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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-07
FOREIGN FACTS.

NEW YORK, Aug. GA dispatch to the
World from Colon, Colombia, says:
A government organ declares that if
Nicaragua refuses to relinquish Islas
Mangla, which she seized contrary to the
wishes of the inhabitants, the Colombia
government will regard the refusal as a
ca SllS belli
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SOME ABUSE AND BLOWS.
Lively Scrimmage Before the Popu-
list Committee in Settling
Contrasts

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 22-rhe Populist
committee on credentials met in the Hotel
Linden shortly after 4 P. M. Contests
were reported from Colorado, Illinois,
Missouri and Wisconsin. It vas decided
to take up the contests in alphabetical
order and to allow each side half an hour.
The Colorado contest was first heard.
r. M. Southworth and J. c. Hackstaff,
who are contesting. first stated their case.
Mr.. Southworth said that he did not con-
test the regularity of the convention
which named Mr., Patterson and the
others who hold regular credentials.
He claimed, however, that their conven-
tion was Populist IN name only, and was
really packed by Democrats, and delegates
sent here came only for the purpose of
forcing Mr.. Bryan, the nominee OF the
Democratic party, upon Populist con-
yention. Mr.. Hackstaff followed in
bitter denunciation of the Patterson men,
calling them political renegades and out
casts.
Thomas Patterson replied for the regu-
lars. He described the convention which
named the forty-hve delegates whose seats
are contested. He convinced the commit
bcC Va bLC ICS Va LIS dPPOAhbLlOHb1
and of the fact that he is now Populist
and not a Democrat.
Mr.. Taubeneck who had dropped in, de-
clared that if Mr.. Patterson was not a
Popullst he (Taubeneck) was not one.
II. P. Clark, chairman of the Colorado
State Committee declared the regulars had
been properly named by Populist con-
uention. Mr.. SouIhworth was given five
minutes to close. He used his time-mak-
ing personal charges against Mr.. Patter-
son which that gentleman asserted TO be
false.
Mr.. Bentley of North Dakota moved
that the regulars headed by Mr.. Patterson
be seated. On rollcall the motion was
carried by twenty-se ven ayes to fourteen
nays. The committee then adjourned.
The committee on credentials again met
at P. NJ, and after three hours discussion
reversed the action of the National Com
mittee in the Cook County (Illinois) con-
tests and seated both factions, giving each
half vote. DR.. II. P. Taylor and Chris
O'Brien of Chicago presented the case of
the regulars and Clarence Darrow and
Henry D. Lloyd spoke for the contestants.
The fight was made on the socialist lines.
Several members declared that all Popu-
lists ars socialists and differed only as to
degree. After this subject had been dis
cussed until near midnight the Taylor and
Koran factions were seated and given a
half vote each by ballot of % to IL.
When Chairman Maxwell of the Illinois
State Central Committee went out of the
room about midnight he was set upon by
some of the contestants, but the men were
separated before any damage was done.
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HAS JUST NINE PLANKs.
Platform That VIII Probably Be
Adopted by the Peoples Party
(.OnVentiOn.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 22-Midnight.-
The leading members of the Populist
party are generally agreed that their Ma
tional platform shall follow closely the
lines of the Omaha platform adopted four
years ago and quoted in these dispatches
yesterday. This platform, if agreed TO,
will be more or less modified. and in this
form will be practically as follows:
First-We demand National currency, safe,
sound and flexible, issued by the General
Government only, full legal tender for all
debts, public and private, and that without
the use of banking corporations; just, equi-
table and efficient means of distribution direct
to the people.
Second-we demand the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver and gold at the present legal
ratio of 16 to 1.
Third-We demand that the amount of the
circulating medium be speedily increased in
sufficient quantity to transact the business of
the country on cash basis.
Fourth-we demand graduated income
tax.
Fifth-we believe that the money of the
country should be kept as much as possible in
the han ds of the people, and hence we de-
mand that all State and National revenues
shall be limited to the necessary expenses Of
the Government, economically and honestly
administered.
Sixth--We demand that postal savings banks
De established by the Government for the safe
deposit of the earnings of the people and to
facilitate exchange.
seventh-Transportatio being means OF
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Travels and Talks.

OMAHA, NEBR.. July 22-After a busy
day in Omaha, Mr.. Bryan returned to Lin
coin this afternoon over the Burlington
road This morning he saw a number of
visitors at his apartments in the Paxton
Hotel and at IL o'clock yielded to the i'm
portunities of committee from the League
of Commercial Lawyers, which is holding
a convention here, and made short ad-
dress at the morning session.
