Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-24
THE SILVER SOLONS
Laying Down the Lines in Their
Convention for the Pop
uIists to Work on.
BRYAN BY AccLAMATIoN
The Anti-Silyer Democrats Re-
solve to Hold National Con-
yention In Indianapolis.
THE MISSOURI NOMINEES

THE MISSOURI NOMINEES
SILVER CONVENTION HALL, ST. LOUIS,
Mo-. July 24.--The strain Of the past
few days showed upon the delegates to
the silver convention this morning.
They were slow in gathering in the
hall and the attendance was somewhat
diminished. The leaders of the party
were early on the scene, and expressed
the opinion that this would be the last
day of the convention.
The chairman raped for order at
40, and introduced Rev. w. r..
Covert, of the Missouri delegation, who
opened with the Lords Prayer.
Mr.. Baker, OF California, chairman
OF the committee on conference, an
nounced that the two committees met
this morning and would meet
again at l O'Clock this afternoon.
The silyerites were assured, he said,
that the populists were now working
harmoniously along the lines laid down
by this convention. [Cheers1. He
believed that unanimous report from
the conference committees of the two
conventions would be one of the strong
est campaign documents that could be
circulated. In order that that might
be successfully accomplished, lie mo 7ed
that further proceedings OF the conven-
ton, relating to the adoption of plat
form, and the nominations; ,;be deferred
until this afternoon at 8 80. This was
seconded by the delegates from Kan
sas and Wisconsin, and the motion car
ried with but one dissenting vote. The
rest of the national committee was an
nounced, and the members were re-
quested to meet Immediately upon ad-
journment this morning. The national
committeeman for California, Nevada
and Oregon are q. w. Baker, Thomas
Wrenn and I. Hofer, respectively.
A motion was made and agreed to,
announcing that the committee would
be empowered to filI vacancies.
VETERANS PRESENT.
The matter of counting the veterans
Of the civil war, offered yesterday by |
Mr.. Strong, of Illinois, came up, and |
Mr. Rhodes, OF Washington, sddressed |
Tho convention. The veteran resolu-
ion was lost sight of, temporarily, in
he tumultuous demand for a speech
rom Senator Stewart, to which he re-
sponded.
The convention again took up the |
veteran soldier resolution, and decided |
na1 ha ae oto hot fho
chairmen OF the delegations might an
nounce the number of veterans in each
state delegation. The call resulted in
showing 1876 Union, 18 Confederatcs
and Mexican soldiers represented in
the convention. Miss Mitchell, of AL I
ton, Kansas, was introduced, !. and re-
cited poem she had written on the
''Wail of William Whitney, which was
lni-humorous, and the various hits
aroused enthusiasm.
AN ENDORsEMENT(P)
G. r. Scott, of Omaha, formerly a
said he would work
TO bury the party he had left. and re-
plying to a reference to Cleveland,
made by delegate, said: sob! God,
give us cyclone, war, famines, pests,
but save US from another four years of
Grover Cleveland. He called, in con-
,lusion, for three cheers for Bryan,
which were given with a will. Gen.
sral Wagner, Of Ohio, moved an ad
ournment until $3.50 O'Clock, which
was declared carried.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE,
The conference|committees appointed
BY the silver and populst conventions
got together, this afternoon, and
reached an agreement, after two hours
work, the fight particularly centering
about the proposed endorsement of
Sewall, for vice-president. The south
9rn popu.ist members of the commit
lee rejected every suggestion that was
likely to favor the chairman's choice
Df q nominee for vice-president. The
silver members, finally becoming dis
confined their efforts to get
ting the parties united on ''common
ground" This was effected by the
adoption of the following resolution:
.sResolDed, 1t is the sense of thfs con-
LeE6uC6 CUumlstt0 tudb buo uulOu VI dll
forces, including the peoples party,
the silver men, the free silver demo-
Gratis and republicans, is expedient and
it should be effected at once for the
purpose of achieving victory for the |
Of free silver in Novem-
ber.
The adoption Of this resolution leaves
each party free to pursue any course it
sees proper.
The committee adjourned sine die.
bulletin, :l5 p. m ]-On re-assem-
bling, motion to proceed with the
for president was carried.
Later-The motion that Bryan be
nominated by acclamation was car
ried.
Missouri Republican Nominations.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo July "a The |
Missouri republican state convention |
to-day nominated DR.. A. G.. Pettijobn,
Of Linn county. for lieutenant governor,
and Ralph Hirz IL, Of St. Louis county,