The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-30

SENATOR MARION BUTLER
 address. Mr. Stone did not speak at great length. His welcome was most cordial. He ventured upon few general remarks upon the propriety of freedom of the press, of speech and of the ballot, which must, he said amid applause, be preserved at all hazards. In closing, he repeated his assurance of welcome, in doing which he spoke, he said, not for the state of Missouri alone, but for the city of St. Louis and for the entire Missis- sippi valley.
 Senator Butler was introduced as temporary chairman by Chairman Taubeneck, who said that Mir. Butler had been elected temporary chairman without dissenting vote and he added his belief that when the convention should adjourn it would be found that it had acted wisely with as great unanimity as had the committee in choosing the temporary chairman.
 We are here," said Senator Butler, ''because there is need of us to be here" He referred to the fact that two national parties had already held their conventions. These two parties had had charge of the government for years. The people had during this time done their duty in the matter of the creation of wealth. They had caused the country, so far as they could, to blossom as the rose. But these parties mad been unfaithful to their trust and had brought the country to the verge of bankruptcy. The leaders of both had been unfaithful to their trust Hence the need for the peoples party He referred to My. Mckinley as the candidate of aggregated capital and combined greed" He declared that 10th the old parties had for years kept the greater issues in politics in the background. They would shun issues and fight sham battles. No matter where the victory lay, Wall street and Lombard street won. Meantime, he said, the populist party, organized to bring re- lief to the people, had grown steadily. The agitation had been kept up; vic- tory against greed had been won. The south and the west had joined hands. He described the various campaigns through which the party had passed in various states, the hardships endured, the filings and ridicule to which they had been subjected, and declared it had tri- umphed, had at last torn the mask from the old parties. Some weeks ago the republican party had been forced to align itself with the moneyed kings of Wall street and Europe. The dem. ocratic party at Chicago was driven to the alternative of siding with gold or the people. They were so frightened that, in their desperation, they finally committed grand and petty larceny. stealing the populist platform and try ing to steal into the populist party. This statement set the convention wild
 The states were then called for mem- bers of the committee on credentials and at the conclusion the convention at @:lO o'clock took a recess until eight o'clock at night
 When the convention met at eight o'clock the hall was in darkness owing to failure of the electric lights to work There was considerable con- sternation for time, but when the situation was explained by Chairman Butler the crowd became satisfied. No work could be done, however, and the convention took a recess until ten o'clock Thursday.
 The Second Day.
 ST. LOUIS, July 24.-The second days session of the populist convention was called to order by Chairman Butler at !O;lo o'clock Thursday. The commit tee on credentials was not ready to re- port
 While other announcements were be- ing made a squad of middle-of-the- roaders, headed by Delegate Branch, of Georgia, suddenly plunged into the nall through the main entrance and came whooping down the center aisle. Branch bore aloft a big white banner with the inscription: "Middle-of-the- Road-A Straight Ticket" At the sight of it the Texas, Georgia, Maine, Missouri and Mississippi delegations mounted their chairs and shouted at the top of their voice.
 There was ripple of applause and a lew shouts when the Aame of Jacob S. Coxey was announced as member of the committee on platform from Ohio.