The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-24

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sas foHr more. In the gathering giocm
mere ser. LOUD cries OF Turn ca ths
Exhes- Someone announced from t1s
platform mat ths electric Hghs lamps
Rad ret been trimmed" THAT won
do.- cried the srate delegates. AS sers-
ors trouble was imminent, When su1dsnJ
the es1~-rsc lamps xsxxied and the
naI vas flooded with haze Of lsghe
The Bryan men gained Votes In Calf ~
ria. In Connectfcus. Florida ]. Georgia
2 T6xho Z, rIsnoss & Indiana -. Kansas l.
Kentucky ~, louisiana 6. Maine L
The constant xaan made the Bryan men
enthusiastic ard they cheered Justify A
every announcement The mlddie-of-tne-
road men did not make . gain until Ms
ssssippl was reached. when . gain o<
was made. reckonec on the former vote
They got good chance 20 cheer. however.
whe1 North Carolina. which divided . 70
- on ire drst voss. divided her vote equal
IL between Alien and Campion. While
the clerks were axuring the TALES. IL be-
came noised about that the result show
ed an overwhesm.ng majority for the Bry-
an forces. and the ustdle-of-the-rcacers
were very much downczss One OF the
Texas delegates shouted: Perhaps We
misunderstood the question NO. vou
dsd not. shouted Jerry Simpson across the
hall we knew where We were al the
giee at this re3oinfer.
A moment later the chairman announced
the result as IS for Allen ard - tor
Campicn. The Bryan men screamed with
JOY. They got on their chairs and cheer
ed: they vhirlec their coats. umbrellas.
hats and everything movable aioet- They
uprooeed their state guidops and paraded
them about the alsies- Another row oc-
Cured ever the possession Of the Alabama
standard. but the BRYAN men az last car
ried IL of VIGOROUSLY. Only Texas and
the other rsiddIe-os-the-road Southern
delegates sat silently IN their seats dur
ing the Wild demonstration. The guiGons
OF the Bryan states danced for i've min
utes about Nebraska. and then IL Indian
file they we're borne about the delegates
Enclosure. The band played. but il could
Just be heard Four coiored men with
banjos got near the stage and sang a
song The crowd. with the exception OF
the fact that the galleries did not par
f.cipafe In the demonstration. very much
resembied that at the Coliseum at Chica-
90 when Mr.. Bryan was nominated. Tho
demonstration lasted about eighteen min
ufes.
After order was restored Delegate VIII
kins. OF California. climbed on the stage
I'VE have made square fight" he said.
I'VE have been fairly beaten. and IN the
interest of peace and harmony l move
that the election of William b. Alien az
permanent chairman be made unanlm-
GUS" His motion was carried with q
hurrah. but there were loud cries OF dis
sent from the direction Of the Lone Star
delegation. On Mr.. Pence's motion. a
committee consisting Of himself. Cyclone
Davis and Ignatius Douneliy. were APP
pointed TO escort Senator Allen TO the
platform. The committee was out but q
short time. Cyclone Davis made a speech
In which be said some nice things OF the
permanent chairman.
Senator Alien spoke at some length, be-
ing listened TO with a great deal Of in
teresf. He has reputation as a speaker.
During the debate on the repeal or the
Sherman law he talked fifteen hours
against time. He Is a large man. with
smooth shaven face and OF commanding
presence. He always begins speaking in
a low. well mcdusated tone. which for a
moment subjected him to the usual cries
or Louder" As he progresses he warns
up and speaks loudly, clearly and In an
impassioned tone. Senator Allen spoke
exismporaneousiy, not having had time
90 prepare himself In the senate he
never reads a speech. He was frequently
Interrupted with applause.
In introducing him 70 the convention
Cyclone Davis said: Now. my fellow cit
izens. / want TO assure you thar for more
than four days and four nights I have
done every honorable thing I could 10
elect q middie-of-the-road man. and I
have never done one dishonorable thing
agains, any man. Applause.) When the
Popuiist COMMITTEES and the Populist con-
ventlou had chosen the distinguished
senator from the Western plateau and
having been selected without knowledge
until my name was called. 70 notify bin
OF the fact. bowed 70 that special COM
-
the Mississippi valley and give You your
chairman from the plateau. Senator A.
len" prolonged appfaGse-)
Chairman Aliens Address.
Senator Allen. after thanking tho con-
vcntion for lis distinguished mark OF con-
fdencs and esteem, and after compliment
Ing Senator Butler on the faithful dis
charge of his duties as temporary chair
man. spoke as follows.
"'Gentiemen Of the Conventions On oc-
caslons OF thls Kind II is sometimes sup
posed that the presiding officer VIII out
line TO some extent his views. II not the
views OF the party he represents as 10
It's principles and ths policy IL should
pursue and usually a speech OF accept
ance OF position Ike this has been prs
farei possibly q week or two IN advance
and then occasionally II is spoken TO ths
convention as though II were impromptu
IL you had notified me a week or ten days
ago that IT wss your purpose TO make me
your temporary or permanent chairman.
assure you fwoslid have had a reasonably
fair iuprompfu speech prepared for the
occasion Oaughterl. but you were not
kind enough 10 DO that. and I am COM
PEELED 20 rely upon the moment and the
mere occasion for the prompiings Of what
I may say 70 you. Let X be. then. un-
derssooSr that we are all Populists. zap
piause1 II any delegate IN this great con-
ven;ion has across his mind a suspicion
that the great majority OF the delegates
are not true Popul let ham IN spirit
OF charity and III vtnaicatson OF truth
dlsspafe and re.Inqaish q suspicion Of
that kind read IN one OF the
local papers. think X was OF
yesSer3ay~it would be inyicious Tor ms
20 call the name, bat n was evidently 4
SIC Kiuiey pap.r--a statement that ths
Populfst couveas.sa IN this great raetru3-
oils Of the Mississippi valley was prepar-
ing 70 die. ] have net the slightest doubt
that the expresslsn was prompted by &C.
sire upon the part OF the gold power and
their represe natives upon The Rspuhiica an
ticket thar the Popnlist party would per-
tsh from the face OF the earth. bat II the
editor % shat paper IL IN ne convention
tonight. II he has Witnessed these ex.
trefnes OF enthusiasm. these soal-ss irr1ae
scenes Of patriotism. / beg him 10 malefi
ally change his opinion respecting this
great party. tAppiause.) n the Peps-
iist party Ne know no section. we Nn0a
no North. no south, no East no IVES,
1 gAs,sssasa and chp3rsl The man wns
| lives upon the Gulf Of Mexico or IN Flo..
sea Is as sacred 20 "a "a the man who slve.
| on IRE border OF the British possessions
/ np near the lire OF Canada. The man a n
swsfl~ uron the Atlantic ocean Is fagsf