The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-31
SECOND DAYS WORK.
PROCEEDINGS DRAG ON
WITH LITTLE SPIRIT.
Mlddic-of-tho- Road Men Conspicuous and
Noisy Bryan May be Nominated on the
First HaIiot-TroubIe over SewalI's En-
dorsem.nt Expected.

' W. ''A1 ~' "' h'B
ulists began assembling for the second
day OF their national convention
shortly after 0 o'clock this morning.
The ar in the hall was extremely OPP
pressive, hut the delegates, with their
coats over their arms, stood about,
discussing tho situation, the advis'
ability OF indorsing Bryan, the planks
OF the platform and kindred topics.
The middlc.of-thc-road men were
rociferating every where, the noise
they made being heard above the mu.
bic from the gallery.
There was a ripple OF applause and
a few shouts when the name OF Jacob
T. Coke was announced as n member
OF the committee on platform from
Ohio. There were also demonstra
tions for Governor IIolcomb OF Ne
braska, General Weaver OF Iowa and
ex.Govcrnor Lewelling Of Kansas,
when their names were shouted out,
Mr.. W~ashburne OF Massachusetts
from the stage announced hat he had
an important resolution to offer. IL
proved to be one deprccating the talk
OF "a split in the convention, and was
as follows:
Whereas, We are all Populists, and
deprecate the talk which has appeared
In some OF the newspapers Thai there
Is q disposition OF 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 u~tterances ms a reflection upon
the fidelity Of the members Of This
convention and of the Peoples party. "
Mr.. Washburnc said that the ques-
ton OF preserving the organization of
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 convention was permanently or.
ganized, no such resolution could be
6cted on An angry Connecticut del.
egate named Henry G. Baldwin
jumped on q chair and Indignantly
shouted: "lf the papers say we are
asses, shall we pass a resolution say.
ing we are not?'
Chairman Butler ruled that during
the temporary organization n resolu.
ton could be passed expressing its
sense Thereupon Congressman How.
ard OF Alabama moved to refer the
resolution to the committee on rcso-
l%utions. Delegate Branch Of Georgia
followed with a motion to table the
whole subject.
There was a good deal of confusion
as the vote was taken. viva voce, but
Chairman Butler decided that the mo-.
tion was carried.
At l?:i2 another motion TO take n
recess until 3 o'clock was made and
was carried.
The committee on resolutions as an.
nounced Is as follows: Alabama, J. NJ.
Whitehead; Arkansas, Isaac McCrack-
en-; California. j. A. Johnson; Colo.
rsdo, j II. Voorhees,: Connecticut,
Joshua Perkins; Delaware. J. Crostv;
Georgia. j. X. Hines; Idaho, James
Gum; Illinois. John +. Steele; Indi.
ana, Alonzo Burkhart; Iowa, j. b.
Weaver; Kansas, John Davis: Ken.
tucky, j. A. Parker; Louisiana, j. Il.
Howell; Maine, james A. Champions;
Maryland, Enoch Mays; Massachu-
sets, Levi r. Pierce; Michigan,
X. Il. Taylor; Minnesota, S. NJ.
Owens; Mississippi, Frank Burk.
1T; Missouri, j. Waller Long;
Montana, q. w. Reeves; Nebraska,
Governor Silas lolcomb; New Hamp.
shire, q. 5. Greenleaf; New Jersey, l.
i. Fuller; New York, j. II. White,
North Carolina, w. r. Henry; North
Dakota, L. A. Harland; Ohio, Jacob s.
Coxey; Oregon, the Rev. j. s. Me.
Hams; Pennsylvania, Il. Il. Dean:
Rhode Island. bartholomew Vallettc;
South Dakota, II. l.. Sauches; Tenne.
see, John Z. Buchnnan; Texas. j. C.
Kirby; Utah, II, w. Lawrence; Yer.
mont, Milt + Baker; Virginia. James
u. Field; Washington, John II. Rogers;
West Virginia, II, S. Houston; Wiscon.
sin, Robert Schilling; Wyoming, Will
lam Brown; Arizona, A. ii. Noon; New
Mexico, Thomas T. Kelleher: District
OF bia, Garlic Browne; Oklahoma,
William Garrison.
ESTIMATES ny KANSAS MEN.
&. NJ. Scott, who presided over the
Kansas caucus this morning, stated
that he had been collecting informa.
ton concerning the relative strength
OF The Bryan and the miidle-of-t the.
road forces, and had found SEE fof
bryan and S0f for the middlc.of.thc.
road. Other members OF the delega-
tion gave their estimates, W. L. Brown
saying that Bryan had no less than
Zoo votes In the convention. lie be.
'H' " tNtH HlkutE tlln
that figure. lie thought the middle.
ot'the-road men were only making
more noise than the other fellows, and
that they were not nearly SO numer-
Gus as they professed to be.
Iowa Holtcrs.
BuRLINGroS, Iowa, July 2i.-In n
circular letter issued yesterday after.
moor forty OF tho leading Democrats
OF this section of Iowa announced a
bolt from the Democratic national
ticket and platform and called for an
answer from all receiving the letter
as to what was the best course to our.
sue whether 20 bolt TO the Republican
party and Mckinley or 10 work for a
hew Democratic ticket with a gold
standard plank in the platform.
stricken Dead While Bathing.
~STEEIING, Kan July q .-Mrs. Irish,
wife OF Hamilton Irish, mayor OF this
city, died very suddenly at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon of heart failure,
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