Phoenix weekly herald., 1896-07-30
SILVERITES -
49,
The Democratic Nominees the
Choice of the Convention.
TIRED OF THE POPULISTS.
And Refuse TO Wait for Them to
Make an Arrangement for
Ticket.

ST. HoUIs, July 23.-The delegates %
both the Populist and silver eonven
sions were abroad early today
They gathered IN groups arguing WIFI
one another and often becomingsk
excited. The day began clear and hot
In the Grand Music Hall where the sill
yer convention wGs held the heat was
even more uncomfortable than on the
streets. The tired delegates began
coming in at 9:20, but the galleries were
practically vacant at 10 O'Clock the hour
TO which the convention bad adjourned
snd it was an hour later when the con
vention was called TO order.
Sr. LOUIS, July 23.-When Chairman
st. John called she silver convention to
order he said be was sorry TO be COM
PEELED to announce that Rev. DE-.
| Niccols, who was 30 open she conven sion
with prayer had been called from the
city.
Congress man Nswlands moved that a
Committee on Ways and Means be ep-
pointed to raise funds TO defrey The ex-
| penses OF the oonven ton.
Chas. a. Towne, Vics-OhairmaD, was
Introduced. He said the press of the
country had apparently forgotten it's
sacred duty and become the plant tool
of monopoly. Money was the god 1t
worshipped. But the day Of regenera-
| tion was at hand. He eulogized the
Democratic candidate in glowing terms.
This evoked the biggest demonstration
which has thus far characterized the
convention.
Towns said three mouthe ago the
man who dared TO predict shas free
silver would win in the coming election
| would have been sat down Rs an i'm
beciIe. Now the movement had grown
10 such proportions that victory vas
not only possible, but certain if the
forces were united, and sacrifices were
made On all sides. The factions must
all unite and the patriotic people would
be relieved OF theis burdens. There
wes uproarous cheering by the dele
gates when Towne ended.
Ex-Governor ST. John was called
upon to speak. He told how corn was
worth ten cents bushel, oates eight
cents and pot6toes six cents buehel
in Minnesota. This was why SO many
farmers favored free silver. Not many
months ago nearly every one believed
nothing could defeat Mckinley for
President, but the surrender OF Ameri-
can interests TO Great Britain at the
political convention changed the senti-
meut of the whole country. Free silver
81 16 30 would sweep the country.
After ST. John, Mrs. Helen ID. Gou-
gar of Indiana, made a speech; she de-
nouncsd the goldbug monopotists,
''Wall Street pluto Gratis and English |
bond sharks" and said the only saliva
ton of the people from serfdom was to
declare for the free coinage of silver.
She denounced Mckinley aud the plat |
form on which he stands. Saloon |
keepers, rum power and anarchists, she
said, were with Mckinley. So were
stho thieves of Wall Street" Delegate |
Hail of Illinois, said the potent ipt1u- !
ence upon voters in behalf or silver
would be the announcement OF the |
former party affiliations attendant up |
on the silver convention. He moved |
poll OF the delegations be taken tor
gu blication. The motion was carried |
and a roll ordered to be taken next ses- |
sion.
The following resolution was offered |
for individual consideration of the dele |
gates preparatory TO official consldera-
tion next session: "That in the present
eitustion the organization is and logic
allv must be 10 thu coming campaign,
the peculiar representative OF the inoe-
pendent free silver Republicans and the
efforts OF the national com mittee should
be carefully directed to com Dining ana
augnenting this Republican element
as an independent force, co operating
with others for the selection OF car
dates Who shen be nominated Ii
convention for Presidents a. Snl'
idxot aud q free silver toe-1 res
RA, Cole said osx ,,s ~as 'esS
gree sest Fespe os f,,r Mrs C<,ngar - J =.
dlans, he DID not think ii as wisa T.,
'sKe p sue cry of prohibition. Go DC,
oAe"lI2 would be 30 lnss
strength among Germans, Dss,ite
e or*sS oe sit down" be continued texa;k
Ire zee silver question was one tn n,
nv crested the masses and SHOULD mot
1e weighed down by prohibition, he
saIc When be finished the Convention
took a recess until 2,;3op m,
There ware fgoed many women il,
attendanos az che oftezuoon session. bat
the delegates were slow ia assembling.
At j p. m Cheirnan ST. John oa7lad for
order He announced THIS IS the Peo-
pies party had not effeeoed a permeu-
ent organization nc conference had
been appointed. This necessitate DELAY
anu be hoped the delegates would be |
patient Q. p. Lane, of California. was
called for snd by vote of the convention
LED to the Speakers stand. He fin
sled at ,3:45 p. m. amid cheers.
Baker, of California, said in a speech
thct the platform if adopted would end
inc laoors of the convention, as it would
endorse Bryan ard Sewsil. He wanted {
% see the conference with the PopuIjsts a
Iosed on first.
Sr. LOUIS, July 24.-Is was lO;11 h
CLOCK when Chairman st. John oaIled n