Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-22
ONLY A BRIEF SESSION.
lllsr Which Recess Is Taken TIL 8
O'Clock This Evening,
STRONG SENTIMENT FOR BRYAN
APPEALS 60 the Members OF the raTsy
20 he United aud DO VIVA;
~ Right.

ST. LOUIS July 22.-rhe day for
4 tecrening OF the two national con-
vsnlious broke clear and bright-in
itiiking contrast with the dark.
n gloomy dripping tho past two days.
4 the crowds ia the corridors Of the ho'
isls, where headquarters are located,
were noisy, but there was striking
nb.cnce Of brass bands. Before 10
o'clock the crowds began moving to-
ward tho convention hail.
Tbs Bryan and the "middle Of tho
road" faclions, both claimed tho vic
toy. The first test Of strength was
eagerly looked forward TO.
There was little public interest In
4 the silver convention. Although tho
"middle OF the road" men were In.
censed Last night Mt the statement Of
/ senator Butler that he was In favor
. VI bfyan'a nomination CONDITIONAL y,
4 they had not decided, up to o O'Clock
. this morning, whether they would
\ fight his selection ~ temporary chair.
man.
The hall In which the Populists meet
was tho same In which the national
Republicans met. There was the same
arrangements as 10 seats, The state
delegations were located IN the pit.
Tbs platform front wan fianked by
press beaches. The decorations we're
practically the same as those OF the
Republican convention. The dele.
tsics began 10 siragglo In before 10
o'clock, hut tho spectators weTo Glow
ia arriving. When tho pit was half
Oiled there were not two hundred poo.
lie In the galleries.
Among the fiTst 10 arrive was the
kansas delegation with long yslloS
Ilbbon- on their hats and aunhowers In
their lAppels. ignHtius Donnelly OF
Minnesota, with his good-humored
hearing, came In early anu talked with
sofgoani-ai.arms Mcdowell Con-
gtessnian Howard. Ala, who wrote,
"lt Chust Came 10 Congress-" was n
ttriklng figure In his delegation,
General Coxey and his Hon-in.law,
N1l. Brown, came together with their
wives. Mrs. Coxey bore In her arms
her young ton whom Col. CoNey
rhTisteuod illegal Tender" ~ n per.
uetual reminder Of his march. As the
slr Of the hall grow oppressive the
delegates did not hesitate 10 take of
iheiT coats. Many delegates wore
utgiigo shirts ana some wore neither
collar nor cTsvAi.
Tho band stationed above the speak.
ut's stand kept up continuous fusilnde
" popular airs, but not ono wTung n
fgund Of applause from the delegateg.
When tho assistant befgoant-at-Arms
hung tue portrait Of Lincoln over the
it1ni galleries, tho delegates gave
Tires cheers. The leo being thus
broken, they began 90 bc more demon.
s,tatiVe anu cheeTed the bands rondi.
lion " {. lumbie, the Gem VI the q ocean.
There wute several women delegates
on the floor, among them Mrs. j. ID.
A, Buth Oi Prescott, Ark, Mrs. Jennie
AihefhOld anu Mis-. Hills OF Colorado.
henal0r Allen received tho greatest
/ PERSONAL ovation. The Texas delega.
ton grew demOnstrativo. A woman
/ posed with a "middlo OF the ROAD"
Steamer pinned 10 her gown, anu they
uhecTei wildly. She waved her hand.
4 kotchini financially anu enthusiastic
| Texans crowded ABOUT her 10 shake
hand. She proved to be Mrs. Jen-
hinge Of Chicago.
A Lone star delegate mountod q
chair nud read kilograms from Texas
lOpulisie admonishing them 10 keep
d. the middle OF the rosu AMI bolt II
necessary. Stuart Abbey, one Of the
ut'ogales, made speech and Il looked
~ u Texans intended to hold a little
convention by themselves.
PAU VauueTvOOri, tho most promi.
nrut candidate OF the "middlg OF tho
ioal' men Tor President, took the
plauolm. Shortly before II O'Clock
We Mississippi delegation marched
u'"n tho uisie with banners beaTing
me slogan; "No compromise" There
TAs an answering yeti OF Joy from tho
texas delegation. Gen. Weaver moved
over 10 the Texas delegation anu
u'aue speech IN favor OF holding n
session behind closed duors. The
Itlnns said II was inpraclicable.
i 'he "mldile Of tbs r1ad" leaders
Al'et concerning decided not 81 make
al oiganized hght against tho selection
4 I" cutler as temporary chairman.
4 AT ls'2J y, N. Senator Butler
i mounted the platform, Three minutes
4 iAlet Chairman TauDencok took "a sost
90 lne platform. Senators Allen aud
Il Itutr were cheered AZ they ascenGed
4 'uotluge. Al this time there were
Il .Ntf 1000 delegates and attendants In
,ht llt, but on liberal estimate not over
Nv spectators In tho galleries.
4 GOV. 5lonn OF Missouri sal among the
4h'la sulsned guests on tbs platform.
4 All2'SI Chairman TRuuenock called
,he convention % order. Tue illinois
'oltBstlon rote aud cueered. Rev. W.
4 ~ smith, n Baptist OF this CITY, do.
i iVefed the invocation. Tue delegates
1ool ftNeiently AZ he appealed to Goa
i utlVc out all seo,ionalism from tue
4 ,elbeIalions OF tho convention and
'hng IN all good.
GOVERNOR STONES ADDREs1.
tne chairman Introduced Governor
"sLe VI hlhsUutl 10 make u welcoming