The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-31
P0PULIST-
CONVENTION.
THE SILVER PARTY NOMlNATED
BRYAN AND SEwALL.
Bryan Nominated by the Pops-Wat-
son, of Georgia, Nominated In
Place of Sewall, as Bryan's
Running Mate-Synopsis
of the Proceedings.

The national committee of the Pop
ulist party met in ST. Louis Tuesday
to perfect the temporary organization
of the convention. Chairman Taube-
neck presided and about so members
wero present. This committee is or
ganiZed upon radically different
basis from that of the old parties.
Each State and Territory is entitled to
three members and out of the entire
membership of 1913 n central executive
committee Of nine is chosen to manage
the campaigns. The committee COM
prises two female mcmbers-M Mrs. Anna
l.. Diggs, Of the District of Colum-
bia, who WAS present and Mis-. a. o.
Haskins, from Arkansas. There are
no persons in official life on the COM
mittce except Senator Marion Butler,
of North Carolua, who carries
proxy.
There were but two contests Of i'm
portnnce-thosc from Colorado and
Illinois. The former involved the en-
tire State delegation. The latter the
- delegates from Cook county
(ChicnSo.) The Colorado contestants
were headed Ivy Ex-Governor Waite,
hut he having declared in favor of
Bryau's nomination, his colleagues de-
posed him for another leader.
On the matter of temporary chair
man, two candidates are mentioned,
General Jas. b. Weaver, of Iowa, who
represented the Bryan and Sewall elc-
mcnt, and Scu&tor Marion Butler, of
North Carolina, who was opposed to
the endorsement Of the Democratic
ticket.
After the matter Of membership of the
committee itself had been determined,
the committee proceeded to consider
Applications by n number of the States
Tor increased representation in the con-
ventlon. The basis upon which this is
made by the national committee in its
call, is one delegate for each member
of Congress from the State and an adlli-
tional delegate for each 1900 votes
cast at the preceding general election.
In making up the table Of
delegates for this convention,
the national committee was compelled
to act upon data contained in the
various political nlmauacs, and in
the case Of n number Of States
this information proved t" ho iu"ccn-
rntc. The committeeman from each
Southern State demonstrated 10y ccrti
fed copies of the tnbulntion of votes in
his State that the Populists were en-
titled TO an increase in the number of
dele; gates of from one TO five, the lat
ter being allowed the State of Texas.
The several Territories were allowed
six delegates instead of four, making
their representation equal TO that of
the Territories in the Democratic and
Republican conventions. Oklahoma
was given the same right Of reprcscn-
tation rs the States that is, one dele
gate for its delegate in Congress and
one for each 2,0GO votes, which made
its total representation nine.
Senator Butlcr's nomination was
seconded ly Cyclone Davis, Of Texas,
by a delegate from Alabama and by
Mr.. l.. G. Brown, of Massachusetts,,
and he was selected temporary chair
man by ncclamation.
For temporary secretaries. the
names of N. ID. Vincent, OF Kansas,
editor of "Sornd Money" and John
W. Hayes, secretary of the executive
committee, knights of Labor, were
suggested and accepted.
Mr.. ). -. Walton, of Georgia, the
only colorci rcmhcr OF the committee,
presented for use NJ the convention n
gavcl composed of II different kinds
of wood. S!Xtcrn OF these were from
the South AID West and one from the
East.
The committee then voted to proceed
to the election of temporary chairman
and temporary secretary. The eXpcc-
tation that this would afford test of
the Bryan and anti-Brvan strength in
the convention was not realized, for the
name of General James Is. Weaver, of
Iowa, who had been spoken of rs the
Bryan candidate for the place, was not
mentioned. Mr.. Guthrie, Of North
Carolina, the probable Populist candi-
date for Governor of that State, pre-
scnted the name of Marion Butler, of
North Carolina, claiming thnt the man
tie of Lconidas Polk had fallen upon
him and the honor sonSht was due to
North Carolina. because She had been
the first to break the solid South.
The Reform Press Association, COM
posed of editors of Populist and free
silver newspapers, met in the head
quarters of the Texas Populists in the
afternoon. \ committee whose mem
bers were J. NJ Mnllett, of Texas; A.
p. Tugwcll, Washington; A. c. Brown,
Massachusetts,; Frank Burkctt, Missis-
sippi; NJ W. Wilkic, California, and
Ignatius Donnelly, Minnesota, report
ed an address, which was ilat-footed
for independent action by the Popnlist