The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-24

When ST. John ended his talk big
banner was brought in on which was
painted two human figures, One was
marked Mckinley and the other mo
nopoly." Above both was, Down
these" Its appearance was loudly ap-
piauded.
The next one to address the conven-
ton was Helen NJ Gouger, of Indiana.
She denounced the gofdbug monopolists
and Wall street plutocrats and English
bond sharks, and said the only saliva
ton of the people from serfdom was to
declare for the free coinage Of silver
She denounced Mr.. Mckinley and the
platform upon which he stands. She
denounced the Republican party, the
liquor traffic and the rum power OF the
world. The saloon keepers, the rum
power and the anarchists, she added,
were with Mckinley So were tine
thieves of Wall street"
The convention then took recess IN
til afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At was 3 o'clock when Chairman st.
John called for order. He announced
that, owing to the fact that the Peoples
party had not effected its permanent
organiza ton, no conference committee
had been appointed. This would neces-
state delay. but he hoped the delegates
would be patient.
At the afternoon session a resolution
was adopted extending the thanks Of
the convention to DR.. J. j. Mott, chair
man of the national committee. for the
work he had performed in behalf of the
free silver causea nd several speeches
were made eulogistic of him. Dr. Mott
was called for. He was greeted with
cheers and said he felt sure free silver
would sweep the country in Novmber.
H L. Chaffee OF Minnesota was asked
TO make speech. as the platform COM
mfttee was not ready to report
c. 3. Lane, of California, a gold mine
owner, was the next called upon. he
said that, though me produced gold, he
was for free silver because. If this coun-
try failed to get 1t, he would be COM
PEELED TO give all his gold to the starv-
ing millions There were loud and up
roarous calls for Coin" Harvey of Ill
inois. He refused to go upon the plat
form, as he said he was not well, nor
strong enough.
AS TO ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chairman Towne presided at
the afternoon session. w. p. st. John
moved that when the convention adj
iourned it adjourned till 10 O'Clock to-
morrow morning. He did this because
the conference committee was not ready
TO report. This motion was amended
50 as to make the adjournment untA
7:30 this evening. Mr.. Turner of Kansas
wanted the convention to get down to
business If its sessions were pro-
traoted many of the delegates would be
compelled to go home.
An Illinois delegate said that every
delegate there was for Bryan and Sc
wall. and if the convention went ahead
and nominated a, ticket 1t would weaken
its influence with the Peoples party.
Mr.. Baker of California was opposed to
an evening session. The Kansas dele-
cation continued to object to adjourn
ing until tomorrow.
Mr.. Baker went on to say that the
convention would be ready to adjourn as
soon as its platform was adopted, be-
cause in it's Bryan and Sewall were
as the nominees of the
silver party. This remark brought out
loud APPLAUSE p
General Warner of Ohio agreed with
Baker and advised an adjournment until
tomorrow.
Chairman Little of the Kansas dele
cation thought it would be a mistake to
adjourn till tomorrow W. P. ST. John
lnsited that it would be an insult to
the Peoples party to adopt the platform
before the conference committees of the
two conventions had met. Such action
would be to jam a ticket, or an attempt
to jam a ticket, down the throat of the
Pp~onfa'S rf ha
speeches were made and twice that num-
Der of men shouted for recognition In
the midst of the furore, the previous
question was ordered. The vote was on
the amendment to st. Johns motion
that when the convention adjourned it
be until 10 o'clock tomorrow The
amendment was 10 change the time
10 O'Clock tonight. The amendment
was lost by a vote of lac yeas to Isl
nays, by a rising vote. The original
motion WIS adopted. A good deal of
confusion followed and some OF the del
ag3 ties went TO their hotels.
PREVIOUS POLITICAL BELIEF.
A general wrangle followed over the
demand made by some of the delegates
that a poll of the convention be made
10 find out the previous political be-
ItclS "a me uefeSdleS- 1T was 11nallY
decided TO proceed with the roll call
Of states. The result showed that there
waa 526 Republicans. 135 Democrats |
" Populists, Q Prohibitionists. Nation
alist, 1 Greenbacker. IL Independents
Twenty states failed to report
The following resolution was read |
and referred TO the committee on reso-
utione:
Resolved, That the national commit |
tees of the Silver. Democratic and Pop |
llist parties be requested TO refer to |
and designate the Bryan-Swall ticket !
whenever practicable, as the American |
union ticket"
A resolution was adopted requesting |
al the veterans OF the late war TO stand |
up and he counted. Objections were |
made that at least half the delegates |
had gone to their hotels 1t was decided |
70 postpone counting the veterans until |
-omoTrow. It was announced that the !
-eason for the poll was to refute the ar |
-ument of the gold standard men that |
al the old soldiers were for Mckinley.
The convention then adjourned until |
70 O'Clock tomorrow
ITS MOUTH Is WIDE OPEN
Colorado Democracy Invites all Corners to |