Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-22

delegation and made short speech in
favor of holding the sessions behind
closed doors, but the Texans said 1t was
impracticable.
The middle Of -the-road leaders, after
comforting, decided not to make an or
ganized fight against the election OF Sen
tor Butler as temporary chairman.
FORMALLY CALLED TO ORDER.
At 1887, Chairman Taubeneck called
the Populist convention to order. The
Illinois men arose and cheered.
Rev. W. L. Smith, Baptist, delivered
the invocation. The delegates stood
reverently as he appealed to God to drive
out all sectionalism from the delibera-
tions OF the convention.
The chairman introduced Gov. Stone,
of Missouri, to make the welcoming ad-
dress. His welcome was most cordial
and was couched in choice words. He
ventured upon few general remarks
upon the propriety of freedom of opin-
ion, press, speech and ballot, which must,
he said, amid applause, be preserved at
all hazards.
He expressed the hope that the time
would soon come when the national flag
would be the emblem not only of national
unity but national prosperity.
While Gov. Stone was speaking the
Texas delegation raised an immense ma
tional flag.
IGNATIUs DONNELLY RESPONDS.
Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, re-
sponded to Stones speech. Donnelly
spoke gracefully, paying high compli-
ment to st. Louis and the vast country
tributary to it, but avoiding adroitly any
allusion to the subjects upon which the
delegates we're divided.
The movement this convention repro
sented, he said, was the growth of the
farm, conceived in the distress that pre-
vailed among the producers. He declared
that the spirits of Washington, Jefferson,
jackson and the "august Lincoln" were
floating above this convention. The
delegates cheered Justify.
"God save the people," said he; upon
that We stand. We are devoted TO their
cause. Let us never forget in our work
that we are band of brothers, waging
war against the enemies of mankind. We
must stand together whatever We do"
He went on, while the middle-of-the-
readers shouted, "the Peoples party won't
die. II needs to live"
Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease, of Kansas, got
a demonstration as she ascended the stage
Just before Chairman Taubeneck intro
duced Senator Butler as temporary chair
man.
SENATOR BUTLER INTRODUCED.
In introducing Senator Butler, Mr..
Taubeneok said that he had been selected
by the national committee without dis
senting vote and he added the belief that
the convention would act with as great
unanimity. Three cheers were then given
for the young senator.
1--WE are here" said Senator Butler
sbecause there is need for us to be here.'
The national parties that have held
charge of the government for twenty-five
years had brought the country to the verge
Of bankruptcy. He referred to McKin.
ley as the candidate OF aggregated cap,
tai and combined greed" He declared
that both Of the old parties had for years
fought sham battles. No matter where
victory lay, Wall street and Lombard
street won. Meanwhile the Populist
party had grown steadily. They had a
last torn the mask from the old parties
The Republican party had been forced tt
align itself with the
MoNEYED KINGS or WALL STREET
was 80 frightened that in its desperation
it had finally committed grand and petit!
larceny, "stole our platform and tried +,
steal into our party"
| This statement set the convention wild
| "If the Peoples party should abandol
it's organization" said he, "the Demo
cratic party at its next national conven
tion would repudiate the platform adopt
ed at Chicago and Bryan would not hav
any more chance Of being nomi mated thai
Thomas Jefferson would II he were aliv
/ to-day.
ssShall We save our party or allow II I,
20 down in defeatf" he asked. sBhall |
be said that this great band Of patriots
who have broken all party ties, allowe
themselves to be controlled more b
prejudice than by patriotismi"
4 Cries, "no, no." answered the question
FAITH IN THE PARTY.
AZ for himself he had enough faith /
the integrity Of the party to feel cor
J vinced that the party would not max
itself an annex to the Democratic part.
This statement gave the middle of-thi
readers a chance to cheer.
. The Bryan followers were afforded a
i opportunity TO shout whom be added thi
there was grave danger that II might
. made q Republican annex.
|, "Let ne hnd the truth in the midi
/. way" he said. This was the keynote (