The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25

those on the platform were Ex-Governor
Waite of Colorado, Senator PETER of Kan
sas, General Field of Virginia, National
Committeeman Branch of Georgia, and
Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar of Indiana. Chair
man Allen introduced Mrs. Marion Todd
of Michigan, who has been conspicuous
as a Populist speaker for several years.
She offered a resolution expressing the re-
gret of the convention ut Mrs. Emory
untimely death The resolution was
unanimously adopted by rising vote.
sixteen to One Gayel.
A. A. Noe, an Ohio delegate, presented
to Chairman Allen gavel containing six
teen ounces of silver and one of gold The
wood of the handle was hickory. After
this presentation novel incident oc-
Cured. Captain G. A. Lloyd Of Rochell,
n. Y, and Mrs Pennington, "the sweet
singer of Arkansas" marched into the
hall dressed in the costume of Uncle Sam
and Columbia. Captain Lloyd wore the
red. white and blue spike.tailed coat
and the tall hat of Uncle sam
while she was arrayed in the stars
and stripes and wore the shield and tur-
ban of the American goddess. They made
their way to the platform amid IA spatter-
lnX Ol CnctTS ih'NN wv
while Mrs. Pennington sang Popullst
campaign song. Jerry Simpson mounted
a chair and protested against frittering
away any more time of the convention.
The delegates. he said, were present at
great expense, and the convention shouiu
| get down to business.
Conference Committee Named.
The committee to confer with similar
| committee from the silver convention was
| then appointed, one from each state. Con
| rrcssman Howard called upon the chalr
| for statement of the purpose of the CON
| ference committee and the power WIN
| which IL was clothed. Senator Alien re.
sponded that the object was To ascertain II
| the two combinations could hnd common
| ground to stand on. Anything they did
| would be subject to the subsequent action
| of the convention. it had no piehary
power. M,
/ The regular order was called ior. lhi'
| was the reading of the minority report ol
the committee on rules. 1t recommended
| n change In the order of making nohina
tions so as to make the nomination Oh vlc'
4 president before that OF president, MI
was move of the middle or the roau
men to test Sewall's strength. There wer'
speeches for and against the propositioh
Congressman Howard advocated taxing
up the report section by section. he want
| ed to nominate n vice presluent hrs'
This statement was greeted Win man.
cheers by the anti Bryan faction.
Kansas for a Southern Man.
Jerry Simpson got the floor and creates
| unbounded enthusiasm among the anu
Sewall men by declaring that Kansas cas-
her oo votes for a southern man for vic
nresident At this point the previou
question was ordered, but Il. Gerry brow
and Rarney Gibbs of Texas managed I
get in two speeches under the guise G
Parliamentary inquiries The tangle wa
at last straightened out and the conven
tion went back and took up the report ser
tion by section. Another ten minute
wore consumed before the contested SCI
tiops of the report was reached
A vote was then taken ON the minorit
roport which provided for the noninatio
,f vice president first Itwas practica
10 n test vote on Sewall for vice presid en-
The ven vote was against Sewail IN
frat ballot resulted: Yeas, 7so; nays oi
Ther, was much confusion attending u
ballot. o.,
When the result was announced ue'
oral Weaver reported the platform, whic
was adopted. IL VIII pe io"''' :"
other column. A.,
After a stormy session of nearly w
hours the conference commttee vi /"
populist and silver conventions auJourn'
without having reached an agreemen,
The committee was appointed from !,
two conventions to see II n mutuai unu'
s,andin0 could not be reached regaruii
.,a,sorn,s md presidential candidates