The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-31
NO SEWALL FOR THEM
CONVENTION OPENS WITH
A HOT FIGHT
Sewall Rejected for Wee observation-disclosures
Watson Of Georgia Nominated for second
Place Bryan Refuses First IIonors with
out His Running Mate.

ST.. Lous, Mo-, July 25.-Not more
than half the delegates to the Popu.
list convention were in their seats at
~ O'Clock this morning when Senator
Allen, the permanent chairman, APP
peared on the platform. Four min
utes later he called the convention to
order. II was drilling outside and
there were not more than 300 people
in the galleries.
The delegates stood with bowed
heads while the Rev. WILDER Il. Will
liams OF the Union Methodist church
OF this city invoked the divine bless.
ing. Among those on the platform
were Ex-Governor Waite of Colorado,
senator Pcffer OF Kansas, General
Field of Virginia. National Committee.
man Branch OF Georgia and Mrs. Helen
Cougar of Indiana.
JERRY SIMPSON PROTESTS.
Jerry Simpson mounted a chair and
protested against frittering away any
more time of the convention. The
delegates, he said, were present at
great expense, and the convention
should get down to business.
John =. Dore of California declared
the rules Of the Omaha platform pro.
hibiting federal ~oficeholders from
taking part in the deliberations of a
Populist convention, should be en-.
forced. His protest vas evidently
aimed at Senators Butler of North
Carolina and Allen Of Nebraska, the
temporary and permanent chairman,
He was applauded by some middla-of-
tha-road men, but no action was taken.
The committee to confer with a
similar committee from the silver con.
vention was then appointed, one from
each state.
While these selections were beina
made some one In the gallery over the
speakers stand attempted to hang out
q banner representing Bryan with one
foot on the Democratic and one on the
Republican platform. He was prompt.
ly suppressed. The banner had been
SEMI into tho gallery by the Texas
delegation. When Texas was called
for her member Of the conference
committee, Delegate Park, moved up
and shouted: Texas never treat.
with the enemy. Texas names no
member OF that committee"
The committee Immediately retire d
10 meet the silver committee, while
Congressman Howard called upon the
chair for a statement of the
OF the conference committee and the
power with which it was clothed.
senator Allen responded that the ob.
lect was to ascertain II the two com.
binations could find common ground
to stand OF Anything it did would
be subject to the subsequent action OF
the nypntlnn II had ma l.n..
power.
FIGHT OVER THE RULES.
The regular order was called for.
This was the reading of the minority
report of the committee on rules. II
recommended a change in the order OF
making nominations, SO as to make
the nomination Of Vice President be-
fore that OF President. This was n
move Of the middle Of the road men.
Delegate McGrath of Illinois promptly
moved to lay the minority report on
the table. Congressman Howard and
Barney Gibbs of Alabama demanded
to be heard en- the motion.
The plain purpose of the straight.
ou;s was to test Sewall's strength.
The proposition would show the ex.
treme high water strength of the anti
Bryan men. There was some parlla-
rnentary s%quabbling and then Elweed
Pomeroy Of Newark, n. j., chairman
OF the committee on rules, took the
stage and explained at length the ma
jority and minority of the committee.
1gnatius Donnelly of Minnesota pro.
tested againstthe proposition reported
from th9 committee on rules to allow
the candidate to select the national
committee. 1T may be-" he said,
pa~ssionatcly, That when this con-
vention %adiourus there will be little
left OF the Peoples party except the
national committee. While | may be
willing to support Bryan, II he is the
choice of this convention when the
folly of the has passed away,
we NAV wan to clothe the skeleton
that is left us" He wanted the nation
al committee to select its chairman.
The middle of the roaders cheered
Donnelly Justify, and an Alabama del.
cgatc cried ont that the convention
should select the chairman.
Judge Greene of Nebraska made a
vigorous reply To Mr.. Donnelly, in
which dc declared that the Peoples
party o emerge triumphant from
this contest II it graspcd the oppor-
tunity to achieve Il success in Novem-
Der for silver. To do SO, he argued,
would save the life of the Peoples
party. The anti-liryan delegates
grew obstrcpcrous as he proceeded
and n dozen points of order were
made, among them one that he was
not discussing the question at issue.
Chairman Allen overrulcd these points
right and left.
"Sit down. 'Sit down. cried a
hundred voices.
I'm not sit down. replied Judge
Greene, ticrccly.
When Greene had completed his
speech Congressman Howard of Ala
bama, one of the s'raight.outs, came
forward. As he spoke his eyes flashed
and his checks burned. lie was
greatly aroused. lie took a shot ut
Senator Allen for suggesting that
'any man wearing n delegates badge
was influenced by the use Of money"
He advocated taking up the report
section by section. lie wanted &c
nominate a Vice President first. This
statement was greeted with many