The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-24
STRATCHTOUTS
ARE NOT IN IT
Bryan Men at the Convention Of Pops
Seem to Have the Upper
Hand.
ALLEN OF NEBRASKA IN CHAIR
khiIe Waiting for the Report Of Commit. .ess
Songs and Ballads We're Indulged
-ryroteehnies BY Hiddle-Oi-
the-ROad Nen.

ST. Louis. July 23.-The Bryan sup
porters are Jubiiant tonight They
demonstrated after division in the
Populist convention that they had a
majority Of 15i They perfected their
permanent organization. installed their
candidate, Senator Allen. Of Nebraska,
as permanent chairman. and took
charge Of the machinery OF the con-
vention ard Of the committee, while
the silver convention at Music Hall
was simply dawdling along. listening
10 speeches and transacting trivial
business, IN pursuance OF a prearrang-
ed program OF remaining in session in
the hope OF influencing the action Of
the other convention. In their action OF
endorsing silver and the Democratic
ticket.
There were two sessions Of the Pop
ulist 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
10 delegates on the floor, the galleries
being practically empty. Bitter feel
ing manifested itself among the mid
dle-of-the-road faction. which found
vent in several wild demonstrations.
The morning session was a virtual
blank, so far as business vas con-
cerned. The report OF the committee
on credentials was not ready. and the
convention listened to the baritone
from Oklahoma and the sweet singer
from Arkansas render some campaign
songs and parodies on popular ballads
There was also a dramatically arrang-
ed middle OF the road demonstration
which failed to arouse much enthusl-
asm, despite its theatrical accesso-
ries. Delegate Washburn, of Mas
sachusetts. attempted 10 spring a reso-
luton on the convention to bind the
delegates TO abide by the result what
ever Il might be. but he was howled
down and his resolution laid peacefully
to rest on the back of the shelf. 1t
was in the afternoon that the war
came which ended in the disastrous
defeat OF the straightouts by a mar
row majority. They beat the Bryan
forces early in the session on the de-
termination OF the Cook county contest
in Illinois. 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 over
confidence in their strength. They un-
dertook to defeat the majority report
of their own committee in the Chicago
contest Only seven actual votes hung
in the balance. The fourteen Taylor
delegates who held seats were Bryan
men. The report OF the committee de-
cided to allay the bitter feeling, II
possible, by seating both sets of dele
gates and dividing the vote. The con-
testing delegates were understood to
be for Debs At the last moment the
Bryan managers concluded TO risk the
dangerous experiment OF trying to
force a rejection Of the majority re-
port. Some OF their followers refused
to stand by them and the result was
a defeat by a vote Of Cos to 642. 1t
was then o'clock and the middle-of-
the-road leaders attempted to secure
an adjournment, hoping that the vic
tory could be turned to account before
the delegates reassembled. but the
Bryan leaders prevented this strategic
movement. They determined to push
on. realizing fully the disheartening ef-
feet of drawing off after having had
their outposts driven in. Some Of the
midle-of-the-road men who believed
their victory was genuine, were also
eager 10 continue the fray. But the
promise held out did not materialize.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization was brought for
ward, the majority commencing the Sc
lection of Senator Allen. the ponderous
statesman from Bryan's state. The
anti-Bryan men pitted against the Ne
braska senator James X. Campion.
of Maine, man practically unknown,
even to the middle of the road contin-
gent, who entered him in the lists.
Still, they rallied to his support every
vote at their command, and they were
defeated, 75S to 564. The following list
will show the geographical location of
the Bryan strength, 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, Ne
braska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ore
gon. Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wis
consin, New Mexico, District of Col
umbia and Arizona.
For Campion-Alabama, California,
Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Mississippi, Missouri. Ohio, Rhode