The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-07-25
Work q the PopuIists and SiIverites
in Session At St.
d. Louis. s 81 r.
BOIaELLY ACCEPTS 4 POSITION.
:Tovne.' Eloquently Speaks In the e
N Silver conven-
] s 5.5 II ton. 4,

against by: the. North Carolina members.
A motion to adjourn to 3 p. m. was voted
| down.
The committee on resolutions as
sembled at the Lindell House and
was called to order by Gen. James 3.
Weaver Of Iowa. Gen. Weaver ana Jef-
on1e S. Kearby of Texas We're placed
in nominate for CHI Altman ana good.
natured rivalry between the friends OF
these two. candidates was inaugurated.
Gen. Weaver won the chairmanship. by
majority Of one vote, the total cast pefng
% to 81. TT
After some. discussion relative to the
rnethod of procedure it was decldea 70
authorize the chairman to appoint a SUD
committee of rs members to. construct
platform ana report to the full committee
at 8 O'clock to which time a recess was
taken. Is
Convention Hall, ST. Louis, July 23-
The Populists began to. assemble IN sooa
time for the morning sessions Ihey are
men accustomed to early hours ana tney =
like to get together to discuss the pohtlcal
and financial questions of the hour. The
Immediately and uppermost question IN all
their minds Isl: Shall the convention keep
is the middle Of the road, making it's own
platform and choosing it's own candlaates
for president and vice-pres1dent; shall II
finees;s or shall it take the middle course
endorse Bryan, nominate Southern Pop-
ulist for vice-president, and patch up some
sort of terms by which that arrangement
can be made practicable and successful!
Each plan has it's own faction determined
to carry out it's own plan ana 70 op plp;,st
any other PLAN even. to the extreme point
of boiling if the other plan be adopted.
Az 1910 Senator Butler. OF South caro-
lima, the temporary chairman, called t t
convention to order. AT that time an ,,
body of the hall was about tWo-tnlrus 1ull
s. the galleries. The deputy sergeants-at al
arms set the example Of laying aside coats
and vests and moving about IN snlr.
sleeves There were several women seateo
among the delegates
r TheSRey. Mr.. Smith was slected 10 ieao
In prayer and he offered short petlIlon
for ~s.tl1e blessing. of the Almighty Coo on
this convention, on its members, on Its
proceedings; may harmony, unity, fratern-
itY and patriotism characterize all 1es
proceedings today"
+ The chairman called for the report OF
committee on credentials, but that COM
i1ittee was still not prepared to report,
and was given further time.
The roll Of states was then called Tor,
the names of committeeman on organlza-
ton resolutions and notification. sIhat
operation was slow and occupied fnuch
time. While it was going on more OF the
DELEGATES took advantage Of the oppor-
furifv to lay aside their coats and vests
for the heat was very oppressive: The
Kansas delegates were conspicuous by the
1,se NJ fans ernblazoned with the golden
sunf1oWer.:
/ Among the conspicuous persons on the
platform was Jesse Harper of Kansas
who is said to have nominated Abraham
Lincoln, for the presidency. Senator Stew
arr. Of Nevada, was also on the platform,
seated. between Senator Allen, OF Nebras-
ka. and Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, all
strong advocates OF the nonlnallon OF
Bryan. 4.-
The only addition to the so-called deco
rafiole of the hall since yesterday was a
somewhat novel design of the silver dol
lar Of the future, printed on a strip OF
white muslin, which was hung over the
stage This stamp bore the heading In
dependence, Freedom and Prosperity.
,Tha names Of the proposed committee
men having all been sent in those on per-
iaansYlt organization were requested by
the chair at 1850 A. M. to retire for con-
sultation.
While the call of committeeman was
going on: there was sudden outburst ano
cheering all over the hall. 1t was caused
by the interruption of a small party OF
Texas delegates headed by the two bearers
Of a banner inscribed with the words
..NIiddle-of-t Straight Populist
Ticket A number of delegates rose and
ch,aerde and shouted and waved hats and
fans. and the spectators in the gallery
Joined in the shouts and cheering. From
the gallery behind the stand a flight Of
blue cards descended, on which were print
ed a financial plank proposed for the mid
fle-of-the-road people by three of the
Arkansas delegates-George M. Jackson,
IT, w. Ro1lison and Isaac M. McCracker.
This plank is in these words: I'VE de-
mand a national treasury note issued by
the general government, receivable for all
puhiie. dues and full legal tender in pay
nent of all debts public and private and
loaned direct to the people through postal
and other governmental banks, at cost,
for the benefit of the people. And the
purchase and coinage. of such amount OF
gold and silver bullion, at the ratio: Of l6
tot, as may be necessary to pay the debts
OF: the government which are made pay
able in coin.
ssssVe demand that the volume of money
shall speedily increase to an amount ne
cessary to transact the business Of the
country on q cash basis"
IAN Oklahoma delegate who had made
several efforts to have inflicted on the con-
vantion a poem written for the occasion
by an Oklahoma poet and singer, succeed
Cd in having 1t sung. It's chorus brought
ii, the Roentgen x rays, Honest Teller"
was mentioned in one Of the stanzas and
his name was. Cheered. The OklanOma
troubadour was succeeded by an Arkan-
sas woman who sang from the platform a
political parody of Yankee Doodle, the
chorus ending with:
.7ssShoot the Goldbugs, every one.'
ankee Doodle Dandy. -. 5geq
+ a Inbtion was made that the delegates
to the silver convention be admitted to
this convention on the presentation Of
their badges. The motion was greeted
with: Kisses and shouts of "No, no. 1t was
modified by making it apply only to the
galleries but the sergeant at arms inter-
posed the objection that all the seats in
the galleries were assigned on tickets is
sued and that besides there were counter
felt badges out. .5,.,. 4.
The chairman cut the Gordian knot by
ruling the motion out Of order on. the
ground that it would violate the contract
made with the business men Of st. Louis.
The ruling was loudly applauded.
~ Mi. Washburn Of Massachusetts offered
the following resolutions:
sis's Whereas, we are. all Populistsa and
deprecate the statement which has ap-
peared in some Of the newspapers that
there IS al disposition to refuse to abide
by.the action of the convention, therefore,
' s3 Resolved, That we repudiate all such
lrtterances as reflection upon the fidelity
OF the members of this convention, "
Strong opposition was Immediately de-
Kelopea. This was followed by a number
of mo tions and the chair became involved
hi a. hopeless parliamentary tang1e from
4pH hiphs he finally extricated himself BY
declaring the motion tab led. ID
&. Several motions to take q recess were
-. lns