Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-08-01
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ST. Louis, Mo-, July 2s-The Bryan
supporters are jubilant tonight. They
demonstrated after q division in tn,
populist convention that they had {
majority OF 1914.
They perfected their permanent orga,
nlzation, installed their candidate, Sc
major Allen Of Nebraska, as permanen,
chairman, and took charge of the ma.
chinery Of the convention and commit
tees while the silver convention at Mu-
sic Hall was simply dawdling along
listening to speeches and transscting
trivial business in pursuance of the
pre-arranged programme of remaining
in session in the aepe of influencing the
action of the other convention in the di.
rection Of endorsing silver and the de.
mooratio ticket.
There we're two sessions of the popu-
list convtenion. g morning session OF
two hours, and an afternoon session OF
six, which carried the convention into
the night.
ST. LOUIS, NO., July 23-Nothing of
importance occurred at the morning ses-
sion OF the popullst's convention and it
was $40 before q partial report was
submitted by the committee on creden-
tials. 1t recommended that the Illinois
delegations be both seated and given q
half vote each and that the Patterson in
stead of tho Waite delegation, from
Colorado, be seated. A vote was then
taken and the recommendation in both
cases adopted. The majority report
| was adopted in the Wisconsin case also.
| Pence, at the head of the New York
delegation, then called for report of
the committee on permanent organizes
| ton.
| Coke of Virginia, chairman Of the
committee on permanent organization,
came forward to make his report but
q dozen delegates protested that no re-
| port from another committee was in or
| der until q report Of the committee on
credentials as q whole had been agreed
to. Wsshburne of Massachusetts,, tenn.
| porsrily 10 the chair, ruled the points
not we'll taken and the report OF the
| committee was read. The announce
ment Of the selection of Senator Allen
| OF Nebraska, for permanent chairman,
| was tho signal for demonstration.
The minority report naming James E.
Campion, of Maine, for permanent chair.
man, set the middle of the road" men
| on edge. When order was restored,
Blazer of Texae, moved That Campion's
name be substituted for that Of Allen
for permanent chairman.
Roll call was ordered and the excite>
ment was intense both sides realizing
that an actual test had come. When
the chairman announced the vote az
76S for Allen and 564 for Osmplon the
Bryan men screamed with joy. The
demonstration very much resembled
that at Chicago when Bryan was nomiu-
ated. 1t lasted eighteen minutes. After
order was restored, Wilkins of California,
moved that Aliens election be made un-
anImous and thu motion carried with q
hurrsh. Senator Allen was escorted to
the stage and spoke at some length be-
ing listened to with q great deal OF in
terest. He spoke extemporsneously and
was frequently interrupted with sp.
plause.
The report Of the committee on rules
and order of business was read at the
conclusion of Chairman Aliens speech
and the convention adjourned until 10
O'Clock this morning.
LONDON, July 23-Arthur Linton, who
was champion bicycllst, is dead.
LONDON, July 23-The doctors report
a case Of cholera In Wallworth road,
southern London.
ST Louis, July 24-Bryan was nomi- |
mated by acclsmstion 10 the silver CON- |
vention. Sewell is also nominated.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 23.-The |
treasury department has been advised |
that over s23,O00,OOO will be turned into |
the sub-treasuries by the banks in ex-
change fer legal tender notes to sus-
tain the gold reserve. Or this amount
SIS, 100000 is pledged by Now York
bankers.
LoNDoN, July 23.-On sampling it
has been found that the first shipment
OF California fruit this season, which
came on the American line steamship
st. Louis, arriving at Southampton
Wednesday, is not Of quality that
fetches the highest prices in the Lon
don market. The pears are UNDER
sized.
ST.. Louis. Mo-, July 24-Not more
than half the delegates of the popuiist
were in their seats at 10
o'clock this morning, when the massive
form OF Senator Allen, permanent chair
man, appeared on the platform. Four
minutes later, he called the convention
to order. 1t was drizzling outside and
there were not over 800 persons in the
galleries. Rev. Wilder G. Williams, OF
The Union Methodist church, of this
city, Invoked the divine blessing. A. A.
Noe, delegate, presented Chairman Al
EN- gavel containing Ii pieces of silver
and one of gold. Captain G. A. Lloyd,
IF Rochelle, N. Y, and Mrs. Pennington,
he Sweet Singer OF Arkansas," came
nto the hall dressed in costumes res
pectively as Uncle Sam and Columbia.
capt. Lloyd wore q red white and blue
,pike tailed coat and tall hat, as Uncle
Sam. Mre. Pennington was arrsyed in
it, re- and stripes and wore the shield
md turban of the American goddess.
They marched to the platform amid the
cheers of the delegates, while Mrs. Pen
liDgton sang populist campaign song.
Jerry Simpson protested against fritz
etiDg away any more time. John s.
Deer, OF California, created a sensation ,
" declaring that the rules Of the Omaha |
platform prohibiting federal officers ,
rom taking part in the deliberations OF
'opulift conventions should be enforced.
NJ l.,
Istors Butler and Allen. No action &
7as taken. A committee OF one from
sch state to confer with the silver COM
aittes of the silver convention was then Q
ppointed. While selections were being y
10 in ha he g.