The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-23
POPULISIS ARE AT SEA.

4 determined to put forward as their
candidate o. D. Jones of Missouri, an
old Greenbacker who has written sew
| eral works on finance.
After a nights meditation, however,
their leaders decided it would not be
the part of wisdom to make the fight
against Butler, and their refusal to
submit to a test of strength was hailed
| by the Bryan men as conclusive evil
dence that they realized they were
in the minority But they were some
what compensated for the loss of the
temporary craftsmanship in the speech
of Ignatius Donnely, who replied to
Governor Stones address of welcome.
He made a middle of the road speech
that stirred the radicals to their depths.
| He appealed to them to stand firm so
that all the dynamite in Gods lab
oratory' could not tear the party asun-
| der, and predicted that if the Peoples
party failed, the case Of humanity
would go down with it.
The speech of the dark-browed Sen
ator Butler of North Carolina as tenn
porary chairman was listened to with
eager interest Senator Butler
HOPES TO BE THE PIVOT.
on which the convention will turn. He
believes eventually all the factions can
be harmonlzed on his plan to adopt a
| PopuliSt platform and nominate upon
! it Bryan with a southern POpulist for
! vice president. His speech strongly up
held the demand for the perpetuation
/ of the Populist organization, which he
described as having driven the Re
publicans to gold and the Democrats
| TO silver. To be swallowed by the
/ Democrats, he said, was danger only
equalled by the danger OF being made
/ the indirect allies of the Republicans
in the present campaign. He gave both
/ factions a chance to rend the air with
their shouts, but when in conclusion
he suggested a middle course, the pur-
port OF which all understood, both sides
were irresponsible The Bryan men, ON
! the whole, however, considered that
! the victory so far as there was one,
| lay with them. There was no demon
/ trations at the day session. The dele
/ gates, save those from Texas, were IN
usually quiet. although after they had
/ been once aroused by the display of
/ Lincoln's pictures, they applauded with
enthusiasm everything which suited
/ their fancies. There was
NO NIGHT SESSION,
owing to an accident which destroyed
4 the electric light connections. A severe
storm had passed over the city about
] II.
Despite this fact, the delegates assem-
bled in the hall and waited for over
an hour in total darkness for the lights
! TO be turned on. About a dozen can
/ dies were brought in for the use of the
newspaper men. One was placed on
the chairman's table and another stuck
in the top Of a staff in the middle of the
pit. The effect was picturesque.
! CHASTITY faces fitted in and out in the
! Ia IA
played and the crowds sang. Speeches
were made in the dark and the dele
/ gates appeared ready to stay all night
/ If there was any prospect of light later
on There was naturally considerable
/ apprehension that a panic might seize
! the crowd and a dire calamity result in
! the rush for the entrances. The mid
die Of the road people became possess
sed Of the idea that the
BRYAN MEN HAD PUT UP A JOB
upon them and that the hall was not
! lighted because they feared the
stradght-outs would run away with the
convention. They denounced it all as
| a trick and vowed vengeance long and
deep.
At S:45 Chairman Butler declared the
/ convention adjourned until morning
/ Within half an hour after the last dele
| SUI A4eAO 4tAI Liz nan, dll tic tI6ClI1C
! lights were turned on. much to the as
/ tonishment of the few newspaper men
and policemen who fingered in the
/ building. Quite a number of delegates
had stopped on neighboring street cor
ners to discuss the all-absorbing ques-
lions and 1T was suggested that they
return. But they did not as it was
pointed out that the doors were guard
ed and admission would be denied: be-
sides the officers having gone, nothing
that might be done would receive their
sanction and therefore be Intellectual.
The situation tonight points more
strongly to Bryan's endorsement or
nomination. In fact, the Bryan man
ayers declare that they are absolutely
certain that so far as the head of the
ticket is concerned, they
ARE OUT OF THE WOODS.
But with regard to Sewau. thew admit
privately that there is grave doubt
and that there is now probably a ma
Jo11ty OF the convention against the
Bath shiDbuilder They are using all
their energies to prevent the complica-
tons that would follow an endorse
ment Of Bryan and the nomination
of PoDuliSt for vice-president. The
middle Of the road men cannot even
get together on a candidate for presi-
dent Debs is their favorite. but the
Bryan managers say they have word
that he VIII decline the further use of
his name. If a Populist is not named
for vice-president there is sure to be
bolt Of some of the southern dele
gates. But the Bryan managers. it is
said, would welcome such a bolt, if it
came with victory for the whole Chi
cago ticket. They claim they will I'M
doubtedly control the committee on
permanent organization and resolu-
tons, which are to be announced tomor-
row, as they have a majority of the
state and territorial delegations 1t is
their purpose, if they control, to frame
platform along the lines of the Chi
cage platform with as few concessions
to the radicals as possible. For perma-
nen3 chairman there is a good deal of
talk of both Senator Allen and General
Weaver. but the former desires to re-
main on the floor and General Weaver
mas been selected 10 nominate the sill
yer knight of the west. It seems per-
maps, therefore, that another will be
selecteo, perhaps Ex-Governor Level
ilng, or eX-CongreSsman Davis, of Kan
saS. The middle of the road confin-
gent desire Ignatius Donnelly. After
the additional committees are announc-
ed tomorrow and the report of the COM
mittee on credentials is disposed of.
Mrs. Lease viii regale the convention
Nlth her oratory. A recess will then
be taken until night when the perma-
nent chairman will be installed and
the fight on the platform begun. The
nomination OF candidates can not be
made, therefore until Friday at the ear
liest.
THE GATHERING.