr. Sowali
also. II" stands stjua'r/dy u; ua 'ttie.Chk*JlgO
platform and has doteiiiied, x our causa
against greater opposition'-tho 11 he had to" t
meet in lie- West ahd' dohtli/ Tiie' P6pKilt.it!
platform is, on uiany questions,: filbjtimtijUly,'
identiea! w:;!i the Chicago platform; it goes
b?j% "lei the Chicago platform, however, .and-'.'
endorses some policies which.I do not .approve
of. All that 1 can, say jvow ia tliat my.
action will depend entirely iipiSh the' 'e'ohdlf
tions attached' to this nomination...! shall.
of hi-metallism nor shall T don 'hiiig uu*
fair to Mr Sojrall. v " '
^ Watson Will Accept. _ . . ,
.Mr. Wat?011 was soon by a ropresonta'tivo of.the
Southern Associated Proas at'bis homo?
Thompson, Ga.,?Saturday. Iio snhl:
' I will accept the nomination. T tyfnM'mjr' '
friends in St. Louis to that effect. I did it tn
tlio interest of harmony, and tn'pTeV.eut ih.o
disruption of the Populist party, which seemed
imminent. Undei tho 6iteuiH.sttinc6s;:I did'' .'
what I behoved to be best for* nil iiilenests.
The movement of fusjoh; was,inpjicusoyp
Kp-at'T bad any idea of two weeks ago.
! ,\vas originally for . a etrahjhfdut, Populist
platform, and a strajghtouC" Jhipuf
1st tieket, but th demand for fudlou was so
great it could not no vithstp 1. '!" -t al fiish>n,
or adoption of the entire Democratic.'
ticket, would have killed the Populist" party.
A? it is, tiie integrity of the parly is pro*
stfrve 1. Under the eircMil:-tan<*e5, I fully
? pdorse the policy pursued by the convcutfon.
Tee:" i- no r1: why 1 shivuid refuse 1
tv receive the-upport of. a man who agrees
with use in tliree 1 .sontial principles bfoqinw
In- d.c.es j.'t a-.'reo with too in four, i! should
r.'ither a pt his aid 'and tliutsk lUm for it,
II Mr. JJry.tti accepts the Po|rtilist"'nomination.
I ! elieve our ticket will bo elected."... .
t TIOI,I,<;KAI*HIO ticks.
At Pisbr.rg, l'n., a strike iiivolvinjf*liPt
Jess than thau '2,000 cmflloyoes of
tls Consolidated Traction Co. is not
impossible.
; Theodore Luhger whs foifnd tie nil in
(Jharlestyu, S. C., ?Sa.turd?y?; Ilnhjad ...
liecn ilend for a week. He bail been
inserted by Is is' friends si ml it i& supl/oseil
hc taken bis own life. '
t Atrhilailelpbia Saturday, the HteaineV
Bermuda, w hich some mouths ago
tbok an expedition to Cuba,' hns' beVn
eblil, John lb Hart says, to Captain '
(Jhas. II. Brown, of London,.for 845,-.
000, SlO.ftilO haviug.beeu- paid down. '
; At Golden, Central City find other
points in Colorado,...ft terrHdq clopiN
burst occurred Saturday, nudft terribje ,
Btnto of affairs exists. Thirfy dead
bodies litis been recovered. 'ibo
property loss is ostiniuted- ut btftweeu
glU.OOO uud $50,000. ' : .
! , .
To Shut Out Shiftjl-Pox. J'
) Gov. Mitchell, of Florida, bos appealed to
the Navy Department at Whshin?t<m, 'for*'
1;<-1|>, in protection hfcr Sratd'npaiftst tho'in-'. '
troduction of small-pox from Cuba. ^ Secretary
Herbert lias accordingly telegraphed in- '
.xfriictioiis to t Apt. t'ruwuiiJiyltelit, vof the...'.
Maine, now at Koy West, to aid tlw* local
10 alth .'mtlii.rifbv jr. the yvor+c of b'Mirding -
steamers and passing upon bills of health, u
. i .1 ' > f
XIt.) Visible Supply oi Cotton.
The total vNi de supply of cotton for thft
v?Tldi.* l.t'TO.Pid bill's, of whi 'h 1.322.733
b:i! -s ;ir.? American against ",f-11,132 bales
an ! 2,o73.i."*2 bales respectively last year.
J'.aeepts ot cotton ut all iulerlor towns 2.026
t *i' ?: r- edits from the plantations 1,SG3
ale.-; crop in sight C,Plo,300 bales.