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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01
YOUR BOY WON'T LIVE \
MONTH

So Mr.. Gilman Brown, of 81 Mill
street, South Gardner, Mass, was told
by the doctors. His son had lung trouble
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01
SOAP. SOUP AND SALVATION

Our social motto is Soap, Soup and
Salvation, reads the large sign along the
front OF the PLATFORM of the Memorial
Hall in the salvation Army headquarters
in Fourteenth street last night. where
meeting was held in the interest of what
the Salvationists call their social
scheme. New York Press.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01

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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01
WHY \ DOG TURNS BEFORE LY
II ING DOWN.

1t is said that the habit of turning
round three or four times before lying
down has survived in the domestic dog
from his savage ancestry. 1t then served
10 break down the grass and make Il bed.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01

Those in need of furniture and house
furnishing goods would do well to call at
Donaldson's before buying, rs their entire
next thirty DAYS. Mark Reid. trustee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01
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inspect our stock. George Gravatt, Man
aver.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01

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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01
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and keeps on stead
lily along a certain
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out-that's the first
warning w b is tie.
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01

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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01


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What's the Use of Waiting ?

"They call things him who waits, but have
been waiting and don't to wait We KNOW prices
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The herald., 1896-07-24

I Arkansas vote was challenged. In the
former state the division showed six
more votes for Allen than were cast in
! the Illinois contest on the side of Bryan,
and in Arkansas four more. In the
gathering gloom there were loud cries of
Turn on the lights" Some one an
nounced from the platform that the cleo
trio light lamps had not been trimmed"
THAT won't do" cried the irate dele
gates, and serious trouble was imminent,
when suddenly the electric lamps siz-
zed and the hall was flooded with blaze
of light.
The Bryan men gained eight votes in
California, five in Connecticut, Florida
one. Georgia two, Idaho seven, Illinois
six, Indiana nineteen, Kansas one, Ken
lucky two and half, Louisiana six and
Maine one.
The constant gain made the Bryan
men enthusiastic and they cheered lus-
tlly at every announcement The mid
die of the road men did not make a gain
until Mississippi was reached, when a.
gain of two was made, reckoned on the
former vote. They got a good chance to
cheer, however, when North Carolina.
which divided seventy-five to twenty on
the first vote, divided her vote equally
between Allen and Campion
While the clerks were figuring the taI-
lies, 1t became noised about that the
result showed an overwhelming ma
Jorlty for the Bryan forces, and the mid
die OF the roadsters were very much
downcast. One of the Texas delegates
shouted: Perhaps we misunderstood
the question" mo you did not" shout
ed Jerry Simpson, across the hall. "We
knew where We were all the time"
The Bryan people laughed with glee
at this rejoinder.
A moment later the chairman an
nounced the result as 75S for Allen and
564 for Canpion.
The Bryan men screamed with joy.
They got on their chairs and cheered.
they Whirled their coats, umbrellas, hats
and everything moveable aloft; they
uprooted their state guidons and pa
raded them about the aisles.
Another row occurred over the nos
session of the Alabama standard, but
the Bryan men at last carried it off vic
toriously. Only the Texas and the
other middles of the road delegates sat
silently in their seats during the wild
demonstration. The guidons of the
Bryan states danced for five minutes
about Nebraska. and then in Indian file
they were borne about the delegates
Enclosures. The band played, but it
could just be heard. -Four colored men
with banjoR got near the stage ard sung
song. The scene, with the exception
of the fact that the galleries did not
participate in the demonstration, very
much resembled. that at the Coliseum
at Chicago when Mr.. Bryan was nom
mated. 1t lasted about eighteen min
utes.
After order was restored Delegate
wilkins of California climbed on the
stage.
I'VE believe we made square fight"
he said. I'VE have been fairly beaten,
and in the interest of peace and har-
Continued on Second Page.)
The herald., 1896-07-24
Shoot the Gold Bugs,
Every one,
Yankee Doodle DANDY.


