The record-union., 1896-07-22
and Middle States who will go to make
up the convention.
COMMITTEE MEETING.
ROugh-and-Tumble Fight Between
COnteSting Delegates.

III the halfway OulSlQe the TOOIil Ill w Hill
| the committee were hearing their re-
| spective claims this evening, and blows
We're exchanged. The committee met at
8 p. m. and had been in session only
| few minutes when the contestants,
| headed by Burns and Hogan, made some
remarks about the DIR. Taylor faction
which Taylor resented. The lie was
passed, and in a second the two factions
| were mixed up on the floor. DR.. Taylor
was thrown down twice. He used his
| fists to good advantage, and landed sew
eral blows on the faces of his opponents.
| The men We're pulled apart, but got to-
| gether a second time DR.. Taylor was
| thrown and several men piled up on top
of him. There were threats of resorting
| to firearms, when the police arrived and
| restored order.
| The members of the National Commit
| tee assembled shortly after noon behind
closed doors with Hon. H. E. Tauber-
| neck presiding. The roll-call showed the
presence of nearly all the members OF
the committee Before going into secret
session Chairman Tauberneck an
nounced that there were a few minor
contests, and that the committee would
complete the temporary roll and select
| II
he had no choice for temporary Chair
man.
There are but two contests of import
ance, those from Colorado and Illinois.
| The former involves the entire State
delegation, and the latter twenty-seven
delegates from Cook County (Chicago).
The Colorado contestants are headed by
Ex-Governor Waite, but he having de-
| of 30 in a
his colleagues deposed him for another
| leader.
On the matter of Temporary Chair
man the two candidates were General
Weaver of Iowa, who represented the
Bryan-Sewall element, and Senator But
ler of North Carolina, who Is opposed to
the Endorsement of the Democratic
| ticket.
| After the matter of the membership
| of the committee itself had been deter
mined the committee proceeded to con-
slider the applications by number of
| States for an increased representation in
| the convention.
In making up the table of delegates
| for this convention the National Com
mittee was compelled to act upon data
contained in various political almanacs.
information proved inaccurate. The COM
mitteemen from each Southern State
demonstrated by certified copies Of tab
ulation of votes in their States that the
Populists were entitled to an increase
! in the number of delegates from one to
five. the latter being allowed in Texas.
The several Territories were allowed six
! delegates instead of four. Oklahoma
was given the same right of representa-
ton as States, that is, one delegate for
! it's delegate in Congress and one for
| each 1000 votes, which made its total
representation nine.
| Recess was then taken
Immediately upon reassembling the
| committee took up the Cook County,
! Illinois. contest. After a lengthy argu-
ment Mr.. Donnelly of Minnesota moved
! in the interests of harmony that the two
/ DELEGATIONS be seated, each member to
have half a vote. This motion was
agreed to-49 to IS.
The announcement of the result was
received with much satisfaction by the
members of the Burns Hogan faction IN
the corridor, but DIR. Taylor of Chicago
sent a message to the committee saying
he should decline to sit in the conVen-
ton with his opponents.
After deciding a case from the Nine
teenth Ohio District the committee pro-
ceeded to the selection OF Temporary
Chairman. General Weaver of Iowa.
! who had been spoken of as the Bryan
] candidate for the place, was not men
/ toned Mr.. Guthrie Of North Carolina,
the probe bic Populist candidate for Gov
ernor Of that State. presented the name
( of Senator Marion Butler Of North Caro-
lima Mr.. Branch of Georgia named
Ienatius Donnelly of Minnesota. A
delegate from Kansas presented the
name Of General Field of Virginia.
Senator Buffers nomination was sec
onded by Cyclone" Davis Of Texas, by
a delegate from Alabama and by Z. g.
/ Brown of Massachusetts, and he was Sc
! lacted Temporary Chairman by accla-
nation. the other names being with
drawn.
IL For Secretaries the names Of w. d.
VINCENT of Kansas, the editor of Sound
Money" and John w. Hayes. Secretary
of the Executive Committee of the
Knights of Labor, We're suggested and
both accepted.
The Illinois contest. which it was sup
posed had been settled so far as the
i National Committee was concerned, was
reopened at the suggestion of Chairman
Taubeneck. After some vigorous talk
ing, it was decided to reconsider the
vote by which the two delegations were
seated with a half-vote each, and the
contest was set for further hearing.
1t came up at 8 o'clock this evening,
and while the committee was deliberat-
1 ing the two Illinois factions were wait
ing in the hall and passed the time in a
! fist fight which had 10 be quelled by the
police. The committee threw out the
Burns Hogan faction and seated the
delegation headed by DR.. Taylor. This
was a victory for Chairman Taubeneck,
at whose suggestion the case was re-
opened.
After the result was announced and
the two delegations left the room there
were several epithets passed between
them, but the police prevented further
personal conflict The Burns-Hogan
people say they viii go before the Com
mittee on Credentials, and will carry the
fight to the convention.
1t was midnight before the committee
reached the contest from Colorado,
which was the last to be considered.
: When the case was called the announce
ment was made that Ex-Governor Waite
withdrew his contest Southworth and
. Hackstaff declined to withdraw, and
asked to be heard After some talk it
was decided to place the names of the
delegates holding regular credentials
} on the temporary roll. and state 10 the
convention that neither side had been
heard. thus allowing the contest to go
/ before the Cr4da,1fi fiaiS Committee with