The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-23
'HE P0FS In COUNCIL.
'ommittee on Credentials Not
Ready Floods Of Windy
Talk.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July g. 1896. The
2opulists began to assemble in good
ime for the morning session. They are
aen accustomed to early hours, and they
Ike to get together to discuss the po-
itical and financial questions of the
:Iour The immediate and uppermost
question in all their minds is. Shall
he convention keep to the middle of
ne road, making it's own platform and
hoosing Its own candidates for President
md Vice President: shall it endorse or
dominate the Democratic nominees, or
1aH it take the middle course-endorse
sryan, nominate Southern Populist for
Vice President and patch up some sort
# terms by which that arrangement can
e made practical and successful?
Each plan has its own faction deter
mined to carry out it's own plan and
o oppose any other scheme, even to the
sxtreme point of ''bolting" If the other
plan be adopted.
AT ten minutes past ten Senator Butler
Of North Carolina, the temporary chair
nan, called the convention to order. At
that time the body of the hall was about
two thirds full and there were probably
not 200 persons in the galleries. The
Deputy ergeants-at-Arms set the ex-
ample of laying aside coats and vests
and moving around in shirt sleeves.
Many of the delegates adopted a like
costume.
4hers were several women seated among
ne delegates. The Rev. Mr.. Smith was
elected to lead in prayer and he
9iTered short petition for 1.-THE blessing
Il the Almighty God on this conyention
y lts members and on its proceedings
Nay haImcny, unity, fraternity and pa
soday' =
The Chairman called for the report of
ne Cen1il.ttee on Credentials, but that
committee wass still unprepared to re-
1ert and was given further time. The
roll Of States was then called for the
laIiaeS of the committeeman on organiza-
ION, resolutions and notification of norni-
aces That operation was slow and oc-
oupied much time
While it was goSng on more of tne
delegates took advantage of the oppor-
unity to lay aside their coats and yestls.
-or the heat was very oppressive and
most OF them famed themselves with
Cd newspapers. The Kansas delegates
were conspicuous by the use of fans en-
5lszoned with the golden sunfower.
among the conspicuous persons on the
platform was Mr. jesse Harper of Kan
sas, who is said to have nominated Abra-
aa1n Lincoln for the Presidency at Chi
easo in 1860. Senator Stewart of Nevada
was also on the platform. seated between
senators Allen Of Nebraska and Kyle Of
South Dakota. all of them strong advo-
gates OF the endorsement of Bryan and
Sewall
The only addition to the SO called decor
itlons of the bail since yesterday was
s0TRswhat novel design of the silver dollar
3f the future. printed on g stip of white
muslin. whieh was hung over the balis-
This stamp bore the heading lin Popilis-
le spell3ns1:-fi independence. Freedom
and Prosper ty.'
men haYicg all been sent IN those on
f,ernla rent Organization were requested fy
the Chairman at 1850 A. NJ to retire for
consultation.
While the call of committeeman was GO
ipg on there was. a sudden ontburst of
sheerlng all over the hall. 1t was caused
Texas F. ae deea Ergon a osada 9f ~ small nal party
ers OF banner inscribed with the
T,os;;. TPorass;; Middle Middle, Of the Road; Straight
and shouted and waved hats and fans.
ana tne spectators in. the gallery Joined in
From tie gallery behind the stand a
flight OF blue cards descended on which
were printed a financial plank preuosea
for the middle-of-the-road people by
three of the Arkansas delega tes-George
NJ Jackson, ]. W Hollison and Isaac NJ
fMcCracker.
This plank is in these Words
We demand National Treasury note
issued by the general Government re-
ceivable for all public dues and f,lJI
llc and private, and loaned direct TO the
people through postal and other Govern
mental banks at cost for the benefit of
the people. And the purchase ard coin
age OF such amount of gold and silver
bullion at the ratio of 16 to / as may be
necessary to pay the debts of the Govern
ment. which are made payable in coin
We demand that the volume of money
Shall speedily Increase to an emount nee
essary TO transact the business of the
country on a cash basis
After. half an hour retirement Of the
for consultation. . message was received
fra-i = sta tin~ that committeeman from
nine States were absent The Chair
and reonested the absentees to report i'm
mediateiv IN the committee room
Al 1l:35 the Committee on Platform left
the convention TO meet ar the Lindell
Eugene Dehs entered tha coaventio,
al wes ~reetAd with applause
While the convention was waiting pa
tiently for some committee to report It
was entertained by the band with a musi-
cal medley of national and popular airs
but. as usual, 'Dixie'' was the only tune
that awpSe enthusia srn.
A motion was made by Delegate Craw-
ford Of Kansas that the delegates to the
Silver Convention be admitted to this
convention on the presentation of their
badges.
The motion was greeted with Kisses and
shouts of NO Tt was modified bv max
Ing it amply only to the galleries. but the
Serges snt-at-A Arms interposed the obiec-
ton that all the sea5s in the galleries
were assigned on ticlSets issued, and be-
sides there were counterfeit badges out
The chairman cut the Gcrdian knot by
ruling the motion out of order on the
ground that it would violate the contract
made with the business men of ST. Louis,
The ruling was loudly applauded
A motion was made fo~ an inquiry as
to why there was so much delay in put
ting the report of the Committee on Or
eanizaticn. hut q member Of the commit
tee stated that the report was now be-
ing typewriter and would be presented as
soon a. possible
Mr. Washburne of Massachusetts offer
ed the following resolution
Whereas, We are all Populists and dep
recate n attack which has appeared in
some of the newspapers that there Is
a disposition on the part of any portion
Of this convention to refuse to abide by
the action of the convention; therefore
Resolved That we repudiate all such
utterances as a reflection upon the fidel-
ity Of the Inerah hers of this convention 10
the Peoples party
Strong opposition was immediately de-
veloped to this motion on the part OF
delegates from the Southern States and
he point Of order was made that the
convention. not being vet permanently
crganized. It was out Of order
This was followed by number Of
motions and the chair became involved