The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-23

| Win eucH Otner IN StTdOuiIHS. sAnu
now ''s:raddling" was a thing Of the
PAST. Ee went on to speak Of the
transportation question as standing
side by side with the money question.
and declared that both these great
questions would have to be solved be-
fore the country got back to prosperity.
The standard oil trust. he declared,
would not exist today, II II was not for
its copartnership with the transpor-
tation companies.
INFLUENCE OF THE PEOPLES
PARTY.
If the Peoples party were to go out
of existence the next Democratic ma
tional convention would report plat
form on which Bryan would not stand
(cheers). The Peoples party had
raised an issue so universal, so great,
SO important that it had split both the
old parties in two daughter and ap-
| plause). Now this convention had met
to save that issue or to allow it to go
down in death. He had faith that this
| convention would not turn itself into
a Democratic annex Qoud cheers) or
into Il Republican annex more cheers).
But would find u way between them
that was true and right. What, Sena-
| tor Butler asked. should this conven-
tion do? And he was answered by one
of the California delegates. Mr.. Alfred
| Daggett, nominate a straight PopuliSt
candidate on Populist platform, with
/ out reference to what the Democratic
| convention has done" (cheers).
- Cot at,,.I Iy,,t
| Ter exclaimed. "and God grant that 1t
| shall never die, because 1t will be ever
needed So long as human liberty Is
threatened, it must be true to the mis-
sion which it was born to accomplish.
| (Cheers). If this convention cannot fol-
low its own teachings, it is unworthy
| to represent the Peoples party. ZAP
plause). What is your duty today? 1t
| is to endorse and approve what is right
and to condemn what is wrong. No
! other course is true populism. The mis-
| sion of the Peoples party has been to
strike down what is wrong and to hold
| up what Is right If you waver in your
principles Ga delegate we will not do it,
then you become no better than the old
| parties which you We're raised to de-
stroy.
II believe that this convention is GO
| ing to do the wise thing. believe that
1t is going to stand together. 1t is not
going to split. (Cheers). We have
| split both the old parties. We did it ON
a principle, but we ourselves will
not split, because we stand upon
the principle and are not going
| to be foolish enough to split upon
| a tntl A.
er and go away a united band of
brothers, We will strip for the fray. and
we will see next November that the
minions of organized capital, and of
| gold monopolists are stricken down in
| this country. We will show you. too,
| that this young giant of the Peoples
party will come out of the campaign
stronger than We go into 1t. (Cheers).
Remember that you have accomplished
more in four years than the old parties
have accomplished in 100 years. And,
remember, too. that if We do our duty at
this trying hour, the time is not far
distant when We will be the majority
party of the country"
Senator Butler spoke for an hour,
closing his speech at p. IN. He was
congratulated upon it by lgnatius Dom
nelly and other persons on the stand.
MRS. LEASE GAGGED.
| When Senator Butler resumed his
| seat, some cries We're raised for a
speech from Mrs. Lease, but the chair
man directed the secretary to call the
roll of states, to name the committees
on credentials and resolutions. This
was done. New Jersey named William
3. Ellis and l.. +. Fuller. and Pennsyl-
vania }. II. Stenson and e. f. Taylor,
respectively.
On motion of Mr.. Donnelly, Of Minne-
sofa, the convention at 2.l5 o'clock took
a recess until p. IN. to enable the COM
mittee ON credentials to report.
After the recess was taken, the con-
venton resolved itself into an informal
mass meeting. and Congressman How
ard. of Alabama, who, it will be re-
membered. introduced a resolution to
impeach President Cleveland, spoke for
ten minutes. He made bitter attack
upon the Democratic party, and advo-
Gated standing on an independent tick
ct. He was followed by other speakers,
who urged standing for the People s
party issue first. last and all the time.
A DARK SESSION.
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 ray Of
light. The candles provided by the
newspaper correspondents and the tele-
graph companies for their own use
served to make the darkness intense
and more 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 yells
prevailed. Finally the patience Of the
managers was exhausted; there was
no prospect of the electric light being
turned on, and yielding to the neces-
stiles of the case, 1t was announced at
$50 p. m. that the convention had ad-