The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
POPS N A PLIGHT.
Harmony Lacking in Their
Convention.
BRYAN MEN BOASTFUL'
Victory Claimed for Him on the
First Ballot.
left WITHOUT LIGHTS
The Convention Forced to Adjourn
at Night.
LEFT WITHOUT LIGHTS

TabuInted Statement Showing the
vote From Each state Counted on
Bv the Bryan Men-Their Chances
Much Better at Midnight Than
Earlier in the Day-The Threat OF
Making a Big Fight over the Tenn
porary Chairmanship Not Carried
Out-The Opposition to sewan
More Bitter Than That Against
Bryan.
St. Louis, July 22.-Both the free silver
conventions assembled here got under way
to-day TO a partial extent, but neither
advanced far enough to enable any aocu-
rate forecast to be made of the probable
outcome Of It's proceedings.
The national silver people, meeting in
the Music hall Of the exposition building,
had much the smoother path to travel. It
met, listened to an able address by Rep
resentative Newlands of Nevada, its tenn
porary chairman, and still more taking
speech by William P. st. John, the ex-na-
tional bank president Of New York, which
fairly captured the convention. It ap-
pointed a committee to confer with the
committee Of the peoples party and
started in on the preparation of a plat
form and OF the inevitable address to the
American people.
Thirty-two states were represented on
the floor Of the convention by about go
delegates. No sort of doubt is entertain
ed that the national silver convention will
endorse the nomination of BRYAN and
Sewall after waiting decent time to OBJ
tain report from their committee on
conference with the populists.
The course of the peoples party In the
hail lately occupied by the republican
convention, as foreshadowed by the first
days proceedings, will not be anything
ike harmonious. Threats were uttered
the night before and repeated with en-
phasis in the early morning by the mid
ole OF the road men that they would
force test vote by antagonizing the Sc
4scton OF Mr.. Butler by the national com
ml'tee, with the nomination of Judge O
D. Jones Of Missouri-a straight-out anti
BRYAN man-all evaporated into thin air
before the convention met. Senator rsIt-
4ef speech was for harmony, but nm
Hlistakably indicated leaning toward
separate popullst ticket and a separate
populist platform.
Delore the temporary chairman had en-
tered upon his opening speech. certain Of
lne southern delegations freely stated
'neif intention to bolt if the Chicago nom-
nees were indorsed. They privately spoke
Vi lne absolute necessity of making the
people party organization intact In their
-espective states so as to control the state
V"c5s' one of the most outspoken of
Nese southern recalcitrants said he could
Hol go home to his state if he carried
WIN him an Endorsement of the demo-
cratic ticket by the populist conven+,,,,
1le frankly admitted that If he and
.os7 Who were acting with him could
prevent the Endorsement OF
Ivan their irrevocable purpose was TO
A.-i Oh sewaH to give place to a southern
Eop1NSt and thus to so confuse the electo-
"a votes for vice president as 10 throw
0.1 e'5etlon into the United States Senate
"'7'e lney would have matters their own
1-S' with all these difficulties ahead, the
s'9lle party moved very slowly. The
.9.''n'ttees on credentials, apparently for
D7 purpose of gaining time, protracted
generations over the utterly unimport-
a~ s.I contested cases, none of which could
affect results '''O
Al -l5 o'clock the convention fool, q 70
Csss until S p m, and when # then "a
9s7lloIed some one had failed to make
-s necessary arrangements for turning
~" 'ne electric lights and the darkness Of
~, convention hall was simply made visi-
" ~ few tallow dips furnished bv the
srs,. .S9''sfS and telegraph companies. Under
-'' circumstances the transac ticn of bus,-
sS was impossible and nothing further
as oone. At 1888 o'clock the convention
H.. 50'rhed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
v'5 9' which hour the silver convention
VIII also re-assemble. '''D