| Show fIGHT fOR DRY BRYAN AN i IN FULL S SWING I Populist Convention Tied Up by Strenuous Nebraskan Delegation BOLT MORE THAN PROBABLE EVEN GEORGIA REFUSES TO STAND FOR TOM WATSON St Louis April 2 The Nebraska dele delc delegation gation gatlon which is here trying to secure a postponement ot of tho the Populist national convention In the Interest of oC William J 1 Bryan made no progress today after two sessions were held at the conclusion of oC which a n permanent organization had hall not been effected The fight Is still on un undIminished dIminished and the friends of ot Bryan will their efforts when the conven convene convention lion tion reassembles Tim The first contest came at nt the after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon session when A M I Walling Wailing of ot David City Nob vigorously protested against the manner marmer In which members or of the tho committee on credentials were be being beIng being ing chosen lIe He said no man had any right to serve on that committee or hold a seat In the convention unless he lit could how show proper credentials Mr lr Walling averred d that there were many man delegates who were and had no cre credentials I from any state or 01 organization His is protests were ivere fruitless and he was voted down own Nebraskans Full of Fight But nut the Nebraska delegates delegate are ar deter and amI they the say they the will bolt If It the convention attempts to place a tic ticket ticket ticket ket In li the field They claim they tho have been ile n assured of or support from other states s and when whon the time comes come the dele delegates gates from these states wilt will 11 leave the convention with them Mr lr Walling lid ild tonight Nebraska In IR In earnest a about mat mattor matter tor tr and we shall bolt If I the convention attempts to tu nominate Watson or any anyone one Iso We Vo are art not alone for we have as assurances that Minnesota Georgia and possibly Michigan and ami Kansas will walk walle walkout walkout out when we do Chorus Girls Take the Stage St The sole Jole business of the afternoon ses session sion 1011 consisted of the adoption of the re ro repart part pirt of ot the committee on credentials The committee reported to the UH th convention that the t e list of or delegates s as held by b the i hair was correct and the tIle report was adopted Nebraska did not vote ote nor did lid it present a minority report The regular pensions l lons of the conventions convention are held In ii the ther th Olympic theatre where a Ii alight alight light opera company holds forth at night anti and It is II understood that the political sages shall abandon the stage stag to the 11 horns or us girls every eory afternoon at 5 3 When that hour arrived today the com coni committees committees on Ott rules and permanent organization organization tion were Wl re not prepared pl red to retort report and the convention adjourned About lOO OO delegate were were present ent today toda representing twentythree three states state stat and it was noticeable that all au of these participating ll in the tile convention are aged men taco One speaker called attention to this fact when he declared There aint ont on spring chicken on this whole roost Tw resolutions committee is fighting its it way out ut from under the th greatest num awn number her ber of ot planks that an Un any similar body boll ever eyer with and possibly report before late hate tomorrow |
