The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-31

| Inc North CarOltnn popullSt met In
the afternoon and completed their or.
ganization.
The Burns Hogan faction, of Illinois,
were unseated by the committee.
| SECOND DAY.
Wednesday the Popullsts were not
quite SO harmonious. Senator But
ler's speech was for harmony, but un-
mistably indicated leaning toward q
separate Populist ticket and n separ-
ate platform. Before the Temporary
chairman had entered upon his open
ing speech, certain of tho Southern
delegations freely stated their lnten-
ton to bolt if the Chicago nominees
were endorsed. They privately spoke
of the absolute necessity of maintain
ing the Peoples party organization in
tact in their respective States so as to
control the State Offices. One of the
most outspoken of these Southern re-
calcitrants said he could not go home
to his State if he carried with HIM an
endorsement of the Democratic ticket
by the Populist convention. He
frankly admitted that if he and those
who were acting with him could
not prevent the endorsement
Of Bryan, their irrevocable pur-
pose was to kill off Sewall aud
to give place to Southern Popniist
and thus to so confuse the electoral
voters for Vice President as to throw
tho election into tle United States
House where they would have matters
their own way.
With nll these difficulties ahead the
Peoples party arrived very slowly.
The committee on credentials, appa-
rcntly for the purpose of gaining time,
protracted its deliberations over the
utterly unimportant contest cases, mono
Of which could affect results. at 2:15
the convention took Il recess until s
p. m, and when it re- assembled some
one had failed to make the necessary
arrangements for turning on the cleo
trio lights. Cuder such circumstances
the transaction of business was impos-
sible. At S:53 o'clock the convention
adjourned until Thursday at 10 o'clock,
at which hour the Silver Convention
also re-assembled.
Governor stone. of Missouri, delivered the
address OF welcome.
BUrLEN'S SPEECH.
Chairman Tanbcneck introduced rs trCn-
pDrarN tnalrlnan OF Tue convention senator
Marion Butler, Of North Carolina, who was
received with three cheers which he charac-
trriZcd rs "a cyclone of PATRIOTISM All his
tory taught. he said. and all history showed
that there always came crises in the affairs Of
men, by which humanity was raised TO
higher level accordingly rs the men on whose
shoulders the responsibility rested were ablo
ism, (chccrs). and 10 solve it to the better
mcnt of humanity. Two principal parties
he said. had held national convcn-
tions this year, had adopted platforms and
had put forward their leaders, AID now an
other great political party, young hut Il
growing giant in strength had assembled to
speak to the American people in this critical
and important hour. (Chccrs.) The Popu
lists were here because there was need OF
them to be here. The parties that had hal
su"re~"I ii1' in "TS HS
ofY tHSankruipH,ey and ruin. and had ne
list organization. Tho two parties had
We'd with each other in 'stradlinS"
ana now "s,raddlng' was a thing OF the
past. He went on to errak of the transpor-
tation question aS standing, side hy side with
thc money question. and declared that both
.hrsc great questions would have to b. solved
before the cuuntry got back L. prosperity.
The Standard Oil trust, he declared, would
not exist today il il were not Tor its co-l,art
urrship with Il" trans portation companies.
If til" Peoples party We're to 20 out OF
existence tomorrow III" next Democratic Na-
tionul Convention would report II Platform
upon which Bryan could not stand. CHEERS J
rh" Peoples party had raised an iSsuc 81
universal, SO great, so important, that it had
split both the oh parties il two. Laughter
| and applause.
Now this convention had met t. save
that iSSu" or t. allow it - go down in death.
He had faith that thi. convention would not
turn itself into a D"uorra.;c annex Noud
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