The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-23
THURSDAY.

aiaks the 5sst AGAINST Better and their
resusst 20 S1Smst 20 a test 81 strength
was hailed nv the Bryan nen as coneiu-
saVe eFsaence that they realised that they
were IN the minority. hut they we're
somewhat compensated fer tbs ioss Of the
temporary cnairrnansaair in the sreAch cS
lsnaiias Dcnaelly. who roplsea 10 Gov.
stones address OF welcome. He made a
fniadle-ol-the-Teaa speech that stirred the
radicals 10 fAetr Gepths. He asspealed 20
tasm - stand frra 50 that ALI the k2vii2-
mite IN Gods laboratory could not tear
tsie party asnndsr." and predicted that
= the People'z PARTY failed the cause Of
humanity wonld 70 down with It.
Ths spees.a os the dark-hFowed Senator
Butler. of North Carolina, As temporary
chairman. VAS listened 20 with eager s--
tereSt. Senator Butler hopes to be the
pivot on wnica the convention VIII turn
he believes that eventually all the far
tons can be harmenixeS on his plan 30
adopt Fopaliss platform and nominate
upon IL Bryan. With a Southern PopuiiSt
fer vice-pFessisnt His speech strongly
upheld the demand fer perpefuatioa OF
the Popuisst organization. wairh he des-
cFi5ed as having driven the Republicans
to- gold and the Democrats 10 silver. To
be swallowed by the Democrats. ne said.
was danger only equsisd by the danger
Of being made the indirect allies OF the
Republicans in the present campaign. Tie
gave both factions a chance 20 rend the
air with their shouts. but when IN con-
ciasion he suggested a middle course tho
parport OF which All understood. both sides
were irresp0rsive. The BRYAN men. on
the whole. however. considered that The
victory, so far as there was one. lay with
them. There WAS no demonstration al the
day session. The delegates. save thoSa
from Texas. were unusually quiet. al
though. after they had been once aroused
by the display of Lincola's picture. trey
applauiei with enthusiasm everything
which suited their fancies
There was no night session. owing to an
accident which destroyed the electric light
connections A severe storm had passed
over the city abou; o'clock. and the wires
were blown down. Despite this fact the
delegates assembled in the hall and watt
ed for over an hour in total darkness for
the lights TO be turned on. About a dozen
candles were brought in for the use of
the newspaper men. One was place on
the chairnian's table and another stuck in
the top of a staff In the middle OF the pit.
The effect Was picturesque. Ghastly faces
fitted in and out in the Light of the tallow
dips The band played and the crowd sang
Speeches were made in the dark and the
delegates appeared ready 10 stay all night
II there was any prospect of lsEh. later
on There was naturally considerable
apprehension that panic might seize the
crowd and a dire calamity result In the
rush for the entrances. The middle-of-the-
road people became possessed OF the idea
that the Bryan men had put up a job on
them. and that the hall was net lighted.
because they feared the strsightouts would
run away with the-eenveniton. They de-
nouuced il al a trick and vowed VEN
geance loud and deep. AZ S:s5 Chairman
Butler declared the convention adjourned
rtrsf{f fyr-H 44- f,1FF h,as IT,
the delegates had left the han all the elec-
trio lights were turned on. much 10 the
astonishment OF the few men and police
men who fingered in the building. Quite
a number Of delegates had stopped on
neighboring street corners TO discuss tho
ali-absorbing questions. and IL was sug-
gested that they return. But they did net
as IL was pointed out that the doors were
guarded ard admission would be denied
beside. the officers having gone. nothing
that might be done would receive their
sanction, and the action would therefore
be Intellectual
The situation tonight points more strong
" 10 Bryan's Endorsement or nomination.
In fact, the Bryan managers declare that
they are absolutely certain that. so far
as the head OF the ticket Is concerned,
they are out of the woods. But with re-
gard to Sewali they admit privately tha.
there are grave doubts. and that there is
now probably n majority OF the conven-
ton against the Bath shipIbulider They
are using all their energies to prevent
ths complications that would follow an
Endorsement OF Bryan and the nomination
of Popuist for vice president The
smidiie-of-the-road men can not even get
together on a candidate for president.
Dobs is their favorite. but the Bryan man
ayers say they have word that he will
decline the further use or MS name II
81 Il x<g4s
there Is sure to be bolt Of some of the
Southern delegations. The Bryan mana
gers. IL is said. would welcome such bolt
II II came with victory for the whole
Chicago ticket They claim they will un-
dosfbteily control the committees on per-
manent organization and resolutions,
which are to be announced tomorrow, as
they have a majority OF the state and
territorial delegations. II Is their prr-
pose. II they control. 10 frame a platform
along the lines of the Chicago platform.
with as few concessions 20 the radicals as
possible.
For permanent chairman there Is a goci
deal of talk Of both Senator Allen and
Gen. Weaver, but the former desires to ra-
main on the floor, and Gen. Weaver has
been selected 70 nominate the silver
knight of the West II seems therefore,
that another will be selected. perhars ex-
Gov. LeweifinE or x-Corgressman DAVIS.
or Kansas. The niddle-of-th the-road con-
tingent desire 1gnatius Donnefiy. After
the additional committees are announced
tomorrow and the report Of the commit \.
on credentials Is disposed or Mrs. Lease
will regaie the convention with her ora
tory. A recess will then he taken unffi
night. when The permanent chairman wiil
Se installed and the fight on the platform
begun The nomination OF candidates can
not be made, therefore, until Friday at