Mr.. Bryan was the guest at lunch of
Mrs. G. NJ. Hitchcock. the wife of the pro-
prietor of the World Herald, and at l
O'Clock went over to Council Bluffs on a
special trolley car, accompanied by re-
ception committee from that town. A
large audience was gathered in front of
the Grand Hotel there, and when Mr..
Bryan appeared on the gally decorated
balcony he was received with uproarious
cheering. His remarks were very brief
and contained nothing that could be
properly called political issues.
A short reception OF which many people
took advantage followed in the hotel
lobby, and Mr.. BRYAN then returned to
Omaha on the special trolley car under
escort of the Council Bluffs rece ption COM
mittee. A brass band from Chicago. COM
posed of women, was given room in the
car and played patriotic airs during the
return journey Without going back to
the Paxton Mr.. Bryan proceeded directly
from the trolley car to the Union Station,
where he took the 2:50 train for Lincoln.
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RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
List OF States of Peoples Party
Men Who Have Already
Been Selected,

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 22.-The follow
ing is the membership of the committee
on resolutions of the Peoples party:
Alabama, Jerome Whitehead; Arkansas,
Isaac McCracken; California, J. A. John
SON. Colorado, Hon. ]. C. Bell; Connecti-
cut, Joshua Perkins; Delaware, Herman
v. Hetzel; Idaho, James Gum; Illinois,
John P. Steele; Indiana, Alonzo Burk-
hart; Iowa, J. B. Weaver; Kansas, John
Davis Kentucky, ]. A. Parker; Louisiana,
]. T. Howell; Maine. James Campion /;
Maryland, Zurich Noyes; Massachusetts,,
Levy r. Pierce; Michigan, B. B. Taylor;
Minnesota, S. NJ. Owen; Mississippi,
Frank Burkett; Missouri, J. Weller Long /;
Montana, Judge George w. Reeves; Ne
braska, Governor s. A. Holcomb; New
Hampshire, G. ]. Greenlief; New Jersey,
L. +. Fuller; North Carolina, W. R.
Henry; North Dakota. L. A. Uland; Ohio,
]. S. Coxey; Oregon, J. S. McCaine; Penn
sylVania, G. F. Taylor; South DAKOTA, H.
L. Lauks; Tennessee, ]. P. Buchanan /;
Texas, J. G. Kearby; Virginia, James G..
Field; Washington, John r. Rodgers;
West Virginia, H. T. Houston; Wyoming,
w. M. Brown; New Mexico. 7. F. KeIeher;
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AND THE BAND PLAYS.
Darkness Causes Confusion and an
Adjournment at the Even
ing Session.

ST. LOUIS, No., July 22.-When the
Populists got together in Convention Hall
this evening they found themselves in
trouble. No provision had been made for
lighting the hall. Neither gas nor electri-
city gave ray of light. The candles pro-
vided by the newspaper correspondents
and telegraph companies for their own use
served to make the darkness picturesque.
There was full attendance on the floor
and many spectators in the galleries. For
half an hour humorously inclined people
in the galleries and on the floor INDUCED
in jokes at the expense of the Populists
and jeers and college yells prevailed.
Some attempts at explanation were made
from the chairman's platform, but they
were received with derision and hootings.
Finally some of the delegates started to
sing the National anthem, others Joined
in and the band Joined in the chorus and
this produced better humor. The band
continued to play and it was announced
from the chairman's platform that the
light would soon be forthcoming.
The real explanation of the trouble was
that whoever was in charge of the arrange
ments neglected to engage service for the
evening from the electric light COM
pany until late this evening when it was
too late to turn on the current without
great risk, as preliminary tests of the cir
cults were necessary. Some suggestions
of adjournment were made, but they met
with no favor-the crowd rather enjoying
the darkness and the fun, while the band
kept up its music. playing Dixie" and
other popular airs, and the crowd shouted
and varied the shouting with cheers and
iocular remarks. This condition of things
went on without particle of light save
from the few candle points stuck on the
reporters table and one on the chairman's
table.
Some negro melodies were entuned from
different parts of the hall. John Browns
Spirit Went Marching On" and college
yells were INDUCED In. Finally the pa
tience of the managers was exhausted,
there was no prospect of the electric light
being tnrned on, and yielding to the ne
cessities of the case it was announced at
8 80 o'clock that the convention had ad-
iourned until 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
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Oklahoma, Colonel Garrison; Indian Ter
ritory, Thomas Sloan.
Mem bership of States not given have
not yet been decided upon.
MANY VOTES CLAIMED.
