The record-union., 1896-07-24

said he would spend every dollar he
owned in this great and glorious cause
of 16 to /. The soldier who bore a bay
onet of steel, he said. was generous
enough to spare the widow and orphan,
but when the bayonet was of gold it
spared neither widow nor orphan.
Great cheers) The reason he was a
silver man, he said, was because he had
risen to that level where he was above
the impulse of sel6shness. Mr. Lanes
maiden efforts were successful.
Shinn of Kansas moved that the Com
mittee on Resolutions be requested to
make its report. Delegates were here on
expenses; they needed not to be edu-
Gated on the silver question; the busi-
ness should be completed at the earliest
hour.
Several gentlemen made speeches for
delay that the conference committee
might have time TO perform its duty.
Doud of Missouri hoped that the con-
vention, having appointed a committee
on conference, would not stultify itself
by adjourning until the Populist Con-
vention had time to perfect arrange
ments for the conference asked for.
Several of the speakers said they were
November, if necessary to accomplish
their purpose
Those who are not willing to remain,
said delegate from California, like the
Irishman, should have gone back before
they started.
Mr.. Little of Kansas said that the
Populist delegation from his State ad-
vised him that if the Silver Convention
aY1&a aH la1,, ;,,
that convention it would nominate him
and Sewall, and he thought that should
be done to-day. (Applause)
Mr.. st. John urged the passage of his
motion. This convention had appointed
a committee on conference, and he
hoped that now it would not insult the
Populist Convention by declaring itself
upon the matter in conference.
A vote by States was denied, and a
motion by st. John that when the con-
yention adjourns this afternoon it be
until tomorrow was declared to have
been carried amid applause.
An effort was made to have a call Of
the States made by the terms of the
motion of Mr.. Strong of Illinois, agreed
to at the morning session, to show the
previous political affiliations of the DEL
egates. Much objection was manifested,
however, that delegations were not full,
and a delegate from Missouri moved as
an amendment that the results of the
poll be handed the Secretary and by
him announced tomorrow, but it was
lost, and the roll call was ordered.
The poll as far as it was reported
showed that one Arkansan, who was a
former Republican, is now an ardent
Bryan supporter. California reported
thirty-five boiters from Republicanism,
Colorado 81. Illinois SO. Indiana IS,
Iowa 81, Kansas AZ, Michigan 16, Min
nesota p, Missouri 30, Montana 6. Ne
braska 35, Nevada 8, New Jersey >,
North Dakota 6, Ohio ), Oregon 10,
Pennsylvania 40, South Dakota IS,
Utah =, Virginia 20, Washington IT.,
Wisconsin 8, Arizona ., Indian Terri
tory 4, District of Columbia 4. Total,
496.
The other former affiliations were re-
| ported to be: Independents II, Nation
alists /, Greenbackers /, Prohibition
| lists 8, Populists Al, Democratic 10.
| The amendment was received with
| applause.
An extract of a. speech by Mr.. Blaine
made several years aga was read by the
| Secretary, in which Mr. Blaine declared
| for the reconciliation and the free
| coinage of silver.
| A resolution offered by Mr.. Duniphan