The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-23

conspicuous on the floor was a lady
who sat with the Kentucky delegation
She was dressed in virgin white and
above her dark tresses fioated white
plumes. She proved to be the newly
welded bride of Delegate Taylor, edi-
tor of the Paducah Herald.
CAMPAIGN SONGSTERS.
The announcements were completed
at 11:45- Delegate Dixon of Oklahoma
then mounted the stage and after abb
Jurtng the delegates to be quiet and
not interrupt introduced Clarence f.
Comely of Oklahoma, who regaIed the
convention with some campaign songs.
He was small of stature but he had a
good baritone voice, and the words of
his songs tickled the delegates i'm
menseIy and they applauded at every
opportunity despite his deprecatory
gestures. The words of the song dealt
with the wonders of the Roentgen x
ray They made several illusions to
Mr.. C1eVeland'S fishing and duck hunt
ton of the defeat Of the gold bugs in
November.
An Alabama delegate then introduced
Mistress Pennington" 3" the sweet cam
paign singer of Arkansas She sang
in a pleasant soprano a parody on
Yankee Doodle each verse of which
concluded:
Yankee Doodle get your gun
''Shoot the gold bugs every one
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Delegate Crawford of Kansas moved
that the delegates of the silver con-
VentiOn be admitted on exhibition of
their badges. There were many cries
of MOI" NOT from the middle of
the readers who evidently thought
they saw in this move to pack the
galleries with Bryan shOuters. Ser
geant-at-arms Mcdowell got on the
platform and said it was impossible to
carry out such instructions. Thereup-
on Jerry Simpson mounted a chair
and said it was no more than common
courtesy to extend to the other con-
ventiOn which was here in a common
cause the same privilege which it had
extended to the delegates to this con-
VentiOn. After some Wranglfng Chair
man Butler, amid hOwls of delight
from the straight outs, ruled the motion
out of order. Mr. Washburne of Mas
SachuSettS from the stage announced
that he had an important resolution to
offer 1t proved to be one deprecating g
the talk of split in the convention
1t was intended to bind the convention
and was as follows
Whereas, We are all POpulists and
deprecate the talk which has aDDpa red
in some of the newspapers that there
is q disposition on the part of any por-
ton of this convention to refuse to
abide by the action Of this convention;
therefore,
Resolved. That we repudiate all such
utteranceS as a reflection upon the
fidelity of the members of this conven-
tiOn and of the Peoples Party
Mr. Washburn said the question of
preserving this grand party was vital
and called for a full discussion A
storm of protests came from the middle
of the readers, and one of them made
the point of order that before the con-
ventiOn was permanently organized no
such resolution could be acted on. An
angry Connecticut delegate named
Henry c. Baldwin jumped on a chair
and Indignantly shouted: IF the pa
pers say we are asses, shall we pass a
resolution saying we are nOt?'
DON'T WANT TO BE TIED.
T10aa aTrarv, +n-.~- IL
the temporary organization a resolution
could be passed expressing it's sense.
ThereupOn Congressman Howard of
Alabama moved to refer the resolution
to the committee on resolutions Del
egate Branch of Georgia followed with
a motion to table the whole subject
There was a great deal of confusion
as the vote was being taken viva voce,
Chairman Butler deciding that the mo-
tiOn was carried. This disturbing ques-
tiOn out of the way, Delegate Willis of
North Dakota moved to take a recess
but the crowd desired more music and
speeches and promptly voted the mo-
tiOn down.
The Arkansas member of the com
mittee on credentials said it would take
until o'clock for his committee to re-
port and moved to adjourn until that
time, but the motion was ruled out on
a point of order. Many complaints
We're made by delegates on account of
their inability to hear anything where
they were seated. One from Wiscon-
sin wanted repeaters placed where the
outer fringe of delegates could hear
the motions made. A motion to that
effect. however, was voted down There
was some squabbling as to the time
the convention should adjourn, and al
though the further announcement was
made that it would be o'clock before
the committee on credentials could re-
port. the convention refused to take a
recess and another song was sung from
the platform. The band then occupied
the time, while the delegates fannned
and sought the water barrels.
At 12:40 another motion to take a
recess until o'clock was made and it
was carried.
MRS. LEASE Is HAPPY.