The morning times., 1896-07-16
BRYAN IS THEIR CHOICE
District POpulist Delegates
Pledged to The Nebraskan.
CONVENTION so DEGREES
Peoples Party of Washington Acts
tiOns- boy Orator Can Stand on
Omaha PlatfOrm-DelegatiO In
structed for Local Suffrage.

The Populsts of the District Of Columbia
held there convention last night at the
office of the Silver Knight on New York
avenue, and elected four delegates with
instructions to vote for W. j. Bryan as
the nominee of the Peoples party cOnven-
ton To be held in st. Louis ON the I'D
instant The following are the delegates
and aiternateS:
Delegates, j. II. Turner, secretary of the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union;
Rev. DR.. Alexander Kent. pastor of the
Peoples Church, this city; Rev. II. S.
Doyle, pa OF the Metropolitan y. n. 4.
Church, and Carl Browne. AlterIates, Mrs.
Jennie L. Munroe, H. b. Martin, II. j.
.1isnop, ana 5. II. Hines.
The Peoples party does not propose to
PUT itself in the position OF accepting the
..ominee or any other party, and thus
practically losing its integrity and import
ance and independence as a party orsani-
lation; but II appears tnaJ the Eonll!iees
If the Demo- ratic party are qualified under
!he Omaha platform, and therefore here is
TO objection to nominal ing tn EN- as
Peoples party candidates, ), notwithstanding
the fact that they have been made the
a,anGard bearers of the Democracy.
This is borne out blythe following preamble
and resolutions which were carried:
INDoRsED BY RESOLUTION.
Whereas the Peoples party have sounded
the keynote oI INDUSTRIAL progress and
liberty IN the agitation FOR the declaration
OF principles known as The omaha plat
form, and
Whereas after years of effort we have
finaiiy induced tine better element OF one
OF the ola parties to practically recognize
and indorse the principles we have con-
tended for, and
whereas W. j. Bryan of Nebraska has
at all Lilies been the consistent advocate
and defender OF the most vital Issues We
are fighting " establish,
Resolved, That delegates elected at
tbs convention are Instructed IL cast their
votes and use all honorable means to Sc
cure the nomination oi the said W. j.
Bryan Tor President and Arthur Sewail
as the standard bearers OF the Peoples
party in the campaign or 1896.
There were from sixty to seventy per-
Sous in the hail when Mr.. Turner called the
meeting to order. There were three nomi-
Dees for permanent president, Messrs- Paul
T Bowen, L. ii. Blake, and Carl Browne.
Mr.. Blake was chosen, and Mr.. Browne as
secretary.
There We're some speeches made on the
resolutions, among which was one by Mr..
James Selden Cowden, in which he said
tndt ne was lulOIiheu tLdt SeWdli " ds Il
greeDbacker. This statement was based,
he said, on information he had obtained.
Mr.. Cowden referred among otLcr ways
for the proof OF this to Mr.. o. {. SabiD,
who was present, and Mr.. Sabin said that
it was always understood that Mr. Sewall
was classified with the fiatcrs and the
gTeeDback party of Maine. Mr.. Sabn knows
Mr.. Sewall very well and spoke OF meet
| ipgs which he attended with Mr.. sewall.
CARL BROWNE SPEAKS.
Carl Browne also spoke to the resolutions.
Mr.. Browne said it was ridiculous to
suppose that he would oppose Bryan.
He and his party could not forget at least
one principle advocated by Bryan. that
there should be no law to keep the people
off the grass, which meant a great deal
more than appeared.
Remarks We're also made by Mr. Bishop,
who introduced the resolutions, which were
| referred TO a committee and were voted on
as printed. Mr.. Browne moved that the
membership present pledge itself to sustain
the platform OF the st. Louis convention.
This, however. was not carried. 4 resolu-
ton was passed providing for an executive
| committee OF five, of which Mr.. f. NJ.
Blake will be chairman. and Mr.. c. E.
Phelps secretary. The chairman will ap-
point the other members OF the committee.
This committee will proceed at once with
the organization OF clubs in the twenty-five
election precincts.
A resolution was also passed that those
who intended to be members Of the party
in the District sign their names to a roll.
The following names will be recorded by
the secretary:
H. c. Gapber, Rush H. Norris, E NJ
Blake, I. Selden Cowden E. W. willard, Mrs.
Jennie L. MuIrOe, L. H. l ee, L. D. Adds,
j. N. KeatiDg, j. y. Turner, .. L. Scott,
Paul 7. Bowen, W. r. 2nggles, B B. Nells
O. De Nedry, NJ. ]. Bishop, Paul E. Hanson,
J. Walter Asheton, Rev. H. s Doyle. H.
S. Joiner, George B. Brown. Andrew john
sou. J. Y. Bowie. o =. Lobin, ]. E. Eailey,
Carl Browne.
FOR HOME RULE.
The following resolution was offered:
Resolved. That the delegates from this
convention are instructed tO secure the
adoption Of home rule plank in the
platform to be adopted at St. Louis" Mrs
Munroe made the point that it should be
| home rule .for bnth sexes" and the reso-
luton was unanimously passed with that
amendment. The convention then ad-
journ0d.
Nr. Turner was asked what was the
attitude of the POpulist party towards
Mr.. Tillman He said that he believed
| the general sentiment was against him.
and principally for his utterances in which
] he attempted to hold the Peupie's party
up to the contempt of the country. Mr..
| Turner said also that he was Instrumental
-, in having killed a resolution in favor OF
| TTiIman at the Maryland convention of the
| Peoples party. Mr.. Turner says that there
will be an active campaign in the Dis
| trict and that there will be clubs in all