But the Bryan Steering Committee
May Strike a Snag in the
COnVentIon.


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 22.-The Bryan
steering committee finds tonight that
sufficient number of votes are pledged to
their candidate to insure his nomination
on the first ballot. The following vote,
showing the Bryan strength by States,
was furnished to the United Press at mid
night as transcript of their official poll:
Alabama 42, Arkansas s, Califor-
MIA 40, Colorado "a. Delaware 8,
Georgia 5. Illinois AZ, Iowa 27, Ken
lucky g. Maine 5, Massachusetts, 10,
Missouri s, Nebraska 81, New York &c.
North Dakota II, Oregon II, Rhode Island
2, Tennessee 1, Vermont 8. Oklahoma g.
Wisconsin IL, Indian Territory 5, South
Dakota II, New Mexico 2, Arizona 2, Con-
necticut SO, Florida 7, Idaho 7, Indiana Is,
Kansas 80. Maryland 8, Montana H. Nevada
Z, New Jersey II, North Carolina 20, Ohio
%, Pennsylvania Sc, South Carolina l,
Virginia ~, West Virginia 6, Wyoming 7,
District of Columbia 4, Utah 5. Total, 707.
This estimate is claimed to be very con-
servative, and it is thought to under-esti-
mate the Bryan strength by at least 100
votes. AS the total number of delegates
in attendance will not exceed 1900 it will
be seen that Mr.. Bryan will have clear
majority of 100 at least. Some of the en-
thusiastic Bryan men believe that when
the opposition discover him to be in the
lead their strength will rapidly diminish
and that before the close of the first ballot
his nomination will be made practically
unanimous. The Bryan men admit that
the great preponderance of sentiment
among the delegates is unfriendly to Mr..
Sewall, and that some other man will be
selected for the second place. This will
probably be Southern man, inasmuch az
the opposition to Bryan is mainly confined
to the delegations from that section and
this means will be taken to make their
disappointment less keen.
When the convention is brought face to
face with the question of nomination,
the curious anomaly will be presented of
the convention taking a vote on Vice.
President first, if the present programme
is carried out. This concession will also
be made by the Bryan men, who appre-
ciate the fact that the opposition to Bryan
is such that some advantage may be taken
of them if the proceedings follow the
regular channel and the head of the ticke
be voted for first.
Mr.. Bailey of Kansas, who is one of the
| active young men about the Bryan head
quarters, was asked tonight if any con-
siderable number of delegates would bolt
Bryan's nomination.
Bailey replied that in his iugdment the
number would be inconsiderable.
"We have positive assurance from the
Texas delegation said he, 'that they will
not bolt. We regard this as significant,
because the Texans have been the very
head and front of the opposition"
Would not such a ticket complicate
the vote in the Electoral College in the
event that Major Mckinley is defeated ?"
"That can be easily arranged. 1t is,
after all, a mere matter OF detail with
which we need not concern ourselves at
present"
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exchange and public necessity the Govern
ment should operate the railroads in the in
terests of the people.
Elghth-The telegraph and telephone, like
the postoffice system, being necessity for the
transmission of news should be operated by
the Government in the interest of the people.
Nintn-The land, including all the natural
source or wealth, is the heritage of all the
people and should not be monopolized for
speculative purposes, and alien ownership of
lands should be prohibited. All land now held
by railroads and other corporations in excess
OF their natural needs and all lands now
owned by aliens should be reclaimed by the
Government and held for actual settlers only
1t will be observed that the sub-treasury
plan, which was one of the features of the
Omaha platform has been eliminated. 1t
is explained that this was an Alliance
lad, which was only agreed to py the
Peoples party as compromise and to
placate the Alliance machine, which four
years ago was a strong factor in the Popu-
list ranks.
General Coxey of Ohio, who is con-
spicuous figure at this convention, will to-
morrow strongly urge the committee on
resolutions to insert plank favoring his
non-in terest bearing bond scheme but it
is understood at midnight that this will
not be acceptable to the majority OF the
committee, who desire to make the plat
form as brief as possible, and who feel that
the Coxey plank would be detriment to
the party in the coming campaign.
Nor Is Mrs. Helen Cougar likely to be
any more successful in securing the inser-
tion of an anti-saloon and woman suffrage
plank, for the same reasons; but she will
receive the respectful consideration of the
com m iftaa
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GATOR IS HOPEFUL.
Thinks That a Union of the Rival
Forces Will Soon Be Ac-
COmpliShod.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 22.-Thomas V.
