The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-23
here were not two hundred people in

4 hdUSdS QeleSallOu, W1ln IOIlS y6llOW
ribbons ON their hats and sunhowers in
their lapels
Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota, with
his good-natured bearing, came in
early and talked with Sergeant-at-
Arms Mcdowell. Congressman How
ard of Alabama, who wrote IF Christ
Came to Congress" was a striking fig
ure in his delegation.
General Coxey and his son-in-law,
Colonel Brown, came together with
their wives. Mrs. Coxey bore in her
arms her young son whom General
! Coxey christened Legal Tender" as a
perpetual reminder of his march. AS
the air Of the hall grew oppressive the
! delegates did not hesitate to take off
/ their coats. Many delegates wore neg
/ lige shirts and some wore
! NEITHER COLLAR NOR CRAVAT.
The band stationed above the speak
er'S stand kept up a continuous fusii-
/ ade of popular airs, but not one Wrung
a round of applause from the dele
gates. When the assistant sergeant at
arms hung the portrait of Lincoln over
i the front galleries, the delegates gave
/ three cheers. The ice being thus brok-
! en-, they began to be more demonStra-
! tive and cheered the bands rendition
of Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean"
! There were several women delegates
| on the floor, among them Mrs j. d.
/ A. Bush of Prescott, Ark, Mrs. Jennie
/ Atherhold and Mrs. Hills of Colorado.
! Senator Allen received the greatest
/ personal ovation. The Texas delegation
/ grew demonstrative. A woman posed
j with a middle of the road Streamer
pinned to her gown, and they cheered
wildly. She waved her handkerchief
/ frantically, and enthusiastic Texans
! crowded about her to shake hands
She proved to be Mrs. Jennings OF
/ Chicago.
A Lone Star delegate mounted a
/ chair and read kilograms from Texas
! Populists admonishing them to keep in
the middle of the road and bolt if nee
essary Stuart Ashley, one of the dele
! gates. made a speech, and it looked as
/ if the Texans intended to hold little
/ convention by themselves.
Paul Vandervoort, the most proml-
nend candidate of the
] MIDDLE OF THE ROAD" MEN
/ for president, took the platform.
! Shortly before u O'Clock the Mississippi
delegation marched down the aisle
with banners bearing the slogan: mo
J compromise There was an answering
yell of joy from the Texas delegation.
! General Weaver moved over to the
/ Texas delegation and made speech IN
favor Of holding a session behind
! closed doors. The Texans said it was
! impracticaible.
The middle of the road" leaders,
after comforting, decided not to make
an organized fight against the selection
of Butler as temporary chairman.
| At 1925 D. m. Senator Butler mount
! ed the platform. Three minutes later
| Chairman Taubeneck took a seat on the
platform. Senators Allen and PETER
were cheered as they ascended the
stage At this time there We're over
+41,, Ia
pit, but on liberal estimate not over
900 spectators in the galleries.
Governor Stone of Missouri sat
among the distinguished guests on the
| platform.
At 1887 Chairman Taubeneck called
the convention to order. The Illinois
delegation rose and cheered. Rev W.
l.. Smith, a Baptist of this city, de-
livered the invocation. The delegates
stood reverently as he appealed TO Goa
to drive out all sectionahsm from the
deliberations of the convention and
bring in all good.
| GOVERNOR STONES WELCOME.
The chairman introduced Governor
Stone of Missouri to make a welcoming
address. His welcome was most cor
dial and couched in choice words. He
ventured upon a few general remarks
upon party freedom of opinion, press,
speech and the ballot, which must, he
said, amid applause, be preserved at all
hazards.
1t would be considered not improper,
he said, for him to express the hope
that everything that should be done
would be done with an eye single to
the felicity of the people and public
influence. He expressed the hope that
the day would soon come when the
national flag would be the emblem, not
only of national unity, but national
prosperity.
While Governor Stone was speaking
the Texas delegation raised an i'm
mense aaS
DONNELLY'S RESPONSE.
Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota re-
sponded to Mr.. Stones speech. Don
nelly spoke gracefully, paying a high
compliment to St. Louis and the vast
country tributary to it, but avoiding
I adroitly any allusion to the subjects
upon which the delegates below him
were divided. The movement this con-
vention represented, he said, was the
growth of the farm. It had been con-
ceived in the distress that prevailed
among the producers. The people had
felt the effects of misgovernment. If
there was any movement ON the face
of the earth called up by the veritable
hand of God, it was the Peoples party.
He declared the spirits Of Washington,
Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln We're
floating above this convention.
The delegates cheered Justify.
God save the people, said he; up
on that we stand. We are devoted to
their cause. Let US never forget in
our work that we are a band Of broth
ers Waging war against the enemies of
mankind. We must stand together,
whatever we do he vent on, while the
middle of the readers shouted THE
Peoples party won't die it needs to
live. l stood at the cradle of the
Greenback party, and God forbid that
I should be here now to attend a fun
century. Let us do our duty, first de-
destroy our party"
There were more cheers when Don
nelly finished.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease got a demon
stration as she assembled the stage lust
before Chairman Taubeneck intro
duced
SENATOR BUTLER AS TEMPO
RARY CHAIRMAN
In introducing Senator Butler, Tau
beneck said he had been selected by
the national committee without a dis
senting vote, and added the belief that
the convention would act in as great
unanimity as had the committee, in
choosing him for chairman At the
suggestio OF Committeeman Wash
burne three cheers were given for the
young senator.
M e are here" said the senator.
"because there is need for US to be
here" He referred To the fact thor