The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-24
POpUJIISTS CONVENTION
BRYAN's ENDORSEMENT APPAR-
 ENTLY dSSURED.

of-the- Road Men-The Fight Over the Nomination for vice-President.
 St. Louis, Mo-, July 23.-The popu- list delegates had weary, Jagged out look to-day, owing to the hot weather the hot discussions and late hours.
 The middle-of- the-road populists, at least the leaders, appeared to realize this morning for the first time that they could not control the situation, and, although the rank and file still |, cried for absolutely Independent action, most of the leaders were talking com promise on the basis of a populist vice presidential nomination and division mistakes and perhaps none will prove more costly than the ignominious dumping of Ignatius Donnelly, whom they had selected as their candidate for permanent chairman, for Campion of Maine, who is bitterly opposed to Sewall. Donnelly's friends are very much incensed. Furthermore, the mid dle- of- the e-roadsters cannot get control of the committee which will formulate the action of the convention.
 The Bryan men considered this morn ing that they had Bryan's nomination practically assured and were working like beavers to save Sewall. Should they be beaten in this latter regard, the chances seem to favor the nomina- tion of A. l.. Mimms of Tennessee
 The popuiists began assembling in the convention hall at o'clock. At this time the voices of the middle of the-road men were everywhere to be heard discussing the situation. Their vociferationS were heard above the noise of the band music in the gal leries.
 J. J. Crandall of Camden, N. J.. was about distributing circulars in favor of the ratification of the platform of the New Born Democracy, lately chris tened at Chicago"
 "The trouble will soon begin," he shouted. We don't want harmony
 Soon after 10 O oclock Sena tors Stew art of Nevada and Kyle of North Da- kota joined Senator Allen and General Field of Virginia on the platform. The tall form of Cyclone" Davis of Texas could be seen everywhere on the :,om towering above the delegates. 'sStump'' Ashby of South Carolina, wno listir- guished himself last night by making a dozen or more speeches while the convention was in darkness, held forth from a chair. The Texas delegation contains some of the most uncompro- missing men in the convention, and they were mad to the bone at the prospect of being balked in their middle of the road policy.
 At 10:05 Senator Marion Butler, the temporary chairman, appeared on the platform. Simultaneously the band struck up 'sDixie," and the delegates uncorked some of their pent-up enthu- siasm.
 The attendance in the galleries, as yesterday, was very thin. Not more than 300 persons were in the balconies. Five minutes later, Chairman Butler called the convention to order, and the Rev. MT. Smith offered prayer for blessing upon the common country.
 After the announcement of the com mittee on organization that body re- tired and the delegates sat on desper- ately flaming themselves. At intervals the band played on. Big sunflowers adorned the fans of the Kansas dele gation.
 There were frequent long delays in the proceedings.
 A squad of middle of the -roaders. headed by Delegate Branch of Georgia, suddenly plunged into the hall through the main entrance and came shouting down the central aisle. Mr. Branch bore aloft big white banner with the inscription, Middle of the Road. A Straight Ticket At sight of it the Texas, Georgia, Maine, Missouri and Mississippi delegates mounted their chairs and yelled at the top of their voices. At the same time middle-of- the-road delegate stationed in the gal lery over the platform hurled out drought the air about a peck of small /. green tickets, which broke and fell like a cloud over the pit. The four. dele gations gave cheer after cheer, but the others sat stolidly in their seats. About sixth of the delegates joined in the demonstration. The green tickets when examined contained the follow Ing:
 "Middle-of- -the-Road, our financial plank: We demand national treasury note issued by the general government receivable for all public dues, and a full legal tender in payment of all aebts, public and private, and loaned direct to the people through postal and other governmental banks at cost, for the benefit of the people and the pur- chase and coinage of such amount of gold and silver bullion, at the rates of l6 to 1, as may be necessary to pay the debts of the government which are made payable in coin. We demand hat the volume of money shall speedily increase to an amount necessary to transact the business of the country Sn cash basis. Respectfully submit ed for the consideration of the populist convention" It was signed by George M. Jackson, J. W. Dollison and Isaac GcCracker of Arkansas.
 There was a ripple of applause and | few shouts when the name of Jacob 5. Coxey was announced as member If the committee on platform from Ohio. There were also demonstrations or Governor Holcomb of Nebraska General Weaver of Iowa, and ex-Gov- rnor Llewellyn of Kansas, when their James were shouted out. The commit ee on rules and platform were named md retired at II :45 a. m.
 The committee on permanent organi- ation went over the role of states on If pooy, for ,1a1roa nant