Gator of California, one of the really big
men in the Populist convention, said to
me tonight:
"The situation is complicated, but 1 am
hopeful that wise counsels will in the end
prevail. The majority of the delegates
arrived short time before the convention
assembled. This fact renders it extrem
difficult to procure calm and deliberate
conferences, but the indications tonight
are that the exuberance and intensity of
extreme sentiment is cooling, and if bal
loting does not begin before Friday there
is much reason to hope that union of
forces will have been accomplished This
will be most beneficial in my opinion for
the silver forces in the present campaign
1 am in hourly receipt of kilograms from
Populists in California urging us to unite
on Bryan.
"The California delegation has not taken
a poll, but we will probably get together
after the joint committees of the conven-
tions have met"
It is understood that Gator has been
doing considerable quiet work for Bryan.
FRANK MCGUIRE
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BoLTERs WILL ORGANIZE.
If Bryan Is Nominated Dissenting
Popullsts Will Hold Another
Convention.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July 22.-Ignatlus
Donnelly of Minnesota, who has been one
of the middle-of-the-road Populists who
oppose the nomination of Bryan, informed
a United Press reporter to-day that in his
opinion the BRYAN forces will be suf-
ficiently strong to control the convention.
He added that IN such an event there
would undoubtedly be bolt and that halt
a dozen Southern States would participate
in it.
A number of leading Southern Populists
assert that they cannot support the
Chicago ticket and that they have no
alternative but to bolt if Bryan be NOM
mated. They have had as yet no oppor-
tunity to formulate programme, but their
present intention is to organize in conven-
ton Immediately after the Populists ad-
journ and nominate a straight Popul ist
ticket. The names most frequently sug-
gested for the Presidency are those of
Eugene V. Debs of railway strike nosoriety
and Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota.
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long as human liberty is threatened, it
must be true to the mission which it was
born to accomplish. [Cheers.l II this
convention cannot follow its own teach
ing it is unworthy to indorse and approve
what is right and condemn what is wrong.
No other course is true Populism. If you
waver in your principles-(a delegate:
1--WE will not do it")-then you become no
better than the old parties which you
were raised up to destroy. / believe that
this convention will do the wise thing. 1
believe that it is going to stand together
it is not going to split. [Cheers.l Ii we
stand together and go away from here 8
united band of brothers we will see next
Novem Der that the minions of organized
capital and of gold monometailists are
stricken down in this country. We will
show you, too, that this young giant of a
Peoples party will come out of the CAM
paign stronger than we go into it. !"
[Cheers.
Senator Butler spoke for nearly an hour,
closing his speech at 2 P. NJ. He was COM
plimented upon it by Ignatius Donnelly
and other persons on the stand.
When Senator Butler resumed his seat
the chairman directed the secretary to
call the roll OF States to name the COM
mittee on credentials. This was done.
The committee on credentials is as fol-
lows: Alabama, r. T. Goodwin; Arkan-
sas, J. E. Bryon; California, E. NJ. War
dell; Colorado, H. T. Sale; Connecticut,
Robert Pine; Delaware, Herman V.
Hetzel; Florida, ]. F. Rhodes; Georgia,
John A. Sibley; Idaho, J. P. Clough; llli-
nois, Charles E. Palmer; Indiana, James
A. Williamson; Iowa, +. F. Rowe; Kan
sas o. L. Smith; Kentucky. w. P. Marsh
Louisiana, E. F. Warren; Maine,
N. w. Leimond; Maryland, J. L.
Guilford; Massachusetts. Conrad Reno;
Michigan, f. N. yandercook; Minnesota,
H. G. Day; Mississippi, w. P. Ratliff
Missouri, Joseph Miller; Montana, ]. H.
Colderhead Nebraska, ]. w. Edgerton;
Nevada, William Westerfield New Hamp-
shire, ]. J. Streeter; New Jersey, William
B. Ellis; New York. w. f. Webster; North
Carolina, w. F. Kitchen; North Dakota,
w. A. Bently; Ohio, p. ]. Fishback; Ore
gon, A. B. Craft; Pennsylvania, J. H.
Stevenson; Rhode Island, Henry A. Bur-
| lingame; South Carolina, -; South Da-
kota, H. s. Valkmer; Tennessee, ]. II.
Mcdowell; Texas, Harry Tracey; Utah,
James Hogan; Vermont. A. j. Bieby; Vir-
ginia, j. H. Hobson; Washington, c. w.
Young; West Virginia, G. w. Hayes;
Wisconsin, A. A. Worsley; Wyoming, D,
/. Kingsbury; Alaska, -; Arizona, Keen
| st. Charles; District of Columbia, Alex
Kent; New Mexico, d. D. Mills; Okla.
homa, E. A. Spencer; Indian Territory
| Lee Carter.
