The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05
Waite's Men Being Shut Out,
They Elect Rival Dele
cation.
WILL FIGHT OUT THE CASE
AT ST. LOUIS.
Teller's Policy as to Coinage Indorsed
by the Leaders of the Con.
vention.

Convention of the Peoples party, held at
the Broadway Theater to-day, selected
delegation to the st. Louis convention
that will favor union of all silver forces,
while maintaining the party organization
and platform. They will work to secure
an Endorsement of the Democratic party
nominee In Chicago If he is known to be a
free silver 16 to / man. The complexion
of the delegation is such as to secure the
councils and advice of Senator Henry NJ.
Teller, whose wishes will be consulted be-
fore the delegation goes to the National
Convention.
The platform, which is short, indorsed
Senator Telier's course as consistent to
the last, advised the adoption of a plank
favoring direct legislation and is fully ex-
plicit on the financial question, claiming
the glory of the silver issue as coming
from the Peoples party. The platform is
as follows:
ResolUed, By the Peoples party of Colorado,
in convention assembled, that it adheres to the
time-honored principles of the party as here
tofore declared and abates not particle of its
loyalty to those principles, nor to the grand
organization which has put them forth. We
the Populists of Colorado learn with pleasure
that the great principle of free coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of 16 to 1, declared first by the
Peoples party, has become the one distinct
and pronounced issue OF the day, and we in
vite the cooperation OF all citizens 10 the end
that the principle may become q fact en-
bodied in the statu tory law of the land. Real
izing that the settlement of the financial
question is the paramount issue now before the
American people, we favor such action by our
National Convention as will unity the support
of all parties upon candidate for the Presi-
dency who is unqualitedly in favor of the
free and nlimited coinage of gold and silver
at the ratio of 16 to l, without waiting for the
action of any other nation.
Resolped That the mission of the People's
party has but begun, and that he organiza-
ton should be perpeIusted, strengthened and
kept intact to the end that the great primer
Piles for which 1t stands shall ultimately tri-
umph.
The last two resolutions were eulogistic
of Teller and declaring for the adoption OF
the initiative and referendum.
State Chairman Clark, in calling the con-
vention to order, made a personal explana-
lion in defense of allegations made in a
leafiet distributed in the convention hall
by the followers of the Waite faction in
this (Arapahoe) county, and he did it
humorously, to the evident enjoyment of
the delegates. As the Waite faction were
contesting for seats the chairman request
ed delegates from Arapahoe County to re-
frain from participating in the preliminary
organization.
W. J. Kerr of Pueblo was made chair
man. After the usual committees were Sc
:ected, while awaiting the result of the
hearing of the committee on credentials
on the Arapahoe County contest, Hon.
Lafe Pc nee and Judge Joha H. Bell, mem
Der of Congress from the Second District,
addressed the convention, both urging
union of all forces upon the financial
question, leaving other Populist ideas
alone until that issue had been settled.
The Populists must go to st. Louis as
patriots and not as partisans, was Judge
Bells view OF the situation.
The credentials committee refused to
seat the Waite delegates by practically
unanimous vote and no Waite follower
was recognized in the selection of dele
gates. A strong fight was waged against
Mayor Nicholson of LeadviIle as delegate
to st. Louis because he was chairman of
the State Convention two years ago which
was ruled by Waite, but Nicholson was
finally named by large majority VOTE
The women delegates held a caucus and
then demanded represen tation, which was
granted in the Congressional conventions
held later in the day.
Ex-Governor Waite asked TO be permit
ted to address the convention, and, after
considerable opposition, upon an urgent
plea OF t. NJ. Patterson to grant Waite
hearing be was given the floor. Waite
formally announced protest to the action
OF the convention in refusing his adher-
ents seats and he gave notice that an ap-
peal would be made In st. Louis Then
calling upon his friends to follow hin, he
departed to hold convention downtown,
where delegates to St. Louis were named.
The delegates at large are T. NJ. Patter-
son, John G. Bell, Myron w. Reed, ]. D.
Hooper, G. III. Conant, s. D. Nicholson,
H. G. Bolsinger. ]. II. Voorhees,, w. J.
Kerr, H. @. Clark. Twenty delegates from
the Second and fifteen from the First Con-
gressional District were also named and
the convention then adjourned.
WANT A FUSION TICKET.