The report of the committee on Gre
ed, and the states were called for men,
bers of the committees on permanent or
ganization and resolutions.
A RESOLUTION.
Washburn of Massachusetts from the
stage announced that he had an impor-
tant resolution to offer. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Whereas, we are all Populists and
deprecate the talk which has appeared
In some of the newspapers that there is
disposition on the part of any portion
of this convention to refuse to abide by
the action of this conventions; therefore,
Resolved, that we repudiate all such
utterances as reflect upon the fidelity of
the members of this convention and Of
the Populist party"
Washburn said the question of pre-
serving the organization Of "this grand
party" was vital, and he called for a
full discussion.
Storms of protests came from the mid
die of the readers. One made a point of
order that before the convention was
permanently organized no such recon-
mendation could be acted upon.
Delegate Branch of Georgia followed
with motion to table the whole subject.
There was a great deal of confusion as
the vote was taken, but Chairman But
Ter decided that the motion was carried.
After more music, at 12:42 another mo-
tion to take recess until 8 o'clock was
made and carried.
The herald., 1896-07-24
BRYAN AND SEVALL SUPPORTERS ARE JUBlANT

Some Of their followers refused to
stand by them, and the result was defeat
by vote of 665 to 642
1t was then 6 o'clock and the middle Of
the road leaders attempted to secure
an adjournment, hoping that the effect
of the victory could be turned to account
before the delegates reassembled. But
the Bryan leaders prevented this STRAIT
egic move. They determined to push
on, realizing fully the disheartening eff
feet of drawing off after having had their
outposts driven in. Some of the middle
F. of the road men, who believed their vic
tory was genuine, were also eager to
continue the fray.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation was brought forward. The ma
jority recommended the selection of Sem
ator Allen, the ponderous statesman
from Mr.. Bryan's state. The anti-Bry-
an men pitted against the Nebraska
Senator James A. Campion of Maine,
man practically unknown even to the
middle of the road contingent, who en-
tered him in the list. Still they rallied
to his support every vote at their COM
mand. And they were defeated, 1853 to
SAG.
The following list will show the geo.
graphical location of the Bryan strength.
The herald., 1896-07-24
SLVERTES DECIDE 70 MAKE Deliberate HASTE
tuted for that Of Allen for permanent

tuted for that of Allen for permanent
chairman.
l.. Gerry Brown of Massachusetts
moved to lay both majority and minority
reports on the table pending the report
of the committee on rules. He said he
made this motion in the interest of the
compromise candidate. There We're
cries of "No, no." from all parts of the
hall. 1t was evident the temper of the
convention was for action. Jr. Pence,
a Bryan man, moved the previous ques-
tion. 1t was ordered amid much confu-
sion and the roll of states was called on
the question of adopting the majority or
minority report. The parliamentary
situation puzzled the delegates. They
were finally made to understand that an
aye vote was for Allen and nay vote
for Campion.
Meantime night was falling, but the
electric lights were not turned on to dis
pei the gloom and there was some appre-
hension of repetition of the experience
of last night, when the convention sat
an hour in total darkness. Several cam
dies were brought in and placed on the
press tables. The excitement was in
tense. There was a realization on both
sides that an actual test had come. When
Alabama, the first state, was called.
row was in proress, and it was passed.
The herald., 1896-07-24
ON HAND EARLY
Slow Committee Reports Leave Time foi
Speeches and Music

Slow Committee Reports Leave Time for
Speeches and Music
ST. LOUIS, July 23.-The Populists be-
gan assembling at the convention hall
shortly after9 o'clock.
At 1906 o'clock Senator Butler. the
temporary chairman, appeared on the
platform. simultaneously the band
struck up "DiXie," and the delegates un-
corked some of their pent up enthusi-
asm. The attendance in the galleries, as
yesterday, was very thin.
At 1910 Chairman Butler called the
convention to order and Rev. Mr.. Smith
offered the invocation.
squad of middle of the readers head
ed by Delegate Branch of Georgia. sud-
denly plunged into the hall through the
main entrance, whooping down the CEN
ter aisle. Branch bore aloft big white
banner with the inscription, middle of
the Road-A straight Ticket" At the
sight of it Texas, Georgia, Maine, Mis-
souri, and Mississippi delegations mount
ed chairs, yelling at the top of their
voices.
Delegate Dixon of Oklahoma mounted
the stage and introduced Clarence e.
Holly of Oklahoma, who regaled the con-
vention with campaign songs, which
were loudly applauded.
AnAlabama delegate introduced Mis-
tress Pennington" the sweet campaien
singer of Arkansas.
She sang in pleasant soprano a par
ody on Yankee Doodle" each verse of
which concluded:
yankee Doodle,
Get your gun,
The herald., 1896-07-24
THE CONVENTION HALL
Delegates Prompt to Gather but Slow to
Act.

