The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-07-25
VOTE STOOD 7ss TO so4.
The Result of the Announcement yna
Followed by stirring scenes Bryan
Men Met Temporary Reverse
on the Illinois Contcst-Iho
Situation Unchanged -
silver Convention.

permanent Chalfmdus anu TOOK tuafNc I
of the machinery Of the convention /
and the committees, the delegates to /
the silver convention at Music hall /
simply dawdling along, listening TO /
speeches and transacting trivial busi- I
ness, in pursuance of the prear- /
ranged programme OF remaining in /
session in the hope Of influencing the |
action of the other convention in the |
direction OF indorsing silver and the /
Chicago Democratic ticket.
There were two sessions of the Pop /
ulist convention, morning session of /
two hours and an afternoon Sc ssion OF
six. The latter carried the conven-
tion into the night Both were tur-
bulent and noisy, but the tumult was
confined to the delegates on the floor,
the galleries, as on Wednesday, being
practically empty A bitter feeling
manifested itself among the middle
of-the-road faction, which found vent
in several wild demonstrations and
counter demonstrations.
The morning session was virtual
blank so far as business was con-
cerned. The report of the committee
on credentials was not ready and the
convention listened 20 a baritone from
Oklahoma and sweet singer from
Arkansas render some campaign par
odies on popular ballads There was
also a drama tically arranged middle
of-the-road demonstration which failed
to arouse much enthusiasm, despite
ITS theatrical accessories. Delegate
Washburn OF Massachusetts, attempt
ed TO spring a resolution on the con
20, 20, mind 1oIa faa tf nh hi,la
by the result, whatever it might he,
but he was howled down and his reso-
luton was laid peacefully away on
the back shelf.
II was at the afternoon session that
the tug of war came, which ended in
the disastrous defeat of the straight
outs. BY a narrow majority they
beat the Bryan forces early in the
session on the determination of the
Cook county contest Some Of the
Bryan men were alarmed and could
with difficulty be convinced that the
battle was not lost This preliminary
defeat of the Bryan forces was due,
perhaps, TO over confidence in their
strength. They undertook to defeat
the majority report OF their own com
mittee in the Chicago contest Only
seven actual votes hung in the bal
ance The fourteen Taylor delegates
! who held the seats were Bryan men.
/ The report of the COMMITTEES decided
| TO allay bitter feeling if possible, by
seating both sets of delegates and
/ dividing the vote. The contesting
delegates were understood to be for
/ DebS At the last moment the Bryan
managers concluded TO risk the dam
/ gerous experiment Of trying to force
] e. Of
Some of their followers refused TO
stand by them and the result was
defeat by vote of Cos 10 6f2.
IL was then 6 O'clock and the md
dle-of-the-road forces attempted 70
secure an adjournment, hoping that
the effect of the victory could be
turned 10 account before the delegates
reassembled. But the Bryan leaders
prevented this strategic move They
deter;mined 10 push on, realizing fully
the d sheartening effect OF drawing
off atter having had their outposts
driven in Some of the middle of-the-
road men who believed their victory
was genuine were also eager TO con-
tinue the fray.
But the promise TO the ear was
broken to the hope.
The report Of the committee on per-
manent organization was brought for
ward The majority recommended
the selection OF Senator Allen, the
ponderous statesman from Mr.. Bryan IS
Sta e. who, during the battle over the
repeal Of the silver pa RELEASING clause
of the Sherman silver law, made the
longest continuous speech on record
ia the Senate lie held the floor for
nineteen hours. The auti-Bryan men
"a a a..a.N 81 !. d..
James Is. Campion of Maine, q man
practically unknown even 90 the mid
dle-of-the-road contingent vs. ho entered
him in the lists. Still they rallied TO
his support every vote at thcir com-
maud. And they We're defeated. 15s
TO 5o4 The following list Will show
the geographical location Of the Bry-
an strength, the States being classi-
fed according to the majority OF their
votes:
For Allen-Colorado, Connecticut.
Delaware, Florida, Idaho. Illinois.
indiana, Iowa, Kansas Kentucky,
Maryland, Massachusetts. Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, North Dakota,
Oregon, Pennsyl South Dakota.
Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, VAR
ginia, Wisconsin, New Mexico Dis
trict Of Columbia and Arizona,
For Campion Alabama, Cali ornia,
Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan Mime
sofa, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio.
Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, WASH
ington and Indian Territory.
4 he votes of North Carolina. Wyo.
ming and Oklahoma were equally
divided.
The first outbreak OF anything like
enthusiasm came when the majority
report upon the Illinois contest was
defeated and the minority report
adopted. The vote stood 0t5 10 Gi2
aud the middle-of-the-road fellows
elaimeo the defeat as "a victory and
celebrated il with round after round
J of applause. However. tAe Bryan
men refused TO admit that the vote
was test and pointed ont many Bryan
nen who voted with the middle-of the
road fellows simply on the merits O
the contest
The next minute the Bryan men
took their innings, when, in the
course of speech on the Wisconsin
contest, Bryan name was mentioned
ia connection with the boast that he
would carry that State whether lac
were nominated by this convention or
not Cheer after cheer followed.
which were echoed back by howls OF
derision from the middle OF the road
men. The last OF the contests was not
cleared away until o'clock, and pan
demonium broke loose again. Some
Of the delegates were anxious 10 ad-
'i0urn until 8 o'cloek, but the eonYen-