, 1896-07-24
PPBRSANDS|LVERITES
THEY HAVE NOT GOT DOWN TO
THE EMPTY FoRMALITY OF
NOMINATING BRYAN.
Today Has Been Spent in Wrangling
Over the Platform-Populist Plat
form Adopted al 3 O'clock This
Afternoon--Tne Vice President
Will be Nominated First.

St. Louis. July 23.-The Bryan sup
porters are tubilant tonight. They de-
monstrated after the division in the
popnlist convention, that they had a
majority of 1874 on perfected permanent
organization, installed their candidate,
Senator Allen Of Nebraska, as perma-
nent chairman and took charge Of the
machinery Of the convention. The
committees of the silver convention at
Music hall are simply dawdling along
listening to speeches and t%ransacting
arranged program, remaining in ses-
sion in the hope of influencing the ac-
zion of the other convention. There
were w sessions of the populist con-
vention. The morning session was vir-
tually a blank so far as business was
concerned. The report of the commit
tee on credentials was not ready and
the convention listened to campaign
parodies on popular ballads. Delegate
Washburne attempted to spring a reso-
luton on the convention to bid the del
egates to abide by the result whatever
1t might be. but was howled down.
An announcement of the selection Of
Senator Allen of Nebraska for perma-
nent chairman was the signal for a
demonstration lasting several minutes.
]. w. Hayes of New Jersey was select
ed as secretary and other temporary
officers were made permanent.
The minority report named James E.
Champion Of Maine. for permanent
chairman. The Texas and Georgia dele
gates climbed on their chairs and yell
ed. Several middle road banners parad-
ed through the aisles. The western
delegates as a rule took no part in the
demonstration. The standards of Tex
as. Arkansas, Ohio, Mississippi, Mis-
souri, and several osher states Joined
the procession. In the scuffie for the
possession of the Alabama guidon the
staff was broken and a free fight was
almost precipitated. Bedlam reigned
for 10 minutes, when order vas restor-
ed. the names OF the signers to THE
minority report were read. When the
lame of the illinois member of
the committee was read, that dele
gate jumped up and announced
that his signature was forged The
states were called on the Ques-
tion OF adopting a majority or minority
report. In the meantime night was
failing but the electric lights were not
turned on and there was some appre-
hension of a REPETITION of the expert
ence Of last night when the convention
sat an hour in total darkness. There
was a realization on both sides that an
actual test had come.
In the gathering gloom there were
lond cries OF Turn OIL the lights"
Some one announced from the platform
that the electric lamps had not been
trimmed" That won't work" cried
the irate delegates and serious trouble
was eminent when suddenly the cleo
trio lamps sized and the hall was
flooded with light.
The Bryan men gained eight votes in
California over the vote on credentials
report, five in Connecticut, Florida,
one. Georgia two, Idaho seven, Illinois
six, Indiana 10, Kansas one. Kentucky
two and one-half, Louisiana six and
Maine n The constant gain made the
Bryan men enthusiastic and they
cheered Justify v every announce
ment. The chairman announced the
result 1853 for Allen and 564 for Camp
ion. The Bryan men screamed with
Joy. They got on chairs and cheered.
Uprooted state guidons and paraded
them about the aisles. Only Texas and
the other middle road southern dele