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Committee, but the plan did not satisfy
the mind of Mr.. Ignatilas Donnelly, Of
Minnesota, who said in indignant tones
that it seemed as IL very little would be
left of the Peoples party after this con-
vention got through its work except its
national Organization, and he did not wisf-
TO see that national organizat ton put into
the hands of the Democrats, as i would
be under the proposed rule. While he was
ready to support Mr.. Bryan Il that gem
tleman should be the choice of the con-
vention he was not in favor of permitting
a Democrat to become the head Of the
Po2ulist National Committee. SCheers.)
After the fanaticism and folly Of this
hour, Mr.. Donnelly continued have
passed away; we want to Teeaotne = fne ie
we adopt this proposition do not see
that we can do it. Therefore, I am in
favor Of an amendment to the proposed
the chairman of the National Committee
IN the hands Of the committee Itself
Nj. W. L. Green of Nebraska took
exceptions to Mr.. Donnelly's statement
that only the skeleton Of The Populist
party would be left after this convention
Mr.. Greene's remarks assumed stn
more aggressive phase as he proceeded
and considerable confusion and frequent
Interruptions by the anti-Bryan men re-
suited.
| Mr. Howard, of Alabama, secuted the
! imputation that the convention was not
chairman. ana he also Insisted that that
| portion of the rules which sent all resolu-
| tions to the committee on resolutions was
| q Populist convention. He further asked
| the convention to hold out the olive branch
70 the South by adopting the nlirlorsfy
| report and nominate a middle of the road
man for Vice. President. This done. =
he said, .tand we will be in position to
treat with you
A delegate rose to a question of privi-
| lege and protested with great vehemence
against the unwawanted interference of
| officials of the convention with the dele
gates who rose to address it. He inti-
mated that these slibordinates We're act
| ing in the Bryan interests. The chair
man ruled that there was no question
of privilege presented, and when another
delegate arose directed the officers to
make the delegate take mis- sat.
M e; Gerry Brown, of Massachusetts
conciliatory speech. recommending the
adoption of the minority report, to pro-
eeed to the nomination Of Wee President
before the nomination of President. The
minority representing % States. he said
asked of the majority that little conces-
sion, and he hoped It would be made. He
chair ruled that Mr. Browns motion was
out of order until the previous motion
62sbaasa fG take nPp ap the report by sections was
George Abbot of Nebraska, disclosed the
purpose of the movement to proceed TO
the selection of a Vice President by a
tumultuous applause. He said: 1.-THE
men who want you to vote for Vice
/ President first do so because they think
| we will not give them the Vice Presi-
dency after we have nominated Bryan
| Now, I come from Nebraska and l say
to you will fight any proposition to
make Sewal Vice President-(loud
| cheers. Let US go ahead ard nornira te
| Bryan in good faith and l will guarantee
you will have a Vice President from the
! South" tCheers.)
j. H. (Cycione) Davis of Texas said
| the Popuists of the South don't want 10
be in1pugned as standing around Mark
| Hanna's barrel but they will not be swal-
| lowed up by the Democratic party He
urged the nomination of a Populist Vice
| President.
Patterson of Colorado aroused a storm
| Of opposition by advocating the nomiTla-
| ton OF both Bryan and Sewall There
| were fierce cries of Put him out.''
delegate from Utah rose to question
of privilege while Mr. Patterson was still
| speaking, and declared that the conven-
ton would not be able to finish its busi-
ness IN week II everybody is permitted
10 deliver stump speeches.
At last the previous question was or
defed on the minority report fayoring the
report for Vice-Pres.dent first
The vote resulted In the adoption of the
rule to nominate the vice-Pres.dent first.
It was decided almost unanimously that
the Chairman of the National Committee
should be selected by the committee and
not by the nominees of the Convention