Show bryan men in the majority ALLEN SEATED AS CHAIRMAN bryans endorsement almost certain A warm lime and a hot time but senator alien Is seated by almost majority there will be no bolt aliens speech proceedings are of Ra theran interesting character middle of the beau men dont know where they are at utah against alien st louie july 23 it was not till late in the evening thai any substantial progress was made by the peoples convention all the morning and afternoon were frittered away in disputes over contested peats and similar trivial matters the business 0 abe convention was farther much hampered by abe lack of familiarity with parliamentary law with which both the temporary presiding officers deemed equally it was nearly 8 when a decisive test of strength between be bryan and anti arvan forces was brought about it came upon the report of the committee on perman out organization the bryan men named alien ol 01 nebraska for permanent chairman the middle of the road and anti bryan men united upon mr jamea E campion of maine stated to be one of the ablest parliamentarians in the body on a call ol 01 etalee the bryan men carried the day by a decisive tote of to ahe middle of the read yielded gracefully cyclone davis abe most active opponent of mr bryan introducing mr alien to the convention the permanent chairman eoon restored order to the proceedings and pushed them along previously biking a characteristic speech of an hour or more duration the committee on rules reported in favor of limiting the nomination speeches tomorrow to ten minutes tor and minutes for second ere aaflei bome opposition a committee of conference was asked to meet a similar committee appointed by the silver convention and at 1005 p m the populists adjourned until tomorrow to merrow when they may possibly succeed in adopting a platform and adjourning st louis july 23 the committee on resolutions appointed by the populist contention met at the lindell hotel at 1230 general J B weaver was chosen chairman A committee subcommittee sub ol 01 twenty three was appointed to construct a plat dormand for mand this committee was divided into committees subcommittees sub these committees were in session until late tonight and at 9 got together for the purpose 0 putting their planks into an harmonious whole the preamble will reaffirm the declarations of the omaha platform the financial tin ancial plank aa reported to tue full committee and as it will be reported to abe convention is as first we demand national curreri cy safe and sound issued by the general government only a full legal tender for all debts public and private and receivable cei vable for all debts due to the government and that without the use of banking corporations a juet equitable and efficient meane ol 01 distribution direct to the throughout the lawful disbursements bur of the government second we demand the free and unrestricted coinage of silver and gold at the present lecal ratio ot 16 to 1 by the united states and that without awaiting the consent of foreign nations third we demand that the volume of circulative medium be speedily increased to an amount sufficient to meet the demands of the business and population of this country and to restore the level of prices labor and production and thereby establish reestablish re tho prosperity and happiness of lie people fourth wo denounce the democratic and republican policies that seek to enclave our people by abe issuance of interest bearing united states bonde to be sold on english and foreign markets and steadfastly adhere to an american policy that will produce revenue sufficient to maintain legitimate and economic expenses fifth we demand such legislation as will prevent the of lawful money of the united by private contract sixth we demand that the government in payment of its obligations ahall use iti option as to the kind of lawful money in which it shall pay them end we denounce the present and preceding and administrations for eur POPULIST acquiescent FROM FIRST PAGE 1 rendering this option to the holders government obligations seventh we demand a proper income tax to the end that aggregated wealth shall bear it just proportion of taxation eighth we demand that postal savings banks be established esta blishel by the government for the safe deposits of the savings of the people and to facilitate ex chadee the direct legislation plank Is as follows we hold that all governments derive just power from the consent of the governed and in order that he consent of the governed be ascertained are in favor of direct legislation under proper constitutional safeguard so that the citizens shall have the right of initiating framing and proposing prop osine lawsond law sand of compelling tue submission thereof and of all important laws whether proposed by national state or local legislatures to a direct vote ot the people for their approval or rejection the preamble was discussed for upwards of an hour A number of propositions were submitted and it required careful generalship on the part of general weaver to weld this mass of raw material into a prelude that was neither too long nor too radical this preamble will reaffirm the of the convention to the principle of the peoples party as enunciated at omaha july will declare that the two old parties have the country to financial