Delegates Prompt to Gather but Slow to
Act.
ST. LOUIS, July 23.-The Bryan sup
porters are jubilant tonight They
demonstrated after a division in the
Populist convention, that they had a
majority of 1914 They perfected their
organization, installed their candidate
Senator Allen of Nebraska, as perma-
nent chairman, and took charge of the
machinery of the convention and COM
mittees, while the Silver convention at
Music hall was simply dawdlng along,
listening to speeches and transacting
trivial business in pursuance of the pre-
arranged program of remaining in ses-
sion in the hope of influencing the an
tion of the other convention in the direc-
tion of indorsing silver and the Demo-
cratic ticket
There were two sessions of the Popu-
list convention, a morning session of
two hours and an afternoon session of
six.
The latter carried the convention into
the night. Both We're turbulent and
noisy, but the tumult was confined to
the delegates on the floor, the galleries
being practically empty. A bitter feel
ing manifested itself among the middle
of the road faction, which found vent in
several wild demonstrations. The
morning session was virtual blank so
far as business was concerned. The re-
port of the committee on credential was
not ready and the convention listened
to a barytone from Oklahoma and a
sweet singer from Arkansas render
some campaign songs and parodies on
popular ballads. There was also dra-
matically arranged middle of the road
demonstration, which failed to arouse
much enthusiasm, despite it's theatrical
accessories. Delegate Washburne of
Massachusetts attempted to spring a
resolution on the convention to bind the
delegates to abide by the result. what
ever it might be. but he was howled
down, and his resolution laid peacefully
away on the back shelf.
1t was at the afternoon session that the
tug of war came, and it resulted in the
disastrous defeat of the straight-outs
by a narrow majority. They beat the
Bryan forces early in the session on the
determination of the Cook county con-
test. Some of the Bryan men were
alarmed and could with difficulty be
convinced that the battle was not lost.
This preliminary defeat of the Bryan
forces was due, perhaps, to overconfi-
dence in their strength. They under
took to defeat the majority report of
their own committee in the Chicago con-
test. The fourteen Taylor men who held
the seats were Bryan men. The report of
the committee decided to allay bitter
feeling, If possible, by seating both sets
OF delegates and dividing the vote. The
contesting delegates were understood
70 oe Tor Debs. At the last moment the
bryan managers concluded to risk the
dangerous experiment Of trying to force
the rejection Of the majority report.
The herald., 1896-07-24

placed the vote of Indiana in the wrong
column. The vote was again announced,
| 665 to 642 in favor of the majority re-
| port. The middle of the readers again
yelled with delight.
The Patterson delegation from Colo
rado was then seated without division
The Missouri contest was withdrawn
| Five minutes were given each side in the
Wisconsin case, involving one seat. Mr..
| Cole, who had been seated by the nation
| al committee, stated he was a Bryan
| man, and for that reason he was not to
be allowed a seat. He appealed to the
| fairness of the southern delegates to
| seathim The announcement of the pref
| erence of Mr.. Cole for Mr.. Bryan was
greeted with cheers by the Bryan men.
| The majority report unseating Mr.. Cole
and seating Mr.. Isaacs was adopted.
Lafe Pence, the former congressman
from Colorado, who was at the head of
the New York delegation, called for the
| report of the committee on permanent
organization. In doing so he made some
rather sharp comments about the time
the convention had frittered away. Sew
eral delegates attempted to move an
e1uJOul ulltlI lHlS eNculuS, DuC Mr.
Pence refused to yield the floor for such
a motion.
But when E. A. Cooke of Virginia,
chairman of the committee on perma-
nent organization, came forward to
make his report dozen delegates jump
ed to their feet and protested that q re-
port from another committee was not in
order until the report of the committee
on credentials as a whole had been
| agreed to. Mr.. Washburne of Massa-
chusetts, who was temporarily in the
chair. ruled the points not we'll taken.
He also declined to entertain an appeal.
The report of the committee on perma-
nent organization was then read. An
nouncement of the selection of Senator
Allen of Nebraska for permanent chair
man was a signal for demonstration
lasting several minutes. j. w. Hayes of
New Jersey was selected for secretary
and the other temporary officers were
made permanent.
The minority report naming James e.
Campion of Maine for permanent chair
man set the middle of the road men on
edge. The Texas and Georgia delegates
climbed on their chairs and yelled like
Comanche Indians. Several large mid
die of the road banners were paraded
through the aisles. The western dele
gates as a rule took no part in the dem
onstration. One of the Georgia dele
gates pulled up his state banner which
was held aloft by two members of the
delegation, one white and one colored.
The standards of Texas, Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi, Missouri and several other
states joined the procession. In scuf-
file for the possession of the Alabama
guidon the staff was broken and free
fight almost precipitated. Bedlam
reigned for ten minutes. When order
was at last restored the names of the
signers of the minority report were read.
When the name OF the Illinois member
of the committee was read that delegate
jumped up and announced that his sig
| nature was forged. His name was with
drawn. Delegate Blazer of Texas then
moved that Campion's name be substi-
The herald., 1896-07-24