On motion of Donnelly of Minnesota
the convention at 2:15 o'clock took a re-
cess until 8 P. NJ, to enable the committee
on credentials to report.
! After the recess was taken the conven.
ton resolved itself into an informal mass
meeting, and Congressman Howard oi
Alabama, who will be remembered as
having introduced resolution to impeach
President Cleveland, spoke for ten minutes.
He made bitter attack upon the Demo
cratic party and advocated standing on an
independent ticket.
He was followed by other speakers, who
urged standing for Peoples party issues
first, last and all the time.
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WALL STREET GOSSIP.
FruttIess Efforts of the Bears to Stan
lede the Market.

Fy.uttIess Efforts of the Bears to Stdns-
pede the Market.
NEW YORK, N. Y, July 22.-The situa-
ton in Wall street cleared up somewhat
to-day and the bears who have been ham
mering the market somewhat recently
were confronted with new condition.
They have been unusually successful
since the Chicago convention, and were
indulging in all sorts of sensational talk
about raids on the treasury gold, and it
must be admitted that the reports had 8
demoralizing effect.
They were not prepared for Mr.. Tap
pens action, however, and to-day when it
was officially stated that the banks had
fallen in with Mr.. Tappen's idea and
would contribute $50, 900 or so OF the
metal confidence was restored in meas
ure and good proportion of the paper
profits of the shorts was wiped out.
The gold to be turned into the sub.
treasury will bring the reserve up to the
traditional $100, 600 600, and according to
authorities 1T will be kept there If the
banks can bring it about.
Another important question, that of
checking gold exports, is also being dis
cussed in Wall street circles. AS yet
the matter is in embryo. Some
of those interested are in favor
of advancing rates for money, but
against this it is argued that if the rates
should stiffen funds would pile higher and
defeat the very object the bankers are try
ing TO obtain. Others speak of buying
gold in Europe and importing it the same
as in the panic of 1898.
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with the Republican party, urged that the

with the Republican party, urged tnat tne
organization be continued.
There was some talk about the name TO
be given to The new organization, ana Two
or three gentlemen suggested that OF tne
American party, but objection was mace
to this by large majority OF the mem
bers, because it revived recollections OF the
Knownothing party of forty years ago.
Propositions to call it the American silver
party or the American National party
were more favorably received. but the
point of action was not reached.
Later in the evening the discussion
turned upon the matter of joining the sill
yer platform with the action OF the Demo
cratic convention. Over this considerable
bitterness was displayed.
Mr.. Baker of California and Judge Scott
of Nebraska, together with Mr.. Harris OF
Kansas and Mr.. Howard Of Minnesota,
took the lead in opposition TO making any
reference whatever to the Democratic
convention platform.
General Warner stated that he could do
no more than TO indorse the plank OF the
Democratic platform.
Mr.. Baker suggested that the platform
be confined to the declarations put 1orth
in Washington last winter, as previously
recited, together with the following as
conclusion:
We therefore, confidently appeal to the peo-
pie of the United States to leave In abeyance
for the moment all other questions however
important and even momentous they may sp-
pear, TO sunder, if need be, all former party
ties and affiliations, and unite in one supreme
effort to free the masses and their children
from the domination of the money power-a
power more destructive than any which has
ever been fastened upon the civilized men OF
any race or in any age
Mr.. Baker also appropriated the follow
ing from the Democratic platform: "And
we favor such legislation as will prevent
for the future any demonetization of legal
money by private contract"
After somewhat acrimonious discus
sion, in which General Weaver of Ohio
and Judge Scott were the principal par
ticipants. q motion by Judge Scott was
adopted directing the subcommittee to
report to the full committee the platform
of the bimetallic conference, without any
reference to the Democratic convention.
This was carried almost unanimously.
Mr. Baker moved that a committee be
appointed to draft an address to the peo-
pie to go out with the platform, and it
was agreed to.
The subcommittee on platform and
address were then on motion consolidated,
and Chairman Jones appointed the follow
ing, he being made chairman by the terms
of the motion: Senator Jones of Nevada,
G. w. Baker of California, G. R. Scott OF
Nebraska, DR.. Frank Powell of Wisconsin,
W. G. Thompson of Washington, W. II.
I'iCoin") Harvey of Illinois and Hallett
Kilbourne of the District of Columbia.
1t being then nearly midnight the COM
mittee adjourned until $50 A. NJ. to-
morrow and the subcommittee until
o'clock.