The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-24
POPS ROUTED
sTRAIGHTOUTs BEATEN IN THE con-
vENTIoN AT ST. LOUIS.
Permanent Organization Effected by
the Democratic Supporters of
Bryan and Sewall.
ALLEN ELECTED CHAIRMAN
15s VOTES CAST FOR THE WINDY
NEBRASKA SENATOR,
While 564 Were All the Middlc-of-
the-Roaders Could Muster for
Campion, of Maine.
-LATTER'S SUPPORTERS FOOLED
THOUGHT THEY WERE IN MAJORITY
SENATOR ALIENS ADDRESS
vITUPERATIvE ENOUGH TO PLEASE
THE MOST RADICAL POPULIsT.
weaver Made Chairman of Platform
but Sewall's Fate in Doubt.

ST. LOUIS, July 23.-The Bryan sup
porters are jubilant tonight. They demon
strated. after a stormy day in the Popu-
list convention, that they had a majority
of 104. They perfected their permanent or
ganization installed their candidate, Sen
ator Allen, Of Nebraska, as permanent
chairman and took charge of the machn-
cry of the convention and the commit
tees. There were two sessions of the con-
vention-a morning session of two hours
and an afternoon session of six hours. The
latter carried the convention into the
night. Both were turbulent and noisy but
the tumult was confined to the delegates
on the floor, the galleries, as on yester-
day, being practically empty. A bitter feel
ing manifested itself among the middle-of-
the-road faction. which found vent in sew
eral wild demonstrations and counter dem
onstrations.
The morning session was a virtual blank,
so far as business concerned. The
report Of the committee on credentials was
not ready and the convention listened TO
a baritone from Oklahoma and sweet
singer from Arkansas render some cam
paign parodies on popular ballads. There
was also a dramatically arranged middle
Of -the-road demonstration, which failed to
arouse much enthusiasm, despite its the
atrical accessories. Delegate Washburn. of
Massachusetts,, attempted to spring reso-
luton on the convention to bind the dele
gates to abide by the result whatever it
might be. but he was howled down and
his resolution was laid peacefully away on
the back shelf.
1t was at the afternoon session that the
tug of war came WHICH ended in this disas-
trous defeat Of the straight-outs. By
narrow majority they beat the Bryan
forces early in the session on the determi-
nation of the Cook county contest. Some
of the Bryan men were alarmed and could
with difficulty be convinced that the bat
tie was not lost. This preliminary defeat
of the Bryan forces was due. perhaps, to
overconidence in their strength. They un-
dertook to defeat the majority report OF
their own committee in the Chicago con-
test. Only seven actual votes hung in the
balance. The fourteen Taylor delegates
who held the seats were Bryan men. The
report of the committee decided to allay
bitter feeling. II possible. by seating both
sets of delegates and dividing the vote.
The contesting delegates were understood
to be for Debs. At the last moment the
Bryan managers concluded to risk the dan
gerous experiment of trying to force the
rejection of the majority. Some of their
followers refused to stand by them, and the
result was defeat by vote of 665 to 642.
DEFEAT OF THE STRAIGHT-OUTS.
1t was then 6 o'clock. and the middle-of-
the-road leaders attempted to secure an ad-
journment, hoping that the effect of the
victory could be turned to account before
the delegates reassembleG But the Bryan
tod fS STR rT1Ov
determined to push on, realizing fully the
disheartening effect of drawing off after
having had their outposts driven in. Some
of the middle -the-road men. who be-
lieved their victory was genuine. We're also
eager to continue the fray. The report of
the committee on permanent organization
was brought forward. The majority rec
commended the selection of Senator Allen.
the ponderous statesman from Mr.. Bryan's
State who. during the battle over the re-
peal of the silver purchasing clause of the
sherman silver law, made the longest con-
tinuous speech on record IN the senate. He
held the floor for nineteen hours. The anti
Bryan men pitted against the Nebraska
Senator James Campion, of Maine. a man
practically unknown, even to the middIe-of-
the-road contingent who entered him in the
lists. Still, they rallied TO his support
every vote at their command, and they
were defeated-15s to 5s4:,,
The following list will show the geo.
graphical location of the Bryan strength
the States being classified according TO the
majority of their votes:
Allen-Colorado Connecticut. Delaware,
Florida Idaho. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa,
Kansas Kentucky. Maryland. Massachu-
setts. Montana, Nebraska. Nevada. New
Hampshire. New Jersey. New York. North
Dakota. Oregon. Pennsylvania, South Da-
kota. Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Vir-
ginia wisconsin, New Mexico. District OF
Columbia and Arizona.
Campion-Alabama. California, Georgia.
louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missis-
sippi. Missouri. Ohio Rhode Island. Texas.
Vermont, Washington and Indian Terri
tory.
The votes of North Carolina. Wyoming
and Oklahoma were equally divided. The
announcement of this triumph was the sig
nal for an uproarous Bryan demonstration
which lasted eighteen minutes.
Senator Aliens speech permanent
chairman occupied over an hour. In many
respects il was bitter enough TO suit the
most radical. When he finished the con-
vention adjourned.
The situation remains practically un-
changed. Although the Bryan forces are in
control and hts nomination or Endorsement
seems to be assured, the defeat of Sewall
still stares them in the face. II Sewall
cennot be nominated along with Bryan the
effort of the Bryan managers will "a