| the states being classified according to
the majority of their votes:
For Allen-Colorado, Connecticut.
Delaware, Florida. Idaho, Illinois, In
diana. Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky. Mary
land, Massachusetts, Montana. Nebras-
ka. Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jer-
sey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee.
Utah, West Virginia, Virginia, Wiscon-
sin, New Mexico, District of COLUMBIA
and Arizona.
For Campion-Alabama, California
Georgia. Louisiana, Michigan, Minneso-
ia. Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode
Island, Texas, Vermont, Washington
and Indian Territory
The votes of North Carolina, Wyoming
and Oklahoma were equally divided. The
announcement of this triumph was the
signal for an uproarious Bryan demon
stration, which lasted eighteen minutes.
Senator Aliens speech, as permanent
chairman, occupied over an hour. In
many respects it was bitter enough to
suit the most radical. When he finished
the convention adjourned
The situation remains practically un-
changed. Although the Bryan forces
are in control and his nomination or en-
dorsement seems to be assured, the de-
feat of Sewall still stares them in the
face. If Sewall cannot be nominated
along with Bryan the efforts of the Bry-
an managers are directed toward secur-
ing an endorsement of Bryan rather than
a nomination. The question of common
electors is another complication which
serves to tangle the skein which must
be unraveled.
The herald., 1896-07-24
The First Test Vote Shows a Majority for
Endorsement

Today our delegation again distin-
guished itself by creating the only row
of the week. A Texas delegate went
down the aisle with middle of the
road banner. No one followed him until
he passed the California people, where
upon Gilstrap of California seized the
guidon of the delegation and ran after
the banner Dittmar of Redding ran
after the guidon to bring it back. Then
Butner and Wilkins Joined in the fight;
the staff of the guidon was broken; Will
kins secured the top and fiourished it
about In threatening manner, and half
a dozen guards finally restored order
Jerry Simpson of Kansas sends
his regards to the Los Angeles people
and hopes to speak there during the
campaign.
Senator Allen, Senator Butler, Cyclone
Davis of Texas, Gov. Llewelling of Kan
sas. the governor of Nebraska and hosts
Of others think Bryan will win now and
The herald., 1896-07-24

for the minority and for the majority
report.
Delegate Wilkins of California chal-
lenged Colorado's right to vote; the chair
ruled that the delegates could vote. Her
45 votes went for the minority report.
The anti-Bryan delegates voted solidly
for the majority report but some of the
Bryan delegates also voted that way.
When Texas cast her 103 votes for the
majority report, which gave half the con-
tested seats to the Debs delegates. the
middle of the readers howled them
selves hoarse.
At the conclusion Of the roll call one
Of the Illinois delegates appealed from
the decision of the chair permitting Col
orado to vote, but the chair ruled that
the appeal came too late. After some
discussion the portion Of the Illinois
delegation, whose seats were not con-
tested, were allowed to vote and the vote
of the delegation stood 20 for the minor
ity and for the majority. The result
was announced, 665 for the majority re-
port and 642 for the minority. The anti
Bryan delegates hailed the announce
ment as victory for the middle of the
road element, and were very jubilant.
A Kansas delegate challenged the cor
rectness of the count. There was good
deal of excitement. Delegates crowded
up to the foot of the platform and the as
sstant sergeant-at-arms with difficulty
prevented them from climbing up to the
secretarys desk. Great confusion pre-
vailed. 1t was at last decided to re-
capitulate the totals. The error of the
Kansas man was discovered. He had
The herald., 1896-07-24
SENATOR WILLIAM v. ALLEN
Of Nebraska Permanent Chairman Popu National Convention

IN November At the present rate OF
progress it looks bad for Mckinley.
EDWARD l.. HUTCHINSON.