ruin calls attention to the fact that four years ago the populists predated the complete surrender of the government to corporate powers a condition is now apparent to all it furt lier states that while a nation wo clain to have political power wo must our financial prestige before we assume our place as a free and independent nation it also declared de clarea that european money changers have shaped legislation and been more potent than tho voice ot the american people that executive power and patronage have been used to corrupt legislatures and defeat the will of the people that plutocracy has thereby been enthroned on the ruins of the democracy the preamble concludes with a recommendation men dation for the adoption of a platform submitted to the end that government fathers may be restored and the welfare of the country and of prosperity maybe secured mr ohio will make a minority report requesting that his well known non interest bearing bond scheme be incorporated in the platform st louis july 21 the plank relating to public lands prohibits alien ownership and provides that unearned land grants 0 the pacific and other railways shall revert to the govern meet to be held for bona fide settlers the sub committee adopted a ic solution providing for the election of united states senators by the direct vole of the people only planks which the sub commit tee agreed upon were tho e relating to finance public lands and direct legislation these were the only subjects referred ti the subcommittee sub committee AFTERNOON st louie july 23 the convention reassembled during the hottest portion of an oppressive hot day it was littie wonder then that most of the delegates set aside all idea of personal dignity or of proprieties of occasion and divested themselves of coats vests and shirt collars the committee on credentials was detill unready and the cervices of the band had to be called into requisition it was when senator butler called the convention to order and stated that the committee on credentials was prepared to make a partial report thereupon A wardell of california chairman of the committee submitted a majority report recommending that the delegates be recognized in all the uncontested caseb ehst in the cases of the farat seven illinois congressional districts contestants and contesters cont estees be seated with a half vote and chatin the case of Colora dothe delegates known as the Pat tereon delegates bo seated minority reports the chairman elated would be 9 submitted in these cass that part of the report for the admission of delegates whose beats were uncontested waa agreed to mr patter eon of colorado said the why it was desired to take up the colorado cage first was because this was the only case where a whole delegation was contested and colorado biad forty five good lists who desired to be heard the colorado case was then taken up A kansas delegate that the patterson delegates bo seated A delegate made a protest against acting on the colorado caso 1 the minority report on that case presented to tho convention that minority report was not yet ready the protest was of no vail and it was ordered de connner to fifteen minutes for each bide mr patterson at request or delegations irom texas and georgia moved the colorado case be postponed for one hour and this was agreed the illinois case wag taken up the report ot the majority declares that the taylor delegates from cook county are not entitled to the beats and the contestants are the minority report is in favor of the taylor delegates mr moran of nebraska moved the adoption ot the minority report and mr denning of virginia moved the adoption of the majority report fifteen minutes on each side was allowed for the discussion of the illinois case the question being first on the adoption of abo minority re mr palmer of illinois opened the discussion in support of tha minority and in favor of seating the taylor delegates the contestants be said represented oaly a certain element in chicago borne delegates intimated that the certain element in chicago alluded to by mr palmer was the anarchistic element ant mr palmer disavowed this the majority report was defended by mr 0 S darcw ot illinois the lawyer who defended eueene debs ho declared had beba carefully considered last night by the committee on credentials and tho decision of the corn honest and fair one one had been heard to give a reason that should not stand jerry simpson of kansak spoke jn faaoi of the minority report he declared the majority bad made no discussion as to the equity of the case but had simply recommended a compromise to guvo both sets beate this wag not getice it the taylor delegates wore entitled to the seats chev should have them and it the contestants were entitled to the they should have them ap pla uee the majority report was advocated by mr morion of chicago although he eaid he was in the position of a preacher who when asked why ho did not preach sermons upon heaven and hell said well brethren I 1 have got friends in both places and do not want to say anything against them laughter so in this case both the contestants and contes teea were hie friends and the beat way was to seat both sets as proposed and give them half votes mr maxwell chairman oi ahe state committee of illinois advocated the minority report and gave