The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-24
WRANGLING Pops.
Ignatius Donnelly Says the
Party is Crazy Song and
Dance Freaks.

ST. LOUIS, July "a, 1S96--The miadle
of the road men, who. from the hfsl,
have demonstrated much more enthusiasm
than capacity for organized effort ap-
pear to be entirely demoral.zed by their
crushing defeat yesterday. They now
admit that the nomination of Bryan Is
foregone conclusion, but are trying to
save something out of the wreck by SUB
stituting a candidate of their own choice
for Vice President in place of Sewal.
The agreed-upon programme ds to submit
a minority report from the Committee on
Rules giving the selection of Vice
President precedence in the order of the
business over the nomination of a Presi-
Dental candidate sThis is to be done.
as one of the more conservative of the
anti-Bryan men explained to a United
Press reporter this morning, because
good many OF our people have been
promised that if they will vote for Bryan
they can have their own way about the
Vice Presidency and we want to make
sure they can deliver the goods"
The Texas people, who are endeavoring
to hold the amti-Bryan delegates together
and obtain an agreement to bolt in case
the ticket or platform are not accept
able to rhe middle Of the road contingent,
were in session at their headquarters
nearly all night and again this morning.
There were fiery speeches both for and
against but there was no definite decis-
ion. the cooler heads seemingly having
prevailed upon the radicals to wait until
action was taken by the convention be-
fore deciding to bolt. The plan that
finally met with most favor was for all
| ~, Hon
until the end and call a convention of
their own, to assemble Immediately after
the adjournment, fer the purpose of
nominating a straight Populist candidate
on the Omaha platform, with one or two
added planks.
The convention was called to order by
Senator Allen, Permanent Chairman, at
five minutes after ten o'clock today.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Will
Jams of the Union Methodist Church of
st. Louis.
! A gavel, constructed in the State of
Ohio out Of forty-eight different kinds of
timber, representing every State. was
presented to the Chairman by Delegate
Denoe of Ohio, as a ''rni Of -the-road''
gavel, and it was accepted by the Chair
man. During this presentation ceremony
couple of fantastically attired inddvid-
uals ascended the platform. They were
dressed to represent the characters of
Uncle Sam and Columbia.
Uncle Sam was represented by a pretty
we'll known character from Staten Island
named Lloyd, and Columbia in the
Sweet Singer of Arkansas who enter
tanned the convention with song, Mrs.
Pennington by name. This pair of ec-
centricities were introduced to the con-
Vention by the chairman, as couple Of
| important characters" They made their
| bow to the audience and when ''the sweet
| singer Of Arkansas Immediately broke
out into a song composed for the occa-
sion and sung to an air something be-
| tween "Auld Lang Syne'' and John An
derson, My 10 john
When this performance was at an end
| the States were called for the appoint
ment of a delegate to act ON the confer
ence committee with the silver convention.
| When the State of Texas was reached,
/ the spokesman Of that delegation declared
| Indignantly that Texas had no name TO
present fer such committee. The repors
/ of the committee on rules and order Of
| business, which was made last night,
/ was taken up for ictlon. The majority
| report hal been read las- night. The
| minority report was now read--the point
| of It being that nominations FOR Vice
! President shall be made prior to nominal
fions for President.
The majority report was explained by
elegate T omeroy. OF New Jcrsey---a NOM
Der Of the committee on rules. There were
but three points Of difference he said
between the majority and the minority
the principal one being a reversal Of
the order Of nominations for President and
j vice-P President. One of the rules feccrn-
mended. was that nominating speeches be
limited to twenty inmates and the ser
| onding speeches to ten minutes Another
rule which was unanimously recommended
WAS that where there were vacancies In
delegations. the votes of the delegates
present should be counted pro rara tt
i The whole number to which the State IS
entitled
i 50 If state were entitled to twelve
votes and there were only ten delegates
/ present each Of them should cast on.
and two-tenths votes An explanation wa.
| also given as to the proposition for ths
selection Of chairman ~ the Natscna