Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-24

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am for Bryan, but am not for q
national banker for the seoond place.
[Cries Of "good!" !" and cheers].
coxEr DowNED.
The populist committee on resoIu
tions, this morning, rejected Coxey.
non-intele It bearing bond scheme. A.
IL O'Clock, the committee had agreed
on the preamble to the platform and
several sections OF the financial plank
Coxey, who has just come out Of the
committee room, announces that the
platform will probably be finished BY
noon or little later. He will carry
his fight INTO the convention.
THE PLATFORM.
After considerable debate, the
woman's suffrage plank was defeated
Another plank declares for the election
OF the president and vice-presdent, and
the election of senators by direct vote
OF the people. A plank was also
adopted declaring for free ballot and
fair count. A demand Is made for
such legislation as will enable every
industrious and prudent citizen to se-
cure home, and declares that public
lands should not be monopolized for
speculative purposes The sympathy of
the party with Cuba, In her struggle
for political freedom and independence,
is expressed; home rule in the Terri
ritories and the District of Columbia,
and the early admission of the Terri
tories of Arizona, New Mexico and
Oklahoma is demanded. Demand is
made for such legislation as will re-
strict the power Of the courts in con-
tempt cases. The assertion is made
that in times Of great industrial depres-
sion, unemployed labor should be en-
ployed on public works.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
On adjournment at 12:0h, the
minority assembled to prepare its re-.
port. This will re-affirm the Omaha
platform, with an additional plank
against irredeemable paper money,
and new plank covering the subject
OF an initiative referendum. 1t will
have plank declaring for free ballot
and fair count; condemns the whole
sale system of ACKNOWLEDGMENT in
some states as nn-democratlc, and un-
and declares it the duty of
the several state legislatures to take
such action as will secure a full, free,
fair ballot, and an honest count. 1t is
declared that all public salaries should
correspond to the price OF labor and its
products. The platform will conclude
with declaration that while the mat
ters enumerated constitute the tenets
Of faith of the populist party, the
financial question is recognized as the
one great issue, and the cooperation |
Of all political organizations, and all
people, regardless of politics. to bring |
lbout free coinage, is asked
aCYCLoNE,' DAVIS 4TALKs4s
"Cyclone'' Davis, OF Texas, then
made an earnest appeal in favor of the
minority. Delegate Patterson. OF Col
'rado, addressed the convention earn
stly in favor of an action recognizing
3ryan for president aud Sewall for
rice president. The name OF Bryan
vas greeted with applause, and Sewallss
With shouts of disapproval, which in.
.errupted the speech for some time.
After he got a chance to go on, he
,aid: ~ believe that il the ticket is
if Bryan is named for presi-
dent, and somebody other than Sewall
'or the vice. presidency, 1t will inevita.
ply lead to confusion and recrimina-
ion. [Shouts Of "No, no,n "Sit]
iown."1 How would that be received
oy the friends of Sewall, II the demo-
cratic national committee should at
,empt itp' Another outbreak Of OPT
position.
THE GUARDIANSHIP.
A vote on this question was finally
AIKEN, and the majority report was
adopted. The convention, by an al
most unanimous vote, decided TO leave
he selection OF the chairman OF the
committee to the committee
tself, instead OF contijing the selection
If the chairman to the presidential
nominee.
2:33 p. m. Bulletin. The Bryan
men won on ballot tor,reversing the
,rder OF selecting president and vice.
president. The offisial result of the
ballot on selecting vice-president first
vas: For, 730; against, 766.
2:55 p. m. Bulletin NORTH Caro-
ina has just changed her vote to 95 for
he minority, changing the result. The
wins and the vice president
will be selected first
A scene of great confusion followed
he change Of vote. Weaver then took
he stand, shortly after 8 O'Clock, and
.ead the platform and resolutions,
which had been agreed to. The plat !
orm demands that no bonds be issued
except by act of congress, and de-
nands the election Of president, vice.
president and United States senators
oy direct vote Of the people. Gen.
J. S. Coxey followed Weaver with
report.
[Bulletin, 4:25 p m. THE nomina-
ion for vice. president IS now IN order.
Bulletin, 4:S5 p. m THE conven-
ion adjourned until 5 p. m.
A BICYCLE PARADE.
Il Is the Chief Feature Of the Cleveland centen-