a sketch of the difficulty between the tho factions in cook county mr haight of west virginia a member of ane committee on credentials defended the majority report the vote was taken on the minority report five taylor delegates are entitled to the seats and the roll call of was called the vote was taken n the most extraordinary manner instead of voting aye or no on the question before them the adoption of ane minority report moat of the delegations voted upon both reports at the same time in thia rd way tho sense of alie convention was reached and it was found that there were cast for the rain bority report elatine the taylor delegates from cook county votes for the majority report seating both delegations with a half vote votes this result was announced by the chair mr washburn of massachusetts who had temporarily relieved senator butler amid a scene of great confusion it was stated by the chair in reply to a question that the illinois delegation bad voted on their own case though no one had heard illinois called it wag incidentally disclosed during the roll call that the vote of louisiana had been increased by the committee on credentials from 15 to 32 without any report being made in regard thereto the roll call also gave public information for the first time of the number of votes assigned each state under the elastic rules 0 the i convention the voting strength of each state was as follows alabama gl arkansas 22 california 32 colorado 45 connecticut 17 delaware 3 florida 9 georgia 61 idaho 7 illinois 54 indiana 30 iowa 27 kansas 92 kentucky 26 louisiana 32 maine 9 maryland 9 massachusetts 21 michigan 30 minnesota 37 mississippi IS missouri 38 montana 11 nebraska Neb 67 nevada not represented new hampshire 4 new jersey 12 new york 44 north carolina 95 north dakota 12 ohio 49 oregon 14 pennsylvania 38 rhode island 4 south carolina not represented south dakota 17 tennessee 77 texas utah 6 vermont 2 virginia 8 wisconsin 24 wyoming 7 alaska and arizona not represented district of columbia 0 new mexico 5 oklahoma 9 indian territory 6 an illinoia delegate challenged the correctness of the tally and demanded that the vote be verified and the chairman gave orders to that effect when secretary the vote some of alie figures were found to have been changed from the original announcement no the secretary stating that this bad been done at the request of delegations before the result was proclaimed but you never announced it to us a delegate the challenge ras eventually withdrawn and the majority report wis declared adopted seating buth delegation from coric county the vote having been announced the illinois delegates withdrew cr tion the next contest wao that from the state of missouri MiE but contestants withdrew their claim the next contest was that from tho state of wisconsin five minutes were to each side for the presentation of its case and after consid ernbie talking the minority report to beat cole of isaacs was voted down and the major ity report giving the teat to isaacs was adopted mr lofe pence remarking that now that all contest had been disposed of it was full time to have a permanent organization of the convention and he moved that as aspdal committee be appointed to wart oa the committee on permanent organization and ask it to report ita action but or being informed that the committee was ready to depoti he withdrew his molten and inquire ii where the committee wae at baugh ter the report froni alie committee os permanent organization wae about to bo presented when points et order were made that the committee cm credentials had the right of way full report was made the chairman mr baah burn of massachusetts overruled theeo objection and amid uproar announced that mr cos ol 01 virginia hod the bloor mr cox stated abo of alie committee the name ot senator alien oj nebraska being reported ae permanent chairman loud and pro longed cheers alie minority report waft then read presenting the name of janes K campion oi maine an permanent chairman cheers and applause from the middle of th road section the excitement lasted for fully ten minutes the guidoes of mississippi alabama ohio texas tennessee eee and other state and the middle of the road banners being carried around in tumultuous procession in imitation of the scene at the democratic convention at chicago when bryan was nominated abo names of fourteen members of the committee signing the minority report wae read to alie convention among waa included the name froma illinois and that gentleman rose and denounced it as unauthorized the name was accordingly withdrawn mr brown of moved to lay on the table both majority and minority reports until after the adoption of roles by the convention con venton the question vas put by senator butler who had resumed the chair and lie decided taftt the motion to lay on the table was lost the convention then at 7 5 began to vote bv states on the adoption oi the majority report alien tor chairman the utmost confusion prevailing vai ling late twilight had como when the clerk proceeded to cill atie slates and with the prevalent turmoil and uproar it waa a alow process it almost quite dark before the result of the voting in the first hall dozer states was obtained and it looked as though the vote could not be 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