The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
CHEERS FOR A WOMAN.
Mrs. Roberts of Colorado Sec
Onds Bryan'S Nomination.
Jerry Simpson Speaks and is
Loudly .Cheered.

st. Louis, July 25.-Populist delegates
with hOarse voices and red eyes were
plentiful today. The enthusiastic and
angry and excited yells in which they
have been indulging for the last few
days and loss of sleep are beginning to
show their effect The convention was
tardy assembling. The weary, worn
out patriots who have struggled and
wrangIed since last Wednesday had a
Yer tired look this morning.
But there was plenty of fight left in
them. This fact was developed beyond
a peradventure, that where two or more
Peoples Party delegates get together
there is sure to be an argument and
sometimes wrangle and often noisy
contentious All these were nOticea BILE
on every side as the delegates came to
gether to finish the work of the con
vention. The situation was peculiar
The chosen running mate of Bryan was
QeEeaIed last night He was turned
down with a VigOr that was surpris-
ing Arthur Sewau of Maine was not
pleasing to the POpulists. Mr.. Watson
OF Georgia was nominated for vice pres
1dent- This action was taken late in
the night About half the delegates
labOred under the belief that Bryan
would be nominated to lead the ticket
They had not learned that he had sent
word that his name must not be pre-
sented for nomination should Sewau
be defeated.
Some of Bryan's enthusiastic admir-
ers declared before the convention was
called to order that they would nOmi-
nate him regardless of his wishes But
some wanted one thing and some an
other and the political prophets were
puzzled beyond measure.
There was inextricabIe confusion on
the floor of the Auditorium before the
convention met The delegates stood
about in animated groups. discussing
the situation and what il was best to
do. The Bryan feeling was very strong
but the telegram from the Nebras skan
declaring that he would not accept the
nomination rendered the situation cha
Otfc- Many desired to nominate Bryan
In the face of this telegram. Tom Pat
tersOn of Colorado and Ex-Governor
1ewelling of Kansas, however. said this
would not do. They cOunseled indOrse-
ment of Bryan instead of a nomination.
pointing out than an Endorsement. which
did not require an acceptance, was the
way out of the tangle.
Cyclone" Davis and other radicals
however. insisted that Bryan could not
refuse, and if he did the responsibility
Tor disaster at the polls would rest on
the Democracy, not the POpulists
HORSE SENSE WANTED.
senator Allen called the convention to
order at $3.50 After the invocation. a
Connecticut delegate arose to protest
against the further display of lung
power that had characterized the first
three days of the convention. He
n
ton exercised a little horse sense. -
His statement was given a round of ap-
plause.
Chairman Allen announced thar the
nrst thlng IN order was the selection of
members Of the national COMMITTEES and
the committees 10 notify the candidates
for president and vice president The
hall presented q dilapidated aDDear-
ance. The paper and dirt tbaf If
tered the floor when the convention ad
jOuTned shortly before / O'Clock +bis
morning had not been removed. the
state guidOns had not been straight
ened and pointed like a bunch of teIe-
scopes at all the consultations in the
heavens The middle of the road"
banner Tiumphantly reared itself from
the heart OF the Lone Star delegation.
The only fresh thing in the hall was
a sulp OF muslin tackled to the balcony
above the stage bearing the legend:
w erk In the interest of human nftv -
4nere We're no people in the Galleries
one oelated straggIer, who had Dr0b-
ably remained in the hall all night con
1lnued his slumbers peacefully stra+cI7
ed out on the floor in q rerDofe ,,,--+i
and there was no music - Gil
erSeant-at-Arms McDO7va11 IN -
pianalOn OF the absence OF this sootb-
ing influence, said the contract vritb r.
business Mems league of 81 7 o,,ie -
pred last night and the musicians bad
been instructed by the league not to 60
IN an appearance today. Good Co.'S -
feebly shouted the weary delegatas
W we're glad of it Some of the AZ
gates stretched their limbs and yavrra7
a little music, the newspaper men
thought, might have enlivened tbiDrg
pefcepubly Ignatius DOnnelIv got on
q c1alr ana announced that his prfvat ta
4ahd plank did not appear in the printed
PlatIorm- He wanted the convention
10 @ @unqeIstand that it had been adopted
IELECTATE LOSES HIS TICK FIT
several resolutions We're presented
and referred without reading or debate
me man with the fog horn voice who
STOOD on a chair at the side of Senato7.
alien repeating the latter's words to
the audience, created some amusement
py announcing that one of the deIegates
Aa-A LOST mas return ticket, and unless