Arizona republican., 1896-07-23
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The Bryan Men Think They
 Have 1t Now.
ContendinR Factions Ready for Rows at Slight Provocation-
 Convention Adjourns.

ST. LOUIS, July 22.-The Populists appear to be rent and torn by internal dissensions, and contending factions plunge immediately into fierce and de- termined fights on the slightest provo cation. This condition at this time bids fair to prolong matters four or five days.
 The indications are that a bolt will take place no matter which faction prevails.
 The heterogeneous complexion of the convention, comprising as it does many whose opinions on questions seem diametrically opposed, and who hold and advocate these opinions with bulldog tenacity that neither argu- ment nor persuasion seem able to shake, and conditions that hedge the situation about would stagger the old est political prophet were he to at tempt to forecast the result with any thing like certainty.
 The Bryant men appear to be in
 
 their leaders, who are also the most prominent leaders and advisers of the Populist party, obtain the attention of the convention to present their views and give their advice, that the better sense of their opponents will come to the surface, the clouds will roll away, and the cause of silver will be fought out by all its advocates acting to- gether, eliminating all feeling, all fac tion, all dissension.
 The hall in which the Populists tional Republican convention met. State delegations were located in the pit. The platform in front was fanked by the press benches. The decora- tions were practically the same as those of the Republican convention The delegates began to struggle in be- fore 10 o'clock, but the stragglers were slow in arriving.
 At 1925 p. m. Senator Butler mount ed the platform. Three minutes later Chairman Taubeneck took a seat on the platform. Senators Allen and Peffer were cheered as they ascended the stage. At this time there, was over 2,000 delegates and attendants in the pit, but on a liberal estimate not over 600 spectators in the galleries. At 12:37 Chairman Taubeneck called the convention to order. w. L. Smith Baptist, of this city, delivered the in- vocation.
 The chairman introduced Governor Stone of Missouri to make the vel coming address.
 Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota, re- sponded to Governor Stones speech Donnelly spoke gracefully. T stood at the cradle of the greenback party, stood at the cradle of the Peoples Party, God forbid I should be here now to attend it's funeral. This is a grea; work of the century. Let us do oul duty. First determining that we vii never desert nor destroy our party. There were more cheers when Don nelly finished.
 Butler was introduced as temporar, chairman. He was loudly cheered We are here," said the senator, 'be cause there is need for us to be here He referred to the fact that two par ties had held charge of the govern ment for twenty-five years. Thes parties had brought the country to tn verge of bankruptcy. The leaders c both had been unfaithful to their trus Hence the need of the Peoples Party He referred to Mckinley as the candi date of aggregated capital or com bined greed" He declared that bot old parties had for years kept tn greatest issue in American politics i the background and fought sham bal ties. No matter where the victory la Wall street and Lombard street wo1 Meanwhile the Populist party, he sait had organized to bring relief to tn people and had grown steadily. Man victories against greed had been wol
 The Republican party had bee forced to align itself with the none rings of Wall street and Europe; tf Democratic party was driven to u alternative to sign with the gold me or the people. They had so fougl that in their desperation they final committed grand and petty larcen stole our platform and tried to ste into our party.
 This statement sent theconventic wild.
 Butler, waving his arms appealing