The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-25
THE REGULAR ORDER CHANGED
The Vice-Presidential Nomination Ta-
ken Up First.

ST. Louis. Mo, july 24.-OnIy ha!i
of the delegates TO the Populist con-
yention were in their seats at 10 o'clock
this morning when Senator Allen APP
peared on the platform and called the
convention TO order. 1t was drizzling
outside and there We're not over 300
people in the galleries.
The delegates rose and stood with
bowed heads while Rev Webber g..
Williams. of the Union Methodist
church OF this city, invoked the divine
blessing.
Among those on the platform were
ex-Gov. Waite, of Colorado; Senator
PETER, of Kansas; Gen. Field, of Vir-
ginia: National Committeeman
Branch, of Georgia, and Mrs. Helen
Cougar, of Indiana.
A. A. Noe, an Ohio delegate, pre-
sented to Chairman Allen a gavel con-
tanning sixteen ounces of silver and
one of gold.
After this presentation a novel Incl
dent occurred. Capt G. "A. Lloyd, of
Rochelle, New York, and Mrs. Penning-
ton, 1.-THE sweet singer of Arkansas" !"
marched into the hall dressed in the
costume of Uncle Sam and Columbia.
They made their way to the platform
amid cheers. They faced the delegates
while Mrs. Pennington sang Il Popu-
list campaign song.
Jerry SIMPSON mounted a chair and
protested against frittering away the
time of the convention. lie was APP
plauded by some OF the middle-of-the-
road men, but no action was taken.
The committee to confer with SINH
lar committee from the silver conyen-
tion was then appointed, one from
each State. While these selections
were being made, some one in the gal
lery over the speakers stand attempt
ed to hang out banner representing
Bryan with one foot on the Democrat
ic and one on the Republican plat
form. He was promptly suppressed.
The banner had been sent to the gal
lery by the Texas delegation. When
Texas was called, for it's member for
the conference committee, Delegate
Park jumped up and shouted: ''Texas
never treats with the enemy. Texas
names no member of that committee.
REGULAR ORDER RESERVED.
The regular order was called for.
This was. the reading of the minority
report of the committee on rules. 1t
recommended a change in the order
of making nominations SO as to make
the nomination of Vice-President be-
fore that of President. This was move
of the middle-of- -the-road men.
Delegate McGrath, of Illinois,
promptly moved to lay the minority
report on the table.
The plain purpose of the straighouts
was to test Sewall's strength. The
proposition would show the extreme
high water strength of the an1-Bryan
men.
Judge Green, of Nebraska, declared
the Peoples party would emerge
triumphantly from this contest if it
grasped the opportunity to achieve
success in November for silver.
''Sit down, sit down. cried a hun
dred voices. 'rn not sit down." re-
piled Judge Green fiercely, until get
ready"
When he completed his speech Con-
gresham Howard, of Alabama, one of
the straightouts came forward. He
took shot at Senator Allen for sug-
gesting that any man wearing a dele
gates badge was influenced by the use
of money. Howard pleaded for the
nomination of Vice-President first in
the interest of South and party har-
mony.
George Abbott of Nebraska, appeal
ed TO the convention not to change the