The record-union., 1896-07-23

kansas. ]. E. Bryant, California, E. NJ.
Wardel; Colorado. H. It. Sale; Con-
necticut, Robert Pine; Delaware. Her
man " Hetzel; Florida, J. F. Rhodes:
Georgia, John A. Sibley; Idaho ]. r
Clough; Illinois, Charles E. Palmer; In
diana, James A. Williamson; Iowa, f.
f. Rowe; Kansas. o. l.. Smith; Ken
lucky, w p Marsh: Louisiana, T. z.
warren; Maine. n. w. Larmond; Mary
land, j. l.. Guilford; Massachusetts,.
Conrad Reno: Michigan, F. n. Wander
COOK; Minnesota H G Day: Missis-
slppl, w. p Ratliff; Missouri, Joseph
Miller; Montana. J. H. Colderhead; Ne
braska. j. W. Edgerton; Nevada. VIII
lam Westerfeld; New Hampshire, J. J.
otreeter; New Jersey, William B. Ellis:
New York, W. r Webster North Caro-
lima, w. F. Kitchen: North Dakota. W.
A. Bentley; Ohio, P. j. Fishback; Ore
gon, A. b. Craft: Pennsylvania, ]. II.
stevenson: Rhode Island, Henry A.
Burlingame; South Carolina,
South Dakota, II. S. Valmer; Tennes-
see j. II. Mcdowell; Texas. Harry Ira
cey; Utah, James Hogan Vermont, A.
j. Bieby; Virginia. J. H Hobson: Wash
ington, W. c. Young; West Virginia,
q. w Hayes; Wisconsin, A A. Wors-
ley; Wyoming, d. I. Kingsbury: Alaska,
ARIZONA, Keen st. Charles: Dis
trict of Columbia, Alexander X Kent; New
Mexico ID. d. Mills; Oklahoma, E. a.
Spencer; Indian Territory, Leo Carter
On motion of Mr.. Donnelly of Mime
sofa the convention at 2:15 took recess
until : p. m. to enable the Committee
on Credentials to report
After the recess was taken the conven-
tion resolved itself into an informal
mass meeting, and Congressman How
ard of Alabama. who will be remem-
bered as having introduced a resolution
to impeach President Cleveland. spoke
for ten minutes. He made a bitter at
tack upon the Democratic party, and
advocated standing on an independent
ticket.
He was followed by other speakers.
who urged standing on the Peoples
party issues first, last and all the time
NO LIGHT FOR THE HALL.
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 electricity gave a ray of light
The candles provided by the newspaper
correspondents and the telegraph com
panies for their own use served to make
the darkness picturesque. There was a
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 yelIs prevailed.
Some attempts at explanation were
made from the Charman's platform,
but they We're received with derision and
hootings. Finally some of the delegates
started to sing the national anthem.
Others joined, and then the band joined
in the chorus, and this produced better
humor The band continued to play,
and it was announced from the Chair
mans platform that the light would
soon be forthcoming.
The real explanation of the trouble
was that whoever was in charge of the
arrangements neglected to engage serV-
ice for the evening from the electric light
company until late this evening, when
il was too late to turn on the current
without great risk. as preliminary tests
of the circuit were necessary. Some sug-
gestions of adjournment We're made, but
they met with no favOr-the crowd
rather enjoying the darkness and the
fun, while the band kept up its music
Dixie" and other popular airs-and the
crowd shouted and varied the shouting
with cheers and jocular remarks.
This condition of things went on with
| out a particle of light save from the few
candles stuck on the reporters tables
and one on the Chairman's table Some
negro melodies We're entuned from diff
ferent parts of the hall. John Brown s
Spirit Went Marching On" and college
yells were INDUCED in, until finally the
patience of the managers was eE-
hausted. There was no prospect of the
electric lights being turned on, and
yielding to the necessities of the case it
was announced at $50 p. m. that the
convention had adjourned until 10 a. m
tomorrow.