Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-24
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C..e o. Jhe DistiE; ':!ish> q Quests OF tho
Popul:s. Convention.
eral estimate, were il tho balconies.
The focr, Were the delegates were
gathered, was in sc:no respects crowded
with as Unique 81 csscInblage as was
ever rccssed undc: che. roof. a single
Glarce showed tb"t they
Represented the Common rco7lo
q term III which they glc7y-t,1at
tley cu1nc from tho farm. the mine, the
workshop and the factory. They dis
curded conventionalities. Fully half Of
them sat In their shirt sleeves with
their coats slung over the backs Of their
chairs. Among thorn were many pic
turesquo persona.it; cs-;nen who have
been known as aSitators and reformers
for many years. AS a body they wero
zen of strong and earnest convictions.
Governor Lewelling, Senator PETER and
Jerry Simpson Of Kansas, Governor
Holcomb of Nebraska, Ignatius Don.
nelly'of Minnesota, "Cyclone" Davis Of
Texas, Colonel Peak of Georgia, Cen
eral Coxey aud Carl Browne of Ohio,
Tom Patterson Of Colorado, ex-Gov-
ernor Buchanan of Tennessee, General
Weaver Of Iowa, and General Field Of
Virginia, who were the
Populist Candidates In 1899;
Colonel Burkett Of Mississippi, Buffalo"
Jones Of Oklahoma, Captain Reuben
Cobb, Congressman Howard and Colonel
Rowland of Alabama and many others
were prominent and conspicuous figures
ON the floor. On the platform were
Chairman Taubeneck, Senator Butler Of
North Carolina, Senator Allen Of Ne
hraska, Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease Of Kan
sas and other distinguished guests. The
appearance Of several women delegates
on the floor was novel feature in u ma
tional political gathering. The press
benches, usually occupied by the repre-
sentatives Of the big dailies, were largely
given over to the editors Of the weekly
reform papers. The decorations Of the
Republican convention, which was held
in the same hall five weeks ago, still
graced the balconies and hid the wooden
rafters and pillars which upheld the
high roof.
All the Republican Portraits
had, however, been removed. Only the
bust Of General Grant remained. Just
before the convention was called to Or
der portraits of Abraham Lincoln and
Peter Cooper were hung out over the
platform gallery.
The day session, which lasted about
al hour and half, developed nothing,
except possibly that the noisy middle
Of the road" contingent were afraid to
put to the touch their claims. After
Senator Butler had been chosen tenn
porary chairman by the national COM
mittee and they had ascertained that he
favored Bryan's nomination, they at
once decided to depose him as Senator
Hill was deposed by the Chicago con-
vehtion. At the conclusion of an en-
thusiastic meeting they determined to
put forward as their candidate q. u.
Jones Of Missouri, an old Greenbacker.
After q Nights Meditation,
however, their leaders decided that it
would not be the part Of wisdom to
make the fight against Butler, and their
refusal to submit to a test of strength
was hailed by the Bryan men as con-
elusive evidence that they realized they
were in the minority. But they were
somewhat compensated for the loss of
TIE temporary Craftsmanship in the